Well here's the proof and some interesting reading. I was a child of the 40s and remember Bill Munroe, Hank Snow, Hank Williams and so on ..... but thought this was rather cool..... especially Elivis asking Chet Atkins if he knew Bill MUnroe. NOva.
67. Sonny Boy Williamson (blues singer/harmonica player)
68. Hardrock Gunter (country singer/pianist)
69. Leon "Archibald" Gross (New Orleans pianist)
70. Buddy Johnson (R&B bandleader)
71. The Blackwood Brothers (white gospel group)
72. Albert Ammons (boogie woogie pianist)
73. Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys (country group)
74. Howlin' Wolf (blues singer)
75. Bill Monroe (bluegrass singer)
76. The "King" Cole Trio (pop/jazz group)
77. Pee Wee Crayton (blues guitarist/singer)
78. Mabel Scott (R&B singer)
79. Jack Dupree (singer/pianist)
80. The Five Scamps (R&B group)
81. Woody Guthrie (folk singer/songwriter)
82. Memphis Minnie (blues singer/guitarist)
83. Lil Greenwood (R&B singer)
84. H-Bomb Furgeson (R&B/blues artist)
85. Lightnin' Hopkins (blues singer/guitarist)
86. Roosevelt Sykes (blues pianist)
87. The Pilgrim Travelers (gospel group)
88. The Louvin Brothers (country harmony singers)
89. Fats Waller (jazz pianist)
90. Hadda Brooks (R&B singer)
91. Tiny Grimes (R&B guitarist)
92. Todd Rhodes (R&B bandleader)
93. Big Bill Broonzy (blues artist)
94. Helen Humes (jazz/R&B singer)
95. Meade "Lux" Lewis (boogie woogie pianist)
96. Louis Prima (jazz bandleader)
97. Paul Gayten & Annie Laurie (R&B pianist/singer)
98. Jelly Roll Morton (jazz pianist)
99. Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith (country guitarist)
100. Cab Calloway (scat singer)
100 GREATEST ROCKNROLL SONGS OF THE 50S1. Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry2. Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley3. What'd I Say - Ray Charles4. Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley & His Comets5. Tutti-Frutti - Little Richard6. Whole Lot of Shakin' Going On - Jerry Lee Lewis7. Summertime Blues - Eddie Cochran8. Hound Dog - Elvis Presley9. Long Tall Sally - Little Richard10. That'll Be The Day - Buddy Holly & the Crickets11. Bye Bye Love - Everly Brothers12. Great Balls Of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis13. Maybellene - Chuck Berry14. Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley15. Shake, Rattle And Roll - Joe Turner16. Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins17. Don't Be Cruel - Elvis Presley18. Earth Angel - Penguins19. Why Do Fools Fall In Love - Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers20. Good Golly Miss Molly - Little Richard21. Be-Bop-A-Lula - Gene Vincent & the Bluecaps22. School Day - Chuck Berry23. Rock And Roll Music - Chuck Berry24. Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly25. Lawdy Miss Clawdy - Lloyd Price26. Lucille - Little Richard27. Roll Over Beethoven - Chuck Berry28. In The Still Of The Nite - Five Satins29. I Only Have Eyes For You - Flamingos30. For Your Precious Love - Jerry Butler & the Impressions31. Blueberry Hill - Fats Domino32. Please, Please, Please - James Brown & the Famous Flames33. Sh-Boom - Chords34. Money Honey - Drifters featuring Clyde McPhatter35. I Walk The Line - Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two36. Fever - Little Willie John37. The Great Pretender - Platters38. Ain't It A Shame - Fats Domino39. That's All Right - Elvis Presley with Scotty and Bill40. Your Cheating Heart - Hank Williams41. Sweet Little Sixteen - Chuck Berry42. The Train Kept-A-Rollin - Johnny Burnette Trio43. Come Go With Me - Del-Vikings44. Let The Good Times Roll - Shirley & Lee45. Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis Presley46. Rip It Up - Little Richard47. Rocking Pneumonia & the Boogie Woogie Flu - Huey "Piano" Smith & the Clowns48. Pledging My Love - Johnny Ace49. Sixty Minute Man - Dominoes50. Rocket 88 - Jackie Brenston51. Yakety Yak - Coasters52. All Shook Up - Elvis Presley53. Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two54. Searchin' - Coasters55. You Send Me - Sam Cooke56. Mack The Knife - Bobby Darin57. Wake Up Little Susie - Everly Brothers58. Susie Q - Dale Hawkins59. La Bamba - Ritchie Valens60. Goodnite, Sweetheart, Goodnite - Spaniels61. I've Got A Woman - Ray Charles62. I'm Walkin' - Fats Domino63. There Goes My Baby - Drifters64. Shout - Isley Brothers65. White Christmas - Drifters featuring Clyde McPhatter66. Keep A 'Knockin' - Little Richard67. Kansas City - Wilbert Harrison68. Poison Ivy - Coasters69. Since I Don't Have You - Skyliners70. Jambalaya (On The Bayou) - Hank Williams71. Money - Barrett Strong72. Speedoo - Cadillacs73. Rumble - Link Wray74. Lonely Teardrops - Jackie Wilson75. Hang Up My Rock And Roll Shoes - Chuck Willis76. Sea Cruise - Frankie Ford77. Rave On - Buddy Holly78. Work With Me Annie - Hank Ballard & the Midnighters79. Shake, Rattle And Roll - Bill Haley & His Comets80. Sincerely - Moonglows81. Crying In The Chapel - Sonny Til & the Orioles82. Story Untold - Nutmegs83. My Babe - Little Walter84. At My Front Door - El Dorados85. Gee - Crows86. Matchbox - Carl Perkins87. C.C. Rider - Chuck Willis88. Only You - Platters89. All I Have To Do Is Dream - Everly Brothers90. Send Me Some Lovin' - Little Richard91. At The Hop - Danny & the Juniors92. Little Darlin' - Diamonds93. Rock-in Robin - Bobby Day94. Honky Tonk - Bill Doggett95. Blue Monday - Fats Domino96. Jim Dandy - Lavern Baker97. Reelin And Rocking - Chuck Berry98. Rebel Rouser - Duane Eddy99. Love Potion No. 9 - Clovers100. Chantilly Lace - Big Bopper Greatest Roots of Rock songs of the 40's1. Good Rockin' Tonight - Wynonie Harris2. It's Too Soon To Know - Orioles3. Caldonia - Louis Jordan4. The Honeydripper - Joe Liggins5. Choo Choo Ch'Boogie - Louis Jordan6. Straighten Up And Fly Right - King Cole Trio7. Lovesick Blues - Hank Williams8. Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee - Stick McGhee & His Buddies9. Saturday Night Fish Fry - Louis Jordan10. Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop - Lionel Hampton11. Till Then - Mills Brothers12. Who Threw The Whiskey In The Well - Lucky Millinder (Wynonie Harris)13. Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens - Louis Jordan14. Chicken-Shack Boogie - Amos Milburn15. The Hucklebuck - Paul Williams16. Merry Christmas Baby - Johnny Moore's Three Blazers (Charles Brown)17. Tomorrow Night - Lonnie Johnson18. Let The Good Times Roll - Louis Jordan19. Move It On Over - Hank Williams20. Cherry Red Blues - Cootie Williams (Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson)21. Blues In The Night - Jimmie Lunceford22. God Bless The Child - Billie Holiday23. Get Your Kicks On Route 66 - King Cole Trio24. Flying Home - Lionel Hampton featuring Illinois Jacquet25. Drifting Blues - Johnny Moore's Three Blazers (Charles Brown)26. Walking The Floor Over You - Ernest Tubb27. Boogie Chillen' - John Lee Hooker28. The Christmas Song - King Cole Trio29. G.I. Jive - Louis Jordan30. Call It Stormy Monday - T-Bone Walker31. I'll Get Along Somehow - Larry Darnell32. Buzz Me - Louis Jordan33. Confessin' The Blues - Jay McShann (Walter Brown)34. Jack, You're Dead - Louis Jordan35. Honky Tonkin' - Hank Williams36. Don't Cry, Baby - Erskine Hawkins (Jimmy Mitchelle)37. Fine Brown Frame - Nellie Lutcher38. Romance In The Dark - Lil Green39. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry - Hank Williams40. Ol' Man River - Ravens41. I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire - Ink Spots42. Blues Stay Away From Me - Delmore Brothers43. New San Antonio Rose - Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys44. Ain't That Just Like A Woman - Louis Jordan45. Ain't Nobody's Business - Jimmy Witherspoon46. For You My Love - Larry Darnell47. Pistol Packin' Mama - Al Dexter & His Troopers48. White Christmas - Ravens49. What Are You Doing New Year's Eve - Orioles50. Blue Moon Of Kentucky - Bill Monroe51. The Deacon's Hop - Big Jay McNeely52. King Size Papa - Julia Lee53. That's My Desire - Frankie Laine / Hadda Brooks54. Boogie Woogie Blue Plate - Louis Jordan55. Open The Door Richard - Dusty Fletcher / Jack McVea / Louis Jordan56. Long Gone - Sonny Thompson57. Tippin' In - Erskine Hawkins58. Long John Blues - Dinah Washington59. Bewildered - Amos Milburn / Red Miller Trio60. Good Rockin' Tonight - Roy Brown61. Shout, Sister, Shout - Lucky Millinder (Sister Rosetta Tharpe)62. Tell Me So - Orioles63. Trouble Blues - Charles Brown64. I Wonder - Private Cecil Gant / Roosevelt Sykes65. I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town - Louis Jordan / Jimmie Lunceford66. All She Wants To Do Is Rock - Wynonie Harris67. Rockin' At Midnight - Roy Brown68. See See Rider Blues - Bea Booze69. I Almost Lost My Mind - Ivory Joe Hunter70. When Things Go Wrong With You - Tampa Red71. Cow Cow Boogie - Ella Fitzgerald & the Ink Spots / Freddie Slack (Ella Mae Morse)72. Why Don't You Do Right? - Lil Green / Benny Goodman (Peggy Lee)73. I Love You, Yes I Do - Bullmoose Jackson74. Pretty Mama Blues - Ivory Joe Hunter75. Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby - Louis Jordan76. Rock The Joint - Jimmy Preston77. Sweet Georgia Brown - Brother Bones78. Run, Joe - Louis Jordan79. Boogie At Midnight - Roy Brown80. That's All Right - Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup81. Strange Things Happening - Sister Rosetta Tharpe82. Stormy Monday Blues - Earl Hines (Billy Eckstine)83. R.M. Blues - Roy Milton & His Solid Senders84. My Bucket's Got A Hole In It - Hank Williams85. Be-Baba-Leba - Helen Humes86. Blues For The Red Boy - Todd Rhodes87. I Want To Be Loved - Savannah Churchill88. Blow Top Blues - Lionel Hampton (Dinah Washington)89. Snatch And Grab It - Julia Lee90. Corn Bread - Hal Singer91. So Glad You're Mine - Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup92. Why Don't You Haul Off And Love Me - Bullmoose Jackson93. The House Of Blue Lights - Freddie Slack (Ella Mae Morse)94. (I Feel Like) Going Home - Muddy Waters95. Junker Blues - Champion Jack Dupree96. Long About Midnight - Roy Brown97. That's The Stuff You Gotta Watch - Buddy Johnson (Ella Johnson)98. Shake The Boogie - Sonny Boy Williamson99. S.K. Blues - Pete Johnson (Joe Turner)100. We're Gonna Rock, We're Gonna Roll - Wild Bill Moore
How true you are Nova, Back in the day there was no one like Mr. Bill on a mandolin, I would have loved to have seen him back in his prime. Kinda like Jimmy Rogers, he was a MEGA STAR of his day and no one could touch him.
Yes we did darling and we danced and danced with the big folks at the old barn dances a long time ago. I came from a fishing and farming town and at the end of the season we would fix up the barn and have old fashioned barn dances that were the thrill of the whole community. And Bill Munroe and bluegrass was the music most often played. Going on 63, I can still hear it as clear as day. That old radio and those records brought a lot of joy to us country folks. Thanks for your lovely post. Hugs and love from your old momma NOva. We are working mighty hard to have the beloved Stanley brother inducted and all who make music part of our lives. I tell my children that bluegrass is the baby's milk to country music and without it there would be no country music and we all know it. Your Nova.
Gracie.... you were born just on time. You should have seen the reaction when I posted this to Billy's site and a few of the other younger crowd and the older who simply forgot. have been saying for years that Bill Munroe is one of the first rockers (smile) and many know just what I meant. Hug from Nova.