In Reply to: This may be the Dirty that started it all...Beatles Revolution... posted by Mark Man on December 9, 2014 at 06:45:26:
and some other incidents...
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"The first Rock & Roll song with distortion is also generally cited as the first Rock & Roll song period-Jackie Brenston's "Rocket 88" Guitar player Willie Kizart's amp either fell from the roof of the car on Highway 61, or got damaged by rain, resulting in a lot of distortion/fuzz. Sam Phillips liked the sound and insisted they record with the damaged amp. "
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And Dave Davies of the Kinks
"he story Dave tells in his book "Kinked" is the speaker was torn by accident and he couldn't afford another. Necessity is the mother of invention, remember? "
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I would say that Duane Eddy and/or Link Wray both added to that distorted sound too...
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Follow Ups
- Long before the Mop Tops came along - LWR 07:17:30 12/09/14 (4)
- BB King - FenderLover 09:05:54 12/09/14 (0)
- You are much more of an Music aficionado than I... - Mark Man 07:26:11 12/09/14 (2)
- RE: You are much more of an Music aficionado than I... - b.l.zeebub 09:08:34 12/09/14 (0)
- Like all good /new musical ideas - LWR 07:30:09 12/09/14 (0)