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660 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll pt.1 : 1920-30's

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First ancestor of Rock and Roll: the Blues! Mamie Smith - Crazy Blues (1920) Trixie Smith - My Man Rocks Me (With One Steady Roll) (1922) Bessie Smith: Downhearted Blues (1923) Blind Lemon Jefferson: Matchbox Blues (1927) Blind Willie Johnson: Motherless Children Have a Hard Time (1927) Ma Rainey & Her Tub Jug Washboard Band: Prove It On Me (1928) Louis Armstrong: West End Blues (1928) Blind Willie McTell: Statesboro Blues (1928) Mississippi John Hurt: Stack O' Lee Blues (1928) The Carter Family: Keep On The Sunny Side (1928) Leroy Carr: How Long Blues (1928) Georgia Tom / Tampa Red: It's Tight Like That (1928) Jimmie Rodgers & Louis Armstrong: Blue Yodel No. 9 (1930) Leadbelly: The Midnight Special (1934) Big Joe Williams: Baby Please Don't Go (1935) Robert Johnson: Cross Road Blues (1936) Robert Johnson: Hellhound On My Trail (1936) The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's "The Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll" is an unordered list of 660 songs (initially 500) that they believe have been most influential in shaping the course of rock and roll. It was organized by Hall of Fame museum curator James Henke who, according to the hall, "compiled the list with input from the museum's curatorial staff and numerous rock critics and music experts."