You truly need to watch the movie American Graffiti. There are more than a dozen songs from this era and you will see many faces of actors making their debut in the film industry. One of the most distinctive voices is Wolfman Jack. He was a real radio DJ back in the day that introduced the world to rock and roll. Rock and roll was introduced in the 1950s. Prior to the 50s music was more jazz, bluegrass, rhythm and blues and country. Its these genres that rock developed from.
Don’t forget Honky Tonk! Big Band! Before all of this the only “Rock Star” was Mozart! Everyone contributed to what we all know and love as Rock and Roll!😊
@pietropetralia7600 true!! My grandpa was a musician. He started his orchestra when he was just a kid, maybe 10. He played polka music throughout his life. He even was in a movie where he got to show off his talent, I grew up around all types of music. I don't think there is any type of music that I would not give a listen to. I'm always trying to broaden my horizon. That is why I enjoy watching these young people enjoying music they never heard of, and they can broaden their horizon. It also makes me wish I was a kid again. But I'll settle for reliving my youth via UA-cam.
@@theoddityshoppe I'm a late-model GenX and I'm into it. Remember, Boomers were my generation's parents. We heard a lot of the music of their time, too. Even liked some of it. 😊
OMG bro, I can’t believe you’re dealing right in my wheel house. This is why I love this channel!!! Jiles P. Richardson AKA The Big Bopper was a radio DJ out of TX who hit it big with this song & then wearing his leopard skin jacket was thrown 40 feet in front of the crash sight & died along with Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens & the pilot Roger Peterson in the early hours of Feb 3rd 1959 in a corn field in Mason City Iowa. The day the music died. I’ve been there, I’ve been to their last venue, I’ve been to the airport, it’s all still there & they do still grow corn but there is a memorial both at the entrance to the fence line & where the plane came to rest at the fence line that is quite humbling when you see it in person. Makes you realize just how short life is.
It’s just crazy how young they all were and at their prime, and how Valens, being terrified to fly, even ended up on the plane. Big bopper was the oldest at 28, buddy holly was 22, and Valens only 17.
He was from my neck of the woods, Beaumont. That's where he was laid to rest. I watched a video recently about his son who was born shortly after his death. There was a rumor he heard that Buddy Holly accidentally discharged his pistol in the plane which made it crash. So a few years ago he had his grave reopened & they xrayed his whole body, no bullets but every bone in his body was broken. Even though the grave was flooded an old friend of his that was there said he looked the same as when he was buried except for a little facial discoloration. Batesville casket company donated a new coffin to rebury him in. That was the first time his son laid eyes on him.
I was 8 yrs when they died. My two oldest sisters were in their teens, so their music was always played at our house. I loved them all. Come to think of it, my sisters went to the same high school as Ritchie Valens. Such a sad day.
@@lobo3928 Valens was sick and didn't want to take the bus as planned. So he traded places on the plane with Waylon Jennings, who was part of Buddy's touring band. We almost lost Waylon on that cold February night.
How about some 60’s girl groups? I would suggest the Shirelles “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow “, The Shangri-las “Leader of the Pack” and the Ronettes “Be My Baby “
I was a teenager in the 50's. These songs were big! Picture a hundred teenagers at a record hop (dance) with a disc jockey playing records. Girls in big skirts with about three layers of petticoat beneath, wearing white socks and penny loafers. Boys in slacks and button up shirts with plenty of Vitalis (hair cream) slathered on. We would dance for at least two hours, practicing all the latest moves... to the "Locomotive", the "Mashed Potatoes", "The Stroll". It was so much fun!
The girls wore poodle skirts ,button up sweaters with little lace collars ,ankle socks,and saddle shoes. They wore their hair in high ponytails. You should watch Grease or American Graffiti to get an idea of what it was like.
Another kind of stroll through the evolution of music is 'Mr. Holland's Opus'. Also check out the girl groups of the 50's like The Marvelettes, Martha and the Vandellas, or go back to 1941 with The Andrew Sisters 'Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy'. So much music and so little time!
The beat made it rock and roll and it was SCANDALOUS to the older generation, both the sound and the way those wild kids were dancing 🤣 Yes, listening to some music from the 40s helps you see what a dramatic shift early rock and roll was for the music world, even though it sounds tame to us now. Thanks for these, friend 😁💙
I was born in 1962 (and I am 62) and I know so much of the music from the 1940s, 50s and so on because of my parents. I feel so lucky to have been exposed to all of the music from these decades - and I love watching your reactions to all of it.
Ohh, you’re on a “day the music died” kick tonight.. Great tracks. I’ve got fond memories of family parties and get togethers when I was really little with every track you picked tonight. My grandad loved this one in particular Looking forward to them all
I’m 78 and I love what you’re doing. Back in high school I had a pony tail. I danced a lot to this song. Rock and roll was very new. There was a lot of experimenting as it developed.
When those my age were your age 40 years ago, we were exposed to music from earlier years. If we were in school bands, we were playing big band music from the 40s. Our parents and grandparents were exposing us to older music. So that's still part of our musical past even though we weren't born yet.
I grew up in the 50's with teenage sisters so I enjoyed their music as well as my mom's from the 40's. My kids, growing up since the 70's heard it all.
That's right, it was a progression from the 20's on up. As music changed, morals did and things snowballed from there. My parents came up in the 40's and the big bands, my sisters were in the 50's and 60's and I was the 70's and 80's up to current times.
Chantilly lace refers to the little lace collars that would peek out of the cardigan sweaters girls wore. The fashion was poodle skirts, and there was likely no poodle on it but it was full with crinolines underneath that showed when a girl jive danced or rock and roll, as the dance style was called. Girls wore white ankle socks, again a dance event could be called a sock hop, and penny loafers.
So glad to see you research "American Pie"! Too many reactors simply offer platitudes and completely miss the finer points of the music and lyrics. You said you wanted to be an actor, so you're either REALLY good, or sincere! I'll go with the latter. It's no surprise to see how much your audience loves 💕your vids and enjoys answering your questions! (Saw "Dion" in the comments...."The Wanderer" and "Runaround Sue" are both great! I think they're early 60's.) 💯K!!! Let's GOOOOOO!!
Dancing round my living room exactly like I did when Nanny and Grandad used to dance to this when I was a toddler in the 80’s Thanks for shaking out such a precious memory ❤
I like how you bundle time into 3 song reactions. It keeps me in that particular zone. I listened earlier and remember reading over the years that Rock and Roll is an mixing of jazz, blues, be-bop, gospel and rockabilly music. You can hear blues in Eric Clapton and the Rolling Stones. Buddy Holly and the Stray Cats are heavy Rockabilly. Bozz Scaggs and Chicago are jazz influenced. Folk music also influenced Rock and Roll. The Beatles picked from everything. There are so many examples that many are sharing with you. You ROCK MollyBoy! ✌️😁❤️👍🎶🎶🎶
I haven’t heard this in 50 years - was one of my dad’s favourites. It had « The Purple People Eater meets The Witch Doctor » on the other side, which was my favourite song as a little kid.
I'm a 72 year old woman and I love watching you experience music of my generation and filter it through the mind of your now 20 something person. If you would like to do a really interesting deep dive into past music, I recommend you look up Wolfman Jack. He was a famous disc jockey from the 1960's through the 1980's. He was kind of an underground phenomenon when he started. We had to add supplemental antennas to our radios if he wasn't syndicated on a local radio station. He had a gravely voice and howled like a wolf while playing the music every young person wanted to hear. If you want to get some really fine reaction music inspiration listen to some of his broadcasts on UA-cam. I have not seen anyone doing reaction videos about him. You will have found a whole new library!
Listening to music of the 50's just makes me giggle! It was so innocent. I was born in the mid 50's so this wasn't my music but remember hearing it all from my auntie. She listened to it religiously. I saw when it started it put a smile on your face. It does the same to me but I bust out with a giggle😂 This was fun!
That plane crash broke our hearts. Mom was a big fan of the Big Bopper my sister loved Buddy Holly and at 11 my first album purchase was Richie Valens. The Big Bopper was a DJ which gives you an idea of what a joy it was to listen to Rock stations in the 50's 60's and 70's. Wolfman Jack was a DJ in the spiri of the Big Bopper. He had a TV show so there's lots on tape of him. He has an epic voice.
My Father's Favorite Song. I learned to "Shag" to this song. Before you laugh "The Shag" is a Carolina Beach Dance from the 50s and is the state dance here in South Carolina. Rick Charleston SC
Big Bopper was quite a few years older than the other musicians that you played today, so it makes sense that his music sounds more jazz like. He was a DJ before he was a musician.
You're almost passing me up with your time machine, Bill Haley 1954 the year l was born and the other three 😂 1957 & 1958. I remember all these song's because they played throughout my youth all classics, you gotta do Chubby Checker "The Twist", Fats Domino Blueberry Hill and Little Richard "Good Golly Miss Molly" Peace 😊✌️ Gary 😊 Great Reaction's today👍👍👍👍
Pink Floyd song VERA is talking about Vera Lynn!!! -------- "Does anybody here remember Vera Lynn? Remember how she said that we would meet again Some sunny day? Vera! Vera! What has become of you? Does anybody else in here feel the way I do?"-------------- Career : Lynn's career spanned seven decades, but she was best known for her World War II songs, including “We'll Meet Again” and “(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover”. Her songs helped boost the morale of British soldiers during the war.
Classic, just get them Dancing, music that moved you, outlawed at that time, punk of the fiftys, many jams from back then . Charlie Brown , By The Coasters. Love your expressions and reaction. Great stuff, Molly
A lot of these early Rock And Roll bands had that Jazzy sound because they were playing to dance halls and the best way to get the kids dancing, was to swing. So there was a lot of the Big Band/Swing Jazz sound mixed in with a healthy dose of Rhythm and Blues.
If you want to go back to the ‘40s to see the precursors of rock and roll, you must listen to Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Although technically she was a gospel artist, her recordings with the electric guitar and a different approach to the instrument directly led to the beginnings of rock and roll
My mom was born in 1945, so I grew up listening to this and the 80's music. I have a very eclectic tastes because of how I grew up. I still remember my mom's record player and putting on a record of 50's hit rock and roll songs. I always knew this song by the jingle of the bells at the beginning.
WWII had big bands and crooners, post-war and Korean era (early to mid-50s) had easy-listening instrumentals and a character named Elvis came along. Doo-Wop bands were popping up everywhere (small groups that specialized in rhythm and harmonies). Motown formed around a lot of these bands. Talent was the key; it didn't matter how poor or wealthy you were, what side of town you were born into, or what color your skin was. Music was the thing! Teenage rebellion took the form of greased-back hair, plain white t-shirts, smoking, fast cars, blaring radios, and personal freedom. That is my very brief synopsis of the 50s. I was born into this decade and, in hind-sight, it seemed pretty tame. The next decade, the 60s, was when the world flipped upside down - everything changed, including the music
40's : "Minnie the Moocher" by Cab Callaway, "Sing, Sing, Sing" by Benny Goodman, and "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" by the Andrews Sisters. Glen Miller's "In the Mood" was a great instrumental to dance to.
I would suggest you try either Charlie Brown by the Coasters, or Sh Boom by the Crew Cuts for a great 50s sound. As for the 40s, I would love to hear you do Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy by The Andrew Sisters, or Minnie the Moocher by Cab Calloway. I don't think you will be disappointed in either, and they are just 2 of many many many artists of that era. Great channel.
50’s and 60’s music was so much fun. And yes no stupid autoTune back then. So glad that’s my era. Love your reactions. So appreciative of all kinds of music. 💙💛❤️🩶🩵💙💜🤍
Check out Move It On Over by Hank Williams, a late 40s country song that IMHO has the earliest rock sound (4 years before Rocket 88), including a guitar solo. It was later covered by classic rocker George Thorogood in the 70s. His version is awesome too.
You should listen to Dion and the belmonts, don't know why, you should listen to Bobby Darin splish splash, dream lover, do the everly Brothers, bye bye love, Wake up Little Susie, Cathy's clown, Frankie Avalon, Frankie Valli and the four seasons, Sherry, Walk like a Man, Big girls Don't cry, etc Thurston Thomas, little bitty pretty one, Frankie lymon, why do fools Fall in Love, The shirelles, The ronettes, the crystal's, the angels, The Supremes, The Beach boys, the marvelettes, Martha and the vandellas, Jan and Dean.
A lot of folks say Bill Haley's "Rock around the Clock" is the First Rock and Roll song. Opinions vary, but I'd say Rock started in the mid 50s. Elvis Presley appeared around then, too. Rock grew and then took a real turn with the British Invasion of the mid-60s.
Wow Molly kudos to you for reacting to The 19;50s era . Live that , I have mad respect for you for being willing to react to all eras not just all genres , the early roll n roll years is key to proper understanding of the music industry . Love your channel❤.
When I think of the "beginning" of Rock and Roll one name always comes to mind, Chuck Berry always pops into my head. There are hundreds of other very talanted and "first" performers but Chuck seems like one of the first to me.
It's worth watching 'The Wanderer' by Dion and the Belmonts. It was released in 1961 but for me it bridges between 1950's Rock and Roll and the popular sounds of the 1960's.
What happened…the 50’s was a time of peace & prosperity for the western world. After a long fought war that affected EVERYONE’S life across the world! When I say affected I mean, our fathers, grandfathers and great grandfathers were either lost at war or endured a decade of tragedy fighting for their country and it was something they could never forget! All of a sudden the men were home and the women didn’t need to continue to do warehouse jobs or jobs in general. During the war most women worked factory jobs making any & everything the military needed. Along with what us here at home needed! So, you can imagine the joy and ingenuity everyone had at that time! That’s why there was a clear change in music in especially in that decade! It was way before I was born but it is one decade I’d have loved to enjoy first hand! Both of parents were born in ‘58 💜
Love your reaction of the 50’s!! My parents’ music!🎵 ❤ Your journey either way you go will be fun to watch. 😊Follow your musical soul & you’ll continue to grow as a reactor!❤
I lived through this era in high school 1954 to1959. I also experienced music from the late 40,s. Thanks for bringing back memories even being 81 i enjoy listening to this music
In the 50s the dance was the jitterbug, hand jive, the madison and the stroll. I remember my mum trying to teach me the hand jive when I was young and dancing around in the living room to her 45s. Fond memories.
Hey brother... always love the reactions. FYI I own the recording studio in Houston, TX where this song & all the Big Bopper was recorded.... and lots & lots of other legendary stuff. If you are ever in Texas, I will show you some mind-blowing music history. It's called Sugarhill Studios now.... It was called Gold Star back in the 50s & 60s. It's one the oldest recording studios in the world... only Abbey Road is older. We record mostly rappers now. Keep up the good work. HAPPY 100,000 subs!!!
It's funny and I suppose just human nature. Thats exactly how every generation feels about what they grew up on. Also a great thing about music is it can transport back to a moment when you heard it if you were with someone or whatever. I suppose that can be bitter sweet sometimes.
You’re so right about the jazz influence on this music. Early rock and roll was borrowing from both jazz & rhythm&blues, popular music which was very much a feature of black American culture. If you want to hear some of the origins of the vocals of the InkSpots and the Platters; Cab Calloway; Louis Jordan.
JP (Big Bopper) was from Beaumont, Texas - and Buddy Holly was from the other side of Texas, way out West in Lubbock, TX. Years later the Radio DJ "Wolfman Jack" adopted that raspy voice and added his Howl, and became world famous. Ditto on the suggestion to watch the film AMERICAN GRAFFITI (1973), at least for your own edification. My father and his father listened to music like Cab Calloway's THE JUMPIN' JIVE and EVERYBODY EATS WHEN THEY COME TO MY HOUSE; as well as The King Cole Trio STRAIGHTEN UP AND FLY RIGHT (1944), and (GET YOUR KICKS ON)ROUTE 66 (1946).
In the 50s and early 60s, there were four competing genres of radio music - 1. Pop music (Perry Como, Patti Page, Frankie Laine, etc.) 2. Rock 'n Roll (Buddy Holly, Bill Haley, Elvis Presley, The Everly Brothers, Ricky Nelson, The Coasters, The Drifters, etc.) 3. Country Music (Eddy Arnold, Patsy Cline, Jimmy Dean, Guy Mitchell, etc.) and 4. Folk Music (The Kingston Trio, The Weavers, The Limelighters, etc.) In 1964, The Beatles (Rock 'n Roll) arrived on singles radio and Bob Dylan (Folk Music) arrived on album turntables in colleges. These two genres mingled with each other and with Pop Music and Country Music and the result was the 60s sound - deep, rich harmonies, blues inspirations, country rhythms, pop lead vocal artists, and subtle folk lyricism.
MB,your smile says it all. This is stuff from when my mom was really young. I heard it on oldies stations as a kid. But I was born early 60's. So had more rock or just Country if dad was home. 😊
I'm in my 70s. The '50s music was part of my childhood. The '60s and '70s was my adolescence, teen, and young adult years. But 40s music was what my parents loved and listened to. I'm all for hearing it.
😊 Billie Holiday!! Yes, anything by her is fantastic. “God Bless The Child”, “Solitude”, or “Them There Eyes” for something a little more upbeat. Really you can’t go wrong with Billie. ❤
So glad that you're investigating the early hits. So much to listen to and enjoy. This music really didn't have a name at the time until Elvis. This was my older brothers' music. Mine began with Bob Dylan, the Beatles, The Animals, and Beach Boys.
The Beatles were the game changers. Ladies and girls skirts were shorter, gone from halfway between our knees and ankles to below the knee. The Beatles, Twiggy, and fashion in music videos inspired the skirts to be 3” above the knee. Work supervisors and principals were tasked to measure our skirts not to be shorter than 3”. Woodstock happened, fashion correctness went out the window. We were taught red, blue, and black clothes were never to be worn with brown, green, and orange. All of a sudden any combination was groovy.
Rock (Jazz, Blues, Swing, so many other names) was a progression from the 20's (even earlier), on up. As music changed, morals did and things snowballed from there. My parents came up in the 40's and listened to the big bands, my sisters were in the 50's and 60's and I was the 70's and 80's up to current times. One generation grows and changes their music to fit their own......I LOVE that you're exploring the progression of music.
The caravan tours were nuts. You must explore Waylon now. Truly. He would have been the other voice lost that night. Except he had laundry to do and offered his seat to the Bopper.
Now you’re bringing it home. Born in ‘44, the 50’s and 60’s were my growing up years with a bit of carry over through the 70’s. I’ve watched quite a bit of music reactions, yours are very good. Here’s a few rockers from the 50’s. Elvis, of course, and Jerry Lee Lewis, then Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, Little Richard, the Everly Brothers, Ricky Nelson, Sam Cooke, Bo Diddley, The Drifters, and Carl Perkins. Oops, can never forget, the bad boy, Gene Vincent with his demise, “Woman Love”. Thanks. Carry on!
The Big Bopper died in the same plane crash as Buddy Holly and Richie Valens. From 1958. Another song I danced to way back when. I am so glad you realize that singers back then had to be able to sing. Well done.
1950’s had a wide variety of great music. From rockabilly to doo woo to crooners and country style rock. It’s all rock and roll! Check out Dion, Everly brothers, Coasters. So many more!!
Your education should include Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard and more Chuck Berry. They were all badasses and revolutionaries. They blew open the doors that millions of musicians walked through later on. Oh, and Elvis! You cannot know rock without knowing the King of them all.
Once upon a time, in the early 1950s, Jazz and Blues fell in love and had a baby. And the people named it Rock and Roll.
well said!
I'd say it was more blues and country fell in love and birthed rock n roll!
And there was Great rejoicing!
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Yet the black artsts that invented the music get very little Play.
Louis Jordan was doing his thing in the 40's!!
You truly need to watch the movie American Graffiti. There are more than a dozen songs from this era and you will see many faces of actors making their debut in the film industry. One of the most distinctive voices is Wolfman Jack. He was a real radio DJ back in the day that introduced the world to rock and roll. Rock and roll was introduced in the 1950s. Prior to the 50s music was more jazz, bluegrass, rhythm and blues and country. Its these genres that rock developed from.
Excellent advise! This kid is amazing!
Don’t forget Honky Tonk! Big Band! Before all of this the only “Rock Star” was Mozart! Everyone contributed to what we all know and love as Rock and Roll!😊
Yes definitely worth a watch. Plus kids used to drive their cars all night to just hang out.
Grew up on this soundtrack. Such a fantastic album.
@pietropetralia7600 true!! My grandpa was a musician. He started his orchestra when he was just a kid, maybe 10. He played polka music throughout his life. He even was in a movie where he got to show off his talent, I grew up around all types of music. I don't think there is any type of music that I would not give a listen to. I'm always trying to broaden my horizon. That is why I enjoy watching these young people enjoying music they never heard of, and they can broaden their horizon. It also makes me wish I was a kid again. But I'll settle for reliving my youth via UA-cam.
Your " waffling " is a big part of why we come back!
React to Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Richard whenever you come back to the 50's. Also, Fats Domino.
Definately..can't have the start of classic rock without them..
Agree, but would add Bobby Darin's "Jack the Knife" and Tennessee Ernie Ford "16 Tons".
@@TheJm129 Agreed, Bobby debuted in the late 50s with "Splish Splash", then "Mack The Knife" became a huge hit as well as "Dream Lover". Good singer.
Oh, yes. Especially Fats Domino.
Great Balls of Fire!
Since you're on this old school music train you definitely need to check out Dion - The Wanderer
I promise you wont be disappointed. Cheers!
That’s gonna be in my head for the rest of the night just mentioning it. Such a great song
Yes! Yes! Yes! Get those Boomer subs! :)
And Dion's "Runaround Sue"
@@theoddityshoppe I'm a late-model GenX and I'm into it. Remember, Boomers were my generation's parents. We heard a lot of the music of their time, too. Even liked some of it. 😊
Yes, also "Runaround Sue", " "Teenager in Love" and "Ruby Baby" by Dion.
OMG bro, I can’t believe you’re dealing right in my wheel house. This is why I love this channel!!! Jiles P. Richardson AKA The Big Bopper was a radio DJ out of TX who hit it big with this song & then wearing his leopard skin jacket was thrown 40 feet in front of the crash sight & died along with Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens & the pilot Roger Peterson in the early hours of Feb 3rd 1959 in a corn field in Mason City Iowa. The day the music died. I’ve been there, I’ve been to their last venue, I’ve been to the airport, it’s all still there & they do still grow corn but there is a memorial both at the entrance to the fence line & where the plane came to rest at the fence line that is quite humbling when you see it in person. Makes you realize just how short life is.
It’s just crazy how young they all were and at their prime, and how Valens, being terrified to fly, even ended up on the plane. Big bopper was the oldest at 28, buddy holly was 22, and Valens only 17.
He was from my neck of the woods, Beaumont. That's where he was laid to rest. I watched a video recently about his son who was born shortly after his death. There was a rumor he heard that Buddy Holly accidentally discharged his pistol in the plane which made it crash. So a few years ago he had his grave reopened & they xrayed his whole body, no bullets but every bone in his body was broken. Even though the grave was flooded an old friend of his that was there said he looked the same as when he was buried except for a little facial discoloration. Batesville casket company donated a new coffin to rebury him in. That was the first time his son laid eyes on him.
I was 8 yrs when they died. My two oldest sisters were in their teens, so their music was always played at our house. I loved them all. Come to think of it, my sisters went to the same high school as Ritchie Valens. Such a sad day.
@@lobo3928 Valens was sick and didn't want to take the bus as planned. So he traded places on the plane with Waylon Jennings, who was part of Buddy's touring band. We almost lost Waylon on that cold February night.
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How about some 60’s girl groups? I would suggest the Shirelles “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow “, The Shangri-las “Leader of the Pack” and the Ronettes “Be My Baby “
Leader of the Pack is forever one of my favourite tracks
Oh yeah, he has to do all of these!
When I was a little kid I was fascinated by Leader of the Pack. Loved doing the motorcycle noises.
You need to add "Nowhere to Run" by Martha and the Vandellas
I'm waiting for him to dip a toe into Motown ❤
For years people would quote this song's lyric "OH BABY THAT'S A WHAT I LIKE" You can imagine just how many situations that quote worked for. hahaha
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I remember. I was a little child.❤
I was a teenager in the 50's. These songs were big! Picture a hundred teenagers at a record hop (dance) with a disc jockey playing records. Girls in big skirts with about three layers of petticoat beneath, wearing white socks and penny loafers. Boys in slacks and button up shirts with plenty of Vitalis (hair cream) slathered on. We would dance for at least two hours, practicing all the latest moves... to the "Locomotive", the "Mashed Potatoes", "The Stroll". It was so much fun!
Love the Stroll!!!
"Locomotion"!
Your reaction to REALLY old school rock and roll warms this old man's heart.
The girls wore poodle skirts ,button up sweaters with little lace collars ,ankle socks,and saddle shoes. They wore their hair in high ponytails. You should watch Grease or American Graffiti to get an idea of what it was like.
***GREASE*** needs to be part of the lesson plan for this course in music history!
Another kind of stroll through the evolution of music is 'Mr. Holland's Opus'. Also check out the girl groups of the 50's like The Marvelettes, Martha and the Vandellas, or go back to 1941 with The Andrew Sisters 'Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy'. So much music and so little time!
@@darlas5762 Great movie!
@@darlas5762 The Andrews Sisters were awesome. 😃
He would LOVE the Grease music ❤
40's Swing! Jump Jive and Wail, and Sing Sing Sing are faves!
Waiting in New England "Let's go to the hop!"
Danny and The Juniors if I’m not mistaken. Good call!
The saxophone is Jazz's gift to Rock and Roll.
The beat made it rock and roll and it was SCANDALOUS to the older generation, both the sound and the way those wild kids were dancing 🤣
Yes, listening to some music from the 40s helps you see what a dramatic shift early rock and roll was for the music world, even though it sounds tame to us now. Thanks for these, friend 😁💙
I was born in 1962 (and I am 62) and I know so much of the music from the 1940s, 50s and so on because of my parents. I feel so lucky to have been exposed to all of the music from these decades - and I love watching your reactions to all of it.
Ohh, you’re on a “day the music died” kick tonight.. Great tracks. I’ve got fond memories of family parties and get togethers when I was really little with every track you picked tonight. My grandad loved this one in particular
Looking forward to them all
I’m 78 and I love what you’re doing. Back in high school I had a pony tail. I danced a lot to this song. Rock and roll was very new. There was a lot of experimenting as it developed.
Smoke gets in your eyes by The platters
This song is good for l another slow dance
@@catherineswanson7530 You don't even know how to groove. You're not cool.
When those my age were your age 40 years ago, we were exposed to music from earlier years. If we were in school bands, we were playing big band music from the 40s. Our parents and grandparents were exposing us to older music.
So that's still part of our musical past even though we weren't born yet.
I grew up in the 50's with teenage sisters so I enjoyed their music as well as my mom's from the 40's. My kids, growing up since the 70's heard it all.
That's right, it was a progression from the 20's on up. As music changed, morals did and things snowballed from there. My parents came up in the 40's and the big bands, my sisters were in the 50's and 60's and I was the 70's and 80's up to current times.
I was born in the 80s and this has always been my favorite era.
Love to watch you bopping away and enjoying the music!! Makes this granny 😃
Chantilly lace refers to the little lace collars that would peek out of the cardigan sweaters girls wore. The fashion was poodle skirts, and there was likely no poodle on it but it was full with crinolines underneath that showed when a girl jive danced or rock and roll, as the dance style was called. Girls wore white ankle socks, again a dance event could be called a sock hop, and penny loafers.
I remember for a while there was a trend to turn those cardigan sweaters back to front and button them up the back, then add the little lace collar.
So glad to see you research "American Pie"! Too many reactors simply offer platitudes and completely miss the finer points of the music and lyrics. You said you wanted to be an actor, so you're either REALLY good, or sincere! I'll go with the latter. It's no surprise to see how much your audience loves 💕your vids and enjoys answering your questions! (Saw "Dion" in the comments...."The Wanderer" and "Runaround Sue" are both great! I think they're early 60's.) 💯K!!! Let's GOOOOOO!!
Dancing round my living room exactly like I did when Nanny and Grandad used to dance to this when I was a toddler in the 80’s
Thanks for shaking out such a precious memory ❤
Youve picked up 1k today!
Thanks for a fun time MollyBoy. Your back in the beginning where it all started.
I like how you bundle time into 3 song reactions. It keeps me in that particular zone. I listened earlier and remember reading over the years that Rock and Roll is an mixing of jazz, blues, be-bop, gospel and rockabilly music. You can hear blues in Eric Clapton and the Rolling Stones. Buddy Holly and the Stray Cats are heavy Rockabilly. Bozz Scaggs and Chicago are jazz influenced. Folk music also influenced Rock and Roll. The Beatles picked from everything. There are so many examples that many are sharing with you. You ROCK MollyBoy!
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I haven’t heard this in 50 years - was one of my dad’s favourites. It had « The Purple People Eater meets The Witch Doctor » on the other side, which was my favourite song as a little kid.
I'm a 72 year old woman and I love watching you experience music of my generation and filter it through the mind of your now 20 something person. If you would like to do a really interesting deep dive into past music, I recommend you look up Wolfman Jack. He was a famous disc jockey from the 1960's through the 1980's. He was kind of an underground phenomenon when he started. We had to add supplemental antennas to our radios if he wasn't syndicated on a local radio station. He had a gravely voice and howled like a wolf while playing the music every young person wanted to hear. If you want to get some really fine reaction music inspiration listen to some of his broadcasts on UA-cam. I have not seen anyone doing reaction videos about him. You will have found a whole new library!
Listening to music of the 50's just makes me giggle! It was so innocent. I was born in the mid 50's so this wasn't my music but remember hearing it all from my auntie. She listened to it religiously. I saw when it started it put a smile on your face. It does the same to me but I bust out with a giggle😂 This was fun!
Late '30s in the Mississippi Delta is rock n roll roots. Jazz and blues.
Dipping into Muddy Waters…
That plane crash broke our hearts. Mom was a big fan of the Big Bopper my sister loved Buddy Holly and at 11 my first album purchase was Richie Valens. The Big Bopper was a DJ which gives you an idea of what a joy it was to listen to Rock stations in the 50's 60's and 70's. Wolfman Jack was a DJ in the spiri of the Big Bopper. He had a TV show so there's lots on tape of him. He has an epic voice.
This is all about dance, the moves at this time, with Jazz are so much fun. The 50's was the recovery after the war and people were living life.
My Father's Favorite Song.
I learned to "Shag" to this song.
Before you laugh "The Shag" is a Carolina Beach Dance from the 50s and is the state dance here in South Carolina.
Rick
Charleston SC
Big Bopper was quite a few years older than the other musicians that you played today, so it makes sense that his music sounds more jazz like. He was a DJ before he was a musician.
You're almost passing me up with your time machine, Bill Haley 1954 the year l was born and the other three 😂 1957 & 1958. I remember all these song's because they played throughout my youth all classics, you gotta do Chubby Checker "The Twist", Fats Domino Blueberry Hill and Little Richard "Good Golly Miss Molly" Peace 😊✌️ Gary 😊 Great Reaction's today👍👍👍👍
I was born in '55, I grew up on these too.
Yes! the 40's has some excellent music!!!! go for it!!! I love the respect you show for all genres.
Pink Floyd song VERA is talking about Vera Lynn!!!
-------- "Does anybody here remember Vera Lynn?
Remember how she said that we would meet again
Some sunny day?
Vera! Vera!
What has become of you?
Does anybody else in here feel the way I do?"--------------
Career : Lynn's career spanned seven decades, but she was best known for her World War II songs, including “We'll Meet Again” and “(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover”. Her songs helped boost the morale of British soldiers during the war.
Classic, just get them Dancing, music that moved you, outlawed at that time, punk of the fiftys, many jams from back then .
Charlie Brown , By The Coasters.
Love your expressions and reaction. Great stuff, Molly
A lot of these early Rock And Roll bands had that Jazzy sound because they were playing to dance halls and the best way to get the kids dancing, was to swing. So there was a lot of the Big Band/Swing Jazz sound mixed in with a healthy dose of Rhythm and Blues.
Definitely do the 40's. Big band sound and fabulous vocalists. Great stuff!
If you want to go back to the ‘40s to see the precursors of rock and roll, you must listen to Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Although technically she was a gospel artist, her recordings with the electric guitar and a different approach to the instrument directly led to the beginnings of rock and roll
This! ❤
My mom was born in 1945, so I grew up listening to this and the 80's music. I have a very eclectic tastes because of how I grew up. I still remember my mom's record player and putting on a record of 50's hit rock and roll songs. I always knew this song by the jingle of the bells at the beginning.
WWII had big bands and crooners, post-war and Korean era (early to mid-50s) had easy-listening instrumentals and a character named Elvis came along. Doo-Wop bands were popping up everywhere (small groups that specialized in rhythm and harmonies). Motown formed around a lot of these bands. Talent was the key; it didn't matter how poor or wealthy you were, what side of town you were born into, or what color your skin was. Music was the thing! Teenage rebellion took the form of greased-back hair, plain white t-shirts, smoking, fast cars, blaring radios, and personal freedom. That is my very brief synopsis of the 50s. I was born into this decade and, in hind-sight, it seemed pretty tame. The next decade, the 60s, was when the world flipped upside down - everything changed, including the music
40'S Big Bands are pretty cool as well.
Agreed. I've thought Big Band sound like very early rock. Different but on the way. Eventually I hope MB samples it. It's great.
Time for him to watch some Cab Calloway!
@@slcs369oh yes. I didn’t think of that, but you are so right. 100%
@slcs369 oh yes!
40's : "Minnie the Moocher" by Cab Callaway, "Sing, Sing, Sing" by Benny Goodman, and "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" by the Andrews Sisters.
Glen Miller's "In the Mood" was a great instrumental to dance to.
I would suggest you try either Charlie Brown by the Coasters, or Sh Boom by the Crew Cuts for a great 50s sound.
As for the 40s, I would love to hear you do Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy by The Andrew Sisters, or Minnie the Moocher by Cab Calloway. I don't think you will be disappointed in either, and they are just 2 of many many many artists of that era. Great channel.
If you’re going back to 40’s and 30’s, you’ll have a swell reaction to the Nicolas brothers’ dance act.
oh yes, I should have suggested this too! Perhaps thr greatest dance performance ever put on film. Good suggestion
Big Bopper is one of the guys that died in that plane crash with Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and the song behind Don McLean’s American Pie.
50’s and 60’s music was so much fun. And yes no stupid autoTune back then. So glad that’s my era.
Love your reactions. So appreciative of all kinds of music. 💙💛❤️🩶🩵💙💜🤍
Check out Move It On Over by Hank Williams, a late 40s country song that IMHO has the earliest rock sound (4 years before Rocket 88), including a guitar solo. It was later covered by classic rocker George Thorogood in the 70s. His version is awesome too.
You should listen to Dion and the belmonts, don't know why, you should listen to Bobby Darin splish splash, dream lover, do the everly Brothers, bye bye love, Wake up Little Susie, Cathy's clown, Frankie Avalon, Frankie Valli and the four seasons, Sherry, Walk like a Man, Big girls Don't cry, etc Thurston Thomas, little bitty pretty one, Frankie lymon, why do fools Fall in Love, The shirelles, The ronettes, the crystal's, the angels, The Supremes, The Beach boys, the marvelettes, Martha and the vandellas, Jan and Dean.
Those are all good ones! ❤
No! 40's not to early!!
I'm 74 and grew up watching movies from the 30's and 40's.
Introduced my generation to that music. Some amazing artists.
LOVE the 50's rock. There are SOOOOOOO many songs.
Molly Boy try Rock Around The Clock by Bill Haley and the Comets
Thank You! I've always loved this tune! RIP Bopper! God Bless Us All!
My dad used to sing this to me when I was about six years old, back in the 1970s.
This and also 'My Girl' by the Temptations. :)
A lot of folks say Bill Haley's "Rock around the Clock" is the First Rock and Roll song. Opinions vary, but I'd say Rock started in the mid 50s. Elvis Presley appeared around then, too. Rock grew and then took a real turn with the British Invasion of the mid-60s.
Wow Molly kudos to you for reacting to The 19;50s era . Live that , I have mad respect for you for being willing to react to all eras not just all genres , the early roll n roll years is key to proper understanding of the music industry . Love your channel❤.
When I think of the "beginning" of Rock and Roll one name always comes to mind, Chuck Berry always pops into my head. There are hundreds of other very talanted and "first" performers but Chuck seems like one of the first to me.
I have all of my parents, late 50's early 60's albums and 45's! Love this music!!
I had this song on a 45 rpm record and my brother and I played it over and over again.
Right On !!!! It's the Bopper !!! Love this old tune. Love your picks today sir. Memories are flooding back :)
I love this song. ❤ Played it all the time as a kid.
It's worth watching 'The Wanderer' by Dion and the Belmonts. It was released in 1961 but for me it bridges between 1950's Rock and Roll and the popular sounds of the 1960's.
The change from the 40s to the 50s was huge !
What happened…the 50’s was a time of peace & prosperity for the western world. After a long fought war that affected EVERYONE’S life across the world! When I say affected I mean, our fathers, grandfathers and great grandfathers were either lost at war or endured a decade of tragedy fighting for their country and it was something they could never forget! All of a sudden the men were home and the women didn’t need to continue to do warehouse jobs or jobs in general. During the war most women worked factory jobs making any & everything the military needed. Along with what us here at home needed! So, you can imagine the joy and ingenuity everyone had at that time! That’s why there was a clear change in music in especially in that decade! It was way before I was born but it is one decade I’d have loved to enjoy first hand! Both of parents were born in ‘58 💜
Listn to the Coasters "Charlie Brown" or "Yakety Yak". Also listen to the Four Seasons. They were from around my hometown as was Connie Francis.
I'm recognizing a trend in todays reactions. Should be fun, these are all classic. Even outdates me by 2 decades on one of them.
I would LOVE it if you covered some ‘40s stuff!
Love your reaction of the 50’s!! My parents’ music!🎵 ❤
Your journey either way you go will be fun to watch. 😊Follow your musical soul & you’ll continue to grow as a reactor!❤
I lived through this era in high school 1954 to1959. I also experienced music from the late 40,s.
Thanks for bringing back memories even being 81 i enjoy listening to this music
Run Around Sue by Dion!!!
In the 50s the dance was the jitterbug, hand jive, the madison and the stroll. I remember my mum trying to teach me the hand jive when I was young and dancing around in the living room to her 45s. Fond memories.
Hey brother... always love the reactions. FYI I own the recording studio in Houston, TX where this song & all the Big Bopper was recorded.... and lots & lots of other legendary stuff. If you are ever in Texas, I will show you some mind-blowing music history. It's called Sugarhill Studios now.... It was called Gold Star back in the 50s & 60s. It's one the oldest recording studios in the world... only Abbey Road is older. We record mostly rappers now. Keep up the good work. HAPPY 100,000 subs!!!
I miss this beautiful soul
You could write endless stories about this time in music history
It's funny and I suppose just human nature. Thats exactly how every generation feels about what they grew up on. Also a great thing about music is it can transport back to a moment when you heard it if you were with someone or whatever. I suppose that can be bitter sweet sometimes.
Oh yeah baby boy get it! 🎉🎉❤❤ I'm 71, this is right up my alley
You’re so right about the jazz influence on this music. Early rock and roll was borrowing from both jazz & rhythm&blues, popular music which was very much a feature of black American culture. If you want to hear some of the origins of the vocals of the InkSpots and the Platters; Cab Calloway; Louis Jordan.
Can't help but smile, can ya??
The Big Bopper was really just a radio DJ.
And used car salesman.😂
JP (Big Bopper) was from Beaumont, Texas - and Buddy Holly was from the other side of Texas, way out West in Lubbock, TX. Years later the Radio DJ "Wolfman Jack" adopted that raspy voice and added his Howl, and became world famous. Ditto on the suggestion to watch the film AMERICAN GRAFFITI (1973), at least for your own edification. My father and his father listened to music like Cab Calloway's THE JUMPIN' JIVE and EVERYBODY EATS WHEN THEY COME TO MY HOUSE; as well as The King Cole Trio STRAIGHTEN UP AND FLY RIGHT (1944), and (GET YOUR KICKS ON)ROUTE 66 (1946).
In the 50s and early 60s, there were four competing genres of radio music -
1. Pop music (Perry Como, Patti Page, Frankie Laine, etc.)
2. Rock 'n Roll (Buddy Holly, Bill Haley, Elvis Presley, The Everly Brothers, Ricky Nelson, The Coasters, The Drifters, etc.)
3. Country Music (Eddy Arnold, Patsy Cline, Jimmy Dean, Guy Mitchell, etc.) and
4. Folk Music (The Kingston Trio, The Weavers, The Limelighters, etc.)
In 1964, The Beatles (Rock 'n Roll) arrived on singles radio and Bob Dylan (Folk Music) arrived on album turntables in colleges.
These two genres mingled with each other and with Pop Music and Country Music and the result was the 60s sound - deep, rich harmonies, blues inspirations, country rhythms, pop lead vocal artists, and subtle folk lyricism.
I named my daughter Chantal & my uncle Don gave her her 1st nickname in the hospital the day she was born, Chantilly Lace. That was in 1985
MB,your smile says it all. This is stuff from when my mom was really young.
I heard it on oldies stations as a kid. But I was born early 60's. So had more rock or just Country if dad was home. 😊
I'm in my 70s. The '50s music was part of my childhood. The '60s and '70s was my adolescence, teen, and young adult years. But 40s music was what my parents loved and listened to. I'm all for hearing it.
Big Bopper is an icon! RIP Bopper! Love your reaction!
That’s got my hubby bopping, he used to rock and roll to this, he’s now 78, 12 yrs older than me , but we’re bopping along to it
Thank you for finally playing the Big Bopper. They were all 3 great, the start of Rock and Roll.
😊 Billie Holiday!! Yes, anything by her is fantastic. “God Bless The Child”, “Solitude”, or “Them There Eyes” for something a little more upbeat. Really you can’t go wrong with Billie. ❤
So glad that you're investigating the early hits. So much to listen to and enjoy. This music really didn't have a name at the time until Elvis. This was my older brothers' music. Mine began with Bob Dylan, the Beatles, The Animals, and Beach Boys.
The Beatles were the game changers. Ladies and girls skirts were shorter, gone from halfway between our knees and ankles to below the knee. The Beatles, Twiggy, and fashion in music videos inspired the skirts to be 3” above the knee. Work supervisors and principals were tasked to measure our skirts not to be shorter than 3”. Woodstock happened, fashion correctness went out the window. We were taught red, blue, and black clothes were never to be worn with brown, green, and orange. All of a sudden any combination was groovy.
In the 40s, Jazz was predominant, with its Divas!
Rock (Jazz, Blues, Swing, so many other names) was a progression from the 20's (even earlier), on up. As music changed, morals did and things snowballed from there. My parents came up in the 40's and listened to the big bands, my sisters were in the 50's and 60's and I was the 70's and 80's up to current times. One generation grows and changes their music to fit their own......I LOVE that you're exploring the progression of music.
The caravan tours were nuts. You must explore Waylon now. Truly. He would have been the other voice lost that night. Except he had laundry to do and offered his seat to the Bopper.
Absolutely love this song.
Love this song from the 50’s . Thanks for your perfect review!
Now you’re bringing it home. Born in ‘44, the 50’s and 60’s were my growing up years with a bit of carry over through the 70’s. I’ve watched quite a bit of music reactions, yours are very good. Here’s a few rockers from the 50’s. Elvis, of course, and Jerry Lee Lewis, then Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, Little Richard, the Everly Brothers, Ricky Nelson, Sam Cooke, Bo Diddley, The Drifters, and Carl Perkins. Oops, can never forget, the bad boy, Gene Vincent with his demise, “Woman Love”. Thanks. Carry on!
The Big Bopper died in the same plane crash as Buddy Holly and Richie Valens. From 1958. Another song I danced to way back when. I am so glad you realize that singers back then had to be able to sing. Well done.
1950’s had a wide variety of great music. From rockabilly to doo woo to crooners and country style rock. It’s all rock and roll!
Check out Dion, Everly brothers, Coasters. So many more!!
Benny Goodman ! Sing Sing Sing !!
Fantastic!!
Your education should include Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard and more Chuck Berry. They were all badasses and revolutionaries. They blew open the doors that millions of musicians walked through later on. Oh, and Elvis! You cannot know rock without knowing the King of them all.
Loved this song and had the lyrics memorized for years.