nmdhqbc wrote:2 Special Midnights. I'd probably go for the second purely for the greatest hairdo of all time...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cu7gafphe9M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DksGi7B5BdM
The first being by Lead Belly, and second by Credence Clearwater Revival.
As much as I like the latter, it's Lead Belly who was an originator and huuugely influential on the later music scene. Delta/[gospel]-blues/rock was the foundation of all later 'rock and roll', and all that evolved from it.
I've long thought if people want to understand what rock is, then they might - if in a hurry - start from Delta Blues/gospel c1920/30 on, as it's right there. More time? You can go right back, and back, into the 1200s and find the roots there too. A discovery that's much more fun than it might immediately sound IME