The Early 1950s & Good Rockin Tonight: Ed Ward's History of Rock & Roll

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit letitrollpodcast.substack.comNate Wilcox and Ed Ward continue their discussion of Ed’s ⁠History of Rock & Roll 1920-1963⁠ with a look at the legendary song “Good Rockin’ Tonight” and the two simultaneous hit versions that came out in 1949 plus the early work of Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Ruth Brown, and the late, great Johnny Ace.