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b'VE 131 Prehistoric Rock:Roll \'Em Pete Big Joe Turner 1938House of Blue Lights Freddie Slack (co-writer with Don Ray) and Ella Mae Morse 1946Down the Road Apiece: Will Bradley Trio 1940Good Rockin\' Tonight: Wynonie Harris: 1948Joe Liggins: The HoneydripperBull Moose Jackson: Big Ten InchAmos Milburn: One Bourbon, One Scotch One BeerSister Rosetta Tharpe: Rock Daniel 1941The Fat Man: Fats Domino:Louis Jordan & His Tympany 5 : Ain\'t That Just Like a WomanJulia Lee and her Boyfriends Gotta Gimme Whatcha GotWe\'re Gonna Rock Wild Bill Moore 1947Rock t he Joint: Jimmy Preston 1949Move It On Over Hank Williams 1947Jack Guthrie: Oakie BoogieWoody Guthrie: Jesus ChristRobert Wilkins; That\'s No Way To Get AlongRolling Stones: Not Fade AwayVan Morrison : In The Days Before Rock And Roll.VE 131 Prehistoric RockToday on the VE---rock, before it rolled. A rumage through the pre-historic rock vaults for songs thatforeshadowed rock and roll, compiled by guest programmer Dan Miele. These are vintage recordings buttheir vitality will surprise you. I\'m PC and this is the VERoll \'Em Pete Big Joe Turner 1938Prehistoric rock on the VE. From the year 1938 AD that\'s the blues shouting daddy of em all, Big JoeTurner with "Roll Em Pete." One of the first R&B recordings to make use of what was to become the rockand roll back beat - as opposed to the more common shuffle rhythm. This song was later recorded byCount Basie, and Joe recorded with the Basie band in later years. Joe Turner was the frist to record Shake,Rattle and Roll, which later became a hit for Bill Haley and His Comets.Things are really rockin at the House Of Blue Lights....Freddie Slack and Ella May Morse...House of Blue Lights Freddie Slack (co-writer with Don Ray) and Ella Mae Morse 1946Down the Road Apiece: Will Bradley Trio 1940Dinosaurs roam the earth again--it\'s prehistoric rock on the VE. A couple there that were echoed in 60srock. Mitch Ryder refefrenced "house Of Blue Lights" by Freddie Slack and Ella Mae Morse, and TheRolling Stones covered Will Bradley\'s "Down The Road Apiece."Robert Plant recorded this one by Wynonie Mr Blues Harris with his group The Honeydrippers...and I\'llfollow it up with the song that gave th eband their name.........Good Rockin\' Tonight: Wynonie Harris: 1948Joe Liggins: The Honeydripper\\nThe Honeydripper was Joe Liggins, who along with Wynonie Harris, was an inspiration to Robert Plant.It\'s prehistoric rock on the VE. Here are a couple you\'ll know from their rock covers by Aerosmith andGeorge Thorogood....Bull Moose Jackson: Big Ten Inch ***pull from YOutubehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJpO4ObZSdgAmos Milburn: One Bourbon, One Scotch One Beer *** pull fromyoutubehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TqglR7YG1YThe VE with prehistoric rock from Amos Milburn and Bull Moose Jackson...with the original versions ofsongs you know well from seventies rock. Here\'s someon ewho held the title "queen of rock and roll"when the competition iin thie category was pretty slim....but Sister Rosetta Tharpe had it all goingon...gospel chops and sex appeal....Sister Rosetta Tharpe: Rock Daniel 1941The Fat Man: Fats Domino:The VE with PreHistoric Rock....but it begins inprope with thhe fat man, Antione Domino, from1950....the tune is a variation on the traditional New Orleans tune Junker\'s Blues, which also provided themelody for Lloyd Price\'s Lawdy Miss Clawdy.Now, the guy known as the King of the Jukebox. Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five tore it up withhilarious story-songs. His guitarist Carl Hogan guitar has been cited by Chuck Berry as one of his maininfluencesLouis Jordan & His Tympany 5 : Ain\'t That Just Like a Woman 1946http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEqiWTb-UWAJulia Lee and her Boyfriends Gotta Gimme Whatcha Got 1946http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pq98BQ7E7BkThe VE with Prehistoric rock.. THAT girfriend could sing! Julia Lee And Her Boyfriends..who justhappened to be two legendary names of jazz-- Benny Carter and Red Norvo. No small wonder that shecommanded suc'