Early Rock, Soul, R&B
- adam kadishman shakine
- Jul 30
- 2 min read
Updated: Jul 31
rock and roll/rockabilly/ early surf rock/early instrumental rock and roll (late 40s-early 60s):
louis Jordan
ruth brown
lavern baker
johnny Otis
tiny bradshaw
Lieber and stoller
little willie littlefield
big mama thornton
hank ballard and the midnighters
big joe turner
bill haley and his comets
carl perkins
Earl Palmer
little Richard
bo diddley
fats domino
jerry lee lewis
elvis presley
scotty moore
johnny burnette trio
chuck berry
screaming jay Hawkins
larry williams
gene vincent
buddy holly and the crickets
ritchie valens
les paul
chet atkins
johnny cash
wanda Jackson
Brenda lee
eddie Cochran
the big bopper
Lonnie donegan
cliff Richard
the shadows
dion 1
tielman brothers
johnny kidd and the pirates
everly brothers
roy orbison
santo and johnny
link wray
the ventures
the fireballs
the tornados
del shannon
Frankie avalon
the beach boys
jan and dean
dick dale
the kingsmen
the surfaris
Tom King and the Starfires
mid 1950s-1960s
doo wop:
The Robins
Lieber and stoller
the flamingos
frankie lymon and the teenagers
the cadillacs
the five satins
the clovers
the platters
the del-Vikings
the dells
the passions
the shirelles
the cleftones
the skyliners
the crests
the platters
little Anthony and the imperials
the spaniels
the cadillacs
the cleftones
the coasters
the chords
the penguins
frankie valli and the four seasons
Early instrumental rock and roll/surf rock:
link wray
santo and johnny
nokie edwards
the shadows
duane eddy
the ventures
the bel-airs
the chantays
the challengers
eddie & the shadows
the astronauts
the trashmen
the rivieras
the atlantics
the dakotas
the surfaris
the tornados
new orleans r&b:
Professor Longhair
allenn Toussaint
James Booker
Earl King
Jimmy Clanton
Dr. John
early soul/ 50s-60s r&b:
louis Jordan
ruth brown
lavern baker
tiny bradshaw
johnny otis
Lieber and stoller
Johnny Ace
Little Willie John
little willie littlefield
roy hamilton
big mama thornton
little richard
Jackie Wilson
screaming jay hawkins
ray Charles
brook benton
james brown
nancy wilson
nina simone
larry williams
ike and tina turner
etta james
the drifters
clyde mcphatter
ben e king
Lloyd Price
esther phillips
Huey "Piano" Smith and the Clowns
frankie valli and the four seasons
bobby freeman
sam cooke
Irma Thomas
Aretha franklin
the isley brothers
the funk brothers
little Anthony and the empirals
chubby checker
lee Dorsey
The Mar-Keys
jerry butler
rufus thomas
dionne warwick
the staple singers
barret strong
don covay
bobby bland
the exciters
Holland–Dozier–Holland
Maxine brown
billy preston
Irma Thomas
Rosco gordon
Aaron Neville
smokey robinson and the miracles
Leslie gore
phil spector
the ronnettes
the crystals
Jimmy smith
the blossoms
burt Bacharach
carole king
norman whitefield
berry gordy
the chiffons
the contours
the temptations
eddie kendricks
Melvin franklin
diana ross
the supremes
the four tops
martha and the vandellas
booker t and the mg's
Curtis Mayfield and the impressions
the shirelles
marvin gaye
tammi terrell
martha and the vandellas
Brenda holloway
the righteous brothers
tom jones
Carla thomas
Fontella bass
the exciters
percy sledge
Georgie fame and the blues flames
the elgins
sam & dave
the small faces
Solomon burke
dusy spingfield
spencer davis group
gloria jones
ottis redding
Wilson pickett
james carr
eddie Floyd
Aretha franklin
stevie wonder
the Jackson 5
Janis joplin
lee moses
Freda payne
Isaac hayes
the box tops
joe cocker
van morrison
King curtis
Johnny thunder
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