I Roy
USA
Born: 10 September 1925
Died: 25 May 1981
Years Active: 40, 50, 60, 70, 80
Styles: Early R&B, R&B/Soul, Rock & Roll, Rock & Roll/Roots, Jump Blues, East Coast Blues, Urban Blues, West Coast Blues, Jump Blues/Piano Blues, Electric Blues
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When you draw up a short list of the R&B pioneers who exerted a primary influence on the development of rock & roll, respectfully place singer Roy Brown's name near its very top. His seminal 1947 DeLuxe Records waxing of "Good Rockin' Tonight" was immediately ridden to the peak of the R&B charts by shouter Wynonie Harris and subsequently covered by Elvis Presley, Ricky Nelson, Jerry Lee Lewis, and many more early rock icons (even Pat Boone). In addition, Brown's melismatical pleading, gospel-steeped delivery impacted the vocal styles of B.B. Ki...
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