If you’re looking for a single phrase to encapsulate the feel of early rock ‘n’ roll — not a definition or an explanation for what it was about, but a bunch of syllables that sound the way the revolutionary style of music felt — you just have to go with this gem from Little Richard: “A-wop-bop-a-loo-bop-a-wop-bam-boom!” It’s from “Tutti Frutti” (you knew that, right?), and it’s rock ‘n’ roll circa 1955 in a nutshell. It has energy and drive. It makes no sense, except th...
If you’re looking for a single phrase to encapsulate the feel of early rock ‘n’ roll — not a definition or an explanation for what it was about, but a bunch of syllables that sound the way the revolutionary style of music felt — you just have to go with this gem from Little Richard: “A-wop-bop-a-loo-bop-a-wop-bam-boom!” It’s from “Tutti Frutti” (you knew that, right?), and it’s rock ‘n’ roll circa 1955 in a nutshell. It has energy and drive. It makes no sense, except th...
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