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List Of Rock Instrumentals
The following is a list of rock instrumentals. Only instrumentals that are notable are included. Instrumentals which have charted Instrumental rock is rock music that emphasizes musical instruments and features very little or no singing. An instrumental is a musical composition or recording without lyrics, or singing, although it might include some inarticulate vocals, such as shouted backup vocals in a big band setting. 1950s and 1960s chartings 1970s and 1980s chartings 0-9 10cc * "How Dare You" ('' How Dare You! (album)'', 1976) .38 Special Robin Hood (wild Eyed Southern Boys) A ABBA * " Intermezzo No. 1" (''ABBA'', 1975) * "Arrival" (''Arrival'', 1976) AC/DC * " Fling Thing" (B-side of " Jailbreak", 1976) * "D.T." ("From album: Who Made Who", 1985) * "Chase the Ace" ("From album: Who Made Who", 1985) Aerosmith * "The Movie" ("From album: Permanent Vacation", 1987) * "Krawhitham" (''Pandora's Box'', 1991) * "Circle Jerk" (''Pandora's Box'', 1991) * "Boogie Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock Music
Rock is a Music genre, genre of popular music that originated in the United States as "rock and roll" in the late 1940s and early 1950s, developing into a range of styles from the mid-1960s, primarily in the United States and the United Kingdom. It has its roots in rock and roll, a style that drew from the black musical genres of blues and rhythm and blues, as well as from country music. Rock also drew strongly from genres such as electric blues and folk music, folk, and incorporated influences from jazz and other styles. Rock is typically centered on the electric guitar, usually as part of a rock group with electric bass guitar, drum kit, drums, and one or more singers. Usually, rock is song-based music with a Time signature, time signature and using a verse–chorus form; however, the genre has become extremely diverse. Like pop music, lyrics often stress romantic love but also address a wide variety of other themes that are frequently social or political. Rock was the most p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rumble (instrumental)
"Rumble" is an instrumental by American group Link Wray & His Wray Men. Released in the United States on March 31, 1958, as a single (with "The Swag" as a B-side), "Rumble" utilized the techniques of distortion and tremolo, then largely unexplored in rock and roll. In 2018, the song was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in a new category for singles. In 2008, it was inducted to National Recording Registry by Library of Congress. History At a live gig in Fredericksburg, Virginia, in early 1958, while attempting to work up a backing for The Diamonds' " The Stroll", Link Wray & His Ray Men came up with the instrumental "Rumble", which they originally called "Oddball". It was an instant hit with the audience, which demanded four repeats that night. The host of the sock hop, disc jockey Milt Grant, paid for the song to be recorded and released as a single; in turn, Grant would receive songwriting credit. Eventually the instrumental came to the attention of record pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forty Miles Of Bad Road
"Forty Miles of Bad Road" is a rock and roll instrumental recorded by Duane Eddy. Released as a single in 1959, it also appeared on Eddy's 1960 album '' $1,000,000 Worth of Twang''. Chart performance The song charted at #9 on the Pop chart. "Forty Miles of Bad Road" also went to #17 on the Hot R&B Sides chart. Song influence *The idiom is referenced in the lyrics of the R.E.M. song "Crush with Eyeliner": "She's a sad tomato/She's three miles of bad road". *It is also referenced in Bob Dylan's 2000 Academy Award winning song "Things Have Changed "Things Have Changed" is a song from the film '' Wonder Boys'', written and performed by Bob Dylan and released as a single on May 1, 2000, that won both the Academy Award for Best Original Song and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song. ...": "I've been walking forty miles of bad road/If the Bible is right, the world will explode."https://www.bobdylan.com/songs/things-have-changed/ References Duane Eddy songs Song ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bongo Rock
"Bongo Rock" is a rock and roll instrumental recorded by Preston Epps, written by Epps and Arthur Egnoian. Released as a Single (music), single in 1959, it charted #14 Billboard Hot 100, Pop in the United States, and #4 in CHUM Chart, Canada. It was included in Epps' 1960 album ''Bongo Bongo Bongo''. The Surfaris' 1963 hit single "Wipe Out (instrumental), Wipe Out" was based on this song. Track listing 7-inch single : Side A # "Bongo Rock" (Preston Epps, Arthur Egnoian) – 2:00 : Side B # "Bongo Party" (Egnoian) – 2:02 Charts Incredible Bongo Band version Incredible Bongo Band recorded a cover version of "Bongo Rock", which charted #57 in the United States. It was included in the band's 1973 album ''Bongo Rock (album), Bongo Rock'' under the title "Bongo Rock '73". DJ Kool Herc used it in his sets. It gained significant popularity in early hip hop circles as a breakbeat. The song reached #20 on Canadian charts, partly because the producers registered it as Canadian conte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preston Epps
Preston Eugene Epps (July 19, 1930 – May 9, 2019) was an American percussionist. Career Epps was born in Mangum, Oklahoma. He learned to play percussion instruments, including the bongos, while he was stationed in Okinawa during the Korean War. After his tour of duty he settled in Southern California, playing in coffee shops and working odd jobs. Arthur Laboe, a local disc jockey, signed him to Original Sound Records, which released his single "Bongo Rock" in 1959. The tune became a hit in the U.S., reaching #14 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 that year.Billboard Singles Allmusic.com The follow-up, "Bongo Bongo Bongo", reached #78 the following year. Original Sound released a full-length LP in 1960, which reached #35 on the ''Billboard'' 200. However, further bongo-themed singles, including "Bongo in the Congo", "Bongo Rocket", "Bootlace Bongo", "Bongo Boogie", "Flamenco Bongo", "Mr. Bongo", and "Bongo Shuffle", did not result in any further success. Epps reappeared in 1969 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fabulous Wailers
The Wailers, often known as The Fabulous Wailers, were an American rock band from Tacoma, Washington. They became popular in the Pacific Northwest from the late 1950s to the early 1960s, performing saxophone-driven R&B and Chuck Berry rock and roll. Their biggest hit was " Tall Cool One", first released in 1959, and they have been credited as being "one of the very first, if not the first, of the American garage bands." Career The group was formed – originally as The Nitecaps – in 1958, by five high school friends: * John Greek (27 October 1940 – 6 October 2006) – rhythm guitar, trumpet * Richard Dangel (1 December 1942 – 2 December 2002) – lead guitar * Kent Morrill (2 April 1941 – 15 April 2011) – keyboards, vocals * Mark Marush (15 August 1940 – 9 August 2007) – tenor sax * Mike Burk (b. 1942) – drums In late 1958, the group recorded a demo of an instrumental written by Dangel, Morrill and Greek, which found its way to Clark Galehouse of New Yor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny And The Hurricanes
Johnny and the Hurricanes was an American instrumental rock band from Toledo, Ohio, United States. They specialized in adapting popular traditional melodies into the rock idiom, using organ and saxophone as their featured instruments on their hits, and guitar lead on the B sides. Between 1958 and 1963, the group had a number of hits in both the US and the UK, and developed a following in Europe. In 1962, they played at the Star-Club in Hamburg, where the Beatles, then a little-known band, were an opening act. The band continued as a live act through 2005; leader Johnny Paris died in 2006. Career They began as the Orbits in Toledo in 1957. Led by saxophonist Johnny Paris (born John Matthew Pocisk on August 29, 1940, in Walbridge, Ohio), they were school friends who played on a few recordings behind Mack Vickery, a local rockabilly singer. They signed with Harry Balk and Irving Micahnik of Twirl Records, which led to national engagements in 1958; at this point, they were rename ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Happy Organ
"The Happy Organ" is an instrumental composition made famous by Dave "Baby" Cortez in 1959. Cortez co-composed it with noted celebrity photographer James J. Kriegsmann and frequent collaborator Ken Wood. A significant portion of the tune bears a strong resemblance to the traditional " Shortnin' Bread" tune. The record topped the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 on 11 May 1959 and also reached #5 on Billboard's R&B chart. In Canada, the song reached #6. "The Happy Organ" originally featured lyrics and was intended to be sung accompanied by a piano and an organ. Cortez recorded a vocal for it, but was unhappy with the result. He spotted a Hammond B3 organ in the studio and decided to play the song's melody on it. He also brought in studio drummer, Gary Hammond, to provide percussion. The guitar solo is by session musician Wild Jimmy Spruill. Hearing an organ on a rock or R&B song at the time was unusual, but Cortez helped popularize its use outside of the jazz field. The piece was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave "Baby" Cortez
David Cortez Clowney (born August 13, 1938), known by the stage name Dave "Baby" Cortez, is an American pop and R&B organist and pianist, best known for his 1959 hit, "The Happy Organ". He is the oldest living performer to have a solo #1 hit on the ''Billboard Hot 100''. Life and career Clowney was born in Detroit, Michigan, United States, and attended Northwestern High School in the city. His father played the piano, and encouraged him to pursue a musical career. Clowney played the piano for 10 years, then he took up the organ. He made his first record in 1956 under his own name, Ron Wynn, "Dave 'Baby' Cortez", ''Allmusic.com'' Retrieved March 22, 2016. and also sang with two |
Guitar Boogie (song)
"Guitar Boogie" is a guitar instrumental recorded by Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith in 1945. It was one of the first recordings in the style later dubbed " hillbilly boogie" to reach a widespread audience, and eventually sold nearly three million copies. It was the first guitar instrumental to climb the country music charts, and then crossover and also gain high rankings on the popular music charts. "Guitar Boogie" has been interpreted and recorded by a variety of musicians. It is among the songs discussed as the first rock and roll record. Original song "Guitar Boogie" is an uptempo twelve-bar boogie-style instrumental and is patterned after older boogie-woogie piano pieces. Roosevelt Graves and His Brother recorded an instrumental "Guitar Boogie" in 1929, which was issued by Paramount Records. It features a descending arpeggio based on " Pinetop's Boogie Woogie", a piano-based piece recorded by Pinetop Smith in 1928. Music historian Larry Birnbaum describes it as "not the sam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Virtues (band)
The Virtues were an early American rock and roll band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. History The group formed around leader Frank Virtue (January 21, 1923 – June 11, 1994), who played the violin as a child and took up the guitar and the double bass as a teenager. He continued with the latter as a member of the Philadelphia Orchestra and studied orchestration at Temple University. He enlisted in the Navy in 1945 and became bandleader of the Regular Navy Dance Band in United States Naval Training Center Bainbridge. He was discharged in 1946 because his father, who had been diagnosed with cancer, could no longer support his family. The Virtues AllMusic Virtue considered putting together a big band but, due to financial constraints, assembled an amplified trio instead, with Ralph Frederico on the piano and Steve Rossi on the guitar. Virtue named the band the Virtuoso Trio after their formation in 1947. The Virtuoso Trio toured the regional club circuit for the bette ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yep!
"Yep!" is a song written by Duane Eddy and Lee Hazlewood and performed by Eddy. The song reached #12 on the Canadian charts, #17 on the UK Singles Chart, and #30 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1959. The song appeared on his 1959 album, '' Especially for You''. The song was produced by Lee Hazlewood and Lester Sill. Other versions * The Surfaris The Surfaris are an American surf music band formed in Glendora, California, in 1962. They are best known for two songs that hit the record chart, charts in the Los Angeles area, and nationally by May 1963: "Surfer Joe" and "Wipe Out (instrume ... released a version as part of an EP in October 1963. Retrieved April 26, 2014 References 1959 singles[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
