The Beatles or The Rolling Stones or who ? ( or even the Who ? )

One song that I've always liked is " Werewolves Of London " which was first performed so well by Warren Zevon. I listened to this song earlier today and I found out that not only did Warren Zevon sing the song but he was also a co-writer of this number as well ( you live and learn   lol ).

his hair was perfect.

All three are great, it's hard to pick one over the other, but I'll go with the Beatles out of that group....

Thanks for the posts.

Thanks for the post Alexm2310.

Just had a bit of a sad shock when I got onto the Internet and saw that Chuck Berry has passed away at age 90. Chuck Berry of course goes way back in Rock & Roll to a time before the British Invasion. With his passing one more of the Pioneers of the early days of Rock is gone. 

Johnny B Goode tonite.

Thanks for the post Batgirl. He had out so many very good songs that it is hard to pick a favourite one. However one song that he seemed to have a whole lot of fun doing live was the classic and very  funny: " My Ding - a - Ling ". 

One thing that is often overlooked regarding Chuck Berry is that he wrote most of his own songs. He was a terrific performer onstage, but was also a very good song-writer as well.  

 They call Elvis the king of rock and roll but arguably Chuck Berry has had even greater influence. My favourite from him could be School Days.

O-M-G !! 

I was thinking of "Too much monkey business" for a  couple of says now 

Thanks for the new posts.

While thinking back on Chuck Berry another favourite singer from the early days came to mind: Fats Domino. " Walking To New Orleans ", " Blueberry Hill " and of course the one and only " Blue Monday " ( for us wage slaves   lol ). There are not many of the Pioneers of Early Rock left now.

your post has made me create another topic. 

If there is one man responsible for rock'n'roll, it's Chuck Berry. Good for Chuck to make it to 90!

His music, his riffs, his guitar playing, his showmanship are all justly celebrated. His lyrics are brilliant too. I love the way he packs almost too many syllables into each line with such a great eye for detail.

They furnished off an apartment with a two room Roebuck sale
The coolerator was crammed with TV dinners and ginger ale,
But when Pierre found work, the little money comin' worked out well
"C'est la vie", say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell

They had a hi-fi phono, boy, did they let it blast
Seven hundred little records, all rock, rhythm and jazz
But when the sun went down, the rapid tempo of the music fell
"C'est la vie", say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell

--You Never Can Tell

I guess the Rolling Stones could have existed without Chuck Berry, though it's hard to imagine how. Berry's influence on Keith Richards is legend. However, Mick Jagger -- who wrote most of the Stones' lyrics -- also bears Chuck Berry's stamp with similar verbose, staccato lyrics:

You're the kind of person you meet at certain dismal, dull affairs
Center of a crowd, talking much too loud, running up and down the stairs
Well, it seems to me that you have seen too much in too few years
And though you've tried you just can't hide your eyes are edged with tears

--19th Nervous Breakdown

Thanks for the posts.

Earlier today the Swedish group ABBA was mentioned in another thread. One thing that I didn't know about them is that they won the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest that was held in Brighton, UK. The song ( & future hit ) that ABBA did for that show was " Waterloo " and from that point in time they really were on their way. 

   ---   Thanks for the post. I'm not sure if " Rainbow " has been mentioned in this thread before.