Tedster Posted November 8, 2002 Share Posted November 8, 2002 Jotown's thread got me thinking (a dangerous thing for sure)...but, since its inception, rock music and commercialism have had close ties. So, who was (band or individual) the first TRUE rock star, in the best sense of the word? "Cisco Kid, was a friend of mine" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Zeger Posted November 8, 2002 Share Posted November 8, 2002 Elvis seems like the obvious choice: - the records, - the movies, - the influence on style, - the media attention (at a time when media attention was a small fraction of what it is today). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addix Metzatricity Posted November 8, 2002 Share Posted November 8, 2002 Mozart. He was definitely the first rock star. "Bass isn't just for breakfast anymore..." http://www.mp3.com/Addix_Metzatricity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strat0124 Posted November 8, 2002 Share Posted November 8, 2002 ....Turlough O'Carolan fo sho Or Beethoven or however you spell his name You could probably say Jesus, the man sure knew how to hold a crowd captive! :) Down like a dollar comin up against a yen, doin pretty good for the shape I'm in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXAGON Posted November 8, 2002 Share Posted November 8, 2002 Morzart Features Are Not An Opinion. (John Hope, 2003) http://johnhope.blogspot.com/ Addresse: UIPLPPICDSS Ufficio Internazionale Per La Presa Per Il Culo Dei Sbruffoni Statunitensi Att. Tua Sorella Codice Mavapigliatelindomo Pirla Chi Legge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coyote Posted November 8, 2002 Share Posted November 8, 2002 I dunno, Moses seemed to have a pretty good act. Emerge from the mountains after keeping the audience waiting for WEEKS, then throw the tablets at the GoldenCalf thus producing the first flashpot in history.... or perhaps even God himself. Smiting Sodom & Gomorah showed quite a dramatic flair. [quote]Originally posted by Geenard Skeenard: [b]....Turlough O'Carolan fo sho Or Beethoven or however you spell his name You could probably say Jesus, the man sure knew how to hold a crowd captive! :) [/b][/quote] I used to think I was Libertarian. Until I saw their platform; now I know I'm no more Libertarian than I am RepubliCrat or neoCON or Liberal or Socialist. This ain't no track meet; this is football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaveArts Posted November 9, 2002 Share Posted November 9, 2002 [quote]Originally posted by coyote: [b]I dunno, Moses seemed to have a pretty good act. Emerge from the mountains after keeping the audience waiting for WEEKS, then throw the tablets at the GoldenCalf thus producing the first flashpot in history.... or perhaps even God himself. Smiting Sodom & Gomorah showed quite a dramatic flair.[/b][/quote]Man, that's so Spinal Tap. It took him weeks cuz he got lost backstage... Alex Westner VP Marketing & Prod Dev Wave Arts support@wavearts.com http://www.wavearts.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougsthang Posted November 9, 2002 Share Posted November 9, 2002 I always heard stories about John Phillip Sossa (sp?) concerts being sold out and people went crazy when he performed his marching band music. Go figure, probably the last time a tuba player pulled in chicks... Doug overheard street personality on Venice Beach "Man, that Bullshit is Bulllshhittt...." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeside studios Posted November 9, 2002 Share Posted November 9, 2002 Hank Williams perhaps.He used to get out of it,and died in the back of a Cadillac.That's fairly rock'n'roll. Big Hat. No Cattle. http://www.theshrinks.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Keelan Posted November 9, 2002 Share Posted November 9, 2002 Well you said 'rock' so I'll say Elvis. bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super 8 Posted November 9, 2002 Share Posted November 9, 2002 Definately Fred Flinstone with hit tunes like "Listen to the Rocking Bird", and of course: "There's a town I know where the hipsters go, called Bedrock. Twitch! Twitch!..." :cool: Super 8 Hear my stuff here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitefang Posted November 9, 2002 Share Posted November 9, 2002 My vote goes to... Sysiphus Whitefang I started out with NOTHING...and I still have most of it left! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedster Posted November 9, 2002 Author Share Posted November 9, 2002 [quote]Originally posted by whitefang: [b]My vote goes to... Sysiphus Whitefang[/b][/quote]I guess he wrote "Like a rolling stone" long before Dylan. "Cisco Kid, was a friend of mine" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brittanylips Posted November 9, 2002 Share Posted November 9, 2002 I second Coyote's answer. The MC ("musicologically correct") answer would probably be either the instrumental virtuosos in the romantic period, or the Italian singers. Actually, the italian singers would probably be the right answer. Opera in Italy was an "everyman" experience with regular joes singing Verdi on the way to work, large audiences, and celebrity singers. That's my final answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super 8 Posted November 9, 2002 Share Posted November 9, 2002 [quote]Originally posted by whitefang: [b]My vote goes to... Sysiphus [/b][/quote]Yeah, I knew a dude who had a bad case of that. Nasty stuff, man! :freak: Super 8 Hear my stuff here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarmenC Posted November 9, 2002 Share Posted November 9, 2002 Jesus. The first rock star. He knew the power of lyrics. He spoke the words and changed the world. Still has a decent following 2000 years later. Peace. Carmen :wave: An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last. Sir Winston Churchill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jotown Posted November 9, 2002 Share Posted November 9, 2002 Well Jesus did hook up with a great label, but I think I would call what he does contemporary Christian, not rock. A rock star had to have played rock, not pushed one up a hill. I go with Elvis, Buddy Holly close behind. Jotown:) "It's all good: Except when it's Great" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Cobelas Posted November 9, 2002 Share Posted November 9, 2002 Probably the 18th. century castrati singers, like Farinelli. The first modern "rock star", I would say Carlos Gardel. Jose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alcohol Posted November 10, 2002 Share Posted November 10, 2002 Elvis Buddy Holly Little Richard Chuck Berry Eddy Cochrane Isley Brothers First Rock Stars were all strong singers, didn't have trouble singing in tune like Axl Rose. Not Mozart, didferent style and musical epoch. "The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who in a period of moral crisis maintain their neutrality." [Dante Alighieri] (1265-1321) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moronix Posted November 10, 2002 Share Posted November 10, 2002 come on guys!!!!!! Bill Hailey said himself that he was the first. Now as for the second comming of Christ every body missed it! it was Bob Wills Robert Morin Now really not at Alesis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alndln Posted November 10, 2002 Share Posted November 10, 2002 Jimmy Durante followed by Sinatra and Dean. "A Robot Playing Trumpet Blows" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
not coaster MODERATOR Posted November 10, 2002 Share Posted November 10, 2002 Benny Goodman was the first to make folks tap their feet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Wing Posted November 11, 2002 Share Posted November 11, 2002 Glen Miller. There are two theories about arguing with a woman. Neither one works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luuker Posted November 11, 2002 Share Posted November 11, 2002 [quote] Morzart -------------------- sorry for spelling [/quote]Tat iz funy! >>>> Let the spelling rule <<<< luuker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strat0124 Posted November 11, 2002 Share Posted November 11, 2002 Is it just me or does it kinda make you feel odd when you see folks posting answers that you already have, like they don't read anything else posted. OH well.... :) Down like a dollar comin up against a yen, doin pretty good for the shape I'm in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylver Posted November 11, 2002 Share Posted November 11, 2002 When I think of musical superstars, it makes me think of MODERN artists who have dominated all forms of media available. Classical composers don't really count, because thier only media was conducting a performance. I think that the first person to capture the world as far as the media is concerned; recordings, concerts, tv, movies, radio, etc.(and the popular libido) was old Blue Eyes. Yep, Frank Sinatra was the first music superstar to just dominate everything and make girls wet thier knickers. Of course, we could hardly classify Frank as rock. So, the next person to have an effect like that on popular culture was Elvis. Elvis was at the beginning of rock, so the first real rock star. No one else in RnR had such an inpact in the early days. Nope, not Chuck B., Not Buddy Holly, not even the founder of RnR, little Richard( :rolleyes: ). Elvis was the King. All that said, I really don't like Elvis all the much, but he was what he was. I really don't know what to put here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PBBPaul Posted November 11, 2002 Share Posted November 11, 2002 Lesseee... When exactly did Alan Freed coin the term Rock 'n' Roll? I think it was late '54 or early '55. So if "R'n'R" was "invented" in early '55, Elvis (1st record July, 1954), Chuck Berry (1st record July, 1955), Carl Perkins (1st record Jan. '55), Little Richard (1st record 1951 - 1st hit Sept. '55), Bill Haley (1st record 1951), Bo Diddly (1st record 1955) et al. were all among the first. If my memory serves me, Mr. Freed coined the term while he was using the name "Moondog" and working for a station specializing in "race music". That little bit of bullshit and trivia aside, I think the first true rock star was Louis Jordan (1st record 1938). His jump music style and his wild show was copied by Little Richard, Elvis, Jimi, Prince... Our new and improved website Today's sample tune: Lonesome One Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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