Rock 'N' Roll Years Pt Three

Rock 'N' Roll Years Pt Three with Johnny Ray and Fats Domino!

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Music

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• Rock
• 'N'
• Roll
• Years
• Pt
• Three
• Johnny
• Ray
• Fats
• Domino

[tobyross]

The first "outside of the box" singer, Possibly the very first rocker. They call him the evolutionary link between Sinarta and Elvis, I can see that.

[clevblue]

What a performer he was, great stuff

[twoslices]

screaming girls met him at London airport when he went over there in 58

[kirktucci]

@EricD According to his bio, Cry, it was Ava who was a bit too affectionate with Johnnie and may have been sporting some facial bruising from Sinatra the following day!

[dickhawaiikai]

I wish someone would post "Such a Night" again. It got yanked.

[slyfoxyguy1]

I saw Johnny Ray at Little Darlin:s Rock ^ Roll Palace in Orlando,Fl. in the 80s & altho almost tollally deaf, he was still great!

[EricD]

Johnnie Ray is one of THE most underrated singers! Crazed, amazing stuff that pre-dated inspirational nutjobs like Elvis, Iggy, Morrissey, and many more. One of those guys mostly only collectors and musicians know about. Too weird for his time, in America at least. Bi-sexual, otherwordly stage presence, hit on Ava Gardner while Sinatra stood outside the greenroom. Yes! There's a decent bio-book out there.

[hankinsrl]

Ray was a trip. He had some odd body movements, tics, and gestures. Seems like he was really into the music. I love this kind of stuff.

[goldfinger1003]

This performance of Johnnie Ray's is pure, raw Rock & Roll. It's cutting edge. He delivers this performance from his heart and soul. Thank you so much for posting it!!! LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT!!!!

[dkfelix]

I read somewhere that it was in the Netherlands of all places! The only place more obscure than that is Denmark, where I hail from!

[dkfelix]

I read somewhere that it was in the Netherlands of all places! The only place more obsscure than that is Denmar, where I hail from!