Opus 12EEE - Harry "The Hipster" Gibson

One of the first men on earth to play rock and roll was Harry The Hipster Gibson. This rock video was filmed in April 1944, a decade before rock and roll became official with Elvis, Chuck Berry, and Little Richard. Rock on Harry, we love you man.

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[hyzercreek]

youtube video

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is the video of Harry's life story "Boogie In Blue"

[RevBuck]

Video of Harry performing are very rare. I read that they only shot 3 'Soundies' during the 40's

[duncanstpt]

Absolutely outstanding.

[hyzercreek]

@joenatescott No, I said "sat there" as compared to "jumping on the bench." Who cares if somebody is standing up? So what?

[hyzercreek]

@joenatescott I uploaded Rockin old Rocky, look for it on my channel. Also, listen to my video of Harry's 1944 radio show video (on my channel) it's pure rock and roll. He hoots like Little Richard.

[hyzercreek]

@joenatescott I'm not talking about standing up. I don't think standing up vs sitting down is a distinguishing point. Harry sat down but he didn't "just sit there." He was wild. He did a whole Jerry Lee Lewis act, 10 years earlier. Also, today I will upload Harry playing "Rocking ol' Rocky Rachmaninoff," from 1947, listen to that if you want to hear wildness.

[hyzercreek]

@josephnathanscott Don't forget "The Fat Man" by Fats Domino. Anyway, Harry was much wilder than the typical mid 40's boogie pianists. His antics were different. They all sat there playing, he was jumping on the bench like Jerry Lee Lewis.

[josephnathanscott]

@hyzercreek

"[...] the jive of Sam Phillips and his self-promoting hype. Rocket 88 may have been HIS first rock and roll record.[...] Just his first." Amen!! But I think the first recordings to look at as obvious pre-"Rocket 88" rock and roll are records like "Rock The Joint" by Jimmy Preston, "Jumpin' At The Jubilee" by Big Joe Turner, and "Boogie At Midnight" by Roy Brown, not any mid-'40s boogie players (who generally differed little from how the best boogie had been played in '38-'39).

[busessuck1]

I just discovered this guy recorded with Leadbelly, which is fukin cool

[hyzercreek]

@MIKECNW That's because you bought the jive of Sam Phillips and his self-promoting hype. Rocket 88 may have been HIS first rock and roll record. It sure as hell wasn't the first. Just his first.

[MIKECNW]

And all these years I thought it was Jackie Breinsten and hos song "Rocket 88."

[artemisshock]

I just found out this guy existed right now. I did a search for the word "hipster". This is incredible, 1944! Thanks so much!