THE ALL-TIME 1000 MOST ESSENTIAL ROCK / POP RECORDINGS: Before Rock And Roll.
The first instalment of the 1000 begins tomorrow.

Caffé Latté compiles the all-time: -1000 MOST ESSENTIAL ROCK & POP SONGS- If you have ever wanted a playlist consisting of every song that matters since the advent of rock music, here’s a comprehensive inventory of the 1,000 most crucial. The recordings are listed in chronological order to illustrate the changing styles and sounds from the 1950s through to the present day. You can trace the arrival of rock and roll, Elvis, soul, Beatlemania, Motown, The British Invasion, funk, disco, punk, new wave, hip-hop, grunge and many more.
	PRE-ROCK ERA: These recordings laid the foundations for the emergence of Rock music, most notably in the years prior to the release of the first rock and roll single…
	STRANGE THINGS HAPPENING EVERY DAY Sister Rosetta Tharpe	1944
	CALDONIA Louis Jordan	1945
	CHOO CHOO CH’BOOGIE Louis Jordan	1946
	SATURDAY NIGHT FISH FRY Louis Jordan	1949
	ROLLIN’ STONE Muddy Waters TEARDROPS FROM MY EYES Ruth Brown	1950
	DUST MY BROOM Elmore James COLD COLD HEART Hank Williams	1951
	HOUND DOG Big Mama Thornton LAWDY MISS CLAWDY Lloyd Price	1952
	MONEY HONEY The Drifters	1953
	EARTH ANGEL The Penguins SINCERELY The Moonglows MISTER SANDMAN The Chordettes	1954
	EVERY DAY I HAVE THE BLUES B.B. King SPEEDOO The Cadillacs	1955