2. Choo-Choo-Cha-Boogie. Louis Jordan & His Tympani Five. 1947.

Jukebox jump singer/altoist Louis Jordan ruld America's R&B charts from 1942 to the beginning of the 50's. He notched up 18 number ones, of which none were as big as Choo-Choo-Cha-Boogie, a record that camped out on the charts for 26 weeks in a row. When Bill Haley ceased to be a Philly cow-poke, he took Jordan as a role model.

"Louis Jordan was the first recording artist to proect the life and situation of the black community and record it with humour and dignity" (Sammy Davis Jr).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8uxrypkqv4

Choo Choo Ch'boogie - Louis Jordan

1. Move It On Over. Hank Williams. 1947.

Rock n Roll arguably began in Alabama when a young Hank Williams met and was influenced by a black street singer called Tee Toc. From that moment on black music and honky-tonk became inextricably linked in the mind of Hank Williams. This connection was made apparent on Hank's first recording for a major label when he cut 'Move It On Over' so obviously a precursor to 'Rock Around The Clock' that the casual listener would be hard pressed to differentiate the two

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Lza3NVH6Ig

Move it on Over - Hank Williams