What Was the First Rock ‘n’ Roll Record: 1953
The 1953 candidates in What Was the First Rock ‘n’ Roll Record? by Jim Dawson and Steve Propes are:
- “Kaw-Liga” by Hank Williams and the Drifting Cowboys
- “Hound Dog” by Big Mama Willie Mae Thornton with Kansas City Bill
- “Honey Hush” by Big Joe Turner
- “Money Honey” by the Clovers
- “Gee” by the Crows