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A couple weeks ago, the display on my car radio burned out. Since then, I've kept the dial on the local oldies station which I was listening to when it went out, fearing I would never be able to find one of the two decent local stations ever again.
Anyway, I've taken quite a liking to a lot of the styles of guitar playing i've been hearing, yet my oldie-ignorant self doesn't really know know who these bands are. Do you guys have any suggestions of good pre-Beatles rock and roll with wicked awesome guitar work?

― Kyle M., Monday, 14 February 2005 22:20 (twenty-one years ago)

Um anything Chuck Berry

― Bryan Moore (Bryan Moore), Monday, 14 February 2005 22:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Or Bo Diddley!

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Monday, 14 February 2005 22:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Ricky Nelson with James Burton on guitar.

― Ken L (Ken L), Monday, 14 February 2005 22:31 (twenty-one years ago)

Everly Brothers

― The Argunaut (sexyDancer), Monday, 14 February 2005 22:32 (twenty-one years ago)

Buddy Holly and the Crickets...

― Bryan Moore (Bryan Moore), Monday, 14 February 2005 22:32 (twenty-one years ago)

I'd say

"Hello Mary Lou" by Ricky Nelson
"Rumble" by Link Wray
"That's All Right" by Elvis Presley
"Walk Don't Run" by the Ventures
"Let's Go Trippin'" by Dick Dale
"Rebel Rouser" by Duane Eddy

constitutes a pretty good jumping off point

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Monday, 14 February 2005 22:35 (twenty-one years ago)

The Coasters

― Adam Harrison-Friday, Monday, 14 February 2005 22:35 (twenty-one years ago)

anythin w chicken or licken in the title

― dan bunnybrain (dan bunnybrain), Monday, 14 February 2005 22:36 (twenty-one years ago)

Eddie Cochran!

― The Argunaut (sexyDancer), Monday, 14 February 2005 22:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Gene Vincent!

― darin (darin), Monday, 14 February 2005 22:52 (twenty-one years ago)

Link Wray!

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Monday, 14 February 2005 22:54 (twenty-one years ago)

Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash.

― The Argunaut (sexyDancer), Monday, 14 February 2005 22:55 (twenty-one years ago)

Pipeline- The Chantays

― Ken L (Ken L), Monday, 14 February 2005 22:58 (twenty-one years ago)

Basically, anything on Sun or Chess.

― The Argunaut (sexyDancer), Monday, 14 February 2005 22:59 (twenty-one years ago)

Dave Clark Five
The Searchers
The Animals

― VegemiteGrrl (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 14 February 2005 23:01 (twenty-one years ago)

Eddie Cochran - seconded! And if you go for Gene Vincent, make sure it's with his original Blue Caps line-up.

― PiersT, Monday, 14 February 2005 23:02 (twenty-one years ago)

totally smokin'

― PiersT, Monday, 14 February 2005 23:02 (twenty-one years ago)

xpost:
with 'Galloping' Cliff Gallup on guitar!

― Ken L (Ken L), Monday, 14 February 2005 23:04 (twenty-one years ago)

"Love Is Strange" - Mickey & Sylvia

― briania (briania), Monday, 14 February 2005 23:07 (twenty-one years ago)

xpost - he the man!

― PiersT, Monday, 14 February 2005 23:22 (twenty-one years ago)

"Sylvia?"

― Ken L (Ken L), Monday, 14 February 2005 23:23 (twenty-one years ago)

The Shadows - anything up until 1967.

― Jez (Jez), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 07:55 (twenty-one years ago)

I've taken a liking to The Mills Brothers recently, but they might even be too old for oldies stations.

― Hurting (Hurting), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 07:59 (twenty-one years ago)

Bo Diddley!!!
Johnny Kidd & the Pirates!!!
And Gene Vincent absolutely seconded.

― NickB (NickB), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 08:50 (twenty-one years ago)

Les Paul!!!

― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 09:03 (twenty-one years ago)

Cliff Gallup's breaks on Vincent's "B-I Bickey-Bi Bo Bo Go" may be the greatest guitar solos of all time.

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 09:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs... however not much guitar.

― Bryan Moore (Bryan Moore), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 09:57 (twenty-one years ago)

Ike Turner's instrumentals, which I don't think oldies programmers are, uh, aware of.

― edd s hurt (ddduncan), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 16:40 (twenty-one years ago)

You might try Rhino's Load, Fast, and Out of Control collection.

― nickn (nickn), Wednesday, 16 February 2005 00:01 (twenty-one years ago)

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