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The Birthplace of Rock and Roll “Broadcasting from the birthplace of rock ‘n’ roll. From the first known guitar rifts in rock ‘n’ roll history recorded in Hattiesburg, Mississippi by the Mississippi Jook Band from Jones County to the greatest rock guitarists of all time. WXRR Hattiesburg-Laurel Rock 104. ” -Rock 104 FM

Image of text, as found in Robert Palmer’s “Rock Begins, ” in The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock and Roll, ed. Anthony Decurtis et al. (New York: Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc. , 1992), 1.

Robert Palmer, “Rock Begins, ” in The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock and Roll, ed. Anthony Decurtis et al. ( New York: Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc. , 1992), 3 -16.

tions was being replaced by a new style, emphasizing the deliberate rhythms of the archaic ring shouts. The style was called “rocking and reeling, ” and it probably originated in the maverick Sanctified or Holiness churches, where guitars, drums, and horns were acceptable as the piano or organ, and more easily afforded. Moreover, it was a style that was already beginning to influence secular music. The Graves brothers of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, who had recorded “rocking and reeling” spirituals for Paramount in 1929, made several blues records as the Mississippi Jook Band in 1936. Their “Barbecue Bust” and “Dangerous Woman” featured fully formed rock & roll guitar riffs and a stomping rock & roll beat. Image of text, as found in Robert Palmer’s “Rock Begins, ” in The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock and Roll, ed. Anthony Decurtis et al. (New York: Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc. , 1992), 4.

Early Hattiesburg Image of “Main and Front Street; circa 1920, ” as found in Historical Manuscripts and Photographs Collection, The University of Southern Mississippi University Libraries Digital Collection. Image of “Hattiesburg Coca. Cola Bottling Company; 1920, ” as found in Historical Manuscripts and Photographs Collection, The University of Southern Mississippi University Libraries Digital Collection.

Early USM Image of “View of Campus Buildings; Circa 1922, ” as found in Southern Miss History Collection, The University of Southern Mississippi University Libraries Digital Collection. Image of “View of Campus Buildings and Students Walking on Campus: Circa 1925, ” as found in Southern Miss History Collection, The University of Southern Mississippi University Libraries Digital Collection.

Hotel Hattiesburg Image of “The now-demolished Hotel Hattiesburg opened in 1906 at the corner of Pine and Mobile streets, ” as found in Reagan’s Hattiesburg in Postcards, Arcadia, 2004, 62.

Ring Shouts (Good Lord) Run Old Jeremiah (1934) – Joe Washington Brown and Austin Coleman https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=t. L 0 Fp. B 26 VSg Image of “Afro-American Spirituals, Work Songs, and Ballads. ” Audio CD, as found in http: //www. amazon. com/Afro-American. Spirituals-Work-Songs. Ballads/dp/B 00000 DC 6 N (accessed April 11, 2016).

Ragtime Jack Johnson- Tiger Rag (1932) https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=lsw. BX 3 c. BKAQ

Old Blues The Blues Is All Wrong (1929)- Leola Manning https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=p. TH 2 SW 2 nl 8 w You. Tube. “Leola Manning- The Blues Is All Wrong (1929). ” https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=p. TH 2 SW 2 nl 8 w (accessed April 13, 2016).

Harmony Blues progressions become a staple of early rock and roll. Rock Around the Clock (1954) – Bill Haley & His Comets https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Zgdufz. Xvjqw Give Me One Reason (1995) Tracy Chapman https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=ym 1 e. De. Oxq 14 An alternative progression: Stand By Me (1961) – Ben E. King https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=hw. ZNL 7 QVJj. E Image of Table 5 that shows each song’s first chordal movement by year, as found in Burns, Joe. “The Music Matters: An Analysis of Early Rock and Roll. ” Soundscape. http: //www. icce. rug. nl/~soundscapes/VO LUME 06/Music_matters. shtml (accessed April 12, 2016).

Melding of Gospel and Secular Telephone to Glory There will be no charges, Telephone is free, It was built for service, Just for you and me. Telephone to Glory, He’ll answer just in time. Telephone to Glory, Oh, what joy divine. I can feel the current, Movin’ on the line. If we get the buzzin’ From his lovin’ arms. We may talk to Jesus, On His royal telephone. If your line is grounded, And connexions thru, Have been lost to Jesus, I’ll tell you what to do.

Gayle Dean Wardlow and Grace Minor Clip from Barrelhouse, Boogie, and Bottlenecks: The Hattiesburg Blues Connection 1920 -1940/ News 7 Presents. Videotape, written and narrated by Charles Harrington (1993 ; Hattiesburg, MS: WDAM TV). Located in Brooks Reading Room Mississippiana Stacks, The University of Southern Mississippi.

Henry Speir, Record Company Scout) Image of H. C. Speir as a young man in early 1920 s, when he worked at a Victrola plant in New Orleans, as found in Wardlow Collection, Chasin’ That Devil Music : Searching for the Blues, 1998, p. 126. Image of Speir’s store on North Farish St. , 1929. At right are booths to listen to records. Speir had a custom recorder upstairs to cut acetates for a $5. 00 price, as found in Wardlow Collection, Chasin’ That Devil Music: Searching for the Blues, 1998, p. 134. Image of Speir’s furniture and hardware store during World War II after relocating from downtown Jackson, as found in Wardlow collection. Wardlow, Gayle D. Chasin’ That Devil Music: Searching for the Blues, 1998, 129.

Speir, (Cont. ) Image of H. C. Speir at age 76, as found in Hand Me My Traveling Shoes Blog. “ H. C Speir-Talent Scout Extraordinaire. ” http: //handmemytravelinshoes. blogspo t. com/2012/04/hc-speir-talent-scoutextraordinaire. html (accessed April 11, 2016). Image of the building that housed The H. C. Speir Phonograph Co. at 225 N. Farish St. has been demolished since the publication of Steve Cheseborough's Blues Traveling (second edition) in 2004. It was at the far end of the lot, in this view, separated from the building in the background by an alley, as found in Road Dawg Blues. “Jackson. ” http: //www. roaddawgblues. com/Jackson. h tml (accessed April 11, 2016). ).

Blind Roosevelt Graves (1909 -1962) • Born in Summerland, near Laurel. Image of “Rare Blues LP- Blind Roosevelt Graves-Whole World in His Hands-1927 -36 Herwin, as found in Collectors. Frenzy. http: //collectorsfrenzy. com/details/380576 167267/Rare_Blues_LP_Blind_Roosevelt_Gra ves. Whole_World_In_His_Hands_192736_Her win (accessed April 4, 2016). MS Blues Trail. “Roots of Rock ‘n’ Roll – Hattiesburg. ” http: //msbluestrail. org/blues-trail-markers/hattiesburg (accessed April 13, 2016).

Crazy About My Baby (1929)- Blind Roosevelt Graves and Brother “Crazy About My Baby” from 1929, “could be considered the first rock 'n' roll recording. ” Crazy About My Baby (1929)- Blind Roosevelt Graves and Brother -Gayle Dean Wardlow MS Blues Trail https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=56 rj. RNQ 1 f. PY MS Blues Trail. “Roots of Rock ‘n’ Roll – Hattiesburg. ” http: //msbluestrail. org/blues-trailmarkers/hattiesburg (accessed April 13, 2016).

Chicago Stomp (1924) – Jimmy Blythe https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=E d 962 JM 9 ys. Y

Pine Top’s Boogie Woogie (1928) – Pine Top Smith https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=f. Dp 9 c. OLx. Yv 0

Guitar Boogie (1929) – Blind Roosevelt Graves and His Brother https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=d 80 d. CKsl 9 RA Image of Paramount’s Guitar Boogie poster, as found in Van Der Tuuk, Alex. “The Graves Brothers. ” In The Frog Blues and Jazz Annual No. 1, edited by Paul Swinton. (Foxwood: Frog Records Limited, 2010), 9.

New Guitar Boogie Shuffle (1953) – Super-Sonics 1953 Super-Sonics – New Guitar Boogie Shuffle (instrumental). https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=9 n. QCLMvz. QAc Image of “New Guitar Boogie Shuffle Record“ 1953 Super-Sonics – New Guitar Boogie Shuffle (instrumental), ” as found at https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=9 n. QCL Mvz. QAc (accessed April 13, 2016).

Guitar Boogie/ In the Mood (1962) – Rene & His Alligators https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=2 tr. Ygtec 1 Hg Image of “Rene And His Alligators – All Countries – Gallery, ” as found at 45 Cat http: //www. 45 cat. com/bigartist/ rene-and-his-alligators/all (accessed April 13, 2016).

Telephone to Glory (1929) Blind Roosevelt Graves and Brother https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=09 E 1 i 0 Go 7 R 4 Image of “Blind Roosevelt Graves & Brother. ” record cover, as found at Allmusic. http: //www. allmusic. com/album/completerecorded-works-1929 -1936 -mw 0000089522 (accessed April 12, 2016).

I’ll be Rested (1936) – Mississippi Jook Band https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=DJr 45 x. Hw. DZ 8 Image of “I’ll Be Rested. ” vinyl, as found in Van Der Tuuk, Alex. “The Graves Brother. ” In The Frog Blues and Jazz Annual No. 1, edited by Paul Swinton. (Foxwood: Frog Records Limited, 2010), 8.

Other Names Oliver (1984, p. 206) claims that Roosevelt and Uaroy recorded other religious titles under the name of Blind Willie Jackson and Brother, Blind Arthur Groom and Brother, and even the Jubilee Male Quartet! All. Music. “Blind Roosevelt Graves. “(accessed April 12, 2016).

Grainy image that was part of the original F. W. Boerner advertising artwork from the mid thirties. First print sheets bore the name ‘Cooney’ beneath the piano/organ player in the photograph giving rise to the ide that this could be Cooney Vaughn as found in Van Der Tuuk, Alex. “The Graves Brothers. ” In The Frog Blues and Jazz Annual No. 1, edited by Paul Swinton. (Foxwood: Frog Records Limited, 2010), 11.

Dangerous Woman (1936) – Mississippi Jook Band “Mississippi Jook Band – Dangerous Woman. ” https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=j. A 3 u. Ts ewj. VM (accessed April 12, 2016). Image of “Mississippi Jook Band – Dangerous Woman. ” vinyl, as found at https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=j. A 3 u. Ts ewj. VM (accessed April 12, 2016).

Barbecue Bust (1936) – Mississippi Jook Band https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=1 pegm 79 r 1 z. E Image of “Blind Roosevelt Graves & Brother. ” record cover, as found at http: //www. allmusic. com/album/completerecorded-works-1929 -1936 -mw 0000089522 (accessed April 12, 2016).

Early Recording Techniques Hittin’ The Bottle Stomp (1936) Mississippi Jook Band https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=t. I 3 Phh. NZYZs Image of “Hittin’ the Bottle Stomp” vinyl. Rate Your Music. “Hittin’ the Bottle Stomp/ Skippy Whippy. ” http: //rateyourmusic. com/release/single/mississippi_jook_band/hittin_th e_bottle_stomp___skippy_whippy. p/ (accessed April 11, 2016)/.

Woke Up This Morning (1936) – Roosevelt Graves and Brother You. Tube. “Roosevelt Graves and Brother Woke Up This Morning With My Mind On Jesus PERFECT 6 11 74. ” https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=qrd 6 hu 7 w 7 n 4 (accessed April 11, 2016). Image of “Woke Up This Morning. ” vinyl , as found at You. Tube. “Roosevelt Graves and Brother Woke Up This Morning With My Mind On Jesus PERFECT 6 11 74. ” https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=qrd 6 h u 7 w 7 n 4 (accessed April 11, 2016).

Oh Boy (1957) - Buddy Holly https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Yw. Hrx 0 r 0 t 2 s Image of “Oh Boy! (Buddy Holly song), ” as found at Wikipedia https: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Oh, _Boy!_(Buddy_Holly_s ong) (accessed April 12, 2016).

Johnny B. Good (1958) - Chuck Berry https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=ZFo 8 -Jqz. SCM Image of Chuck Berry’s “Johnny B. Goode” vinyl. Wikipedia. “Johnny B. Goode. ” https: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Joh nny_B. _Goode (accessed April 11, 2016). Image of Chuck Berry’s “Johnny B. Goode” album cover. Rock In Society. “Chuck Berry Helped Create Rock and Roll. ” https: //rockinsociety. wordpress. c om/2013/01/18/chuck-berryhelped-create-rock-and-roll/ (accessed April 11, 2016).

What’d I Say (1959) – Ray Charles https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=1 rggldf 1 c 6 c Image of “What’d I Say” vinyl. Wikipedia. “What’d I Say. ” https: //de. wikipedia. org/wiki/ What%E 2%80%99 d_I_Say (accessed April 11, 2016). Image of “What’d I Say” album cover. You. Tube. “Ray Charles-What’d I Say, Parts 1 & 2. ” https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v= t. Lniym. Ujy 5 I (accessed April 11, 2016.

Blind Roosevelt Graves (1909 -1962) Image of Blind Roosevelt Graves’ Death Certificate, as found at “Blind Roosevelt Graves and Brother - Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order 1929 -1936 (Document, 1992). ” Record Fiend http: //recordfiend. blogspot. com/2010/08/blind-roosevelt -graves-and-brother. html (accessed April 19, 2016).

Image of Mississippi Blues Trailer historical marker, as found in Bellande, Ray. “Ocean Springs Families. ” Ocean Springs Archives. http: //oceanspringsarchives. net/oceansprings-families (accessed April 12, 2016). On Oct. 18, 2008, a Mississippi Blues Trail historical marker was placed at 614 Mobile Street in Hattiesburg, commemorating the July 1936 recording session.

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Acknowledgements Matthew Curtis and Adam Mc. Adory Kori N. Armstrong Suzy Elkins