Jesse Stone: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Class of 1977

Rock Hall Bio: http://rockhall.com/inductees/jesse-stone/bio/



Jesse Stone was born in 1901 and died in 1999. In between, he helped set the foundation for rock n roll.

Starvation Blues (1927): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FM0IObMDm4M



He landed at the Cotton Club in 1936 and played the Apollo.

Stone also wrote.

Idaho by Benny Goodman (1942): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1B9-0AXjqDQ

Cole Slaw by Louis Jordan: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfUN01jx2cY

Shake Rattle and Roll by Big Joe Turner (1954): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20Feq_Nt3nM

Charlie Christian: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Class of 1990

His life and career in links.

Rock Hall Bio:

http://rockhall.com/inductees/charlie-christian/bio/

Charlie Christian played a prominent role in the development of bebop and jazz.

Born in 1916, by the early 1930s, he was touring the Midwest.

1939-1941: He was a member of Benny Goodman’s orchestra. Christian played electric guitar.

Tea for Two with Benny Goodman (1939):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAWlyg44oIQ&feature=related

Breakfast Feud with Benny Goodman (1940):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prL94c2tyHA

Swing to Bop (1941):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ce9Jtl9D6FQ

Stompin’ at the Savoy (1941):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x52x5hjpD5k&feature=related

He died in 1942 from tuberculosis at age 25.

John Hammond: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Class of 1986

Hammond was a music scout that discovered or advanced the careers of many important acts of the 20th century.


Rock Hall Bio: http://rockhall.com/inductees/john-hammond/bio/

Important acts Hammond signed or helped:

Benny Goodman: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2S1I_ien6A

Billie Holiday: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWtUzdI5hlE

Count Basie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYLbrZAko7E

Big Joe Turner: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20Feq_Nt3nM

Pete Seeger: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iAIM02kv0g

Aretha Franklin: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yi6dqhi8Ptw

Bob Dylan: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hk3mAX5xdxo

Bruce Springsteen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=129kuDCQtHs

Leonard Cohen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrLk4vdY28Q

His last major signing:

Stevie Ray Vaughan: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nO23B5C_Mcw