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Ain't No Rock'n'Roll

from Sing Together by Jazzy Ash, Red Yarn

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“Ain't No Rock’n’Roll” is a spirited anthem that acknowledges and introduces all the real-life African American musical pioneers who influenced rock 'n' roll and, consequently, the future of popular music.

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Well you don't really know the good times
If you ain't been down and out
And if you never felt the rhythm and blues
You can't twist and shout
White wingtips and penny loafers
Never beat the blue suede shoes
And there ain't no rock'n'roll without the blues

No there ain't no Rolling Stones
Without Muddy Waters
And there ain't no Janis Joplin
Without all that Bessie Smith had taught her
Without Big Boy Crudup and Big Mama Thornton
Elvis couldn't be the King
And without those crooning bluesmen
You wouldn't hear us white boys sing…
Mix up your country & western with R&B
And then spread the gospel news
Lawd there ain't no rock'n'roll without the blues

Yeah it took Chuck Berry's hot guitar
To get the Beach Boys and Beatles simmering
And without Little Richard's style and sass
Bob Dylan would still be Robert Zimmerman
Sister Rosetta & Etta James
Helped light the burning fuse
And there ain't no rock'n'roll without the blues

Well it takes a little honky tonk
To get us the country moving
But it takes a lot of juke joint
To get the whole dang planet grooving
There's so many strands and so many bands
Thank goodness we don't have to choose
And there ain't no rock'n'roll without the blues
No there ain't no American music
Without Black American music
And there ain't no rock'n'roll without the blues
No there ain't no rock'n'roll without the blues

credits

from Sing Together, released October 7, 2022
Jazzy Ash - vocals
Red Yarn - vocals, guitars
Philip Glenn - piano, fiddle
Anthony Shadduck - bass
Danny Frankel - drums, percussion

Written by Ashli Rocker-St. Armant (Knockwood Studios, ASCAP) and Andy Furgeson (Red Yarn’s Notebook, ASCAP).
© 2022, Knockwood Studio & Red Yarn Productions.

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Red Yarn is a Texas-born, Oregon-based family performer who weaves folksongs & puppetry into engaging shows for all ages. With his energetic performances and lush folk-rock recordings, Red Yarn reinvigorates American folklore for younger generations.

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