She's Just Old Fashioned - Music

Goree Carter December 31 1930 - December 29 1990 Was A Houston Texas Born American R&B Singer And Rock And Roll Guitarist Best Known For His 1949 Single "Rock Awhile " Which Is Considered A Strong Contender For The "first Rock And Roll Record" Title And Featured An Over-Driven Electric Guitar Style Similar To That Of Chuck Berry Six Years Later. Career Goree Carter Was Born In Houston Texas. In 1949 He And His Jump Blues Band The Hepcats Signed For Freedom Records A Local Record Label Set Up By Sol Kahal And Recorded The Label's First Release "Sweet Ole Woman Blues." As Well As Carter The Band Featured Two Saxophones Trumpet Piano Bass And Drums. Goree Carter's "Rock Awhile" 1949 Is Considered A Strong Contender For The "first Rock And Roll Record" Title And Featured An Over-Driven Electric Guitar Style Anticipating Chuck Berry. Carter's Electric Guitar Style Was Influenced By Aaron "T-Bone" Walker But Was Over-Driven And Had A Rougher Edge Which Presaged The Sound Of Rock And Roll A Few Years Later. His Single-String Runs And Two-String "blue Note" Chords Anticipated And May Have Influenced Chuck Berry. At The Age Of 18 He Recorded His Best Known Single "Rock Awhile" In April 1949. It Has Been Cited As A Strong Contender For The Title Of "first Rock And Roll Record" And A "much More Appropriate Candidate" Than The More Frequently Cited "Rocket 88" 1951 By Ike Turner. The Intro To "Rock Awhile" Also Resembles Those In Several Chuck Berry Records From 1955 Onwards. However "Rock Awhile" Was Not As Commercially Successful As Later Rock & Roll Records. Carter Recorded For Several Labels In The Early 1950s Including Imperial Coral And Modern But Last Recorded In 1954. Carter Continued To Play Occasional Local Gigs In Houston And Sat-In With Visiting Artist B.B. King His Last Live Performance Was In 1970. He Died In Houston At The Age Of 59 In 1990. read less