by Paul Merry | Jun 27, 2019 | Uncategorized |
Dave “I invented the big beat” Bartholomew 1918-2019. The late, great Fats Domino left with Dave Bartholomew, who died in New Orleans on Sunday, June 23rd 2019. Born Davis Bartholomew in Louisiana in 1918, Dave helped write and record some of early rock ’n’ roll’s...
by Paul Merry | May 22, 2019 | blogs, stories |
I’ve just come across an amazing discovery. Researching my new book, ‘150 Years of Rock ‘n’ Roll’, I’ve found what I think just might be the very first prototype rock ‘n’ roll record. If you ignore the first nine...
by Paul Merry | Apr 11, 2019 | blogs, stories |
‘Boogie Woogie Stomp’ bumped as America’s Gift’s earliest rock ‘n’ roll record. Below is a page from my blues history book, America’s Gift, showing the rocking blues I consider the six earliest prototype rock ‘n’...
by Paul Merry | Jan 29, 2019 | blogs, stories |
by Paul Merry | Jan 12, 2019 | blogs, stories |
And why we prefer blues to pop music. Because the title of this blog is Paul Merry Blues, it’s easy to assume blues is the only music I’m interested in. Nothing could be further from the truth. People have referred to me as Mr Bluesman, something I’m definitely not,...
