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What is The First Rock and Roll Song?

February 11, 2026February 11, 2026 / Peter Berris / Leave a comment

Since the beginning of time, humans have grappled with three existential questions: (1) what is the meaning of life; (2) what happens after death; and (3) what was the first rock and roll song. In this post, DIYRockAndRoll.com will answer definitively all three questions. Just kidding. We're not going to answer any of them, but we will shed some light on the third.

Eddie Floyd’s “Down to Earth”

November 22, 2023May 30, 2025 / Peter Berris / Leave a comment

In 1971, two of soul music’s most important musicians coproduced one of the genre’s wildest albums. Despite its unassuming title, on Down to Earth singer-songwriter Eddie Floyd and guitarist-songwriter Steve Cropper took soul music to new frontiers. 

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