Roy Brown in 1947, with "Good Rocking Tonight." It was the first "jump blues" song sung Gospel style, creating a new genre called Rhythm and Blues. Wynonie Harris did a raunchier, much more popular version later that year. Roy Brown wrote "Good Rocking Tonight." It is considered the first and earliest Proto-Rock song, predating Jackie Branston and Joe Turner's "Rocket 88" by several years. Elvis, Paul McCartney and many other artists have done covers of this song, which led directly to Bill Haley and Rock 'n Roll.
While its always difficult to prove who was first at anything, I believe most would agree that the answer to your question is Chuck Berry.
Marvin Gaye
Elvis Presley
The song 'Rock 'n Roll Train' is a popular song that was written and performed by rock group AC/DC. It can be found on their album entitled 'Black Ice', and was first released in 2008.
Neil Young. He was inducted first as a solo artist, then as a band member.
Elvis Presley the first one to do rock 'n' roll
He was the first white artist to successfully bring black "race" music to the young white audience.
I believe it was Aretha Franklin.
There is no one person that created rock and roll. This genre of music came about in the 1940s and 1950s. Elvis Presley is the most covered artist for rock and roll, in fact he is known as the King of Rock and Roll.
Elvis was called the king of rock and roll because a lot of people listen to his music.
'Cause they sing rock and roll... :)
Elvis Presley will count for rock and roll.
Otis redding?
Elvis Presley
Marvin Gaye
The charts began in Jan. 1955 The first number one was "Let me go lover" by Joan Weber....not even close to rock n roll. The first rock record to reach number one was "Rock around the Clock in July, 1955
rock around the clock!
Bob Dylan.