JOHNNY BURNETTE AND THE ROCK AND ROLL TRIO ![]()
In 1956, Johnny Burnette and the Rock and Roll Trio released “Train Kept A-Rollin’”; a cool video showing them playing the song is available on YouTube. Wikipedia reports: “The Trio’s version features guitar lines in what many historians consider to be the first recorded example of intentionally distorted guitar in rock music.” This record came out 2 years before Link Wray introduced power chords to rock music with his hit instrumental “Rumble”, where he also included considerable distorted guitar. (June 2015) |