Where Rock 'n' Roll Was Born

On the road to the roots of rock 'n' roll/rockabilly, Mississippi, Tennessee, Louisiana (Tupelo, Walls, Memphis and Ferriday). Rock 'n' Roll was born in shotgun shacks, juke joints, cotton fields, railroad depots, rural churches and on the lost highways of the rural South. Photos by Jim Potts.

See also Where the Blues Was Born

On the road to rock 'n' roll, The Lost Highway, Hank Williams

We're Gonna Rock, Wild Bill Moore

Shake, Rattle and Roll (Rockabilly Version)

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We're gonna rock, Memphis Slim, Hamburg 1962

Bye Bye Baby, Memphis Slim, Hamburg, 1962