Fred Gerardi
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Ed Ward:
Just finished reading History of Rock & Roll, Vol.1..quick question why in the chapter on 1956 didn't you mention Bill Doggett's Honkey Tonk? You mentioned lots of other instrumentals, and even if it never went to #1, it did peak at #2 and was on the chart 39 weeks..just curious. Loved the book. Grew up in the '50's and great to re-live those exciting memories.
Ed Ward
First of all, did you read the hardback or paperback? There were some revisions in the paper, but I don't think "Honky Tonk" was one of them. To tell the truth, I missed -- deliberately and not-so-deliberately -- plenty of stuff. There's only so much room in the book and I had only so long to write it -- maybe not as much time as I'd wished. Moreover, there were several versions of the tune, and Doggett's is the one that (justifiably, I think) won out.
But thanks for reading it, and now I have to go back to Vol. 2, due at the publisher's in July.
But thanks for reading it, and now I have to go back to Vol. 2, due at the publisher's in July.
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