By Keefer
Jan 7, 2021
1954 - Muddy Waters records Hoochie Coochie Man. This is one of the blues songs that shaped rock and roll when the genre was in its infancy. The author/musician Roger Reale explained: The stark realism, the drama, and especially the vocal delivery are what do it for me on Hoochie Coochie Man. It s half conversational; Muddy gets your attention without overdoing it. And those lyrics about a gypsy woman always felt kind of fascinating.
1967 - Charley Pride becomes the first African American solo singer to perform at the Grand Old Opry in Nashville. He is invited to perform at the venerable country music mecca after the success of his hit Just Between You and Me, which makes it to #9 on the Country music chart.