Biography:
The Coasters were formed in Los Angeles, California in 1955 by Carl Gardner (tenor) and Bobby Nunn (bass) after the split of doo wop group The Robins.
Their collaboration with legendary songwriters Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller gave them a unique sound that was very humorous most of the time. Their first huge hit came with "Young Blood" and "Searchin'." They also had success with hits such as "Yakety Yak," "Charlie Brown," and "Little Egypt."
Gardner was still touring with The Coasters as late as 2005
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Other songs:
- Yakety Yak
- Along Came Jones
- Charlie Brown
- Down Home Girl
- Down In Mexico
- Idol With The Golden Head
- Im A Hog For You Baby
- Little Egypt
- One Kiss Led To Another
- Poison Ivy
- Run Red Run
- Searchin
- Smokey Joes Cafe
- Sweet Georgia Brown
- Taint Nothin To Me
- That Is Rock And Roll
- The Climb
- Three Cool Cats
- Wait A Minute
- Wake Me Shake Me
- What About Us
- Young Blood
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
G=(3 2 0 0 0 3)
Em=(0 2 2 0 0 0)
C=(x 3 2 x 1 x)
A7=(0 0 2 2 2 3)
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That is Rock and Roll
[Spoken Intro]
G
In the beginning there was nothing but rock,
Em
Then somebody invented the wheel
C
And things just began to roll
[Verse]
G Em C
Did you ever hear a tenor sax, swingin' like a rusty axe
A7 G A7 D
Honkin' like a frog, down in a hollow log, baby, that is rock and roll
G B7 C
Did you ever hear a guitar twang, Jingy - jingy - jingy - jang
C A7 G E A7 D G
Ever hear those strings doin' crazy things, baby, that is rock and roll
[Chorus]
C G
That ain't no freight train that you hear rollin' down the railroad tracks
A7 D
That's a country boy piano man, Playin' in between the cracks
G B7 C
You say that music's for the birds, and you can't understand the words
A7 G Em
But honey, if you did, you'd really blow your lid
A7 D G
'Cause baby, that is rock and roll
[Sax lead]
[Chorus]
C G
That ain't no freight train that you hear rollin' down the railroad tracks
A7 D
That's a country boy piano man, Playin' in between the cracks
G B7 C
You say that music's for the birds, and you can't understand the words
A7 G Em
But honey, if you did, you'd really blow your lid
[Tag]
A7 D G E
'Cause baby, that is rock and roll in the morning,
A7 D G E
baby that is rock and roll, in the evening,
A7 D G
baby that is rock and roll
Em=(0 2 2 0 0 0)
C=(x 3 2 x 1 x)
A7=(0 0 2 2 2 3)
B7=(x 2 1 2 0 2)
E=(0 2 2 1 0 0)
That is Rock and Roll
[Spoken Intro]
G
In the beginning there was nothing but rock,
Em
Then somebody invented the wheel
C
And things just began to roll
[Verse]
G Em C
Did you ever hear a tenor sax, swingin' like a rusty axe
A7 G A7 D
Honkin' like a frog, down in a hollow log, baby, that is rock and roll
G B7 C
Did you ever hear a guitar twang, Jingy - jingy - jingy - jang
C A7 G E A7 D G
Ever hear those strings doin' crazy things, baby, that is rock and roll
[Chorus]
C G
That ain't no freight train that you hear rollin' down the railroad tracks
A7 D
That's a country boy piano man, Playin' in between the cracks
G B7 C
You say that music's for the birds, and you can't understand the words
A7 G Em
But honey, if you did, you'd really blow your lid
A7 D G
'Cause baby, that is rock and roll
[Sax lead]
[Chorus]
C G
That ain't no freight train that you hear rollin' down the railroad tracks
A7 D
That's a country boy piano man, Playin' in between the cracks
G B7 C
You say that music's for the birds, and you can't understand the words
A7 G Em
But honey, if you did, you'd really blow your lid
[Tag]
A7 D G E
'Cause baby, that is rock and roll in the morning,
A7 D G E
baby that is rock and roll, in the evening,
A7 D G
baby that is rock and roll
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