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Rock and Roll Origins
- Rock and roll's origins are complex and go beyond the simple blues/country blend.
- Hillbilly boogie, influenced by boogie-woogie, played a significant role in rock and roll and rockabilly's development.
Hillbilly Boogie
- Hillbilly boogie, evolving from Western swing, became honky-tonk, using country instruments with boogie rhythms.
- Popular in the 40s and 50s, its themes of drinking, fighting, and sex held unexpected artistic power.
Williams and Mullican
- Hank Williams, a versatile country musician, and Moon Mullican, a hillbilly boogie specialist, collaborated.
- Mullican's influence on early rock and roll, particularly rockabilly, is substantial, despite being less known.