who sang r o c k in the usa
R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. "R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.", subtitled "A Salute to 60's Rock," is a rock song written and performed by John Mellencamp. It was the third single from his 1985 album Scarecrow and a top-ten hit on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Top Rock Tracks charts.
1950s in music In 1951, Little Richard Penniman began recording for RCA Records in the late-1940s jump blues style of Joe Brown and Billy Wright. However, it wasn't until he prepared a demo in 1954, that caught the attention of Specialty Records, that the world would start to hear his new, uptempo, funky rhythm and blues that would catapult him to fame in 1955 and help define the sound of rock and roll. A rapid succession of rhythm-and-blues hits followed, beginning with "Tutti Frutti" and "Long Tall Sally",[14] which would influence performers such as James Brown,[15] Elvis Presley,[16] and Otis Redding.[17]