Talk:Saturday Night Fish Fry

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Rock and roll as genre edit

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Hello RockabillyRaccoon: The R&R Hall of Fame source used for "rock and roll" that was added to the infobox states "His classic 'Saturday Night Fish Fry' is an early example of rap and possibly the first rock and roll recording. [emphasis added]" Several other sources also qualify the term with "might/may be the first", "is one of the first", etc.

There are several competing views as to what was the "first rock 'n roll record". Those who believe that "Rocket 88" (1954), "Rock Around the Clock" (1954), or "Heartbreak Hotel" (1956) is the first, would not consider the earlier "Saturday Night Fish Fry" (1949) as "rock and roll" (any later songs could not be considered the first, if an earlier one is identified).

Adding "rock and roll" as a genre in the infox does not appear to be supported by the article refs and, indeed, is contradicted by several other reliable sources. I haven't seen "possibly" added to an infobox genre; just listing "rock and roll" does not properly convey what the source states and not be accurate. This is something that is best left for discussion in the article.

—Ojorojo (talk) 16:52, 24 August 2022 (UTC)Reply

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