Zoomer's Rock 'n' Roll Medley

Rock 'n' Roll medleys are nothing new. They come naturally, owing to the fact that many of the songs are constructed as 12-bar jump blues with similar progressions and tempos, and one segues into the next handily. In the C&W bars in the '70s and '80s, this sort of thing was de rigeur in order to quell the shouts of "Rock and roll, damn it!" from the crowd. This live recording was made at the Lariat Lounge circa 1983. The band is The Lariat Cowboys: Zoomer Roberts: vocal and lead guitar, Jimmy Smith: fiddle, Joe H. Leaver: rhythm guitar and harmony vocal, Tony Quero: electric bass and harmony vocal, and Mark "Hot Rod" Kayes, drums. Joe and Tony have both passed on. Much of my vocal posturing here was lifted directly from Jerry Lee Lewis.