I just stole this sentence from another thread
"If you were going to give rock & roll another name, you might call it Chuck Berry".- John Lennon

So, my question is If you were going to give rock & roll another name, you might call it_____

THE ROLLING STONES :




Whats yours?

Well when i was growing up the second name giving by the grown folks was NOISE "turn that noise down" followed by ruckus, fuss, racket.

I think I echo John's sentiment. Chuck Berry IS guitar rock. However if you include all of soul/R&B under the umbrella of "Rock & Roll" then it's much tougher to name one artist who encompasses all of it. My pick for that would be Little Richard, who in my mind best represents the piano and brass driven form of rock n roll and the gospel roots of rock n roll which defines Soul music. As Otis Redding said "Little Richard is pure soul".