Let It Rock

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The Connection (band)

The Connection is an American rock and roll and power pop band, formed in Portsmouth, New Hampshire in 2011 by singer-songwriters Brad Marino and Geoff Palmer. Other current members include Bobby Davis on bass, Rick Orcutt on drums, and Kris "Fingers" Rodgers on keyboards.

Goldmine Magazine placed the band's first full-length LP, 2013's Let It Rock!, on its "Top 20 Albums of 2013" list, stating, “A helping of punk energy, plenty of pop songwriting smarts and a whole lotta rock and roll attitude sums up these New Hampshire boys.” A number of their tracks have been chosen by Steven Van Zandt and his Underground Garage radio station as "The Coolest Song in the World."

History

Founding

The Connection was formed in Portsmouth, New Hampshire in 2011 by Geoff Palmer, 34 (as of early 2014), and Brad Marino, 27, both American singer-songwriter and guitarists, who had discovered a mutual passion for the sounds of the British Invasion, Power Pop and pure Rock N Roll. The two began writing songs together in Palmer's Portsmouth living room. They took the band’s name from the 1966 Rolling Stones song “Connection," just as the Stones had taken their name from "Rollin' Stone" by Muddy Waters.

Let It Rock (Chuck Berry song)

"Let It Rock" is a song by Chuck Berry from his 1960 album Rockin' at the Hops. The same year, it was released as a single and reached #64 in the United States on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #6 in the UK.

The song was originally credited to Edward Anderson; Chuck Berry's complete name is "Charles Edward Anderson Berry".

The song is about working on a train track as a train is headed toward the workers. Its opening guitar riff, chord structure and verse tune are reminiscent of Berry's 1958 mega-hit, "Johnny B. Goode", which also mentions trains.

This song has been covered by the Connection, the Grateful Dead, Rockpile, the Rolling Stones, Motörhead, Jerry Garcia, Hasil Adkins, Skyhooks, the Yardbirds, Widespread Panic, the MC5, Bob Seger, the Stray Cats, George Thorogood, the Head Cat, Shadows of Knight, John Oates, the Georgia Satellites, Jeff Lynne and the Refreshments. latter recording also featuring British guitar legend Albert Lee as a guest soloist.

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