While drugs did not appear as an explicit theme in rock and roll music until the psychedelic era of the 1960s, sex is a theme, which was clearly evident. For example, let’s take a look at the vigorous cries of Little Richard on “Long Tall Sally”, a rock and roll blues song released in 1956. You may recognize this song as a rock and roll standard covered by hundreds of artists including the Beatles and Elvis Presley. “Long Tall Sally”- Little Richard [Link to Song]

~Vocals start at about 15s. ***The line in the original recorded version, “Long Tall Sally is built for speed”, is a reference to the proverbial African-American distinction in sexual types: “Built for comfort” or “built for speed”. PS: The top comment when you research this song on youtube is “This’ll turn ya into a sexual TYRANNOSAURUS!”