.... I think Hanson is probably more Punk than Sum 41.... And , of course , real , WILD , Rock'n'Roll , which Little Richard perfected , already had the raw energy and speedfreak tempos that Punk drew from 20 years later. Personally , I still want to wreck the room , everytime I hear a Little Richard record.
Chuck Berry , I never thought of him as a precursor to Punk , but , of course , he's one of a select few that really defined Rock'n'Roll. You'll find Berry's music in Beat , Brit R'N'B , Boogie , Hard Rock , Pub Rock , and Punk Rock , too....Even if The Punks were quick to diss the originators of R'n'R , while bringing R'n'R back up from what appeared to be it's grave. Rock was'nt dead , just sick.
In Junior High School , I was friends with a Black fella who told me Little Richard was a Punk.
But....ummm...he meant something different , entirely.