THE HISTORY OF ROCK N ROLL America 1950s
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THE HISTORY OF ROCK N’ ROLL America -1950’s
World War II and Korean War were over!
Soldiers were coming home
A new generation was evolving
This new generation had questions… about society, morality, and authority
The new generation rejected the music of their parents Big Bands Frank Sinatra Doris Day
Instead, they were listening to Ike Turner singing “Rocket 88”. Considered the first “rock-n-roll” song. Link will work when in presentation mode. https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Gbfnh 1 o. VTk 0
More and more, teenagers were listening to rhythm and blues performed by black artists. Muddy Waters https: //www. youtube. com/ watch? v=e_l 6 A 7 krjr. Q Ray Charles https: //www. y outube. com/w atch? v=f. Cm 9 R UV 03 dc Ivory Joe Hunter https: //www. you tube. com/watch? v=P 3 Zs. Rl 7 u 53 c
In 1954, Big Joe Turner recorded “Shake, Rattle, and Roll” https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v= Yh. ELp. Seeipg Black artist were being discriminated against and did not receive equal play time on the radio. A few months later, a country band named Bill Haley and the Comets recorded the same song. They received more radio play time and sold more records. https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v= 0 Myti 8 TNh-I
Sam Phillips of Sun Records discovered Elvis Presley.
Elvis Presley’s first records made him a regional superstar. On the Louisiana Hayride https: //www. youtube. co m/watch? v=b. La. Pnpjw-pc Elvis with Bill Black and Scotty Moore along with Sam Phillips
In Chicago, the “R & B” (rhythm and blues) scene was heating up Chuck Berry https: //www. youtube. co m/watch? v=6 ROw. Vr. F 0 C eg Little Richard https: //www. youtub e. com/watch? v=LVItt m. FAzek Bo Diddley https: //www. you tube. com/watch? v=8 w 9 Eii 9 ZFs. Q
In New Orleans, Fats Domino was the rage https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=i. Ph MDAf 4 vu 0
Mainstream disc jockeys did not play rhythm n’ blues by black artists. They were threatened with termination if they did.
But a Cleveland disc jockey named Alan Freed dared to play the music on his evening show, calling it “rock-n- roll”!
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