A Brief History of Rock n’ Roll. Rock Around the Clock Bill Haley and His Comets.
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A Brief History of Rock n’ Roll
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Rock Around the ClockBill Haley and His Comets
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First, the term “Rock n Roll”
• 1922 – used as a reference for ____• Begun by DJ Alan Freed, during his
show “Moondog Rock n’ Roll Party” • Payola
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Origins of Music
• Combination of Several Diff. Genres– Jazz– Doo Wop / Boogie Woogie– Blues– Gospel– R & B– Folk
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Whole Lotta Shakin’
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Sam Phillips
• Famous Memphis DJ• Concerned black artists
would never be able to break through “white mainstream”
• Founded SUN RECORDS 1950
• Began looking for white acts who “could play and sing in the same exciting, alive way.”
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Only You – The Platters or The Hilltoppers
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Elvis Presley
• First record 1954• Began as country
singer• 1956 had #1 songs
in 3 categories• Had several hit
songs in 1957 on self title album
• Drafted in 1958• More on him later
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Just for Fun
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Goal of small record labels• Find artists “so talented and unique—
or so outrageous—that their styles could not be easily imitated by other artists on the major labels.”
• Who are 3 artists that fall into this category?
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Answer
• “Little Richard” Penniman• Jerry Lee Lewis• Chuck Berry
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Little Richard
• Found when searching for a new Ray Charles
• Tutti Fruti
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Jerry Lee Lewis
• Crazy antics on stage gave him recognition
• Songs directly targeted youth with titles like “Wild One” and “High School Confidential”
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Chuck Berry• One of most
influential musicians of all time.
• “Duck Walk”• Began as strictly R
& B until his guitar skills grew, then Rock n Roll Icon.
• Black AND White kids loved his music
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Just for Fun
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The Day the Music Died
• Feb. 3rd, 1959
• Buddy Holly• Big Bopper
Richardson• Ritchie
Valens (La Bamba)