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durring the 1950
roots of rock-jazz, country, rythm and blues,
rocket 88 was the first recod but did not sell good
maybellene or idea red was the first rock record to sell good. -
Durring the 1950s
1st color tv by rca
polio vaciene by jona saulk
diners club credit card-27 people had it with 5 resteraunts took it
hydrogen bomb
kidney transplant -
mid 1950s con
Heartbreak Hotel was his first national hit
he became a national star in 56-57
Evlis served in the US Army from 1958-1960
his hit song included hound dog
Blue Suede Shoes Love Me Tender
Jailhouse Rock
Return to sender
suspicous minds Evils was shy
He was a semi sucsessful actor
He died of a drug overdose in1977
His former home was called graceland -
1955 con
Jerry Lee Lewis palyed piano
Allen Freed played black music on the radio -
The King of rock and roll, mid 1950s
Evils Presly was the king of rock
He was one of the mos influetantal people on pop culture
he took rock to the next level
he was the first person to meld black music and mournfully hillbilly
fresh out of high school he worked as a truck driver in memphis. he made his first recording at a local studio that was thought to be a gift from his mom.
he cought the attention of Sam Phillips who produced Rocket 88.
in 1954 evlis released his first single It's All Right Momma -
The Day Music Died
in 1959 3 rock and roll stars died in a light plane crash
They were:
Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, and Richie Valiens
Buddy Holly standerized the line up of two gutairs bass and drums
his hits included Peggy Sue, That'll be the day
Jiles Richardsion or the Big Bopper
one of his hits were chantilly lace
Richie Vlaenies was 17 when he died
his hirs included la bamba and Donna
Don McLean was a 60s artistis came up with American Pie
Rosea Parks gets gold medal of honnor,McDonalds opens,Disney Land op -
1960s
the beatles formed, came from liverpool
they appeared on the ed sullivon show
berlin wall was built in 61
yuri gagerit was the first man to go into space -
Mid 60s
Animals were the first brittish band to challenge the beatles
hollies never broke up
Ford, Gm, and Chrysler -
mid 60s cont
popular songs were- I Feel Good, Respect, -
late 60s
soul,rythm and blues, gospel,and hip-hop are the genres
Primnenit Soal Artists
Aretha Frsnklin-last major star of the classical era
James Brown-haredst working man in show biz, godfather of soul, almost became a baseball/boxer
Ray Charles-
The Supremes-
The Temptations-
1967 first super bowl PACKERS WIN!!!!!!! over cheifs
soul is defined by two major record label-motown records, Detroit, MI, and stax records-they appealed to both black and white audenices. The temptations had lots of coreyogry