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The first group to hit pop charts with songs that are true rock and roll style.
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The first rock song to hit #1 nationwide on charts by Bill Haley
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Scouts for the company were looking for a new rock and roll artist to sign, and bought out Elvis Presley from Memphis Records.
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R&B artists Chuck Berry and Little Richard score significant rock hits
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US Juke Box operators say R&B selections are up 60%
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The doo wop group The Moonglows hit #1 on R&B charts with this song, and later it was taken to pop charts by the McGuire Sisters
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Tops charts with his first single "Heartbreak Hotel"
By the end of the year he was the first artist to have nine singles in the top 100 at one time. -
By this time, rock and roll musicians are regularly topping charts
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By this time, 43% of all records sold are rock and roll
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At the end of the decade when rock and roll became popular, a plane crash killed three singer who were big in the rock industry, Buddy Holly, The BIg Bopper, and Ritchie Valens