History of Rock and Roll By DanB02 Feb 18, 1950 Muddy Waters Records Rollin' Stone Apr 18, 1954 Elvis Started Working With Sun Records May 17, 1954 Supreme Court Rules Segregation of Schools Unconstitutional May 18, 1955 Chuck Berry Rexorded Maybellene Believed to be the first rock 'n' roll song Period: Dec 5, 1955 to Dec 20, 1956 Montgomery Bus Boycott Apr 20, 1957 Little Richard Records Tutti Frutti Apr 18, 1958 Purple People Eater Becomes #1 On Billboard Apr 20, 1960 Electric Guitars Become Affordable Feb 20, 1964 The Beetles Play Little Richards Long Tall Sally Aug 16, 1977 Elvis Presley Dies and Millions are Mourning