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Barbershop Quartets
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The Great Migration
Over six million African Americans from the south headed towards large cities in the north and west, including New York, Detroit, Los Angeles, and Chicago. Blacks left their homes in the south in search of a better life. -
Electric guitar was invented
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Muddy Waters left the south and moved to Chicago
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Doo Wop was popular in the 1950s
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Electric guitar was very popular
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Chuck Berry appeared on American Bandstand
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Elvis Presley began recording songs at Sun Records
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Civil Rights Movement
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Elvis Presley’s first album
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Bo Diddley's song "Bo Diddley" was released
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Muddy Waters and other artists influence the formation of the Rolling Stones
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Rolling Stones released their first album
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Chuck Berry's "Johnny B. Goode"
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Elvis Presley’s death