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The first Blues song is documented in Southern Texas and the Deep South at the turn of the century.
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A sharp increase in the popularity of barbershop quartets occurs in America.
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Rodgers and Hart’s "Blue Moon" gets on the Billboard List, becoming the 1st Doo-Wop style hit on the American Billboard List.
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Les Paul invents the 1st solid body electric guitar, the Gibson Les Paul. This would change music, and especially rock and roll.
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Muddy Waters' "I Can't Be Satisfied" becomes his first hit. Later that year, his signature song, "Rolling Stone" is released. He starts to become quite famous.
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Elvis Presley records a new version of Arthur Crudup's "That's Allright", which would start his musical career.
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Bo Diddley releases his song "Bo Diddley". It showcased the Bo Diddley Beat, where he banged the side of his guitar to geta beat.
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When he traveled to Chicago, Chuck Berry, the soon-to-be father of Rock and Roll, met Muddy Waters. Waters encouraged him to join Chess Records, where he would make his music career.
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Chuck Berry releases "Maybelline", one of his first hits. The song reached number 5 on the Billboard List, and is now considered the first true Rock and Roll song.
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In 1956, Elvis Presley released his first single with RCA Victor- "Heartbreak Hotel". This song would reach number one on the Billboard Chart, and would become certified as double platinum.
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John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and John Lennon form the Beatles in Liverpool.
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In the 1960's, the Rock and Roll scene in the US seemed to be populated by British rock bands, like the Beatles and the Rolling Stones.
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Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ian Stewart, Brian Jones, Bill Wyman, and Charlie Watts found the Rolling Stones in London.
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The Beatles become international music stars.
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Paul McCartney officially announces to the world that the Beatles were breaking up, about four months after John Lennon informed the band he was leaving.