Rock 'n' Roll Music timeline

"Maple Leaf Rag" 1899 - the first song to sell 1 million copies (at that time it was copies of sheet music)

Jan 1, 1899

Ragtime - early 1900s, for the first time black rhythms crossed over to white audiences. Maple Leaf Rag was the first song to sell 1 million copies (at that time it was copies of sheet music)

Leo Fender developed The Fender Telecaster

Mar 14, 1950

Fender brought the Precision Bass to the market

Mar 14, 1951

Alan Freed uses the Rock N Roll term in Ohio

Mar 21, 1951

The Gibson Les Paul electric guitar

Jan 1, 1952

The Gibson Les Paul electric guitar appeared on the market