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Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ on

Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ on. “When the Music Changes, the Walls of the City Shake!” - Plato. The Roots of Rock. Emerged in the mid 1950’s, creating a new class of consumer. . .The American Teenager. Roots: Rhythm and Blues, Myriad Forms of Boogie-Woogie/Blues.

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Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ on

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  1. Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ on

  2. “When the Music Changes, the Walls of the City Shake!” - Plato

  3. The Roots of Rock • Emerged in the mid 1950’s, creating a new class of consumer. . .The American Teenager. • Roots: Rhythm and Blues, Myriad Forms of Boogie-Woogie/Blues.

  4. “The rock music seemed to mirror more directly the flux and frenzy of the times as seen through a teenager’s eyes. America was changing, and change is the essence of the adolescent experience.”

  5. Cities which Embraced the New Sound • New Orleans Little Richard Fats Domino

  6. Cities that embraced the new sound (cont.) • Memphis Carl Perkins Jerry Lee Lewis

  7. Cities that embraced the new sound (cont.) • Memphis Elvis Presley

  8. Cities that embraced the new sound (cont.) • Chicago Chuck Berry Bo Diddley

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