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Rock and Roll was made up of elements from various styles including:

Rock and Roll was made up of elements from various styles including:. Blues Country Gospel Rockabilly It was essentially a blues style with a country beat. Pioneers of Rock-n-Roll. Rhythm and Blues (R & B) artists: Ruth Brown Louis Jordan Big Joe Turner Ray Charles

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Rock and Roll was made up of elements from various styles including:

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  1. Rock and Roll was made up of elements from various styles including: Blues Country Gospel Rockabilly It was essentially a blues style with a country beat.

  2. Pioneers of Rock-n-Roll Rhythm and Blues (R & B) artists: • Ruth Brown • Louis Jordan • Big Joe Turner • Ray Charles This “race music” (as it was referred to then) provided the building blocks for rock. It was considered underground music. White society did not want their youth listening to this style of music. Although popular, DJ’s (Disc Jockey’s) would only play this music on white owned/operated radio stations at certain times to avoid backlash. Youth defied their parents by buying and listening to this music and often mixed with black youth at concerts.

  3. Famous Promoters/DJ’s • Alan Freed – coined the term “ Rock and Roll” Fell out grace due to PAYOLA – where record companies paid/bribed DJs to play their records • Dick Clark – American Bandstand: a popular dance show that featured the popular artists of the time. Started in Philadelphia, PA.

  4. More …. • Fats Domino – Blueberry Hill • Chuck Berry – Maybelline, Roll Over Beethoven, Johnny B. Good • Little Richard – Lucille, TuttiFrutti • Bill Haley and The Comets – First rock “superstar” Rock Around the Clock • Ritchie Valens – La Bamba, Donna

  5. Sun Records and The Million Dollar Quartet: Founded by Sam Phillips in Memphis, Tennessee

  6. The Million Dollar Quartet • Elvis Presley – “The King” – Born in Tupelo, Mississippi. Credited with bridging the gap between black music and white audiences Houndog, Jailhouse Rock, Love Me Tender • Carl Perkins – Blue Suede Shoes • Johnny Cash – Folsom Prison Blues • Jerry Lee Lewis – Great Balls of Fire

  7. The day the music died(almost) Rock and Roll almost faded into obscurity due to these events: • Elvis went into the Army • Little Richard became a preacher • Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens dies in a plane crash • Chuck Berry lands in jail for sex with a minor • Jerry Lee Lewis falls from grace by marrying his 14 year old cousin

  8. Rock n Roll revived: • Chubby Checker releases The Twist in 1960 reviving interest in rock – although it won’t really make a comeback until 1963 with The British Invasion

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