PPT-1 History of Rock and Roll Introduction

What is Rock and Roll and who coined the term 2 Rock and Roll History I Sam Phillips Finds His Star Who was Sam Phillips 3 Sam Phillips 19232003 Sam Phillips was a disc jockey who started the Memphis Recording Service on January 3 1950. Hybrid of several other styles:. Blues, rhythm and blues, gospel music, country, crooners and harmony groups. Early style of Rock and Roll was called “rockabilly”, because it combined Blues and Country music. Intro:. Rock (Rock, Rock) Oh Baby (4X). Verse 1:. Rock and roll is here to stay, it will never die.. It was meant to be that way, though I don't know why.. I don't care what people say, rock and roll is here to stay.. Living in a “Beaver Cleaver” World. Marriage rates soared, marriage ages dropped, and divorce rates dropped. The “baby boom” (1946-1964). Largest “generation” in U.S. history, 77.3 million babies, peaked in 1957. Putting Rock N Roll In Context. Ingredients of R n R. The commercial appeal of the Rock N Roll Star with an emphasis on Elvis Presley. The makings of the Pop Star. The “young” death of Rock N Roll. James W. Houchins Jr.. Sociology A490 Summer term 2014 UAA. Did Rock and Roll’s opposition have anything in common?. I mean in common besides the protection of children from what the threat they called Rock and Roll.. the 1950s. 1934: Boswell Sisters, “. Rock and Roll. ” appeared in the film . Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round. .. 1938: Sister Rosetta . Tharpe. recorded “Rock Me” for Decca Records [. link. ].. From 1930s-1950s. Blues music evolved over time, meshing with Jazz music. New upbeat Blues/Jazz styles emerged such as “Boogie . Woogie. ” and “Rhythm and Blues”. Racial tensions were at an all time high in the US due to Segregation laws and lack of Civil Rights. - Mellone. The Middle Ages 450-1450. Music actually began around 500 . B.C. Pythagoras experimented with acoustics and how math related to tones formed from plucking strings. .. The main form of music during the Middle Ages was the Gregorian . Rock Around the Clock. Bill Haley and His Comets. First, the term “Rock n Roll”. 1922 – used as a reference for ____. Begun by DJ Alan Freed, during his show “. Moondog. Rock n’ Roll Party” . Rock and Roll. Rock N Roll. “Rocking and Rolling” was first used as a reference to the motion of the ship in sea shanties. . Then, African American spirituals began using the phrase in religious context as the motion while singing or being influenced by the music.. Submitted by . Candey. Aponte . Resident Assistant, . Bixler. Hall. Active Sister 079 and Vice President, Delta Epsilon Beta Sorority . University of New Haven . Vinyl Record Door Decoration Idea. (often written as . rock & roll. or . rock 'n' roll. ) is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States. . during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African-American genres such as blues, jump blues, jazz, and gospel music, together with western swing and country music. Though elements of rock and roll can be heard in blues records from the 1920s and in country records of the 1930s, the genre did not acquire its name until the 1950s.. Rock’n’Roll emerging the 1950s 1934: Boswell Sisters, “ Rock and Roll ” appeared in the film Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round . 1938: Sister Rosetta Tharpe recorded “Rock Me” for Decca Records [ Altamont Rock N’ Roll Michael Warren Andrew Preshong Pat Ruotolo Rock n’ Roll The 1960s era ended with a disastrous and tragic rock concert held in California at the Altamont Speedway on December 6th, 1969. Hoping to recreate the “peace and love” atmosphere of the famous Woodstock music festival that happened four months earlier in upstate New York, the concert was promoted as “Woodstock West.” However, the Altamont concert began terribly, and became worse as the day went on and at night it got even worse when a member of the Hells Angels( hired for security for the concert) killed a young man near the stage while the headliners, the Rolling Stones performed.