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 ID: 724320
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A Brief History of Rock n’ RollSlide2
Rock Around the Clock
Bill Haley and His CometsSlide3
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”
PayolaSlide4
Origins of Music
Combination of Several Diff. Genres
Jazz
Doo Wop / Boogie
Woogie
Blues
Gospel
R & B
FolkSlide5
Whole Lotta
Shakin
’Slide6
Sam Phillips
Famous Memphis DJ
Concerned black artists would never be able to break through “white mainstream”
Founded SUN RECORDS 1950
Began looking for white acts who “could play and sing in the same exciting, alive way.”Slide7
Only You –
The Platters or The
HilltoppersSlide8
Elvis Presley
First record 1954
Began as country singer
1956 had #1 songs in 3 categories
Had several hit songs in 1957 on self title album
Drafted in 1958
More on him laterSlide9
Just for FunSlide10
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Goal of small record labels
Find artists “so talented and unique—or so outrageous—that their styles could not be easily imitated by other artists on the major labels.”
Who are 3 artists that fall into this category?Slide11
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Answer
“Little Richard”
Penniman
Jerry Lee Lewis
Chuck BerrySlide12
Little Richard
Found when searching for a new Ray Charles
Tutti
FrutiSlide13
Jerry Lee Lewis
Crazy antics on stage gave him recognition
Songs directly targeted youth with titles like “Wild One” and “High School Confidential”Slide14
Chuck Berry
One of most influential musicians of all time.
“Duck Walk”
Began as strictly R & B until his guitar skills grew, then Rock n Roll Icon.
Black AND White kids loved his musicSlide15
Just for FunSlide16
The Day the Music Died
Feb. 3
rd
, 1959
Buddy Holly
Big Bopper Richardson
Ritchie Valens (La
Bamba
)