Decades of Rock Music

Decades of Rock Music

1. 1950's ROCK 'N' ROLL

   • Bands/Artists
     • Elvis Presley
     • Bill Haley and the Comets
     • Buddy Holly
     • Jerry Lee Lewis
     • Little Richard
     • Chuck Berry
   • Songs
     • Rock Around the Clock
     • See You later Alligator
     • Tutti Frutti
   • Characteristics
     • !2 Bar Blues Chord Progression
     • Rock Instruments
     • Beat suitable for Dancing
     • Lyrics about dancing, being a teenager
   • Created from Rhythm and Blues & Country and Western
     • Demise of R'n'R?
       • Death of 3 stars in plane creash
         • Elvis drafted into the army
           • Little Richard became a preacher
             • Chuck Berry imprisoned
               • Scandel over Jerry Lee Lewis marrying his 13 y.o cousin

2. 1960's

   • THE BEACH BOYS
     • 5 members (all related)
     • Band Manager- Murray (uncle/dad)
     • Surf Rock
       • Lyrics were about beach culture
       • Twangy guitar
       • Falsetto vocals (very high singing)
       • A capella singing (in harmony, no instruments)
       • Sometimes used tambourine/clapping instead of drumkit
   • THE BEATLES
     • John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, George Harrison
     • 1st Hit Song: Love Me Do (1962)
     • Pioneers because...
       • Changed rock music form entertainment to art
       • Cleaned up the dirty image of Rock'n'Roll
       • They used instruments from other cultures
       • Wrote their own songs, experimented with different styles
       • Didnt have one main singer, they all sang and played
     • Broke up because?
       • Death of band manager Brian Epstein
         • Wanted to spend time with their girlfriends
           • Yoko Ono blamed for breaking up The Beatles.
           • Were tired of it.