Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Rock 'n' Roll in the 1950's
- Artists
- Bill Haley
- Rock Around the Clock
- Shake, Rattle and roll
- Elvis Presley
- Jail House Rock
- Hound Dog
- Jerry lee Lewis
- Whole lotta Shakin
- Great Balls of Fire
- Buddy Holly
- Peggy Sue
- Raining in my heart
- Chuck Berry
- Johnny B. Good
- Roll over Bethoven
- Little Richard
- Good Golly, Miss Molly
- Tutti Fruitti
- First big hit rock 'n' roll hit song
- Rock around the clock
- By Bill Haley and the Comets
- Became Famous by being featured
in the movie blackboard jungle
- Became famous in the year 1955
- How Rock 'n' roll developed
- Rock 'n' Roll developed in 1954
- Combined Rhythm and Blues with country
and western to produce rock 'n' roll music
- Characteristics of rock 'n' roll
- exciting, frenzied and wild sound
- small instrumental groups consisting of
amplified acoustic guitars, double bass, drums,
sometimes piano and saxaphone
- Strong Beat For Dancing
- A heavy back beat (accents placed on the
second and fourth beats of the bar) which
drives music forward
- Simple chord progressions based on only
a few words
- vocal and instrumental improvisation
- simple lyrics based on simple subjects
- The demise of rock 'n' roll
- 1957
- Little Richard renounced music to
become a preacher
- 1958
- Elvis Presley was drafted into
the army
- A scandal erupted over Jerry
Lee Lewis' marriage to his 13
year old cousin
- 1959
- Chuck Berry was imprisoned on
a flimsy charge of violation of
state laws