ROCK &ROLL THE ABRIDGED SERIES
DEFINITION A style of popular music that derives in part from blues and folk music and is marked by a heavily accented beat and a simple, repetitive phrase structure.
GENRES THAT INFLUENCED ROCK AND ROLL Blues Jazz R&B Country/ Western
CHARACTERISTICS Use of Guitar, Bass Guitar, and Drums 12 Bar Blues, with emphasis on First and Third beats Syncopated rhythms Narrow vocal range
PEAK POPULARITY 1950’s and 1960’s Rock & Roll: 50’s Rock: 60’s
ARTISTS Elvis Presley King of Rock utube.com/wat ch?v=gj0Rz- uP4Mkhttps:// utube.com/wat ch?v=gj0Rz- uP4Mk
Chuck Berry Father of Rock and Roll utube.com/wat ch?v=ZFo8- JqzSCMhttps:// utube.com/wat ch?v=ZFo8- JqzSCM
Aerosmith Boston Group utube.com/wat ch?v=C7X8OQ 7BEqMhttps:// utube.com/wat ch?v=C7X8OQ 7BEqM Steven Tyler – Lead Singer
Rolling Stones 1962 London based utube.com/wat ch?v=nrIPxlFz Di0https:// utube.com/wat ch?v=nrIPxlFz Di0 Mick Jagger – Lead Singer
PROBLEMS WITH LIVE PERFORMANCE AUDIO Poor acoustics Poor sound equipment/ quality Sporting Arenas vs. Performance Stages
ROCK & ROLL AND ITS INFLUENCE
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