American Culture in the 1950’s

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American Culture in the 1950’s Mr. Marinello * US History

Television The relatively new medium of Television became wildly popular in the 1950’s The television brings entertainment into the homes of Americans The beginning of the downfall of the movie industry and radio industry Advertisers took to the new medium quickly

The Television Show The 1950’s saw many iconic television shows Drama Gunsmoke Perry Mason The Twilight Zone Comedy Dennis the Menace Father Knows Best I Love Lucy

Music Music in America at the start of the 20th century was dominated by “Big Band” music One conductor and many musicians At the start of the 1950’s musicians begin performing a new kind of music Rock and Roll Rock and Roll primarily comes from African-American music Blues Jazz Gospel

The Birth of Rock and Roll White artists begin blending this sound with traditional country music and Rock goes mainstream The Second Great Migration brings black and white Americans living in closer quarters than ever Rock and Roll fused what was called “Race Music” with Country music and “European” instrumentals “Rock this Joint” is seen as the first Rock and Roll song Written and performed by Jimmy Preston Made popular by Bill Haley

Enter Elvis Presley Elvis Presley was a young singer from Tupelo Mississippi Grew up dirt poor, heavily influenced by African American music the south Presley was very popular with young people, not their parents

Elvis Excites the Masses In 1956, Presley appears on the Milton Berle television show to perform his song “Hound Dog” The Catholic Church sent a letter to the FBI Director stating: "Presley is a definite danger to the security of the United States. ... [His] actions and motions were such as to rouse the sexual passions of teenaged youth. After the show, more than 1,000 teenagers tried to gang into Presley's room at the auditorium. ... Indications of the harm Presley did just in La Crosse were the two high school girls ...whose abdomen and thigh had Presley's autograph.”

Growth of Suburbs The GI Bill provided mortgage assistance to veterans returning from World War II Many wanted to move out of the cities and into their own homes Builders began creating planned communities The quintessential suburban community in the 1950s was a Levittown Built by William Levitt Homes came with a green lawn, white picket fence and appliances

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