1. ROCK &ROLL THE ABRIDGED SERIES

2. 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.

3. GENRES THAT INFLUENCED ROCK AND ROLL Blues Jazz R&B Country/ Western

4. CHARACTERISTICS Use of Guitar, Bass Guitar, and Drums 12 Bar Blues, with emphasis on First and Third beats Syncopated rhythms Narrow vocal range

5. PEAK POPULARITY 1950’s and 1960’s Rock & Roll: 50’s Rock: 60’s

6. ARTISTS Elvis Presley 1935-1977 King of Rock https://www.yo utube.com/wat ch?v=gj0Rz- uP4Mkhttps://www.yo utube.com/wat ch?v=gj0Rz- uP4Mk

7. Chuck Berry 1926- Father of Rock and Roll https://www.yo utube.com/wat ch?v=ZFo8- JqzSCMhttps://www.yo utube.com/wat ch?v=ZFo8- JqzSCM

8. Aerosmith 1970- Boston Group https://www.yo utube.com/wat ch?v=C7X8OQ 7BEqMhttps://www.yo utube.com/wat ch?v=C7X8OQ 7BEqM Steven Tyler – Lead Singer

9. Rolling Stones 1962 London based https://www.yo utube.com/wat ch?v=nrIPxlFz Di0https://www.yo utube.com/wat ch?v=nrIPxlFz Di0 Mick Jagger – Lead Singer

10. PROBLEMS WITH LIVE PERFORMANCE AUDIO Poor acoustics Poor sound equipment/ quality Sporting Arenas vs. Performance Stages

11. ROCK & ROLL AND ITS INFLUENCE

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