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The use of 50’s Rock and Roll in the contemporary classroom
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Credit cards, color TV, seat belts and the TV remote are introduced Brown V Topeka Board of Education ends school segregation Rosa Parks refuses to give up her front row seat First appearance of Elvis Presley on the Ed Sullivan Show
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Rock’n’Roll – A genre of music that originated and evolved in the United States in the late 1940’s and early 1950’s Piano and Saxophone were early lead instruments Classic Rock’n’Roll is played with two guitars, a bass and a drum kit. Boogie Woogie Blues rhythm with an accentuated backbeat Influenced television, movies, lifestyles, fashion, attitudes and language Spawned several sub-genres, all know simply as “rock” or “rock music”
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Blue Suede Shoes, written by Carl Perkins is the definitive song of 50’s Rock’n’Roll YouTube - elvis presley blue suede shoes color YouTube - elvis presley blue suede shoes color
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“Crazy Man, Crazy” was the first nationally televised rock’n’roll song Recorded “Rock Around the Clock” in 1953 “Rock Around the Clock” sold 25 million copies Recorded “Shake, Rattle and Roll” in 1954
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YouTube - rock around the clock. bill haley YouTube - rock around the clock. bill haley
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Elvis Presley 1935- 1957 Credited with the birth of Rock’n’Roll Starred in 33 films Sold over 1 billion records Received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award at 36
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In 1954, Elvis records “That’s All Right Mama” at Sun Studios, Memphis, TN Rock’n’Rolls’ big bang. Elvis Presley, a 19-year- old truck driver fulfils producer Sam Phillips’ dream of finding “a white guy who sings like a negro.” There were rock’n’roll records before this one, nearly all of them by black artists, but this is the moment when the embryonic form found its perfect embodiment.
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YouTube - Elvis Presley Jailhouse Rock 1957 colour YouTube - Elvis Presley Jailhouse Rock 1957 colour
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Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and The Big Bopper die in a plane crash on February 3, 1959 Peggy Sue, Donna and Chantilly Lace will live on in infamy Don McLean’s American Pie is the anthem for this tragic event
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YouTube - BUDDY HOLLY - Peggy sue - Vidéo clip YouTube - BUDDY HOLLY - Peggy sue - Vidéo clip YouTube - Oh Donna Live YouTube - Oh Donna Live YouTube - Big Bopper - Chantilly Lace YouTube - Big Bopper - Chantilly Lace
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American Pie http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/1425 /americanpie.htm http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/1425 /americanpie.htm Buddy Holly Archive at the Lubbock Avalanche- Journal http://www.lubbockmusic.com/buddyholly/i ndex.shtml http://www.lubbockmusic.com/buddyholly/i ndex.shtml
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Chuck Berry, born October 18, 1926 Tells the story of a hot rod race and a broken romance Cars and girls – the two constants of American rock’n’roll Released in July 1955
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YouTube - Chuck Berry - Maybellene YouTube - Chuck Berry - Maybellene
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