Whole Lotta Shakin Late 1940’s and early 50’s young white kids begin to listen to black R&B, Simple song that kids could relate to On high powered Southern.

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Whole Lotta Shakin Late 1940’s and early 50’s young white kids begin to listen to black R&B, Simple song that kids could relate to On high powered Southern AM radio stations like WLAC Nashville R&B gains more fans as more station play this music Cleveland disc jockey Alan Freed in 1951 begins calling R&B, Rock &Roll A slang for sex!

Whole Lotta Shakin Loved by kids, hated by their parents Only recorded on small independent record labels

Fats Domino Fats offers white kids a cleaner and safer R&B/R&R Hails from New Orleans Combined R&B with a Country & Western feel Sells 50 million records in the 1950’s

Little Richard Claims to invent Rock & Roll Flamboyant young man from Georgia One of R&R first wild men His music was not heard on white radio stations, but loved by white kids

Sam Phillips Founds the Memphis Recording Service in 1950 as a 27 year beginner!!!! Has several regional hits with local black artist Changes name to Sun Records Looks for a young white southern boy to record R&B/R&R

Sun Records 1951 Sam Phillips and Sun Records release the first Rock and Roll song Rocket 88 by Jackie Brenston with Ike Turner Written the night before

Elvis Presley “The King” Born in Tupelo, Mississippi, on January 8, 1935 Grew up as a poor child, parent moved to Memphis TN. Grew up listening to all types of music

The King In 1953 Elvis walks into Sun Records and pays $3.98 to record a song for his mom Being timid with on musical experience Sam Phillips see something in Presley Teamed with to local musicians Scotty Moore guitar and Bill Black bass they start recording at Sun Early sessions do not go well

The King At the end of one session Elvis begins to play That’s Alright Mama and his style is found That’s Alright Mama is a cover of a 1947 R&B song Elvis and the boys cover a country classic Blue Moon of Kentucky Sam Phillip’s has a problem, Elvis is unknown in the music business!

Chess Records Founded by Phil and Leonard Chess in 1950 on the South Side of Chicago Recorded local blues artist like Muddy Waters and Howlin Wolf

Bo Didley Started his early musical training on violin Started playing guitar against his parents wishes Played a rhythmic style of guitar Recorded at Chess Records One of the first rock artist to play the Ed Sullivan Show

Ed Sullivan Show Number 1 variety show on TV during the 50’s and 60’s Sunday nights at 8 pm Sullivan was a very conservative person

Chess Records Founded by Phil & Leonard Chess on the South Side of Chicago Helped develop the Chicago blues sound

Bo Didley Guitar based R&R Played like a drummer on his guitar Recorded at Chess Records Played on Ed Sullivan

Chuck Berry Wrote songs for young white teens Guitar based Maybellene released in 1955, first of a string of hits

RCA Sam Phillips sells Elvis to RCA in 1955 For $35,000.00 New manager Col Tom Parker RCA makes Elvis a star!!! Elvis’s sound becomes more refined

Jerry Lee Lewis Rock’s first wild man New piano playing style Recorded A Whole Lotta Shakin @ Sun