2. “Rock and Roll”Rock and Roll A style of popular music that derives in part from blues a nd folk music and is marked by a heavily accented beat and a simple, repetitive phrase structure.

3. Elvis Early Days Born to a poor family in Mississippi Moved to Memphis when he was a teenager Surrounded by the four rock influences Gospel R&B Country Bluegrass

4. 1953 Recorded 1 st record at Sun Studios Birthday present for his mother

5. 1954 Elvis “auditions” for Sam Phillips “If I could find a white man who had a Negro sound and a Negro feel, I could make a million dollars.” Songs That’s Alright Blue Moon of Kentucky Blue Suede Shoes

6. 1955 Phillips sells Elvis’s contract to RCA Rock and Roll is OFFICIALLY born in 1956 TV Appearances Ed Sullivan Show Censorship? Movies Songs Hound Dog Heartbreak Hotel Jailhouse Rock

7. Buddy Holly Charles Hardin Holley Born in 1936 in Lubbock, Texas First band in Junior High Bluegrass 1953 Opened for Bill Haley and the CometsBill Haley and the Comets Signed a Record Deal with Decca Records (Nashville) That’ll be the Day Didn’t work as a country song

8. 1955 Returned to Lubbock Recorded at Norman Petty’s Studio in Clovis, New Mexico Refined the “Holly Style” Wrote and arranged his own songs Holly “hiccup” Sophisticated Instrumentation Bongo Drums

9. 1957 Signed with Corral Records (New York) That’ll be the Day, 1 st #1 song Peggy Sue Everyday 1 st Caucasian to perform at the Apollo Theatre

10. 1959 Died in a plane crash in Clear Water, Iowa on February 3, 1959a plane crash Ritchie Valens J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson

11. Elvis Presley The Beatles James Brown The Rolling Stones Pat Boone Aretha Franklin Marvin Gaye Ray Charles The Beach Boys Fats Domino Neil Diamond The Temptations The Supremes Ricky Nelson Connie Francis Frank Sinatra Paul Anka Dionne Warwick The 4 Seasons Brenda Lee Nat "King" Cole Perry Como The Miracles Kenny Rogers & The First Edition Gladys Knight & The Pips Bobby Vinton The Everly Brothers Brook Benton Four Tops The Platters Andy Williams Sam Cooke Jackie Wilson Bobby Darin Johnny Mathis Chubby Checker Roy Orbison Dion (Dion & The Belmonts) Neil Sedaka Glen Campbell Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass The 5th Dimension Patti Page Tommy James & The Shondells Johnny Cash The Drifters Three Dog Night Tom Jones Wilson Pickett The Impressions'

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13. Dance Hall Songs 1. Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley and His Comets 2. Rock and Roll is Here To Stay - Danny & the Juniors 3. Blueberry Hill - Fats Domino 4. At The Hop - Danny and the Juniors 5. Little Bitty Pretty One - Thurston Harris 6. The ABC's Of Love - Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers 7. All Shook Up - Elvis Presley 8. Little Darlin' - The Diamonds 9. Come Go With Me - Dell-Vikings 10. Kansas City - Wilbert Harrison 11. Love Is Strange - Mickey and Sylvia 12. Be-Bop-A-Lula - Gene Vincent 13. I'm Walkin' - Fats Domino 14. Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly 15. School Day - Chuck Berry 16. What'd I Say - Ray Charles 17. The Stroll - The Diamonds 18. Goody Goody - Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers 19. Stood Up - Ricky Nelson 20. Chantilly Lace - Big Bopper