2. Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ on

3. “When the Music Changes, the Walls of the City Shake!” - Plato

4. The Roots of Rock Emerged in the mid 1950’s, creating a new class of consumer...The American Teenager. Roots: Rhythm and Blues, Myriad Forms of Boogie-Woogie/Blues.

5. “The rock music seemed to mirror more directly the flux and frenzy of the times as seen through a teenager’s eyes. America was changing, and change is the essence of the adolescent experience.”

6. Cities which Embraced the New Sound New Orleans Fats Domino Little Richard

7. Cities that embraced the new sound (cont.) Carl Perkins Memphis Jerry Lee Lewis

8. Cities that embraced the new sound (cont.) Memphis Elvis Presley

9. Cities that embraced the new sound (cont.) Chicago Bo Diddley Chuck Berry