1. Why and how did music of this decade evolve? The 1950s

2. The Top 10 Songs of the 1950s Jailhouse Rock – Elvis Presley Pretty Woman – Roy Orbison Hound Dog – Elvis Presley Rock Around The Clock – Bill Haley & The Comets What’d I Say – Ray Charles That’ll Be The Day – Buddy Holly & The Crickets Great Balls of Fire – Jerry Lee Lewis All Shook Up – Elvis Presley Whole Lotta Shakin’ Going On – Jerry Lee Lewis La Bamba – Richie Valens Johnny B. Goode – Chuck Berry

3. Historical Aspects of the 1950s 1950 - Pres. Harry Truman ( 'til 1952) approves production of the hydrogen bomb and sends air force and navy to Korea in June. 1951 - Transcontinental television begins with a speech by Pres. Truman. 1953 - 1961 Dwight D. Eisenhower is president. 1952 - The Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1952 removes racial and ethnic barriers to becoming a U.S. citizen. 1953 - Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are electrocuted for their part in W.W.II espionage. 1953 - Fighting ends in Korea. 1954 - U. S. Senator Joseph McCarthy begins televised hearings into alleged Communists in the army. 1954 - Racial segregation is ruled unconstitutional in public schools by the U.S. Supreme Court. Harry TrumanTranscontinental television Dwight D. EisenhowerImmigration and Naturalization Act of 1952Julius and Ethel RosenbergKoreaU. S. Senator Joseph McCarthyRacial segregation is ruled unconstitutional

4. More Historical Facts of the 1950s 1955 - Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on a public bus in Montgomery, Alabama. 1955 - The American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations merge making the new AFL-CIO an organization with 15 million members. 1955 Dr. Jonas Salk developed a vaccine for polio 1956 - The Federal Highway Act is signed, marking the beginning of work on the interstate highway system. 1958 - Explorer I, the first U.S. satellite, successfully orbits the earth. 1958 - The first domestic jet-airline passenger service is begun by National Airlines between New York City and Miami. 1959 - Alaska and Hawaii become the forty-ninth and fiftieth states. Rosa ParksAmerican Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial OrganizationsDr. Jonas SalkThe Federal Highway ActExplorer I National AirlinesAlaskaHawaii

5. Influences on the music of the 1950s WWII Boredom Television Suburbs A new term – “teenagers” Affluence Automobiles More portable record players and “45” records Radio stations that catered to teenagers The GI Bill

6. MOVIES OF THE 1950S GIANT REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE ON THE WATERFRONT BLACKBOARD JUNGLE CINDERELLA (DISNEY) LADY AND THE TRAMP (DISNEY) HOW TO MARRY A MILLIONAIRE JAILHOUSE ROCK

7. MY FAVORITE MOVIES OF THE 1950S A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER SUNSET BOULEVARD THE TEN COMMANDMENTS THE THREE FACES OF EVE WHITE CHRISTMAS LOVE IS A MANY SPENDORED THING OKLAHOMA THE MUSIC MAN ROMAN HOLIDAY SABRINA

8. TV SHOWS OF THE 1950S The Honeymooners Amos & Andy Leave It to Beaver Gunsmoke Have Gun Will Travel The Donna Reed Show The Ozzie and Harriet Show I Love Lucy Your Show of Shows (starring Sid Caesar)

9. FACTS ABOUT THE 1950S Population: 151,684,000 (U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census)* Unemployed: 3,288,000 Life expectancy: Women 71.1, men 65.6 Car Sales: 6,665,800 Average Salary: $2,992 Labor Force male/female: 5/2 Cost of a loaf of bread: $0.14 Bomb shelter plans, like the government pamphlet You Can Survive, become widely available

10. 10 MINUTE FILM: WHAT TO DO ON A DATE (1953 CORONET FILMS) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfOoMlojtbo

11. Who knows the answer? QUESTIONS: a. WHO COINED THE TERM “ROCK AND ROLL” AND IN WHAT CITY WAS IS COINED? b. WHERE DID THE TERM COME FROM?

12. ANSWER TO A Alan Freed, a disc jockey in Cleveland, Ohio used the phrase, “The Rock and Roll Session” to describe the amalgamation of rhythm and blues and country music he played during his show. As his radio show gained popularity, so too did the phrase. Read more at http://hotword.dictionary.com/rock-and- roll/#L4YQkyQc856fE13w.99disc jockeyamalgamation rhythm and bluescountry musichttp://hotword.dictionary.com/rock-and- roll/#L4YQkyQc856fE13w.99

13. The Answer to B By the 1920s, “rocking and rolling” became a popular double entendre referring to either dancing or sex. Trixie Smith’s 1922 blues ballad, “My Man Rocks Me (With One Steady Roll) may be the first use of the phrase in song Read more at http://hotword.dictionary.com/rock-and- roll/#L4YQkyQc856fE13w.99double entendrehttp://hotword.dictionary.com/rock-and- roll/#L4YQkyQc856fE13w.99