Famous Artist of the
1950's
1950's
Sang "All Shook Up"
What is Elvis Presley?
Elvis Presley
What is Rock n' Roll
The 1950's saw the emergence and rise of
What is Rock n' Roll?
vaguely hillbilly in style
What is Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley?
began to "crossover"
What is African American music into the white listening-public’s musical venues.
Sang "Great Balls Of Fire"
What is Jerry Lee Lewis?
Frank Sinatra
What is Pop?
popular before rock music came into the mainstream in the middle of the fifties
Two vital artists during the Blues period
Ma Rainey and B.B. King
White singers "covered" by changing lyrics
What is black songs?
Sang "I Believe"
What is Frankie Laine?
Teresa Brewer
What is Pop?
Western-style of music during this decade
What is Country?
raise awareness of racism, poverty, and social violence
What is R&B?
music embodied
What is despair, anger, and disappointment?
Sang "Smoke gets in your eye"
What is The Platters?
Johnny Cash
What is country?
emerged from the jazz music of the 1940's and it came to be a term for blues music that was slightly more upbeat.
What is Rhythm and Blues?
one of the most essential first-generation rock & roll stars
What is Fat Dominos?
not compromise, or "soften" itself in hopes of being accepted by mainstream listeners
Sang "You're Breaking My Heart"
What is Ink Spots?
Fats Domino
What is Rock n'Roll?
Most songs in this genre could be classified as being simple and melodic with catchy lyrics.
What is Traditional Pop?
Artist that was alienated from the genre for a long time because there were too many white performers trying to do the same thing as them
What is Louis Armstrong?
Music Reflected
What is their refusal to abandon their cultural and musical roots?