Musicians
This event ended Buddy Holly's career.
What is a plane crash?
This musician regularly crossed over the three charts.
Who is Elvis Presley?
The 3 main music genres in the 1950s.
What is R&B, Rock and Roll, and Country an Western?
A Rock and Roll pioneer known for his trademark glasses and hits such as “Peggy Sue” and “That’ll Be the Day”.
Who is Buddy Holly?
This allowed youth of the 1950s to be able to listen to rock music.
What is the radio?
Elvis Presley was ____ causing a brief hiatus in his musical career.
What is drafted into war?
____ ____ ____ stands for BMI.
Rock and roll emerged in this year.
What is 1955?
Elvis started out as a rock and roll artist before migrating to the ____ genre.
What is pop?
What is teenage rebellion?
Little Richard became a ______ after retiring from music.
What is a minister?
This determined the chart that new releases were put on.
What are assumptions and stereotypes?
The Golden Age of Rock and Roll diminished due to this.
Who is many musicians left the scene?
These genres inspired Elvis's style.
What is Gospel, Country and Western, and R&B?
White teens listening to R&B was not only forbidden, but also considered ____?
What is social rebellion?
The big Jerry Lee Lewis scandal.
What is marrying his 13 year old cousin?
What are Cashbox and Billboard?
Little Richard quit music this year.
What is 1957?
These genres were rejected from the ASCAP.
What are R&B, and country and western?
This allowed post-war white middle class teenagers to be different from previous generations.
What is money and time for leisure?
Chuck Berry's two convictions.
What is transporting a minor across state lines (for immoral reasons), and tax evasion?
What is 1954?
The day coined as "The Day the Music Died"
What is February 3, 1959?
The three important rockabilly ladies.
Who are Brenda Lee, Janis Martin, and Wanda Jackson?
These two Rock and Roll artists were compared in the 1950s.
Who are Elvis Presley and Buddy Holly?