Rock and Roll Begins to Rock

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Rock and Roll Begins to Rock
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GOSPEL MUSIC

• African-American church music
• Toe-tappin, body-swayin

Marvin Gaye I Heard It Through the Grapevine
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The BLUES

• Enslavement in the deep south brought about the
  blues.
• BB King and his electric guitar Aretha Franklin
• R-E-S-P-E-C-T
• James Brown embraced Rhythm and Blues in rock
• Papas Got a Brand New Bag

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JAZZ
Blood, Sweat, and Tears Hi De Ho
Miles Davis
Count Basie plays piano with a sax and full dance
band.
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Country Rockabilly

• Johnny Cash
• I Walk the Line
• Jerry Lee Lewis
• Great Balls o Fire
• Buddy Holly
• "That'll Be the Day"

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Fathers of Rock 1950s

• Chuck Berry Maybelline Rock n Roll
  Music

• Little Richard Good Golly Miss Molly

• Chubby Checker Lets Do the Twist

• Fats Domino Blueberry Hill

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CLEVELAND CONNECTION

• Alan Freed coined the phrase rock n roll
• Cleveland radio dj known as Moondog
• Moondog Coronation Ball March, 1952 known as
  first rock concert 6,000 fans crashed the
  gates 2/3 audience white

ALAN FREED
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Rock Interrupted
Elvis Blue Suede Shoes
Thatll be the Day
La Bamba
Chantilly Lace
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Safe Teen Heartthrobs
Fabian Turn Me Loose
Ricky Nelson Hello, Mary Lou
Frankie Avalon Tossin and Turnin
Bobby Rydell Dream Lover
Bobby Vee Take Good Care of
My Baby
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The British Invasion
Beatles I Love You, yeah
The Rolling Stones Satisfaction
The Yardbirds For Your Love
The Animals House of the Rising Sun
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The Motown Sound Motortown - Detroit
The Temptations My Girl
Diana Ross and the Supremes Baby Love
Stevie Wonder My Cheri Amour
Martha and the Vandellas Dancin in the Streets
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The End of the 1960s
Janis Joplin
Jimi Hendrix
Jim Morrison
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ROCK AND ROLL LIVES
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Rock and Roll Notes

• from GOSPEL, BLUES, JAZZ, and ROCKABILLY
  largely black music.
• Alan Freed of Cleveland named Rock and Roll
  gains white popularity.
• Rock music slows in early 1960s Elvis joins
  army

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notes continued

• Revives in mid-60s
• Motown black musicians from Detroit Stevie
  Wonder, Temptations danceable music
• British Invasion Beatles, Rolling Stones
• Hard rock linked to drugs Jimi Hendrix, Jim
  Morrison, Janis Joplin