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| crossover country singer, Tennessee Waltz |
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| emotional Country, paved way for Rock & Roll performers, Cry (1951) |
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| pioneered multitrack recording, evolved electric guitar |
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| Pop DJ in Cleveland, decided to play more R&B, became popular with teens |
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| Bill Haley (and the Comets) |
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| Rock Around the Clock (1955), 1st R&R #1 Hit, Early Rock and Roll |
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| Shake, Rattle & Roll (1954), R&B shouter, very dirty |
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| Roll Em Pete (1938), Boogie-Woogie, with Joe Turner |
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| Sh-Boom (1954), 1st R&R record, Doo-Wop group, no country influence |
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| Roll Over Beethoven (1956), early R&R artist, set standard for R&R guitar |
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| Heartbreak Hotel, 2nd Pop Superstar, combined country and R&B, high and low vocals |
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| owner of Memphis’ Sun Records, discovered Elvis |
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| put Elvis on an international platform on 1956 show |
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| Peggy Sue (1957) with The Crickets, Rockabilly (Classic Rock Quartet-2 Guitars, bass, drums) singer/guitarist/writer |
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| married younger cousin, DJs refused to play rockabilly music, Sun Records |
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| Earth Angel (1954), doo-wop, not professional, appealed to teens |
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| Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow (1961), Girl Group, 1960;s Rock and Roll |
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| Twist and Shout (1962), 1960’s Rock and Roll |
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| I Want to Hold Your Hand (1964) came to US in 1964, 3rd superstars in Pop History, associated with Mod (Hip English Subculture) and Pop Art, influenced culture |
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| Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr, George Harrison |
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Bass, Rhythm Guitar, Drums, lead guitar
Harrison studied sitar with Ravi Shankar |
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| main music producer/arranger for the Beatles |
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| Where Have All the Flowers Gone, Folk Music, led The Weavers in 1949, popular during ASCAP strikes |
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| This Land is Your Land, wrote protest Folk Music during Depression |
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| Folk Music, became popular with 1950’s college students |
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| wrote Folk Music that took on political issues, Puff the Magic Dragon |
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| most important Folk Singer of 1960’s, inspired by Woodie Guthrie, wrote all of his songs, most important contribution to rock was attitude, The Times…Changin (1963), Like A Rolling Stone (1965) |
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| Mr. Tambourine Man (1965), 1st Folk Rock hit, many possible meanings |
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| Satisfaction (1965) most successful of “British Invaders,” always compared to Beatles, juvenile delinquents |
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| Mick Jagger, Keith Richards |
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| lead singer, lead guitarist |
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| eccentric Acid Rock guitarist, led Jimi Hendrix Experience, Purple Haze (1967) |
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| flamboyant Acid Rock virtuoso singer, died at 27, influenced by Blues |
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| I Heard it Through the Grapevine (1968), one of few solo Motown artists |
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| Midnight Hour (1965), relaxed Atlantic/Memphis Soul singer |
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| solo Atlantic/Memphis Soul singer |
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| inventor of Funk, Say it Loud (1968) |
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| I Want to Take You Higher (1969), combined all styles: funk, rock, soul, folk rock, jazz rock, acid rock, all-inclusive, concerts were like rituals |
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