What was mainstream pop like during the early 1950’s and how did rock and roll change it.
Technology and media have helped propel change in our music ,
what technology and media in the 50’s helped the popularity of rock & roll? (Alan Freed, Blackboard Jungle, Ed Sullivan, Les Paul, Sun Studios, R&B)
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In the early 1950’s the American Pop Charts are dominated by the remnants of the big band era including vocalists such as Doris Day,
Frankie Lane, Frank …
In what ways is rock an offshoot of R&B? In what ways is it different (the two examples are provided to show the two styles)?
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This is part of a series of live performance for the short lived 1950’s variety series Show Time at The Apollo …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj0Rz-uP4Mkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj0Rz-uP4Mk