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American pop test on the 50s EEP level
what did teens by more of singles or albums and why
Singles - they would rather have one song they wanted them a bunch of filler songs
what rock and roll music star broke racial barriers and how in the 50s
Little Richard - everyone just wanted to get up and dance to his music no matter what there skin color was
what does LP stand for
Long Play
what does RPM stand for
Rotations Per Minute
what speed was a single played at
45 RPM
what speed was an album played at
33 1/3 RPM
what was the date of the plane crash - what was the day marked as?
February 3, 1959 - The Day the Music Died
what was the name of Buddy Holly’s backup band? what is the connection to John Lennon?
The Crickets - inspired the name of The Beatles
why was johnny cash given the nickname The Man in Black?
He wore all black while performing
which studio was owned by sam phllips and where was is located
Sun Studios in Memphis, TN
what was the name of elvis’s mansion
Graceland
what is Little Richard’s birth name
Richard Wayne Renniman
what is Fats Domino’s birth name
Antoine Domino
What is Big Bopper’s birth name
J.P. Richardson
what movie first inculed the song rock around the clock playing in the credits
The Blackboard Jungle
why was rock around the clock considered the first national hit rock and roll song
Because it was in a movie it was played all around the country so everyone heard it no matter what state they were in
who was Ritchie Valens inspirational to and why
Hispanics - he was the first hispanic rockstar
what was the importance of American Bandstand and who was the host
teens would watch it to learn popular dances at the time so they could dance them at school (the tiktok of the 50s) - Dick Clark was the host
describe the public reaction after Elvis Gyrated on the Milton Berle show
Elvis had to be filmed from just he waist up after that
what is payola and which DJ was famously taken down by those charges
being bribed for airplay - Alan Freed
name three piano players we covered
Fats Domino, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis
name four rockabilly artists
Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins
what was the name of Johnny Cash’s second wife
June Carter - Cash
topics that chuck berry discussed in his music
Dancing, Dating, Cars
which white, safe artists covered the music of black artists and softened them up
Pat boone
what was the rock band set up that buddy holly established
2 guitars, bass and drums
“Blued suede shoes”
Carl Perkins (Elvis covered for him)
“Long Tall Sally”
Little Richard
“Great balls of Fire”
Jerry Lee Lewis
“La Bamba”
Ritchie Valens
“Peggy Sue”
Buddy Holly & the Crickets
“Chantilly Lace”
Big Bopper
“Im Walkin”
Fats Domino
“I Walk the Line”
Johnny Cash
“Oh Boy!”
Buddy Holly & the Crickets
“Jailhouse Rock”
Elvis
“Tutti Frutti”
Little Richard
“Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On”
Jerry Lee Lewis
“Ring of Fire”
Johnny Cash
“Donna”
Ritchie Valens
“Rock Around The Clock”
Bill Haley & his Comets
“Johnny B. Goode”
Chuck Berry
“Ain’t That A Shame”
Fats Domino
“Oh Pretty Woman”
Roy Orbison
“No Particular Place to Go”
Chuck Berry
Elvis Trama & Drama (height of Career)
Elvis was drafted and fought in WW2
Carl Perkins Trama & Drama
was on his way to perform when he got into a serios car accident - elvis went on for him instead
Little Richard Trama & Drama
1957 - a plane he was on hit turbulence and he went back to his roots and prayed to god; i the plane landed safely he would quit rock and roll and become a preacher - the plane landed and he kept his promise for about 5 years
Buddy Holly Trama & Drama
February 3, 1959 - Buddy Holly and his band were on tour with Ritchie Valens and Big Bopper when their bus broke down due to the cold so he bought a small plane for them to use to get to their next venue - the plane took off with Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Bid Bopper and crashed soon after due to bad weather — all died on impact
Chuck Berry Trama & Drama
1959 - was arrested under the Mann Act for transporting an underaged woman across state lines - served 1 ½ years in jail
Ritchie Valens Trama & Drama
February 3, 1959 - Ritchie Valens was on Tour with Buddy Holly and his band as well as Big Bopper - their bus broke down due to the cold and Holly bought a small plane to get to the next venue - Tommy Allsup and Ritchie Valens had a coin toss on who would go on the plane Tommy Allsup lost — Valens told him he hopes he freezes to death and Allsup responded with I hope your plane crashes - the plane crashed due to bad weather and everyone on board died on impact
Jerry Lee Lewis Trauma & Drama
married his 13 year old cousin as his third wife while still not legally divorced to his second wife — he got blacklisted
Big Bopper Trama & Drama
Febuary 3, 1959 - Big Bopper was on Tour with Buddy Holly and his band as well as Ritchie Valens - their bus broke down due to the cold and Holly bought a small plane to get to the next venue - Buddy’s bass player (Waylon Jennings) gave his seat up to Big Bopper who had the flu — the plane crashed due to bad weather and everyone on board died on impact
Little Richard Rock and Roll Nickname
The Architect of Rock and Roll
Jerry Lee Lewis Rock and Roll Nickname
The Killer
Chuck Berry Rock and Roll Nickname
The Father of Rock and Roll
Elvis Presley Rock and Roll Nickname (early years)
Elvis the Pelvis
Carl Perkins Rock and Roll Nickname
King of Rockabilly
Elvis Presley Rock and Roll Nickname (later years)
The King of Rock and Roll
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