MUSC 2150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Bill Haley, Wanda Jackson, Dewey Phillips
10 Apr 2018
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Chapter 2: the birth and first flourishing of rock and roll. Political stability and affluence: relative to life pre-war, the teenagers of the 1950"s had money to spend on leisure items. Worries about juvenile delinquency: this was heavily portrayed in movies [the wild one, rebel without a cause, the soundtracks to these films were orchestrated and very traditional. Freed became one of the first dj"s to develop an r&b program: he is often referred to as the most influential dj with regards to the growth and popularity of rock-n-roll. Concert tour: the big beat concert show in 1958. Included jerry lee lewis and buddy holly: often portrayed by the press as teen riots. Films: films like rock around the clock and don"t knock the rock were produced quickly, had very thin plots, and were basically an excuse to have a lot of rock artists in one place.
