MU121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Rockabilly, Melisma, Groupie
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Dressed outlandishly for a white man at time. Influential to rock and roll because he was first rock "n" roller to get signed by a major label. He convinced major labels that rock "n" roll could be mainstream. Elvis only stayed with sun for a year. Elvis went to sam"s record studio to record album for his mom. Phillips brings elvis into studio and pairs him with bassist and guitarist. Not initially interested in elvis however was on lookout for white guy who could sing like black guy. Elvis and band he was paired with played around and eventually came up with that"s. At the time, this would be called rockabilly. Elvis crosses colour lines with dress and voice. White djs didn"t want to play his music because they thought elvis was black. Black djs wouldn"t play because they thought it was country. Originally country song by bill monroe (father of bluegrass)
