MUSI 1002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Cotton Plant, Arkansas, Cab Calloway
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Used the term rock and roll on the cleveland, ohio radio station wjw. Moved show to ny in 1954; names it the rock and roll party . Teens had music, fashion, mags, dancing, movies; blackboard jungle (1955) featured bill haley"s rock around the clock . Technology- 33 rpm, 45 rpm, tv, radio. There are always more talented artists in existence than those who achieve prominence at any one particular time. Important early figures in the development of rock and roll. Gospel, r&b, godmother of rock and roll . Had her own bus with her name on it- had 12069! Dealt with race issues on the road. Tharpe influenced elvis, little richard, johnny cash, jerry lee. Lewis and chuck berry , who recorded one of the first r&r songs: Maybellene in 1955 on chess records in chicago. Elvis was born in mississippi and moved to memphis tennessee at age 13. Recorded at sun records with sam phillips in 1954.