MUSIC140 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Rhinestone, Youth Culture, Colonel Tom Parker

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Music
• Course: MUSIC140
• Professor: Simon Wood

Document Summary

Spring 1954 records with scotty moore (guitar) and bill black (bass) Heartbreak hotel april-may "56 #1 pop/country/#5 r&b: first time a song had hit #1 on two major charts, no one had across all 3 major charts. August to december "56 hound dog, don"t be cruel, love me tender all #1 pop. Hound dog is the first song to chart #1 on pop/country/r&b: covers 1954-1956, elvis ruling the world at same time, cover versions weren"t working anymore because of artists like elvis. Ed sullivan show: only filmed waist up, he made a face because he knew that they wouldn"t see his waist. Elvis enters the army march 1958 to march 1960. In germany: wanted to make sure they wouldn"t start another war, 2 years waiting for world war 3 to start but it never happened. March 1961 last public performance for seven years. The "68 comeback special : only moment he smiled during the series was when performing old songs.