Establishing Rock 'n' Roll
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The formula:
.....The
fusion
of
Country & Western + Rhythm & Blues
,,,ergo
C&W + R&B = R'n'R
Early artists:
.....Bill
Haley,
Elvis
Presley, Little Richard,
.....Fats
Domino,
Everley
Brothers
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Early Rock in the U.K. (1956)
...
Introduction of the 45 rpm record
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Early stars:
.....Tommy
Steele,
Vince
Eager, Billy Fury,
.....Marty
Wilde,
Adam
Faith, Cliff Richard,
.....Don
Lang,
The
Mudlarks, Emile Ford.
Jim Dale
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The 6.5 Special TV pop show
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Commercial Scene U.K. (mid/late
50s)
..
Rock..: Cliff
Richards
Trad...: Chris
Barber
Band
Ballad : Frankie
Vaughan
Skiffle : Lonnie
Donegan
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Commercial Scene (early 1960s)
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Britain,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, America
..
Shirley
Bassey.....................Connie
Francis
Cilla Black..........................Dionne
Warwick
Helen
Shapiro.....................The
Supremes
Petula
Clark
Susan
Maughan
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Popular Folk Song Movement USA
..
Hank Snow
Bob Dylan
The Weavers
Peter, Paul
&
Mary
Joan Baez
The
Kingston Trio
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British Supremacy
.....
The Beatles
(1963)
The Rolling
Stones
New Trends
in Rock
(e.g.
Atomic Rooster)
....
Rock and Spirituality
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Eastern
Influences
,,,,,
.....Indian
Raga
.....Ravi
Shankar
.....Annapurna
Devi
.....Gandalf's
Garden
Tea
Shop, London
.....Maharishi
Mahesh
.....The
Hippie
Movement
........
Rock and Morality
. ....
Hippie Movement
Drug Taking
Psychedelic Rock
....
.....Gefferson
Starship
.....The
Grateful
Dead
.....Scott
McKenzie
(If
you're goin' to San Francisco)
....
Soul
...
Blues based:
.....
.....B.B.
King
.....Ray
Charles
.....James
Brown
,,,,,Otis
Redding
.....Booker
T.
.
Gospel Based:
....
.....Aretha
Franklin
.....Smokey
Robinson
.....Marvelettes
.....Martha
Reeves
Motown (Detroit Sound)
.....
.....Mary
Wells
.....The
Vandellas
.....Stevie
Wonder
.....
The Motown Story
....
Dianna
Ross
The
Supremes
Smokey
Robinson
The
Miracles
Enchantment
Herbie
Hancock
The Isley
Brothers
Marvin
Gaye
Martha
Reeves
Hareem
The Four
Tops
Jacksson
Five
Michael
Jackson
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American Stars of the
1950s
..........
Bill Haley (Jan. '55)
Pat Boone
Crew Cuts
Dream Weavers
Elvis Presley
Fats Domino
Hilltoppers
Frankie Lymon
Little Richard
Gene Vincent
Platters
Tab Hunter
Charlie Gracie
The Diamonds
Everley Brothers
Chuck Berry
Terry Dene
Paul Anka
The Crickets
Jerry Lee Lewis
Buddy Holly
Marvin Rainwater
Danny & The Juniors
Connie Francis
The Chordettes
The Four Preps
Conway Twitty
Eddie Cochrane
Big Bopper
B.B. King
Johnny Cash
The Drifters
.............
American Stars of the 1960s
.......
Neil Sedaka
Bobby Darin
Bobby Rydel
Jim Reeves
Gene Vincent
Roy Orbiston
Ricky Valance
Lyn Cornell
Johnny Mathis
Bobby Vee
Eddie Cochrane
Chubby Checker
The Springfields
Gene Pitney
Beach Boys (surf rock)
The Supremes
Rockin' Berries
Georgie Fame
Dionne Warwick
Jimmy Hendrix
John Denver
Argent
King Crimson
Fairport Convention
Fleetwood Mac
Jethro Tull
ZZ Top
........
British Stars of the 1960s
,,,,,,,
The Beatles
Gerry & The Pacemakers
Freddie & The Dreamers
Brian Poole & The Tremeloes
Johnny Kidd & The Pirates
The Searchers
The Batchelors
The Rolling Stones
Eric Burdon & The Animals
The Hollies
Marianne Faithful
Lulu & The Luvvers
Sandie Shaw
Dusty Springfield
Kathy Kirby
Cilla Black
The Kinks
The Merseybeats
Manfred Mann
The Migil Five
The Shadows
Tom Jones
Dave Clark Five
The Who
Englebert Humperdinck
The Troggs
Anita Harris
The Bee Gees
The Paper Dolls
The Marmalade
Mary Hopkins (Mod cult)
Mark Bolan
David Bowie
Cream
Deep Purple
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