50's Genre: Rock 'n' Roll

Useful Websites
Rock ‘n’ Roll


Genre Information
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_and_Roll
http://www.history-of-rock.com/indx.html
http://www.harryhepcat.com/history.htm
http://www.digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_timeline-r1.html
http://www.scaruffi.com/history/cpt11.html




Important Bands
http://www.buddyhollyonline.com/
http://www.history-of-rock.com/elvis_presley.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Haley_and_His_Comets
http://www.chuckberry.com/about/bio.htm
http://www.history-of-rock.com/domino.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Richard
http://www.everlybrothers.com/html/bio.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Lee_Lewis
http://www.raycharles.com/



Essential Listening
Rock ‘n’ Roll


Jackie Brenston and the Delta Cats
“Rocket 88 “(Single)
1951

Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton
“Hound Dog” (Single)
1952

Big Joe Turner
“Shake, Rattle and Roll” (Single)
1954

Bill Haley and The Comets
“Rock around the clock” (Single)
1954

Elvis Presley
“That’s all right (Mama)”(Single)
1954

Chuck Berry
Maybellene (Single)
1955

Elvis Presley
Heartbreak Hotel (Single)
1956

Chuck Berry
Johnny B. Goode (Single)
1958

Buddy Holly
Peggy Sue (Single)
1957

Carl Perkins
Blue Suede Shoes (Single)
1956

Jerry Lee Lewis
Great Balls of fire (Single)
1957

Little Richard
Good golly miss Molly (Single)
1956

Elvis Presley
Hound Dog (Single)
1956

Elvis Presley
Don’t be cruel (Single)
1956

Eddie Cochran
Summertime Blues (Single)
1958