Rock n roll music

Rock n roll musicBy Me(Jared Grainger)

What I am coveringThe background (birth) of Rock n Roll and the Labels The years it dominated the worldThe Main characteristics of the music and where that comes fromThe Demography/Audience.Notable acts and the most famous songsEffects it has had on music nowadaysSimilarities and differences with other genresDifferent genres born from Rock n Roll

In this presentation I will be looking at different aspects of Rock n Roll

backgroundExact whereabouts of creation is disputed but is from Southern America.Emigration of ex slaves to places such as Memphis, Tennessee, Detroit etc. meant that black people and white people lived close to each other.The biggest musical influence was so called Race music and country music.Without WWII Rock n Roll wouldnt have been as successful.Rock n Roll was named by an American DJ named Alan Freed

Rock 'n' roll is really swing with a modern name. It began on the levees and plantations, took in folk songs, and features blues and rhythm. It's the rhythm that gets to the kids they're starved of music they can dance to, after all those years of crooners.NME - February 1956

The first Big Song of Rock n Roll is Rock Around The Clock by Bill Haley and His Comets (sorry about the quality)

YouTube. 2000. Bill Haley - Rock Around The Clock (1956). [online] Available at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5fsqYctXgM [Accessed: 5 Jul 2013].

Rock n roll was the biggest genre of music going on around the world from 1954 to 1963, the decline in its popularity came from the death of Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens in the plane crash in February 1959, the arrest of chuck berry in December 1959, the retirement of Little Richard and Elvis joining the army in March 1958. Although it declined from 1958 it didnt die out for another 5 years, it was kept alive by early 1960s bands such as The Beatles.

Rock n roll labelsthe biggest record labels involved in the movement of Rock n Roll were: Sun records Owned by Sam Phillips founded in 1952 in Memphis, Tennessee known for signing such artists as Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison, Jerry lee Lewis and Johnny Cash, their main engineer was Jack clement

The sun records logoDesigned by John Gale Parker, Jr.Sam Phillips founder of Sun RecordsJack Clements Sun Records Engineer

RCA Recordings (RCA Victor)Founded in 1901 in New York by Emile Berliner and Eldridge R. Johnson Notable acts they signed during Rock n Rolls Glory Days are Elvis Presley (bought from Sun Records), Paul Anka, The Ames Brothers and Buddy Guy Along with many others.

The RCA Records logoCo-founder Emile Berliner

Co-founder Eldridge R. Johnson

Other record labels include, Decca, Brunswick, Coral among others.

characteristicsRock n Roll took characteristics from both RnB and country.Both RnB and Rock n Roll have a vocal line which has and answering chorus. The melodies were very narrow ranged, and the majority of the singers in both RnB and Rock n Roll have hoarse/grainy voices.

Rock n Roll also took characteristics from Country Music.The most important characteristic that country gave Rock n Roll was its heavy reliance on chord progressions which only contained three or four chords, not complex chord progressions. Elvis Presley is a prime example of this. Also Rock n Roll songs are some form of story which comes from the country aspect of its origin. Good examples of this are Jailhouse Rock, A boy named sue and Johnny B. Goode.

Audience Rock n Roll has been described by historians as one of the first music genres to define an age groupRock n Roll was the first music style to give teenagers a sense of belonging as they could relate to the music.Rock n Roll was credited to the emergence of the first teen culture and the post war baby boom.Also Rock n Roll was the first style of music to affect the style of clothing, hair, cars, motorbike and linguistics.

Effects of Rock n Roll on people nowadaysRock n Roll has had a huge effect on people nowadays, even though it is about 60 years since its origin people still listen to it and there are still band interested in making music in this style.People will always know one song which falls into Rock n RollEven though it isnt as big as it used to be, rock n Roll Will never die out because there will always be a following for this music.

Similarities and differences with other genres of todayEven though the kind of music is completely different the lyrical content is similar to rock made by young bands as they are expressing their inner angst and anguish.The chord progressions from rock n roll have helped shape music ever since its creation, although the chord progressions have become more complex they still heavily rely on 12 bar blues even today

Notable actsElvis PresleyChuck BerryBuddy holly & the CricketsBill Haley & The Comets Fats dominoLittle RichardJerry Lee Lewis Richie ValensChuck Norris

These are 8 Rock n Roll artist from the 1950s sourced from:http://www.digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_influential.html

Other notable actsThe Beatles, Bo Diddley, The Drifters, The Temptations, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison, The Beach Boys, Ray Charles and Carl Perkins

Picture taken by Robert Whittaker http://www.robertwhitakerphotography.com/prints-store/the-beatles-prints/beatles-4-faces/

Notable songs1. Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry2. Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley3. Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley & His Comets4. Tutti-Frutti - Little Richard5. Whole Lot of Shakin' Going On - Jerry Lee Lewis6. What'd I Say - Ray Charles7. Summertime Blues - Eddie Cochran8. Hound Dog - Elvis Presley9. Long Tall Sally - Little Richard10. That'll Be The Day - Buddy Holly & the CricketsSourced from:http://www.digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_songs50s.html

Other genres born from Rock n rollPsychedelic rockHeavy metalRnBAlso Rock n Roll inspired many different genres such as Psychedelic Rock, Glam Rock, Metal etc. Even the pop music of today... Eww

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