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History of Rock and Roll
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WW2 Begins
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US joins WW2
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"Golden Age of Gospel" begiens
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WW2 ends
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U.S. joins WW2
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Sam Cooke’s first recording “Jesus Gave Me Water”
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Bill Haley "Crazy Man Crazy" is the first rock and roll song to enter the Billboard charts
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The Orioles' "Crying in the Chapel" is the first black hit to top the white pop charts
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Elvis Presley's first recording
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Bill Haley's "Rock Around the Clock" is the first rock song used in a movie soundtrack is realesed
Ray Charles forms his band
Doo wop gets bigger -
Ray Charles startes his band
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Doo Wop getts bigger
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The Everly Brothers make their first studio recordingsS
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Skiffle becomes more popular in Britain
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Chuck Berry's “Maybellene” is releasedJ
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ohnny Cash's “Folsom Prison blues” is released
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Chuck Berry “Roll Over Beethoven”
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James Brown's ”Please, Please, Please” is released
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First Nationwide regularly broadcasted rock and roll show Alan
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First rock and Roll movie “Rock around the clock” is made
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Freed's Rock and Roll Dance Party starts
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The Everly Brothers first hit “Bye Bye Girl” #2 US #UK
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Elvis’s Jailhouse rock is released
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Elvis is drafted into the Army
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Ray Charles has his first #1 hit "Georgia On My Mind "
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The Beatles form
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Elvis comes back from army
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Chubby checker “The Twist”
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Ray Charles “Hit the Road Jack is released
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The Beach Boys first Single is released “Surfin”
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James Brown records his famous Live At the Apollo album
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The Rolling Stones form
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Little Stevie Wonder recorded his first #1 hit, "Fingertips – Pt. 2,"
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Year of beatlemania in UK
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Cher’s small career begins
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Sam Cooke is killed by Bertha Franklin
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British Invasion gets huge due to Beatles tour
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The Kinks change Power cord with “You really got me”
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The Byrds form