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the first rock and roll song of the 50's
Fats Domino 'The Fat Man' reached #2 in the RnB charts, featuring musical elements such as back beats synchopated rhythms and boogie woogie piano parts. This was considered by some to be the first Rock n' roll ever released. -
first cross-over cover
Considered to be the first ever 'cross-over' track, Billy Ward and the Dominoes' track 'Sixety Minute Man' was released. The term 'cross-over' refers to an artist that has had releases featured in the charts under one genre of music and then also appeared in other charts of different genres as well. For example, if an R&B artist is featured in the main popular music charts then they would be considered to be a cross-over artist. -
Allen freed named the music "rock "n" roll"
Allen freed named his type of music rock "n" roll after launching the moon dog show. Alan Freed played an important role in the development of an aesthetic for the newly emerging genre. For example, he steadfastly refused to play cover versions of rhythm and blues o
originals on his radio programs in the 1950s.
music example: Moondog boogie -
Little Richards first release
"Tutti frutti" by Little Richard -
sun records
Sun Records is an American independent record label founded by producer Sam Phillips in Memphis, Tennessee on February 1, 1952. Sun was the first label to record Elvis Presley, Charlie Rich, Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash
listening example: "that's alright mama" by Elvis Presley -
"Rock and Roll party"
Alan Freed's radio show in New York was an immediate hit, showing rock's growing appeal. -
first rock n' roll song made it to the pop charts
Bill Haley & The Comets' track 'Crazy Man Crazy' was the first Rock n' roll song to make the pop charts, it reached #1 -
ray Charles
Ray Charles recorded "I Got A Woman (Atlantic Records). It reached #1 in the R&B charts and was considered by many to be the first ever 'Soul' record. -
Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valen and the big bopper killed in plane crash
A late-night plane crash following a Feb. 2nd performance at Clear Lake, Iowa kills Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper. -
payola scandal
The Payola scandal reached a new level of public prominence and legal gravity on February 11, 1960, when President Eisenhower called it an issue of public morality and the FCC proposed a new law making involvement in Payola a criminal act. the Dead Kennedys song "Pull My Strings",