MUSC 2150 Chapter Notes - Chapter Chapter 2: Maybellene, Payola, Falsetto
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United states and the soviet union: technological developments and communist paranoia sparked an american interest in science fiction, economic prosperity increased in the united states following. 1954, and had hit singles that appeared on both the pop and rhythm and blues charts: pat boone, covered rhythm and blues songs such as fats domino"s. Musical elements of rock and roll: similarities to tin pan alley, lack of any regional dialect, round and full timbre, similarities to blues, call and response pattern, rough and raw timbre. Major events in elvis presley"s rise to fame: elvis presley further blurred the boundaries between pop, country and western, and rhythm and blues, elvis was raised in memphis from the age of thirteen; sam. Phillips owned and operated a record label there, sun. Records, where elvis made his first records: elvis"s recording with scotty moore and bill black of that"s all. Right (mama) launched his career and established sun.
