MUSI 401 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Ferriday, Louisiana, Lubbock, Texas, Falsetto
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Music 405 study guide for chapter 12: rock n" roll. Rock and roll was created in the mid-1950s. Many teenagers had money to spend and they enjoyed spending money on records. Rock and roll was popular because it was great for dancing and usually had simple lyrics about things that interested teenagers: dating, dancing, love, cars, rock and roll music, and school. Rock and roll helped teenagers have their own identity (apart from their parents). Rock and roll musicians" hairstyles, clothes and slang influenced teens. Most parents did not like rock and roll, so listening to this music was a safe way teenagers could rebel against their parents. Many radio stations played rock and roll and rock and roll starts appeared on television shows. Cleveland (ohio) disk jockey, alan freed, played the music often on his radio show and is believed to be the first person to call this type of music rock and roll.
