MUSIC 2II3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2-3: Lubbock, Texas, Alan Freed, Electric Blues
28 Oct 2016
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Music 2ii3 chapter 2 the birth and first flourishing of rock and roll. Carl perkins, johnny cash and jerry lee lewis at sun. Only weeks after signing over elvis"s contract, phillips recorded tennessee guitarist- vocalist carl perkins. In one december session in 1955, perkins laid down four songs, including. Honey, don"t and his biggest hit, blue suede shoes : first half of 1956, blue suede shoes rose to number two on the pop charts, record was a hit on all three charts (r2c1) Blue suede shoes was the first million selling single for sun, reassured phillips that he had acted wisely in selling presley"s contract to rca: perkin"s career ended when he and his band were in a serious auto accident. Killed in a tragic plane crash in early 1959. One of the first major figures in rock music who was significantly influenced by the rock and rollers who emerged in 1955 and 1956.
