MU121 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Rockabilly, Colonel Tom Parker, Reverberation
Document Summary
The rise of elvis presley: in steps corporate america. Raised in city with rich and thriving black music scene. Became well versed in both country music of south and r&b of black community. Gained reputation as flashy dresser who bought much of wardrobe at leading clothing store for blacks, If music of early rock musicians (haley, domino, boone, berry, little richard) began breaking boundaries between pop, country and western and r&b, elvis completed the job. First rock and roller to draw intense interest from major labels. First artist to have hits on all three charts simultaneously. When elvis moved from sun to rca in 1955, rca mobilized vast resources to firmly establish rock and roll in the pop mainstream. Sam phillips used elvis as vocals on 2 songs in 1954. Elvis did not initially seem right for the part. One day elvis picked up guitar and started playing arthur crudup"s that"s all right mama .
