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This is a primary source is a picture that was taken Monday, June 30, 1958 of the American Bandstand.

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This primary source of elvis demo tape to sun records. The song on the demo I'll never Stand In Your way.

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NHD Topic Paragraph

During the 1950s there was a decade were things were changed for the better for American citizens. One of those changes were rock N roll and the impact in teenager. First of all the world was introduce to the word teenagers. In the fifties many teen went against there parents. Most adults told them that the music was evil and of the devil. The more the adult detest rock and roll music the more teen it got popular among teens. There were show called American Bandstand and it was decade to rock n roll music and the teen who listen to it.

Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley also know as the King of Rock. Was inducted to the Rock Hall of Fame in 1986. he grow up sing gospel music in his Pentecostal church. But, when his family move to Memphis he was introduced to R & B, and jazz music. His music was very popular to teenagers. He went to war for two years, and many said that his music was never the same. He many records, like 107 top Forty Hits, 38 Top Ten Hits,  10 consecutive #1 hits, and 80 weeks at #1. 

http://www.rockhall.com/inductee/elvis-presley

 People said that his music was vulgar, his style was a mix of country, blues, and gospel, which was on of the reason his music was so famous. He first appeared on t.v. in march 1955 on Louisiana Hayride.

http://www.history-of-rock.com/elvis_presleytwo.htm

Chuck Berry

Chuck Berry was an African American musician who was very important to rock "n" roll music. He sung about things that other teenagers could relate to, like high school and other things. His songs were his black and white listeners. Chuck had to go to reform school before his graduation, because he was convicted of armed robbery. In 1957 he was signed to Chess Records,and within mouths  his Maybellene was a hit. He had more than a few run in with the law, he was spent two years in federal prison for taking a minor over state lines. When he got out things have changed and so did his music.

www.chuckberry.com/about/bio.htm

www.biography.com/articles/Chuck-Berry-9210488

http://www.notablebiographies.com/Be-Br/Berry-Chuck.html

http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:hifyxqw5ldse~T1

http://departments.colgate.edu/diw/pegg/CBBiography.html

America In the Fifties by Andrew J. Dunar

The sixth chapter, People of Plenty: The Transformation of American Society, was about how people in American in that decade. Men who were in the war, came back had children,move there family to the suburbs, and brought cars. There were so many cars during the decade, it uplifted the economy, but as people move to the suburbs city's suffered.

The eighth chapter, The tube and the Big Screen, was about what people watch on television of  at the movies. Comedy show like I love lucy,but the two most watch shows, were game shows and westerns. Movies most popular among teenagers were those when the main character was a rebel.      

NHD Update

Last week I read two books, they were both were about things that happened in the world during the 1950's. Things that childern of the baby boom were becoming teenager. Also people were moving to the suburbs and there but cars. The Korean was during that time, but for the most thing better than before. 

And this week I'm going to try read book and one of them is a ebook ay http://books.google.com/books?id=dMBh9-VfT18C&printsec=frontcover&dq=rock+and+roll#v=onepage&q=&f=false and the other is American in the Fifties by Andrew J. Dunar, 0815631030. 

Internet Sources

• http://www.loti.com/teenagers_youth_in_the_fifties.htm

From the website i learned things about teenager in the America during the 1950s. The things like what the wore, boys wore blazers, sweaters and leather jackets,and girls wore the like saddle shoes and swing skirt. White teenagers and black did not hang out together but they had things in common. Also, teenager,mostly black males, would hang out on the corner and would sing.

• http://www.loti.com/fifties_history/Teenage_Life_in_the_1950s.htm

The word teenager was made up in the 50s, due to the large amount of them. What people wanted for the children during that decade.They but focused on education, instead of enlisting in the war or become a house wife. They started to give there kids money, but there kids started to rebel and adult hated it.