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.

Annotation

On the website I found out things that were happening in America during the 1950s. First, of all there were many different social changes. One big thing that was happening was that people were moving with their family to the suburbs.  People wanted more there children instead of fight in war the wanted education and careers for them. Since there were so many teenagers in, 1956 there were 13 million in America, because of the baby boom. The people who change the 1950s the most were the teenagers. They invested there money the got from their parents in car, bike and music. Credit card was invented and there was a big growth in corporate. There were franchises and also the car industry. The 1950s changed how we look at thing now, and i learned this information from http://intranet.dalton.org/ms/8th/students/decades99/Muffins1950/Pages/index.html,by Ashley .N.  Elizabeth .G, and Lauren B.

Thesis Statement

They Started It All

    A Thesis Statement on the effect of rock and roll on american teenagers:

Even though it caused teens to rebel against there parents, it on the best innovation best it was a cause an effect because it boosted the economy and it made dreams for future generation.

Effect

The effect of rock music on society is very conversial. Firstly it loved by some and loved by others. people thought it was bad and satanic,and made other want to listen to it even more.The effect on the enonomy is parents started to give teenager money to spend on they wanted. Those teenager spent money on records,t.v,radios as well as many other things.well there was censorship in the music made by the government.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_and_roll

New Info

The information I found supported my thesis statement by who it showed teenagers in the 195o's help change the world for future generation of teens. By the way the rebel against there parents, boosted the economy by spend there money on records,concerts and radios. And help set a path of what we currently call good music

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

http://42explore.com/rocnroll.htm

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

How Rock Music Affects Teens - LoveToKnow Music

American Bandstand

American Bandstand was a show filmed  in Philadelphia, which Philadelphia teen took a part of. The show started to air in 1953 the city of brotherly love but, went national four later in 1954. The show featured Philly teens,and the show was most popular among teenager. The show then stayed on air for for over thirty years,1987.

 http://books.google.com/books?id=eSBDF5_L3BgC&pg=PA11&dq=american+bandstand+history#v=onepage&q=american%20bandstand%20history&f=false pg 11-12

http://books.google.com/books?id=CFXgj7a55agC&pg=PA86&dq=the+history+of+american+bandstand&ei=sZLoStbHHpu0zASIw9ymDA#v=onepage&q=the%20history%20of%20american%20bandstand&f=false

NHD Update

For NHD I have decided to do my projected on rock music. I chose this topic because it effected the world greatly.For example censorship, comments on was and the when people became total against.which made it even more popular. I connected to life after WWII, and American Bandstand in Philadelphia,and how it had derived from jazz and R&B.