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- MUSIC OF THE 1950S By: Haley Weller
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- Billy Haley and the Comets Billy Haley and the Comets sang rock
and roll music also they would mix country music, western swing,
rhythm, and blues to produce some of rock and rolls earliest hits.
In 1955 Rock around the clock was there first record and it achieve
national popularity. http://www.raucousrecords.com/posters_159
/1950s-rock--n--roll-concert- poster_12636.aspx
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- BILLY HALEY AND THE COMETS There top 5 successful albums during
the 50s were Rock around the Clock", "Shake Rattle & Roll, See
You Later Alligator", "Mambo Rock, and Rip it Up. Rock around the
clock was featured in the smash teen movie Blackboard Jungle.
http://www.1950smusic.webs.com/
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- Jerry was ranked 5 th on the top hit number charts with his
song A Whole lot of Shakin Going On. He is also the last surviving
member of the Sun Records Million Dollar Quartet and also of the
class of 55 album, which included Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Roy
Orbison, and Elvis Presley. Lewis was later inducted into the Rock
and Roll hall of fame. Jerry Lee Lewis
http://music.yahoo.com/jerry-lee-
lewis/albums/very-best-of-jerry-lee-lewis-charly-2- -191121365
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- JERRY LEE LEWIS Some of Jerry Lee Lewiss top 50s hits were
Great Ball of Fire, A whole lot of shakin going on, Breathless,
and, High School Confidential.
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_Concert_Poster__1950s__30x40cm_Art_Print_/AP1233-jerry-lee-lewis-rock-n-roll-
concert-poster-1950s.html
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- Little Richie The country became to know little Richard as
little Richie. Little Richie sang about Rhythm and Blues. Little
Richie not only sang but he also appeared in movies. Some movies he
appeared in were Dont Knock the Rock and the girl that cant help in
1956 Then he appeared in Mr. Rock and Roll in 1957. His song Tutti
frutti was ranked third on the top ten 50s chart that mom and dad
hated. http://www.stevenhousman.com/Pr
ofiles/LittleRichard.html
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- LITTLE RICHIE Some other songs Little Richie sang in 1950 were
Rip it Up, Long Tall Sally, Ready Teddy, Good Golly, Miss Molly,
and Send Me Some Lovin. http://www.jarlen.net/
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- Johnny Cash Johnny Cash was a country music singer. His song I
Walk the Line became his first major hit on the country pop charts.
Hes song I Walk the Line was based upon the "boom-chicka- boom" or
"freight train" rhythm common in many of Cash's songs.
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- JOHNNY CASH Some of Johnny Cashs top 50s hits were I walk the
line, Folsom Prison Blues, Ring of Fire, Hurt, and, Jackson. /
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- Elvis Presley Elvis was a popular rock and roll singer who was
known as the King of Rock and Roll. Elvis was the biggest name in
show business he was also part of the million Dollar quartet.
http://shop.elvis.com.au/prod292.ht m
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- ELVIS PRESLEY CONTINUED Jailhouse Rock was filmed in 1957 and
it was his 3 rd movie produced. Elvis first album was sold to over
1million people. http://knue.com/all-time-great-
christmas-songs/
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- Sourcers Slides 2 and 3 "Bill Haley and the Comets - Rockin
Around the Clock." Bill Haley and the Comets. Web. 09 Apr. 2012..
Infoplease. Infoplease. Web. 09 Apr. 2012.. "Song Artist 100 - Bill
Haley & His Comets." TsorT Information. Web. 09 Apr. 2012..
"BILL HALEY'S COMETS." BILL HALEY'S COMETS. Web. 10 Apr. 2012..
Sliders 4 and 5 "Best Songs of 1950s - Greatest Hits of Rock and
Roll, Music Videos." Boomers Life: Music, People, Health and Issues
of Interest to Boomers. Web. 09 Apr. 2012.. Website "Jerry Lee
Lewis." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 04 Aug. 2012. Web. 09 Apr.
2012.. Website Slides 6 and 7 "1950s Hit Songs - Popular Songs
& Signature Songs - 1950s Music." April 2012 Entertainment
News, Popular Culture News. Web. 09 Apr. 2012.. Website
Answers.com. Answers. Web. 09 Apr. 2012.. Website "Little Richard."
StevenHousman.com. Web. 09 Apr. 2012.. Website Winner, Langdon C.
"Little Richard (American Musician)." Encyclopedia Britannica
Online. Encyclopedia Britannica. Web. 09 Apr. 2012.. Slides 8 and 9
"Johnny Cash - The Man in Black." - The 50's Remembered. Web. 09
Apr. 2012.. Website "Top 10 Johnny Cash Songs." Taste of Country.
Web. 09 Apr. 2012.. "I Walk the Line." Wikipedia. Wikimedia
Foundation, 04 Sept. 2012. Web. 11 Apr. 2012.. Slides 10 and 11
"Elvis Presley 1950." Index. Web. 11 Apr. 2012.. Website "Elvis
Presley." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 04 Oct. 2012. Web. 11
Apr. 2012.. Website "Million Dollar Quartet." Wikipedia. Wikimedia
Foundation, 04 Oct. 2012. Web. 11 Apr. 2012.. Website