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Topics• What does “Rock ‘n Roll” mean?
• The Beginning
• Forming a Rock Band
• Most Influential Artists
• Hall of Fame
• Timeline
What does it mean?
• Rock ‘n Roll (Racknroll)
• Refers to sexual intercourse
• first used by Alan Freed (1951);
• taken from the song "My Baby Rocks Me with a Steady Roll"
"Rocket 88" by Jackie Brenston
or…
"Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley
or...
"That's All Right (Mama)" by Elvis Presley
Forming a Rock Band
• Lead Singer (Sometimes plays an instrument while singing)
• Guitarist (Sometimes 2)
• Bassist
• Drummer
Elvis Presley
• Elvis Aaron Presley, was an American singer, musician and actor.
• Seen as a cultural icon, sometimes referred to as "The King of Rock 'n' Roll“
Chuck Berry
• Charles Edward Anderson ("Chuck" Berry)
• American guitarist, singer and songwriter.
• none is more important to the development of the music
Jimi Hendrix
• Jimi Hendrix, was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter.
• considered THE greatest and most influential guitarists in rock music history
Hall of Fame
• Museum in Cleveland; Ohio
• dedicated to people who influenced the history of rock in a major way
Timeline
1952 - Little Richard's first records are released.
1964 - The Beatles hit America leading the British Invasion.
Timeline
• 1969 - Woodstock Music & Arts Festival draws half a million fans to Max Yasgar's farm in New York.
Timeline
• 1970 - Death of Jimi Hendrix and the break up of The Beatles.
• 1977 - Elvis Presley dies.