Educación Secundaria para Personas Adultas 2módulo - aulAragon

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The birth of Rock and Roll
Rock and roll wasn't born one exact day in the middle '50's; it was the result of a
cultural evolution. Some music critics make the year 1954 responsible for the birth
of rock, but it happened very slowly. First, some of the most open-minded white
musicians used various tunes from black music and transformed them for white
audiences. One of these first artists was Bill Haley: his song Rock Around the Clock
(1955) sold a million copies in a few months.
But a different type of character, with charm and charisma, was necessary to be the
father of rock; his name was Elvis Aaron Presley, the King of Rock and Roll. In
March of 1956, Heartbreak Hotel was the first of fourteen consecutive million-record
sellers. People imitated his attitude, his hairdo and his gestures. Between 1955 and
1958, Presley more or less represented the American music scene.
Also, in those years, black musicians and groups were writing and playing a heavier
rock and roll: Fats Domino (Blueberry Hill, 1956); Little Richard (Tutti Fruti, 1955;
Lucille, 1957; ...)
In 1958, rock and roll went through a serious crisis, based on different factors. It did not emerge until 1962
in... Liverpool!
Rock music goes to Liverpool
It was 1963, and for the first time since the birth of rock and roll, the new ideas
came from Europe: from Liverpool, England; four young boys were responsible:
The Beatles.
But not only The Beatles were famous at that time; there were hundreds of bands:
The Rolling Stones, The Doors, The Who, The Hollies, The Byrds, The Animals,
The Kinks, etc...
The Rolling Stones
The Doors
The Animals
In the '70's, The Beatles separated and new bands appeared. Rock in this decade became sadder and a litle
bitter: Pink Floyd, Genesis, King Crimson, etc. It was called "Progressive Rock".,
In the middle of this decade a new genre of music called "Heavy Metal" appeared and we could listen to
something really hard, loud and more violent. People like Alice Cooper represented the triumph of the
most savage kind of rock, of electric music and sweat.
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Pink Floyd
Genesis
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