Music & Rock & Roll (Period 5-6) by Alison McElrath https://padlet.com/alisonmcelrath/1trw5se105d7 Now that you have completed research on a given 1950's topic, you will share your findings with the rest of your classmates. Double click a blank area on the padlet board to begin sharing your information. Pictures/videos will enhance your contribution! Provide the names of your group members and the topic. You must also include works cited at the end of your post. en-us 2017-03-09 14:20:59 UTC 2026-01-27 13:43:08 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/93420106/e75606224b7be50102581f52cf46e26ab3ad7e81/48daf62c0f583efd42126c212b9f6698.jpg Rock and roll and Elvis Presley by David Hodgins https://padlet.com/alisonmcelrath/1trw5se105d7/wish/159632425 http://quest.eb.com/images/139/139_1916/139_1916613-W.jpg
Elvis, the king of rock and roll. they called his music “Satan Music”. Elvis was born on January 8, 1935. They said it sent shock waves through america, Elvis had crazy dance moves that no one ever heard of. When he went on the Ed Sullivan show the rates went through the ruff. A Lot of singers look up to elvis and how great he was. Elvis was the king, still to today people listen to his music, like Jailhouse Rock, Blue Christmas, HeartBreak Hotel, Etc. In 1958 Elvis was drafted into the war and lost a little bit of his fame. Elvis still known today as the king. Elvis died on August 16, 1977.

Rock and Roll, “Rock And Roll was everything the suburban 1950s were not. While parents of the decade were listening to Frank Sinatra , Perry Como, and Big Bands, their children were moving to a new beat”. A many kids loved rock and roll. Rock and Roll was loud it was fast and different than other types of music, it gives people this pumped up feeling that made them feel good.

Resources:
Woog, Adam. Elvis Presley. Lucent books, 1997.
Morrison, Craig. Rock & Roll. Facts on file, 2006.
'The Big Bang! The Birth of Rock and Roll.'" Gilder Lehrman Institute for Learning, Gilder Lehrman
    Institute of American History, 2017, www.gilderlehrman.org/history-by-era/art-music-and-film/
    resources/big-bang-birth-rock-and-roll. Accessed 10 Mar. 2017.
america Rocks and Rolls. By the Independence Hall Association in Philadelphia, 2008,
    www.ushistory.org/us/53d.asp. Accessed 10 Mar. 2017.
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