THE HISTORY OF ROCK AND ROLL-

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Music History  

Rock and Roll is a style of music that began in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s. It became very popular and is still popular today. Some of the most famous Rock and Roll bands are: The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Pink Floyd, Metallica, U2, Radiohead, Queen, Kiss, and of course, Elvis Presley! 

Rock and Roll would have never existed had it not been for a very bad part of our history......
Slavery. 

Here’s the story: In the 1600 in the United States (and in Canada), there were huge farms
and the farmers needed help to take care of the crops and animals. Some people went to
Africa to kidnap African people and brought them to North America to sell them as slaves.
(Slavery was abolished in 1865 in the US and in 1833 in Canada - thank goodness!)
These African people could not bring anything with them from home except their language
and their music. During the long, hard days working on the farms, they used to sing to keep
up their spirits. That is when the music of Africa and the music of North America mixed
together and started the beginning of the journey of the creation of Rock and Roll. 

- 1600s: Slavery started in North America

- Soon after, the music of Africa and North America mix together.

- Some of the styles of music that came out of this mix are: Gospel, Blues, Jazz, 

Boogie Woogie and Rhythm and Blues.

- The Blues was a musical style that was slow and melancholy (sad)

- In the 1950s, some musicians took the Blues and made the tempo go faster. 

They added a drum beat and some electric guitars and Rock and Roll was born!

- Rock and Roll became popular very quickly, in part because it had a great beat  and also because of the radio, records, and television.

- Some famous early Rock and Roll musicians were: Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Buddy Holly, Ray Charles, Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley! 

- Before electricity, you could not have very big concerts because you could not  hear the music from far. A group of 4 musicians playing acoustic guitars, a small snare drum and singing without microphones could be heard by a maximum of 200 people. Then, with electric guitars and amplifiers as well as microphones, all of a sudden it was so loud that they needed a full drum set. Also, it meant that they could perform concerts for thousands of people!

- In the 1970s, there were the Beach Boys, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin,
the Beach Boys, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Queen and many, many more.

- Rock and Roll has influenced Grunge, Rap, Hiphop, Pop, Punk, Heavy Metal and many more styles of music we hear today.

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Name: ________________________________ Class: ___________



1. When and where did Rock and Roll begin? ________ ____________________ 

2. What happened in the 1600s that eventually led to the creation of Rock? 

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3. What styles of music came out of the mix of African music and American music? 

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4. How did they change the Blues? _____________________________________ 

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5. Around what year was that in? ______________ 

6. Name 4 reasons Rock and Roll became popular so quickly: 

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d. ______________________ 

7. How did electricity change concerts? Name 2 reasons: 

a. _________________________________________________________ 

b. _________________________________________________________ 

8. What group did Michael Jackson belong to when he was young? 

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9. Name 10 Rock Bands or Rock legends: 

a. ______________________ b. _______________________ 

c. ______________________ d. _______________________ 

e. ______________________ f. _______________________ 

g. ______________________ h. _______________________ 

i. _______________________ j. ________________________ 

10. Do you like Rock music? ___________ Why or why not? _______________ 

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11. What is your favorite style of music? (Not your favorite band or artist) 

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12.Do you think your favorite style of music would exist if it had not been for Rock? 

_______________ Why or why not. ___________________________________ 

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13. Choose a band or a group and make a presentation in a power point, prezy, genially....
You should write about the biography, works, concerts, style of music, evolution of the group...then send to me.