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Rock 'n' Roll (Technology (Low-fidelity (Noise, Poor-frequency…
Rock 'n' Roll
Technology
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Single-track, mono, one speaker
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Recorded "live", all in one take
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Mediums
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Radio/TV, small portable radios
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Geography
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Exact place of origin unknown, possibly...
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Hattiesburg is good contender, according to Robert Palmer, noted blues scholar
Key Artists
Bill Haley & His Comets
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First national success - "Crazy Man, Crazy"
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Elvis Presley
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Started on Rockabilly, upbeat fusion of country music and RnB
First single, 1956, was "Heartbreak Hotel", which went to number 1 in America
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Drafted for military 1958, but returned in 1960
Record Labels
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Contract with Colonel Tom Parker, manager for next two decades
