The History of Rock ‘n RollBy Oguz-Adnan Özcan

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"

The Beginning

• 1950‘s

Various Sources

• Blues

• R&B

• Country

• Gospel

"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

Most Influential Artists

1. Elvis Presley

2. Chuck Berry

3. Jimi Hendrix

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.

Timeline

• 1995 - The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame opens in Cleveland.

Thank you for your attention……and rock on!