The Rise of Rock and Roll

One thing that I learned this week from class was Black musicians were the first people to start the rise of Rock and Roll, and many white musicians stole there songs. These cover songs would gain all the popularity, and the black musicians would lose most of their credit and fame. Surprisingly to me Elvis was one of these artist, my mom is a huge fan of Elvis and she had no idea he covered hounddog. I always considered Elvis and Bill Haley to be Rock and Roll stars, but after the lecture i see there more on the country side, and the Rock side came from stars such as Big Joe Turner and Chuck Berry. I believe Chuck Berry was the first legit Rock and Roll star of his time uniting blacks and whites together through his music. This was a major breakthrough for black musicians in the later years. Alan Freed was one of these Dj's and concert promoters who began to play black musicians songs and give them the credit they deserved.