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RATINGS: Sites are rated from 1 owl (good) to a high of 5 owls. Read more- Banned Music: The '50s
Parents, teachers, government officials — everyone hated 1950s rock-and-roll music except for the kids! So what did the "powers that be" do to keep the music away from the kids? They censored it! Visit The Banned Music Homepage for a chronology of songs, concerts and television appearances that were banned or cancelled during the 1950s. Includes links to info on the artists and songs that were targeted.
- Alan Freed
The three-word phrase that Alan Freed introduced to his listening audience — "rock and roll" — changed American cultural history. Within a month of his using the phrase on the air, it had become the name for the new musical craze. Learn more about this influential Cleveland disc jockey at this "definitive online resource" complete with pictures, sound clips, and more.
- Elvis Presley's Graceland
This official site presented by Elvis Presley Enterprises provides detail after detail of Elvis's rise to fame. Dozens of pictures, a timeline, an in-depth biography, RealAudio clips of his most famous performances and much more await visitors to this site. Take a virtual tour of Elvis's home, Graceland. Devoted fans can make reservations to attend "Elvis Week" in Memphis, Tennessee.
- The Blue Highway
There would be no rock and roll if it weren't for gospel, bluegrass, and the dozens of other styles that came before it. This site dedicates itself to one of the musical styles that led to rock-and-roll music — the blues. Dozens of biographies of early blues artists are included, along with heaps of photos and even a map of the Mississippi Delta, the birthplace of the blues.
A Brief History of the Blues In 1807, American author Washington Irving gave the phrase "the blues" its current meaning.
- Chuck Berry
Charles Edward Anderson Berry is known as Chuck Berry to most of the world. Read his biography and check out the discographies and filmographies, as well. At the bottom of the page is a collection of relatively recent pictures.
- Rave On: Rock and Roll in the Fifties
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum recently installed an exhibit on '50s favorites. Take a quick look at one of Little Richard's stage outfits or Chuck Berry's guitar (Elvis gets his own exhibit). The focus here is on some of the lesser-known founders of rock and roll, including Duane Eddy, LaVerne Baker, Jerry Lee Lewis, and more. Although it's not fully operational, this site has a lot of potential.
- The Day the Music Died
On February 3, 1959, a small charter plane crashed to the ground in a snowstorm. Ten hours later, police found the bodies of three rock-and-roll stars in the wreckage. Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, J.P. "Big Bopper" Richardson, and pilot Roger Peterson all perished in a crash that came to be referred to as "the day the music died." This Fifties Website article details the crash and also offers the coroner's report, Buddy Holly's death certificate, and an annotated transcript of Don MacLean's "American Pie," the famous song about the crash.
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