Boone got his fame by covering black R&B hits, his cover versions of the original artists outsold the originals.
Pat Boone became one of the most successful artists of the 50s with his heavily Pop-influenced " covers" of R&B hits like " Two Hearts, Two Kisses (Make One Love)", " Ain't That a Shame", and " At My Front Door (Crazy Little Mama)". This film’s use of Bill Haley and His Comets' " (We’re Gonna) Rock Around the Clock" during the opening credits caused a national sensation when teenagers started dancing in the aisles. The Rock and Roll Era is generally dated from the 25 March 1955 premiere of the motion picture, " The Blackboard Jungle". Rock and roll forerunners in the popular music field included Johnnie Ray, The Crew-Cuts, The Fontane Sisters, and Les Paul and Mary Ford. A decade earlier, Sister Rosetta Tharpe fused gospel and blues, inventing rock 'n roll electric guitar by developing sophisticated phrasing and licks that served as the basis for the iconic rock guitar style of the 1950s and beyond.Īrtists such as Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Bill Haley and His Comets, Bo Diddley, Fats Domino, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Big Joe Turner, and Gene Vincent released the initial rhythm and blues-influenced early rock and roll hits. Chuck Berry, who is considered to be one of the pioneers of Rock and roll music, refined and developed the major elements that made rock and roll distinctive, focusing on teen life and introducing guitar solos and showmanship that would be a major influence on subsequent rock music. Paul's hit records like " How High the Moon", and " The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise", helped lead to the development of a specifically rock and roll style of playing of such complicated exponents as Chuck Berry, Link Wray, and Scotty Moore. The 1950s saw the growth in popularity of the big boom electric guitar (developed and popularized by Les Paul).
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