1950's ~ Handout ~

Essential Listening

Jerry Lee Lewis - Great Balls of Fire ------(Single 1957)
Bill Haley and The Comets - Rock Around the Clock ------(Single 1954)
Little Richard - Tutti-Frutti ------(Single 1955)
Elvis Presley - Hard Headed Woman ------(Single 1958)
Chuck Berry - Johnny B Goode ------(Single 1958)
Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock ------(Single 1956)

Jerry Lee Lewis - Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin On ------(Single 1957)
Buddy Holly and the Crickets - That'll Be The Day ------(Single 1957)

Useful Websites


http://www.chuckberry.com/about/bio

http://www.history-of-rock.com/indx

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_and_roll

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_Presley

http://www.thecrickets.com/bios.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Richard

http://www.billhaley.co.uk/comets2.