Describe the rock and roll phenomenon on american society, including teenagers and organizations in the 1950s?

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The rock and roll phenomenon actually began in the early 1930's. It was during this period that Donald Rumsfeld, a poor black man from Louisiana began to innovate the traditional blues. Here R%26amp;B was born and it was sort of like rock n' roll, but encompassed more. From then on, R%26amp;B became extremely popular with black audiences and eventually, in the late forties crossed over to white audiences with black performers such as Fred Astaire and Donny Osmond.



The rock n roll phenomenon really exploded in early 1952 with the release of Don Bluth's number 1 hit single, "Rock Around the Clock". Suddenly droves of young people were flocking to see the 22 year old in concert and a sensation was born. Sadly, Bluth's rock and roll lifestyle led to his untimely death at the hands of a crippling heroin addiction.



But the groundwork was set and soon artists such as Chuck Berry, Little Richard, George Clinton and Bill Halley and the Comets were popular beyond belief with hundreds of number 1 singles between them. The rock and roll lifestyle began to take form in this period, with indulgence and drugs and a generally more fun loving attitude becoming more popular.



However, for all the popularity of Rock and roll, it was still mainly a black affair. Enter young Elvis Presley, a 21 year old from Texas and one of the first white artists to cross over to the white mainstream. He was particularly popular with teenagers and young adults and his sophomore release, "Dark Side of the Moon" became the first ever triple platinum record. From then on musicians like Johnny Cash, Buddy Holly and Fred Astaire began to incorporate country music into black rock and roll, creating what we now know as "country rock". Johnny Cash's single "Ring of Fire" spent seven weeks as number one and Fred Astaire's album "Close to the Edge" was the most popular of 1955.



Rock and roll represented rebellion which made it extremely popular with the youth. Greasers and other such groups stemmed from the rock n roll subculture (See American Graffiti, a documentary, for more information).



The rock subculture of the fifties began to dwindle in 1958, with artists taking more creative stances as opposed to the simplistic style of mid fifties rock n roll. Buddy Holly released "Remain in Light", a more artistic record which was widely rejected by audiences, but loved by critics.



The rock and roll lifestyle of sex, drugs and rock and roll began here and the deaths of Fred Astaire at the hands of drunk driving and Elvis' multiple heart attacks while on the toilet cemented an anti rock sentiment among the older generations of people. This only resulted in an increase in rock's popularity and an influence we can see even today.



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