Exam 2 Review (Part 2)

Most popular and influential C&W singer of late 1940s-50s

A honky tonk singer who wrote widely-appealing songs

Crossover appeal

Lived the life expressed in his lyrics

Im So Lonesome I Could Cry

Fiddle solo
White Southern district (twang)
Imagery of trains, nature

Im So Lonesome I Could Cry

pedal steel guitar solo
darkness, pessimism of lyrics

Music marketing before the 1950s

Music marketing after 1950s

Music post WWII U.S. (1950s)

Category of music that emerged in the 1950s; achieved wide popularity with younger Americans

Influenced by R&B and C&W
Fast tempos
Electric guitar
Lyrical themes

Rock 'n' Roll - Origins

Distributed through ____

_____ (American Bandstnad (1952))

and ____ (45 rpm records introduced 1949; cheaper and better sound)

First Rock 'n' Roll hit

Early rock 'n' roll star
First black musician to forge R&B and C&W music catering to a mass audience 
Influential electric guitarist

"Maybellene"

_______ form
clever, teen-centered lyrics
Fast temp, strong "_____"
Features ___ ____ solo

Elvis made his first records with ___ records in Memphis

Elvis used the iconic ____

Elvis was signed to ___ ____ (a major label) in 1955

Promoted him heavily on ___ and ____
Became the ___-selling artist of all time
Created a more "polished" version of ____ ____ sound

Elvis's biggest hit (no. 1 on all 3 charts in 1956) was...

Cover of original R&B song by _____ _____

___ ___ echo