Rock ‘N Roll in the 1950s

Rock ‘n Roll, characterized by it's pulsating drums, repetitive chord progressions, stepped up tempos, and loud guitars, provided. American teens of the 1950's the perfect excuse to dance crazy new dances, and wear wild new hairstyles. Thought only a fad, Rock ‘n roll continued on to become one of the world's most popular and recognizable music forms. The explosive events of the mid-1950s first introduced the idea of rock 'n' roll to the world. …showed first 75 words of 857 total…

…showed last 75 words of 857 total…the thrones of power and the seats of wealth, as well as to the driven out and restless youth of a new era. Rock 'n roll revival is only partly nostalgic: it also signifies a yearning for rejuvenation, for the kind of exuberance that star-crossed kids shared over thirty years ago. Although the movement has wandered many and varied paths during those years, it has retained at least the unconscious memory of its glorious birth.