1950's
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Charlotte, Gavin, Jimmy, and Mandi
HISTORIC EVENTS
- Civil Rights Movement
- Cold War
- Postwar- Baby boom (World War II)
- Korean Wars
- 1st modern credit card
MORE HISTORIC EVENTS
- 1951-Colored TV was introduced
- 1952-car seat belts were introduced
- 1952-Dwight D. Eisenhower was elected president
- 1953-DNA was discovered
- 1955-Rosa Parks is arrested
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- 1958-NASA was founded
- 1959-The Sound of Music opens on broadway
FASHION
Poodleskirts
Fur made a comeback
Military clothes
Suits
- Suits
Matching outfits
Ponytail
Motorcycle Jackets
Slacks
Sweaters
Ballerina Flats
SPORTS
- Yankees won 6 world series during the 50s(50,51,52,53,56,58)
- Yankees were the first team to win 5 straight World Series
First NBA all-star game took place in 1951 at Boston Gardens
Oklahoma college football had a winning streak of 47 games.
Finland Bob Mathias was decathlon in the 1952 Summer Olympics and became known as the world's greatest athlete for the second time
Althea Gibson was the first African American woman to ever compete in a national woman tennis tournament.
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POPULAR GENRES
- Rock-n-roll
- Traditional pop
- Country
- Rhythm and blues
ELVIS PRESLEY
- King of Rock-n-Roll
- Epitomized rock-n-roll and teenage rebellion
- Rose to fame because of professional relationship with Sam Phillips
- Wanted to market "black music" to white audiences
TRADITIONAL POP
- Many popular hits were American standards
- They were released in previous years, but well-known to public
- Most songs were simple and melodic with catchy lyrics
- Examples of pop artists:
- Nat King Hole, Dean Martin, Tony Bennett, and Perry Como
COUNTRY
- Johnny Cash and Hank Williams
- Cash was country with rockability influence
- His songs centered around theme of life sorrow and relationship humor
- Williams popularized Hinky Tonk style, helped create Outlaw Country Genre
- Common for pop artists to record one or two singles with country influence
RHYTHM AND BLUES
- Came from jazz music of the 1940s
- Slightly more upbeat blues music
- Combination of jazz, don't-wop, blues, and gospel
- Many artists were originators of rock
- African American rock musicians were pushed into rhythm and blues
CHART TOPPERS
- April Love-Pat Boone-1957
- Hound Dog-Elvis Presley-1956
- (We're Gonna)Rock Around the clock-Bill Haley and his comets-1954
- Mack the Knife -Booby Darin-1959
- Singing the Blues-Guy Mitchell-1956
