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15 Cards in this Set
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First two blues stars?
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Howlin’ Wolf and Muddy Waters.
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Who wrote most of the songs for the blues stars?
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Willie Dixon.
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What did Elmore James sing about?
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Racism and Slavery.
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Why did teenagers start listening to Chuck Berry and Little Richard? (3 examples)
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Sexual, faster, younger, more energetic, more wild, dressed fancy.
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How did Independent Record Companies affect the market share?
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Started taking profits away from other companies. Selling more records.
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What two inventions contributed to the popularity of rock n roll?
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Portable and Car radios.
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Supreme court decision of 1954- (Brown vs the Board of Education)?
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Passed the Segregation Law.
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How did rock n roll performances contributed to equal rights?
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The crowd started to blend together. Lot of white people were listening to blues and rock n roll from black artists.
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Large Record Companies to get Market Back?
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Got white artists to cover black artists songs.
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Who was the in the million dollar quartet? What similaritest did the they have when they were growing up.
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Elvis, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis. All grew up in the south. All grew up listening to gospel music. They were all poor.
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What did sam philips find in Elvis?
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A white man that could sing like a black man.
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What three mediums did Tom Parker use to build Elvis into a major star?
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Movies, T.V, Books, Merchandise
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How did Elvis influence teenage style of dress and behavior?
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Leather Jackets, Jeans, Slicked back hair, sideburns. They were rebellious against authority.
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How did fame and wealth effect Elvis life?
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The fame drove him to be depressed and had to take pills and killed himself.
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Do you think Elvis’s life was worth the price of fame?
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