1950 pre rock

Lead singer with a trio or quartet back up,

Vocal style – nasal quality, occasional yodel

Significant melodies and easy to remember

Vocal style – smooth and mellow, crooner style

Instruments- Electric guitar, drum set, electric bass, Saxophone – alto & tenor

Non Musical factor that contributed to the emergence of rock- Television, which opens the radio waves. Also the invention of the transistor radio

Economic climate in the 1950s – stable

Crossovers – Record, Tune or Artist that is associated with one market – “Charting” in another. Example- Fats Domino – Blueberry Hill

Cover Version – A subsequent version of a song – Typically in the 1950s moving between the 3 markets

Sound Alike - Pop industry attempts to c

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