Legends+of+Rock+and+Roll

The Disc Jockey: Alan Freed
 * responsible for coining the term "rock and roll"
 * host of first major radio show "Moondog's Rock 'n' Roll Party"
 * organized first rock and roll concert, The Moondog Coronation Ball

media type="youtube" key="X31GQTS7C1c" height="349" width="425" Bill Haley and His Comets
 * began as the country western band Bill Haley and The Saddlemen
 * decided to use rhythm and blues rhythms and instruments to perform country western songs
 * their "Rock Around the Clock" (1955) rocked the world as the first major hit

media type="youtube" key="c_1K6h1WFC0" height="349" width="425" The King: Elvis Presley
 * hung out in the black section of Memphis as a young teen
 * discovered when recording some songs for his dear mother
 * Phillips saw success in the combination of white appearance with black style music
 * became a national star with "Heartbreak Hotel" (1956)
 * featured on the Ed Sullivan Show (from the waist up)
 * was not afraid to give credit where it was due

media type="youtube" key="7IjgZGhHrYY" height="349" width="425" The Killer: Jerry Lee Lewis
 * fantastic natural talent for the piano
 * kicked out of Waxahachie Bible College for playing a religious song the wrong way
 * hits include "Great Balls of Fire" and "Whole Lotta Shakin'"
 * controversial personal life: polygamy, incest, and drownings

media type="youtube" key="6ofD9t_sULM" height="349" width="425" Chuck Berry
 * black rock and roll musician who was successful with the white crowd
 * created songs about social problems and issues relatable to the lives of all youth, regardless of race
 * greatest hits include "Johnny B. Goode" and "Maybellene"

media type="youtube" key="QFq5O2kabQo" height="349" width="425" Little Richard
 * style: nonsensical words, screaming, keyboard-rattling, and whoooooo!
 * greatest hits: "Tutti Frutti" and "Good Golly, Miss Molly"