Dear Lenny,
I know it's been awhile, but there are some pretty big things that have gone on in the music industry during the 50's. I think it's interesting how the whole idea of Rock n' Roll and the genre itself came to be, as well as the turn it started to take after a few events took place.
One of the most ironic aspects is that the popularity of Rock music started with African Americans, and how their "untamed" style of music captivated the easily influenced minds of teenagers, like you and me. Groups such as the Delta Cats were the real beginnings of what we say was Rock n' Roll, but it wasn't too long before white bands and musicians were copying, "taming" the sound, and making big money off of their production.
Some of the bigger names include Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry, and Bill Haley. All of these artists shaped the industry of the 50's by popular, but not necessarily sustaining effects. That is with the exception of Chuck Berry, whose unprecedented guitar style showed what a guitar was musically capable of. To this day, musicians still take after Berry's style of really creating sounds and melodies with the strings.
Many people, including myself, agree that when Buddy Holly, a talents up-and-comer in all of music, tragically died in a plane crash, it truly was "The Day that Music Died". Record labels were signing bright-faced, fresh white, good boys and girls that could appeal in a non-offensive and teenage heart-throb way. This was popularly said to have been the demise of music of that era
Anyways, hope to see you eventually old friend.
Best regards,
Adam
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