Lesson 2 Flashcards
An Italian-American teen idol of the late 50s/early 60s
Fabian
Wrote the original version of “The Twist”
Hank Ballard
Producer known for his “Wall of Sound” technique
Phil Spector
Rock’s first superpromoter and host of American Bandstand
Dick Clark
Head of Aldon Music in late 50s/early 60s
Don Kirshner
Creative genius of The Beach Boys
Brian Wilson
Founder of Motown Records
Berry Gordy, Jr.
An influential singer/songwriter with Motown
Smokey Robinson
Developed the twangy “surf” guitar sound in the late 1950s
Duane Eddy
“Turn Me Loose”
Fabian
“The Twist”
Chubby Checker
“Stand By Me”
Ben E. King
“You Send Me”
Sam Cooke
“Calendar Girl”
Neil Sedaka
“You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feel”
The Righteous Brothers
“Teenager In Love”
Dion and The Belmonts
Drafted into the U.S. Army
Elvis Presley
Died in a small-plane crash in 1959
Buddy Holly
Was jailed for taking a 14-year-old girl across state lines for immoral purposes
Chuck Berry
Renounced Rock and Roll to go into the ministry
Little Richard
Scandalized for marrying his 13-year-old third cousin
Jerry Lee Lewis
His career was ruined by a severe auto accident in 1956
Carl Perkins
The payola bribery scandal of the late 1950s destroyed the career of which Rock and Roll icon?
Alan Freed
“Surfin’ USA”
The Beach Boys
