How does he continue? Both its radio and television programs and the events it organizes show a new image of American youth. Blacks and whites interact spontaneously and without any racial…

Who was he? He was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, in 1922. In his early days he played trombone in a jazz band called The Sultans of Swing. At a very young…

How do they appear? In the 1930s, some American radio stations began programming the songs preferred by the public, performed live by a pianist and a singer. This is how the…

Who founded it? In 1950, a radio broadcaster named Sam Phillips built a small recording studio, Memphis Recording Services. He recorded legendary musicians such as: James Cotton, Willie Nix, Rufus Thomas…

How did it come out from the ghetto? In the early 1950s, music made in the black community began to be valued by white musicians. Some of these white people with…

Who were The Coaters? In the 1950s, vocal groups competed fiercely. Something else was needed to stand out, and that something made The Coasters the number one group. They became known…

What other school do we find? As the antithesis of the cool style, many groups developed the school of drama. The most prominent were The Platters, a group from Los Angeles…

Which vocal groups can be mention? The Dominoes was a rhythm and blues vocal group formed in New York in 1950. It was led by gospel teacher Billy Ward, who had…

What are these groups like? Youth, inexperience, hobbies and street performances, lead to a serious formal change from the style of their predecessors and models. They rarely had the support of…

What is doo wop? The doo wop is a vocal style of music born from the union of rhythm and blues and gospel. It developed in African-American communities in the United…