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McCall and Winn 1 Primary Sources Abraham, Jim. Telephone interview. 2 Apr. 2012. Mr.

Abraham, a musician, shared his experiences of writing his own songs and playing in a rock n roll band at various parties and get-togethers in Albuquerque in the early 1960s. He was a guitarist who enjoyed music. He reflected on both the positive and negative perceptions that existed and discussed some of his influences.

Associated Press. "Arena Bans Rock 'n' Roll." Reading Eagle 5 May 1958: 26. Print. This article explained controversial situations that led to concerts being banned in Boston in 1958.

Associated Press. "Evil Things Up In Smoke At Church." Windsor Star 19 July 1961, Volume 86, Number 118 ed.: 2. Print. This newspaper article gave us information on how the Christian right-wing conservatives were offended and disgusted by the rock n roll movement. We used an image from the article.

Associated Press. "In Brief." Spokane Daily Chronical. 7 June 1956: 17. Print. The article discussed controversial events such as the police banning of rock nroll music and dancing in Santa Cruz, Ca where a huge controversy played out in the media. We used an image from this article.

Associated Press. "Rock 'n' Roll Ban Spreads From Boston." Tri-City Herald [Pasco, Kennewick, Richland, Wash.] 7 May 1958: 3. Print. We used this article in our website to show the fears that spread when controversial rock 'n' roll concerts received media attention after violence broke out.

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McCall and Winn 2 Associated Press. "Rock 'n' Rollers Riot Aboard Boat." Star News [Wilmington, NC] 26 July 1956: 13. Print. This article helped us understand the rebellious attitude of some young people, and how violence could boil over in a large crowd at a concert.

Associated Press. "Town Officials Hastily Deny Banning All Rock And Roll." Toledo Blade 7 June 1956: 18. Print. The article highlighted the battle waged against Rock n Roll music when city officials became fearful of dangerous behavior and situations at concerts.

Beach Boys. California Girls. Beach Boys. Rec. 1965. 1965. CD. This song helped us understand the evolution of music from the 50s to the 60s. We used a clip from this piece on our website.

Berry, Chuck. Johnny B. Goode. Chuck Berry. Rec. 1958.Pickwick/33.Vinyl recording. This 33-RPM record was about 30cm wide. It allowed us to hear the recording in the way that it was appreciated at the time of its release. It helped us connect with our topic on a personal level.

--. Johnny B. Goode.Berry, Chuck. Roll Over Beethoven. Chess Records, 1956. MP3. This song is a hit single and is performed by a very well known rock n roll artist. We were able to use it as an example on our website

Brown, Dennis. Autographed Poster. 1958. Photograph. Angola, IN. Web. 1 Apr. 2012. We used this photo in our website to show who Buddy Holly was and what an impact he had on Norman Petty, the Clovis Sound, and rock 'n' roll in general.

--. Norman Petty at His Studio. Photograph. Web. 1 Apr. 2012. We used this picture of Norman Petty in our website since we were talking about his work in Clovis, New Mexico with rock 'n' roll.

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McCall and Winn 3 Bubley, Esther. Teenage Fledgling. 1957. Photograph. We used this picture in our website when creating a collage for the page about the major points in music in the 50s.

Cash, Johnny. "Get Rhythm" Johnny Cash. Sun Records. Vinyl recording. This was a 45-RPM record which helped us to hear the format of listening to music from this time, which made rock 'n' roll affordable to teens. Though this was a record from a country artist, it was good to see an actual Sun Record from the time period. Cash, Johnny. "I Walk the Line." Rec. 1 May 1956. I Walk the Line. Sam Phillips, 1956. MP3. We used this recording as a sample of the early sound that strattled both country and rock in the 1950s

Charles, and Ray. "Oh-Gee-Oo-Wee." By C. Jones. Rec. Sept. 1954. Herald, 1955. MP3. The song "Oh-Gee-Oo-Wee" is a good example of a song in the fifties which began to truly show the bad parts of love and how young people began dealing with it.

Chuck Berry. 1981. Photograph. Life Magazine. Source Life. Web 2 Feb. 2012. Chuck Berry was one of the artists who helped to break the barrier between white and black race relations. He inspired many artists including Elvis Presley. We used this picture of him as he danced in front of a small crowd.

"Deejat to Sue City For $100,000." Sunday Herald [Bridgeport, Conn.] 11 May 1958: S6. Print. This article was helpful in letting us understand the opinions of people when there was controversy over Alan Freed and his outspoken radio show. Eisenstaedt, Alfred. Teenagers. 1948. Photograph. Life Magazine. Source Life. Web 31 Jan. 2012. MLA 7

McCall and Winn 4 This archival collection of photos was useful in showing what teenagers looked like and what they liked to do in this time period. We included some of the images from this collection our website.

--. Mississippi Sharecroppers. 1936. Photograph. Source Life. Web 31 Jan. 2012. This picture of two black men in a cotton field depicted the conditions in which the blues originated and was effective on our page that discussed the blues.

"Elvis Presely on Ed Sullivan Show- Heartbreak Hotel." Ed Sullivan Show. 1956. Television. This television performance had a huge impact on the mainstream spread of Elvis Presley and also became a topic of debate surrounding rock n roll. We felt that we needed to include a clip from this show on our website. It was interesting to see footage of this much reported event.

Florea, John. Radio Collection. 1952. Photograph. Life Magazine. 2008. Web. 1 Feb. 2012. We used some images from this collection on our website.

Gibson, Steve, and Damita Jo. "Boogie Woogie on a Staturday Night." Rec. 18 June 1951. Boogie Woogie on a Saturday Night. Steve Gibson. Bear Family Records, 1990. MP3. We used this archival recording to capture the feeling of rock 'n' roll, so that our website would be unique and transport the reader to the historic time.

Gilbert, Eugene. "The Parents Scorn Rock and Roll Music." The Tuscaloosa News 9 Aug. 1956: 16. Print. This news article provided us with the many parents concerns and the debate between parents and teenagers relating to rock n roll.

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McCall and Winn 5 Gilbert, Eugene. "What Young People Think- Teen-agers Defend Rock 'n' Roll." Spokane Daily Chronical 9 Aug. 1956: 29. Print. This newspaper article gave us an understanding of some of the controversy that occurred during the 50s with the teenagers, adults, and society concerning rock n roll.

Goodman, Benny, Harry James, Count Basie, Teddy Wilson, Gene Krupa, Lionel Hampton, Cootie Williams, and Bobby Hackett. "Don't Be That Way." Perf. Benny Goodman. Rec. 1938. Columbia, 1999. MP3. This was a good example of popular music from the 1930s that would influence the fusion of music that influenced rock n roll.

Guetschow , Pat. 45 RPM records, Moriarty, NM. Personal Collection by Richard Schwedar. Circa 1958-1985 This extensive collection of 33 and 45 rpm records gave us a hands-on experience of some popular records and the history behind them. We got to listen and hear the difference between the styles in different years of music and got a new perspective on the records and styles that spanned the collection.

Harrison, Paul. "Harlem's Negroes Find Stage A Tempting Lur'e." The Tuscaloosa News 28 Mar. 1934: 4. Print. This article showed us some of the conflicts that came up during the rock n roll era. It also gave us some good and helpful information that cleared up some of our confusion about what all was happening during the 1900s.

Happ, William. "To Jazz or Not to Jazz, Question People Say Music Good, Bad, Crazy." El Paso Herald 25 Jan. 1919. Print. This article was helpful in showing how jazz music was controversial It also spoke generational issues related to music which helped develop our thesis.

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McCall and Winn 6 International News Service. "Boston Rock 'n' Roll Violence Brings Ban." Miami News 5 May 1958: 3A. Print. We used this article in our website to show the controversies and adverse reactions surrounding the spread of rock 'n' roll music.

"Jazz History." Apassion4jazz. A Passion for Jazz. Web. 13 Jan. 2012. We used a quote from this website to explain jazz music on our Musical Fusion page. It gave a rich explanation of jazz.

Kelley, Robert W. Elvis Presley 1956. Photograph. Jacksonville, FL, US. Life Magazine. Source Life. Web 2 Feb. 2012. This photo helped give us a mental image of what went on in the 1950s and the controversy. The image is of a priest holding up a newspaper with Elvis Presley on the front page. This shows that most Christian-based families did not approve of rock n roll. We also used a picture on the 60s page of our timeline.

Kobbs, Jim. Telephone interview. 2 Apr. 2012. Interviewing Mr. Kobbs was helpful because of his background in rock 'n' roll. He was a guitar player for a band in Wisconsin. He told us many things about the controversy he witnessed and memories he had during his days of replaying rock songs, as well as recounting the excitement and passion of fans and listeners during the 50s and 60s.

Larry Williams. Lawdy Miss Claudy. New Orleans Recording Studio of Specialty Records I, March 1952. MP3. This archival recording is well known and is a great example of Larry Williams musical style. We included this recording because it was an influential song in the early evolution of rock n roll.

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McCall and Winn 7 Leen, Nina. Drive-In. 1957. Photograph. Life Magazine. Source Life. Web 12 Jan. 2012. We used photos from this collection by Nina Leen in our website; it showed that even though parents did not approve of the music, teens still listened to it in the car with their friends. Another photo that we used showed teens dancing.

Martin, Robert. Personal Interview. 5 March, 2012 Mr. Martin lived near Minneapolis, Minnesota and graduated in 1954. He shared the reactions of his peers and himself when Elvis and rock n roll first exploded nationally. He stated that in the early 50s most of the music that he and his peers listened to was that of their parents. He said that at first they did not care for the new sound and had already established their own tastes in music. It was important for us to understand that the popularity of the new foreign sounds were not immediately embraced by all. He also helped us understand that the marketing explosion did not take off until closer to the maturation of the early baby boomers.

[Mahalia Jackson, Half-length Portrait, Facing Left, Standing at Podium, Singing]. 1957. Photograph. Library of Congress. Loc.gov. Web. 2 Feb. 2012. This was a photo of Mahalia Jackson, a famous gospel singer captured in front of the Lincoln Memorial. We used it in the gospel section and love that it depicted the Americanisms of gospel.

Melzer, Richard. Personal Interview. 02 March, 2012 Mr. Melzer is a history professor at the University of New Mexico. He helped us to understand the impact of the teenage generation and identity, as well as how teenagers and rock n roll developed in tandem. Melzer also helped us understand the impact of the Baby Boomers on the spread of music, marketing and the identity of teenagers. He helped us put our ideas into context.

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McCall and Winn 8 Mili, Gjon. Jazz Bands Collection. 1944. Photograph. Life Magazine. 2008. Web. 1 Feb. 2012. We used photographs by Gjon Mili because his historical images captured jazz and blues as well as the fusion of musical styles and races through music.

Morse, Ralph. Ed Sullivan. 1958. Photograph. Life Magazine. Source Life. Web 12 Jan. 2012. We used photos of Ed Sullivan on our website in the television marketing section. "Most Recent Posts (write a Post by Going to a Forum) More..." Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free Books, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine. Archive.org. Web. 3 Feb. 2012. This website gave us a large variety of archival recordings to listen to. We were able to hear the evolution of music from a number of genres that influenced rock n roll.

Mydans, Carl. 1958. Photograph. Life Magazine-Carl Mydans Collection. Photograph. Source-Life. 2008. Web. 1 Feb. 2012. We used a couple of these archival images to depict the Baby Boomers section of our website.

Murphy, Kim. "Ozzy Osbourne Court Case." Los Angeles Times. 20 Dec. 1986. Web. 15 Feb 2012. We quoted from this article written about a legal case in which Ozzy Osbornes song "Suicide Solution" was blamed for influencing a teenage suicide. The case was dropped but the article helped us understand the mood at the time and the cycle of generational debate surrounding rock n roll.

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McCall and Winn 9 Oh When I War Dem Gospel Garments. c. 1870. Photograph. Library of Congress. Loc.gov. Web. 4 Feb. 2012. This was a copy of the cover for sheet music which was used by gospel music singers. This was helpful in showing the creative styling of gospel music as a root for rock. We included the digital image on our website.

Owens, Shirley. "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow." Rec. 18 Jan. 1960. The Shirelles. Scepter, 1960. MP3. We wanted to include an early example from a female musician on the website.

Phillips, John. WWII Family. 1942. Photograph. Life Magazine-John Phillips Collection, Mansfield, OH. Source Life. 2008. Web. 8 Feb. 2012. This collection was helpful in giving us pictures during the time when rock 'n' roll was emerging into society and when teenagers were rapidly developing a generational identity.

Presely, Elvis. "Don't Be Cruel." By Otis Blackwell. Rec. 15 July 1956. Elvis Presely Music, 1956. MP3. We used this piece of music to help us better understand the ever-controversial Elvis Presley and his music. We included a clip on our website.

Richie Valens. Photograph.1958. Michael Ochs Archives, Getty Images. Web. 1 Apr. 2012. We used this picture of Richie Valens when describing the plane crash that claimed his and other musicians' lives.

Robbins, Marty. "Big Iron." Warner Brothers, 1959. Archive.com. Web. 18 Jan. 2012. This example of country music, though from an earlier era than most others on our website, it is a good example of how country sounded and the similarities country and rock 'n' roll shared.

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McCall and Winn 10 Scherschel, Joseph. Collection 1944. Photograph. Life Magazine. Source Life. Web 12 Jan. 2012. This collection of photos showed singing in action in the CBS radio studio. Radio was a huge factor in the spread of American music genres.

--l, Joseph. Rock and Roll radio DJ Alan Freed collection 1959. Photograph. Life Magazine. Source Life. Web 12 Jan. 2012. This photo showed some of the rock n roll controversy in 1959.

Scott Joplin. 1907. Photograph. Library of Congress. American Musician. Print. This was a picture of Scott Joplin, a ragtime and jazz composer, which was helpful to us. Shutzer, Paul. American Bandstand. 1958. Photograph. Life Magazine. Source Life. Web 12 Jan. 2012. We used photos of Dick Clark on our website in the television marketing section.

Skadding George. Collection 1944. Photograph. Life Magazine. Source Life. Web 12 Jan. 2012. This photo of a juvenile courtroom hearing was effective in the section of our website where we discussed juvenile delinquency.

Sochurek, Howard. Students. 1956. Photograph. Life Magazine- Howard Sochurek Collection, Clinton, TN. Life Magazine. Source Life. Web 2 Feb. 2012. This archival collection was helpful in giving us pictures of teenagers in their everyday life. The pictures were used on our website because they depicted teens in a way that supported our quotes and analysis.

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McCall and Winn 11 Southwest High School Yearbook. 1952. Publisher unknown. We used this as a resource to relate to teenagers of the time in the 50s. It provided a look into the life and interests of high school students. This yearbook was shared with us by Robert Martin, one of the people we interviewed. Southwest High School Yearbook. 1953. Publisher unknown. This yearbook was helpful in giving us a good depiction of teenagers of the fifties and how they dressed, acted, and lived. It was shared with us by Robert Martin. Sullivan, Robert. "Dick Clark and the History of Rock 'n' Roll." Time 27 Apr. 2012. Print. This magazine informed us how Dick Clark was involved with rock 'n' roll and how he made an impact on how the world viewed rock 'n' roll. The Five Brothers. My Buddy Blues. Rec. Jan. 1941. Blue Birds Records. MP3. This song gave us an opportunity to hear a different way that some blues songs were written. It was a great opportunity to listen to that band.

"The Lindy Hop Cover Picture." Life Magazine 23 Aug. 1943. Print. We used this magazine cover to show the popularity of swing music in historic context. Swing music had a big influence on rock n roll.

The Beatles. "Yellow Submarine." Rec. 5 Aug. 1968. Revolver. George Martin, 1968. MP3. We listened to this music to help us experience what the music was like from this time. The Beatles had such a major impact that we felt we needed to include a sample of their music.

The Monkees. I'm a Believer. The Monkees. 1966. CD. The Monkees were very popular and were a great example of marketing and mainstream music from the 1960s. We included a clip of their music on our website.

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McCall and Winn 12 "Top Rock-Roll Trio Killed in Airplane Crash." Mirror News [Los Angeles, CA] 3 Feb. 1959. Print. This article, which reported the tragic deaths of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson, helped us understand the shock felt by fans nationwide as a result of this tragedy.

White, David. "Rock and Roll Is Here to Stay." Rec. 1958. Danny And The Juniors. ABC -Paramount, 1958. MP3.We wanted to include this song which was recorded in reaction to criticism and would become a self fulfilling anthem of rock music.

Willadsen, J. Chris, and L. Kay Willadsen. "Kay and Chris Willadsen: Witnesses of Controversy." Telephone interview. 19 Feb. 2012. We interviewed a couple who were teens and young adults during the 50s and 60s. They gave us a firsthand perspective of the debates with the older generation and witnessed the protests of the 60s. Chris Willadsen went to the University of CA at Berkley, where many protests took place. He told us that though he did not participate in the protests, he watched them go on and developed his own thoughts about the music that had split the generation. He also told us that the protests were run by people that were "well organized but made a lot of trouble and were not peaceful but violent. Williams, Larry. Lawdy Miss Claudy. New Orleans Recording Studio of Specialty Records I, March 1952. MP3. This song is well known and is a great example of how Larry Williams writes and his style of music. We were able to learn more about who he was through his style of music

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McCall and Winn 13 Williams, Brian. "1961 Flashback, 'rock and Roll Music Is Dying'" Rock Center with Brian Williams. NBC. New York, New York, 09 May 2012. Television. We included this current commentary on a 1961 NBC Archive footage clip with David Brinkley. In the clip, Brinkley predicts the downward spiral of rock music. We included it because we loved how current the piece was and the statement it made about this lasting American music genre. We included it as a primary source because the archival footage was from the NBC vault and th current commentary is of the time.

United States. United States Congress. Senate. Washington, U.S. Govt. Print. Office. Washington D.C, 1955. Print. This committee met to investigate juvenile delinquency trends. They tried to link delinquency to rock music but ended up focusing on education and employment. We used it because it demonstrated the fears of the government.

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McCall and Winn 14 Secondary Sources

"About." Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, 17 May 2001. Web. 5 Feb. 2012. We found a great quote by Garrison Keillor in this site.

"African American Influence in Rock "N" Roll." Web. 27 Dec. 2011. The website provided more understanding about many African-American rock n roll artists. Many of them were overlooked because of their color, even though they were very talented. The site also talked about how some white and black artists collaborated on songs. Allen, Lewis. Rock 'n' Roll Poster. 1958. Photograph. Lewis Allen Collection, Rochester, NY. Web. 1 Apr. 2012. We used the poster to show the advertisement of artists such as Buddy Holly and the Everly Brothers, early rock 'n' roll artists going on tour together.

"America Rocks And Rolls." Ushistory.org. Ndependence Hall Association in Philadelphia. Web. 02 Feb. 2012. This site was very informative and we found a quote from Frank Sinatra here. Baer, Cheryl LS. Concurrent Revolutions: Rock & Roll and The Civil Right Movements. Thesis. May 2005. Faculty of Humboldt State University. Print. This thesis gave us historical context about rock n roll and the civil rights movements and how they affected each other. We were able to get a few quotes that talked about how rock n roll were involved with civil rights movements.

"Beatles Autographs, Examples. John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, George Harrison, Pete Best, Memorabilia, Signed, Signature, for Sale." The Beatles' Autographs.Web. 01 Apr. 2012. This website was helpful with its information about each of the Beetles and it even gave us a picture of the Beetles which we used. MLA 7

McCall and Winn 15 "Biography." Allen Freed Bibliography. All Rights Reserved. Web. 23 Feb. 2012. This website gave us information on Allen Freed and how the "Moondog" got started and how he became famous. It gave us a lot of information on who Allen Freed was and what he was like. It also gave us a good photograph. Black Rock Band. Web. 31 Dec. 2011. This website helped us better understand the controversy surrounding AfricanAmerican artists and see how many of the African-Americans were overlooked. There were and still are people who say there was no "black rock". The site helped us understand the importance of African-American artists to the rock n roll industry.

Bloom, Allen. Closing of the American Mind. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1987. Print. This book gave a conservative view of the effects of rock 'n' roll music on teenagers and we used a quote from it.

Bob Dylan. Photograph. Bob Dylan Collection.allcelebspics.com.Web.2 March 2012 We used this photograph of Bob Dylan in a collage to show his popularity in the 60s.

Botsch, Carol S. "Chubby Checker." Untitled Document. 12 Oct. 2004. Web. 8 Jan. 2012. Botsch gave us insight into a man named Chubby Checker. Checker sang the famous song "The Twist", which started the famous dance, which led to most kinds of dance that werent hand-in-hand dancing. He gained popularity with assistance from Dick Clark who sent many people into musical careers. Botsch cited a 1962 poll, in which Checker was even more popular than Elvis among young people, which showed that race lines had been blurred.

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McCall and Winn 16 Car Radio Timeline. Digital image. The History Of Car Radios. Car and Driver. Web. 07 Mar. 2012. We used this image of the Car Radio timeline on our Marketing Revolution page of the website. It helped us understand the evolution of the car radio which is now an everyday item, but at the time was a luxury. The car radio had a huge impact on the spread of rock n roll music.

Cecil Grant. Photograph. The Musicsover.com.Web. 2 Apr. 2012. This picture was used in a collage talking about the 40s. We used his picture because of his popularity as an artist in the 40s. Clarke, Donald. The Rise and Fall of Popular Music. New York: St. Martins, 1995. Clarke told us about the conflict created because of this one-of-a-kind genre of music. He discussed how appalled so many people, mainly adults, were and how they tried in just about every way possible to get rid of it. Yet the supporters of rock n roll either didnt do anything about it, or went protesting against pretty much anything they had problems with. Condon, Eddie, Scott Joplin, Tom Delaney, Ralph Sutton, and Jimmy Atkins. Maple Leaf Rag. Decca, 1951. CD. We used a sample of Scott Joplin's music to provide ragtime music on our website. "Country Music Hall of Fame." Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. Web. 23 Feb. 2012. This website gave us information about country music and the significance it had in our society and how it changed the point of view of this genre set. It also gave us a quote about how country music started.

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McCall and Winn 17 Cox, Erika. "Teenage Life in the 1950s." Fifties Sixties Fashion, TV, Movies, Hair, Food, Cars, 50's & 60's Facts and History about 1950's and 1960's - Clip Art and Information. Web. 15 Feb. 2012. Cox described the 1950s to us. She split the article into different sections and gave the main ideas from the early 50s to the late 60s. Cox gave us background knowledge on the style and trends. Deflem, Mathieu. Rap. Rock, and Censorship: Popular Culture and the Technologies of Justice. Publication. Print. This paper gave us information on the history of rock n roll and the controversies that have surrounded it. We used quotes from this paper.

Doyle, Jack. ""At The Hop,1957-1958"" PopHistoryDig.com. The Pop History Dig, 12 Aug. 2010. Web. 15 Apr. 2012.We researched Jason and the Juniors on this cite used a quote to show the impact of their song "Rock and Roll is here to Stay" El-Alami, Badria. Music Timeline. SlideShare. Web. Dec. 2011. This timeline informed us of the many rock n roll artists performing throughout 1950-2000. It also gave information on when the artists became popular and their first rock n roll hits. Ellington, Duke, and Irving Mills. Duke Ellington- "It Don't Mean a Thing". Youtube. 2 Feb. 1932. Web. 12 Feb. 2012. Video. This video was a good example of how swing music sounded, therefore creating an aroma that captured the styles of music from the 20s through even the 60s.

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McCall and Winn 18 Elvis Presley New. "Who Really Discovered Elvis? Marion Keisker or Sam Phillips? To Dispel Any Notion Who Really Did Discovered Elvis Presley One Has to Go Back to the Beginning Sun Records Memphis." Marion Keisker. Web. 23 Feb. 2012. This website helped us understand more of the importance of what happened when Elvis was alive and when he started to become a hit artist with his music and his crazy style.

Elvis Presley Jailhouse Rock. Youtube.com. 18 Aug. 2007. Web. 4 Feb. 2012. This video is of the song "Jailhouse Rock" by Elvis Presley. It gives an example of the types of music that were popular in that time period.

"Fats Domino Lyrics." Sweetlyrics.com. Web. 19 Feb. 2012 This site gave us some great pictures of Fats Domino, a famous artist, to use on our website. "Fats Domino." The History of Rock and Roll. Web. 20 Dec. 2011. In this website, we found out about a famous rock n roll singer from New Orleans, Fats Domino. We learned about many of his achievements, like the fact that he won the Grammy's Lifetime Achievement Award, and knew he needed to be a part of our website. He had major influence on the industry.

"First Amendment Site." Music Censorship. Web. 16 Jan. 2012. This website explained how rock n roll was liked or disliked by many, such as teens, parents, adults, and children. It talked about what it led to and how society disagreed, how listeners didn't like the message, and how teens were being persuaded to do drugs and other bad behaviors. "First Baby Boomers Turn 65 in 2011, But Are They Ready for Retirement? | Impact Lab." Impact Lab. 13 Jan. 2011. Web. 03 Apr. 2012. We used a picture from this website to explain when Baby Boomers came around.

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McCall and Winn 19 First Electric Guitar. 1931. Photograph tutmarc.tripod.com. Web. 02 March, 2012 This picture was used in a collage describing the late 40s because it was such an advancement in rock 'n' roll music.

"George Goodman and His Headliners - Starlight and Moonbeams : George Goodman Internet Archive." Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free Books, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine. Web. 19 Feb. 2012. This provided a piece of music called Starlight and Moonbeams from George Goodman and his Headliners.

Gigny. "Teenagers At The Junior Prom 1946." YouTube. YouTube, 02 Oct. 2010. Web. 10 Mar. 2012. This video provided us with an example of teenagers swing dancing. We used a clip from this video on our website.

Graebner, William. "The 'Containment' of Juvenile Delinquency: Social Engineering and American Youth Culture In the Postwar Era." American Studies Spring 27.1 (1986): 81-97. Mid-America American Studies. Web. 10 Jan. 2012 This article examined juvenile delinquency and looked at how it ties to social movements. It also looked at the influence of rock n roll music and how it tied to the generational debate. Googleimages.com Rock and Roll Record Covers. Web. 02. Jan. 2012 We used google images to create our collage including Little Richard, The Who, Fats Domino, Chubby Checker, Elvis Presley, The Beatles Charles Ray, The Greatful Dead, Bill Haley, Michael Jackson, Louis Jordan, Bob Dylan, Bo Diddley, Stevie Wonder, and The Rolling Stones. We altered the original images to fit in the box and to enhance the appearance.

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McCall and Winn 20 "Has American Rock Music Created a Negative Affect in Societies Worldwide?" Helium - Where Knowledge Rules. Web. 8 Jan. 2012. In a poll taken on this website, 74% of the vote was that American rock music has not had a negative effect on society. Therefore, 26% of the voters said yes, it has. We were able to see how opinions have affected the debate and how trends have changed. Herstory. Wize Woman. Web. 21 Feb. 2012. A poster of a woman from the fifties promoting marijuana use came from this website. It had an interestingly optimistic theme to it. "History of Rock." Aces and Eighths | A Resource For Musicians and Music Lovers. Web. 20 Dec. 2011. This website gave a basic explanation of rock n roll and the people connected with it. The author discussed how rock n roll was a mix of country, jazz, gospel and many other types of music. It also helped us understand how white artists started to sing black songs. This was helpful in our research to know exactly where the songs came from and how they evolved. Hornberger, Jacob G. "Send to a Friend Racism, Control, and Rock and Roll." Freedom Daily. The Future Of Freedom Foundation, Oct. 1990. Web. 12 Jan. 2012 This website gave us two quotes on racism and controlling the young society. The article gave us an interesting perspective on attitudes about rock n roll.

"Jazz History." A Passion For Jazz. 1998. Web. Jan. 2012. We used a quote from this website to give a definition of jazz music because it is one of the beginnings of rock 'n' roll.

"Little Richard." The History of Rock and Roll. Web. 20 Dec. 2011. Because of Little Richard's upbeat, crazy, outrageous, but fun style of music that this website focused on, we were able to find yet another artist that contributed to this revolution in music. MLA 7

McCall and Winn 21 Lomardi, Victor. "Music and Censorship." Noise Between Stations. Sec. Reader. Alan Stuart. Insct. Richard Hixon. Web. 24 Dec. 1991. Lomardi provided an examination of the debates related to censorship. We quoted Michael Gross from this source. Marshall, Matt. The Sun Records Story. Bluecentric. 2010. Web. 21 Feb. 2012. The Sun Records Company was one of the major companies of the 40s through the 60s. We were able to learn about this record label which had discovered stars such as Elvis Presley. McGeehan, John R. "Music That Changed America." Netplaces. New York Times Company. Web. 28 Nov. 2011. In this website we found information expressed by younger people of this generation. They were finally able to listen to things that they preferred. We also learned about many adults who were appalled by the sexual moves of many artists. This helped us because it had opinions from both teenagers that loved rock n roll and the many adults that were trying to put a stop to it. MindsiMedia. "Louis Jordan Music From "Beware" Long Legged Lizzy." YouTube. YouTube, 20 Mar. 2011. Web. 10 Mar. 2012 We used a clip from this video as a sampling of music from the 1940s on our website. It was a good representation of music that crossed color barriers by becoming popular with diverse audiences. Orman, John M. The Politics of Rock Music. Chicago: Nelson-Hall, 1984. Print. This extremely helpful book gave us much information about the fight against rock music, the young peoples desires, the parents desperate need to understand the student protests, and information on a few rock n roll artists. Orman tells the hard facts and opinions of the 1950s to the 1980s, including the use of rock music in campaigns and anti-war protests. We also used one of his quotes in our website

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McCall and Winn 22 "PBS - JAZZ A Film by Ken Burns: Jazz in Time - World War II." PBS: Public Broadcasting Service. Web. 02 Dec. 2011. This website was helpful in explaining how music fit into the historical context of WWII and discrimination against African-Americans. It gave us a more complete understanding of the development of jazz. Powers, Richard. "1950s Teenagers." Social Dance at Stanford. Web. 23 Feb. 2012. Powers writes about life as a teenager in the 1950s. He gave us some quotes from John McKeon and Michael Ventura about the rules of the fifties and how it was a way of life for some teens.

"Quotations About "The Blues" | Saturday Blues." Saturday Blues. Web. 23 Feb. 2012. This website gave us a quote from B.B King which was helpful in explaining the roots of rock 'n' roll. "Ray Charles." The History of Rock and Roll. Web. 20 Dec. 2011 Ray Charles was a blind rock n roll artist that this website focused on. Charles changed the music that so many people listened to and, eventually, changed the music today. Record Store. Photograph.http://farm3.staticflickr.com. Web. 21 Jan. 2012 This photo shows teenagers looking at records in the store and we used it on our website. Reverend Jimmy Snow-Anti Rock. Youtube.com. 2009. Web. 10 Feb. 2012. This video is of a preacher speaking of how rock n roll is evil and showed the debate and the negative truthful feelings that the preacher had. It showed us how many preachers felt about the new genre and style put into the society.

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McCall and Winn 23 Rock "N" Roll and Its Effects on Society." Web. Nov.-Dec. 2011. This web article helped us progress in our knowledge of the past generations thoughts on rock n roll and its effects on our society today and how it has changed over the years. It also gave us understanding of the impact rock n roll had on society. "Rock n Roll (1954-1959) Boston Riot." Alanfreed.com. 1998. Web. 20 Feb. 2012. This site presented more information about Alan Freed and the riot charges brought against him. It also presented a newspaper article about Freed quitting his job at a radio station because of the repetitive claims that ruined his career. "Rock 'n' Roll Timeline (1877-1959)." DigitalDreamDoor.com - Home Page. Ed. Sampson. 2005. Web. 29 Nov. 2011. The website presented an accurate timeline of eras in the rock n roll industry, from when the jukebox and phonograph were invented to R&B songs hitting pop charts, from Bo Diddley recording his first rock n roll song to power chords being recognized in records and radio stations raising the bar for songs that many adults had a problem with. This helped us to look at the rock n roll industry in its entirety. Rock N Roll Hall of Fame. "The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum." The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. Web. 12 Feb. 2012. This website gave us a better understanding of what rock n roll really meant and why it got started. We also got some good quotes that helped us with or website and reasoning.

Scaruffi, Piero. "The History of Rock Music: 1955-1966." Piero Scaruffi's Knowledge Base. Web. 28 Nov. 2011. We found information that showed us how America thrived with innovation as well as segregation issues of the time. It also enlightened us the impact and development of rock n roll music.

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McCall and Winn 24 Simon, Tom. "Alan Freed." allenfreed.com Page. 14 Oct. 2005. Web. 20 Feb. 2012. We learned a lot about Alan Freed, a great promoter of rock n roll, and about the Payola and riot charges that were brought against him. Slaughter, Brother Dennis L. "History Of Gospel Music." The Boston Community Choir. Web. Jan. 2012. We used a quote from Brother Dennis to give a definition of gospel music and how it has affected rock music.

"Songwriter Hall of Fame." Web. Nov.-Dec. 2011. This website helped us understand what all the different types of music are and how they function. It gave us background information on how the different music industrys worked and how jazz and country are often included in the rock n roll genres history. Stuessy, Joe, and Scott Lipscomb. Rock and Roll. 6th ed. Pearson Education, 2009. Print. This book gave information on the change of music from the 1960s to the 1970s, as well as information on some artists from 1950 to the 1990s. Though there was much information that we didnt need, the facts that related to our time period were helpful.

Sullivan, Ed. "The Ed Sullivan Show - Official Website for DVD's, CD's & Videos." The Ed Sullivan Show. Web. 15 Feb. 2012. The Ed Sullivan Show was helpful to us by giving us information and facts about activities that Elvis did during his career. Not only was he a famous singer he was famous on the Ed Sullivan Show.

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McCall and Winn 25 Szatmary, David Peter. Rockin in Time - a Social History of Rock and Roll. 3rd ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 2007. Print Rock n roll is expressed exceptionally well in this book. In Szatmarys thorough explanation of different artists like Little Richard and Chuck Berry, to people who were not directly involved, but changed the music dramatically like Dick Clark, this book showed us how the times, technology, and, of course, music changed. "Teenagers." - Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood in History and Society. Web. 23 Feb. 2012. This website gave us a lot of information on the changes that had taken place in a teenagers point of view and the impact it had made. It informed us about the controversys impact rock n roll had not only on teens, but alsofamilies. Families were mostly Christian based and did not appreciate the view that was shown. We also got a few quotes from this website.

The Beach Boys. Photograph. The Beach Boys Collection. allcelebspics.Web. 20 March 2012 We used this collection of pictures of the Beach Boys because of their increased popularity in the 60s. The History of Rock Music." Web. Nov.-Dec. 2011. This website gave us a better understanding of some of the many rock n roll artists. It explained their histories and lives before becoming rock n roll legends. Many were poor and were looking for money to support their families or just enjoyed singing and writing new songs. "The History of Rock Music." The History of Rock Music. Web. 27 Dec. 2011. This source gave us information about rock n roll music during war time, such as the Cold War and World War II. It was very helpful by giving us facts that other websites did not have. It listed some other important events that occurred during the same time as some of the important rock n roll events. MLA 7

McCall and Winn 26 The Rise of the Modern Drug Culture. Illegal Drugs in America: A Modern History. Web. 20 Feb. 2012. We used a quote from this site that was about drugs in the sixties and how they were the latest fad of the century. Thorogood, Peter. "The Origins of Rock and Roll." The Menzies Era - 1949 to 1972. 2009. Web. 29 Nov. 2011. Thorogood explained to us how World War II split up bands from playing. But it also showed us the importance of these musicians playing their music everywhere they went, which even helped start the British Invasion. This website aided us when we were in need of information about the war and the sudden decline in the population of men and woman who went to fight for the U.S. in the 1940s.

Townsend, David N. "Changing the World:Rock 'n' Roll Culture Ideology." Dntownsend.com. Web. 8 Jan. 2012. The author of this website believs rock n roll music has declined over the years and not as many people appreciate it as much as they used to. Even the people who were and/or are fans, consider it as just a childhood memory or a hobby, instead of a lifestyle, as much of the youth in the 1950s and 60s did.

Where People, History and Memories Join Together from The People History Site. Web. 8 Jan. 2012. This website was helpful because it talked about racial tensions in America after World War II. It also proved our topic eligible because, as the website says, "...this decade was a time of innovation that helped to influence everything that we listen to on the radio today."

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McCall and Winn 27 Williams, Hank. Hank Williams- Hey Good Lookin' 1951. Youtube.com. 2008. Web. 10 Feb. 2012. This was a very good example of how country music was much like rock 'n' roll in its early stages. There were screaming fans and the performancse looked similar to many of the early rock stars. We wanted to include videos as well as sound bites.

Winfield, Betty Houchin, and Sandra Davidson, eds. Bleep! Censoring Rock and Rap Music. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1999. Print. Here we found numerous authors who all gave wonderful descriptions of how parents tried to censor rock as much as possible and how that censorship has continued today. We learned about Elvis Presley on the Ed Sullivan Show and about the decades of trying to control all of the media in society. "WVC HepCats." WVC HepCats. 2010. Web. 23 Feb. 2012. The home page of this website has a quote by Nicholas Hope about swing music. We were able to pull this quote to give a definition of the fast-paced music.

York, Vincent. "JAZZ HISTORY TIMELINE." Jazz History Timeline. Web. 23 Feb. 2012. This website helped give us a better understanding of the history of jazz and how it evolved and helped change and made a new genre. It gave us a few quotes that we were able to use in our website.

"1940s.org | 1940-1949 History Fashion Movies Music." 1940-1949 History Fashion Movies Music. Web. 5 Feb. 2012. We were able to pull a picture of teenagers dancing to swing music from this website. It showed the teenagers that had gone out and had fun even though their parents did not like the music and style at all.

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McCall and Winn 28 1950s Car Radios." The Michigan Historical Center. Michigan Historical Museum. Web. 12 May 2012. We found two quotes from this website directly and from Bill Castanier. It gave us a good idea of how car radios made a difference in the popularity of rock 'n' roll.

45 Record-Mojo Bone. Photograph. Punkn.org. 2008.Web. 2 Apr. 2012. We used this picture of a 45 RPM record because it is one of the reasons that rock 'n' roll became available to the public lacking money.

45s in Car Radio. 1960. Photograph. Hooniverse.com. 12 Feb. 2010. Web. 1 Apr. 2012. This photo was helpful in showing what some car radios were like, which displayed the secretive listening of rock by teenagers.

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