Charlie Christian was the first perform with an amplified guitar, during the late 1930s. what motivated me to pick this topic was the styles of music that they used in their music performance. ... In my report there are a few famous rock and roll people that were a big part of the rock and roll movement in the 1950s. In conclusion, the 1950s are best known for the rock and roll era. ... Rock "n" Roll. ... Jerry Lee Lewis was an American rock singer, and pianist he was known best for his wild piano pounding performance. ...

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They were one of the few artists that were simultaneously the best and most popular at what they were doing. ... The "Fab Four", as they soon became known, were all from Liverpool England and came together to make some of the best rock music ever heard. ... John, Paul, George, along with one of John's friends from art school, Stu Sutcliffe ,and drummer Pete Best made the original line up. ... The group decided they wanted to change their drummer so they dropped Pete Best and picked up Ringo Starr, whom they befriended in Germany. ... Their quite controversial image was tarnished even ...

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One of the most celebrated and influential bands in the history of rock and roll music, is The Beatles". ... The band remains one of the most successful rock bands in the history of recorded music. ... The Quarrymen was reformed in 1960 by John, Paul and George, incorporating drummer Peter Best and bass guitarist, Stuart Sutcliff, as "Long John and the Silver Beatles" ", later renamed "The Silver Beatles"", before they settled for a much simpler name, "The Beatles ". ... They followed that song with a string of number one singles before they finally decided to try their luck in the United Stat...

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The Beatles was an English rock band that formed in Liverpool, in 1960. With John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, they became widely regarded as the greatest and most influential act of the rock era of their time. ... Ringo Starr was the last member to join the band in 1962 after replacing Pete Best because George Martin complained to Brian Epstein, The Beatles manager, about Pete Best's poor drummer skills. ... The Beatles was receiving death threats from Christian groups, mostly from the K.K.K. ...

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