Music's Big Bang: The Genesis of Rock 'n' Roll By mateur Nov 24, 1868 Scott Joplin's born Scott Joplin Nov 16, 1873 W.C. Handy born W.C. Handy May 26, 1883 Mamie Smith's born Mamie Smith Apr 26, 1886 Ma Rainey's born Ma Rainey Apr 20, 1887 Charley Patton born Charley Patton Jan 1, 1890 invention of the 78 rpm records invention of the 78 rpm record Oct 20, 1890 Jelly Roll Morton Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" MortonJelly Roll Morton Sep 24, 1893 "Blind" Lemon Jefferson born "Blind" Lemon Jefferson Apr 15, 1894 Bessie Smith's born Bessie SmithBessie Smith Jul 2, 1897 Radio! Radio May 5, 1898 Blind Willie McTell born Blind Willie McTell Sep 18, 1899 song: Maple Leaf Rag (Scott Joplin) Maple Leaf Rag Song played by Scott Joplin Aug 4, 1901 Louis Armstrong born Louis Armstrong May 3, 1903 Bing Crosby born Bing Crosby Jan 24, 1904 Will Batts born Will Batts Mar 6, 1905 Bob Wills born Bob Wills Jul 8, 1908 Louis Jordan born Louis Jordan Jun 10, 1910 Howlin 'Wolf born Howlin 'Wolf Dec 7, 1910 Louis Prima born Louis Prima May 8, 1911 Robert Johnson born Robert Johnson May 18, 1911 Big Joe Turner born Big Joe Turner Oct 26, 1911 Mahalia Jackson born Mahalia Jackson Apr 4, 1913 Muddy Waters born Muddy Waters Jul 15, 1914 song Memphis Blues (W.C. Handy) W.C. Handy - Memphis Blues Period: Jul 28, 1914 to Nov 11, 1918 World War 1 World War I Jul 1, 1915 Willie Dixon born Willie Dixon Dec 12, 1915 Frank Sinatra born Frank Sinatra Aug 22, 1917 John Lee Hooker born John Lee Hooker Dec 19, 1918 Professor Longhair born Professor Longhair Aug 10, 1920 song Crazy blues (Mamie Smith) Mamie Smith - Crazy blues Jan 1, 1922 WSB broadcasting (Atlanta) WSB Feb 16, 1923 song Gulf Coast Blues (Bessie Smith) Bessie Smith (Gulf Coast Blues, 1923) Jul 18, 1923 song Grandpa's Spells (Jelly Roll Morton) Jelly Roll Morton - Grandpa's Spells Sep 17, 1923 Hank Williams born Hank Williams Sep 26, 1923 song Cemetery Blues (Bessie Smith) Bessie Smith - Cemetery Blues (1923) Jun 9, 1924 song Big Foot Ham (Jelly Roll Morton) Big Foot Ham - Jelly Roll Morton Oct 15, 1924 song Roots of Blues -- Ma Rainey Roots of Blues -- Ma Rainey „Booze And Blues" Sep 15, 1926 song Black Bottom Stomp (Jelly Roll Morton) Jelly Roll Morton - Black Bottom Stomp Oct 18, 1926 Chuck Berry born Chuck Berry Jan 1, 1927 Great Mississippi Flood Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 Mississipi river Jan 1, 1927 song Black Snake Moan - Blind Lemon Jefferson Black Snake MoanbyBlind Lemon JeffersonBlack Snake Moan - Blind Lemon Jefferson Jan 1, 1928 quartet Mills Brothers Mills Brothers Feb 26, 1928 Fats Domino born Fats Domino Oct 17, 1928 song Statesboro Blues (Blind Willie McTell) Statesboro BluesBlind Willie McTell - Statesboro Blues Dec 30, 1928 Bo Diddley born Bo Diddley Jan 1, 1929 song Spoonful Blues (Charley Patton) Charley Patton - Spoonful Blues (Delta Blues 1929) Jan 1, 1929 song Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out (Bessie Smith) Bessie Smith (Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out, 1929) Oct 24, 1929 Wall Street Crash Wall Street Crash Oct 24, 1930 The Big Bopper born The Big Bopper Feb 26, 1932 Johnny Cash born Johnny Cash Apr 9, 1932 Carl Perkins born Carl Perkins Dec 5, 1932 Little Richard born Little Richard Mar 9, 1933 Lloyd Price born Lloyd Price May 3, 1933 James Brown born James Brown Jan 8, 1935 Elvis Presley born Elvis Sep 29, 1935 Jerry Lee Lewis born Jerry Lee Lewis Apr 23, 1936 Roy Orbison born Roy Orbison Period: Jul 17, 1936 to Apr 1, 1939 Guerra Civil Española Guerra Civil Española Sep 7, 1936 Buddy Holly born Buddy Holly Nov 27, 1936 song Cross Road Blues (Robert Johnson) Cross Road Blues Jan 1, 1939 song I Love my Fruit (Sweet Violet Boys) Sweet Violet Boys "I Love My Fruit" Period: Sep 1, 1939 to Sep 2, 1945 World War II World War II May 13, 1941 Ritchie Valens born Ritchie Valens Sep 6, 1946 song “That’s All Right, Mama” – Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup That's All Right“That’s All Right, Mama” – Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup (1946) Jan 1, 1948 song “Good Rockin’ Tonight” – Wynonie Harris Good Rocking Tonight“Good Rockin’ Tonight” – Wynonie Harris (1948) Jan 1, 1949 song “Saturday Night Fish Fry” – Louis Jordan & The Tympany Five Saturday Night Fish Fry“Saturday Night Fish Fry” – Louis Jordan & The Tympany Five (1949) Jan 1, 1949 song “Rock This Joint” – Jimmy Preston and his Prestonians Rock the Joint“Rock This Joint” – Jimmy Preston and his Prestonians (1949) Jan 1, 1950 Chess Records Chess Records Jan 1, 1951 the term "Rock and Roll" (Alan Freed) Alan Freed Mar 3, 1951 song “Rocket 88” - Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats Rocket 88“Rocket 88” - Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats (1951) Apr 20, 1955 The Wee Small Hours, first album conceptual The Wee Small Hours Jan 1, 1957 Everly Brothers (group) Everly Brothers Mar 24, 1958 Elvis begins Military Service Military ServiceElvis Presley se enlista en el Ejército Feb 3, 1959 accident: The Day the Music Died The Day the Music Died Dec 23, 1959 Chuck Berry's prison Chuck Berry's prison Aug 1, 1960 group The Beatles the beatles Jan 1, 1964 song Hello Dolly songHello Dolly
