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Whenever someone says the 1950s, peoples' minds tend to go to poodle skirts, drive-in movies, milkshakes, and leather jackets. The 1950s was a very influential and unique time period for the United States and is easily recognized by many people. Many things were invented or made popular during this period of time. While many believe the 1950s were a time of constant happiness and economic growth, the Cold War loomed over Americans throughout the 1950s and beyond. Though the 1950s had to deal with negatives such as the Cold War and racism towards the Civil Rights Movement, the positives, such as the booming economy and large quantity of inventions, outweigh them.
Five years after the end of World War II, the United States' economy was booming.
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In the 1950s, rock and roll was a new genre of music that combined the generally African American rhythm and blues and rockabilly music genres. Many teenagers did not want to listen to the music their parents were listening to, so they began to listen to other radio stations that featured rhythm and blues. The rise of rock and roll was partially due to the limited willingness to accept African American musicians, so record producers discovered white musicians and had them play the same style of music. The rise of rock and roll can also be traced back simply to the youth. Previously, music had never been targeted towards teenagers. There had been music targeted at adults and at young kids, but never for teenagers. Many teenagers had money and were a large consumer group, and record producers took notice of that. This is why popular rock and roll music themes included young love, freedom from the oppression of the middle-class society, and rebellion against authority. It also promoted sexuality, causing many adults to find rock and roll a threat to American society. But that did not stop the popularity of rock and roll. In fact, more than 68% of the music played on the radio in 1956 was rock and roll. Perhaps the most iconic rock and roll musician was Elvis Presley. If rock and roll music promoted sexuality, Elvis was seen as the biggest promoter of it. When Elvis guested on the widely popular Ed …show more content…
Super glue was invented in 1951. Colored kitchen appliances, which is one of the things people picture when they think of the 1950s-1960s, were introduced in 1954, allowing refrigerators and ovens to be colors besides white and black. The home microwave was first sold in 1955, and was extremely expensive. Children were also able to join in on the invention fun. Plastic army men were popular in the 1950s because many of the childrens' fathers had been in the war, which piqued child interest. Mr. Potato Head was created in 1952, but he wasn't what he looks like today. It was only face pieces, because a real potato was used as the body until 1964. The iconic Barbie doll that many girls still play with today was first sold in 1959, and sold 351,000 dolls in her first year. The successful company Wham-O invented both the hula hoop and the frisbee in the 1950s, and both went on to be extremely popular toys. At the peak of hula hoop popularity, 20,000 of them were being manufactured a day (Fifties Web, 1950s and 1960s Music, TV, etc). Many of these things are still around today, and are common things. Without the inventors and the influence of the 1950s, someone might still be using an oven to cook their TV dinners rather than their inexpensive
What emerged after the explosion of rock and roll in the 1950s abandoned the roll and has now come to be known just as classic rock. This rock that was created following the decade of The King became a completely unique and different sound that changed the musical landscape and what was once a single, unified genre gave way for multitudes of variation in its sounds. These new sounds, that came mostly from abroad, had been notably influenced by the American rock of the 1950s, such as Elvis, Buddy Holly and Chuck Berry. These pioneers of rock came to be the essential reason for the arrival of the British Invasion and other sounds that defined the decade of the 1960s.
The bebop revolution coincided with the birth of the Beat Generation. In a slightly unbalanced relationship, Beat writers often molded their poetics and style after the playing of such jazz music. "Jazz writers," such as Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg, upheld their poetic ideals to the techniques of jazz musicians, such as rhythm, improvisation, and call and response. The structure of creative writing underwent a change, as the importance of form equaled that of theme.
Technology in the 1950s started with many great innovations that shape the way we live now. Probably the most important innovation of television was the introduction of cable T.V., television broadcasting, sitcoms and talk shows. Television went though many changes in its younger years. The way T.V. Developed in the early years is the foundation for what we watched now days. Transitory radios became very popular in the fact that Music could be heard in any location because it was now portable. Still T.V. Innovations were what the 1950s were all about from a technology and the birth of the T.V. show.
This book provides a very detailed outline on how and where rock and roll originated. It places much emphasis on the transition from Black to White rock artists and how society reacted to this change. Szatmary also presents sufficient information on the many aspects of rock and roll, ranging from what the lyrics are about, to the beginnings of rock and roll and new age rock.
Since the beginning of time, humans have been changing, developing, and evolving. The 1950s was a fascinating era in American history, and whether its people altered for good or bad is debatable, but one thing is for certain - many drastic changes were made during this time, especially involving teenagers. Juvenile delinquency erupted from the depths of the community, and countless gangs arose. Different genres of music are also emerging. Old perspectives were being replaced with controversial ideas; a lot was about to change.
The 1950s seemed like a perfect decade. The rise of suburbs outside cities led to an expansion of the middle class, thus allowing more Americans to enjoy the luxuries of life. The rise of these suburbs also allowed the middle class to buy houses with land that used to only be owned by more wealthy inhabitants. Towns like Levittown-one of the first suburbs- were divided in such a way that every house looked the same (“Family Structures”). Any imperfections were looked upon as unfavorable to the community as a whole. Due to these values, people today think of the 1950s as a clean cut and model decade. This is a simplistic perception because underneath the surface, events that took place outside the United States actually had a direct effect on our own country’s history. The rise of Communism in Russia struck fear into the hearts of the American people because it seemed to challenge their supposedly superior way of life.
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People brought a lawsuit challenging the ruling, stating schools could be segregated. Teens in America became attracted to the rock and roll music, despite what their parents or religion said about it. Students were especially attracted to the music of Elvis Presley, who was originally discovered by the record producer, Sam Phillips. Many parents were shocked by the sexual types of dancing that rock and roll encouraged and commanded their children to stop listening to. Teenage love for rock and roll reveals how America challenged the status quo because no one would listen to music that seemed sexual or rebellious.
Stephanie Coontz's essay `What we really miss about the 1950's' is an essay that talks about a poll taken in 1996 by the Knight-Ridder news agency that more Americans preferred 1950's as the best decade for children to grow up. Coontz doesn't believe that it is a decade for people to remember fondly about, except for financial reasons and better communication within families. Coontz doesn't believe in it as the best decade because of the votes, the 50's only won by nine percent, and especially not by African Americans. Examples from family and financial issues in the 50's that makes it better than other decades from 20's to 80's. She doesn't believe that the 50's should be taken `literally' because from 50's there were changes in values that caused racism, sexism discrimination against women. Even though the 50's were good, it didn't lead to a better 60, 70, and 80.
When most people think 1950’s the popular show “Happy Days” comes to mind; although, these were anything but happy days. The 1950’s were an era of prosperity, growth, and chaos in the United States; men were returning from World War 2 and many new babies were born. The population during this time was about 151,684,000 with an unemployment figure around 3,288,000 (Bradley). Industries began to expand in order to meet the needs for all the new people looking for work and thirty percent of the work force was in industry and commerce. Corporate America was emerging and corporation profits increased such that change could be seen on a macro scale. The economy was booming steady until the recession in 1957; although, this recession was nowhere near as great as the depression.
I believe that the history of rock and roll demonstrates a link between culture and social class race, and age; by the way a genre brings all the people in these different categories into one big group. When rock and roll began to emerge people from different cultures and social classes started to come together as a group by the way they dressed. It was not only the music but also the fashion it brought along with it. People from this era changed the way they dressed, styled their hair and their means of transportation. This brought together people from different cultures and social class, race and age all together.
Music has continued to change throughout each decade, but the 1960s was the most influential decade in the history of music. Starting in the early 1950s, rock music was first introduced. Major record labels were releasing new “cover songs” which were originally made by black artist, but now by white artist (Rock and Roll). These cover songs changed a few lyrics from the original songs to avoid copyright issues and to also make the song more appropriate for the white listeners. The biggest star of the 1950s was Elvis Presley, who was known as the “King of rock n’ roll”.
The 1950s was a time when conformity held supreme in the culture at large. Issues such as women 's rights were thrown to the back as people tried to remain in the popular form of a family. These issues being put off only caused the prolonging of the tumultuous 1960s that would soon
The term teenager came to light at the early 1950’s due to the large population of individuals in that group. This group of individuals had a lot of freedom to purchase clothes, food and any type of music they preferred due to the increase in money for spending. It is during this period that the young individuals flocked up to listen to the most preferred music during those days; rock music. The situation today is very different despite the presence of a few similar elements.
Rock and Roll was the start of a new revolution in America. It introduced the world to many of the famous artists that continue to be a part of our lives today. "Artists who became popular in the 1950s such as Elvis, began to pave the way for others such as Jerry Lee Lewis and Buddy Holly" (The History of Rock 'n' Roll until 1960). With the introduction of rock 'n' roll, there came many new changes to the lives of many Americans. Rock and Roll was a major contributor for the change in teens' behavior in the 1950s because it encouraged new freedoms for teenagers, encouraged new fads among teenagers, and caused a generation gap.
The Fifties were a good time to be a white middle class American These years brought an UN-thought of prosperity and confidence to Americans who barely remembered the Great Depression. Popular music of the early fifties mirrored the life of mainstream America: bland predictable and reassuring. Which didn't seem bad after the depre...