During the 1950’s, the relationship between whites and blacks was weak, but the music was going stro

ng. There was diversity in music with performers singing blues, country, and classical music, although the greater portions of the performers were black. Since racial barriers already existed, this created a problem for the black performers audiences. Many white radio stations and record company owners refused to make music by black performers widely available (Charlton, 1990). Fortunately, for the black performers, some disc jockeys refused to represent racial discrimination. Their sounds were reaching white teens across America thanks to these disc jockeys and the increased availability radios.

American culture will forever be affected by Rock and Roll. Rock and Roll has its own era, and started a new era. Rock and Roll has created a part of American history no one will forget. The music became a form of expression and a way out for people angry about the war. This was their way of revolting against the war, instead of resorting to acts of violence. The music brought people together to help them deal with what was going on in the world; it also brought these people together to help each other. Rock music also brought music icons and idols; some people were even inspired to live out their dreams.

Eventually white performers, such as Bill Haley and Elvis Presley began to re-record recordings by black performers. These new versions were not exact copies of the originals. The newer versions were faster and the country style guitar replaced jazz styled instruments. The lyrics also changed from black slang to language that was more acceptable to white audiences. During this time of the mixture of blues and country, black musicians such as Little Richard and Fats Domino began to capture white audiences with their own new recordings. As artists continued to write music following in the steps the others, the blues and country elements faded and newer groups began to establish a new energy of American music in the 1950’s. Rock and Roll is the new energy, which also was a slang expression for lovemaking that appeared in many blues songs back in the thirties (Charlton, 1990). Rock and Roll began as an American phenomenon and has grown to international proportions (Stump, 1997), and eventually became music of teenage rebellion.

Overall, Rock and Roll music has had many affects on American culture. Many of the affects are noticeable today. Rock and Roll is about freedom of expression and this is exactly what these artists base their music on (Frith, 1978). People spend money everyday on CDs or concert tickets, or even time downloading songs off the Internet. When Rock and Roll was in its first stages, it was very controversial and was considered very rebellious. As times progresse

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