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Plessy v. Ferguson

(1896)

Brown v. Board of Education

(1954)

Development of American Popular Music in the Time of Legalized Segregation

First edition of the

"Maple Leaf Rag"

Portrait of Scott Joplin

Scott Joplin's

"Maple Leaf Rag"

(1899)

One of the first important ragtime pieces published; known as an important predecessor to jazz music.

Rock & Roll Breaks Through

Scott Joplin (?) playing the

"Maple Leaf Rag"

Louis Armstrong & band playing

"When the Saints Go

Marching In"

Onto the Concert Hall

The legal beginning of segregation in the United States.

Ike Turner and the Kings of Rhythm,

Rocket 88

(1951)

Early Jazz

Groundwork

Widely (but not by full consensus) considered the first "rock 'n' roll" record. Makes use of a "backbeat" and in the "boogie woogie" style.

George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue"

(1924)

"That's Alright (Mama)", recorded in 1954

Elvis Presley's first singles recorded

(1954)

Rhapsody in Blue is widely considered the piece that introduced jazz (in terms of rhythmic motifs & harmonic language) to the concert hall setting.

Duke Ellington and His Orchestra record "Creole Love Call"

(1927)

Louis Armstrong born in New Orleans

(1901)

Presley was at first considered a country singer, but it was his blues influenced work that brought him massive fame.

Ellington is not only one of jazz's greats but is considered one of recorded sound's most prolific composers.

"Satchmo" was possibly the most important jazz musician in the 20th century and the face of American jazz in popular culture. (Of course, he would not be playing for decades.)

Rock & Roll Roots

T-Bone Walker,

Mean Ole World

(1942)

Having recorded & toured for many years, "Mean Ole World" was the record that broke through for legendary guitarist.

First Jazz & Blues

Recordings

Legal end of segregation in the United States; took years to be enacted.

G0spel Music; "rocking and reeling"

(1930s)

Gospel recordings gained notoriety & sales numbers; many recordings started to use amplified instruments and were blues-influenced.

W. C. Handy,

"The Memphis Blues"

(1912)

Sister Rosetta Tharpe, "Rock Me"

First Jazz Record Cut in New York City

(1917)

Handy is known as the "Father of the Blues"; had worked as a teacher & performer before moving his band to Memphis.

(Original Recording)

The Original Dixieland "Jass" Band is considered the group to have made the first jazz recording, although other bands from New Orleans & the South were touring at the time.

Mamie Smiths' "Crazy Blues"

(1920)

Considered the first "classic blues" recording ever made; sold over a million copies and is included in the National Recording Registry/Grammy Hall of Fame.

Sources

(Original Recording)

Scott Joplin Bio:

http://www.scottjoplin.org/aboutbio.html

Jazz in 1917:

http://www.redhotjazz.com/jazz1917.html

Jazz Firsts:

http://www.jazzinamerica.org/JazzResources/ImportantFirsts

Sister Rosetta Tharpe:

http://www.pbs.org/black-culture/shows/list/rock-and-roll-rosetta-tharpe/

T-Bone Walker Bio:

https://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/tbonewalker

Elvis Wasn't the First:

http://content.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,661084,00.html

Elvis Recording Timeline:

https://www.graceland.com/elvis/biography/1954_1957.aspx

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