Monster Essays - The Way It Really Was!
The Way It Really Was!
In the 1950's there were many problems. The Korean war and the civil
rights struggle. Back then the music was all rhythm and blues (r &b). It was
record mostly by black artists and for black audience but the white teenagers
became interested.
The music scene in the early 50's
Before 1954 there were 3 distinct music areas. R & B,country and pop.
Music stations usually played one type of music so listeners could easily find
what type they wanted. Pop had 4 major recording companies. RCA,Columbia,becca
and Mercury. These companies had very good connection and could ma....
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