Fun Facts on American Popular Culture and Music
When people think of Rock N Roll music and its roots, they often think of Buddy Holly, or King of Rock N Roll legend Elvis Presley but actually Rock N Roll was first introduced by African American artists in the early 1940s. Artists like Ike Turner,Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, and Sister Rosetta Sharpe, all paved the way for future Rock N Roll musicians. Infact, Rock N Roll was branched out from Rhythm and Blues in the very beginning. It is not surprising that Rock N Roll did not catch on until the 1950s when more White artists decided to copy and bring the genre into the mainstream. The Music Industry, including the infamous Billboard Charts paid Caucasian bands to sell out and get radio play while almost all of the original African American artists who emerged in the very beginning remain forgotten to this day. This was even way before artists like Lenny Kravitz, Jimmy Hendrix, or Living Colour started making billboard hits.