Rock 'n Roll Baby!

lately, we have been watching a very cool documentary about Elvis Presley in music class. It was really interesting and showed a lot of things about his life. I have learned a lot about why he became so famous and the situation in that time in America. For example the fact that Elvis Presley mainly became as famous as he was, just because he was white and could sing like a black man. In the time of Elvis Presley, black people were discriminated a lot. The music that the black people made was good, but listening to it was quite not done, so not a lot of people did. Elvis however had the ability to sing like a black man but he was white himself. The documentary also showed the roots of Rock and Roll. Rock and Roll initially turned out to be a combination of blues and country music. In a way it also origined from the music of the black people called 'Race music'. I also learned that Rock and Roll had a big impact on the racial tension between black and white people. This was mainly due to the fact that young white and black people liked rock and roll and so they were connected in a way. I can't remember the name of the documentary but I will ask my music teacher and as soon as I know, I will let you guy's know.