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Professor Frank Vazzano...

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● Alan Freed - ‘King of the Moondoggers’ ○ “Moondog House” Show (1951) ■ After moving to New York, he changed his radio station show to the “Rock and Roll Party” ○ White radio disk jockey ○ Used to spin classical music then switched to R&B ○ Put together the Moondog Coronation Ball (1952) ■ Mostly black teenagers ■ Sold too many tickets and led to a riot ○ Rock and Roll ball → black and more white teenagers attended ● Rock and Roll ○ New Orleans, Louisiana ■ All R&B records recorded at this time were recorded at J&M ■ Fats Domino ● Piano player/ R&B singer ● New Orleans ● J&M Studio ■ Little Richard ● Aggressive boogie woogie piano playing style ● Recorded Tutti Frutti ○ Pat Boone, white pop singer, also recorded this song ○ Memphis, Tennessee ■ Sam Phillips ● Opened Memphis Recording Service to record Memphis R&B music...