The era of Rock lasted from 1955 to 1965 ending with the British invasion. Rock was a mixture of white and black Folk and popular music.

The term Rock-N-Roll was fist used by disc jockey Alan Freed referring to Bill Haley and The Comets’ hit “Rock Around the Clock.”

Soon a swivel-hipped teenager from Tupelo, Mississippi named Elvis Presley was causing teenager girls to swoon and parents to become alarmed.

Others soon joined The King of Rock-N-Roll: Jerry Lee Lewis, Buddy Holly, Fats Domino and Little Richard.

Rockabilly was premiered in Memphis by its creator Sam Phillips, owner of Sun Records. His dynamite performers included Elvis, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Billy Riley, Sonny Burgess, Roy Orbison, Charlie Rich and Conway Twitty.

Other labels joined the bandwagon with their stars: Dale Hawkins, Gene Vincent and the Everly Brothers.

Not to be out done, New Orleans Rock-N-Roll was infused with the Blues and launched greats like Fats Domino, who became New Orleans’ King of Rock, Lloyd Price, Smiley Lewis, Huey Smith, Clarence “Frogman” Henry, Frankie Ford, Bobby Charles and Jimmy Clanton.

In the 70’s, Rock made a new revival in the form of Southern Rock with performers like The Allman Brothers, The Marshall Tucker Band, Charlie Daniels, Lynyrd Skynyrd, 38 Special, Wet Willie, Sea Level and ZZ Top.