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Rock 'n' Roll: Beginnings to Woodstock

A photograph of Elvis Presley performing with the Blue Moon Boys in 1956.

A photograph of Elvis Presley performing with the Blue Moon Boys in 1956.

Citation Information: “Elvis Presley performing with the Blue Moon Boys,” Digital Public Library of America, http://dp.la/item/f6bbc8cf381ab03f3ef40ec8ad80b83b.

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Courtesy of University of Texas at Arlington Library via The Portal to Texas History.

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Rock 'n' Roll: Beginnings to Woodstock

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A photograph of Elvis Presley performing with the Blue Moon Boys in 1956.

A photograph of Chuck Berry performing in 1965.

A video clip of a 1974 Chuck Berry performance.

A 2014 radio program about the song “Tutti Frutti,” which was performed by Little Richard and written by him and Dorothy LaBostrie.

An excerpt from a video interview with Dorothy LaBostrie discussing “Tutti Frutti” and the relationship of gospel, blues, and rock ’n’ roll.

A photograph of the Beatles with Ed Sullivan, the television show host who helped introduce them to America, 1964.

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