| A | B |
|---|
| boogie woogie | Piano style...used in Roll 'Em Pete |
| Rocket 88 | considered by many to be the first rock & roll recording |
| Blue Moon of Kentucky | "B" side of first Elvis recording |
| That's Alright | First Elvis recording; Sun Records |
| Elvis Presley | The King |
| Sun records | Sam Phillips; Memphis, TN |
| Memphis | home of Sun records |
| Fats Domino | early 1950's black singer; strong country influence |
| Jerry Lee Lewis | Sun studios piano powerhouse |
| Little Richard | The originator, the emancipator... |
| Rock Around the Clock | white rock & roll song; Bill Haley & the Comets |
| Louis Jordan | early 1950's singer/bandleader; "hipster jive" lyrics |
| Chuck Berry | early guitar master; country influence |
| Delta blues | style of early blues; acoustic instruments (guitar, harmonica), often aab lyric form |
| Chicago (electric) blues | Blues styled popularized by Muddy Waters (using electric guitar) |
| Chess records | Chicago recording studio |
| "Sh' Boom" | early doo-wop recording |
| Richard Penniman | Little Richard's real name |
| "The Fat Man" | Fats Domino's first hit record |
| "Only You" | Platters tune that features hiccup sound |
| "Blueberry Hill" | This is where Fats Domino found his thrill |
