This week in History of Rock, we learned about the classic rock. We talked about people like Leo Fender, Les Paul, Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley, Little Richard, and Jerry Lee Lewis. Leo Fender and Les Paul created iconic guitars, such as the Stratocaster, Telecaster, and the Les Paul. Les Paul also was a pioneer in multi-track recording, allowing multiple instruments/voices to be heard at once. We spent some time talking about the King of Rock, Elvis Presley. He didnt have a great voice, but sold a load of reocrds, mostly for his looks. Then we listened to a great singer named Little Richard. This guy could jam, for example "Tutti Frutti" I could listen to this for quite some time before getting bored with it. I like how he adds a really high note in really quickly and then just keeps singing. Now there was Jerry Lee Lewis, who was weird. He married his thirteen year old, first cousin! Then he just tried to cover it up by saying that there was true love, don't forget three out of his eight wives are dead. The highlight of this week for me, was Little Richard. His voice fluctuations just add to the greatness of his voice, and make him just so much greater.
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