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EPISODE · May 16, 2026 · 12 MIN

How did rock and roll start?

from History for Kids / History's Not Boring: The Kids History Podcast · host SCL

Get ready to rock out with Mira and Finn on History's Not Boring! Have you ever wondered where your favorite upbeat, jump-around music comes from? To find the true inventors of rock and roll, we have to travel all the way back to America in the 1940s and 1950s! Before there were massive stadium concerts, brilliant Black musicians took rhythm and blues, gospel, and country music and mixed them together into a brand new, electrifying sound! Discover how Sister Rosetta Tharpe shredded on the electric guitar like nobody before her! Learn how Chuck Berry wrote the legendary hit "Johnny B. Goode" and totally invented the guitar solo! Hear the wild story of Little Richard screaming "Tutti Frutti" and changing the way singers perform forever! We'll also meet Fats Domino, Bo Diddley, and Ray Charles, who added incredible gospel and soul to the mix. Then, a Memphis truck driver named Elvis Presley brought this amazing new sound to white radio stations, shocking parents but electrifying kids everywhere! Finally, see how this amazing music inspired a band of four lads from Liverpool called the Beatles! Grab your air guitar and tune in!

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Get ready to rock out with Mira and Finn on History's Not Boring! Have you ever wondered where your favorite upbeat, jump-around music comes from? To find the true inventors of rock and roll, we have to travel all the way back to America in the 1940s and 1950s! Before there were massive stadium concerts, brilliant Black musicians took rhythm and blues, gospel, and country music and mixed them together into a brand new, electrifying sound! Discover how Sister Rosetta Tharpe shredded on the ele...

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