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50s The 50s were all about rock n roll! This had stemmed from the fusion of gospel, country and blues. The development of the iconic 12 bar blues and popularisation of the walking bass led to an explosion of heavier, less conservative music, which was extremely popular with the youth of the 50s. The production process during this era consisted of distantly micd drums, ribbon and valve mics and the creation of tape machines to produce the first ever multitracked recordings. Elvis Presley was an extremely important figure in music history. Many of his songs were heavily influenced by black artists (especially black gospel) or had originated from black backgrounds. At this time, TV and radio were segregated. Sam Philips from The Sun record label got many white artists to sing black songs on white radio/TV. Thanks to him, Elvis had managed to make black music mainstream and opened the door for black artists to get airplay, simply by having the same sound. Elvis had also invented sex appeal...