Chuck Berry sings the song "Johnny B. Goode".
Madonna is the top-selling female recording artist in the U.S, that is if we combine both her albums and singles sales. But if you're going to break it down, in the album category, she is second to Barbra Streisand while for the singles category, she tops among all female artists. She is also the female artist w/ most certified singles (gold and platinum) in the U.S. surpassing The Beatles' record.
A record label will contact you if you are good enough. Back in the day you would be able to record a demo and send it to labels. Now however, everyone can record a demo on their computer. Labels these days are constantly being sent really bad demos and thus, they don't even listen to them. Make your own albums, and play your own shows. If you are successful the labels will hear about it and come find you. If you go out and try to contact them all the time, you will be turned down.
The first film with a Rock and Roll theme song was "Blackboard Jungle" (1955). The song was "Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley and the Comets.
Officially it was Brian Epstein who became their manager in 1962, as well as producer at Abbey Road EMI studios George Martin.
If The Rolling Stones are a "glorified cover band", they certainly are a rich, successful "glorified cover band".
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Baby Boomers
Ed Sullivan
Yes. He was drafted in 1958; he had had many hit singles, albums and movies prior to 1958.
Rock and Roll is most famously from Tennessee, since that is where Elvis Presley lived, and many other great early rock artists. Other states include Alabama, Michigan, and California. There are plenty of others too.
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