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Doug Letcher · 04-11-2004, 08:06 PM

I am probably in the minority here, but
here goes. I wasn't around in '56 but I
think Elvis Presley's outburst on the
scene started the ball rolling for "younger
peoples music" to become popular music
as we know it today, and as we have known
it through the last few decades.

04-11-2004, 08:06 PM	#26
Doug Letcher Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Ottawa Ontario Canada Posts: 120	I am probably in the minority here, but here goes. I wasn't around in '56 but I think Elvis Presley's outburst on the scene started the ball rolling for "younger peoples music" to become popular music as we know it today, and as we have known it through the last few decades.