jan 31, 1959 - END OF FIRST WAVE
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-By 1959, many early rock and rollers were not performing or out of the limelight.
- Little Richard receives calling to go into the ministry, renounces rock and roll.
-Elvis receives a draft notice, serves in the military.
-Jerry Lee Lewis disgraced for marrying his 13-year-old cousin.
-Big Bopper, Ritchie Valens, and Buddy Holly all killed in a plane crash on February 3, 1959, a date known as “The Day the Music Died.”
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Rock Exam 2
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