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DOMINO
Fats Domino, of New Orleans, sold more records in the 1950s than any rock and roll act except Elvis Presley, and he did it sitting at a piano with a calm, easy smile.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
DIDDLEY
Bo Diddley was born Ellas Otha Bates in McComb, Mississippi. His rumbling, hand-clapped rhythm is known simply as the Bo Diddley beat.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
ETTA
Etta James recorded At Last in 1960 for Chess Records in Chicago, and it's still the song people reach for at weddings.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
TURNER
Big Joe Turner's Shake, Rattle and Roll topped the R&B chart in 1954, before Bill Haley's cleaned-up version made the pop charts.Find this word in the grid to read its note.

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About Rhythm & Blues

Before the radio men settled on rock and roll, there were Black artists cutting records in Chicago, New Orleans, Memphis and Detroit that kids were already hiding under their pillows. The sound was a shuffle beat and a honking sax, with a piano pounded like it owed somebody money. Elvis and the Beatles learned their first songs from these records, and they said so plainly.

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