ɪnðə mˈɪd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti z, haʊˈɛvɚ, bɜːnˈɑːɹd kˈeɪm ˌʌndɚ ðɪ ˈɪnfluːəns ʌv ɹˈɑːk ænd ɹˈoʊl ænd ɹˈɪðəm ænd blˈuːz mjˈuːzɪk, ɪspˈɛʃəli ðə sˈaʊndz ʌv fˈæts dˈɑːmɪnˌoʊ ænd ˈɛlvɪs pɹˈɛsli.
In the mid-1950s, however, Bernard came under the influence of rock and roll and rhythm and blues music, especially the sounds of Fats Domino and Elvis Presley.