Buddy Holly

Darin’s music was popular in the 1950’s. Bobby Darin focused his music on a variety of genres. The genres included music of jazz, pop, rock'n'roll,olk, swing and country. Additionally, singer-songwriter Buddy Holly had his fair-share of fame within the 50’s decade. Rock N’ Roll artist, Buddy created a band called the Chirping Crickets. Furthermore, November 8, 1927 Clara was born. Clara Ann Fowler was a women whom reached success in the musical industry if the 1950’s Clara, however, is…

One the beloved myths in music is the one about how Rock 'n' roll allegedly died when Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper died in an Iowa plane crash. Elvis was in the Army, Little Richard had given up rock for Jesus Christ, and Jerry Lee had married his teenage cousin. During these years, “real” rock 'n' rollers were replaced by poppy artists which watered down Rock 'n' roll. Many first-generation rockers produced some of their best work in the early '60s -- the Everly Brothers,…

of R&B and Rock-n-Roll, but soon they began to create their own style which was a mixture of blues, country, rock-n-roll, soul, skiffle, and old jazz. This style of music was pulled from their interests in specific artist like; Little Richard, Buddy Holly, and Elvis Presley. When looking at the song Blackbird, which was written by Paul McCartney there is a significant amount of symbolism and “hidden” meaning in the song. It appears to have been pushed or inspired by the unfortunate racial…

The British invasion was a short, yet massive phenomenon that occurred from 1955 to 1965. Young aspiring British musicians were listening to the big hits from the U.S. and were becoming inspired by that music. Bands such as The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and The Kinks were taking into account the new rock sound from the artists and creating their own music. A rock scene had become more common in large cities in the UK causing a massive outbreak of the culture. This caught the eye of the British…

Music is “an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and color” (Dictionary.com 2016). Not only does this statement consider, and include the audio aspects of music, it also values the sentimental factors of music which plays a major role in the success of a song or album. Artists from the 1920’s to artists in 2016 all get to experience the rush of emotion when creating and forming new music. “I Feel Fine”…

fact that 80’s rock had a tremendous influence on the rainbow of music styles that we have today, there are some facts in your argument that I wish to dispute. First off, rock n’ roll was heavily popular since the 50’s; you had Chubby Checker, Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and…of course…Elvis Presley. These artists are the ones that took backstreet-bar blues and turned it into the mainstream media that it is today. Without them, you would not have The Beatles of the 60’s, which…

kitchen contributes towards the mood of "A Christmas Memory" by creating a feeling of warmth and familiarity. In this setting, Buddy and his friend are working together to make fruitcakes. In the story it says, "Consider the kitchen of a spreading old house in a country town. A great black stove is its main feature; but there is also a big round table and…

Charles Edward Anderson Berry was one of the most determined rock ‘n’ roll performers in music history. He was born on October 18, 1926, in St. Louis, Missouri. His mother was a schoolteacher and his father was a contractor and deacon of the nearby church. Better known by his stage name, Chuck Berry, had many songs including “Maybellene” and “Johnny B.Goode”. His first hit was No. 1 hit in 1872 with “My Ding-A-Ling”. Berry had an interest in music at an early age, he gave his first performance…

If Elvis Presley came up to you ladies out there and said, “C’mon snake, let’s rattle” how high would your heart rate be? ‘Cause I know mine would be through the roof! Who wouldn’t want to dance with such a cool cat known as the King of Rock? Aside from Presley, a big thanks goes out to Alan Freed -- back in the summer of ‘51 -- for crankin’ up the sounds and broadcasting this crazy good music across the Midwest. Ever since Freed exposed those cool tunes, rock ‘n’ roll has been in and out of…

Mason City, Iowa is a city in the northern plains of the great state of Iowa. The population of this city currently is just over twenty-eight thousand residents. This city has faced many tragedies in the past including the death of Buddy Holly, multiple natural disasters that most specifically include flooding and tornadoes, and more recently an increased crime rate within the city itself. Even though these problems are some of the issues Mason City, Iowa faces today, back in the time period of…