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“The wise musicians are those who play what they can master” (Ellington, 2017). The 1960’s were a decade of cultural calamity which with saw the premature political gripes of racial discrimination and ethnic values. Witnessing the implications of constitutional instability through the social revolution, songs of social commentary demonstrated expressionism of outdated morals through emphasis of lyrical progression. While various genres mirror the social ideals of an artist’s philosophies; as…

Introduction For many centuries, the theory that music can induce and express emotion within a person has been researched and examined with musicologists discovering that it is capable of having a convincing impact on emotional processes (Brooks, 2015). With regard to such theories, this research paper will attempt to provide further contextual information around the potential effects of music variables on physical performance in both professional and recreational athletes. Costas I.…

Very few famous performers nowadays can integrate showmanship with their music. In the 70’s a musical group by the name of Parliament took the music world by storm with their out of this world appearance and their own rendition of Funk music. Parliament was one of the key pieces in the development of funk music and modern music as well. They created what we know as P-Funk today that was a key element of the foundation of Hip-Hop. For my concert report I analyzed Parliament’s 1976 The MotherShip…

Have you ever thought about the past? Well these 5 things are connected. Dalton Rapattoni, was born in Miley Cyrus’ hometown, which is close to Georgetown, Illinois. Miley Cyrus could know the History of Music and the History of makeup, because she sings and wears makeup. Dalton Rapattoni and Miley Cyrus are both singers. Georgetown is a city in Illinois (Jones). Illinois is the state west of Indiana (Jones). Georgetown was known for all timber, which attracted settlement (Jones).…

The Beatles are an amazing band that formed in Liverpool 1960. This band consisted of 4 members, John Lennon (Guitar/vocals), Paul McCartney (Guitar/vocals), George Harrison (Bass), Ringo Starr (Drums). At least half of the members in The Beatles do more than one instrument. The Beatles had many albums such as The White Album, The Black Album, and Abbey Road. I also think that there songs are very unique in different ways and are famous all over the U.S. The Beatles started out as regular…

Two things country music star Hank Williams, Sr. did right was to become a legend and to have a famous song named Hank Williams, Jr. One thing he did terribly wrong was to drink to excess and die very young. The debut of Hank Williams, Sr. at the Grand Ole Opry was a great triumph. The debut remains the most famous in the history of live country music performance program broadcast on WSN Nashville weekly since 1925. When Williams grabbed the microphone on June 11, 1949 on the Grand Ole Opry…

Michael Jackson was considered the King of Pop throughout his long career. The entertainer is responsible for changing the world of pop music to something that just about everyone across the world could listen to and enjoy. Jackson was a singer and an excellent dancer. There were few that could reproduce his smooth moves in his day. However, numerous Jackson impersonators have come along and tried to reproduce the King of Pop's look and smooth moves. Certainly, capturing Michael Jackson's style…

Looking at both James Brown and Ray Charles you can see that they were very similar in their own musical way. Brown was born in Bardwell, South Carolina, on May 3, 1993. He was born into extreme poverty, but later worked his way to the top of the funk and R&B music earning the moniker "The Godfather of Soul". Ray Charles was born in Georgia in 1930, on September 23. Charles was a legend who was the mainstream of soul music, giving him the name of "Father of Soul". His father was a mechanic,…

The biggest challenge in Sinatra’s career was dealing with and accepting the changes in the music business. Around the 1950s and 1960s, Sinatra’s career began to drop as people’s interest now turned to new, upcoming music: “[Sinatra] was left with a shrinking audience and his own stubborn good taste” (Sinatra, Tina par. 22). Sinatra’s own daughter was able to see how her father’s popularity was starting to get worse because of his own “stubborn good taste”. William Ruhlmann, a well-known writer…

I chose to write my essay answering question number five, "Explain how rock music in the 1960s was egalitatian, eclectic, and real?". As a Fashion Merchandising major, when I think of a certain era, I often think of the clothing or popular culture during that period. What sticks out to me about the 1960s is the music, the widely-accepted drug use, and the colorful, psychedelic clothing. The music that sticks out to me the most during this time is from The Beatles and Beach Boys. To be eclectic…