Beatles VI

Pete Seeger was an American folk music singer who completely popularized the genre at the time. He was also considered a cultural hero by many through his social activist work and dedication to the antiwar and civil rights struggles across America, inspiring a number of musicians such as Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen. He was a very successful artist through many decades, including his time with the Weavers in the late 40s, all the way through the 50s, and then was blacklisted by the government…

There are two main reasons why “rock and roll” became “rock music”. The first reason was the fact that the “rock and roll” used to mean either the genre of music that was associated with the teenagers of the time, and/or it was also used to describe music with a strong connection to rhythm & blues. Yet by this point in history, things had drastically changed. Due to the influence of many social changes, rock and roll become more self-consciously artistic, and experimental, thus paving the way…

An overnight sensation, the Beatles! Everyone wants to be an overnight sensation. We want to be unique and for others to recognize this special quality about us. However, the Beatles was a group that was anything but an overnight sensation. Even when replacing the misnomer with “million night misnomer” couldn’t do justice to the inert energy that is underlying this rock band sensation. I view UIC as a larger version of the Beatles. My passion towards the Beatles has left me only with a pile of…

One of well-known American rock band is The Doobie Brothers. Through its career, the band has sold 40 million and plus albums around the world. For five decades, the band has been dynamic, with their greatest achievement happening in the 1970s. The Doobie Brothers has many hit songs such as Depending on You, Listen to the Music, Black Water, Minute to Minute and many more songs. These songs has not only made their audience fall in love with the band but also included them to be famous around the…

The Beatles—Misunderstood During the interactive periods of the Beatles and their fans, the relationship had progressed, in the words of Devin McKinney, “the honeymoon was over. The marriage had begun” (71). With the Beatlemania period equivalent to the honeymoon stage and the after period the marriage. When performing for their fans, they were once showered with screams of adoring, crazed fans who would be gratified enough to just be in the audience. For the duration of these periods, the…

On November 26, I went and visited an extraordinary places, and that place is called the Grammy Museum. It consists of many things some being exhibits about Michael Jackson, the Ramones and the birth of punk. There was even an exhibit dedicated to the Kingston Trio. All of these exhibits were extremely decorated with a lot of memorabilia. At first I honestly thought that this trip was going to be a bust, but in reality it wasn’t. It was actually very entertaining and fun because it contains lots…

Brian Johnson was born in October of 1947. He is an English singer and songwriter who does lead vocals for the worldwide sensation AC/DC. The band has been inducted into the Hall of Fame and is one of the hugest successes the world of music has ever seen. Here are some facts about the front man. Number Fifteen: Choosing to Continue AC/DC When Bon Scott, the original vocalist, died, the remaining band members considered calling it quits. Realizing that Bon likely would have wanted them to…

|| Narrator's Perspective || "Thank you Brisbane (idk)!" Aisha yelled loudly to the crowd after the band took their bow. The crowd cheered in return as they ran backstage to change their clothes. "That was a good show," Kyle (it kept correcting to Luke???) said with a lopsided smile as he put his bass on a rack. "Yeah!" Allison grinned. (The Mike Wazowski's) 1 Minute 'Til Midnight was the name of their band. It consisted of Aisha, the lead singer and rhythm guitarist, Robyn, the lead…

which at the time was not called The Beatles but The Quarrymen. Then Paul met George Harrison at an acclaimed grammar school. Paul was impressed with George’s talents and invited him to see the band. At first, John was reluctant to let George join the band but after seeing George audition Lennon was in awe. Ringo Starr, originally known as Richard Starkey, joined the band in 1962 replacing Pete Best. At first, the fans…

Everything revolves around the essential idea in this case,“that punk rock is just another word for freedom,” (qtd. Patti Smith). Although there were many impacts that arose from the beginning of punk, the positive influences overcome the negative. The dramatic rise in drug use was outweighed by the legendary music that was created and the overpowering amounts of love within the people of the punk industry. From the start of punk music in the early 1960’s to present day, there have been drastic…