Beatles VI

London in the 1960s was as central to the look and feel of that fabled era as any place on earth. The music that emerged from England (the Beatles, the Stones, the Who, Cream and countless others) was, in large part, the soundtrack of the Sixties. The street scenes, especially along Carnaby Street in Soho, with Mods and hippies parading their utterly distinctive gear, provided youth culture around the world with exemplars of cool that are still embraced today. Finally, the fashions that emerged…

the 20th century.Many new genres of music were being introduced such as country(1920's), rock(1950's), pop(1950's), and hip hop(1970's).The new introduction of music impacted music on a global scale.This would present some of the most iconic artists the world had ever seen at that time such as rock stars Jimi Hendrix, Elvis Presley, and John Lennon; and country stars Johnny Cash, Garth Brooks, and Jimmy Rodgers.But as time progresses music progresses with it and new genres and artist become…

Kayla Shaffer Dr. Partyka Paper 2 part 1 Inter 200 October 7, 2015 The Beatles The Beatles are an iconic group that has lasted the course of time for a multitude of different reasons. One being the huge contribution that the Beatles were able to impart on the rock n roll genre that we have come to know and love today. Another reason for their success was the content of their lyrics and the fact they resounded with the people listening to their music because they spoke to the real life…

Paul McCartney’s Aston Martin was involved in a car wreck in the early hours of November 6 1966, many Beatles’ fans claim that Paul McCartney died in that accident and was replaced by the winner of a recent look-alike contest. The “Paul is Dead” conspiracy theory was developed in 1969, when a college student claimed that The Beatles had been inserting clues about member Paul McCartney’s death in their last couple albums. One clue the student mentions includes, the cover of Abbey Road which some…

Introduction The top two selling music genres of 2014 were Rock and Roll, with eighty-eight million, two hundred and fifty-thousand albums sold, and Rhythm and Blues, also known as R&B, with thirty-five million, seven hundred and fifty-thousand albums sold (Statista.com). Selling billions of dollars worth of albums, singles, concert tickets, and merchandise every year, the artists at the forefront of these two genres are more than successful and saying so would be an understatement. Those same…

The significance of ACDC leading into the 20th century had a massive impact on the Australian music industry and in fact worldwide rock and roll. In 1973 rock and roll was change by two brothers, they created a phenomenal legacy a legendary Australian rock band. The produced a whopper 200 million worldwide album sales and alone in the USA published 71.5 million, together the Scottish brothers that originated create a history rock and roll book. Prior to the formation of the legendary Australian…

The Beatles was and still is a widely celebrated rock band that organized in Liverpool, England. They were one of the most popular bands of all time, and their name still exists after fifty years. Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison were the four main musicians who played in the Beatles. Paul McCartney was born June 18th 1942 in Liverpool. He was born to a working class family. His father a musician encouraged McCartney to explore music. He started learning music…

The song “Yesterday written by Paul McCartney and released by the iconic band The Beatles in 1965 is one of my favorites. It is a slow melodic song, McCartney provides the main vocals. He talks about losing his love not fully understanding why and the aftermath of losing her and how hard love is.. While it’s a fairly short and simple song it has such powerful emotion and beauty. There are some music elements or principles that i noticed in this song. First there is sound the beautiful dynamics…

Hound Dog, is the very song most people fell in love with years ago and continues to be remembered as America’s number one song. Willie Mae Thornton, better known as “Big Mama”, is perhaps best recognized as the woman who primarily sang hound dog on August 13, 1952. After hound dog came out to the public, it was not long unit it rose to the top of many charts spending 14 weeks as the number one song. Thornton’s version of hound dog was so popular it iniatated multiples covers before Elvis…

Elvis Presley revolutionized Rock & Roll, and his influence still echoes to this day. Elvis was rock & rolls first real star. He had a significant impact on American culture, and his hip swinging threw America into a trance in the 1950’s. Elvis although idolized, gave his listeners symbolic release to expression. His influence on African American music was not only symbolic but surprising. His love life and role in movies is constantly overlooked, yet it played a significant role in the rise and…