Blue Man Group

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jazz overall. He fused the jazz style of the place where he grew up with well known jazz of Broadway to coordinate a better than ever kind of jazz. Armstrong spent the last decade of his life similarly that he had spent the four past — enthralling groups of onlookers all through the world. In 1971, he kicked the bucket of a heart assault in New York City. In spite of the fact that the historical backdrop of jazz is loaded with numerous outstanding and imaginative performers, it is elusive any…

depending on the mood that you are in. From watching Urban on the television and listening to him on the radio, he is a real down to Earth kind of man, who has had troubled times, but has pulled through them and thanks God for every day. I also picked Keith Urban because of the way that he presents himself. When viewing him on American Idol, he seems like a fair man, and does not put people down. He gives them the truth and is very professional about it. Urban sympathizes and does what he can…

Radio stations and music companies are very much controlled by consumers. At certain times during the day one can call into their favorite station and request a song of their choice. Big industry companies sign artist with huge commercial appeal in the hopes that consumers will buy anything the company puts out in support of their favorite artist. Younger generations in particular are very active and passionate about the music genres they like and support. Music and radio stations have an…

The 1950’s- 1960’s saw a big change in society, as well as in the constant growing music industry. In the States and the Uk, people were still holding onto many aspects of the past: -World War 2 for example, and the crisis that many people went through, which many artists in future decades used and were inspired by different social and cultural events which gave inspiration to make some of the most well known songs in classic rock in the 80’s: for example: the song “one” by Metallica- which is…

Family, Sexual, and Racial Customs in the 1950s and 1960s? Dating back to as early as 1922 is when rock n roll appeared in blues songs. It then began to tradition and take off into what we know “rock n roll” in the early 1950s. Rock n Roll was a fashion of rhythm and blues, black gospel, and country-western. Dating back to as early as 1922 is when rock n roll began in blues songs. It began to tradition and take off into what we know as rock n roll in the early 1950s. Expressing the “yes,” Jody…

When most people think of rock as a genre of music, their thoughts range from thinking about classic rock to heavy metal rock. Within this genre are a variety of subgenres that people know and associate as rock. Once you ask the person specifically what kind of rock they enjoy, will they then mention a subgenre. Rock started off as a specific genre, but over the years it has branched off into more specific genres, because new ones evolved from those before it. This brings up the debate of what…

ROCK MUSIC YEAR 8 ASSIGNMENT 2015- SEMESTER 1 PART 1: BON JOVI Early Years: John Francis Bongiovi was born on March 2nd, 1962 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey and named after his father. Jon was raised by his parents Carol and John Bongiovi. Jon's passion for music began when his mother bought him an acoustic guitar at the age of 7. He struggled to play the guitar but recognised artists such as Elton John, Rush, Thin Lizzy, and his favourite Bruce Springsteen. By his early teenage years, Jon was…

including a blue-shellacked series from Columbia during the 1930s and chocolate colored pressings from a budget label “Perfect Records” prior to the 1930s. In 1949 when RCA Victor launched their 45-RPM format they began color-coding their records based on genre calcification. They classifications are as follows: Black Vinyl – Pop Pressings (Prefix 47) Green Vinyl – Country Music (Prefix 48) Red Vinyl - “Red Seal” Classical Pressings (Prefix 49) Orange-Rose “Cerise” Vinyl – R&B (Prefix 50) Sky…

America during the 1950s was introduced to a new type of genre of music, rock and roll, which infiltrated society in either negative or positive way - an issue which is debated by scholars Altschuler and Oakley in Taking Sides. Their positions are controversial, Oakley states and affirms that while rock and roll brought juvenile delinquency up in the American society, it in fact was not a major enough movement to dismantle America’s traditional family. Although on the other hand, Altschuler…