Blues-rock

Naturally the past seems to fade from the forefront of our minds as new times encroach. All that remain are brief fragments of a previous time. Langston Hughes’ “The Weary Blues”, and Robert Frost’s “Directive”, offer a limbo between the past and the present. Modernity is inevitable, yet the past still lingers in the shadows. While their styles may differ, both poems provide a vague depiction of times lost. By doing so, they provide no sufficient solution to issue, but merely offer a momentary…

Jazz is one of the greatest genres of music. Jazz was the single, greatest influence of music in the 20th century. Jazz made dancing to music popular and evolutionized dances. It gave African Americans an important role in the 1920s. Jazz music led to the creation of new music genres and this made Jazz a great thing to remember in the 20s. Jazz music influenced dancing to music and new types of dance moves that go with music. Types of dance moves like the Charleston involved partners dancing…

shades of the trees colors. Even though this was indeed a painting, the sun itself looked very bright by the colors that the artist used. Taking the bright yellows and whites, having the sun appear to shine brightly in the afternoon with the light blue sky becoming its background.…

A few of the popular ones were Blues and Ragtime. Blues is very similar to Jazz because of the similar ways musicians modify the instruments for the pieces. Artists like Robert Johnson helped showcase the modification of the guitar beautifully. He used a slide which helped mimic the sound of another singing voice though Johnson was playing solo. A very large part of Blues was a call and response feature. It was when there is a question asked in one section…

Theater Concert in London, England—1977; Zimbabwe in Africa—1980; Rockpalast, Dortmund Concert in--Germany—1980; His Last Concert, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania—1981. Bob Marley’s top twenty-five recordings were Natural Mystic, War, Roots-Rock-Reggae, Trenchtown/Trenchtown Rock, If The Cap Fits, Slave Driver, 400 Years, I Shot The Sheriff, No Woman No Cry, One Love/People Get Ready, Get Up Stand Up, Wake Up & Live, Natty Dread, Rebel Music, Africa Unite, Running Away, Redemption Song, Zimbabwe,…

music played in this festival are traditional jazz, Cajun music which is the Mardi Grass dance hall music, Zydeco and bounce music (Lipsitz, 2011). On top of that, New Orleans is the birth place of many artist and music styles. For instance, the Blues music has its roots in this place and most of the artist who are famous in the world got the inspiration from Mardi Grass festival. However, jazz music is the main type of music that dominates the festival. This is because jazz music is a…

bedrooms; mine, my moms,and a spare for guests. The bedroom is lime green decorated with sea shells, dolphin figures, etc. My bedroom is by the bathroom There are three bathrooms in the house. My favorite bathroom is the kid bathroom; that bathroom has blue walls, white tiled floors, and doesn't look anything like a child's bathroom. Our living room is huge with beautiful tan walls and soft carpet. On the other hand my kitchen is old fashioned; it has an old table with an island table with a…

Jazz, one of America’s original art forms, was created in America during the late 18th and early 19th century. During this time, African people were forced to work in large plantations and after a hard day of labour, these people would gather together to sing and play music. By singing these songs, the children would learn more about the land and culture and also help them forget about their worries and struggles. The call and response technique was used in these songs meaning the leader would…

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…

Family Wing in gallery 301. The size of piece is 41 1/4 x 72 7/8 inches on a canvas. The painting is a breathing taking view of a stunning mountain reflected by light over layering the crystal ocean. The sky is beautiful arranged with clouds pink. Rocks from the ocean border the mountain. In the far background sits a large town. In the town, there are many little homes and there is a larger building with a dome on top. Rotating the town is trees flooded from the cliff to the homes of the…