Buddy Holly

Jimi Hendrix was probably one of the most innovative musicians to ever live. He was the musician that created a whole new style of music we hear today. He discovered the endless possibilities of different sounds and effects you can get out of a guitar. Jimi Hendrix and Jim Morrison changed rock and roll very dramatically. Jimi Hendrix has had many names in his life. Jimi Hendrix was born under the name of Johnny Allen Hendrix on Nov. 27,1942 but is referred to as Jimi. Jimi was also called Jimi…

The lasting effect on losing artists such as Buddy Holly, Little Richard, and Elvis, along with the problems in the personal lives of Chuck Berry and Jerry Lee Lewis, on American Pop Culture was that the music that was put out was no longer driven, or controlled, by these big rock ‘n’ roll stars, or the smaller independent producers who helped promote the music. The larger mainstream record companies who disliked and distrusted rock ‘n’ roll instead produced and sold music that was bland and…

“Comparing Solo Artists and Bands” Rock music has been defined and altered by a plethora of incredible individuals and groups. While solo artists were common in the United States during the early stages of rock and roll, between the 50s and 70s times changed and bands grew into a bigger part of Rock history as well. When trying to establish which of the two, bands or solo artists, are most successful in rock music, there are several areas to look at. One, the time period, and two, the number of…

Holly Pond is a small rural farming community located in Cullman County in the heart of North Alabama. According to the U.S. Census Bureau the town of Holly Pond was incorporated in 1906 and has a population of 800. The only major industry in the township is Jet Pep Petroleum Inc. In 2014, the median household income of Holly Pond residents was $30,125. Holly Pond households made slightly more than ($30,087). However, 25.3% of Holly Pond residents live in poverty. The average age of a Holly…

The roots of Rock N’ Roll are african american blues and gospel (America). Blues and gospel music was transformed into a the younger generation could better understand and even relate to. Rock was often about things such as love, school, cars, summer, vacation, and parents, problems of teenagers during that time. The fact that rock was often about teenagers problems is probably a big reason the younger generation enjoyed the music, they could relate to it. Blues and black rhythm were not…

Rock and roll was a term used by Alan Freed, a disc jockey, so he could play the songs that came from the African American community because it was the time when America was segregated. Rock and roll is a diverse form of music because it is a combination of many different types of music. Janice Jackson point out “Blues, gospel, rhythm and blues and other forms of black music styles are the roots for rock 'n' roll”. Rock and roll made its entrance in 1951 in North America. Charles F. McGovern…

Now I don’t know, how Jerry Lee Lewis, found out I’d come along in March, in my year of 1957. But it must of been that great moment, when I let out my first shout and mom had her cry - that Jerry yelled out, ”Great Balls of Fire!” Mom and dad raised me just fine, of that I have no doubt, but I had no music, to make my cradle rock. Somewhere quietly, on radios I didn’t hear, The Crickets were singing - “That’ll Be The Day” But there was no one, who’d sing a rock ballad, to a tiny baby - Who…

because the Beatles take them on a musical journey. The awesome thing about Beatles’ music is you usually come back to it; it’s music that all through your life you will revisit. You also cannot go wrong with some Pink Floyd, maybe some early Elvis, Buddy Holly, and maybe some Kinks. All in all, having a collection is a neat experience. Start because you love music- let your heart guide you. Journalist: Do you love your job? A simple yes or no is fine. Joey: I would say that I enjoy my job, I…

releases his first recording with Sun Records. In his first commercial recording with him, he sings "That's Alright Mama" and "Blue Moon of Kentucky". Elvis Sketch: Bernard Levine. The Day the Music Died: On 1959, Billie Holiday, Ritchie Valens, Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper died when their plane crashed in Iowa. The event became known as "The Day the Music Died", and was memorialized…

UK have spent the last six decades swapping sound and cross pollinating music to give their worldwide contemporary audiences more than we could ever ask for. Until the early 1960s, the stream was mostly a one way flow with the music of Elvis, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis and James Brown, to name a few, watering the creative talents such as McCartney and Lennon and The Rolling Stones. But it was the sounds of the Fab Four reaching the ears of teenagers in the United States, that opened up an…