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When you’re driving down an old dirt road there’s usually one thing that comes to mind, country music! There’s just something about it that evokes emotions and makes you want to sing along. A lot of country music talks about life and tells a story which is often relatable to a lot of everyday people. Some songs are about the good times, the bad times, the sad times, love, and sometimes revenge. Essentially, country music is about life experiences that people have gone through. These experiences…

80's Pop As most of you probably know already, I'm Madonna, a popular singer and actress. This is the 80's, a decade with a different type of music. How many of you listen to pop music? (Wait for audience's reaction) There's been a big change in this decade in music, especially pop. Although it seems more boring than the 1960's or 70's, our music today is still a big part of our culture. Before, most artists made their own music. Folk was a very popular style of music.…

Blues music is something that has moved me from a very young age. The authenticity and soul of the blues is something I instantly connected with growing up. Watching the true legends of blues music, like Stevie Ray Vaughan and Eric Clapton, play their guitars with effortless expression is inspiring. They successfully combined the creativity of Jimi Hendrix with the intensity of Albert King, but managed to execute each bend and vibrato with the sophistication of a world class jazz musician. They…

In 1958, Elvis Presley was drafted into the military and the next two years of serving for the army drastically affected the rest of his life and career. During his military service, Elvis had a fear that he would not be able to kick start his musical career again if all of his fans left him by the time he was released from the army. To make matters worse, his mother Gladys Presley fell terribly ill and died to Cirrhosis. This happened just a few months into his service and before his leave for…

Conceived in the 60's, Born in the 2000s The US and the 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…

For centuries, people have listened to music all around the world through different instruments. Music is composed of different genres. There is pop, rock, indie, alternative, and so much more. Each genre is different in each time period. Pop music from the 1950’s will be remarkably different from pop music today. Music is said to affect a person’s brain. Countless parents do not allow their children under the age of ten to listen to explicit content albums. Albums with an explicit content…

Soul Plane (2004), follows the flight Nashawn Wade (Kevin Hart) as he starts his own airline after receiving a multimillion dollar settlement from an airline he sued for being injured on one of their flights. As the story continues, it follows the flight of a caucasian family and Nashawn as he makes an attempt to make matters right with an old flame. By using various visual and sound techniques, Soul Plane (2004) is comical, absurd, and entertaining, by amusing the audience with scantily dressed…

In order to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, an artist must have released a record 25 years prior to the current year of induction. When deciding if an artist is qualified, elements such as the artist’s innovation, musical influence and length of career are considered. Based on these factors, Steve Miller should be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Steve Miller was born October 5, 1943 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. Miller began learning how to play the guitar at age…

On this beautiful day of December 30th, 1989, I will be explaining why 80's pop music was in the mix for the last 29 years. I am Oprah Winfrey and I have been studying this radical futuristic genre of music for years. This outta sight music doesn't get a lot of R-E-S-P-E-C-T! Oh and it did deserve it. Let's find out why. Even though music has a lot of heavy criticism, it has some tubular hits. One reason that people don't groove to pop music of the 80's is because people don't want to switch…

“The King of Pop” The 1980’s was a time of inspiration. Music had a big impact on the young people in the eighties, from the way they dressed, to the way they acted. “The King of Pop” Michael Jackson; was one of the most popular artists during this time, climbing his way to the top. Staring out in a family band to becoming the most popular pop artist of the time. During the sixties before Michael became the “King of Pop” he started out in his family band, “The Jackson Five”. The group was made…