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Radio and television/film certainly had a huge impact on the rise of rock and roll. Perhaps if technology hadn’t advance different music styles would still remain regional. As the radio era had allowed cultural diffusion since each region had a slightly different variety of music than the next. When radio stations started broadcasting nationally, it influenced the rise of different styles of music. Instead of only being exposed to the type of music near them; people could now hear variations of…

Johnny Cash was a man commonly known as the Man in Black. He is arguably one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, He also happens to be one of the best selling music artists of all time. A question that usually goes unanswered is what is his history? Most only know him of his somber tone and his calm baritone voice, humble attitude and streak of rebellion. His trademark look which was a suit of black, coincidentally earned him his nickname, “The Man in Black”. Cash was born…

therefore resonated with the mainstream audience. His trademark delivery was lazy and downtempo, contrasted by the sharp harmonica bursts and stable guitar loops. His music had a major impact on the contemporary production due to its wider reach, rock and roll artists who followed were especially influenced, such as Elvis Presley, Charlie Rich, Lou Rawls, Hank Williams, Jr., and the Rolling Stones. He made use of the harmonica in limited settings but was easily recognized and seen with a guitar…

In 1970s america, music grew in a variety genres. Music like hip hop, jazz, soul, and funk started to take notice and it started to take off. Music was a big part of the world about this time. Jazz because very popular in the 1970s. New instruments such as conga, timbale, guiro, and claves, with jazz and classical harmonies played on typical jazz instruments. Armando Anthony Corea is American jazz and fusion pianist, keyboardist, and composer. John McLaughlin was an English guitarist…

[Title]: In 2010 Rolling Stone magazine made an issue of 100 greatest Artist of our time. It was no surprise the 22 time Grammy award winning band U2 made the list with all they have done for the rock world. Aside from having an enormous impact on the music industry U2 takes part in many foundations helping third world countries like Africa fight hunger, AIDS, and other necessary programs helping the people. The groups quality traits not only reflect in their actions but in much of their…

with who they are, you may have heard some of their songs and at least like one of the songs. The songs they created are timeless and fit almost every mood imaginable. This is despite the fact that they represented drugs and sex on top of the rock and roll aspect of their band. To really appreciate this rock band, one must take a step back into the history of the band, understand the personal look (through my eyes),…

Everyone enjoys listening to music and everyone prefer their own type they listen to. This will be about my two favorite types of music: r&b and hip-hop. R&b and hip-hop music both have grown from something special that also form them to be very differentiated between the two. They have so much in common but are also unique in their own ways. There is so much information about the cultural background of both R&B and Hip-Hop/Rap music. R&b is referred to as rhythm and blues. It has been…

What do you listen to when you turn on the radio? Is it country, is it rap, or is it rock? If you are one of those people that choose rock, then let's talk. There are so many legendary rock bands. There is Metallica, AC/DC, Aerosmith, and Black Sabbath that's just to me a few. There are also a few that have followed in their footsteps, like Avenged Sevenfold’s Synester Gates amazing guitar solos. Bring me the Horizon’s Jordan Fish playing piano, and Asking Alexandria’s Denis Stoff screaming in a…

Let me tell you about that “old school” 90’s, throwback, R&B love songs. These are they type of songs that actually make you feel the love. You can really pick up on how the singer passion is toward the thing they are talking about. The late 90’s and early 2000’s was the time of that “feel good” music. Back in this time artists were not afraid to tell a women that they loved them, wanted to spend the rest of their life with them, or shoot even wanted to make love to them. They were real with…

As the 1980s dawned, pop-influenced country music was the dominant style, through such acts as Kenny Rogers, Eddie Rabbitt, and Crystal Gayle. Crystal Gayle best known for her 1977 country-pop crossover hit, the jazz-flavored ballad, "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue". Kenny Rogers’s crossover success was important; his lush, easy listening productions and smooth croons showed that country stars could conquer the pop audience, if produced and marketed correctly. By the beginning of the '80s,…