Chuck Berry

Rock and Roll! Rock is what I’m talking about but how did this phenomenon occur? Well it started with an African American man named Chuck Berry; He combined all the Blues and Jazz, the most popular music that was going on at the time. This brought teenagers together it was no longer black and white it was just teenagers. Rock & Roll was very controversial when it was first made to the public the adults thought it was destroying the youth with how vulgar and obscene it was. A great example of…

songs. There's a story from his Army years where he would challenge people in his platoon to name any song and he would sing it. It cannot be denied that Elvis Presley’s principal importance as a musical influence and an innovator – like that of Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and Fats Domino – during the early years of rock ‘n’ roll. Presley was influenced by such a variety of R&B, C&W, Blues, Gospel, Pop, European, Broadway, Hollywood and even Mexican musicians, from the age of 12. The legend of…

“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…

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…

From time to time, we meet someone who will leave an impact on us. Whether that be good, bad, influential or historical, they leave their mark. When you think of someone who has impacted you or our history who do you think of? Well, in the 1960’s, we had the honor of being introduced to one of the most influential rock bands of Rock N’ Roll, The Beatles!! The Beatles were an English rock band that was formed in Liverpool, England. It all started with four band members that go by names of John…

"we had mostly trouble, then it turned into a struggle halfway across alabam and that hound broke down and left us all stranded in downtown birmingham."- chuck berry. One freedom rider once said "If not us then who? If not now then when? Will someone else's children have to risk their lives instead of ours. And his name was john Lewis and he was respected through out all the freedom riders he was even mentioned…

the timing in which events happen. This lack of culture would have led to either the neglect or delay of things we know today would be skewed quite severely. First off the realm of music could be completely different. Without visionaries such as Chuck Berry in the rock scene, blazing a path for the generations to come we wouldn’t have rock revolutionaries such as Van Halen or even Pantera. This culture was also shown greatly in the world of blues which revolutionized by men such as B.B King and…

Around the same time Elvis Presley went to join the army. Little Richard also retired to become a preacher. Chuck Berry and Jerry Lee Lewis were also prosecuted in 1959. There was the breaking of the payola scandal and feminisation of rock as the charts were dominated by more love ballads aimed at the female audience. The feminisation of rock also contributed to…

the 1950s, with its first recorded song being Elvis’ Cover of ‘That’s All Right, Mama’, recorded and released in 1954. Prime examples of the early rock era are songs like ‘Rock Around the Clock’ by Bill Haley And the Comets, ‘Johnny B. Goode’ by Chuck Berry, and ‘Jailhouse Rock’ by Elvis Presley. Back then, rock and roll was so simple, that all you needed was an electric guitar, drums, a bass, and most importantly, a good voice. It wasn’t until the early 1960s through the late 1970’s that…

The final important and influential person in John Lennon’s life was his second wife, Yoko Ono. Yoko Ono is a Japanese born poet, musician, and general artist. She had met John at a showcase displaying her artwork. The two had an instant connection, but both were in their own respective relationships. Though this did not stop Ono from pursuing Lennon and after a while of being very “close” the two divorced their other partners to marry each other soon after. The couple were very similar in the…