Chuck Berry

The Rolling Stones, having outlived almost the greater part of their 1960s counterparts, keep on belting out hits well into middle age. However, the Rolling Stones did not begin with the same as its line-up today. Scarcely, very few, if any groups have ever began that way. The Rolling Stones began as a little high school band named "Young man Blue and the Blue Boys", with Mick Jagger singing and Keith Richards playing guitar. The music they played consisted of many different covers. However the…

king, Elvis Presley. It was a fast-paced music that was known to include guitars, basses, drums and even piano, at times. When this movement originated, there were a lot of great musicians like Bill Haley, who wrote “Rock around the clock”, or Chuck Berry that wrote a lot of great classic rock songs like “Johnny B. Goode”, plus there was Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis. Later, came rock bands like Fast Dominoes and The Rolling Stones, but one band was able to demark themselves. This band is,…

encountering have all listened to Rap or Hip-Hop. The only kids that would beg their parents to get them a guitar are likely devoted Rock fans, whose heroes probably include highly respected names such as Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, and Chuck Berry, just to name a few. These snobby rich…

Rock and Roll’s sheer exist has seemed to coexist with multitudes of hormone drenched teenagers for decades. Many may be familiar with Elvis Presley as one of America’s most musically influential figures of all times. Infamously recognized as the “King of Rock n’ Roll”, Elvis Presley has forever been engraved within the course of history as one of America’s most talented figures. As a prominent musician, actor, and a cultural icon of the 20th century, he has certainly left behind a well-bounded…

From March 1963 to August of 1965, The Beatles released five albums, seemingly unheard of now in popular music; five albums that were heavily influenced by artists such as Chuck Berry and Little Richard. On these albums, rather than focusing on lyrical depth, the group focused on simple song structures and catchy choruses; classic, traditional boyband music. However, in December of 1965, with the release of Rubber Soul, The Beatles released their first cohesive record, as well as their first…

The blues, like any music genre, is a representation of emotion. Most of the time the emotion that is associated with the blues is well feeling blue. When a person gets laid off or someone close dies, they feel blue. If one starts to listen to some of the artist of the blues genre; however, one can see quickly that there are other emotions that can be associated with the blues. One can view that the blues is also about overcoming those hard times or letting go of those emotions that are making…

The Beatles were a pop/rock band active from the early 60’s to around 1970. They contributed so much to rock and pop music and have been awarded multiple grammys and prestigious awards over their short span of only around ten years. However their legacy still remains. Formation of the band In the 50s guitarist and singer John Lennon formed a band known as “the Quarrymen” In 1957 “the Quarrymen” added guitarist: Paul McCartney, to the roster. Not much later George Harrison (a friend of Paul…

Today in our modern society, there are multiple different genres of music to pick and choose from. So obviously, there is at least one type that people prefer to listen to. The meaning of music varies from person to person. To some, music is an outlet to release one's inner emotions, while to others, music is just something to past time. Rock and Roll is one of America's pastimes, from the riff of electric guitars to the beats of the drums, one can't expect to live life without at least hearing…

Otis Redding is regarded as one of soul music’s great because of his show stopping performances and gritty voice. His influences include Sam Cooke and Little Richard, who are both distinct acts of their time (cite). Little Richard is widely known for his outrageous acts and Sam Cooke is easily one of the most recognizable voices of his time. The performances of Little Richard were controversial for his time and would have been even unusual by today’s standard. His performances included him…

Paul McCartney There were a lot of changes in music during the 20th century. From the apparition of Blues and Jazz, to the origins of Rock n’ Roll, this century experimented a lot of innovations in music. Rock musicians such as Elvis and Chuck Berry inspired young people all over the world. This inspiration resulted in the creation of many new rock bands; some of them would change the history of music forever. Among all the different artists of that time, I decided to write about Paul McCartney.…