Country music

n’ roll during the 1950’s was a way for integration and racial tolerance to be further advanced into society. It broke down social barriers and allowed for both black and white listeners to come together on a common interest. While African American music and styles were being nationally appreciated, rock n’ roll was considered “an act of theft that in…

Johnny Cash inspires me to follow my one of my many dreams of becoming a country music star. His life story is the embodiment of the “American Dream” by, starting out as a poor farmer boy and then, becoming a country music star. He made a galore of mistakes but, he managed to grow from them and be a better man. Cash wrote songs about his experiences and what they taught him. For example, the song, I Walk the Line, was about Cash being brave and taking care of other people before anyone else…

reasons, these changes keep the music relevant. The Beatles shifted from a pop group, to a much more psychedelic and experimental group as their career progressed. Miley Cyrus started as living a double life as herself and Hannah Montana in her Disney Channel days. As she grew, Hannah Montana faded and a much more adult version of Miley Cyrus appeared in the foreground, often causing rifts in society with her many grotesque public acts and more adult-orientated music, even performing live…

cultures. This term is now more complex than just being the love for land or country. Patriotism has changed in ways such as how it has influence on American culture, also the origin of the term and its usage today, and how if supported the right way patriotism could fix problems in America. Think about the subject of American patriotism and what it has done to drive the cultures of this country. Toby Keith is a country music artist that is very well known for bringing out the patriot in…

The culture, music and history of the Celts in Ireland has influenced and created the modern era of Celtic rock and punk music. This paper will discuss the origins, development and instruments used in Celtic rock and punk music and give a view into how the culture, traditional Celtic music, and history has influenced them. Ireland has a long history and has been inhabited since about 500-300 BCE, but for this paper, the late 19th century and 20th century will be the focus (Hast, Scott, 20).…

Quickly, his catchy tunes became some of the most popular songs in the country, making his current town, Paris, very proud. His first major accomplishment was in 1988 when he won MA’ album of the year for ‘Born to Boogie”, and in the same year, he also received the ACM’s top entertainer award. Next, in 1989, Monday Night Football…

form his own independent record label, Big Machine Records. She became one of the labels first signings. On October 24, 2006 she released her self-titled album. Jon Caramanica of The New York Times described it as "a small masterpiece of pop-minded country, both wide-eyed and cynical, held together by Ms. Swift's firm, pleading voice." Big Machine Records was still in its infancy and Taylor and her mother helped stuff the cd’s in to envelopes to send to radio stations. She then went on a six…

Have you ever came home to country music and 80’s music blasting at the same time? My culture is really different because my mom is totally 80’s and this generation and my dad is a total redneck. My mom hates everything country but still ended up having a child with a cowboy (me). My culture is mixed up with a lot of different cultures like; a lot of English, Irish, Scotish, Welsh, Cherokee, and a good amount of Mexican. In this paragraph, I will be talking about my Mexican culture,…

have everything they need because they are home; the United States is their homeland. On the contrary, immigrants are from another part of the world, they have their own belief they bring with them to a new country, and especially refugees, they believe that the United States is a welcoming country that tries to help them live. Little do they know, many Americans oppose this idea. In this day and age, The United States is very ethnocentric due to the recent terrorist attacks, and especially,…

Luke Bryan has worked over the years to become the successful country artist he is today. He grew up working on a farm in Georgia for his father (Luke Bryan Biography 1). In his early teens, he had decided that he wanted to have a career in music (Luke Bryan Biography 1). Luke began writing songs with some help from others (Luke Bryan Biography 1). Many of his songs made it on the Billboard Hot 100, and a lot of his albums made it on the Billboard 200 (Demings Award Section). Although Luke Bryan…