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It is not easy write about Led Zeppelin, one of the most important Music Band ever. We're describing about a Group who sell million disks and performed thousand Live Concerts all around the world; about a Band who, in their long carrier, we can say for sure, reinvented the Rock, together with some other few Bands, defining what we use to call (with a huge simplification) Hard Rock. Led Zeppelin formally born in late ’60, in London, where the influence of the American Blues and Rock is…

When I think of country music, I think of guitars and Taylor Swift. Country music is a form of popular music originating in the rural southern US. It is traditionally a mixture of ballads and dance tunes played characteristically on fiddle, guitar, steel guitar, drums, and keyboard. There are many reasons behind why many people do not like county music. It’s rated the number one most depressing music genre of all time, people think it all sounds the same, and the main reason, everyone just goes…

Popular Music Essay If society were to single out one thing that is most common in everyday lives it would be music. From simple instruments made out of tools, fast forwarded to today, the production of music has reached a milestone. Along the way during the changes in music, the human voice was utilized in singing words with the music defining it as a lyric. A music industry was also established to record and sell to the public. Varying types of songs were produced using different…

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 rock music changed. This era was simply called “Classic Rock”, as this…

Birth of Rock & Roll The 1950s for the music industry is a best known for the birth of rock & roll. During this time period the United States was just recovering from times of drastic change, the great depression and war. It was only destined that such a legendary genre of music would emerge. Rock and roll first emerged primarily of combinations most familiar with African Americans, such as blues, boogie woogie, jazz, jump blues and gospel. Typical instruments found in early rock and roll…

Today, people are crazy about music. They want to listen their favourite music whenever they have leisure time. Music is created to give you pleasure. The fascinating world of music lets you enjoy music in one form or other. There are various types of music these days: pop music, folk music, jazz music and rock music. All these type of music are enjoyable to hear. The songs take you through different emotions. Jazz Jazz music is a very popular form of music, this form of music has been a…

There are many different types of popular American music. Rock and roll, which is now known as rock, was one of the biggest contemporary styles in the mid-1950s. Many people thought this music would be a fad and would not be important to the musical culture of America. Rock not only continued, but it became one of the biggest commercial products that was eventually the powerhouse of many recording industries. Rock music has a wide appeal throughout the world ranging from the youngest of…

1950s introduced America to a new style of music called hokum blues that featured black artists who used double entendres in their lyrics (Covach, Flory 70). Examples include Big Mama Thornton’s “Hound Dog” and Big Joe Turner’s “Shake, Rattle, and Roll”. Filled with innuendos and metaphors, hokum blues introduced sexuality into popular music in the black community. The more mainstream, white version of this sexual image in the 50s was, of course, Elvis Presley. After his appearance on Ed…

need to “clean up” the music and this resulted in clean, shaven, and well-dressed white artists performing covers of blues songs. These covers genuinely lacked the soul and emotion of the original performers. This stripped-down version of rock ‘n’ roll left many in want and it took a few more years for the desire to be filled when Elvis Presley had entered the building, causing one of the biggest musical impacts of modern music.…

The Beatles The Beatles are one of the best artists of all time. Nobody in history of music was as popular as the Beatles. Everyone knows the Beatles. You don 't have to love them, but you do have to respect them. Michael Stipe from REM once said “The Beatles are elevator music.” To which Ringo Starr responded “If it weren 't for the Beatles, REM would still be taking the stairs.” The Beatles are one of the most iconic cultural legacies of the 20th Century and their influence shows itself in…