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music that had previously been reserved for the upper class. Music has taken many different forms over the years, created new factions, new sounds, but the undisputed claim to fame today as far as music is concerned lies with the genre of rock ‘n’ roll. As its popularity grew, rock rapidly went from being the music of the Other to being the most popular form of music in recent years. With growth came evolution, with many different subgenres of rock being formed by the 1980s.…

Keywords: The Beatles art, The Beatles rock band The Beatles - Truly Modern Rock and Roll Music Band The Beatles are considered to be the greatest rock & roll music band of all generations, and perhaps they are the most powerful and admired act of the 60’s rock era. Nonetheless, one thing is for sure: the influence of the Beatles rock band on modern music is inestimable, and it has at all times been profound. One of the most universally held convictions, presented beyond question in practically…

Beatles were one of the bands to lead the “British Invasion” and took their fame to the United States, where they created their best music. The beginning of the Beatles’ music consisted of R&B and Rock-n-Roll, but soon they began to create their own style which was a mixture of blues, country, rock-n-roll, soul, skiffle, and old jazz. This style of music was pulled from their interests in specific artist like; Little Richard, Buddy Holly, and Elvis Presley. When looking at the song Blackbird,…

During the 1900’s there were many slaveholding plantations and camps in the American South. Within these slaveholding nations there was an emergence of African American music that helped pave and shape the musical style of early blues and spirituals. When listening to early slave era music you can hear certain elements or Africanisms that make connections to early blues and spiritual music such as the call-and-response style. Songs like “Daniel,” performed by Georgia Sea Island Singers (Week 1…

Rock and Roll began with jazz, blues, folk, and gospel, and from there, it has morphed into the almost all-encompassing classification that we label the genre today. Throughout the history of Rock and Roll music, it has been an example of evolution, not just in the music industry, but in American culture. The history of Rock and Roll is intertwined with our nation’s history, oftentimes being a catalyst for our country's progress. Today, Rock and Roll exists as a beautiful collection of sounds…

As any country music fan comparing Hank Williams Sr. and Willie Nelson was an interesting challenge. Both are country music idols noted for changing the industry. The lives of both legends have similarly beginnings, with times of struggle, and time of success. But what marks the difference in these two influential men was the means of how they ended up coping with fame of being in the lime light. The obvious place to start this comparison is with the beginnings of Hank Williams Sr., one of the…

knock rock nd roll as loud exciting breathtaking and reckless. You may have heard off the rolling stones the Beatles and many more. Today I will be informing you about the guys that paved the way for this bands of today what they contributed and how they helped shape rock nd roll to what it is today. To begin with ill start with one of the most popular any generation Elvis Presley. Elvis Presley’s flamboyant style, looks and appeal to the crowd helped build the culture of rock nd roll but…

As a major part of the 1980 phenomenon of eclectic pop culture, Oakley Frogskins stood tall as the leader of fashion sunglasses. As "The Terminator" made his way across the big screen in classic action scenes, the music industry was developing with the addition of rap and Oakley became the biggest manufacturer of sunglasses. But as the world was changing this pair of Frogskins crept into a world that had never experienced such a style before in the area of sunglasses. Now as the era of fashion…

Hank Williams Jr. was born in Shreveport, Virginia On May 26th, 1949. He started his singing career at the age of 8 and started performing at shows. Hank discovered a new combination of music by combining southern rock and blues with country music which gave him his own unique style of music. Hank’s father died when Hank was three. That didn’t stop him from being the country music star that he aspired to be. Hank started singing at many places and started to become well known. Little did he know…

with which he recorded four albums: Johnny Cash is Coming to Town (1987), Water from the Wells of Home (1988), Boom Chicka Boom (1989), and The Mystery of Life (1991). During the 1990s, Cash received recognition from many organizations: the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1992), the Kennedy Center Honors for Lifetime Contribution to American Culture (1996), the Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame (1996), and the Grammy Award for Lifetime Achievement (2000)—one of numerous Grammy Awards he received.…