Ellen Gates Starr

In the 1960’s, Beatlemania swept across North America and Europe, causing the Beatles to receive immense popularity. Their work has become immortalized across the decades because of their melodic tunes and the meanings behind them. Without a doubt, the Beatles are the most recognizable music act of all time. They inspired an entire generation of musicians and united people together for the love of music. Throughout the Beatles’ careers, they have become a symbol of love because of the way…

In 2009, three brothers decided to form an alternative rock band in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, but they needed a name. The band’s drummer, Michael Douglas Jeffery, suggested the name, which he said came to him in a dream. Michael’s brother, Keith William Hamilton Jeffery, serves as the lead vocalist and guitarist, and his other brother, Steven Roger Jeffery, is the band’s bass guitarist. The brothers took on a fourth member, keyboardist Darren Norman Sell, shortly after the band’s…

The Rolling Stones have become one of the most influential bands of all time. Many bands from the sixties are long gone, but the Rolling Stones continue to perform rock music fifty years later to this day. They have far exceeded the normal career span of any other rock band ever and continue to be very successful. The Rolling Stones are a rock band from London that formed in 1962 and are one of the bands that were part of the British Invasion. The Rolling Stones became known for their style…

During the course of the fourth marking period, our class has learned about many artists of the 20th century that greatly influenced music. Major artists or groups we have learned throughout the course of the fourth marking period are The Beatles, Elvis Presley, and The Supremes. Each group of artist, had it’s own background that fully lead up to the development of the successful group. The Beatles started out as a high school vocal group known as The Quarrymen that was formed by John…

and minds of many, many people all over the globe for over 50 years, and will continue to do so for many decades more. The beatles member count consisted of four young blokes by the names of George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul Mccartney, and Ringo Starr. These four young men would one day grow into the role of the giants and revolutionaries of the music world and culture, but they all started off as any other young kid growing up in the early 50s and 60s.…

Magical mystery tour is an album by The Beatles that released in United Kingdom under Parlophone label, and united States under Capitol Records which distributed worldwide, with two different format, the album was released with a six song double EP in the UK and an 11 song album in the United States and elsewhere, Magical Mystery Tour happened to be the soundtrack to the film with the same title that was originally broadcasted by the BBC on December 1967. The loss of Brian Eipstein (Beatles…

great band. The Beatles, were an English rock band created in Liverpool in 1960. It was formed of four musicians, Paul McCartney who played the bass, John Lennon, and George Harrison who both played guitars and last but not least, there was Ringo Starr playing the drums. They started out playing rock and roll primarily “the foremost and most influential…

Almost two decades ago, song lovers and avid music fans have come to adore a song so iconic that even people of today know it by heart. In the history of music, there are just a couple of songs which reached a status wherein it transcends the movement of time and surpassed the ever-changing trend that the industry promotes. More so, many songs are drained down the oblivion void, keeping a shallow dig on our memory and would soon be forgotten. One track, however, have been dealt with rather…

Toward the end of your participation in the online discussion for Lesson 3, submit your final assessment of why so many people seem to consider Elvis a seminal figure in rock. Include in your written discussion the role of mass media and its possible influence on cultural fashion. Also include references from the online discussion where appropriate. Be sure to cite your sources. Elvis Presley, also known was the “King of Rock,” played a very important part in the 50s. During this time period,…

stands as the strength of the book. In the book, he emphasized the importance of cultural heritage, parents’ attitudes, and behaviors towards success. He says that greatness requires enormous time, using the source of The Beatles’ musical talents and Gates’ computer savvy as the example. This illustrates the 10,000-Hour Rule. He says that all the time The Beatles spent performing musical concert shaped their talent. Performing music live in different places can target the audience and allows the…