Elvis Presley

In celebration of their latest album “Slow Horse”, Stolen Rhodes stopped through New Jersey’s Timeout Sports Bar on their tour around the nation. The Philadelphian based band is no stranger to this local scene as they’ve played former hotspot for open band jams, Shady Katie’s. Matt Pillion (vocals, various instruments), Kevin Cunningham (guitar), Dan Haase (bass) and Eric Skye (drums) rolled out the night with the first track from the name album “Keeps Me Alive”. What a better way to introduce…

20s Music in the 1920's was commanded by jazz, soul and the peregrinating move groups that played what was well known at the time. Taking after the decimation of the main World War, Twenties music was entirely energetic and hopeful as the economy blasted and parties thundered in spite of banishment in the US. The music business as we probably am aware it was simply starting and all things appeared to be conceivable. Specialists, for example, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Ma Rainey, Sophie…

Gospel music transformed rhythm and blues in the 1950's because of the influence it had in the 1940s. Gospel music was a type of outsider music. It came around in the early part of the 1930s and it made people feel better about themselves. There were many positives things that were told when people sang gospel music. It focused on the positive things in peoples lives. Gospel music influenced some R&B styles of music with styles such as call and response. One particular style that was developed…

and the gentle taps Bush gives to Blair’s shoulder is a way to show his power. One thing all world leaders know is, to show dominance in their handshake with others. In 1970, the music sensation Elvis Presley, visited the White House. where he visited with Nixon. Even though at the time of the visit, Elvis might be considered an American great, he was still visiting the President, who clearly was the higher…

continued to increase when the Narcotic Control Act of 1956 was passed. In 1971, the Nixon administration called the illegal drugs, “Public Enemy Number One.” Using the all- time favorite Elvis Presley, Nixon felt that using a celebrity will help him kick off his campaign to stop drugs. Shockingly, he didn’t know that Presley, who later died of drug overdose, had an addiction to drugs. So that planned backfired big time. In 1973, the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) was established to help fight…

The National Survey on Drug Use and Health has concluded that around 20 million Americans ranging from 12 to older have used an illegal drug in the last 30 days. This consists of 8% of the population involving that age range. Around 48 million people from the age 12 to older abuse prescription drugs like painkillers, sedatives, and stimulants from ages 12 and older. This consists of about 20 percent of the U.S. Population. Drug abuse is a growing problem and over the years, it has only escalated…

Elvis Presley became famous and rock and roll music became popular. New types of businesses popped up everywhere to serve people. Drive-in diners where waitresses roller-skated to your car to take your order were everywhere. At the same time, along with “Spudnik”…

Selena Quintanilla was born on April 16, 1971. Her contributions to music and fashion is what kick started her career. She was murdered on March 31, 1995. Selena Quintanilla was killed at a Days Inn near Corpus Cristi, Texas. Yolanda Saldivar was found guilty for the murder of Selena. Yolanda was selenas fan club and boutique manager, over the course of selenas career, they grew really close. The last few years of Selenas career, Yolanda stole money from her. Saldívar was a registered nurse…

In Jennifer Price’s “The Plastic Pink Flamingo: A Natural History”, Price shapes the text into her view of the American culture. Through her use of words and context, we see that Price does not have a good deal of respect towards it. First of all, if a writer reveals how they feel about the United States through talk about pink, plastic flamingos, I’d have to say they don’t think too highly about our culture. Flamingos started growing in popularity ever since Miami Beach’s first grand hotel was…

“Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.These were the words of Victor Hugo, a French poet who was very influential in the1800’s. Hugo’s perception of music was factual because he understood the impact and Importance music can have. Everybody knows what music is and they all have heard a form of it but most people underestimate the power and value music has in our everyday lives. Music is a very dynamic tool that impacts and helps people, it plays…