Elvis Presley

change the world, in his eyes, in a negative way. In just his first verse he references the major change in music in the late 50’s when a plane crash killed several major musicians (including Buddy Holly who was one of McLean’s idols as a child), Elvis Presley being drafted, Little Richard switching genres to gospel, and Chuck Berry being arrested. He goes on to reference several other artists and events through the song, including the Bob Dylan, The Beatles, and the Kennedy assassinations.…

Jazz is one of the greatest genres of music. Jazz was the single, greatest influence of music in the 20th century. Jazz made dancing to music popular and evolutionized dances. It gave African Americans an important role in the 1920s. Jazz music led to the creation of new music genres and this made Jazz a great thing to remember in the 20s. Jazz music influenced dancing to music and new types of dance moves that go with music. Types of dance moves like the Charleston involved partners dancing…

and he made every party entertaining. According to some of his music was the “ standards of the ‘30s and ‘40s (Gershwin, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Fats Waller), Big Band music (Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Duke Ellington), ‘50’s Rock & Roll (Elvis Presley, The Platters, Bill Haley & the Comets, The Big Bopper, Fats Domino), pop classics of the ‘60s and ‘70s (Billy Joel, Elton John, Barry Manilow, The Carpenters, Neil Diamond, The Beatles), Broadway hits (Cabaret, Phantom of the Opera, Cats,…

of Los Angeles Magazine in March 1997 featured several famous film stills altered such that the movie stars appeared to be wearing spring fashions. The scenes included Cary Grant in “North by Northwest,” John Travolta in “Saturday Night Fever,” Elvis Presley in “Jailhouse Rock,” ), and Marilyn Monroe in "The Seven Year Itch.” The final image was a play on the legendary image of Dustin Hoffman posing in front of an American flag from the 1982 film “Tootsie,” but Hoffman was depicted in a Richard…

into the love of music that surrounds the city and bring back an element that a lot of big name people got their start. It wasn’t until 10 years after Elvis death that value was recaptured by pig tailing off the Elvis Presley Memphis tour. Sun Studio is one of many on the music track of rhythm and blues in the south. I love music; rock n roll; Elvis and especially the blues: Shine…

Radio stations and music companies are very much controlled by consumers. At certain times during the day one can call into their favorite station and request a song of their choice. Big industry companies sign artist with huge commercial appeal in the hopes that consumers will buy anything the company puts out in support of their favorite artist. Younger generations in particular are very active and passionate about the music genres they like and support. Music and radio stations have an…

Baryshnikov Defects. In 1975, the Cambodian Genocide begins, and Microsoft is founded. Also in that same year, there are two assassination attempts on President Gerald Ford’s life. In 1976, the first Ebola virus is found in Sudan and Zaire. In 1977, Elvis is found dead and Star…

The Beatles was and still is a widely celebrated rock band that organized in Liverpool, England. They were one of the most popular bands of all time, and their name still exists after fifty years. Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison were the four main musicians who played in the Beatles. Paul McCartney was born June 18th 1942 in Liverpool. He was born to a working class family. His father a musician encouraged McCartney to explore music. He started learning music…

The Anti-war movement started during the 1960s and shaped America’s public opinion on conflicts for years to come. As in all its conflicts, the support of the people on the homefront influences America’s military commitment.. Without Homefront support, the American war machine dies. American pop culture during the 60s and 70s, sought to change public opinion against the Vietnam War. Through blatant anti-war lyrics to their actions, the popular artists and musicians of the era influenced the…

last few seconds, the work reminiscent of an old Hollywood epic is a “part trash cinema and part remix manifesto” that argues against copyright, instead advocating freedom for media piracy. Its collage-narrative tells of a grand quest of a 1955 Elvis Presley rebel clone brought back from the past by video pirates to transform the present and its anti-piracy beliefs upheld by a villainous Moses from the 1956 film, The Ten…