Janis Joplin

Where did that come from? The history of Rock and Roll can be traced back to the first part of the 20th century. Although the specific lineage is clouded in a purple haze, it is an undeniable link. In one part of the country, mountain music, known as hillbilly music, was working its way out of the Catskill mountain range and into local record stores and radio stations. In the deep south, mostly around the Mississippi river delta, deals with the devil were being made to make blues the most…

Rock n’ Roll music has had a major influence on the American culture and it has been an influence to other genres of music. The music has helped bands and the people after WWII and the Vietnam War, it has also changed America entirely. The way that Rock n’ Roll music had an impact on America was that it started a trend. It made people express themselves better by changing the way they dressed, the dance styles, or the way that they acted or what they did that made them stand out in the crowd.…

same, including Nirvana's Kurt Cobain and Pearl Jam's Mike McCready. Woodstock Concert: The Woodstock festival was located in Bethel, New York which also had an audience of about 400,000 people witnessed acts from among others, the Who, Santana, Janis Joplin, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Joe Cocker, Sly and the Family Stone, Jimi Hendrix and, in only their second live show together, Crosby, Stills, Nash and…

A Look Back at Woodstock In evaluating the generations, the Baby Boomers are often looked upon as the “hippies”, love children, and peaceful protesters (not to mention avid drug users). While these statements are typically true of the Baby Boomers, another thing instantly comes to mind when they are brought up: Woodstock. Woodstock was a 3-day festival that occurred in Bethel, New York in August of 1969 with nearly half a million attendees. Famed for its stellar lineup and notorious amounts of…

a popular event to be at then if you were a young person. People protested during this event also. Many celebrities also supported hippies like Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and the The Beatles. Some examples of psychedelic rock songs are Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds by the Beatles, Purple Haze by Jimi Hendrix, and Summertime by Janis Joplin. Hippies were very into to psychedelic rock lifestyle and the artists that I stated are popular for their music for writing there songs about psychedelics.…

version of Pursuit of Happiness becoming “so big that Cudi got wind of it somehow— and he hopped up on stage during the singer’s show in Paris… to show his approval” (Lutes). She also received commendations from Kid Cudi calling her “a modern-day Janis Joplin”. Cudi’s “Pursuit of Happiness” could not have reached its pinnacle in fame without the aid of recording studios and high-tech music augmentations. The song in general is mainly synthesized and heavily produce, save for the vocals and…

After World War II, and The Vietnam War took place, American citizens were extremely disappointed with the government and how government officials handled situations in Indochina, and throughout the rest of the world. As government officials increased the commitments in Vietnam, American casualties soared. The desire for cultural revolution during and after the Vietnam War caused the creation of new developments of art, theater, propaganda, and advocacy. The preceding ideal of American culture…

Few people would argue the value of creating a story of a life lived. In fact, it’s why I consider it a wholly noble idea that I create my own life’s story. From it, I hope my descendants will likely learn something valuable and endearing, tragic or disgusting and distasteful from the life I’ve experienced, but nonetheless might know me. Not in as much as my inability to convey the message, but more so just the total lack of interest by many in hearing what I have to say is what I consider a…

The 27 Club When Kurt Cobain was found dead, his mother, Wendy O’Connor, said, “Now he’s gone and joined that stupid club. I told him not to join that stupid club.” The 27 Club is the name given to popular musicians who died at the age of 27, often resulting from drug or alcohol abuse, or violent factors such as suicide or homicide. The number of musicians who have died at this age have raised suspicions that premature deaths at this general age are unusually common. Although death is recurrent…

(yourdictionary). The introduction to open sexual thought, drug use, and change of traditional culture were the beginning of the transition into the 1960 's. Many musicians came forward and changed the way music was made forever. Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Bob Dylan paved a way towards new culture. The fashion and modeling industry was a complete turnaround after the 1950 's, due to the help of…