Jimi Hendrix

Millennials, Gen Xers, Baby Boomers, the Silent Generation, and the Greatest Generation; groups of people divided not only by the time period in which they were born, but the cultural, social, political, and economic standpoints by which they live. The so-called “Greatest Generation” is made up of those born between 1901 and 1924, followed by the Silent Generation, born from 1925 to 1945. The second largest generation is the Baby Boomer Generation, who were born between 1946 and 1964, and became…

“Reelin and Rockin,” along with others were counted as rock n roll favorites. He endured both musical and racial challenges none of which stopped his desire to play rock n roll music. Artist such as the Rolling Stones, Buddy Holly, the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Linda Ronstadt, and many others recorded his songs. The Beach Boys had to acknowledge via lawsuit that Berry’s, “Sweet Little Sixteen” melody and rhythm sounded similarly to their song, “Surfin USA”. The lawsuit outcome resulted in Chuck…

labeled as an aggressive heavy metal interlude. It is a great way end this remarkable song. During the time Bohemian Rhapsody was released, the most popular type of music was hard rock and psychedelic rock. Popular artist during this era were Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd and of course the Beatles. Queen was influenced by these well-known artist, but wanted to add more of a high culture to their music. The culture during this time was known as the “hippie culture”. Drugs, sex and rock and roll was…

Military. What surprised the FBI was we are handing these heavy weapons to the people that we try hard to put in prison and to clean up our streets of America. “Every city in the world always has a gang, a street gang, or the so-called outcasts” (Jimi Hendrix, Brainy…

Bob Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman on May 24, 194, was and still is an old singer and songwriter, whom of which was able to bring change to American society. Dylan was mainly known for his impact on not only music, but also on conformity in post-war America during the 1960s. He was known for his involvement in civil rights movements and for those who don’t know, civil rights are rights to full legal, social, and economic equality granted to all individuals and minorities, because during the…

Kurt Donald Cobain was many things: an artist, a loving father, a good friend, and an inspiration to many across the globe. Did he really commit suicide or was his death a coverup for a tragic murder? Cobain was an American musician who was best known as the lead singer, guitarist, and primary songwriter of the rock band Nirvana. The band was formed with Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington, in 1985 and established it as part of the Seattle music scene in grunge genre. After signing with the…

Throughout time, the true meaning of beauty has been viewed from many different perspectives, but no era has given witness to evolving beauty like the 1970’s and it’s new found love for life, music, and political protests. In order to move on to the next generation first, we had to go through a series of ignorance. We had groups such as the infamous KKK who did not like to cooperate and tried everything in their power to scare the Blacks out of their area. They would go as far as burning their…

untitled It 's 2 a.m. on my first Friday morning as a college student. My temples begin to ache, as my eyelids gradually gain weight – a long night has turned into an early morning. A biology lab lurks just past the rising sun. Do I continue to finish my beat or do I use the remaining hours to rest before an overloaded morning? As I try to answer that question, a larger, looming one presents itself: Do I follow my dream of becoming a major music producer or do I take a safer route,…

The Crow & The Butterfly A musician’s inspiration for a song can come from anywhere, even their own subconscious, and that proves true in the case of my favorite song “The Crow & The Butterfly” by Shinedown. The singer of the band and the writer of the song, Brent Smith, has said his inspiration came from a dream he had about a mother dealing with the death of a child. The song to me represents loss in any sense that is relevant to the listener. The emotion you feel while listening to the…

There are many impacts hip hop culture and movement of 1980 and through the 2000s have on contemporary young African American identity. Therefore the hip hop cultures and movements of the 1980 through the 2000 had a negative impact on contemporary young African American identity this is due to the fact hip hop artists lyrics often uses negative connotation their music may be considered vulgar and violent and because adolescent will follow what they hear. In addition, adolescents are easily…