Paul McCartney

ELO, The second Beatles ELO or Electric Light Orchestra’s music is known by the way they were able to emulate the Beatles music proving an outlet for people who crave the sound of the Beatles. They were harassed by England’s media for replicating the Beatles sound, though are praised everywhere else as an ambitious band able to live up to the Beatles reputation. ELO, to others were not just a band copying the Beatles. They are a second Beatles that encourage people to look within their memories…

Rock’s first mixed gender and race band: Sly And The Family Stone. Known largely for their sound in the late sixties with as much mixture in their sound as in their band, playing a fusion of soul, rhythm and blues, funk, psychedelia, gospel, and all around high energy music. The band formed in 1967 and had a major hit on Pop and R&B charts in 1968 “Dance To The Music”, but got a much greater fan base after their amazing performance at Woodstock. They played at 3:30 am Sunday morning August 17,…

The day the figurehead of the Beatles and lead singer John Lennon died, it seems as if a simple killing united the world as one on one devastating day. John was killed on December 8th 1980 by Mark David Chapman outside of his New York Apartment, forever moving the image of the music industry. I believe that John Lennon’s assassination was an unjust act of obsession that ultimately ended the life of one of the most influential people in all of music; however is success lacked due to his chronic…

On January 28, 1935 music immediately changed forever because one of the most well known music prodigies entered the world on this day. In Tupelo, Mississippi, Elvis Presley was born. He is one of the most well known rock-n-roll artists to ever live. By 1956, Presley had seen it all and done it all. Starting on the radio, he become more and more well known because of his style of rock. After making an appearance on radio, he eventually made his way onto the television screen because everyone…

The Hidden History of Carnegie Hall One of the world’s most prestigious concert halls, Carnegie Hall has been a fixture in New York City for well over a century now. Since 1891, this iconic venue has hosted some of the most famous and respected musical artists from around the world and become known as one of the country’s most venerated performing arts centers. Few people, however, know the hidden history of the famous venue, such as the important played in popularizing rock and roll music and…

The book that I read was called “Ghost in the Guitar” by Paul Shipton. It was first published in 2000. The main characters of this book were Katy and her boyfriend Tom. They both wanted to be famous. They had a band with their friends, and the name of the band was Steel City. At the beginning, Katy and her boyfriend Tom played pop music with their friend in a band they called Steel City. Katy played electric piano and wrote some their songs, and Tom was a guitarist. Aruna played bass guitar in…

Imagine becoming famous and suddenly losing all of this fame and fortune. This is what happened to Eddie in Tom Petty’s song.Eddie graduated High School and moved to Hollywood.There he got a tattoo and met a girl that had a tattoo, too. Tom Petty’s fake narrative about Eddie turns into rock star, is an untrue story and shifts tone in an unrealistic way. Tom Petty’s narrative poem tells a story about a rock star, named Eddie, trying to get famous. It all started when Eddie finished High School.…

Regardless of whether the Red Hot Chili Peppers bring hatred or happiness to the listener when one of their songs is played, it is certainly clear that they spread an honest message to the public that other musicians refrain from. Although they have had members come and go throughout the years the Chili Peppers continue to lead the “alternative” in the rock industry starting from their beginnings in Hollywood, California, in 1983. Their form of alternative rock incorporates sounds from funk,…

Now thirty three years into their career, it would be easy for Megadeth to join the likes of many of their contemporaries by living off the nostalgia of the legacy they’ve built. In an age where album anniversary tours are all the rage, the thrash metal legends could easily sustain themselves just by playing mostly old material and putting out new albums with one or two strong songs surrounded by filler every couple years. But luckily for thrash metal fans that’s not what Megadeth elected to do.…

Hayley Wilgers History of Rock and Roll March 25, 20 Pop Rock, well known in early days as well as today, precisely means popular. Many believe the term “Pop Rock” to be more of a commercial term, and would describe it as a lighter version of “Rock” in itself. After the British Invasion, people started to use it to oppose the original “Rock” term. It is an upbeat type of music and is very well known by fans of Elvis, The Bee Gees, and The Police. Rock and Roll was one major music category, and…