Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

latest rap artist inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, many have been questioning rap’s place within the Hall of Fame. Although many regard rap as being a product of some more traditional types of rock and roll, others see it as something that represents a movement away from everything that makes up rock and roll. This conflict stems from two different definitions of what rock and roll was and is, one of which does not recognize the presence of rock in rap music since it’s origins. Rap often incorporates aspects of rock music through the use of similar instruments, sounds, and themes. Take for example, the song “Rock Box” by Run-DMC, who’s music is led by a strong electric guitar playing power chords in the same way that many more traditional rock artists such as Boston or Led Zeppelin make use of guitars. Thematically, many of…

Alice in Chains, a alternative rock or grunge band founded in the late 80’s. With their Late guitar and singer Layne Staley, Lead guitar Jerry Cantrell, late bass guitar Mike Starr, current bass guitar mike inez, drummer Sean Kinney, and their current rhythm guitar William DuVall. Alice in Chains should be inducted into the Rock and Roll hall of fame because of their contributions to Rock in roll. Their success as a band. Also Alice in Chains impact on people. The first reason Alice in Chains…

Rock and Roll Rock and roll was born in the United States in the mid 1950's, crossing racial and geographical lines. This major music genre has spawned many kinds of rock such as: hard, soft, acid, metal, Southern, jazz, blues, punk, pop, gospel, etc. as listed on Wikipedia website of List of rock genres. (Wikipedia.org). According to our textbook, The World of Music, rock and roll was influenced by "R & B and country and western - one especially black, the other white." (123). The…

OneRepublic, an American pop rock band, has successfully had several hit songs in the past 10 years. They started out in 2002 with members Ryan Tedder, Zach Filkins, Drew Brown, Brent Kutzle, and Eddie Fisher. Ryan Tedder is the lead singer, Zach Filkins is the guitarist, Drew Brown is also a guitarist, Brent Kutzle is the bassist and cellist, and Eddie Fisher is the drummer. In 2003, they signed with Velvet Hammer, an imprint of Columbia Records. They made their first album with Greg Wells.…

‘dream’ is no longer confined to a place but has transformed into a way of life. All you must do is to earn it. These beliefs of the American dream originate in the Declaration of Independence, which states, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” Pair this political belief with rock music and it’s plain to see why Shuya…

To say that Chuck Berry was just a rock and roll artist would be a major understatement. His songs not only changed American culture forever, but still influence it to this day. His overwhelmingly popular hit, “Sweet Little Sixteen” was released as a single in 1958. In a matter of weeks, it climbed to second on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song was inspired by Berry’s countless encounters with frenzied teenagers after his shows fighting for an autograph. The lyrics were just as popular as…

In the late 1940’s, a new genre of music was starting to take shape. Music artists were starting to combine different elements of country, western, and rhythm and blues (R&B) to create what would eventually evolve into rock and roll. Of these earliest artists, Bill Haley and His Comets would rise to popularity and become known as (if not, one of) the Father(s) of rock and roll. Haley was not the creator of rock and roll, but he was the one that changed rock and roll from a “ ‘virtually an…

It was The Beatles or the Rolling Stones. This became a hot debate among all generations across the board. They were both rock bands, but their styles differed greatly. It was all about whether you preferred the boyband- like rock of The Beatles, or the tight pants, long hair, and rebellious attitude of The Stones. Before the 1960s no one ever avidly compared musicians. No one was fighting about who was better. That is, until The Beatles and The Rolling Stones came into the picture. You were…

Rock and Roll in Cleveland The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a famous museum that is located in Cleveland, Ohio. This museum teaches, engages, and inspires through the power of rock and roll. The museum was opened to celebrate rock music because it became so popular in the 1950s. People pass the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland every day without knowing it is an important historical landmark in Ohio. In the polls, Cleveland was ranked first for where the Hall of Fame museum should be…

It is evident that the era of rock and roll greats such as Guns N’ Roses, AC/DC, and Led Zeppelin are fading. However, the passionate fans these legends created are still hungry for fist pumping guitar solos and rhythm driving bass drums. This desire for rock in roll in the twenty-first century is being adopted by the most popular radio music format in the United States: the country music industry (Kelly & Hunt 2016). In the words of Steven Tyler from Aerosmith, “Country is the new rock ‘n’…