Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

The Rolling Stones are one of the greatest rock bands of all time. The band was formed in England in 1962 and is still together after over fifty years, giving it the record for longevity. Today the band has four core members, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood, and Charlie Watts, who have become huge, recognizable names in pop culture. Throughout their career the band released 29 studio albums and contributed many songs to the top of the music charts of many countries. Jagger and Richards…

B.B. King was inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame in 1984 and into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. He received a Grammy Award for Lifetime Achievement in 1987, and collected awards and honorary doctorates from the University of Mississippi, Yale University and Berklee College of Music. In 1988 he recorded a track…

Spirit” by the grunge rock band Nirvana, is one of the best-selling singles of all time, having sold over 8 million copies since its release on the album Nevermind in 1991. The anthem took alternative rock to the mainstream, with the help of MTV playing it constantly. Nirvana was the World’s first triple platinum punk-rock band and has sold over 75 million records globally. (Gupta, Rapiti) Furthermore, their music maintains popularity and continues to influence the modern rock culture. In April…

life, her career, and her achievements/accomplishments. Taylor Swift was born on December 13, 1989, in Reading, Pennsylvania. One fun fact is that she was named after James Taylor, an artist known for rock and roll. James Taylor also had songs in other genres such as country, pop, soft rock and blues. At the early age of only 9 years old, Taylor Swift became interested musical theater and also traveled to Broadway for vocal and acting lessons. Like many artists she performed at local…

In the 1950’s and 1960’s America’s economy was booming; in other words, Postwar boom. The military were coming back from war and the depression was over. America was ready to live the “American Dream” This was the start of major cultural shifts as the sale of automobiles increased; The Cold War, expression of art, music, media and television, drastically changed the social norms in America. The population rapidly increasing and on April 1 1950 it was estimated that “The 14% increase since the…

In the years between 1940 and 1960 country music got a pretty big overhaul. In the 1950’s and 1960’s Country music brought in other genres like Rock and Soul. Country music has always been the most respected form of music due to its evolution over time. In the years leading up to it country music was starting to be played by African Americans who were starting to put their own feel, emotions and…

this song stayed on the American modern rock Chart for at least five weeks. MTV wasn’t the only support they had but they also perform at Lollapalooza and WoodStock 101 that increased their popularity. Green Day managed to steal the show with ease with their performance at these events, which helped the sales of Dookie to increase exponentially. “When I Come around” was another hit single that was released and this managed to stay number one on the modern rock chart for at least seven weeks.…

but they werent a very safe band off of the stage. They werent a very safe band off of the stage because they would go out allmost every night and drink heavy. AC/DC may sound like a bad band so far but they were a great band on stage. AC/DC was a rock band that liked to have fun but got in some trouble along the way, and yet some how managed to get through it while still performing as a great band and romodels to some. AC/DC start was a little wild. In 1974 the brothers Angus and Malcolm…

The One and Only John Winston Lennon was born october 9, 1940, in Liverpool, England. He is the son of Alfred and Julia Lennon. He was born when the german bombs were falling during the battle of Britain. His father abandoned the family when he was just a baby, and his mother never had the courage to fight the adversity raise a child alone, so she left her son to be raised by her aunt, Mimi Smith. He grew up and lived an ominous drug filled life, but is still one of the most talented and…

the studio to play the multitude of instrument setups required for his productions. Although Phil Spector did do some work with individual artists, he preferred to work with vocal groups over soloists. According to Schloss, Larry, and Christopher in Rock: Music, Culture, and Business, the focus on vocal groups allowed Spector to use essentially the same backing musicians on every recording (95). Phil Spector not only worked in the corner of the control room, but he also wrote the music and…