Rock and roll

career. Rock and roll music challenged the old beliefs that the African Americans and their culture were inferior. Moreover, it questioned the idea whether the African Americans should be separated as it seemed illogical. Given this, it can be mentioned that rock and roll brought unity between the two groups. It was seen that both of them attended the rock and roll concerts, which provided a platform for communication and understanding. Most of the American parents strongly opposed rock and…

music much more than what they knew. Fast forwarding to the 1940s and 1950s the music industry started to grow and rise due to a new genre invented called “ Rock N Roll”. It all first started it in the late 1940s during World War II, Chicago, Memphis, New York, St. Louis and many, many more cities were some of the first to present rock n roll. This certain genre became…

the King of Rock? Aside from Presley, a big thanks goes out to Alan Freed -- back in the summer of ‘51 -- for crankin’ up the sounds and broadcasting this crazy good music across the Midwest. Ever since Freed exposed those cool tunes, rock ‘n’ roll has been in and out of ears across the nation. Music, over the past few years, has not only impacted our taste in music but it has influenced the attitudes, looks, and lifestyles of people who have opened their ears to music like rock and roll. Some…

The influence of rock ‘n' roll was popularized in the 1950s and it was during this time rock ‘n' roll became somewhat of a divider but also a method of bringing people together. It pitted parents, the government, and even the mass media against teens and at the same stretch helped to erode some of the prejudices and the boundary lines between African Americans and White people. Parents in particular, disapproved the influence and message behind rock ‘n' roll, as it was a sexualized style of…

“Comparing Solo Artists and Bands” Rock music has been defined and altered by a plethora of incredible individuals and groups. While solo artists were common in the United States during the early stages of rock and roll, between the 50s and 70s times changed and bands grew into a bigger part of Rock history as well. When trying to establish which of the two, bands or solo artists, are most successful in rock music, there are several areas to look at. One, the time period, and two, the number of…

top if you want to rock and roll”. These words serve as a summation of the music that plagued a generation and became more than a new genre of music loved by so many people and hated by even more. The rough and wild world of Rock and Roll music was the pretext for the changes in society that were much needed during the time of its birth and throughout its entire rein of its popularity, spanning from 1951 to the present day. As with any period of evolution and change, Rock and Roll was met with…

Even though I do agree with you on the fact that 80’s rock had a tremendous influence on the rainbow of music styles that we have today, there are some facts in your argument that I wish to dispute. First off, rock n’ roll was heavily popular since the 50’s; you had Chubby Checker, Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and…of course…Elvis Presley. These artists are the ones that took backstreet-bar blues and turned it into the mainstream media that it is today. Without them, you would not…

my admiration for progressive rock concept albums started back when I began seriously getting into collecting record albums. As a kid in my single digits, and entering my teens, I had 45's of whatever bubble gum / novelty songs that caught my ear. At around age twelve, from hanging out with my school friends, and sometimes their older siblings, I became exposed to more of what they were playing on the FM radio stations, then the AM ones. Bottom line, rock n' roll was my thing. I'm drawn to…

Birth of Rock & Roll The 1950s for the music industry is a best known for the birth of rock & roll. During this time period the United States was just recovering from times of drastic change, the great depression and war. It was only destined that such a legendary genre of music would emerge. Rock and roll first emerged primarily of combinations most familiar with African Americans, such as blues, boogie woogie, jazz, jump blues and gospel. Typical instruments found in early rock and roll…

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…