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    Rock –N – Roll Negotiator Part II MGT/557 March 31‚ 2014 Abstract The objective of this report is for Learning Team C to split in groups to legally represent the companies and the record label for discussions. The companies which will be there are Agent-Town‚ Agent Ville‚ and Agentopoly. Learning Team C will explain the pre-negotiation‚formal-negotiation‚ and the contract phase for the multiparty discussion. The goal of the team is to offer methods on both sides

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    Early rock and roll music absorbed a lot of elements of African-American music‚ such as blues and jazz. These black popular music elements appeared frequently in early rock and roll songs‚ and were favored by white youth during 1950s. It is no doubt that Elvis Presley‚ who is often referred to as “the King of Rock and Roll”‚ is one of the most celebrated and influential musicians of the 20th century. Although Presley was a white man‚ he did not sing like other white singers before his time; Otherwise

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    In the beginning of Rock ‘n’ Roll it was common for white musicians to cover songs that were originally produced and recorded by African American musicians. To cover a song means to reproduce the song by a different artist‚ other then the original. For example‚ Hound Dog was originally by Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton but Elvis Presley largely popularized it‚ through his cover. The song‚ although sung by two different artists‚ shares several similarities‚ such as having a similar lyric pattern and

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    AC/DC are an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1973 by Scottish born brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Although the band are commonly classified as hard rock and are considered pioneers of heavy metal‚ they have always classified their music as "rock and roll" AC/DC underwent several line-up changes before releasing their first album‚ High Voltage‚ in 1975. Membership remained stable until bassist Mark Evans was replaced by Cliff Williams in 1977. In 1979‚ the band recorded their highly

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    Born Stephanie Lynn Nicks‚ Stevie‚ as she’s known has become famous in the world of rock n’ roll music not only as the lead singer of Fleetwood Mac‚ but as solo artist as well. To some there is a great deal of mystery that revolves around her‚ but I beg to differ. The only one would have to do is listen to her extensive catalogue of songs‚ that majority of them penned by her‚ which explains in great detail the certain stages of her life and the life of those closest to her. If her genre of music

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    Beat Generation and Hippie Movement Summary Beat Generation refers to a group of American post World War II writers‚ that became prominence in the 1960´s. They saw runaway capitalism as destructive to the human spirit and opposed to social equality. In addition to their disappointment with consumer culture‚ they were against the repressive generation of their parents. By the time‚ the taboos against frank discussions of sexuality were seen as unhealthy and damaging to the mind. According to

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    decipher when and who started the rock and roll revolution. Most would say Elvis and others might disagree. Rock and roll to me is as the words sound‚ but written into lyrics of a song. Rock is an object that is hard and its shaped in many different was. Roll metaphorically speaking is ever going‚ like a ball rounding down the hill‚ which needs friction to continue rolling on. Songs with a strong vocal edge and hard-hitting musical instruments are what make rock and roll different then rhythm and blues

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    If there was no racial segregation in the United States during the 1940’s rock and roll may not have been created. Rock and roll had an overwhelming influence on how white teenagers and black teenagers began to intermingle with each other. The rock and roll “movement” forced bigot Major Record labels to change their business practices‚ ultimately helping end segregation in America. Rhythm and Blues originates from African Americans. Back in the 1940s rhythm and blues was becoming more popular‚ widespread

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    On February 14‚ 1983‚ a passionate‚ fierce pop-rock song was released by a man who was known as the King of Pop. “Beat It” instantly skyrocketed and was a complete success‚ winning two Grammy’s and holding the top spot in the Top 40 for three weeks (Whitaker). Michael Jackson‚ the pop and R&B star‚ wanted to broaden his audience and wrote “Beat It” after his producer advised him to write something like‚ “My Sharona‚” which was a great success for The Knack in 1979 (Songfacts). Jackson’s popular tune

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    Reflection of Rock N’ Roll‚ 1955-75 Rock N’ Roll‚ has been the sexy music sugar fix for many a teenager over the years and has been the embodiment of cool ever since its inception in the late 1950s. With a striking chord from the fingers of a smooth guitarist‚ and with a menacing maniac backbeat‚ complimented by a thunderous bass line‚ topped over with a screaming singer-rock n’ roll defined a generation. A musical movement that paved the way for popular culture‚ for the free love generation of the ‘60’s

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