folk‚ who freely expressed their views‚ both pro-war and anti-war through music. This ‘golden age’ era consisted of the most popular and most influential bands of the time such as‚ Barry McGuire‚ the Animals‚ The Byrds‚ The Carpenters‚ Credence Clearwater Revival‚ and Neil Young. The widely controversial protest music of the mid-sixties and early seventies was ever only possible through occurrence of the Vietnam War and its impact on the cultural beliefs of society. “The Eastern world is
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during these hometown shows as well as the low dough show he was offering! Why would anyone not want to see this show? You can write this down in the books as a show to compare with the classics like Bob Seger‚ Lynard Skynard‚ Foghat‚ Creedance Clearwater Revival and even old school rap artists like Run DMC or country artists like Hank Williams Jr. All of these genres of music wrapped into a tight package make Kid a master of mixing different types of music into a beat laden country rock and rap
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In history‚ words have had a tremendous ability to empower the people to rise up to achieve their desired goals. Often times words have the power to help affect a change in government‚ racism‚ or condition of life. Gandhi was the first to teach us the power of non-violent movements to help attain the goals and desires of the people. He showed us that the power of words could drive Britain‚ one of the most powerful countries‚ to release their rule over India. He helped accomplish this by walking
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should we give? Ooh‚ they only answer more! More! More! Yoh… It aint me‚ it aint me‚ I aint no military son‚ son. It aint me‚ it aint me; I aint no fortunate one‚ one…” - Fortunate Son”‚ Creedence Clearwater Revival‚ 1969 The above lyrics are from the song “Fortunate Son” by Creedence Clearwater Revival released on their album entitled‚ “Willy and the Poor Boys” in 1969. This song was popular during the Vietnam War and spoke out against the war. It was sung from the perspective of a man‚ who
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remembering. Many artists such as Carlos Santana and Crosby‚ Stills‚ Nash and Young had their debut playing at Woodstock and continued on to have very successful careers. Other prolific acts included Jimi Hendrix‚ The Who‚ Janis Joplin‚ Creedence Clearwater Revival‚ and Grateful Dead. The rock bands and their participation in the Woodstock music festival had an enormous impact not just on the music of that time‚ but also on the direction music took that lead us to what we listen to today. The music
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! By the time the war had ended in 1975‚ popular music had been changed forever. Over the course of the war‚ things had changed. Simple‚ optimistic pop songs that had previously topped the charts had turned into social critiques of the American lifestyle‚ and sophisticated statements made through the whole running time of an LP. The American consciousness started to become painfully aware of the reality of the situation during the mid-60ʼs‚ and this is where the shift in music becomes obvious
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There were plenty of music coming out and showing up in the 1960’s. It was time; time for a new form of music‚ a new sound‚ it was time for a revolution. There was all types of music being played and new music being formed. There were all sorts of bands playing different kinds of music and playing with their own styles while taking over the airwaves. Whether it be rock‚ soul‚ or any other type of music‚ it was a revolution. This also led to new bands forming and breaking into the industry. In the
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The first song that I thought of when reading this assignment was Fortunate Son‚ by Creedence Clearwater Revival. The song was released in 1969‚ during the time in which America was involved in the Vietnam war. The song was created as an anti-war protest‚ released when Americans began to realize what a horrible mistake it was to become involved in the Vietnam War. The song talks abut the differences between the "fortunate" sons and "unfortunate" sons of America‚ better known as the wealthy and
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The Significance of Pete Seeger to American History Pete Seeger is an extremely talented artist who is very well known for his contributions to folk music. Pete Seeger is an absolute inspiration to many people around the world today. Not only was Pete Seeger just a singer/songwriter‚ he was also an important political activist‚ the author of several dozen books‚ an environmentalist as well as a peace advocator. He plays a very significant role in terms of historical influences. As a man of many
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Alexa Rohlsen danced in the Clearwater Baby Dolls strip club in order to pay her way through cosmetology school. She states that she enjoys the work. She sees it as art and good exercise. She also likes to be around people. The only thing she seems to dislike about the work is when she leaves work with little to no cash in her pocket for the effort she put into her job. It’s even more frustrating when she has to pay fees to both the DJ and the club itself regardless of how much money she did (or
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