drugs were appearing in Beats poems and essays and even protest songs of the middle 1950s. As music progressed through the year’s drug use (by artists and fans) and references became more mainstream. This paper will look at two specific band‚ The Beatles and the Grateful Dead. Rock and Roll on Drugs Drug use and music have been intertwined for many years. This use whether illegal or legal has had both positive and negative impacts on the artists and their success. While the creative juices may be
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1960s. Many Motown hits and‚ maybe most famously‚ Phil Spector’s Wall Of Sound’ were recorded on three track machines. When 4-track was born‚ a new world of recording and bouncing possibilities was opened up to the recording industry. Most Beatles and Rolling Stones albums were recorded in 4-track and Abbey Road became world renowned in the art of 4-track recording. Their engineers seemed to be able to create vast recordings‚ which required numerous bounces‚ whilst keeping unwanted bounce
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The Beatles John Lennon formed the Beatles in 1960‚ being his big claim to fame. The Beatles were John Lennon‚ Paul McCartney‚ George Harrison‚ and Stuart Sutcliffe. In desperate need of a drummer‚ they asked Pete Best. They traveled to Hamburg‚ Germany for a residency. When Stuart Sutcliffe decided to stay in Hamburg‚ Paul McCartney took over bass‚ and Ringo Starr replaced Pete Best on drums. The band released their first single Love Me Do‚ in October 1962. The other Beatles idolized John
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A few popular artists were Elvis Presley‚ Bob Dylan‚ The Beatles‚ Jimi Hendrix‚ The Rolling Stones‚ The Beach boys‚ Led Zeppelin‚ Johnny Cash‚ Pink Floyd and many more. Pop music was considered a key to life itself and the history of a nation (Spaeth‚:3) In 1966 a cultural change had taken place as the mop top era was over ride and the beardy years had begun (Wilson‚ 266) BEATLES HISTORY The cute‚ cuddly and lovable band‚ The Beatles‚ was an innovative rock band from England. They were an acceptable
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what The Beatles did with their music‚ especially with
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George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They formed in 1959 but did not end up in public eye till they released their first single “Love Me Do” in 1962. They soon acquired world fame as “Beatle mania” swept over the U.S from 1963 onwards after performing on the Ed Sullivan show to a TV audience of 73 million people. The Beatles timeline coincides with the general movement from LP’s to Albums‚ due to advances in storage space on recordings‚ and with this they have been credited with kick starting the album
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The 1960’s‚ a time of rebellion‚ drugs‚ free love and most importantly‚ Rock and Roll. The 60’s were a time of transition‚ both socially and in the music world. Rock and Roll went from being considered the “Devil’s Music’ to being a prestigious and highly respected music genre. Some memorable and excellent bands were produced in the 1960’s‚ bands that are still listened toby different generations and are a nexus between parents and children. These bands performed in many music festivals‚ the most
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(the Beatles‚ 1967) These lyrics proved to fans that Paul McCartney had indeed died in a tragic auto accident in late 1966. Some people were skeptical about the explanation‚ but upon investigating the album covers and the lyrics of the Beatles’ songs‚ the story seems to make sense. Some of the lyrics have to be a twisted in order to make sense in the prank‚ but after an explanation‚ the clues are perfectly coherent. For thirty-one years‚ the "Paul Death Hoax" has intrigued a horde of Beatles’ fans
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were all at the forefront of mainstream society‚ they all appeared to unify and consequently develop a new counterculture in The United States; the hippie. When the “hippie movement” is mentioned‚ one cannot think of it without Timothy Leary‚ The Beatles‚ Woodstock‚ and subsequently‚ the rise in LSD and marijuana use being brought to mind. The hippie did not attempt to alter society with the use of violence‚ but as an alternative‚ tried to revolutionize society by means of peace and love. These international
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George Harold Harrison‚ the youngest Beatle‚ was born February 25‚ 1943. He had two brothers‚ Harold Jr. and Peter‚ and a sister‚ Louise. His mother‚ Louise‚ was a housewife‚ and his father‚ Harold‚ was a bus driver.George’s initial interest in the guitar came about slowly. His mother remembers that she started finding paper covered in drawings of guitars among his school things. So‚ she bought George an old second hang guitar from one of his class mates for three pounds. George tried to teach himself
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