Originating in America Rock and Roll was fast‚ rhythmic and a blend of black rhythm and blues with white western country music which made the audiences love it. Rock and Roll arrived onto Australian shores in 1955 with Rock and Roll legend Bill Haley’s hit record ‘Rock Around The Clock’‚ young teenage Australians loved Rock and Roll as they would usually gather around in dance halls dressed in the latest fashion and would perform popular dances such as the Jitterbug dance and the Boogie-Woogie teenagers
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When it comes to music‚ any music lover would love to talk about their favorite genre type. The Rock and roll genre has been around since the early 1940s and it has evolved decade after decade. Rock and Roll is composed of other genres such as jazz‚ gospel‚ classical music‚ country‚ and blues. Instruments that have been used in this genre include bass and electric guitars‚ keyboards and drums. Throughout history Rock and roll has influenced and impacted the lives and lifestyles of many individuals
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Drugs were an effect on rock singers‚ contributing to varied factors. During Woodstock era sex and drugs was a free for all‚ it was a social norm for the laid back hippie culture. Several artists suffered from drug and alcohol addiction‚ such as Elvis Presley‚ Johnny Cash‚ Janis Joplin‚ and several others. Rosenberg‚ Jennifer. "What Happened at the Groovy Woodstock Festival of 1969?"ThoughtCo. N.p.‚ 12 Mar. 2014. Web. 02 May 2017. Today’s Woodstock would be Coachelle‚ Lollapalooze‚ and the burning man
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Road‚ Makati‚ a young guy named Chris Carandang was onstage singing Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” on acoustic guitar. This was followed by an original‚ “Butas‚” a reggae tune with Tagalog lyrics. And then he proceeded with a slow version of the Elvis Presley hit “Don’t Be Cruel.” We were impressed. Carandang‚ though plain-looking (nerdy even‚ with his schoolboy hair and glasses)‚ is no ordinary musician wannabe because he chooses his repertoire well. “He’s a music therapist‚” whispered Roni Tapia-Merk
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Image and Illusion Essay In Christopher Hedges article the “Empire of Illusion” he stresses that America’s present culture and society have drastically declined in many ways. Hedges overall view is that America has been “dumbed down” through feel good illusion‚ replacing reality with fiction‚ and literacy with images. Celebrities have replaced Gods and religion‚ television has replaced a large amount of reading and writing‚ and politics have been replaced with “junk politics”
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always been a part of humanity. It’s like a spice that adds flavour to the stereotypical life of people. As early as the 30’s‚ a genre of music called “rock & roll” made an uprising. A lot of names had been well-known to the said genre‚ including Elvis Presley who was later on named as the “King of Rock n’ Roll”. Even in the Philippines‚ such music has also been well-oriented to the people. It began in the early 80’s- 90’s where in local rock bands such as The Dawn‚ Eraserheads‚ Rivermaya‚ Parokya
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artists came out of the church‚ their foundation is the church.” This is a quote Rosetta Tharpe stated when talking about rock and roll‚ and she is not wrong. She has been cited as an influence by many pioneers of rock music such as the great Elvis. If Elvis was the father of rock and roll‚ then Sister Rosetta Tharpe was its godmother. Sister Rosetta Tharpe grew up in a highly musical family playing guitar at the ripe age of six for her mother who played the mandolin. In the 1920s her family would
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His new and sexual style of music and dancing was frowned upon by parents but loved by teenagers. Part of that was because of the tight grasp parents had on their children. Along with Elvis were many other rock and roll enthusiasts including Buddy Holly and Dion DiMucci. On February 3rd 1959 Buddy Holly‚ Ritchie Valens and Big Bopper died in a plane crash. It is referred to as “The day the music died” because of the significance of the
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White artist took music that was Rock and Roll‚ made by black artists‚ and combined it with country music‚ which came to be known as Rockabilly music. The most know Rockabilly artist was Elvis Presley. Billboard‚ the main music news resource and the creator of the “Top 100 Hot Songs List”‚ confirmed that Elvis had the most songs on the list for a rock artist‚ 208 and had the 3rd overall about of songs around all artists. Moreover he also has 126 Billboard cheated albums and held 61 weeks at the
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