Music is all around us. We all grew up listening to some type of music. No one can really determine when music began or which cultures had music first. There are stories of its origins that go back to ancient times. "Popular music is music produced for and sold to a broad audience."(1) The types of popular music we are going to look at are jazz‚ country-and-western music‚ rhythm-and-blues music (R&B)‚ rock music‚ and rap‚ also know as hip-hop.(1) First‚ we will look at jazz. Jazz is a type of music
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1950 1953 1952 1950’s Timeline 1951 First organ transplant takes place. Korean war begins. The credit card system was introduced in America‚ this meant the beginning of an attitude towards disposable wealth. Mass production of computers began. Colour tv introduced. South Africans Forced to Carry ID Cards Identifying Race. Identity cards and then food rationing ended. Polio vaccine used to save humans from poliomyelitis infection. Car Seat Belts Introduced. Queen Elizabeth
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There are many similarities between the modern country and rock music genres that make them sound the same even though they have some noticeable differences. Through these differences it is still noticeable how closely related the two genres are‚ yet these differences clearly define them as separate styles. Even though modern country and rock music can sound different‚ they are similar because both originate from the same genres‚ generally use the same instruments‚ and have similar playing styles
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1950’s The 1950’s where so called the birth of popular music. The first half of the decade was run by popular music‚ or classic pop. This more vocal driven music had replaced the earlier big band style. Artists such as Nat King Cole and Frank Sinatra where the leaders of this age of traditional pop. Often the most popular musicians that play this genre also played very well on the television and sometimes they would be featured on music special shows‚ or perhaps even have a music variety of their
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as well. Fashion may include our dressing style‚ hairstyle and appearance. Society tends to believe that everything broadcast in the media reflects the luxury of rich and famous society which causes other society to copy the trend. In the 70’s‚ Elvis Presley and Madonna were the stars in the media‚ the sense of clothing and hairstyle which represented from the 2 influenced the society to follow the same fashion. iv. Fourth Point Education plays in important role in media as
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Rock n’ Roll. Have you heard of it? Well‚ it came from the decade of the nine-teen fifties. That is not the only popular event in the decade. The nine-teen fifties had many other important and interesting events that occurred. That is why the nine-teen fifties are the greatest decade of the twentieth century. It is not just because the cool events occurred‚ but the affect it has on life today. The greatest decade of the twentieth century was the nine-teen fifties because it was the start of abolishing
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Elvis Presley was only one of the big names of the 1950s‚ though probably one of the most recognizable. In the ‘50s television was gaining popularity and sitting down to watch T.V. was a family bonding experience. Celebrities were put on a very high pedestal‚ even more so than today’s celebrities. People like James Dean‚ Marilyn Monroe‚ and John Wayne were treated like royalty. In the 1950s musicians‚ movie stars‚ and T.V. stars were some of the most important people in America. Musicians in the
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Art Buchwald received the S. Roger Horchow Award for Greatest Public Service by a Private Citizen‚ an award given out annually by Jefferson Awards. He was also elected to the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters. He interviewed Elvis Presley which resulted to a bestseller‚ I’ll Always Have Paris. His main and life-term goal was to make others laugh. He did a really good job on that considering he’s one of the most famous humorists in the 20th century. His successful
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mechanics that formed his first band. The guys at the time would just play at there friends house for fun. It soon started to become more than just family fun. Cash allways dreamed of making it big in the music industry but how? Cash allways heard Elvis Presley on the radio. The radio is where Cash knew he could get his name heard. Cash and the guys went to sun records for a chance to sing. Sam Phillips owner of sun records gave them a shot at proving their self. Sam Phillips liked the raw voice of Cash
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response‚ hokum blues. Chapter 2: The Birth and Flourishing of Rock n’ Roll People/artists/labels/terms: 1950‘s American teen culture‚ crossover songs‚ crossover artists‚ covers‚ payola‚ payola scandal‚ rockabilly‚ Chuck Berry‚ Little Richard‚ Elvis Presley‚ Buddy Holly‚ Fats Domino‚ Carl Perkins‚ Jerry Lee Lewis‚ Pat Boone‚ Bill Haley‚ Alan Freed‚ Dick Clark‚ Sun Records‚ Sam Phillips‚ “the day the music died.” Study all the songs in this chapter. Review the monikers discussed in class that some
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