Elvis made more of a change in the world than you‚ or even he may have realized. As he was working hard to create such a big success‚ he had a very difficult personal life however‚ it never stopped him to continue doing what he loved. To begin‚ he was born to a poor family‚ bullied continuously‚ and moved homes for as long as what might have seemed like an eternity to him. However‚ he eventually became very rich‚ and changed the world as we know it. This was a huge inspiration to his fans‚ he showed
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has influenced popular music and culture for more than five decades. Not to mention‚ Dylan is recognized as one of the best-selling artists of all time for selling more than 100 million records and has received many awards including‚ eleven Academy Awards‚ a Gold Globe Award‚ and an Academy Award. Furthermore‚ he integrated lyrics with an expansive range of political‚ social‚ philosophical‚ and literary influence. Bob Dylan’s creativity is inspiring wherein‚ we all can embrace music and culture.
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Marvin Gaye has made a long lasting impact on music‚ without him who knows if R&B would have the same sound or if many of the artist he wrote for would be famous at all. Marvin Gaye has been called‚ “The number-one purveyor of soul music” (Classic Motown). Davis quotes Michael Dyson describing Gaye as someone “…who transcended the boundaries of rhythm and blues as no other performer had done before” (Ritz 121). He paved the way for many artists of this time‚ so much even after his death people are
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“Hound Dog” is a song that took America by storm and continues to resonate throughout the nation today. The song was first produced by Big Mama Thornton and later recorded by Elvis Presley. By listening to both versions‚ one will find a number of similarities and differences. Regarding similarities‚ both artists heavily incorporate elements of the blues. In both versions‚ the artists use standardized lyrical patterns with guitar breaks in between. Moreover‚ both employ handclapping to the overall
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ELVIS PERSLEY was an American singer and actor born jan 8 1935 and died onaug 16 1977 who is remembered as one of the most talented cultural icons of the 20th century. He is also popular as one of the best-selling solo artists in the history of recorded music. His fans have fondly named him as the "King of Rock and Roll"‚ or simply "the King". He was child of Vernon and Gladys Presley born at Tupelo‚ Mississippi on January 2‚1935. His twin brother‚ Jessie Garon‚ was stillborn .He relocated
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Great Impact of a King on music and theatre Sinan Erk Mutafoğlu 11149 HUM 204 Prof. Filiz Ali December 2nd‚ 2011 In the 17th century‚ France witnessed political‚ social and artistic facts which were triggered by the relationships between Louis the Fourteenth‚ Jean-Baptiste Lully and Moliere. This relationship between these important
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mention the names Jennifer Lopez‚ Madonna‚ Eminem or Bruce Willis and be confronted with a questioning face of ignorance. Performers and actors such as these have become increasingly omnipresent in people’s lives all around the globe. American popular culture with its above-mentioned icons and its lifestyle of fast food and consumer goods tends to be received by foreign societies in a variety of differing ways. Terms such as Americanization‚ Westernization and even globalization are only a few
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War has a big impact on popular culture within society and in fact works into every aspect of pop culture such as music‚ television‚ film‚ and even video games. This is highly evident during the present war in Iraq which followed the tragic events of September 11‚ 2001. However the impact of war on popular culture can be traced back to World War I in the United States and even further in world history. As seen in the documentary “Militainment INC” we see fascinating‚ disturbing‚ and timely glimpses
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is the way it is is because Elvis evolutionized this genre of music. Elvis Presley’s life‚ family‚ career‚ and why he is the best rock and roll singer is a very interesting story itself. Some may say that Elvis never really sang rock and roll and that he was more of a country singer. I’m not going to write this paper to try and prove anything‚ except that Elvis changed the world with his music and that is the reason he should be considered the best. Without Elvis rock and roll would have never
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Western music in the high-art tradition musicology is perceived as dealing essentially with the factual‚ the documentary‚ the verifiable‚ the analysable‚ the positivistic." Richard Middleton defines musicology as "the scientific study of music." Nicholas Cook‚ in his article What is Musicology?‚ claims that musicology "is all about the knowledge that underlies the enjoyment of music." Traditionally‚ being a musicologist ’ has come to mean an academic who studies and writes about music from
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