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    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. Through music

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    The History of Rock and Roll – By Berkley Shofner Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s‚ primarily from a combination of predominantly African-American genres such as blues‚ boogie woogie‚ jump blues‚ jazz‚ and gospel music‚ together with Western swing and country music. Though elements of rock and roll can be heard in blues records from the 1920s and in country records of the 1930s‚ the genre did not acquire

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    A History Paper-Rock ‘n ’ Roll Many people and many styles of music influenced Rock and Roll. The styles included Blues‚ Jazz‚ Gospel‚ Bluegrass‚ Boogie-Woogie‚ and Rockabilly. Each was a major factor into the introduction of a new style of music called Rock ‘N ’ Roll. Popular music places a premium on accessibility‚ represents various meanings to boost both instant appeal and memorability - distinctive tunes‚ novel instrumental flourishes‚ danceable rhythms‚ repeated riffs - but its signal

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    Rock and roll has developed a long way throughout the years from a dance craze in the 1950’s to a political and cultural landscape that is recognized worldwide. Rock and roll has come to define the roots of teenage rebellion‚ people who don’t follow the norms‚ and have disrespect for authority. The style of rock and roll itself is a melting pot of music‚ a combination of sounds that include jazz‚ country‚ blues‚ ragtime‚ gospel‚ swing‚ classical‚ and ethnic music. It can be a simple variation of

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    Rock and roll (often written as rock & roll or rock ’n’ roll) is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s‚[1][2] primarily from a combination of African American blues‚ country‚ jazz‚[3] and gospel music.[4] Though elements of rock and roll can be heard in country records of the 1930s‚[3] and in blues records from the 1920s‚[5] rock and roll did not acquire its name until the 1950s.[6][7] The term "rock and roll" now has at least

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    Question 1   (1 point) Brackett‚ Chapter 11: Independent (Indie) record labels are often able to take chances that major labels cannot.  Why?  Student response: Percent Value Student e Respons Answer  Choices a. Low  talent &  recording  costs for  indie  labels 0.0% b. Indie  labels set  up their  distributio n  carefully  (identified  their key  demogra phic and  distributio n areas  and only  sent  material  to those  disc  jockeys  and radio  stations) c. Major  labels 

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    the egg?” However‚ the relationship between both life and art is rarely denied‚ and much like history is bound to repeat itself. In chronicling rock n roll’s roots‚ inception‚ and fruition from the birth of the industry in the 1920s through its pinnacle of the 1960s. The interdependency between the music and statuses of social‚ economic‚ and political environments were always closely associated. From rock n roll’s meagre country and blues roots of the segregated south in the Mississippi Delta‚ it

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    the 1950s‚ half of them would say rock n roll. In fact‚ to this day people still like to jam out on rock n roll. Rock n Roll was viewed in many point back then‚ and possibly a lot more. Some thought of it as a way to get pumped for anything‚ like a game or test. Other saw it as an enjoyable type of music that most people could agree on and talk about it. There were however‚ people who were against the music‚ especially Christians. They thought the

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    We Came as Romans We Came as Romans is a heavy metal/punk band trying to spread a positive message about love and life through music. Life is hard; it’s a struggle‚ and as we grow we experience many events that can lead us down the wrong path. The meaning behind this band is to love and love one another‚ don’t let life keep you down‚ and to move on‚ growing from our experiences. Their original members are from Troy‚ Michigan‚ and were part of a previous band‚ created before We Came as Romans. Most

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    Blues vs. Rock and Roll “You can’t play the blues‚ until you’ve paid your dues” (Spencer 41)‚ said by the originator of the blues W.C. Handy. The blues is a music style that influenced America in many ways eventually coming to create rock and roll. The true originators of the blues go back to African slaves brought to America to work on plantations. As these slaves gained freedom and acceptance in the big cities blues developed its own unique style. This unique style gained popularity amongst the

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