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    The Red Hot Chili Peppers The Red Hot Chili Peppers are a band that arose in the early 1980’s‚ and carried on to be one of the most influential bands in rock and roll around the world. They brought about a new style of music that had never really been played before. The band consists of four members‚ but would go through many different guitarist and drummers throughout the years for number of reasons. It is amazing to some people that the band was so successful‚ and got along decently‚ due to their

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    of rock and roll. On January 8‚ 1935 in Tupelo‚ Mississippi‚ a sensational star was born. Elvis Presley was raised by humble parents‚ but had very little money. He was also raised to have faith in god. Despite the financial troubles during his childhood he grew up having a sense of his own independent creativity. His music formed a mix of country‚ Gospel and R&B‚ furthermore he eventually grew into the “king of Rock and roll.” One of the reasons he was‚ and still is the king of rock and roll is because

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    Impact of Cultural Exchanges: Jazz and Rock n’ Roll Americans and Soviets both viewed popular culture as an important weapon in the battle to attain influence in Europe during the Cold War. Each thought that increasing the strength of its culture could play a crucial role in winning support for its side. The U.S. wished to limit the influence of the Soviet Union and prevent Communism from spreading over the world. Due to the USSR having significant control over Eastern Europe‚ the U.S. needed

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    When I think of term rock and roll‚ I remember watching MTV and seeing Axel Rose scream into the microphone with his whinny voice the lyrics of “Paradise City” while dancing across the stage in his ridiculous outfits. My father would nostalgically reminisce of the epic guitar solos of the Eagles‚ Don Felder. My father being a teenager during the height of the rock music era afforded him certain opportunities to see the big hair bands perform live during their prime. When I was still a boy‚ he would

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    Many people throughout history have affected and influenced different styles of music in many ways. To give some examples‚ The Beatles‚ Queen and The Rolling Stones (to name a few of the many huge rock and roll bands) affected rock and roll greatly. Along the same lines we have Louis Armstrong and jazz and B.B King or Bessie Smith influencing Blues. For reggae‚ it is a name that‚ just like all the ones mentioned above‚ you have definitely heard of before. On February 6‚ 1945‚ in small town of Jamaica

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    Hotel 13; Rock ‘n’ Roll highschool =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=   Inhoudsopgave Titelbeschrijving 3 Gebeurtenissen 3 Hoofdpersonages: 4 Tijd en Ruimte 5 Hoe is het boek geschreven 5 Mening 5 Verwerkingsopdrachten 6 * 5 vragen 6 ** Auteur van het boek 6 Titelbeschrijving De titel zegt: Hotel 13 Rock ‘n’ Roll Highschool. Het boek heet zo omdat er in het verhaal een toneelstuk wordt opgevoerd. Dat toneelstuk heet Rock ‘n’ Roll Highschool. Gebeurtenissen

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    Elvis Personality 1 Inside the Mind of the King of Rock and Roll (Personality Analysis) Martina Lovato Sylvia M. Marquez Alie McNeil Brian Wacthler January 18‚ 2001 PSY/250 Jackie Gerstein Elvis Personality 2 Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a rock star? What exactly do you lack in your personality that prohibited you from becoming the next Michael Jackson or Madonna? It is well known that everybody has specific personality traits that are

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    am really passionate about music‚ and Billy Joel in particular. In my opinion‚ Billy Joel is one of the greatest rock stars that has ever existed. While some people may disagree that he is a rock musician or say that he does not fit into a definite category‚ I think this is a lot of what does make him a rock and roll artist. You could classify him as mainstream rock or classic rock if you wanted to‚ but I simply classify him as Billy Joel. There is no other. Billy Joel was born in 1949‚ in the

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    Title : History Of Rock N Roll Music Purpose Statement: To inform audience about the history of Rock N Roll. Thesis Statement: The evolution of ‘Rock N Roll’ is the foundation for the music today. Introduction I. Alan Freed‚ the famous American disc jockey coined the term ‘ Rock N Roll’ in 1951. II. This type of music has been in existence before 50’s and 60’s in the form of African American slave music in the 1930’s. III. It was African American slave music sung by spiritual

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    The History of Punk Rock Music: From Its Roots To Modern Day America has always been a country full of music. Many genres got their start here such as early rock n’ roll to country. In the American history of music there is a trend in the twentyith century of rebellion whether it be with blues music in the fifties or rock and roll in the sixties. However one that stands out‚ in my opnion is the punk rock movement. punk rock is a style of music that took shape in the mid 70’s. It is hard

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