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    the most the most famous Disc Jockey(DJ) in rock ’n roll history‚ however‚ controversy encircled the man and he received lots of criticism especially from white adults during his career. I think that Alan Freed greatly helped shape the sound of music today and further advanced the progression of rock music. He is the person who coined the term "Rock & Roll" and also put up with a lot of nonsense regarding the term. At the time "Rock & Roll" was an urban african american term for sex

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    Rock ‘n’ roll and 20th Century Culture According to Philip Ennis‚ rock ‘n’ roll emerged from the convergence of social transformations which resulted from World War II (Ryan 927). Despite its pop culture origins‚ rock music is arguably one of the strongest cultural factors to develop in this century. Artists such as Lennon‚ McCartney and Dylan defined the emotions of a generation and‚ in the last decade‚ it as even been acknowledged by members of the establishment which it hoped to

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    The 1960’s‚ a time of rebellion‚ drugs‚ free love and most importantly‚ Rock and Roll. The 60’s were a time of transition‚ both socially and in the music world. Rock and Roll went from being considered the “Devil’s Music’ to being a prestigious and highly respected music genre. Some memorable and excellent bands were produced in the 1960’s‚ bands that are still listened toby different generations and are a nexus between parents and children. These bands performed in many music festivals‚ the most

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    1940 and 1950. It was quite radical in fact; this is the decade that began rock and roll‚ the civil rights movement‚ better family living. In the forties and fifties were looked at more as a state of mind‚ a way of living rather than just another decade or time era in history. It was more peaceful during them times; the economy was doing better than it had been before. Teenagers were having more fun than ever. Rock n’ roll was making head way with them. White teenagers were learning that blacks were

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    Bread Paneer Rolls are probably the easiest and quickest snack you can make with some bread slices and paneer filling. I make this often with different variations of paneer fillings to make a nice snack for tea time. Bread Paneer Rolls Recipe Ingredients: 1 cup cottage cheese (paneer) 1 small onion‚ chopped finely 1/4 tsp cumin (jeera) powder 1/4 tsp garam masala 1/2 tsp ginger garlic paste A small bunch of finely chopped corriander(dhania) 1 green chilly finely desseded and chopped

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    British Invasion brought The Beatle’s‚ The Rolling Stone’s‚ and also Eric Clapton’s Rock and blues to American listeners. Clapton’s multiple bands increased his popularity and the music played created a new sound that was profitable. Their struggles and addictions changed blues and rock and inspired the new musicians that played too. Eric Clapton was imprinted in music history with his awards‚ blues music‚ and rock music which have been inspired from his tragedies and struggles in his solo career

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    Elvis Presley Elvis Presley is the real King of Rock and Roll in my opinion. He could change his singing style just so it could fit and sound good with the different songs he sang. Even while he was dealing with an addiction and going through a divorce he was still on top. He was even able to come back to being a star after a leave of absence since he was in the military. It doesn’t matter what he went through‚ he was able to stay the King and the people agreed even after he died. To begin‚ Elvis

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    candidates with following roll numbers have been declared successful in the category under which their roll numbers appear subject to the condition of their fulfilling all the eligibility criteria for the test‚ viz. M.Sc. qualification with requisite percentage of marks‚ age etc. 1. Junior Research Fellowship(JRF-NET):The candidates whose roll numbers are listed below have qualified in the test for JRF-NET. These candidates are also eligible for Lectureship-NET. (I) JRF(NET)CSIR:- ROLL NO. 101218 105734

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    In the early 1950’s a new artist became present on the rock n roll scene. This artist was the 24 year old Chuck Berry. Chuck Berry was inspired by gospel music chanted in his mother’s household. The family would join in and all sing together and harmonize with one another. Berry also sang in his St. Louis church’s Baptist choir at age six. Berry learned to play the guitar while attending Sumner High School‚ the first Black high school west of the Mississippi. Some of Berry’s other influences were

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    time period‚ music created many conflicts between generations. Also in those decades‚ music created conflict between racial and gender classes. Glenn C. Altschuler‚ author of All Shook Up‚ discusses in this book all of these conflicts‚ and what rock ‘n’ roll did to aid or to discourage people of this time. The book starts with a boy named Josh‚ whose life changes the summer he turns thirteen. Josh’s parents are divorced; he lives with his mom in Boston‚ and visits his dad every summer in Chicago.

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