everything” (“BrianyQuote”) The musicians of the twentieth and twenty-first century would agree with Plato. In addition to giving wings to the mind‚ music gives a way of expression. Many artists in time used their music as a way to express their needs‚ thoughts‚ and wants. The established bands that rings in the backs of every rock and roll lover’s minds are Guns and Roses‚ The Beatles‚ and The White Stripes. These bands were found playing in young teenagers basements‚ on the radio‚ and on the television
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1. Rock and Roll has taken a variety of different forms depending on the origin of those making the music. One of the major examples is the difference between music from the UK and music from the US. This has been a major divide‚ starting with the British invasion where British acts came to the United States with a heavier bluesier tone than American bands. The divide in sound happens because artists from different regions have unique influences and that generates a very particular sound for some
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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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date. One day late will be penalized 10 points. Poetry Project – Check board for due date Read the David Wojahn poem and answer the questions below (BE SPECIFIC). The assignment must be NEAT‚ WELL ORGANIZED‚ AND COMPLETE “It’s Only Rock and Roll but I Like It -- The Fall of Saigon‚ 1975” by David Wojahn The guttural stammer of the chopper blades Raising arabesques of dust‚ tearing leaves From the orange trees lining the Embassy compound: One chopper left‚ and a CBS cameraman leans
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What was it about the American social‚ political‚ and musical situations in the early sixties that made the country so ready for invasion by the British bands? Were the Beatles and the Rolling Stones so great that they could have taken over the U.S. charts any time‚ or was it mostly a case of good timing that they became so popular so quickly? The Beatles and The Rolling Stones have been two of the most influential bands on American Society. Creating The British Invasion in the 1960’s‚ this was
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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 not the
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Great Rock Musicians: Their Achievements and Effect on Rock and Roll The blues are undeniably the roots of early rock and roll. Rock today has mutated so much that the basic blues patterns have been all but lost. The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the birth of‚ and evolution of rock and roll by focusing on three of the arguably greatest rock musicians of the sixties and seventies. The origin of the blues can be traced to the emancipation of the slaves in the rural black areas of the
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In a fit of patriotic zeal‚ American folk musician Woody Guthrie famously scrawled the words “this machine kills fascists” onto his acoustic guitar. It marked the beginning of an era where American rock & roll music would infiltrate politics and alter political realities both at home and abroad. Guthrie’s “machine” was a synecdoche for music‚ specifically‚ music’s ability to topple authoritarianism and rattle the political landscape. The epitaph foretold that sometimes a guitar‚ more than even armaments
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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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Early rock and roll music absorbed a lot of elements of African-American music‚ such as blues and jazz. These black popular music elements appeared frequently in early rock and roll songs‚ and were favored by white youth during 1950s. It is no doubt that Elvis Presley‚ who is often referred to as “the King of Rock and Roll”‚ is one of the most celebrated and influential musicians of the 20th century. Although Presley was a white man‚ he did not sing like other white singers before his time; Otherwise
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