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    Music Medium – Final Assignment LBailey COMM 202 6380 Media and Society (2142) Professor Thompson March 02‚ 2014 Music carries a deeper message and meaning that lives outside the realm of entertainment. It has a way of capturing the predominant mood that reflects the time of its creation‚ seizing and sometimes prolonging the emotions surrounding the events and occurrences within each decade. What was occurring in the world at the time a musician wrote a song frequently had an

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    which incorporated group harmonies‚ nonsensical syllables‚ simple lyrics‚ and barely any instruments. Unfortunately‚ British pop music gained so much popularity that most African-American artists were pushed off U.S. charts. There were‚ however‚ many Motown‚ soul‚ and funk artists that maintained their prosperity. As the 1960s sprouted psychedelic music‚ African-American musicians followed. A lot of psychedelic soul crossovers were developed during this

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    jazz roots. They both went in different directions with their blues and jazz roots. At some point in time a group took the guitar aspect of blues and jazz and kept evolving it into what rock is today. Hip Hop was evolved from r&b‚ rhythm blues and Motown blues styles. Although there are several similarities between rock and hip hop‚ there are many differences. One major difference is the production of the music. Almost all of the hip hop songs made today are made electronically on a computer. The

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    References: 1. ^ More Popstars real names. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved March 6‚ 2011. 2. ^ Brown‚ Charley (June 29‚ 2009). "Drake Signs To Young Money / Universal Motown". WeLiveThis.com. http://www.welivethis.com/newsfeed/2009/06/29/drake-signs-young-money-universal-motown/. 4. ^ Deziel‚ Shanda (June 22‚ 2009). "Drake superior". Maclean ’s. http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/22/drake-superior/. Retrieved June 22‚ 2009. 5. ^ Moore‚ Tracy. Graduating Degrassi". sceneandheard

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    Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29‚ 1958 – June 25‚ 2009) was an American singer‚ dancer‚ entertainer and recording artist. Referred to as the King of Pop‚ he is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time‚ and one of the most influential. His contributions to music‚ dance and fashion‚[1] and a much-publicized personal life‚ made him a global figure in popular culture for over four decades. Alongside his brothers‚ Jackson made his debut in 1964 as lead singer and youngest member of

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    here at WVU. This production was overall a great production. It offered exciting performances and creative work by students and faculty‚ and hosted thrilling dance by students of the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School as well as a performance by the Motown Strutters. While most of the performances were done by amateurs‚ they all showed great talent with promising futures in dance. The wide range of ages of the dancers is what stood out the most. This event showed that no matter your age‚ everyone

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    Michael Jackson was born Michael Joseph Jackson in Gary‚ Indiana on August 29‚ 1958‚ and entertained audiences nearly his entire life. His father Joe Jackson had been a guitarist‚ but was forced to give up his musical ambitions‚ following his marriage to Katherine (Scruse). Together‚ they prodded their growing family ’s musical interests at home. By the early 1960s‚ the older boy Jackie‚ Tito and Jermaine had begun performing around the city; by 1964‚ Michael and Marlon had joined in.

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    Whataburger 2. Ben & Jerry’s 3. Xbox‚ PlayStation 4. Motown records‚ death Row records‚ iTunes 5. Netflix and HULU Identify specific products which have above average usage for each group due to cultural and ethnic beliefs in the African-American culture average products for each group are: 1. Music and media

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    Although social advances in the United States created an environment in which women were rightfully granted their political voice through suffrage‚ over four decades later‚ the patriarchy’s tyrannical shackles did not loosen their grip. During the 1960’s‚ a typical woman was expected to adhere to the Victorian “Angel in the House Ideal.” (CITATION) Women were expected to marry early in their 20’s‚ bear several children‚ and tend to their predisposed domestic sphere. The popular television show‚

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    1950’s The 1950’s where so called the birth of popular music. The first half of the decade was run by popular music‚ or classic pop. This more vocal driven music had replaced the earlier big band style. Artists such as Nat King Cole and Frank Sinatra where the leaders of this age of traditional pop. Often the most popular musicians that play this genre also played very well on the television and sometimes they would be featured on music special shows‚ or perhaps even have a music variety of their

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