In every great musical‚ there is a showtune that defines it. Where would Dorothy be without Somewhere Over the Rainbow? Similarly‚ for every decade of show there is an occurring theme. Showtunes can be recognized by decade through a multitude of things‚ including; vocal sound‚ instruments used‚ and tone. Many things in showtunes have changed throughout the course of time while some have stayed the same. Each decade does have very important aspects‚ and here is why; In the 1960’s‚ showtunes
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In the 1950’s‚ Rock and Roll took over the airwaves for a multitude of reasons. The youth of the generation was one of the largest groups of youth due to the Baby Boom after World War I‚ they were avid listeners to the radio‚ and could afford to purchase music due to the prosperity of the period. The sounds of Rock and Roll were a culmination of black rhythm and blues joined with white popular music‚ country and western‚ as well as‚ jazz (Dominick‚ 2013). One of the most famous singers of the
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The reason rock and roll is the way it is is because Elvis evolutionized this genre of music. Elvis Presley’s life‚ family‚ career‚ and why he is the best rock and roll singer is a very interesting story itself. Some may say that Elvis never really sang rock and roll and that he was more of a country singer. I’m not going to write this paper to try and prove anything‚ except that Elvis changed the world with his music and that is the reason he should be considered the best. Without Elvis rock
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The article explained some of the Beatles journey to success‚ and they weren’t immediately successful. Neither were most other British bands like the Rolling Stones. However‚ it didn’t take very long of them working hard for their songs to become hits in Britain and the US‚ with their songs being on the Top 40 Hits list multiple times. An obvious historical reason for this is because their music was new and exciting in a time of turmoil. Major events were going on like the Cuban Missile Crisis‚ the
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The first Hispanic rock star‚ Richard Steven Valenzuela aka Ritchie Valens was born May 13‚ 1941 near Los Angeles California. At an early age Valens developed a love for music; being able to play several instruments. While exposed to the rhythm and blues music though his father‚ Valens vowed to devoted most of his time to the guitar and would slowly strive to aspire his dreams of being an artist. By the age of 16 Valens joined his first band The Silhouette‚ an integrated group who played local high-school
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Born in England 1947‚ Brian May is the lead guitarist and singer for the late 1900s band Queen. He started to love music at a young age of 12 and played the piano and ukulele. His love for music started to burst when he got his first guitar on his seventeenth birthday. Shortly after‚ him and his father started to create a new one from scratch. The guitar was known as the Red Special‚ and Brian would use this guitar with a sixpence coin used as a pick. Him and his friends from college‚ Roger Taylor
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Since 1967‚ Rolling Stones magazine has classified the band Queen as a pomp-rock band‚ and has become one of the most influential bands of all time. Iconic songs like “We Are The Champions” and “We Will Rock You” put an encouraging and motivational mindset behind Queen. Originally known as Smile‚ the band regrouped and changed their name to what they known today as Queen. The band tried to avoid the clubs by playing small gigs and practicing for two years while the members continued to finish college
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“Imagine all the people living in peace. You may say that I’m a dreamer‚ but I’m not the only one. I hope someday you’ll join us and the world will be as one.” (Lennon). Peace begins with imagination. John Lennon rose to stardom as the founder of the popular 1960s band ‘The Beatles.’ After the breakup of The Beatles‚ he then began using his stardom to send a message of Peace to the world; through his songs which he had a little help with from his wife Yoko Ono‚ Lennon deserves to be classified as
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“Well‚ I am not average. I am extraordinary.” John Lennon and Me was performed at The Kentucky Center‚ by Stage One on February 7th. The play was written by Cherie Bennett‚ and produced by Peter Holloway. All of the actors that performed were incredible‚ even though they were all only in high school. I thought the play was very good‚ even with it’s minor flaws. The play was about a girl named “Star”‚ which she came up by herself‚ her original name “Stella Grubner”. Star had cystic fibrosis‚ a
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The concert I went for was Steven Wilson’s concert and it took place at Rogers Arena. The genre of Steven Wilson’s band was in Rock genre and was on…. Steven Wilson was from Britain and this was the first time for him to have a concert in Vancouver. There was one drum‚ two electric guitars‚ one electric piano that were on the stage‚ the lights were flashing with different colors during the entire concert which made this concert more memorable. The synthesizers and the sheet music were on the floor
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