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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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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and 1970’s rock music took the nation by storm‚ again. With its new wave of music‚ evident in the more dynamic tempos and uplifting sound‚ rock and roll had a much more impactful message to spread than it had in the 1950’s. In the 1950’s the music was simply made for fun‚ whilst in the 60’s and 70’s‚ although the music was still fun‚ in was proving a much more specific criticism on racial disputes. There was a notable spilt in the industry between black rock and roll and white rock and roll. Many youth
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Blues vs. Rock and Roll “You can’t play the blues‚ until you’ve paid your dues” (Spencer 41)‚ said by the originator of the blues W.C. Handy. The blues is a music style that influenced America in many ways eventually coming to create rock and roll. The true originators of the blues go back to African slaves brought to America to work on plantations. As these slaves gained freedom and acceptance in the big cities blues developed its own unique style. This unique style gained popularity amongst the
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Question one – “Are sex‚ drugs‚ and rock and roll really “very good indeed”? Rock and roll music ethics are usually concerned about the most important topics like equality‚ freedom‚ non – conformity and individualism. Drug abusing is a big part of the subculture that falls under rock and roll music. “Straight Edge is a movement spawned within the hardcore scene in the ’80s. Its followers have made a commitment to abstain from using drugs‚ alcohol and tobacco products.” (Cooper). Straight edge was
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Rock and Roll has influenced everyone’s life whether we like it or not. It is a style of music that has been around since the early 50’s‚ born out of a combination of Gospel‚ Blues‚ Jazz and Country music. In the early days‚ Rock and Roll was a new form of music that had a very simplistic sound which also introduced the electric guitar for the first time‚ combined with a drummer and bassist. Since then‚ it has been drastically changed and evolved into a multitude of different genres including
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True King of Rock N’ Roll A few years after World War 2‚ the music genre Rock N’ Roll was created. It originated from Rhythm and Blues and Country. In the early 1950’s there was three musicians that joined the world of Rock N’ Roll. Their names were Little Richard‚ Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley. They each had their own style of Rock N’ Roll. But some individuals couldn’t decide who the true king of Rock N’ Roll was. In my opinion‚ Elvis Presley was the true king of Rock N’ Roll because‚ of his
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The Art of Rock and Roll by Charles Brown The book "The Art of Rock and Roll" by Charles T. Brown basically proposes methods for analyzing music and anyone who reads the books should be able to develop techniques for listening to music and making legitimate statements about it. It treats rock and roll as a serious art form and traces it cultural roots throughout the book. Chapter one discusses the elements of rock and makes four assumptions. Assumption one states that rock is a legitimate art
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Shauna Haney University of Mississippi April 14‚ 2016 The outbreak of Rock and Roll in the 1950s and 1960s sent most traditional Americans into a state of cultural shock. Discussions of Rock and Roll loomed over family conversations as they tried to distinguish whether or not its extreme popularity attributed to transformed family values. The rise of the Freedom Movement erupted many different dynamics‚ however‚ the only thing that remained unchanged was the segregated American
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We Came as Romans We Came as Romans is a heavy metal/punk band trying to spread a positive message about love and life through music. Life is hard; it’s a struggle‚ and as we grow we experience many events that can lead us down the wrong path. The meaning behind this band is to love and love one another‚ don’t let life keep you down‚ and to move on‚ growing from our experiences. Their original members are from Troy‚ Michigan‚ and were part of a previous band‚ created before We Came as Romans. Most
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