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    Elvis Personality 1 Inside the Mind of the King of Rock and Roll (Personality Analysis) Martina Lovato Sylvia M. Marquez Alie McNeil Brian Wacthler January 18‚ 2001 PSY/250 Jackie Gerstein Elvis Personality 2 Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a rock star? What exactly do you lack in your personality that prohibited you from becoming the next Michael Jackson or Madonna? It is well known that everybody has specific personality traits that are

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    Originating in America Rock and Roll was fast‚ rhythmic and a blend of black rhythm and blues with white western country music which made the audiences love it. Rock and Roll arrived onto Australian shores in 1955 with Rock and Roll legend Bill Haley’s hit record ‘Rock Around The Clock’‚ young teenage Australians loved Rock and Roll as they would usually gather around in dance halls dressed in the latest fashion and would perform popular dances such as the Jitterbug dance and the Boogie-Woogie teenagers

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    When I think of term rock and roll‚ I remember watching MTV and seeing Axel Rose scream into the microphone with his whinny voice the lyrics of “Paradise City” while dancing across the stage in his ridiculous outfits. My father would nostalgically reminisce of the epic guitar solos of the Eagles‚ Don Felder. My father being a teenager during the height of the rock music era afforded him certain opportunities to see the big hair bands perform live during their prime. When I was still a boy‚ he would

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    Origins of Rock and Roll Research Project World Music in the Global Village 345-101-MQ sec. 00029 22/04/13 The musical ethnography being studied is the origins of Rock and Roll. Rock and Roll evolved from blues in America and started in the 1920’s but only became popular in the 1950’s. Rock mainly uses a fast paste beat of drums‚ electric guitar‚ bass guitar and acoustic guitar. Some famous Rock musicians such as Elvis Presley were in the early stages of when Rock was popular

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    The Red Hot Chili Peppers The Red Hot Chili Peppers are a band that arose in the early 1980’s‚ and carried on to be one of the most influential bands in rock and roll around the world. They brought about a new style of music that had never really been played before. The band consists of four members‚ but would go through many different guitarist and drummers throughout the years for number of reasons. It is amazing to some people that the band was so successful‚ and got along decently‚ due to their

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    of rock and roll. On January 8‚ 1935 in Tupelo‚ Mississippi‚ a sensational star was born. Elvis Presley was raised by humble parents‚ but had very little money. He was also raised to have faith in god. Despite the financial troubles during his childhood he grew up having a sense of his own independent creativity. His music formed a mix of country‚ Gospel and R&B‚ furthermore he eventually grew into the “king of Rock and roll.” One of the reasons he was‚ and still is the king of rock and roll is because

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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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    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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    A Historical Book Review of Glenn C. Altschuler’s All Shook Up: How Rock ‘N’ Roll Changed America  By Stacey Peterik    Music has been a huge part of history since it began back in prehistoric times. As the decades  have passed‚ music has gradually changed to include a variety of different styles; each being influenced  in some way by the early blues and rhythm and blues of the 1940’s and 1950’s. As it does currently‚ in  that time period‚ music created many conflicts between generations. Also in those decades though

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    Busting the Stereotype of a Military Brat Liza Finke Professor Alicia Cathell Axia College COM 125 Utilizing Information in College Writing September 17‚ 2006 Busting the Stereotype of a Military Brat People all across the country have different stereotypes of military brats. It is dependent on whether the area has a military presence and if it does‚ it depends on the attitude towards the military. Obviously‚ in areas that have an unwanted military presence‚ local citizens will think

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