Professor Krugman Theater Rocks 11/1/15 Electric Guitars in Rockabilly Rockabilly is one of the oldest styles of rock and roll. It blends rock and roll with the music genre of bluegrass and country music‚ with the rhythm of blues music. It can be known for “hillbilly” music‚ but with the influence it has on today’s music‚ it would not be labeled for “hillbillies”‚ and yet it had the beat of swing. In the book‚ “The Appearance of the Electric Bass Guitar: A Rockabilly Perspective” written by Roy C.
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century or the early 1930’s. Lead Belly was the first one to ever commercially record it however‚ giving him most of the credit for the song. Lead Belly was an iconic American folk and blues musician‚ notable for his strong vocals‚ twelve-string guitar‚ and the songbook of folk standards he introduced. It was recorded acapella with just Lead Belly singing and clapping on the 4th beat in the 12 bar blues style song. The form is kind of AABCDEAA‚ where each verse begins and ends with
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music. His first acoustic guitar was given to him for five dollars‚ and he immediately began to learn to play by listening to records‚ and through tips from other players. In 1959‚ his father bought him his first electric guitar. Hendrix’s main influences were Elvis Presley‚ blues music‚ such as the Muddy Waters and B.B. King. Another big influence came from the western movie “Johnny Guitar” because the main character is a hero that doesn’t carry a gun‚ but only a guitar. Jimi Hendrix has had an
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both sides. Just behind the vocals I have placed the acoustic guitar and the electric guitar. I have also placed them both close to the listener. I have done this because the role that they both play in this song is less of a rhythmic or place holder type and more of a vocal like supporting role. They are both are panned to their own sides but I have allowed them to switch sides‚ just to add some interesting effects. Just behind the guitars I have the jazz kit with brushes. The reason for this was to
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Walrus” and “Tomorrow never knows” are produced using studio enhancements. “Can’t Buy Me Love” and “Love Me Do” are quite similar in that they each follow the AABA form‚ have looser texture‚ and use the simple instrumentation of acoustic guitar‚ rhythm guitar and drums. The lyrics for each of these songs are simple with “Love Me Do” being extraordinarily spare. “Can’t buy me love” discusses having material resources but it doesn’t buy what the writer wants. For its instrumentation‚ “Love Me Do”
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musician that really stood out to me was Lionel Loueke‚ he played the guitar and sang his songs and it was amazing. He was so into what he was playing and I really had never seen that before. Furthermore‚ the way he closed his eyes and played his guitar while singing made me feel like I was in Africa ready to dance in a tribe. I noticed that Loueke uses an electric guitar that produces many different kinds of sounds. In addition to the guitar sounds during this artists play he used a form of percussion as
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In this track guitar‚ piano‚ bass‚ and drums are heard with considerable attention to detail in how the instruments are deployed. The piano provides the harmonic framework that lays down the beat of this rather simple song. The guitar chords are played in a slow twang manner. Neil Young sings in his distinctive high tenor that sounds like his voice is a creaking warble when
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the Sun” shows itself only briefly‚ but its relevance holds out longer than any framata ever could. Beneatha in “A Raisin in the Sun” expresses interest in learning to play the guitar. However‚ this is after pursuing a multitude of different hobbies and activities. When she is asked why she wants to learn how to play the guitar‚ she responds with: “I just want to‚ that’s all...I experiment with different forms of expression” (Hansberry 47-48). Beneatha responds this way at first to Mama not because
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Punk music has gone through an evolution ever since the punk explosion in the late seventies. Although today’s punk music retains most of the ideology and sound that defines the punk genre‚ there are some distinct differences between Nineties and Seventies punk. Most of the punk bands to emerge and gain popularity in the nineties mostly hailed from California (Green Day‚ the Offspring‚ etc.). Punk vanguards from the seventies hailed from the East Coast and from Great Britain (the Ramones‚ the Clash
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Flamenco Music When hearing the world flamenco one might picture anything in the world. I heard this word and thought of a colorful bird; however I soon realized that I was wrong when I began to do a little research. The word flamenco came to be known to mean the same thing as a gypsy. (#1) Between 800 and 900 A.D. people began to dance as entertainment‚ this was known as a flamenco dance. (#2) Flamenco dance was first performed by the Untouchables. The Untouchables were a group within the Indian
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