1.1Summarise the development of the UK popular music recording industry from the 1950’s to the present day. 50’s The 1950’s represent the beginning of the development of the music industry‚ as it is known today. It is from here on that the genre of ‘popular music’ existed and began to dominate the charts. Of course‚ there were acts that existed before the 50’s‚ and made a good name for them selves‚ acts like Bing Crosby‚ but it was in the 50’s that certain artists became household names‚ and
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Music in the 1960s‚ especially folk music and psychedelic rock‚ created a stronger connection with listeners than ever before. New genres of music were being explored and music was becoming more individualized than ever before. Folk and psychedelic rock both strongly influenced American culture of the sixties‚ and the following decades‚ despite having few similarities. Folk music connected people to civil rights and anti-war movements and psychedelic rock connected people to each other; both genres
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As the song begins‚ the narrator seems to feel nostalgic about the music written by a certain person‚ and he describes the way that music made him smile (1-3). He misses the music from the past that could make people smile‚ and that could help them forget their troubles. McLean seems to be referring to the 1950s‚ which is clearer in the chorus of the song. As the speaker goes on‚ he says‚ “But February made me shiver / With every paper I’d deliver.” Here it is widely believe that Don McLean is
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Detroit‚ located near the Great Lakes‚ was the biggest city of heavy industry in the 1950s and 1960s. The Big Three automobile companies such as Ford‚ GM and Chrysler‚ had their manufacturing plants in Detroit at that time. People called this city as Motown‚ a compound word of Motor Town. Berry Gordy Jr. came back to Detroit after the Korean War in 1953 and he run a jazz record store with his friends. He was absorbed in blues and bebop and used to write songs as his hobby. Since he was a versatile
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heard of the Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds and the Beatles’ Rubber Soul? If not I recommend that you listen to these albums‚ especially if you love someone. Speaking of these bands there are many differences and similarities when it comes to the love and the friendship that the artists between these two albums. As you can tell the band members has been through many major things throughout their life. Also you can tell that both of the Beach Boys and The Beatles have been through many situations by the way
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particularly in the areas of producing recordings and touring to promote the recordings. In the 1960s‚ some of these British groups became influential in North America as well. The biggest group of the British Invasion was‚ of course‚ the Beatles. While the Beatles sometimes sang about social issues‚ they also had songs with catchy lyrics and melodies. This would be the centerpiece of pop music through the next several decades. • Between 1973 and 1978‚ the music industry doubled in size. One
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Michele Figueroa 04-07-11 Research In the 1960’s there were several types of fashion types like: the Mods‚ the rockers‚ the oh-so-famous hippies‚-the futuristic space age-ers‚ the school girl baby dolls‚ the “Chanel” wearers ‚ and of course the optical art dressers! So as you can see there are LOTS of fashion types that started in the 60’s. Even some looks we still use today‚ only slightly modified. To help you better understand the styles of the 160’s‚ I will break down each
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my mind. Besides Yellow Submarine‚ I love Blackbird‚ all of the songs in the movie Across the Universe‚ which is one of my favorite movies‚ and countless other songs by them. I had not listened to the Beatles since I was a kid until I was in high school and I would listen to Breakfast With The Beatles everyday on my drive to school. Their music became a part of my daily life and some of their songs got me through the worst parts of my life‚ while others just made good parts even
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Robert Allen Zimmerman‚ who is later known as Bob Dylan‚ was born in May 24‚ 1941 in Duluth‚ Minnesota to Abram and Beatty Zimmerman. Fun fact is that he shares his birthday with the american rapper G-Eazy‚ who was born May 24‚ 1989. Bob Dylan’s hometown is Hibbing‚ Minnesota and he was born into Judaism but then later converted to Christianity. He plays a wide variety of music such as folk‚ blues‚ rock‚ and country. He also uses different instruments such as the guitar‚ keyboards‚ harmonica‚ and
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Music from decades ago-- like that from The Beatles and Jimi Hendrix and Bach-- show what music types and styles were and still are popular. It also shows how music evolved throughout history‚ from slave hymns and classical music to blues and jazz to rock and roll and rap. Both paintings and music
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