Morgan doCurral 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”
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What is Heavy Metal? Heavy metal‚ also known as “metal”‚ was born in the late 1960s. Derived from rock music‚ metal is a heavier variant that is known for its more “aggressive” sound. Growing its fan base was easy‚ as it retained the basic characteristics of rock and added new and different characteristics. Metal took off in the 1970s as more and more people were attracted to its new and interesting sound. According to hardradio.com‚ the first occurrence of heavy metal music appeared in 1967. Alice
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One rarely tethers the invention of branding and marketing to Rock and roll‚ but in the 1950’s they were a package deal. This is especially true for Elvis Presley‚ who was branded‚ rebranded‚ and sold across the scope of available entertainment to include music‚ film‚ published materials‚ and consumer ads. His face was literally everywhere‚ not only reinforcing his stardom‚ generating a solid fanbase‚ but becoming a lucrative investment. Consider one ad published in 1956 by a teen-ager lipstick corporation
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1.After completing the reading it seems to me that there are two main reasons as to why MTV was so important to how rock music changed during the 1980s. The first reason being the fact that MTV provided a change in “the way that the industry operated.” (Schloss‚ et al.‚ 250) MTV allowed for artists to promote themselves and their work on television‚ which allowed them to reach a more widespread audience. In addition‚ at this time the Baby Boomers were now older‚ around their thirties‚ and thus it
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Roots music is defined as American traditional music made up of early blues‚ country‚ folk‚ and rock influences. Revival of roots became an homage to the artists who defined this early art form and popularized it for contemporary music today. In the sixties‚ the rise of rock n roll‚ folk revival‚ and counter culture was sweeping the nation. Music was experimental‚ and popularity of genres were rapidly changing as one young man was making his start in the music scene. That young man was Bruce Springsteen
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Johnny cash is one of the best artist of all time. Johnny as a successful singer/songwriter for over 6 decades‚ influencing people and the music industry. Not only is he in the Country music hall of fame but the Rock & Roll hall of fame to. Johnny started playing music in the age where rock & roll was just being discovered. The music style Johnny had was country‚ rock‚ gospel‚ and the blues. Section 2: On February 26‚ 1932‚ in Kingsland‚ Arkansas a legend was born named Johnny R Cash. His parents
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How can a deaf person sing? One might ask this question about Johnnie Ray but yet he did it all. He wrote songs‚ sang them‚ and even saw some become big hits across the country. He was deaf‚ but he still chose a music career and succeeded. Johnnie Ray had to overcome many obstacles to become a successful musician. But how did he do it? John Alvin Ray was born on January 10‚ 1927 in Hopewell‚ Oregon. (known as Salem today) He grew up on a farmhouse with an older sister named Elma. He loved music
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I remember it like it was yesterday. Standing in the middle of millions of people‚ jamming to great music‚ and freezing as the temperature got colder. When Jimi Hendrix came out to play the National Anthem; some people loved it yet‚ some people were not. During that song people separated by their opinions. You have the people who love rock‚ who loved Jimi Hendrix‚ and the people who admired everything he did. Then‚ you have the people who think distorting the National Anthem was wrong and shouldn’t
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Lady Gaga’s performance at the super bowl halftime show opened with her singing Irving Berlin’s song‚ “God Bless America”. There have been some speculations about why she chose to open with this song‚ and then follow it with part of Woody Guthrie’s “This Land Is Your Land”. These two song are actually associated with each other outside of the 2017 super bowl halftime show. Gutheir wrote his song as a critical response to Berlin’s song in the 1940s. He was inspired to write the lyrics to this song
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Tyrese Gibson is a famous R&B singer and actor who is very known around the United States. He was born in California in the year of 1978; Tyrese Gibson sharpened his musical abilities by performing in local talent shows around Los Angeles. At the point when Gibson was 17‚ he started modeling for Guess and Tommy Hilfiger and he eventually received a recording contract from RCA Records. His self-titled introduction collection won him a Grammy selection and sold more than a million duplicates. He released
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