The music of the early fifties was influence by the post-war; its sounds were slow and mostly ballads. This sound came to be known as bubblegum music. It was only until mid-fifties when rock broke out and gave birth to rock and roll‚ which exploded and created a new outrageous generation. The music of the fifties greatly impacted the generation of the fifties to what would become of them all the way to today. The beats made them want to dance‚ the words made them want to love and sexuality became
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Soul music came from Gospel roots‚ emerging onto the music scene around the 1950s. Because it came from Gospel and Rhythm and Blues‚ the term “Soul” really is what is says: the music itself contains much feeling or “soul” in the lyrics‚ and the actual style of music and singing reflect gospel-hymns‚ just with secular lyrics instead (Scaruffi). Soul allowed the sexual innuendoes of blues lyrics‚ and gave way to a more catchy style that caught on with the young people of America. Major elements of Soul
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Rock n Roll; loud‚ passionate and influential. A genre of music like no other‚ rock ‘n’ roll is a fusion of powerful rhythm and blues‚ jazz-influenced vocals‚ gospel roots (African American)‚ lyrical melodies of recent European immigrants and country and western soul music. Every decade‚ this music is being upgraded‚ opinionated and increasingly popular. Whether it’s Elvis Presley’s good looks‚ Chuck Berry’s famous duckwalk or the flamboyant costumes and makeup of Kiss‚ rock ‘n’ roll will
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Vogue” 1). Furthermore‚ tenagers started using fashion and music to express themselves; Elvis Presley was the start of all of this: “By far‚ rock and roll’s greatest popularizer was Elvis Presley‚ who added elements of gospel‚ folk and country to rhythm and blues in a rockabilly sound” (“Rock Music” 1); the start of this genre of music that he brought forever influenced music and affected the way most youth behaved. “His raw energy and sexually suggestive performance attracted even more teenagers to
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Houston‚ Jr.‚ Blues‚ Ideology‚ and Afro American Literature‚ The University of Chicago Press‚ 1984 Baker’s book discusses many novels that relate to the African American narrative in depth. He discusses the themes and motives used in these literary works as well as how they pertain to the struggles of the black american. Baker writes about the different writing techniques and motives that black writers used to convey their message. A central point of this work is that the “blues voice” as well
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Big Mama Thornton or Little Richard’s Recording of "Hound Dog" with that of Elvis Presley The song “Hound Dog” is a blue song when it was written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller‚ even though they were rock music composer. But‚ when I listened to the recording which one performed by Elvis Presley‚ I felt that this song more like a rock music. Actually‚ “Hound Dog” was written for a blue song singer‚ Big Mama Thornton in 1952. Four years late‚ Elvis Presley performed his own version of this song and
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My great-grandmother‚ Margaret Brogan‚ immigrated to the United States from Ireland when she was twelve years old. When speaking to her about her musical traditions‚ she was very proud to claim that her Irish descendants laid the groundwork for what is known as today’s country music. This was a little known fact to me and I decided to explore her claim further. Irish Immigration to the United States As early as 1717‚ waves of Scots-Irish immigrants were making their way into North America. By
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MORRIS !1 ! ! ! PRODUCER JIMMY JAM & TERRY LEWIS ! ! Don Morris Studio Recording ! ! PRODUCER PAPER !1 MORRIS !2 Jimmy Jam And Terry Lewis: Pioneers of Modern R&B If "New Jack Swing" ‚ "Soul"‚ or "R&B" had parents‚ Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis are shining examples of what make a happy home. For decades the world has been influenced by the creations of these two men. They have not only shaped their artist into stars‚ they shaped the genre as a whole. James " Jimmy Jam"
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Music has been evolving since its creation. This evolution of music has led to a vast variety of music that all people can enjoy. Artists who make good music‚ are praised and revered for their talents‚ and recently this has led to many aspiring musicians who want to acquire fame and fortune through their music. In the United States music in constantly evolving‚ and in recent years this evolution of music has sped up to a very fast rate. Music has evolved for many reasons including‚ improved technology
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and learned photography from his uncle Harry Davis. Besides those things however‚ he showed a real affinity and thirst for music‚ so he began singing in the church choir at age 6. At his high school talent show‚ he sang Jay McShann’s “Confessin’ the Blues” while being accompanied by his friend on guitar. Even though it was a somewhat controversial song‚ it was such a huge hit with the student body. Because of the success he encountered with that‚ he started taking guitar lessons and
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