Soul music is the sound of an unforgettable era. There are a number of memorable hits that continue to get serious radio play even 30 to 40 years after their release. Here are some of the greatest soul album ever made. Number Ten: Rick James- Street Songs‚ 1981 This songwriter‚ singer‚ guitarist‚ and producer all rolled into one became known for something called "punk-funk." Quite an innovative concept! Number Nine: Jr. Walker and the Allstars- Shotgun‚ 1965 Walker started out as a solo saxophone
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During the middle of the 20th century there were movements to ban segregation and for civil rights. But there was another movement people did not realize were happening and that was the cultural diffusion of both white and Negro kids through music. At first this new age music created by African Americans were classified as race music so whites‚ rejected them completely. But even then teenagers wanted to listen to this kind of music so record companies produced white versions of race music. and then
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St. Louis Blues Bessie Smith and St. Louis Blues are two legends in the blues world‚ separately as well as together. When placed together one could not find a better example of classical blues from the 1920’s. St. Louis Blues is one of the most popular blues songs ever written. William Christopher Hardy wrote this song over 80 years ago. While on a trip to St. Louis‚ Hardy met a tormented black woman. She spoke to him in her deep southern broken English about the loss of her husband to another
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The Doors In 1965 one of the most famous bands‚ "the Doors" was created at the beach by Venice beach. "The Doors" became one of the premier acts of the late 1960s. The members were Jim Morrison‚ who was singing‚ on the guitar Robbie Krieger‚ the drummer John Dencemore and Manzarek playing the organ. At first they arose on birthday or weddings. Then came the day where they signed an contract with Columbia‚ which was dessolved after a short time. The Doors played for little money in pub called
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Elbow Room is an anthology of twelve independent and unrelated stories about the experience of diverse groups of black Americans. "Why I like Country Music" portrays a loving married couple sparring about the legitimacy of square dancing as a valid art form‚ using it as a symbol for radically differing worldviews coming from upbringings in the North and South. The husband tells about a fourth grade crush that results in him besting the class know-it-all to square-dance with the girl on May Day‚ and
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Tia Culbreth 10/30/12 English II Period #2 The Cotton Club No matter what happens‚ music is going to be popular around the world. Its beats are drilled into us like a file is programmed into a computer. In the 1930’s‚ Jazz and blues were in the prime of its fame‚ and the growth of the black society in music was increasing rapidly. People like Billie Holiday‚ Ray Charles‚ Duke Ellington‚ and many more were starting off legendary careers. On the other hand‚ the 20’s and 30’s were in a period
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The folk revival in New York City was rooted in the resurgent interest in square dancing and folk dancing there in the 1940s‚ which gave musicians such as Pete Seeger popular exposure.[3][4][5] The folk revival more generally as a popular and commercial phenomenon begins with the career of The Weavers‚ formed in November 1948 by Pete Seeger‚ Lee Hays‚ Fred Hellerman‚ and Ronnie Gilbert of People’s Songs‚ of which Seeger had been president and Hays executive secretary. People’s Songs‚ which disbanded
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Next‚ the third genre of the music that have biggest influenced on the music market all time is country music. David(1999) stated that “ the phrase country music refers to songwriting‚ recording‚ and creating “stars” in a popular style that is closely related to this southern folk music” (p. 85). Country music was originated around 1920s at part in Southern United States and in Appalachian mountain. Country music first introduced by Eck Robertson which released song called “Sallie Gooden”. At first
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In today’s generation‚ music can be exposed to any listener. It is not like the mid 60’s‚ when The Beatles were banned from major radio stations and even countries! Now music can be as political and diverse as an artist wants. Unfortunately music is degrading in quality‚ but today‚ situations such as poverty‚ involvement of hard work and everyday life situations are being heard more of in music. Although music is making a negative impact‚ one of the albums that I highly respect in the underground
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Paige Burton October 16‚ 2017 Comp. 1 4th hour Movie Review Walk The Line The movie Walk The Line is based on the famous singer Johnny Cash’s real life. Johnny Cash grew up in the Great Depression era. He had a rough childhood‚ especially when he lost his older brother at a young age. When Johnny was old enough he moved out of his house‚ away from his family‚ and joined the Air Force‚ he was stationed in Germany. Johnny found his love of music there‚ and bought his first guitar. The first song he
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