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    English rock band who has been the most influential performer in the history of rock. Rock is the vocal music with a hard‚ driving beat‚ and heavily amplified sound. A new era of British influence began in 1964 with the American tour of the Beatles. The Beatles were popular during the Vietnam war in America‚ and used their lyrics to express their beliefs on politics and social. Their music united a generation together. The Beatles ruled the popular music in the United States. In 1960‚ the rock band

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    The Beatles Influence on Rock-and-Roll Katelyn Geluso MUH 405OL Prof. Gleason November 21‚ 2010 Abstract: The Beatles are one of the most innovative rock bands of all time. They have not only changed the way rock and roll is looked at‚ but also the way that the music is recorded. They have influenced the artists of the 60s and the 70s‚ and also many generations later and to come. Originating from Liverpool‚ England‚ the Beatles‚ or the Fab Four‚ consists of Paul McCartney‚ John Lennon

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    Josh Finley March 5th‚ 2015 The Beat Generation cannot be adequately characterized by a single theme or philosophy. Their influences came from a wide array of personalized experiences immersed in historical and political revolutions and communicated through individual creativity. The literary work of Beat writers inspired a generation of “hipsters” to attempt elusion of a “square” lifestyle fixated on conformity and conventionalism‚ for which‚ in the Beat’s opinion‚ was ultimately contributing

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    The term “beat generation” was coined by John Clellon Holmes in his 1948 article‚ to describe an artistic movement in the mid twentieth century. This movement began as a group of Columbia students in the 40s who wanted to be different and experimented in ways to express their difference. They migrated to San Francisco and grew in size to become a huge influence on American culture‚ inspiring new art and poetry‚ a music genre‚ and two sub-cultures. The Beat Generation‚ through their determination

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    woe unto those who think that the Beat Generation means crime‚ delinquency‚ immorality‚ amorality ... woe unto those who attack it on the grounds that they simply don’t understand history and the yearning of human souls ... woe in fact unto those who those who make evil movies about the Beat Generation where innocent housewives are raped by beatniks! ... woe unto those who spit on the Beat Generation‚ the wind’ll blow it back. -- Jack Kerouac The Beat Generation or “Beatness”‚ if you will‚ has

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    Beats and Their Poetry The "Beat Movement" in modern literature has become an important period in the history of literature and society in America. By incorporating influences such as jazz‚ art‚ literature‚ philosophy and religion‚ the beat writers created a new and prophetic vision of modern life and changed the way a generation of people saw the world. That generation has aged and its representative voices are slowly becoming lost to eternity‚ but the message is alive and well. The Beats have

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    the 1950s‚ half of them would say rock n roll. In fact‚ to this day people still like to jam out on rock n roll. Rock n Roll was viewed in many point back then‚ and possibly a lot more. Some thought of it as a way to get pumped for anything‚ like a game or test. Other saw it as an enjoyable type of music that most people could agree on and talk about it. There were however‚ people who were against the music‚ especially Christians. They thought the

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    Gospel music had a influence on rock and roll unlike anything I have known or heard thus far. In the church‚ we use praise and worship to give thanks to the Lord. There is a clear difference between praising and worshipping. In the spirit of worship‚ we taking the sound from deep down in the diaphragm‚ while using compression breathing‚ the sound is released but with power and depth. In worship‚ you would normally hear a lot of chest voice and mix voice at times. When it’s time for praising the Lord

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    The Beatles are by far one of the most influential bands in history. They put so much creativity into their music and overall had limitless imagination. Their limitless imagination and creativity caused them to have a large impact on rock n roll. The Beatles allowed rock music to branch into using different instruments‚ and overall a different sound. They revolutionized FM radio and the album market and opened up England. The Beatles were so popular partially because of their use of so many different

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    Rock and roll (often written as rock & roll or rock ’n’ roll) is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s‚[1][2] primarily from a combination of African American blues‚ country‚ jazz‚[3] and gospel music.[4] Though elements of rock and roll can be heard in country records of the 1930s‚[3] and in blues records from the 1920s‚[5] rock and roll did not acquire its name until the 1950s.[6][7] The term "rock and roll" now has at least

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