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    have fun. (Pareles‚ John.3) Elvis Presley was quite the king of rock and roll‚ with songs like hound dog‚ don’t be cruel‚ and love me tender and ready teddy Elvis lit up the stage. ("Elvis Presley-Biographical Timeline-The Fifties") Elvis was born on January 8th 1935. He purchased his first guitar in 1946 for $12.95 at the local hardware store. In 1954 Sam Phillips teams Elvis up with local musicians Scotty Moore (guitar) and Bill Black (bass). By November of 1955 Elvis had signed his

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    was hard to find a white person who sang this type of music. Until one day Elvis Presley walked into Sun Records to record two songs. Elvis became an

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    Elvis Presley “Heartbreak Hotel” “It put him on the show business map and it altered pop culture forever”. Collins‚ A.‚ 2005. Untold Gold: The Stories Behind Elvis’s number 1’s. 1st ed. Chicago‚ Chicago Review Press‚ Incorporated. The song‚ I believe‚ that key defines Elvis’ career is the song “Heartbreak Hotel”‚ a song written by Tommy Durden and Mae Axton. Mae Axton met Elvis in his hotel room in Nashville to show him the demo‚ then Elvis (allegedly) said “Hot darn Mae‚ play it again”

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    this time. The bulk of this story takes place during the later years of colonialism. The main character Elvis not only explains both the difficulties dealing with colonialism but as well as their society. Throughout his year young life he met many close friends‚ but he also had a lot of disappointing moments. Him and his father didn’t have a very close relationship. For instance‚ Elvis tried to tell his father that his uncle raped Efua‚ but his dad became very outraged with this statement and

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    Rock And Roll

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    Roll could have started without him‚ but it wouldn’t compare to Chucks music‚ just be somewhat similar. What people called his cultural ambitions‚ drove him to aim to the country folks‚ and to the white teenagers and young folk. While people call Elvis Presley to be the “King Of Rock N Roll”‚ people call Chuck Berry as the “ Father of Rock n Roll.” The song that started it all‚ “Maybellene‚” was the first song of Rock n Roll‚ and started Rock n Roll‚ promoting Chuck into a contract with a record

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    American Music Culture

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    Elvis Presley and The Supremes American Music Icons of the 1950’s to the 1970’s. Two music icons and two different music styles. The 1950’s everything was changing from the clothing to music. Elvis Aron Presley was born on January 8th‚ 1935. Elvis was born to Gladys and Vernon Presley. Elvis learned to play the guitar and sing gospel music when he was in the 6th grade. By the time he was 18‚ he was ready to set out to play music full-time. By 1953 he cut his

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    A Reflection of Rock N’ Roll‚ 1955-75 Rock N’ Roll‚ has been the sexy music sugar fix for many a teenager over the years and has been the embodiment of cool ever since its inception in the late 1950s. With a striking chord from the fingers of a smooth guitarist‚ and with a menacing maniac backbeat‚ complimented by a thunderous bass line‚ topped over with a screaming singer-rock n’ roll defined a generation. A musical movement that paved the way for popular culture‚ for the free love generation

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    fibres suckh as cotton. It shouldn’t be too expensive as wool is not an expensive material. The target market for this textile would be musical people. The contemporary textile I have chosen to write about‚ “ Red or Dead Elvis” was designed by Gary Page‚……………….. “Red or Dead Elvis” is a dress fabric made from screen printed cotton jersey. From what I can tell the ergonomics seem to be quite good. It is a smooth material as its cotton and

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    most important American works of the 20th century” was born. When reading the archive of the top one hundred‚ two particular songs reached out and caught my attention. Elvis Presley’s “Hound Dog” and “Don’t Be Cruel” became the biggest hits of his career. The story behind each of the songs is what makes them even more special to Elvis and his fans. “Hound Dog” was written in 1952‚ by lyricist Jerry Leiber and composer Mike Stoller. Both coming from Jewish families‚ they shared their love for rhythm

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    Rock and Roll Culture

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    Rock and Roll ain’t noise pollution Abstract Rock and Roll. Someone mentions it and you instantly have an image in your head. Whether it be the title quoted AC/DC or the King Elvis Presley‚ there is a form of rock for everyone. Rock has made huge changes over the past several decades‚ always being whatever the musician wanted it to be. Some hade described rock as a way of life; a movement. Some have said it is a phase. Still others see it as an icon and culture an the same time. While

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