What we know of today as "pop" or popular music evolved in American society over many‚ many decades. Pop music‚ which accounts for the majority of the music on today’s charts‚ is an eclectic mix of many different styles of music--from jazz to country; rock and roll to rap; be-bop to hip-hop. Pop artists such as Britney Spears‚ Justin Timberlake‚ Outkast‚ Madonna‚ Maxwell‚ and others routinely blur the lines of these musical genres with their award-winning tunes. These artists push the boundaries
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On October 27‚ 2016‚ Vanderbilt University gathered three of popular music’s top writers and biographers to discuss the state of music scholarship. Towards the end of the discussion‚ Dylan Goes Electric and Escaping the Delta author Elijah Wald interrupted the proceeding to personally and publicly thank his co-panelist Peter Guralnick. According to Wald‚ Guralnick in his two volume biography transformed Elvis Presley from a bloated and bedazzled caricature lazily revising his past on the glitzy
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evident. However‚ the youth in America began opening up to change. One of the major influences in the changing America at that time was music. Jazz was the start of it all. Jazz triggered many different types of music‚ such as rock and roll and rhythm and blues. Jazz started the revolution of music in America‚ which prompted the racial integration of society. This transformation of society began largely due to one man. He was perhaps one of the most famous Jazz musicians and composers of all time
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At a time when racial tension was very high in the US he had a strong influence on artists such as the Beatles‚ the Beach Boys and the Rolling Stones. In his early career‚ Berry’s songs were mainly classified as blues which appealed to the African American community. Later in his career Berry pivoted by increasing the tempo of his songs and more relatable lyrics which appealed to a much wider audience‚ especially the baby boomer generation which is how he became
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Name: __________________________ Class: __________________________ Ruth Brown Questions 1. What singers inspired Ruth Brown? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Why did she run away from home in 1945? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. What was the first record label that signed
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Elvis Presley. By listening to both versions‚ one will find a number of similarities and differences. Regarding similarities‚ both artists heavily incorporate elements of the blues. In both versions‚ the artists use standardized lyrical patterns with guitar breaks in between. Moreover‚ both employ handclapping to the overall rhythm of the song. Lastly‚ the guitar and drums are used to accompany the singers in both versions. While there certainly are some similarities‚ the differences between the versions
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different then rhythm and blues. R&B is more of a southing even tempo style then rock and roll edgy and full figured beats. This rock and roll style of music first came into play by singer-songwriter Lightin’ Hopkins. His song “Play with your Poodle” displays all of the edginess and hardest in the lyrics and instruments play of this song. His lyrics were very free and loose a style that is used a lot in rock and roll. His vocal power and confidents as a singer pushed his blues like style‚ into
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Sumner High School‚ the first Black high school west of the Mississippi. Some of Berry’s other influences were blues artists who included his idol‚ Muddy Waters‚ Tampa Red‚ and Arthur Crudup. Berry later became exposed to a different kind of music that he heard on radio station KMOK‚ a station that played country music. Berry’s music was a combination of county and rhythm and blues. His music was not brand new however; it was certainly unique enough to be instantly recognizable. One of the things
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music to earn his widespread fame. Elvis combined different types of music to form a style called rockabilly‚ which became one of the key sounds in rock ’n’ roll…To form this musical style‚ he fused the country-western music of the South with the rhythm and blues of African Americans and the pop music that dominated the radio and recording industries…The combination of musical genres and sounds into a new style of music was Elvis’s true gift and his contribution to popular culture. That this integration
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Name: Erika Villafuerte Per:1 Date: April 11‚2013 Dear Memorial Committee‚ Have you heard of the king of rock ‘n’ roll?? You may not have known that Elvis Presley did not just eat penut butter sandwitches all day long‚ he also enhanced the American dream in more ways than one. Do to his influences on americans he is a perfect candidate for a beautiful memorial from your committee. Elvis would lead to equal rights for white and black people. He brought african American
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