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    Rock the War and Roll With the Protest Music has been a big part of war and protest throughout history. From the Revolutionary War to the Vietnam Conflict music has played an integral part in protest and morale during war times. Many songs throughout history have been popular during war times‚ songs such as “Yankee Doodle” during the Revolutionary War‚ “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” during the Civil War‚ “Over There” during World War I and “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” during World War II. .

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    played and new music being formed. There were all sorts of bands playing different kinds of music and playing with their own styles while taking over the airwaves. Whether it be rock‚ soul‚ or any other type of music‚ it was a revolution. This also led to new bands forming and breaking into the industry. In the sixties rock music comes of age and dominates the popular music charts. Elvis Presley continued to score hits in the early part of the decade‚ but the music continued to diversify with the folk

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    Rock and Roll influenced the change of the women’s role as it gained attention form a large audience. Rock and Roll was introduced to France by American artist in the late 1950s. French singers often sang popular American songs translated to french. Sex and the Girl’s Single: French Popular Music and the Long Sexual Revolution of the 1960s explains that Rock and Roll influenced young women and men by opening offering an alternative

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    There are stories of its origins that go back to ancient times. "Popular music is music produced for and sold to a broad audience."(1) The types of popular music we are going to look at are jazz‚ country-and-western music‚ rhythm-and-blues music (R&B)‚ rock music‚ and rap‚ also know as hip-hop.(1) First‚ we will look at jazz. Jazz is a type of music that was first developed by African Americans around the first decade of the 20th century. (2) It is believed that jazz originated in New Orleans. The first

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    Davies 250414488 Neil Young’s third album; After the Gold Rush is a mellow approach to rock and roll during the early 70’s. The album also demonstrates Young’s Folk roots with a slight country feel. Young plays pop and folk dimensions that are heard throughout the album but with caution and conservatism. Neil becomes a mainstream artist however his sound falls outside the sounds heard in commercial mainstream rock and folk music due to his careful style and distinctive voice. After the Gold Rush is

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    1. What is Tin Pan Alley and why is the history of Tin Pan Alley important to the history of rock ’n’ roll leading up to the 1950s? Tin Pan Alley was a place in New York City where music publishing was centered. Great songwriters such as George Gershwin and Irving Berlin wrote music here. Many of the Tin Pan Alley songs were written in a strophic verse-chorus form. Tin Pan Alley was originally the name of the place in New York‚ but then came to refer to the very popular style of music that was

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    European Music Influence

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    electric instruments and fresh new lyrics. The Beatles were among the first to arrive from Brittan. Paul McCartney and John Lennon were the perfect combination for writing songs perhaps the best o f all time. It strongly influenced the American rock scene and other bands would try to sound like them. West African music first influence American music when slaves were brought to the south. Much of this West African music was mostly sung by slaves and developed into songs of churches and work

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    and also focusing on controversy and dispute relating to sexual acts and various slip-ups among the most successful and famous pop/rock stars. Over the years we have experienced vast changes in popular music (Pop) from the days of 1950s rock and roll were we experienced bands like the Beatles at the fore front of Pop music to Synth Pop and more recently Indie Rock however now in

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    friends and bandmates. Jones fell heavily into drugs and began missing band rehearsals and even shows. He was continuously getting arrested on drug busts‚ and when The Rolling Stones decided to go to America to take advantage of the massive rock and roll movement‚ Jones was unable to get a visa. The Rolling Stones became less and less dependant on Brian‚ and he only appears in two tracks on the album they were making‚ Beggars Banquet. Soon Jones quit the band‚ stating he could "no longer see

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    suffered the loss of its young president‚ John F. Kennedy. The Beatles’ uplifting attitude and melodies gave Americans hope for more positive things to look forward to. Ironically‚ adults even grew a liking to The Beatles; rock and roll was

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