The premise of this work is that rock ’n’ roll matters‚ and that it means what it says. It seems that rock ’n’ roll music has seldom been given its due as an art form‚ that it is somehow relegated to a category of less "mature" or "serious" artistic pursuits by the media and the intellectual community. Some critics use the generic term "Pop" to refer to any popular music‚ including all contemporary rock musicians‚ as if the fact of rock ’n’ roll’s immense commercial success implies that it cannot
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Emergence of Rock ’n ’ Roll Aside from the invention of Velcro‚ rock ’n ’ roll music is one of the few things introduced in the 1950s that is still common today. There were a number of great things introduced back then‚ but after 60 years things tend to get outmatched or forgotten. Rock ’n ’ roll is not one of those forgotten things. Rock ’n ’ roll is still one of the most popular genres of music in the 21st century‚ and a lot of sub-genres have split off from that. Rock ‘n’ roll is a term that
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tend to convey a dark‚ suspenseful atmosphere. But if sitting back and enjoy the melody is not required for the moment‚ I can always enjoy the Rock ‘n’ Roll type. Rock ‘n’ Roll started during the 1960s and continues to grow well into today. Their tempos are almost always fast paced and the lyrics are Mesmerizing. I hold a special love to the classic Rock songs of the Vietnam War‚ stars such as Jimi Hendrix‚ Rolling Stones a and more. Their songs set the benchmarks for this type of music for years
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Beatles: Impact On Rock N’ Roll Perhaps music can be considered to be one of the most universal things in the world. Notably‚ music since the 1960s have been greatly shaped by one of the most monumental music figures in the history of the world‚ The Beatles. Before the Beatles became a prominent figure in music‚ the most popular genres of music were all forms of jazz. The Beatles alone were the main influence in bringing rock n’ roll in the music spotlight and still continue to do
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Blues vs. Rock and Roll “You can’t play the blues‚ until you’ve paid your dues” (Spencer 41)‚ said by the originator of the blues W.C. Handy. The blues is a music style that influenced America in many ways eventually coming to create rock and roll. The true originators of the blues go back to African slaves brought to America to work on plantations. As these slaves gained freedom and acceptance in the big cities blues developed its own unique style. This unique style gained popularity amongst the
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True King of Rock N’ Roll A few years after World War 2‚ the music genre Rock N’ Roll was created. It originated from Rhythm and Blues and Country. In the early 1950’s there was three musicians that joined the world of Rock N’ Roll. Their names were Little Richard‚ Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley. They each had their own style of Rock N’ Roll. But some individuals couldn’t decide who the true king of Rock N’ Roll was. In my opinion‚ Elvis Presley was the true king of Rock N’ Roll because‚ of his
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conservative adults. This topic is‚ of course‚ Rock Music. During one week‚ I looked for information in the library and at my house‚ and from the information I gathered and my one knowledge about the topic‚ I’m going to lead the reader to a better understanding of Rock n’ Roll. I chose to do Rock music because I can identify myself with it. Rock music is very complex. In fact "It’s stylistic scope is to broad to be encompassed by any single definition" ("Rock Music"‚ Groliers‚ p.1). The nearest definition
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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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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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Eric Hartsfield Apr 11‚ 2010 Trotta 1st Hour The King of Rock N’ Roll To make music history artist must do the unthinkable to make it to the top. Elvis Presley has done many things that have boosted his reputation to an extraordinarily popular person. Presley has changed music by creating a unique style no one has brought to the stage before‚ by having an incredible fan base that keeps growing today and accomplishing the unthinkable in the music industry. Even though Presley’s
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