Early rock and roll music absorbed a lot of elements of African-American music‚ such as blues and jazz. These black popular music elements appeared frequently in early rock and roll songs‚ and were favored by white youth during 1950s. It is no doubt that Elvis Presley‚ who is often referred to as “the King of Rock and Roll”‚ is one of the most celebrated and influential musicians of the 20th century. Although Presley was a white man‚ he did not sing like other white singers before his time; Otherwise
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In the beginning of Rock ‘n’ Roll it was common for white musicians to cover songs that were originally produced and recorded by African American musicians. To cover a song means to reproduce the song by a different artist‚ other then the original. For example‚ Hound Dog was originally by Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton but Elvis Presley largely popularized it‚ through his cover. The song‚ although sung by two different artists‚ shares several similarities‚ such as having a similar lyric pattern and
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Friends helped me get through the hard times‚ but when they left for college and the military I was by myself and all I had was music. We Came as Romans helped me with their loving lyrics and got me where I am today. Before We Came as Romans‚ Sean N. Zelda‚ David Stephens‚ Jonny Nabors‚ Mark Myatt‚ and Joshua Moore created a band called “This Emergency” in August 2005. Only having a couple of shows in the Detroit area the band parted ways in November of the same year. Zelda left for the University
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Music and drugs have gone together hand-in-hand ever since the explosion of rock and roll on the American culture in the 1950’s. Since then‚ many gifted performers have succumbed to drug-induced deaths‚ which is why I feel that drugs negatively effected rock music. Many great pieces of art have been rumored to be created while under the influence of several drugs‚ or to be inspired by these drugs. Many artists over the years have used drugs as an excuse to escape their fame‚ and many have used
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Born Stephanie Lynn Nicks‚ Stevie‚ as she’s known has become famous in the world of rock n’ roll music not only as the lead singer of Fleetwood Mac‚ but as solo artist as well. To some there is a great deal of mystery that revolves around her‚ but I beg to differ. The only one would have to do is listen to her extensive catalogue of songs‚ that majority of them penned by her‚ which explains in great detail the certain stages of her life and the life of those closest to her. If her genre of music
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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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In a fit of patriotic zeal‚ American folk musician Woody Guthrie famously scrawled the words “this machine kills fascists” onto his acoustic guitar. It marked the beginning of an era where American rock & roll music would infiltrate politics and alter political realities both at home and abroad. Guthrie’s “machine” was a synecdoche for music‚ specifically‚ music’s ability to topple authoritarianism and rattle the political landscape. The epitaph foretold that sometimes a guitar‚ more than even armaments
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Sex‚ Drugs‚ and Rock and Roll Rock and Roll is a genre of music that is known for its earsplitting music and people of the partying atmosphere. During the 1950’s and 1960’s these partying people were better known as "hippies‚" easy going‚ laid back‚ just here to have a good time. Thinking back to 1951‚ Alan Freed discovered Rock and Roll; Freed was a disc jockey that obviously loved music. Nowadays we look at rock and roll as a past era that dominated the musical world at one time. Families
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and 1970’s rock music took the nation by storm‚ again. With its new wave of music‚ evident in the more dynamic tempos and uplifting sound‚ rock and roll had a much more impactful message to spread than it had in the 1950’s. In the 1950’s the music was simply made for fun‚ whilst in the 60’s and 70’s‚ although the music was still fun‚ in was proving a much more specific criticism on racial disputes. There was a notable spilt in the industry between black rock and roll and white rock and roll. Many youth
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Question one – “Are sex‚ drugs‚ and rock and roll really “very good indeed”? Rock and roll music ethics are usually concerned about the most important topics like equality‚ freedom‚ non – conformity and individualism. Drug abusing is a big part of the subculture that falls under rock and roll music. “Straight Edge is a movement spawned within the hardcore scene in the ’80s. Its followers have made a commitment to abstain from using drugs‚ alcohol and tobacco products.” (Cooper). Straight edge was
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