Evolution of Music: The Influence on Cultural Events Music is a form of expression that the use of words alone can never achieve. Music is a narrator of the experiences humans have gone through; every era is accompanied by its own music that reflects on the lives of the people during that time period. Throughout the years musicians have created beautiful works of arts that have contributed to society by delivering messages or by simply entertaining masses. Billie Holiday Billie Holiday, a famous
Elvis: The King of Rock and Roll On January 8th, 1935, the “King of Rock and Roll” was born in the city of Tupelo, Mississippi. Elvis Aron Presley was born to Vernon and Gladys Presley. Little did his parents know that Elvis would become one of the most famous artists of all time. From albums, concerts, to being a movie star, Elvis took the world by storm. The world may have not been ready for rock and roll, but Elvis paved the road for many great artists. Elvis Presley was born and raised during
Music has always been a way of expression in any culture. It is the way that music can convey meaning behind lyric and sound. Rock and roll was no exception to this idea. The social and even political issues of the past century helped develop the style into what it is today. Musical greats like Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, and the Beatles offered important roles to the development of rock and roll. They not only influenced styles, but also the way that things were done. Rock and roll music’s development
Plan of Investigation The investigation assesses how The Great Migration from The South affected Rock and Roll and The Blues. More specifically from the time World War 2 finally ended to the first phase of the Cold War. From the early works of Frank Sinatra, Doris Day, and Eddie Fisher to the more popular works of Rock and Roll by Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Little Richard, the rate in which music had been changing was radical for the time. But, of course it was clearer when analyzing the
The development of pop music from 1950 Here I will take four different genres of pop much from the 1950’s to present day, in order to explain how popular music has developed in the past 65 years. First ill talk about Rock and Roll music of the 1950’s, then through to 1960’s psychedelic rock, Funk of the 1970’s to1990’s, and a change at the end to Dubstep in the 2000’s. 1950’s Rock’n’Roll In Cleveland, Ohio a radio DJ named Alan Freed starts up his "Moondog Show" where he platys up-tempo rhythm
The Beatles are best known to be legends in pop and rock and roll culture. They were unafraid to experiment with their music and were able to create some of the best songs of all time. Though they were only active for ten years, their passion and innovative mindset influenced many musicians of future generations. According to the Rolling Stone’s The Beatles Biography, “No band has influenced pop culture the way the Beatles have. They were one of the best things to happen in the twentieth century
Maybe it's a fool say that, but when me know facts me can say facts. My music will go on forever,” (Romanowski) and on it did. Marley’s musical compositions of revolt and faith, still, to this day, find an audience all over the world. If Bob Marley were to win an award, it would be for his well known revolutionary reggae music as well as how much his music had an influence on people around the globe. Robert Nesta Marley, Bob Marley’s real name, was born on February 6, 1945, in Nine Miles, Saint