Bb King Blues Concert Style

In the 1950’s and 1960’s, Rock N’ Roll made a steady influential climb into the blossoming generations’ norm. Elvis Presley, The King of Rock, debuted his first number one hit song “Heartbreak Hotel” and it climbed steadily to the top of the charts as the number one song in February of 1956. When Elvis’ popularity first grew, it sparked outrage through the previous generations in fears that his music would intertwine cultures. In the 1950s and 1960s, Rock N’ Roll was classified as “African American” music and those listeners who do not fit that class, would be frowned upon. Mr. Presley was a Nashville native, who sang hard driving rockabilly, Rock N’ Roll dance songs and ballads, and laid a foundation for other rock musicians to follow.

Although I enjoyed the concert, it was very different than how I normally think of jazz. It sounded as if they're playing could've been improvisatory. Although I know that's not the case, at many parts it felt like there were three musicians playing separate pieces that didn't go together. It felt very free, and possibly purposely made to be unique. As they announced titles, they would indicate where the song comes from. Sometimes, they would indicate one of their band members and sometimes it would their version of someone else's song, such as their song “The Robots.” You can see the personalities of the musicians as they play and in their songs. The drummer, Dave King, wrote one of their songs “Keep the Bugs Off Your Glass and The Bears Off Your Ass” and was the most freestyle player. He seemed to have fun, and looked like he was completely free as he played. After relistening to the songs at a later point, I can confirm that not just his playing, but the entire song wasn’t exactly the same, which leads me to believe they do a lot of freestyle typical in jazz. Specifically, Dave King was very humorous throughout the concert. He would tell jokes the entire time between songs, and told a story about his big dream to give out ice cream at their concerts one day. Out of all of them, his personality and playing shined out the most. The performance showed clear elements of jazz and popular music as they played, using syncopation, freestyle, and melodies to musically communicate with the

Elvis Presley has made a name for himself playing live, touring, and starring in movies, as Son House was founded by two blues enthusiast who played just for the blues. Presley could be marked down as one of the best musicians in our time, whereas Son House is not as recognized nearly as much. Son House came a little before Presley when blacks weren’t really publicized, and when Elvis came around he was all over the place. Son House has true bluesy type music, where Elvis has plenty of different styles. I will be comparing two of the artists songs from the instruments, tempos, message, and

Sonny 's blues is a fictional story and a first person narrative written by James Baldwin . The main point of this story is how drugs affects Sonny 's life,and how the narrator feels about it . I believe the moral of this story is people deal with struggles in everyday life and people deal with their struggles in their own way .The narrator is not only sonny’s brother he is also someone trying to undersatnd his brother . Learning more about sonny meant he would be able to understand him and why Sonny chose drugs to escape his pain and struggles.

One hit song that fully embodied King’s signature blues sound was “3 O’Clock Blues”, which was recorded in 1959.

B.B. King or ‘The King of Blues’ was born in Itta Bena, Mississippi. His young parents unfortunately divorced, and his mother passed away when he was 9 years old which left him to be raised by his grandmother. King attended school until the 10th grade when he dropped out of school and started to work at a cotton gin near his hometown. Despite dropping out of school he continued to teach himself math and different languages well into his later life. He worked at the cotton gin earning a penny a pound and singing gospel music on street corners. His musical career started when he was studying under his cousin Bukka White. King met a woman and was married at 17 years old. “I guess I was looking for love, because I never had anybody I believed truly loved me” (B.B. King). The marriage quickly came to end when they got a divorce months later. “Since my early childhood, I had a problem trying to open up. Please open me up. Look inside!

President Lyndon Baines Johnson was revered for signing the civil rights Act bill of 1964. The act gave equal voting rights, equal employment opportunity, and banned segregation in public places, such as schools, restaurants, and swimming pools. L.B.J was the type of president that did what was best for the country under any and all circumstances. He was also the type of man that would get what he wanted no matter what.Passing the Civil Rights Act of 1964 improved the lives of minorities in America by leaps and bounds, but there was, and still is, some speculation as to why Johnson signed off on the bill. Some think that it was an act based purely on Johnson selfishly wanting more votes when the next election came around, while others believe that the president made his choice based on his morals and the fact that it was the right thing to do.

B.B. King’s reign as “King of the Blues” has been as long as that of any monarch on earth. B.B. King continued to have his crown at the age of 76, and he was still light on his feet, singing and playing the blues with never ending passion. Time has no effect on B.B, all time does for him is make him more popular, more cherished, and more relevant than ever. Even though B.B. King has passed, he’s alive as the music he plays, and the world can’t get enough of him.

“ Sonny Blues” is a short story about the reunion of two alienated brothers who finally overcame the grieve of their struggles through the connection of their emotions. This story emphasize on the capacity at which the intensity of any form of communication can hold, for example: Jazz music, blues music and so on. The major protagonist and the narrator of “Sonny Blues” is Sonny's older brother whose name was unknown through out the story. The story was written in a first person singular narrative way. He had a pretty rough childhood in Harlem. They were an African American family who had a lot of tribulations, their father was an alcohol addict, they struggled through everything. According to the narrator, “he says he never in his life seen anything as dark as that road after the lights of that car had gone away. Weren't nothing, weren't nobody on that road, just your Daddy and his brother and that busted guitar. Oh, yes. Your Daddy never did really get right again. Till the day he died he weren't sure but that every white man he saw was the man that killed his brother” (Baldwin/Sonny's Blues p.132). This statement clearly illustrates how the narrator's uncle was killed by a group of white men in a vehicle. They pretty had a fair share in the struggles African American families in the twenty century went through .

Louis Armstrong’s interpretation of “(What Did I Do To Be So) Black and Blue” emphasized what Jazz had become through the 1920s. He made the song into a shorter, more precise version of the original. Cutting back the lyrics and some of the instrumentation, in order to create a piece that would mold the nightclub scene. His interpretation of the piece also had a much stronger emphasis on the blues undertones. He accomplished this through the use of blue notes and harmonic patterns that are similar to those of the 12-bar blues. Armstrong’s rendition of Black and Blue may even be responsible for contributing to the changing views of civil rights for African-Americans.

Elvis Aaron Presley was known to be a legendary American singer, musician, and actor from the 1950s to late 1970s. He is regarded as one of the most influential and significant cultural icons of the 20th century. He was nicknamed “The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll” or just simply “The King” because he is said to have early popularized the genre of rock. After Heartbreak Hotel in 1956, he became a number one hit. He became the leading figure of Rock ‘n’ Roll after a series of network television appearances and chart-topping records. His energized interpretations of songs and provocative performance styles, made him enormously popular and controversial.

He was seen as the bad boy of Rock & Roll because of the way that he played the piano at his concerts. He liked things to be fast paced and aggressive when he performed especially when he played “whole lotta shakin goin on”. He liked all the attention that he got when performing and he just got hyped up when he played. He thought that Rock & Roll should be played with all of your

One unique quality that anyone King has affected can tell you, is how committed he was to his cause. Most people, if it came down to life or death, would back out and try to save themselves, but King was willing to die, just so all blacks then and in the future could experience a life with out segregation, without prejudice, and without discrimination.

Really high and loud all night long… including my self and my friends, the audience seemed really appreciating his hit medley at the end. It made us to believe that he plays over the top with excellent showmanship. Our waitress was little busy most of that night but the cocktail was good so it was okay and the lighting was perfect. Oh, one

Phoenix high school would like to introduce the Jazz Band, which will be performing not too long from now. It will be held on May 25th, 2016 the performance will begin at 6:30 PM in the Phoenix High School Commons. Some suggestions by parents of the students were, to get there early because those good seats get filled. This concert is being done to highlight all of the high level of music the students are working on. Directed by Mike DeRoest, much time has been put into the music that will be played at the concert. Anyone is allowed to come to the concert, it is free and any age person can go to watch. Many styles of Jazz will be played including, Swing, Bee-Bop, Latin, Rock and many more. “With a band of 13 members these students are going