Tom Sholz Influence On Boston

The first three years of college Dane worked for Utah Power and Light (Rocky Mountain Power). While he was working for them he read about a scientist of the name Dr. Thomas Stockum Jr. Stockum created the first audio recorded and Dane was extremely interested in this because he loved music. When Dane was a senior he went to the company Stockum was running and practically begged for a job as a janitor just to get his foot in the door. The

Tommy DeCarlo is the lead vocals, keyboards, and percussion. Born and raised in Utica, New York, DeCarlo lived and breathed sports, playing baseball, football and basketball throughout his school years. DeCarlo’s interest in music began in elementary school when he joined the school choir, he started playing piano when he was about 14 years old. He was usually picking out chords on an old upright when he wasn’t playing sports. Tom Scholz happened to hear DeCarlo’s cover of “Don’t Look Back,” and was shocked, thus asking him to join the band. Prior to that, the largest crowd that Tommy had sung in front of was several dozen people, performing karaoke in a bowling alley. When he’s not on the road with Boston, he plays in a cover band with his

Early 1960s was the time when A&R man (who was responsible for arranging and coordinating all the professionals such as singers, musicians, audio technicians and instrumentation) started getting replaced by record producer. Due to the increase in control of record companies and decrease in the authority of musicians as record producer became more important than the singer in the recording process. One of the example of record producers of that time is Phil Spector, who was considered as one of the most significant record producer because he wrote and recorded many hit songs. It was through these songs, Spector developed his famous “Wall of sound,” which included recording a large number of instruments, blending the sounds together, adding reverb,

To record this album an EMI console, a 16-track tape machine, a Fairchild limiters, and an EMT plate reverb were used. There were also up to five or six tape machines doing various delays, reverb delays, ect. at one time. Alan remembers “on the mix having to

Rock ‘n’ Roll began and evolved around the late 1940’s and 1950’s time frame. There were many groups that participated in the creation and origin of Rock ‘n’ Roll, however the two primary groups were rhythm and blues and country music. “The origins of rock ‘n’ roll are often described in a way that could be represented by an algebraic formula: r&b + c&w = r&r” (Garofalo & Waksman, 2016, p. 56). While the formula is rather simplistic, it ignores the many groups of individuals, social and cultural influences that impacted the formation of Rock ‘n’ Roll. As Rolling Stone’s Robert Palmer (1990) noted:

During the 1900s, passion of composing music arose and encouraged many young teens to create garage bands and elder to perceive music as career. Famous musicians like Robert Johnson, Bill Monroe, and Elvis Presley were seeking the same. Although many were composing songs, most of them adapted their own versions from many which created a list of similarities and differences between them. Most commonly similar were themes or forms yet some differentiated in delivery style or instrumentation. Many artists got more creative and used similar instruments but give a twist into the sound play. This can be seen in the script or heard in the audio of the songs “Walkin’ Blues” and “Blue Moon of Kentucky” like many others.

“The warden threw a party in the county jail. The prison band was there and they began to wail. The band was jumpin' and the joint began to swing. You should've heard them knocked-out jailbirds sing.” These lyrics from Elvis Presley’s hit song “Jailhouse Rock” clearly illustrate how teenagers reacted to his new brand of music, Rock ‘n’ Roll in the 1950s. Elvis and his music came in a time when the baby boomers were teenagers and beginning to identify themselves and discover music. The civil rights movement was just about to begin, and the tension between whites and blacks was just beginning to decrease. The two races found companionship when listening to music, and Elvis helped to connect the dots even more. Elvis was a music icon that the

Rock ‘N’ Roll’s birth came after the Great Depression and World War II. It was in the 50’s called the baby boomers that started it all. It expanded the teenage population with 3.4 million babies born. The 1950’s scrap the ideology of a conservative family, where the father is the bread winner and the mother was a stay home mother. The young adults found an escape and enjoyment in Rock ‘N’ Roll.

Carter landed a job on pianist Ramsey Lewis's BET Jazz show, "Bet on Jazz.” In January

After the band played local club circuits for about a year, they were discovered by Johnny Bristol, who in turn brought Harvey Fuqua into the picture. Fuqua owned Harvey Records and Anna Records, but eventually sold them to his brother in law, Berry Gordy. Berry

The history of Boston plays a major role in what it is today. During the year 1630, colonists from England founded the town of Boston which quickly became the political, commercial, financial, religious and educational center of the North East region. In the year 1765 the American Revolution began, this is wear the famous “Boston Tea Party” and “Battle of Bunker Hill” took place. In the 1800s Boston reemerged and accompanied by New York was the financial center of the U.S. Now being in the 21st century Boston is focused on education, medicine, and technology. There are 35 colleges and universities alone in Boston, offering entertainment for the city, students, and tourists.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation was established in 1983 and is in Cleveland Ohio. The function of the foundation is to recognize the contributions of those who have had a significant impact on the evolution, development, and perpetuation of rock and roll, stated Future Rock Legends (2006-2017). The Foundation has inducted over 300 candidates, each artist is inducted after 25 years of their first album. Each year the nomination and induction process is coordinated by Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation committee. The foundation committee is currently about 28 members, consists of musicians, music executives and lots of journalists, who are current or former Rolling Stone contributors.

In 1991 "five guys in Charlottesville, Va., started making joyful noise" (Waddell 1). This band would soon take over the world and change the lives of millions. This is the Dave Matthews Band. "The Internet was hardly a factor in building a fan base and the concert industry was rapidly consolidating" (Waddell 1).

Rock and roll has developed a long way throughout the years from a dance craze in the 1950’s to a political and cultural landscape that is recognized worldwide. Rock and roll has come to define the roots of teenage rebellion, people who don’t follow the norms, and have disrespect for authority. The style of rock and roll itself is a melting pot of music, a combination of sounds that include jazz, country, blues, ragtime, gospel, swing, classical, and ethnic music. It can be a simple variation of three chords to a complex chromatic scale combination. It can convey emotions such as love, hate, fear, lust, sadness, joy, disillusion, or a strong sense of reality. Many things can be said about rock but the fact is that it is the most widely

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