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    of many people including myself. The flow and general feel of the music seems to relax the brain, at least from my experience. The hidden stories to his music is incredible as well as the phrasing and use of his language, although there are some bad things about his music. The moving stories hidden within the lyrics of his music, and songs of his albums are a great part of the Waters experience. In the play-like album The Wall (1979) it slowly explains the life of an overprotected boy named Pink.

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    With no doubt about it, Chuck Berry is the true King of Rock and Roll as well as the Father of Rock and Roll. His music stood out, his style was in general was unique and his impact on the races brought them together. He influenced many musicians and when it comes down to Presley and Berry, “Presley was an imitator; Berry was an originator”. His music was meant for everyone and he wasn't afraid to share it with the world and especially the white community. To me, Chuck Berry’s style is one of the

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    exploring my culture, there are a few things that come to mind. I love to sing, dance, and eat good food. My culture has been known to use the art of music to get through whatever life brings our way. Music becomes our therapy, which can be sensed in our soulful voices. I have experienced the joy and pain of music in many ways. My favorite encounter of music as a cultural experience was the Maze featuring Frankie Beverly Concert. I have attended their event/concerts in Charlotte, NC several times, in

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    the Vietnam War. My first impression of the film led me to categorize it as a “war film” or dramatization. It felt like a thriller that went above and beyond the typical formula. Coppola skillfully uses the elements of light and shadows, color, and music in Apocalypse Now to visually portray the psychological damaging effects of war. O'Donnell (p 19) points out that lighting is a key segment in the film, particularly shown by fogs and shadows. The film is primarily concerned with the subject of war

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    of millions of followers from throughout the world even after his death? Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American artist, lyricist, performer, and lover of the dance floor. Called the King of Pop, his commitments to music, move, and style, alongside his exposed individual life, made him a worldwide figure in mainstream culture in excess of four decade. Career, creations & contributions: Jackson

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    the main trend within this culture is wearing vintage and thriftshop inspired clothes, often in unexpected combinations. Referring back to the codes of fashion, and how subcultures broke these codes, Hipsters can be said to do the same (hebdiges, 1979). This culture are trying do differentiate themselves from everything that they see as mainstream. It is clear that this craving after differentiation are a well know aspect within postmodernity, which could be explained by the impossibility to do

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    Playboy magazine for their 1979 September issue. Lovine was once respected with the Florence Crittendon Woman of the Year grant for serving teenage moms and young ladies with a mental impediment. The bio of famous Vicki Lovine is given below. Age- How old is Vicki Lovine? She

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    The Rise of a Native American Balladry Essay

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    new ones was the rise of a distinctive "folk style."(Much of the following discussion is from Alan Lomax, "Folk Song Style," in The American Anthropologist, 61 (December, l959):929-955). No sound recordings were made until the 1880s and no folk music was recorded, to speak of, until the 1920s; therefore, any discussion of performance style must be somewhat

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    Why He Won T Go Country

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    Geoff Nicholls, Black Sabbath's longtime keyboardist who performed with the heavy metal legends for 25 years, died Saturday following a battle with lung cancer. He was 68. Related Ozzy Osbourne on Black Sabbath's Farewell, Why He Won't Go Country "Prince of Darkness" also talks new TV show, Hitler's alleged micropenis and why he's not ready for retirement "I'm so saddened to hear the loss of one of my dearest and closest friends Geoff Nicholls," Tony Iommi wrote on Facebook Saturday

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    Sugar Hill Gang

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    The song Rapper’s Delight by the Sugar Hill Gang reflects the society that produced it, they like to have fun, boast about what they have and rhyme on the beat as well. The song Rapper’s Delight was recorded 1979. The intended messages in this song would have to be that the Sugar Hill Gang wanted to get you to get up and dance, they wanted you know what hip-hop really is. They wanted to introduce themselves to us their audience. The song had a very constant bass line that had a very deferent vibe

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