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    Rock Music 1960s

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    Overview of Rock music: Rock music is a widespread genre of pop music. Early shaped rock music (before 1960) was originated in the United States, popular in the 1950s, as well as folk music and country music blending white music. Forming a new type of music that combines R & B, folk and country music. The big picture is, with the first batch of European and American young people who grew up after World War II, they all came into adulthood in 1960. This period of 1950-60 was their adolescence. They

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    Rock Music History

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    Rock music has been very popular for years. Now-a-day’s rock has blended in with the other types of popular music like pop, country and rap. However, none of these other types of music seemed to have as big an impact on people that rock did. Rock ‘n roll, basically controlled the most of the twentieth century, with an entire era of children, teens and young adults to follow. But, where did rock come from? What is rock music, what started it? How did parents react? Rock n roll original started along

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    Professor Briggs Music 24B 8 June 2017 Rock Music and Social Politics in the 1960s Historically, music has played a vital role in the society and this is especially very true of rock music in the 1960s in America. In the 1950s, rock music was a form of social disruption as young people were kicking hard against repression. However, by the 60s, that disruptive wave had passed and was replaced by rock music that could be listened to by the mainstream culture in America. Rock music had come of age and

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    Why Rock ' N ' Roll Music

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    There is a lot I have learned from the text, Mystery Train: Images of America in Rock ‘n’ Roll Music. Greil Marcus’ narratives of musicians, such as Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, etc., introduces the readers to a deeper meaning behind their song lyrics and allows them to perceive American history through the eyes of the composers. However, it is important to discuss songs reflecting on current events affect on modern day society. I have found that most of the songs I reviewed were

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    “Little” Richard Wayne Penniman, one of the first rock musicians, once said, "The blues had an illegitimate baby and we named it rock 'n ' roll". Rock and Roll initially began setting its roots around 1950, with a strong connection to audiences who were under an oppressing thumb at the time. If African American music is unique, it is largely due to the foundation of blues, a form of music that emerged in the early 20th century. Establishing the sounds of African American culture, these styles inspired

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    culture from the past. I don’t forget about them; I carry them. I got into rock ‘n roll music since I was born. To me, rock ‘n roll music made me the man I am today. To immerse yourself in something, you must have background information on the subject. That way, you’ll not only appreciate the masterpiece but you’ll also appreciate how it was initially made. The history of rock music goes back into the 1950s. You see, rock music was created by African Americans and given its name to a white DJ named

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    Advantages Of Rock Music

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    Rock Music: A Medium to Enhance Critical Thinking Abilities Music in General Music is anything that produces sound in which creates a certain tune with or without harmony. For most people, music generates a cause of relaxation wherein it creates an ambience that is gratifying to our mind. According to O’Brien (1987), the dominant purposes why music is agreeable for many is that it regales, builds disposition and used in occasions. It also contributes to the development of our character and personality

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    1970's Rock Music

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    conclusion, what caused most of Connie’s decisions was the music she decided to listen to. The music of the late 1960’s and early 1970’s was Rock music. In the lyrics of rock music it explained rebellion, social protest, sex, and drugs. It was young teens like Connie who listened to this type of music who was inspired by the lyrics to make life what they wanted and not of what their parents wanted and pass generations. In light of rock music, it served to Connie as freedom and a way to connect differently

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    Rock Music In The 1950's

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    Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed in the 1950’s. Rock music is considered a mixture of country, blues, and gospel music. Rock music was formed by African Americans who at the time didn’t get much credit because of racism and segregation. Some of the founding fathers of rock music are Lloyd Price, Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bill Haley and the Comets, Bo Diddley, Roy Orbison, Johnny cash, Robert Johnson. Rock music begun in the 1950’s

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    Rock ’n’ Roll music is a subgenre of the meta-genre, Rock. Freed (2009, 169) described it by saying, “rock ’n’ roll is really swing with a modern name.” Ennis (1992, 253) identifies, ‘First, early rocknroll allowed every performer to draw on the full musical resources of pop, country, and rhythm and blues.’ and on rockhall.com (2014) his viewpoint is expanded upon, The more immediate roots of rock and roll lay in the so-called "race" music, or rhythm & blues, and "hillbilly" music, or county & western

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