Grossberg, Lawrence. Popular Music: A Yearbook. Performers and audiences, Volume 4. United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press, 1984.
His Beginnings: Growing up on Detroit's Lower side, Gordy's greatest loves were boxing and jazz. By the time he graduated from Northeastern high school in 1948, Gordy was able to place boxing 1st. however once winning fifteen Golden Gloves matches, his career as a boxer was inhibit once he was drafted to fight in the Korean War. After the war, Gordy was too old to continue in boxing, thus he turned to his alternative love, opening a record store specializing in jazz. Sadly, Gordy had failed to notice that blacks in Motown weren’t particularly fascinated by jazz. They wished to listen to rock 'n' roll. Gordy's 3-D Record outlet went bankrupt after only 2 years.
Elvis Presley is not known as the King of Rock and Roll for any old reason. He revolutionized the music of his time and greatly affected the music that would come after him. The development of the music style known as Rock and Roll stemmed from many different types of music that were already in existence. Elvis’ musical style was generated from three main genres. He fused African American blues, southern country western and Christian gospel music together to form his unique sound (Jeansonne). His early music fell under a genre known as “rockabilly” which then evolved into his own style of Rock and Roll. Rockabilly is known as one of the earliest, rawest forms of rock and roll. It is the blending of bluegrass and rhythm and blues which led to an upbeat lighthearted musical style and lyrics.
There is without a doubt that the 1950s saw the rise of the King of Rock 'n' Roll, known as Chuck Berry. His musical take on rhythm and blues was a large influence on many successful artists that rose the following decade, but most notably The Rolling Stones. This paper examines the earlier musical career of Chuck Berry and how The Rolling Stones modeled themselves upon him and then expanded themselves further.
The 1950s saw the rise of Chuck Berry, considered the King of Rock 'n' Roll. His musical take on rhythm and blues (R&B) was a large influence on many successful artists that rose the following decade; most notably The Rolling Stones. I examine Chuck Berry’s early career and how The Rolling Stones modeled themselves from his style, and then expanded it.
Music tends to follow the trends of its listeners; genres come and go with popularity. Rock and roll was considered to have its golden era in the 1960s. It peaked with performances by such artists as Sly and the Family Stone, The Jefferson Airplane, The Who, Grateful Dead, Santana, Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, and Janis Joplin (Rock and Roll). The Beatles were one of the top rock and roll bands. “They combined the distinct sounds of Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Elvis Presley, and others which shaped a sound that dominated the sixties with its creativity and style” (Holland 105). Jimi Hendrix introduced a new twist to rock and roll turning plain melodies into new unusual sound experiments which brought the genre called “acid rock”(Holland110). Another popular genre was folk music. The focus of folk music was its message. Folksingers of the ...
Goldstein, Patrick. “Parents Warn: Take The Sex and Shock Out Of Rock And Roll.” Los Angeles
The music industry during the 1940s was filled with many talented artists who impacted the music industry and the history of rock n’ roll forever. But one of the very well known and talented artists was Buddy Holly. Buddy Holly was the first to pioneer new music genres and progressive music. Charles Hardin Holley (1936-1959) was an American musician and artist whose creative career began in 1956. The family name is correctly spelled “Holley” but his first recording contract from Decca Records in 1956 spelled his last name “Holly” and he kept it that way for the rest of his career (Griggs 1). Holly took a very influential position in the music industry and built an audience for his Rock and Roll music very quickly due to his unique voice and advanced knowledge of music. Buddy Holly is a prime example of a musical pioneer who blended resources from various music genres including a variety of popular genres such as rhythm and blues (RNB), oriental, and African (Schinder and Schwartz 85).
Buddy Holly had been a yet different musician and he had his own combination of music, which was combined with rock and roll and country. Buddy Holly also impacted or affected future musicians. “Holly’s songs often expressed emotions that his fellow teen related to, feelings like powerlessness, hope, and disappointment. ”Holly’s song affected future musicians by helping them create thoughts that would get to other people’s emotions and create music that people and fans could relate to. “Holly continued to break new ground by writing his own songs and performing them with a group, along with pioneering new recording techniques such as overdubbing his own voice.” Holly had also impacted out future musicians by writing his own music. Musicians
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The 1960s and 1970s was a great time for music with the rise of Rock and Roll. There were many new bands that sprung up around this time and one that was particularly influential and popular was the Rolling Stones. The Rolling Stones were a British rock band, influenced heavily by American blues music, and consisted of Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Bill Wyman, Ian Stewart, Charlie Watts, and Brian Jones. The Stones had a huge influence on the youth of the time as many of them could identify with the band’s style. They have a countless number of popular songs but I am just going to be talking about two of them.
Chuck Berry was a very dominant part of history and rock & roll. Berry, a St. Louis native adopted country, blues and R&B inspirations to create a singular guitar technique. Berry paired these skills with astounding charisma, extraordinary stage moves and an expressive voice that was projected more to *white youth and anyone young at heart, guaranteeing his status as one of rock & roll's first great hit makers. Berry was a big player in “The first wave” of rock & roll artists. Historians say Elvis Presley cracked open the door for rock & roll, BUT Chuck Berry kicked it wide open with his signature duck walk over it for good measure. In Berry's hands, the tune featured lyrics confronting an unfortunate battle with an enthusiastic wish that his