Cameron Davidson Associate Professor Karen Werner Music of America 27 Oct. 2015 Paper #2: Kitty Wells For most in the country music genre today, it is a mixture of men and women. However, think about how much country music has changed from many decades ago. Men dominated the country music charts and women....well, they weren't allowed to perform. Women in the 1950s were strictly supposed to stay in the home to take care of their children, while the spouse, in this case the husband was to be the breadmaker
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These racial issues introduced a new music genre called Rock ‘n’ Roll. A lot of this music was written by African-Americans. Many Caucasian adults did not agree with Rock ‘n’ Roll because of the lesson it was teaching, the music was the largest sold music genre of the decade. Caucasian adults believed the lyrics were sexual and rebellious. As an effect of these lyrics, many
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in the social behavior of the post World War II generation and discuss whether Rock and Roll was the cause of the dramatic behavioral changes that led teenagers astray from the conservative values of the older generation. While both Pennington and Oakley agree on some of the factors that that led to the sweeping changes in teenage behavior during this time, they differ on the conclusion of whether Rock and Roll was the culprit and whether teenage morals and values truly shifted from their conservative
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Billie Holiday was one of America’s influential singers of time. When Billie Holiday was 9 years old she was sent to the House of the Good Shepherd a facility for troubled African-American girls.Billie Holiday met a man named Lester Young and Artie Shaw they were both part of a orchestra called the Count Basie’s Orchestra.She was a part of the Count Basie Orchestra for quite some time after a few years working with them she was forced to quit.In October 1945 Billie started taking drugs after the
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In the early 1990’s, grunge music was a staple in the music industry. Grunge music mostly consisted of alternative rock roots, however it created a culture that normal rock did not have. Although originally based in Seattle, grunge quickly spread through the U.S. and even globally within a few years, thus creating a global following. Stereotypically speaking, the following mostly consisted of people who rejected mainstream culture and music ideologies, wore ripped jeans and flannels, Converse, and
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Country music is a unique and traditional type of music. It combines many different genres, and it blends them all into one great genre. Country music takes beats of rock and roll, it takes the soul of the good ole drinking music, and it takes the heart of old gospel... Country music will always be, no matter what people think, the "real" music that tells the "real" story. The style of country music is very unique. It really doesn't beat around the bush. It tells you straight up what the artist
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rapidly. Not only this but America have also influenced Australians in music, radio, television film and fashion. Australian music during the 1950s was heavily influenced from American music, where individuals fell in love with American-style rock 'n' roll. In 1955, American Bill Haley's hit song ‘Rock Around the Clock’ spread throughout Australia, and the radio broadcasting station were soon full of other American acts like Elvis Presley and Buddy Holly. During this time, Australian performers like
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teenagers rarely understand how their father finds his tunes enjoyable. The answer to why music has continued throughout time is that music changes as time does. Music has three major styles throughout modern history as time has passed, from the rock and roll of the 50s, the pop music of the 70s, to hip hop and rap music still heard today. The 50s was known for many things
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Elvis Aron Presley was born on January 8th, 1935, in Mississippi. Elvis was supposed to be a twin, but his brother was stillborn. His family had very little money, and they moved from place to place. In the article “ Elvis Presley’s biography” they mention that Presley had a strong faith in God; he went to church with his family. Gospel music became a strong, important influence on him.(2015, Par 2). On Presley's 11th birthday his mother gave him his first guitar. After Presley graduated he cut his
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Chapter 4 RnR erupted in 1950s ~ kind of… Major RnR songs: “Rock around the clock” by Bill Haley and his comets 1955 “Crazy man crazy” by Bill Haley 1953 “Sixty minute man” by Dominoes 1951 Definition is vague, as it has to deal with RnB, sexual context and the actual genre of RnR. Sexual context of the term dates back into the mediaeval times. E.g. Shakespeare RnR was very multicultural. A simple algebraic formula for RNR is RnB + CnW = RnR, but it is overlooking some other significant
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