... music to spread easier. More people were concentrated in one area and living in the cities enabled easier means of obtaining transporting to other parts of the country. The move into the cities, along with the invention of the electric guitar, changed the face of blues forever and paved the way for rock and roll. (2, 3, 4, 7) After World War Two, the United States came out the ... the nation causing a growth spurt in population known as the "Baby Boom" and many of these families moved to communities on the outskirts of the cities known as suburbs. These suburbs consisted of a house for ...

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... to hip-hop. In the late '70s, dance clubs played disco, but by the end of the decade, disco was evolving into a number of different genres. All of the genres were collected under the catch-all term "dance," though there were distinct differences between dance-pop, hip-hop, house, and techno, among other subgenres. In its purest form, Rock & Roll has three chords, a strong ... , insistent back beat, and a catchy melody. Early rock & roll drew from a variety of sources, primarily blues, R&B, and country, but also gospel, traditional pop, jazz, and folk. Soft rock emerged in the ... mainst...

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... House of Blues in Anaheim, California. Once inside the venue I was surprised to see how small the club actually was. I have seen The Roots three times prior to the 15th at venues where it was impossible to be within fifty feet of the stage. All you had to be was inside the House of Blues ... and you were within fifty feet. A peaceful crowd of claustrophobically close Roots fans gathered to watch the most original, pure form of hip-hop music today performed live. No group combines ... a rapper with a drummer, keyboard, bass guitar, guitar, conga drums, and a vocal percussionist. Before t...

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... , Rock Music. During one week, I looked for information in the library and at my house, and from the information I gathered and my one knowledge about the topic, I'm going to lead the reader to a better understanding of Rock n' Roll. I chose to do Rock music because I can identify myself with it. Rock music ... topics such as famous composers and groups, and characteristics of the music. The first section of this essay is Rock n' Roll of the 1950's, when Rock n' Roll was born. It emerged from rhythm and blues, a music similar to jazz played by blacks. This kind of music started to attrac...

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... I'm going to introduce to the reader a topic not touched a lot because of its complexity and its avoidance by conservative adults. This topic is, of course, Rock Music. During one week, I looked for information in the library and at my house, and from the information I gathered and my one knowledge about the topic, ... I'm going to lead the reader to a better understanding of Rock n' Roll. I chose to do Rock music because I can identify myself with it. ... such as famous composers and groups, and characteristics of the music. The first section of this essay is Rock n' Roll of the 1950'...

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... better known as Al. Jimmy got well acquainted with his father's collection of blues and jazz records. As an early teen he also became fascinated with the pure magic of rock "n" roll and r & b on local radio stations. By the age of 11, he had picked up an old acoustic for the first time. From ... 's obsession and bought Jimmy a cheap guitar. He learned the instrument by playing along to the hot tunes of the day. Pretty soon Hendrix was also playing with a variety of local bands. (Partridge, p. 4) Some of the first bands he started playing with were The Velvetones and The Rocking Kings. Ev...

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... . Eric Clapton also sings about drugs, much like Pink Floyd. In the song Cocaine he shamelessly promotes the use of cocaine. "If you got bad news, You want to shake them blues, Cocaine. When your day is done, and you want to run, Cocaine. If your date is gone, and you want to ride on, Cocaine. ... Don't forget this fact, You can't get him back, Cocaine. Lost my house, lost my wife, lost my car, Cocaine." Clapton ... definitely went through some hardships in his life. He was kicked out of college, divorced, his son died as a child. His music career has had many up and down times in ... a...

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