... form, new country artists began to surface. Overwhelming numbers of females tripled within two decades. Names like Reba McEntire, Faith Hill, Shania Twain, Martina McBride and LeAnn Rimes top Billboard charts with numerous singles and albums. Even an all girl group known as the "Dixie Chicks " raised to the top as an award winning vocal group. This was a major turning point ... females in country have forever changed the outcome. Women artists have overwhelmed the men in numbers. Women such as: Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert, Kacey Musgraves and Kellie Pickler continuously top charts...

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... influence is part of so many musical aspects today. The Beatles were a band that took America by storm. To this day The Beatles still hold the record on the pop charts with five hits simultaneously occupying the top five slots. "The Beatles were shock troops of British pop invasion, blazing a trail that would be followed by youth around the world."(Howell ... due to the fact that their music was simply composed better. If you were going to have a party it wasn't a party without Beatles Records. (Eric Burden) The Beatles dominated the charts for countless weeks on end and nothing else bu...

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... and roll song. And in 1955 came out with Rock Around The Clock. But yet the fame was directed towards Elvis Presley who made this a number one hit on the charts. Elvis later in 1956 took the huge spotlight with another number one hit, Heartbreak Hotel. For the next two years he held the top or the ... charts with no less that seven single, million seller hits. RCA couldn't even keep up with the record demand. In 1957 over 25 million in Elvis merchandise is sold. The innocence ... ...

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... Chapel Hill, by the rulings of a federal court judge, by nineteen fifty six, the pop song "My Prayer" sung by the black band the Platters hits number one on the charts. And there was suburbia. Lots of kids with nothing to do. Before they play "chicken" and one of them dies, off the cliff, Jim asks "why do we do this ... ...

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... that introduced electrical instruments in, was his 'Bringing It All Back Home'. In 1965 he released his sixth album 'Highway 61 Revisited'. The single 'Like A Rolling Stone' rose on the charts to number two. In 1967 to 1974 he wrote songs about legends, myth's, bible and ghosts on the album. The album "Blood on the Tracks." It was Dylan's most mature ... ...

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... music purists in the process of changing music forever (Unterberger pg.165). The American band the byrds combined folk and rock which created a number one hit on the billboard music charts. A Band called Buffalo Springfield blended aspects of Rock, Country and western music to create country rock in 1966. American musicians responded to the British musical stimulus by experimenting with new ... ...

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... swept the country. An incredible 73,000,000 people watched the Beatles first US appearance and their first album; Meet the Beatles quickly rose to the top of the album charts. Although the sixties music side of things was very much dominated by bands such as The Rolling Stones and The Beatles there were still a number of bands that became huge ... ...

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... in which black voices could tell the truth in a white-dominated country". As Rap's controversial subjects and lyrics continued to escalate, its immense popularity soared to the top of billboard charts. In fact, in today's society, Rap has proven to be one of the biggest selling and most popular genres for millions of fans alike. Modern artists like 50 Cent, Jay ... ...

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... one called soul. Mowtown was formed by doowop groups and did fairly well. Sixty-seven percent of the singles that came out of mowtown music hit the top of the charts. Chapter nine talks about one of the greatest influences on Rock and Roll which were the Beatles. Their musical style is defined in three periods which are early beatle, 1962 ... ...

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... The Beatles came the British invasion. British bands began to do covers of black songs. Disc jockeys wouldn't play the black versions of the songs, squeezing black artists off the charts and causing jealousy towards the British bands. Brian Wilson said of The Beatles, "Suddenly I felt un- hip, as if we looked like golf caddies, not rock stars." The Beatles success ... ...

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... son. On December 8th, 1980, John Lennon was assassinationed. In the early sixties, rock and roll music was on a decline; it in fact began to flatten out'. On the Billboard charts, rock and roll was no longer the mainstream of music. It was shared with country, rhythm and blues, folk music and crooners such as Frank Sinatra. Some began to call ... ...

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... with music in the 1960's became the start of the new era called Rock'n' Roll. Such music bands like the Beatles, The Sonics, and The Doors were topping the billboard charts with their provocative lyrics. The music of the 1960's changed the youth of America and made America a less conservative society. Rock'n'Roll was not just music it was becoming a new ... ...

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