... ". With the Civil War came the freedom of slaves in America. During this time a new style of singing and playing acoustic guitar become popular. Named Delta Blues, after the "Mississippi Delta" region where the majority of blacks in America lived on plantations, it was some of the first blues to ever be recorded. "Pioneers such as Charley Patton, Son House, Robert Johnson, and Mississippi Fred McDowell helped ... to create a unique and powerful sound that is still popular today." (Lee) Widely recognized as the "Father of Rock and Roll", Blues music is one of America's great contributions...

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... after the cold war conflicts ended. Rock and roll began in the United States; the music was influenced by other cultures and musical traditions like gospel music, blues, country- and western, and folk music. The term rock music was known to the music style after the 1959. R&B was mostly influenced by African American. ... and other instruments were invented. Many people are life is influenced by the type of music that they hear. I think that people would be interested in finding out what made the people like rock and roll, jazz, and the blues. In the 1950s, World War Two in people starte...

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... songs entitled, "Don't Be Cruel," "Love Me Tender," and "All Shook UP." Between 1956 and 1958, Presley dominated the best-seller charts. One of his most renowned appearances was on the Ed Sullivan Show. He was paid $50,000.00 for three appearances.(4, p3) Also, Elvis got into the "movie ... Sergeant. After serving in the army for many years in Germany, Elvis returned to the United States in 1960. In April of that year, he starred in his first post-army movie, "GI Blues." In May, Frank Sinatra ran a show entitled, "Welcome Home Elvis." Even though he was gone for about two years, ... "Ch...

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... several different political issues, such as James Meredith's struggle to enter the University of Mississippi in "62 ("Oxford Town") and the Cuban missile crisis ("Hard Rain A-Gonna Fall"). Dylan's second album, The Freewheelin" Bob Dylan, was supposed to include the song "Talkin" John Birch Society Blues", but Columbia Records would not include the cut, fearing an adverse reaction from ... to believe that he was a Communist. Seeger invoked the First Amendment guaranteeing freedom of speech rather than the Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination. In 1961, the House of Repres...

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