... , 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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... 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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