... musical style heavily resembled Charles Brown and Nat King Cole, two of Ray Charles' biggest musical influences. It was with the McSon Trio that Ray Charles made it to the R&B charts in the late 40's with the hit singles, "Confession Blues", "Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand" and "Kissa Me Baby". By 1953, Ray Charles ... of "What'd I Say", an intricate song that combined jazz, gospel, and Latin music. Despite its controversial and sexually suggestive lyrics, the song made the crossover top ten song charts, the first for Charles. Within the next few years, Charles would come out with three mor...

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... piece, I have selected the classic Jailhouse Rock by Elvis Presley. I define this as a popular song because it charted at number 1 in the Billboard Hot 100 Charts (All Music, 2014) and the UK Singles Chart (Official Charts, 2014). The song is set at about 150bpm. Seven seconds into the song (having already laid the foundations of the track with Scotty Moore's memorable riff ... ...

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... 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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... "Movie Magg" and "Turn Around". Later that year Perkins recorded the song that he will always be remembered for, "Don't Step on My Blue Suede Shoes". It entered the billboard charts in 1956 as number three. It was also the first country record to be on both the R&B chart and the Pop Chart (Larkin 4169). Carl Perkins was on his way ... singles he released later on did not do as well as he had hoped they would. According to The Encyclopedia of Popular Music the highest he would get on the charts would be seventy with "Boppin" The Blues" and sixty-seven with "Your True Love" Throughout his...

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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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... music consisted of boy bands with kind gentle lyrics that were "family friendly". Artist such as Elvis Presley, The Four Tops, Lulu, The Beatles, and The Beach Boys topped the charts in the early to mid 1960s (Smith, Ron 6.). Songs like "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" by The Beatles in 1964 and "To Sir With Love" by Lulu in 1967, deal with ... ...

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... different types of black music to make his own. He was "the only artist to have the same record at number one on the pop, country, and rhythm and blues charts" (Schmidt 339). Many black Southerners resented this and all the success that he gained by it because he was using music that had originated by black but was unable to ... ...

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... different types of black music to make his own. He was "the only artist to have the same record at number one on the pop, country, and rhythm and blues charts" (Schmidt 339). Many black Southerners resented this and all the success that he gained by it because he was using music that had originated by black but was unable to ... ...

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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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... 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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... 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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