The Beatles The English ROCK MUSIC group The Beatles gave the 1960s its characteristic musical flavor and had a profound influence on the course of popular music, equaled by few performers. The guitarists John Winston Lennon, Oct. 9, 1940; James Paul McCartney, June 18, 1942; and George Harrison, Feb. 25, 1943; and the drummer Ringo Starr, Richard Starkey, July 7, 1940, were all born and raised in Liverpool. Lennon and McCartney had played together in a group called The Quarrymen. With Harrison, they formed their own group, The Silver Beatles, in 1959, and Starr joined them in 1962. As The Beatles, they developed a local following in Liverpool clubs, and their first recordings, "Love Me Do" (1962) and "Please Please Me" (1963), quickly made them Britain's top rock group.
Currently, teenagers and young people around the country tap their feet and dance to energetic rap and hip-pop, which often contain explicit lyrics. Many of them also enjoy swaying their bodies to the pretty melodies of pop and country songs. Some of the favorite artists chosen by teenagers nowadays include Chris Brown, Taylor Swift, Kanye West, The Jonas Brothers, and Beyoncé. But in the 1960’s, the popular music was different. Rock-and-roll bands that originated from England such as The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and The Who were influential back then.
Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, and Elvis Pressley introduced this Genre. Classic Rock evolved in the United States and stemmed from a combination of various music genres. Those music genres that Rock stemmed from were blues, African-American genres, jump blues, jazz, and gospel music. Elvis Pressley who is an inspiring rock artist added his own twist to rock music by adding a fast paced upbeat sound and gave rock music life. Hip Hop was formed in the early 1970’s.
People are drawn to popular music because they find it musically comfortable and familiar. Most Western pop songs follow the same I-vi-IV-V chord progression, or a slight variation of it. (Scott) This chord progression is also known as the “50’s Progression”. The progression obtained this name because it was made popular in the 1950s by many different music groups. It began as the backing for doo-wop and was then picked up by early rock-and-roll groups which brought the progression to center-stage.
A perfect example is of The Beatles song “Hold Your Hand” in contrast comparison to Glee’s version. The song is different in regards to the singer and band members, the time-frame in which the song is sung and, the overall mood of the video. Although the words of the song are same it’s obvious that it can have different meanings. The first difference I noticed in the two videos was that the Beatles were a group and harmonized as one. The Beatles consisted of four young men, all of whom could write, sing, and play multiple instruments very well.
Some of them include John Zorn, Charlie Haden, Elvis Costello, Lee Kontiz, and Jack DeJohnette. It is hard to describe Frisell’s style. There are very drastic differences between songs that make this difficult. I listened to several songs and could not begin to describe a single characteristic that all of them possessed except for the amazing talent he has. I had a hard time deciding on a song to pick for this assignment.
[citation needed] A few black rhythm and blues musicians, notably Louis Jordan, the Mills Brothers, and The Ink Spots, achieved crossover success;[citation needed] in some cases (such as Jordan's "Choo Choo Ch'Boogie") this success was achieved with songs written by white songwriters. [citation needed] The Western swing genre in the 1930s, generally played by white musicians, also drew heavily on the blues and in turn directly influenced rockabilly and rock and roll, as can be heard, for example, on Elvis Presley's "Jailhouse Rock" (1957). [citation needed] Going back even further, rock and roll can trace one lineage to the old Five Points, Manhattan district of mid-19th century New York City, the scene of the first fusion of heavily
Syd Barret, once a creative guitarist, with an artistic vision to collaborate light shows with the psycheldelic sound of the sixties. Shine On You Crazy Diamond was dedicated to him and the legacy he left behind. The beginning of the piece creates a calming sensation that is abrubtly followed by an energetic burst of instruments, suggesting perhaps that Syd could never just be laid back. I believe he was filled with a sense of wild creativity, when I listen to Pink Floyd’s debut album “The Piper At The Gates of Dawn” (EMI Colunbia, 1967) I hear the work of a wild and creative mind for example, listen to the song Intersteller Overdrive, featuring disjointed, distorted guitar sounds randomly played, this characterises Syd Barret’s “style ' The Music Part I The introduction begins with the fading in orchestra like passage of a string synth pad in the key of G-minor created with an EMS VCS 3, ARP Solina and a Hammond organ. The intro is not unlike that of a feature film that promises some unknown adventure, like a building storm.
He gained recognition with the name of Bob Dylan; therefore, he lawfully and officially changed his name to Bob Dylan in August, 1962 (A&E). Basically, his entire career started in 1961, where he left the university and started living in Greenwich Village, New York City. He was inspired by several kinds of music: blues, rock and roll, folk, gospel and country music (Bob). Most of the songs he wrote were related politics, justice, humanity, violence and suffering, etc. In 1963, he had a relationship with Joan Baez, an American folk singer and songwriter known for her soprano style and three-octave vocal range, that lasted two years.
Drugs make you drugged and psychedelics enhance your ability to see the truth or reality.” (O’Brien, 1) Rolling Stones, the Beatles, Pink Floyd, Crosby Stills & Nash, The Byrds, The Doors, Jefferson Airplane, The Velvet Underground, The Beach Boys, The Yardbirds, and the list goes on with bands involved in the “Psychedelic Sixties.” (1) “‘Musically people were experimenting, trying to convey that transcendent feel. Even the Stones did it, shooting off at an angle that didn't suit them,’ sums up Andy Ellison, lead vocalist with John's Children, the first band of Marc Bolan, who later fronted T. Rex. ‘It was like soul music came from white boys on acid and took on a whole different meaning.’” (O’Brien,