Classic Rock Performers Who Have Had A Lasting Influence On Music Classic rock is a fundamental part of American history. Many of today’s leading bands can trace their styles back to the influence of certain musicians. While every song made available to the world has had an impact on the music industry, there are certain …
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Punk Rock T-Shirts and Clothing Reflect Musical Genres At various times throughout history, music has reflected established culture, rejected the status quo, and created cultural phenomena that went far beyond melodies and lyrics. The folk music of the 1950s and 1960s, for example, represented a sea change in attitudes about everything from the Vietnam War …
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Roll Over, Roy Orbison In the late nineteen sixties Roy Orbison, on a concert tour of Australia, arrived in Adelaide on the same flight as the Walker Brothers. I recall watching on television the airport interview in which Roy, always the nice guy, explained how much he loved the music of Scott Walker and his …
You Can Learn to Play Rock Guitar Although the electric guitar has originated in blues music, it is rock that gave its popularity. With rock music, the electric guitar became a massively expressive instrument. All guitar lessons have to touch on rock as well, but if you want to learn to play rock guitar, there …
Music Preferences Music is a wonderful thing. It can make people laugh, cry or feel happy or sad. It can calm a crying baby, or even motivate a person to exercise. There are all types of music, too: Rock, rhythm and blues, jazz, gospel, and many other genres as well as sub-genres. And everyone listens …
Rock Stars, Music Icons, Alcohol, and Drug Overdose There is a saying that rock and roll stars live on the edge and drive in the fast lane. Jimi Hendrix, Elvis Presley, Kurt Cobain of Nirvana, and Michael Hutchence of INXS did just that. They were music icons who lived on the edge. Sad to say, …
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baby boomer classics cds Classic CDs, The Sound of the Baby Boomers Era It is a fact that music is one of the best ways to relax. After a long day at work, you have to have something that can completely unwind the stress you accumulated in the day. By listening to music, you will …
XM Radio Categories Here are the main music categories that you can find on XM satellite radio broadcasts: The Decades – songs from the 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s Country – classic country hits are at home here, but you will also get a good share of new pop country and blue grass …
Rock and Roll Never Forgets It’s a sad thing when we, as baby boomers, begin to feel like “old fogies” when it comes to music and the “hip” things going on in popular culture. It’s also easy to forget that the rock music and many other genres of modern music got their launch way back …
Indie Music Indie music is a type of alternative rock which exists in the independent music world. The word is periodically used to refer to all underground music, and is the opposite of indie pop music. Indie rock music places an emphasis on electric instruments such guitars and drums. Musicians in the genre are also …
