Comparing Elvis Presley's Rock And Roll
In the beginning of Rock ‘n’ Roll it was common for white musicians to cover songs that were originally produced and recorded by African American musicians. To cover a song means to reproduce the song by a different artist, other then the original. For example, Hound Dog was originally by Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton but Elvis Presley largely popularized it, through his cover. The song, although sung by two different artists, shares several similarities, such as having a similar lyric pattern and similar instrumental techniques. As for differences, when the song is sung by Willie Mae it has more of a blues feeling/rhythm. When Elvis Presley sings the song, it has more of a Rock ‘n’ Roll feeling/rhythm. Also when sung by Elvis, there is a faster
…show more content…
It can be seen as harmful because a lot of African musicians probably felt cheated or stolen from when their song was used and they weren’t given credit for it. On the other hand, it can be seen as beneficial because the act of sharing music helped break down the racial barriers and it also helped to popularize African American musicians that did get credit. By getting out there, African musicians used music to help integrate races by bringing them together through common interests. Music covers are currently still popular and done widely amongst musicians, although the process may be slightly different now then what it used to be. For example, credit is always given to the original writer and singer now. Covers, now a days, are also done by a lot of people that aren’t quite famous yet. They do it in order to show people that they have talent by imitating a song and sometimes adding their own style into it. An example is Controlla by Drake, it is already very popular from Drake but it was covered by a less known artist Tory Lanez and in my opinion is a better
It can be seen as harmful because a lot of African musicians probably felt cheated or stolen from when their song was used and they weren’t given credit for it. On the other hand, it can be seen as beneficial because the act of sharing music helped break down the racial barriers and it also helped to popularize African American musicians that did get credit. By getting out there, African musicians used music to help integrate races by bringing them together through common interests. Music covers are currently still popular and done widely amongst musicians, although the process may be slightly different now then what it used to be. For example, credit is always given to the original writer and singer now. Covers, now a days, are also done by a lot of people that aren’t quite famous yet. They do it in order to show people that they have talent by imitating a song and sometimes adding their own style into it. An example is Controlla by Drake, it is already very popular from Drake but it was covered by a less known artist Tory Lanez and in my opinion is a better