British Music The evolution of rock music 1920s - Young people listened to ragtime and jazz. 1930s - Swing became popular. Benny Goodman and his Orchestra were the ’King of the Swing’‚ as were Glenn Miller and Artie Shaw. The music was fast and frantically paced and led to dances being banned from dance halls‚ as the young women being flung into the air by their partners showed their stocking tops and underwear. Jazz continued to be popular. 1940s - The Second World War brought fast‚ frantic
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Jared Green March 5‚ 2012 English 102-Section 2 Professor McGunnigle Essay Final Draft Michael Jackson: The Greatest of All-Time If asked the question‚ “Who is the greatest or famous music artist of all time‚” which name would first pop into your head? Michael Jackson is the most accomplished artist that ever lived on this planet. To start things off‚ he has one of the best voices ever known to the industry of music. Secondly‚ he is also one of the best dancers to ever walk the earth. Lastly
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an estimated population of 870‚000 residents. Within the City of Detroit is a wide range of ethic backgrounds and multiple cultural centers. The city embraces a large amount of history such as the original location of the Michigan Capital‚ home of Motown‚ and the head quarters of the auto industry. In recent times‚ the City of Detroit has experienced difficult periods with mortgages and auto industries. Three of the strongest automobile companies reduced staffing and closed automobile manufacturing
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Harlem Renaissance and the Hip-hop Movement AN OVERVIEW The Harlem Renaissance and the Hip-Hop Movement are a culmination of co-related cultural art forms that have emerged out of the black experience. White people understood black people more through their expression of art during both movements. Both movements brought about a broad cross-racial following and‚ ironically‚ in both instances brought about a better understanding of the black experience for white America. The bridge between
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Gabrielle Van Heusden Roy Anth 585 December 12‚ 2011 Dance to the Beat of a Computer Generated Drum “The Internet transformed the music industry just as genres began to get increasingly specialized. Techno is a soundtrack for the wired world. Some of its original creators are approaching their forties‚ but many of its current listeners are in their twenties and early thirties—people who grew up with computers. Techno reminds us that humans control the machines‚ and electronics can be used to
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singer Mary Ford. Ampex were soon to realise the possibilities of such a machine and bought the device from Paul. Ampex quickly released a refined version of the three track which was in common use until the birth of 4-track in the mid 1960s. Many Motown hits and‚ maybe most famously‚ Phil Spector’s Wall Of Sound’ were recorded on three track machines. When 4-track was born‚ a new world of recording and bouncing possibilities was opened up to the recording industry. Most Beatles and Rolling
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Teams scalping their own tickets – fast becoming the norm A report in Wednesday’s St. Louis Post Dispatch suggested the State of Missouri is set to legalize ticket scalping. According to the report once the state’s politicians change the law‚ the St. Louis Cardinals and the St. Louis Rams will both create ticket reselling sites offering Cardinals and Rams fans the opportunity to resell tickets they have at whatever price the market determines with both franchises collecting a percentage of the price
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Parth Sanghavi Rock n Roll and its celebrities influenced fans which led to a change in American culture during 1950 and 1970. Rock n Roll or often called as “Rock & Roll” or “Rock ‘n’ Roll” is genre of very popular music that originated in the United States of America in the middle of the twentieth century. It is a combination of many African-American genres like as blues‚ jump blues‚ jazz‚ and gospel music‚[3] together with Western swing and country music. It is characterized by electronically
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Foundation Certificate in Rehabilitation and Reablement Health and Wellbeing Self Study Pack Students name: Students ID Number: 110106283 Hand in Date: 18/07/12 Question 1 Write a couple of paragraphs on your definition of health and wellbeing and what that might mean for yourself and those you support. (350 words) My definition of health and wellbeing would be to fit and active‚ to be free from aches
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The Sixties: A Social Revolution? The period between 1959 and 1975 was a time of great social and moral change throughout Britain. The most significant change involved the emergence of a new youth culture. In my day‚ the population had consisted of only two age groups‚ children and adults. This meant you were either too young to work and therefore went to school‚ or you were at work earning money and handling the responsibilities of an adult. …”the nation’s youth were already different to
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