Popular Genres of Music in Canada
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k-os (Kevin Brereton)
- k-os is a Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer. Born on febuary 20 1972
- His lyrics frequently focus on promoting a "positive message" while at times expressing criticism of mainstream hip hop culture's obsession with money, fame and glorification of violence.
- He released his first album "Exit" in 2002, but it did not see to many sales. In 2004 he released his second album wich went platnum in Canada
Famous Canadian Hip-Hop Artist
- Drake
- k-os
- Classified
- Buck 65
- Shad K
- Cadence Weapon
- K'Naan
Hip-hop
-The Canadian hip hop scene was first established in the 1980s.
-Developed much more slowly than Canada's popular rock music scene.
- In 1982 the first Canadian rap single came out, by Singing Fools' "The Bum Rap"
-Remained an underground phenomenon until the 2000's
- Was very hard for Canadian rap artist to get into mainstream rap because Canada just didnt have a big enough audience listening.
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Stan Rogers
-Stan Rogers was born in Hamilton, Ont. on November 29, 1949.
- Stan Rogers died in a fire on Air Canada flight 797 at Cincinnati, Ohio airport on June 2nd, 1983.
-First Album album name was Fogarty’s Cove.
- Many of his songs he wrote were about the canadian exprience
Famous Canadian Country Artist
- Wilf Carter
- Otto Wilke
- Don Messer Carter
- Earl Heywood
- Stan Rogers (Folk)
COUNTRY MUSIC
- Also called 'hillbilly' (1920s and 1930s) and 'country and western' (1940s and 1950s).
- Country music evolved out of the diverse musical practices of the Appalachian region of the United States.
- Appalachian folk music was largely Scottish and Irish, with an important influence also being the African American country blues.
The Four Lads
Popular Genres of Music in Canada
Famous Canadian Rock and Roll Artist & Groups
- The Four Lads were one of the first groups to break into the rock scene in canada.
- Their First song released is a song called The Mocking Bird, made in 1952.
- In 1953 they made their first gold record called Istanbul.
-Their most famous hit was "Moments to Remember", which first reached the Billboard magazine charts on September 3, 1955
-The Four Lads
-Neil Young
- Arcade fire
- Billy Talent
- Jack Scott
- Sum 41
- Robbie Robertson
Popular Music Genres in Canada
- Rock and Roll
- Country
- Metal
- Blues
- Hip-hop
- Industrial
- Classical
Rock and Roll
- Rock and roll music started in the United States in the late 1940's after WW2.
- During the 1940's if you lived close enough to the boarder you would be able to pick up American radio stations.
- The term Rock and Roll was not developed until 1951, Alan Freed is created with first using the term.
- African-American musical styles (such as jump blues, rhythm and blues, and electric blues), were combined with white styles (such as swing, western swing, and country music). to create rock and roll.