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Rock n' Roll & its impact on society .

Rock 'n' Roll has been influenced by many different types of music as well and has paved the way for originality, self expression and free thought. It has allowed artists to speak on political issues and influence government. And it is credited with integrating the teens of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s and helping black artists get played on mainstream radio.

In beginning of the 1940s, big-band jazz music dominated the record charts. This changed in 1942 when musicians staged a strike against large recording companies in a dispute over royalty payments. As a result, big bands began to diminish in favor of soloists or smaller groups who used guitars and vocals. The outbreak of World War II accelerated this decline, since many musicians became involved in the war effort and bands thus became smaller.

United Kingdom

The influence of American music was shown by British artists transforming rock ‘n’ roll into something of their own. In the 1960s British artists took their version of rock ‘n’ roll

and brought it to America. It had huge successes and was referred to as the “British invasion.” The popularity of British rock ‘n' roll was led by groups like the Beatles and the Rolling Stones.

Not only did British

artists and entertainers

come to the U.S. with their music they also brought fashions, like the mini skirt and the “Twiggy” look. Rock ‘n’ roll music has impacted and influenced cultures all around the world, and Britain is just one example.

The Beatles

(British Invasion)

Queen (Pop rock)

Rolling Stones (R&B)

Yes (Progressive rock)

David Bowie (Glam rock)

The Dave Clark Five

(beat music)

Pink Floyd (Psychedelic rock)

Iron Maiden (Heavy Metal)

The Clash (Punk rock)

Seattle

The Cure (Gothic rock)

Grunge (sometimes referred to as the Seattle sound) is a subgenre of alternative rock that emerged during the mid-1980s in the American state of Washington, particularly in the Seattle area. Inspired by hardcore punk, heavy metal, and indie rock, grunge is generally characterized by heavily distorted electric guitars, contrasting song dynamics, and apathetic or angst-filled lyrics. The grunge aesthetic is stripped-down compared to other forms of rock music, and many grunge musicians were noted for their unkempt appearances and rejection of theatrics.

Woodstock

Woodstock remains a lasting icon of the cultural movement of the 1960s that looked to change the world through its acceptance of values and beliefs. Woodstock came to symbolize all that was right and good about the hippie movement, but also that the movement was to be short-lived.

Most famous bands:

Sound Garden

Sonic Youth

Nirvana

Pearl Jam

Alice in Chains

Post- Grunge:

Foo Fighters

Audioslave

Many people may not know the roots of rock ‘n’ roll are woven deep within an eclectic assortment of musical genres. Blues, gospel, rhythm and blues and other forms of black music styles are the roots for rock 'n' roll. A huge factor for this was the large migration of blacks from the South to the North throughout the 1940s. Music associated with blacks was originally called “race” music and was later called rhythm and blues to be more politically correct. With many men participating in World War II most big jazz bands were forced to break up, and most of those bands were predominantly white. Not only did men leaving for war cause a break in big jazz bands but a strike from artists against the music companies caused continued strife for bands at the end of the war. With the strike and the war the bands were obsolete. Single performers and small groups became the norm.

Most famous bands present at the Woodstock festival:

Janis Joplin

Jimi Hendrix

The Who

Santana

The spread of rock 'n' roll records brought about a new sense of freedom, with lyrics that were often sexually suggestive. Many musicians themselves lived wild lives that included drugs and alcohol use. This caused a great deal of controversy as conservative elements of society thought that rock 'n' roll was "corrupting" American society. However, the freedom associated with rock 'n' roll gave a new sense of identity and voice to those who listened to it. As the listeners came of age, that voice exploded into calls for social justice, protests against the Vietnam War and calls for greater openness and tolerance in American culture.

If there were no segregation in the U.S. during the 1940s rock ‘n’ roll would not have survived, it may not have even been created. Rock ‘n’ roll had an overwhelming influence on the social interactions and intermingling of black and white teenagers. The genre forced prejudice labels to sign black artists because the music was so popular and profitable.

It wasn’t until 1951 that Alan Freed coined the term rock ‘n’ roll. Freed was a disc jockey from Cleveland, Ohio, on WJW. Although the term was referenced in songs from the 1940s, Freed used the term to talk about the genre of music. Many white Americans enjoyed the sounds of rhythm and blues, but the genre and its black artists would only be played on “race music” outlets and were hardly heard by mainstream audiences. Freed was able to play black artists’ music on his radio station by calling it rock ‘n’ roll. Because the term incorporated so many artists and was catchy many artists, both black and white, used the phrase and developed singles and considered it rock 'n' roll.

Brazil

Os Titãs

Paralamas do Sucesso

Legião Urbana

Os Primitivos

Os Mutantes

Mamonas Assassinas

Os Raimundos

Australia

Rock ‘n’ roll was the one thing that could bring groups of racially different people together for the same purpose, music enjoyment and entertainment. It allowed people to forget about the tension and anger in the world around them and enjoy the sounds great music.

ACDC

Jet

The Vines

Midnight Oil

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