Blues

and inspiration to their favorites song artist. Ray could do much more than just play the piano. “The man had range. He wasn’t in a bag. He had his own bag...[h]e was the first true crossover artist...(he) was rock and roll. He was rhythm and blues. He was country. The man had such range” (Richards p.2). The “blind guy” was the arguably the father of soul music, and with this claim came courage as man, determination as a performer, and ferocity as a businessman never before seen in an…

Family, Sexual, and Racial Customs in the 1950s and 1960s? Dating back to as early as 1922 is when rock n roll appeared in blues songs. It then began to tradition and take off into what we know “rock n roll” in the early 1950s. Rock n Roll was a fashion of rhythm and blues, black gospel, and country-western. Dating back to as early as 1922 is when rock n roll began in blues songs. It began to tradition and take off into what we know as rock n roll in the early 1950s. Expressing the “yes,” Jody…

The songwriting team of songwriter Eubie Blake and Lyricist Noble Sissle were the ones who found success with shuffle along. Blake was born and raised in Baltimore. Blake had a religious mother but a drunken father. Blake began by performing hymns in church to later preforming at clubs and later Blake joined Sissle as a “Hell fighter member. Later the pair began performing in Vaudeville acts where they created the act Shuffle Along. Shuffle along was a huge success both colored and the white…

including: Ike and Tina Turner, Sam Cooke, the Isley Brothers, and Little Richard, and also in many venues all around Greenwich Village. After playing as Little Richard’s back line guitarist, he split ways and formed his own band named Jimmy James and the Blue Flames, in doing so he made himself the lead guitarist in this new band. The latter half of 1966 proved to be pivotal for Jimi. He caught up with Chas Chandler, the Animals’ bass player, and Chas was impressed with Jimi’s playing. So much…

Charlie Parker also known as “Yardbird” or “Bird” was born on August 29, 1920 and died on March 12, 1955. He was one of the most important and influential saxophonists and jazz players of the 1940’s. A legendary figure in his own lifetime, he was idolized by those who worked with him, and he inspired a generation of jazz performers and composers. Charlie had a magnetic personality; wherever he would walk into he would change the feel of the room. He started studying music in a local school in…

Osbourne’s back through the drug abuse issues and his post-recovery tour until he was unjustly fired by Sharon Osbourne –Osbourne’s wife- with no clue at the approaching exit. Taken aback but still unbeatable, Jake E. Lee went ahead and formed his own blues motivated hard rock band Badlands alongside the vocalist Ray Gillen back in 1988. Though Badlands was short lived, Jake E. Lee continued making waves in the music industry. Even when he wanted to maintain a low profile –amid the 1990’s and…

Louis Armstrong, one of the most famous figures in the history of jazz history, was a genius performer and original and motivational musician. He was also huge impact in the Harlem renaissance. The Harlem Renaissance was a huge explosion during post- world war I of new creativity, where African Americans attempted to be recognized, and New York was the most popular place where music and theatre was well known. Louis Armstrong or "Satchmo" was one of the most popular musicians of the 1920’s. He…

Other genres of music such as blues, jazz, folk, country, and gospel music had a small significant influence on rock. “Rock was an umbrella for young people that provided common symbols, language, and dress codes for white and black people alike.”(Willoughby 123). This played a huge…

that he doesn’t know who was the first blues artist he heard but he fell in love with the sound right away. Additionally Manzarek trained both of his hands by doing “all of the hits of the day, pounding that left hand while doing a glissando and then triplets with my right hand (Manzarek, 1998 p.42).” Furthermore to support himself in college he was in his brother surf band called Rick and the Ravens, ray at the time was known as “Screaming Ray Daniels” for blues singing he got 30 dollars a week…

increased want to peruse musical based career choices ("1935"). Around the age of 13, in 1948, Elvis and his family moved to Memphis, Tennessee, a city that was full of music from Elvis’ favorite genres, such as blues and jazz. The genres definitely had an impact on his own style of music, as both blues and jazz largely influenced his unique sound of Rock and…