Rock And Roll In The 1970's

Rock ‘n’ roll has played a major role in some known historical developments post World War 2. Music plays a significant part in America 's Cold War culture. Music gave us a sense of new technologies and helped the world to prosper. It also is linked with African Americans living in the South. Music was known for shaping the lives of the people during the 1950s and 1960s. Music was geared towards the youth, race, ethnicity, gender and class. “All Shook Up: How Rock ‘n’ Roll Changed America” by Altschuler, Glenn C, tells us the story of the birth of rock and roll during the concrete years of 1955 to 1965. Altschuler gives us a overview of how rock ‘n’ roll has an historical context. “ For two years the Times printed dozens of

Rock n Roll was everything the suburban 1950’s were not. While parents of the decade were listening to Frank Sinatra, Perry Como, and the Big Bands. Their children were moving on to a new beat.” (U.S. History) Teenagers started to like this new type of music called rock and roll. It became very popular and artists started to experiment with it which influenced the development of rock n roll throughout the 50’s and 60’s. The experimentation with rock n roll changed music forever and greatly influenced our music today. Rock n roll was mixed with country, rhythm, and blues when this combination happened rock n roll kept developing through the fifties and sixties.

(By the late 60s, Atlantic legacy proved to be a dividend as many British rock groups chose to be on the same label as their R&B and soul heroes. In the 1960’s, Rhythm and Blues would include soul music). In the seventies disco was add to the R&B category as was funk. Rhythm and Blues had taken on more gospel-influenced elements, such as artists such as Sam Cooke, and James Brown . (The Rise of young white hands whose music was labelled R&B or blue-eyed soul; such as The Yardbirds, The Rolling Stones, The Pretty Things and alot others). Those bands played covers of songs by established black performers, in addition to their own material. Around the same time in Jamaica , a local of R&B was emerging, (Like soul music, it was also popular with mods and their offshoots: the skinheads , suedeheads , casuals and scooter boys). Music as we know it today is our universe, the 1960s are the Big Bang. Of course, nothing exists and many of the underground artists who was in the decade borrowed heavily from the artists who came before them, but looking back, there’s no denying the ‘60s were some sort of scary, beautiful explosion of sound. 60s produced some of the greatest records of all time, but beyond that, it’s the decade taught us what music could—and should truly be. (Rhythm and Blues which combines soulful singing and a strong backbeat, was the most popular music created by and for African Americans between the end

Rock and Roll has made a big impact on the world, especially during the beginning of this era. This type of genre is one of the most influential music’s. This music is the genre that brought people together, but also made people think. Rock and Roll brought out a type of persona and a feel, in which people received when this genre was the new “big” thing. There were a few bands, such as the Beatles and The Rolling Stones that brought the true feel and meaning of Rock and Roll. The Beatles were one of the most influential bands that brought the great unanimous sound and look of this turning stone era – Rock and Roll.

There were a large variety of rock bands in this time period, all of which have their own distinct sound. One of the most popular bands of the 1970’s and 1980’s was AC/DC. AC/DC

Rock and roll was born in the late 1950s. Primary influenced from southern artists like Elvis Presley and Bill Haley, this new genre of music though

I believe the appeal of rock n roll was is was something new. Often when new things become available we tend to woo and ah about them. In this case people found it was a heavy beat and something you could really dance to.  Many people liked it due to the similarity of black music specially blues. During this time of rock n roll the king of rock n roll emerged. This artists name was Elvis Presley. In the textbook it talks about how the art of music changed during this time[1]. With new music comes new styles of clothes almost a whole new culture was born from just this genre of music. Today I feel as if that has changed. People today tend to see rock n roll as trouble. They associate it with drugs and sex or people that are emo listen to this

Music of the 1970s The 1970s brought along an unforgettable era of music. It brought to light many new types of music and artists that are now looked back on as being ‘classics.’ Women's role in the music industry, disco, and The Beatles’ breakup, and their further careers were all major music movements of the 1970s. In this decade, records were broken boundaries were crossed, and tons of new music was made.

In addition, the Rolling Stones where another part of the british invasion and no other group had a popularity that lasted as long as the popularity they had did. Britannica.com states “No rock band has sustained consistent activity and global popularity for so long a period as the Rolling Stones” (Murray, Charles Shaar.) Furthermore, according to rollingstone.com “In the front ranks of the top charts, marching in formation behind the Beatles, were the Dave Clark Five, the Rolling Stones, Herman's Hermits, the Searchers, the Hollies, the Animals, the Kinks, the Yardbirds, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Freddie and the Dreamers, Petula Clark, Dusty Springfield, Peter and Gordon and Chad and Jeremy.”(Puterbaugh, Parke.) This means there were a ton of artists that were at the top charts writing songs. Therefore, this is why some bands were very important to keep the british invasion alive. But these bands created a big effect on our society

The band had four members. John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They became widely known as the greatest and most influential band of the rock era. The rock band influenced on rock music and popular culture, was the remains, immense. In 1964 The Beatles made their first appearance on American TV and they became international stars. They did not only affect the rock and roll UK arts but also the fashion and lifestyle too. Here are some ways the Beatles changed the world as we knew it.

Before rock and roll hit the Great Britain, blues and jazz were the genres of the era. Singers from various nations like the US or Africa, started working solo or as bands and increased the impact of music on people’slive. Before the 50’s, various controversies arose regarding the style of Jazz and Blues, and their effect on the local residents and “The "British Invasion" also began around 1963 with the arrival of The Beatles on the music scene and the type of rabid fandom that followed them would change the way people would view and interact with me and musicians forever.”(The People History). Although rock and roll began influencing Britain in the 1950s, it wasn’t until the early Sixties and the emergence of ‘British Invasion’ groups like The Beatles, that music truly began its revolutionary changes

Throughout the course of music in the world, rock music has always been very popular among people of all ages. Rock music is constantly evolving as time and people are changing themselves. The most legendary time for rock music was through the 1960s to the 1980s. A new band by the name of “The Rolling Stones” surfaced in 1962 and has been well known since. The Rolling Stones truly revolutionized and inspired rock music for future generations and musicians.

     The Rolling Stones were the second most successful band of the British invasion and dived into the mainstream with their hit “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction.” The Rolling Stones had a more aggressive style with loud guitar tones and driving rhythms. And while The Beatles touched on more clean-cut topics, the Stones shocked people with songs about casual drug use and careless sex. Other influential bands of the British Invasion include The Who, Cream, and The Kinks who are now some of rocks greatest legends.

Though Elvis is considered the rock and roll king in no way did he invent or take part in inventing it. Presley simply made rock popular. Rock and roll music came from the black community and rock and roll needed to be popularized nationally. Elvis Presley helped with

The 1970s were an interesting era for rock music. It offered the genre a harder sound that was not prominent in the 1960s. This was due to the rise in hard rock, glam rock, and arena rock bands such as AC/DC, The Who, Van Halen, and Aerosmith. To go along with this transition in sound, the 1970s continued the experimental music scene that the 1960s created. Groups like Deep Purple, Electric Light Orchestra, and Pink Floyd (of course) helped progress rock music with their experimentation with song recording. With so many great artists, it is no wonder why so many people see the 1970s as being the best era for rock music. While there were tons of great bands in the seventies one band constantly is referred to as one of the