From the year 800 A.D, music has evolved and developed in many different ways over 6 main musical periods. These different stages in music's history all have their own distinguishing features such as the type of instruments used, the texture of the music and the sound that is created through di...

Flowers in the Dustbin The sixties were turbulent times in American culture. With war, racism, and a changing society, the nation needed a way to channel their thoughts and emotions. Music became this channel. Some of the best music in the history of the America came from this time of social i...

Amazing Grace: The Journey of an Unforgettable Hymn"Henry BraithwaiteMusic 2053/27/00How does a hymn become so universal? Where does it gain its ability to be transformed into almost every style of music known to man? The hymn "Amazing Grace" is such a hymn. Its existence has been marked by evolu...

The Greatest Guitarist of All TimeChris Van DuermEnglish February 13, 2001Van Duerm 11Anxious young fans swayed under open skies and heavy rains, reveling in themusic and sustaining a mood of hope and renewal that would define their generation.Only some 80,000 people remained from an overwhelming 40...

The Importance of Being Leadbelly"Women and Liquor, that was his problem. My father got him to marry his girl, Martha, and that settled him for a while, a week or two. He called himself 'the twelve-string champion guitar player of the world,' and I guess he was. I never heard anybody who could pl...