Rock music and the word "dangerous" have been known to be used in the same sentence together; is it dangerous because of the lyrics or is it just dangerous to our hearing? Rock music has been around since the fifties, so has the last 40 years created dangerous people causing violence and mayhem or ...

Imagine if you will a world where rock musicians were no longer the superstars that they are today. Instead of headlining tours, dating models and making millions of dollars musicians would surround themselves in fine art. Through study and a liberal arts education these rock musicians would becom...

I believe that the two most contradicting genres of music are classical music and rock and roll music. After a long interview with my aunt, I found out that her favorite type of music was classical music because it was a big part of her life. This was the popular music for her at the time because ...

Popular music at the moment, reaches many of us through the medium of music videos. There are various types of video channels, such as MTV, VH1, The Box, etc. These video channels now have off-shoot (subsidiary) channels such as; MTV2, MTVBase, VH2, etc. These music video channels exhibit specific m...

A Piece of the "Pie" Ask anyone what was the defining moment in the rock history of the 1960s was and all you will get is a one word answer: Woodstock. The three day rock festival that defined an era was only one of many music festivals of the '60s. But Woodstock has come to symbolize, "an e...

Rock "n" roll is, and will always be, here to stay. The frontier spirit of rock "n" roll is an attitude that is common among American Pioneers and includes style, originality, and a willingness to push the limits. From Elvis to the Beatles and Buddy Holly to The Doors; bands have been astounding us...

How has Rock and Roll Effected the American Economy?Consider, if you will, the life of a teenager living in the 1940's. The Great Depression was finally coming to an end, but the memories of the rough times would scar its sufferers for a lifetime. Caused by a number of serious weaknesses in the ec...

In the realm of the music industry, pop music reigns. It seems as if every week another "pop star" is born, and true music lovers observe these teenage sensations and ask what makes this guy or girl so much different from all the others? This is a question no one can really answer, becau...

We Wanna Hold Your Hand; How the Beatles took America It is now 6:30 A.M. Beatle time. The left London 30 minutes ago. They're out over the Atlantic Ocean heading for New York. The temperature is 32 Beatle Degrees"(Szatmary 113). The transistor radio reported every few minutes ...

Born in Houston in 1938, Kenny Rogers epitomizes American and especially American Country music. His family was poor, and Kenny was born at the tail-end of the Great Depression too. Kenny Rogers symbolizes the American Dream, being the first in his family to graduate from high school. Without any f...