A Century of Pop describes yet another form of R&B to emerge during the fifties: doo-wop. ... Hugh Gregory illustrates the influence of R&B music on Rock "n" Roll in his book A Century of Pop. Artists like Fats Domino and Little Richard took the sounds of Rhythm and Blues and gospel to the pop music scene worldwide. ... Soul music's roots lie deep in gospel music. ... In his article on Aretha Franklin, Al Young argues "Soul church music, its harmonies, rhythms, and urgent fervency of the black sanctified sound recharged pop music so powerfully during the 1960's that [in the 1970&...

• Word Count: 2641
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Entirely self-taught, Jimi Hendrix's inability to read music made him concentrate even harder on the music he could hear. ... The excitement Hendrix created upon his arrival on the London pop scene was unequaled. ... Hendrix in his day was sometimes criticized for making music that was too "white-, when in reality he was reaching past the pop soul and tabloid press(Farley 88). ... He performed with the trio in a historic performance at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967. ... Hendrix also managed to cram enough into it to last people a lifetime and beyond and in death he has becom...

• Word Count: 2535
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Entirely self-taught, Jimi Hendrix's inability to read music made him concentrate even harder on the music he could hear. ... The excitement Hendrix created upon his arrival on the London pop scene was unequaled. ... Hendrix in his day was sometimes criticized for making music that was too "white-, when in reality he was reaching past the pop soul and tabloid press(Farley 88). ... He performed with the trio in a historic performance at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967. ... Hendrix also managed to cram enough into it to last people a lifetime and beyond and in death he has becom...

• Word Count: 2522
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

First, let us look at the history of the first era of African American music, "Slave music (1600s -1860s)." ... Overall, the music know as slave music was used a means to "undermine their oppressors." ... The next era of African American music was called, "Classical African American Music (1860s -1950s)." ... Jazz was a more energetic and upbeat form of Ragtime music; it was a music that anyone and everyone danced to. ... In the 1950s there was a major shift form instrumental being the most popular music to vocal music becoming the most popular music. ...

• Word Count: 4223
• Approx Pages: 17
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

In this way, nationalist music is an odd, distant relative of the protest music made so popular by the likes of folk artists such as Bob Dylan. ... Numerous music magicians of the 20th century look to Dylan as an inspiration and a model in either music or words. ... As a musician, he sparked several genres of pop music, including electrified folk-rock and country-rock. ... Where Hercules used his strength to save people and fight monsters, Bob Dylan fought indirectly for the rights of horrible singers to sing pop music, as well as the subjects of his protests songs. ... Much in the same w...

• Word Count: 3790
• Approx Pages: 15
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School