American Popular Music Essays and Term Papers

The Phonograph

Phonograph, also known as record player, electromechanical instrument for reproducing sound from a record. A record is a vinyl disk that has a spiral groove with tiny bumps on the walls of the groove; the bumps encode a musical or other type of recording. has four principal components: the ...

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1950’s Youth Culture

Youth culture in the nineteen fifties was a time that opened up the world to be integrated for whites and blacks. In this paper the fifties are analyzed through the clothing, styles, cars, family life, and most importantly entertainment. Talking to various members of my family I asked them if ...

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John Lennon

is considered to be one of the most influential people in the history of music. He took the initiative to stand up and speak for an entire generation. He sung about freedom, peace and solutions to the world’s problems. Many of the people of this generation lived vicariously through him and his ...

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Crooklyn: A Review

Crooklyn is the story of how one family (The Carmichael’s) struggles to survive and stay together, as they experience one very special summer in their crowded, but cozy Brooklyn neighborhood nickname “Crooklyn” for the magical, crazy, remarkable experiences in their hometown. Told from the ...

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Frank Sinatra

Francis Albert Sinatra born on December 12, 1915, in Hoboken, New Jersey later became known as and one of the greatest entertainers of his generation. American singers - Bing Crosby and Billie Holiday, influenced . Sinatra then developed a signature vocal phrasing in his music that influenced ...

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MTV And The Madonna Phenomenon

"Madonna's intuitive grasp on the televisual world in which we live- of the medium's possibilities for engaging spectators in diverse ways- that in part accounts for her success. She is the supreme television heroine." (E. Ann Kaplan 271) "What are the main theories which we have studied ...

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Media And Culture

The issue of the relationship between the mass media and the popular culture has always been a controversial issue in social sciences. While the political economists insist on the role of the media industry in the creation of this phenomenon of the twentieth century, its advocates such as John ...

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Celine Dion

, the youngest of 14 children, was born on March 30th, 1968 in Charlemagne, Quebec, Canada. Charlemagne is on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River, on the east end of the Montreal Island. She has Hazel eyes and is 5 feet 7.5 inches tall. Her qualities are self-determination, ...

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Frank Sinatra

Francis Albert Sinatra born on December 12, 1915, in Hoboken, New Jersey later became known as and one of the greatest entertainers of his generation. American singers - Bing Crosby and Billie Holiday, influenced . Sinatra then developed a signature vocal phrasing in his music that influenced ...

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LA Confidential And Film Noir

One of the most influential film movements in the 1940’s was a genre that is known today as film noir. Film noir was a recognizable style of filmmaking, which was created in response to the rising cost of typical Hollywood movies (Buss 67). Film noir movies were often low budget films; they used ...

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The Hippie Movement That Arose From Vast Political Changes

Massive black rebellions, constant strikes, gigantic anti-war demonstrations, draft resistance, Cuba, Vietnam, Algeria, a cultural revolution of seven hundred million Chinese, occupations, red power, the rising of women, disobedience and sabotage, communes & marijuana: amongst this chaos, there ...

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Nineteenth Century

The American The American was very different than the Twentieth Century American. They had different technology, food, laws, dress, customs, view of art and beauty, and family structure. They lived a lot differently than we do and they acted differently, also. They liked different things, and ...

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Arnold Schönberg

was born September 13, 1874 in Austria: died on Los Angeles July 13, 1951. Arnold was an American citizen as of 1941. He began violin lessons when he was eight and almost immediately started to compose. Berlin was very important for Schönberg's further artistic development. In 1902, he received ...

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The Beatles

When people hear the name "" most people think of lead singer, John Lennon. However, the role of Paul McCartney is often overlooked. It was McCartney, not Lennon who was the driving force behind . John Lennon and Paul McCartney were in many bands together before the forming of the Beatles. ...

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How Far Is It Accurate To Say That The Black Power Movement Achieved Nothing For Black Americans?

It is not very accurate to say that the Black power movement achieved nothing for Black Americans as although it did not achieve anything solid in terms of political and economic standing for black people, thousands of Black Americans lives were improved due to the work of the SNCC and the Black ...

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The Romantic Eminem

English II E 27 May 2010 The Romantic Eminem “Will the Real Slim Shady Please Stand up…” the line which made him famous. Marshall Bruce Mathers III better know as Eminem, or Slim Shady, is the white, modern day rapper that made it big from never giving up and rapping about the controversy in ...

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Media Stereotypes Of Minorities In America

In the Eye of the Beholder The Imaging of Minorities in America Certain things are nearly universal. They are actions that cut across lines of class, race, and ethnicity. Every morning, virtually every American gets up, looks at himself in the mirror, fixes himself up, and gets ready to face ...

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Scott Joplin

David Galligan Period 1 12/5/15 Let's take it from the top! I am Scott Joplin, a famous African American piano composer from Eastern Texas. I wrote and published many well known pieces. My music helped make Ragtime popular. Any good piano player can play one of my songs. Life was hard in ...

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Langston Hughes And The Harlem

The Harlem Renaissance brought about many great changes. It was a time for expressing the African-American culture. Many famous people began their writing or gained their recognition during this time. The Harlem Renaissance took place during the 1920’s and 1930’s. Many things came about during ...

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Raves

Social Problems of Ecstasy and Throughout American history drugs have posed a problem to society and lawmakers. Many attempts have transpired to try to prevent future problems associated with drugs. Many of the drugs threatening America were originally designed toward the improvement of human ...

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