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The Blues
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Influence on America Jack Zecher 5-10-05 Pd.1 English Rough Draft
20th century American Dance, Literature, and Visual Arts were all influences of Blues, but perhaps none more than music. Blues music sprouted out of America’s soul and blossomed into a new era. When blues took the journey north, along with some of its founders, it was taken under the wing of an open minded, urban culture. In cities like Chicago, Detroit, and Philadelphia, the blues flourished and buzzed as it gathered attention from a mainstream America; out of this, Mississippi Delta Blues was born. When blues became a national icon later in the 1940’s and 1950’s, It started in its branching out into other uniquely American musical forms. The term Rock and Roll was first used in 1951, by Alan Freed, a Cleveland disc jockey. It was taken from the song "My Baby Rocks Me with a Steady Roll". The Blues were characterized partly for their strong rhythms with an accent on the offbeat. When early rock and roll emerged, it used this unique styling. This has traveled through decades without much change. Even today, modern rock uses these fundamental parts of blues. Blues lyrics have always been provocative, satirical, and very strait forward. Rock also barrowed this as characteristic, and today, although rock has reached a much wider scope, the lyrics of the two genres are extremely similar when compared to one other and very different from types of music such as rap, and pop. 21st century black music such as rap, R&B, hip-hop and some others, make up much of America’s pop culture. The idea of a mainstream “black” culture is a relatively
new concept in the world; this cultural explosion was fused by blues. Blues gave birth to real African American influence in America. With the introduction of blues in the north, many whites became blues enthusiast, as well as players. This influence soon ballooned, and captured a large portion of the nation. From that point on, black culture would be the innovation, and the eye of American music.
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Influence on America Jack Zecher 5-10-05 Pd.1 English Rough Draft
20th century American Dance, Literature, and Visual Arts were all influences of Blues, but perhaps none more than music. Blues music sprouted out of America’s soul and blossomed into a new era. When blues took the journey north, along with some of its founders, it was taken under the wing of an open minded, urban culture. In cities like Chicago, Detroit, and Philadelphia, the blues flourished and buzzed as it gathered attention from a mainstream America; out of this, Mississippi Delta Blues was born. When blues became a national icon later in the 1940’s and 1950’s, It started in its branching out into other uniquely American musical forms. The term Rock and Roll was first used in 1951, by Alan Freed, a Cleveland disc jockey. It was taken from the song "My Baby Rocks Me with a Steady Roll". The Blues were characterized partly for their strong rhythms with an accent on the offbeat. When early rock and roll emerged, it used this unique styling. This has traveled through decades without much change. Even today, modern rock uses these fundamental parts of blues. Blues lyrics have always been provocative, satirical, and very strait forward. Rock also barrowed this as characteristic, and today, although rock has reached a much wider scope, the lyrics of the two genres are extremely similar when compared to one other and very different from types of music such as rap, and pop. 21st century black music such as rap, R&B, hip-hop and some others, make up much of America’s pop culture. The idea of a mainstream “black” culture is a relatively
new concept in the world; this cultural explosion was fused by blues. Blues gave birth to real African American influence in America. With the introduction of blues in the north, many whites became blues enthusiast, as well as players. This influence soon ballooned, and captured a large portion of the nation. From that point on, black culture would be the innovation, and the eye of American music.
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