by Meagan Paese | Nov 10, 2016 | History, Pop, Rock and Roll
Beatles The Beatles Were an English rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960. With members John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, they became widely regarded as the foremost and most influential act of the rock era. Rooted in skiffle, beat, and...
by Meagan Paese | Oct 31, 2016 | History, Rock and Roll
Music and politics has been linked for quite a long time. FDR began the trend of using popular music for the campaign when he used “Happy Days Are Here Again” for his campaign. From political movements to presidential elections, music is used to express feelings....
by Meagan Paese | Oct 31, 2016 | History, Pop, Rock and Roll
The Greatest Singers of all Times (Part 1) | The Greatest Singers of all Times (Part 2) Mick Jagger Mick Jagger is an English singer, songwriter and actor, best known as the lead singer and a co-founder of the Rolling Stones. Jagger’s career has spanned over 50...
by Meagan Paese | Oct 27, 2016 | History, Pop, Rock and Roll
The Greatest Singers of all Times (Part 1) | The Greatest Singers of all Times (Part 2) Aretha Franklin Aretha Franklin is an American singer–songwriter and musician. Franklin’s church as a child. In 1960, at the age of 18, Franklin embarked on a secular career,...
by Meagan Paese | Oct 14, 2016 | History, Pop, Rock and Roll
The Counterculture Movement Counterculture refers to an anti-establishment cultural phenomenon that started in the United States and then spread throughout much of the Western world between the early 1960s and the mid-1970s. New York City and San Francisco were the...
by Meagan Paese | Sep 22, 2016 | History, Pop, Rock and Roll
British Invasion The British Invasion was a phenomenon that occurred in the mid-1960s when rock and pop music acts from the United Kingdom, as well as other aspects of British culture, became popular in the United States, and significant to the rising...
