Rock and Roll in North America

Based on a music historian named Peter Guralnick, rock and roll's first album was "Rocket 88" by Jackie Brenston and the Delta Cats (written by adolescents aged 19 years, Ike Turner who also serves as band leader)
And recorded by Sam Phillips at Sun Records label unruk 1951.

There was also the album - an album that can be called as a starting place for developing this kind of music, for example, is "Rock Around The Clock" by Bill Haley and the comets that could be known as the beginning of rock music But with the efforts and creativity of the artists, they were finally able to make the conditions become increasingly changing.

 

On March 21, 1952 in Cleveland, Alan Freed produces first rock concert with an appearance of musicians from various races. This historical incident can also be visited by people of numerous races. Although it had been a commotion by individuals who wish to go since it ran from tickets, rock concert is confirmed as you kind of popular music.

At the same time using the change in R & B music became more aggressive, country and western music also started to switch to be aggressive having a faster tempo.


A music producer named Sam Phillips tried to combine the background music "hillbilly" with a rock rhythm that creates a brand new type called rockabilly.


In 1954, a person called Elvis came into the studio of Philips to record songs for his mother. Realizing that the young man has a hidden talent, he immediately sign him. The first album released by Elvis for Sun Records, That's All Right Mama had become the first rockabilly album and also a starting point for Elvis among the biggest rock stars ever.

British invasion of rock and music of English (1958 - 1969)
American Rock 'n roll has a great influence for that world, probably the most visible may be the UK. In those times, many young adults in England who started a brand new band with a rock foundation that attempts to make different things from rock music of Americans.


In 1958, several youths started to form a rock band called Cliff Richard and the Drifters (later changed to Cliff Richard And The Shadows who released an audio lesson titled "Move It" which became the first rock singles in the united kingdom and open up new roots rock music that is British Rock.


Cliff Richards and the Shadows had become the most influential bands in the UK and the composition of his band had become the standard in England and America that is with two guitars, a bass and a drum. The use of bass eletrik became popular after the previous band - rock band using a stand-up bass.

In the early 1960s, the band - the band from the UK leading the field of rock 'n roll on the planet. One of them was The Beatles who will later get to be the band's most important and influential in the world of rock 'n roll.

Although the Beatles were not the very first band to come to America, but their presence in the year 1964 (including their historic appearance around the Ed Sullivan Show) towards the initial invasion of England to America.

Next, came the band - any band who came to America, one of which may be the Rolling Stones came up with an outrageous image.

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Java Rockin'land 2011 Lift Good reputation for Rock Music Indonesia

 

Today, Friday (22 / 7), the largest rock music festival in Southeast Asia, Gudang Garam Intermusic Java Rockin'land 2011 (JRL) begins at Carnaval Beach, Ancol, North Jakarta. Party rock music is enlivened by a variety of rock bands from home and abroad.

JRL 2011 is the third mega concert of Java Festival Production. Earlier, in 2009 and 2010, JRL always brings top bands from abroad and domestic. However, at this time JRL more foreign bands.

"This year is no different than before, only now the artist outside a lot," said Dewi Gontha representation of Java Festival Production during a press conference in the East Room, Hotel Borobudur, Central Jakarta, Thursday (21 / 7).

JRL 2011 music festival brings the mission to lift the music of Indonesia. The organizers deliberately presenting rock bands from the era of the 1970s such as God Bless, until the music 2000

This year we are a bit special. We now pingin raised slightly the historical development of rock music in Indonesia. A senior like God Bless, Power Metal, edane, Power Slaves, Neutral, Pure Saturday. In the 1990s, there is also a trend BIP, grin and bodies. And the era of the 2000s there Gugun Blues Shelter, "said Eki Puradireja.

Approximately there are 15 foreign bands will perform in JRL 2011. like The Cranberries, Frente, Blood Red Shoes, Good Charlotte, Happy Mondays, Helloween, Kensington, Thirty Second To Mars, We Are Scientists, Franco, Loudness and many more. Keep rockin '. (Cents)

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the history of rock music

The history of rock music have diverse origins. In early 1950s the debate concerning the roots of rock 'n roll is. Rock music basically explored and produced by many people nevertheless the roots of rock music's most powerful may be the blues and rhythm. Rhythm and blues and memproduski a song which many people claimed to become the first rock and roll song titled 'Rocket '88' by Jackie Brenston.
Over time, black music that is regarded as a musical 'race' began preferred. White listeners also listen to the songs R & B and purchase rekamanan 'race' is. Entry of black music to the ears of the mainstream audience popularize Motown record label specifically for black music that became a part of pop music's biggest 1960s. However, most white listeners only pay attention to black music if the songs are sung through the singer re-whites.

Within the late 1950s and early 1960s kebanayakn young listeners listening to a mixture of rock and roll, pop and R & B. Rock however is still seen as an kind of music himself until the late 1960s with the presence of Motown, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and also the flow of hard rock like Led Zeppelin and Jimi HendrixSejarah rock music has its origins are diverse. In the early 1950s the debate concerning the roots of rock 'n roll is. Rock music basically explored and developed by many people

 

 

 

Thus the roots of rock music's most powerful may be the blues and rhythm. Rhythm and blues and memproduski an audio lesson which many people claimed to become the first rock and roll song titled 'Rocket '88' by Jackie Brenston. With time, black music that's considered as a musical 'race' began preferred. White listeners also pay attention to the songs R & B and purchase rekamanan 'race' is. Entry of black music towards the ears of the mainstream audience popularize Motown record label especially for black music that became part of pop music's biggest 1960s. However, most white listeners only listen to black music if the songs are sung by the singer re-whites. In the late 1950s and early 1960s kebanayakn young listeners hearing a mixture of rock and roll, pop and R & B. Rock however continues to be seen as a type of music himself before the late 1960s with the presence of Motown, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and also the flow of hard rock like Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix

 

 

 

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