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995:(Barraclough and Wolff, 537). Rodgers sang often morbid lyrical themes that drew on the blues to create tales of the poor and unlucky (Collins, 11), while the Carters preferred more upbeat ballads with clear vocals, complementary instrumentation and wholesome lyrics (Garofalo, 53). Their success paved the way for the development of popular country, and left its mark on the developing genre of
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Punk rock arose as a reaction against what had come before. Early punks believed that hollow greed had destroyed
American music, and hated the perceived bombasity and arrogance of the biggest bands of the 1970s. It arose in London and New York, with numerous regional centers by the end of the decade
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shows had spread across the country, and even to continental Europe. In minstrel shows, performers imitated slaves in crude caricatures, singing and dancing to what was called "Negro music", though it had little in common with authentic
African American folk styles. An African American variety of
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field, and achieved substantial mainstream success. The first few years of the 2000s saw the further rise of pop-hip hop, fed by the breakthrough success of Eminem. Indeed, hip hop became an essential element of nearly all popular music during this period, resulting in new fusions like
960:. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, Irish and Scottish immigrants arrived in large numbers. They mingled there with poor whites of other ethnic backgrounds, as well as many blacks. The result was a diverse array of folk styles which have been collectively referred to as
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from the early 1930s. Swing used large ensembles, and was not generally improvised, in contrast with the free-flowing form of other kinds of jazz. With swing spreading across the nation, other genres continued to evolve towards popular traditions. In
Louisiana,
2854:. Drawing inspiration from the rebellious attitudes of the Civil Rights Movement and groups like Public Enemy, many intelligent and politically minded rappers began what is known as underground hip-hop with artists like Boots Riley from The Coup leading the way.
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in the 1960s, when the perceived superficiality of the
Nashville Sound led to a national wave that almost entirely switched country music's capital and sound within the space of a few years. At the same time, bluegrass became a major influence on
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As the United States incorporated more land, spreading west towards the Ocean, more immigrants began to arrive in the country, bringing with them their own instruments and styles. During this time, the United States grew to incorporate the
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run along the East Coast of the United States. The region has long been historically poor compared to much of the rest of the country; many of the rural
Appalachian people travelled to cities for work, and were there labeled
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occurred simultaneously as a period of sexual liberation and racial conflict, leading to growth in the lyrical maturity and complexity of popular music as songwriters wrote about the changes the country was going through.
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of black urbanites were among the earliest styles of
American popular music. At the time, black performers typically did not perform their own material, instead using songs produced by the music publishing companies of
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changed the music industry into one that relied on the charisma of star performers rather than songwriters. There was increased pressure to record bigger hits, meaning that even minor trends and fads like
Hawaiian
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also played a major role. Their music was hard-edged and bluesy, with an often menacing tone that became more pronounced in later subgenres. In the beginning of the 1970s, heavy metal-influenced
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became dominant among a smaller portion of the listening audience. An even larger population of young audiences in the United
Kingdom listened to American blues. By the middle of the decade,
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became popular. Williams had an unprecedented run of success, with more than ten chart-topping singles in two years (1950–1951), including well-remembered songs still performed today like "
1697:, a complex type of vocal music, also became popular during the 1950s, and left its mark on 1960s soul and R&B. The genre's exact origins are debatable, but it drew on groups like the
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in 1955. He took authentic Cajun and Creole music and added more elements of rock and roll: a rollicking beat, frenetic vocals and a dance-able rhythm; the result was a style called
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around the start of the 20th century. These were large-scale intertribal events featuring spiritual activity and musical performances, mostly group percussion based (Means, 594).
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Psychedelic rock became the genre most closely intertwined with the youth culture. It arose from the
British Invasion of blues in the middle of the decade, when bands like
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format using hymns derived from those sung in colonial New England choirs, which were based on Moravian, English and Dutch church music. These hymns spread south through
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Cuban and Puerto Ricans in New York invented salsa in the early 1970s, using multiple sources from Latin America in the pan-Latin melting pot of the city. Puerto Rican
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of religious fervor in the early 19th century, spirituals spread across the south. Among some whites, slave music grew increasingly popular, especially after the
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became sensations; Lymon became the first black teen idol in the country's history after the release of the Top 40 pop hit "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" (1956).
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was the first major star of this scene. Classical music has also been influenced by Latin musicians since the begin of the 20th. century by composers such as
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1942:, as well as various social and political causes. The beginning of the decade saw the peak of doo wop's popularity, in about 1961, as well as the rise of
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found niche markets. Hip hop diversified as a few artists gained mainstream success, finally breaking through in the last few months of the decade.
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also added new innovations to popular music, expanding its possibilities, such as by making singles more than the standard three minutes in length.
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Louisiana's Cajun and Creole communities saw their local music become a brief mainstream fad during the 1950s. This was largely due to the work of
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who were more oriented towards crossover audiences. Later in the decade and into the next, these both mixed with other genres in the form of
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broke through with highly controversial and sometimes violent lyrics. N.W.A proved especially important, launching the career of
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also left their mark, especially on jazz, which has long been a part of the music scene in Latin America. During the 1920s,
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taking soul beyond the realm of the single into cohesive album-length artistic statements with a complex social conscience.
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with the breakthrough success of his hit single "I Need a Beat" and the Radio LP, LL Cool J became an early hip-hop act.
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as the center of the country music industry. There, country and pop were mixed, resulting in what was known as the
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to make a more palatable and dance-able sound. Early in the next decade, the lyrics were secularized, resulting in
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become stars within their niche, and made the United States the international center for klezmer (Broughton, 583).
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music was a major distinguishing characteristic of this music, which gradually evolved into what is now known as
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collective pioneered a new, psychedelic funk. In 1970s Kool & the Gang and the Ohio Players were popular.
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trend dominating mainstream America. Meanwhile, the first glimmer of punk rock's popularity began, and new
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have long constituted a distinct minority with their own cultural identity. The Cajuns are descendants of
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dominating the charts, and continued through a new form of silky smooth soul, and ended with a popular
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appeared, and the connection between music and social activism largely disappeared from popular music.
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and a drum kit and slowing down the frenetic dance rhythms of the style. In the mid-1950s, bandleader
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early in the 20th century (Garofolo, 17). Tin Pan Alley was a place in New York City which published
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as the dominant sound of hip hop. A rivalry began, fed by the music news, focusing on West Coast's
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became famous for gender-bending costumes and themes. Glam was followed by mainstream bombastic
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31:This article
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5497:Midway Atoll
5492:Kingman Reef
5472:Baker Island
5451:Puerto Rico
5363:South Dakota
5353:Rhode Island
5348:Pennsylvania
5328:North Dakota
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4625:Civil Rights
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4524:Antisemitism
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4368:2008–present
4320:Bush v. Gore
4318:
4256:War on drugs
4130:Mid Cold War
3982:Pearl Harbor
3977:World War II
3797:Ku Klux Klan
3394:Dummer's War
3333:
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3320:Pre-Colonial
3190:. Retrieved
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3017:groups like
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2921:Tupac Shakur
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2529:country rock
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2385:James Taylor
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1862:Isidro Lopez
1848:and Mexican
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1723:The Penguins
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35:verification
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5278:Mississippi
5193:Connecticut
5137:New England
4804:Agriculture
4723:Coast Guard
4718:Space Force
4566:Immigration
4294:WTC bombing
4212:Reaganomics
4140:Vietnam War
4056:McCarthyism
3938:Second Klan
3923:Prohibition
3901:World War I
3876:Square Deal
3866:Imperialism
3601:War of 1812
3328:Prehistoric
3187:Vanity Fair
3043:garage rock
2913:alternative
2909:Kurt Cobain
2897:The Chronic
2778:Kurtis Blow
2703:Patti Smith
2680:Tito Puente
2668:Argentinian
2664:Trinidadian
2658:, Mexican,
2648:son montuno
2630:Salsa music
2618:Los Angeles
2531:bands like
2503:Los Angeles
2479:David Bowie
2452:Heavy metal
2431:Heavy metal
2409:world music
2405:Philly soul
2399:and later,
2391:subgenres,
2389:heavy metal
2381:Carole King
2377:John Denver
2322:, Hawaiian
2259:Black Power
2244:Marvin Gaye
2220:James Brown
2147:heavy metal
2120:Black Power
2117:Afrocentric
2090:The Beatles
2033:The Beatles
2031:bands like
2005:Girl groups
1995:Early 1960s
1984:heavy metal
1956:Psychedelic
1948:girl groups
1827:Chelo Silva
1733:Latin music
1612:Patsy Cline
1601:Fats Domino
1589:Chuck Berry
1523:The Weavers
1515:Pete Seeger
1488:" in 1955.
1482:Chuck Berry
1442:bobby soxer
1334:dance music
1312:Mamie Smith
1301:Argentinian
1281:phonographs
1274:New Orleans
1254:Jerome Kern
1238:sheet music
1223:Mamie Smith
1164:Sacred Harp
1061:Dave Tarras
953:hillbillies
849:Clay Center
800:West Africa
792:immigration
724:heavy metal
665:Latin music
627:Irish music
573:polyrhythms
160:John Kander
5599:Categories
5393:Washington
5313:New Mexico
5308:New Jersey
5183:California
4678:Journalism
4630:Corruption
4609:Government
4560:Demography
4547:Newspapers
4396:Sandy Hook
4299:Waco siege
4207:Reagan era
4113:Space Race
4046:Korean War
3987:home front
3819:Gilded Age
3787:Amendments
3192:2011-01-30
3074:References
3055:indie rock
2933:Puff Daddy
2852:ghettotech
2810:De La Soul
2748:glam metal
2642:and Cuban
2592:, make up
2549:honky tonk
2547:, while a
2499:Glam metal
2485:and light
2483:arena rock
2467:Blue Cheer
2283:Folk music
2216:Diana Ross
2198:Soul music
2049:soul music
2015:, and the
1954:singers.
1870:Little Joe
1858:bajo sexto
1800:bossa nova
1796:Latin jazz
1673:soul music
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