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481: SKA!: ... ska mix), and skakacore (ska, rap, hardcore mix) as well as others. There are some third wave bands, however, that choose to keep a more traditional sound. Bands such as Hepcat, Engine 54, Stubborn All Stars, and Cucumber Now. These bands sound much like bands of the first wave, but with a slightly "fresher" sound and feel. We can trace ska from its roots in Jamaica, then to England, and then ...

482: Progression of Music From the 1940's To the Present: ... Berry, Do Diddley, Fats Domino, and Little Richard never connected with black audiences" (25 years,p15). This may be because they might have almost been embarrassed from their blues roots. In the 60's such stars as Chubby Checker became popular through Dick Clark. Chubby Checker also became popular though his dance called "The Twist". Folk music was among popular music for a brief period time. Around 1962 Surfin music started ...

483: Can Manufactured Bands Ever be Classified as 'Good' Art? The Effect of the Market on the Construction of Music: ... at such and such a time. They then turned up with the band in the designated places and times to allow the 'fans' to kiss or be kissed by, or get an autograph from the stars of the next biggest band in England. The boys, however, are also in it only for the money, if not at first then definitely now. They were given an allowance (not very much), and told ...

484: Drugs in the Music Industry: ... next. The Partnership for a Drug-Free America, best known for it's commercials on television, now worries that heroin will be the drug of the 90's, and that musicians, as well as movie stars, are helping to make it so. Earlier this summer, the organization aired another shocking commercial. Showing images of junkie music celebrities and anecdotes about middle-class drug use, this was the most expensive campaign ever ...

485: Bluegrass Music: ... Bluegrass spread when Appalachians fled to the cities after the war to find work. These people maintained a link with their former culture through nostalgic songs of home, mother, and church. Some of the early stars had charisma as well as a distinctive sound that attracted a more sophisticated audience who appreciated their uncanny musicianship. By the 1960s, hippies and folkmusic enthusiasts had adopted bluegrass. It spread to a younger generation ...

486: Rock Music: ... of Rock n' Roll. Record companies distributed records played by whites but composed by blacks. Whites were frustrated because there weren't any white artists and they didn't want the blacks to be the stars until Bill Haley appeared with his "Rock Around the Clock". In this decade, Elvis Presley introduced a music that was sexual suggestive and outraged dull adults. In time he changed the style of the music ...

487: Black Female Bodybuilders: ... Coffy Baby," by Roselle Wearen. Music by Roy Ayers, performed by Denise Bridgewater, 1973. 13.Scott Poulson-Bryant, "The Illest Na Na," Vibe, vol. 6, no. 1 (February 1998) 80. 14.Unlike many early black stars, particularly female, the sex-and-violence image she created and sold did result in power for Grier, who retained a percentage of future profits. Ibid., 80. 15.See Miriam Kershaw, "Postcolonialism and Androgyny: The Performance ...

488: The History of Ice Hockey: ... hockey-like game, who have been playing it as far back as the late 18th century and it is still played today in Russia, Sweden, Norway, Finland, and the United States (Minnesota). Many of the stars of the early Soviet hockey teams had been Bandy players. It is played on a large sheet of ice with short sticks, a ball and large goals. The Dutch, long known for their ice skating ...

489: Little League Coaches: ... from various Cincinnati school districts. It was concluded that over 40% had aspirations of making it in the world of professional athletics. “The idea of being immortalized for nothing more playing a game puts the stars in their (kids) eyes and dreams in their heart. As an umpire it is very common for players to refer to themselves and teammates as different sports heroes, such as Barry Larkin. (Donnovan) “Just as ...

490: Essay: Shakespeare’s Tragedy: ... slayed by Romeo. Furthermore, it is brought to our attention in how a persons innoncence is demolished. “O, I am fortunes fool” (654) as Romeo states. By this he means that he feels that the stars did this purposly. The people see the loss of his purity when he is sentenced to exile by the Prince, for the murder of Tybalt. As Romeo is sentenced he becomes aware he must pay ...

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