Analysis on a Famous musician between 1950 and now

Analysis on a Famous musician between 1950 and now

This is a paper that does an analysis on a Famous musician between 1950 and now. The paper also requires you to constitute historical significance and demonstration.

Analysis on a Famous musician between 1950 and now

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Assignment:

Select a popular music artist active between 1950 and the present who is NOT represented in the required listening for this class. (cannot use: spice girls, backstreet boys, Nsync,The Dixie Schicks, Janes addiction, R.E.M, Sonic Youth,Nirvana, bikini kill, P.J. Harvey, Alanis Morissette, N.W.A, Salt ‘n’ Pepa, Queen latifah, A tribe called quest, Snoop Dogg, Lauryn Hill, The sugarhill Gang.The Treacherous Three, Grandmaster Flash and the furious five, Run D.M.C, Public enemy, Duran Dran. The Eurhythmics, cyndi Lauper, Madonna, Bruce Springsteen, Michael Jackson, Prince, Judas Priest, AC/DC, Van Halen, Guns ‘n’ Roses, Metallica, The B-53s, Devo, The talking heads, Flock of seagulls, Bronki Beat, The smiths, The velvet underground, Iggy Pop and the stooges, The ramones, Patti Smith, The sex pistols.

The clash, the O’Jays, The village people, The Band, The Allman Brothers Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Bob Marley, the Specials, David Bowie, Lou Reed, Alice coper, Kiss, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, James Brown, Sly and the family stone, Stevie Wonder, Issac Hayes, Parliment/Funkadelic, LaBelle, James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Carole king, Neil young, Joan Armatrading, The beatles, The moody blues, Marvin Gaye, Yes, Emerson,Lake, and Palmer, Pink F‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‍‍‌‌‌‍loyd, Kate Bush, Rush, Jefferson Airplane, The grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling stones, The who, Dusty Springfield, The kinks, The marvelettes, the supremes,

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The temptation, Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding, Aretha Frankin, Sam and Dave, Bob Dylan, the Byrds, Buffy Sainte-Marie, The shirelles, The Ronettes, The crystals, Dick DAle and His Del-Tones, The surfaris, The beach boys, Big Joe Turner, Bill Haley and His comets, Willie Mae, Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Muddy waters, Little Richard, Select one song by that artist that came out after 1950 and make a case for why that artist and song should be covered in a class called “The Rock-and-Roll Era and Beyond.” You may discuss more than one song by your artist, but you should focus on ONE song and argue why it should be required listening for this course.

This requires that you think about what constitutes historical significance and demonstrate that your selection has it. In doing so it may be useful to link your song to the musical movements. E.g., soul, heavy metal, funk, girl groups, disco, hip-hop, etc.. If possible, explain how it relates to broader social, historical, political, and/or cultural issues. You should provide relevant background information on your selected artist; however, this is NOT a biographical essay assignment. Your coverage of the artist’s biography limitation should be to information relevant to her/his/their historical significance. Be sure to discuss musical details and how they contribute to the significance and/or impact of your chosen song.

Explain how the song works and what kinds of meanings it offers, and to whom. What musical elements are most important to this particular song? How do these musical elements contribute to the meaning, effect, and impact of the song? Why does this song matter, and why should it be required listening for this ‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‍‍‌‌‌‍course?