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James Joseph Brown, born on May 3,1933 in Barnwell, South Carolina and was raised in Augusta, Georgia by his father. According to Biography, in his early childhood, he was picked on due to his small stature and his social status this led to him forcing to defend himself. This led to him being self-determined and ambitious as he had to be the best at everything. At the age of 16 he was convicted for an armed robbery that sent him to prison he then focused on singing gospel music. In 1952 he formed a gospel cum R&B vocal group named the Flames and worked the South’s chitlin circuit. In 1956 the Flames caught Cincinnati’s King Records’ attention they signed the group to their subsidiary Federal label. In the mid 1960’s he achieved reverential …show more content…

He was also exposed to a variety of genres that influenced his music such as country, big band music, and rhythm and blues. In the early 1950s the South was heavily4 racially segregated but Elvis' music changed that he exposed white American youth to African American music. Elvis challenged the social and moral values as his music and provocative dance moves created a new revolution towards youth. Presley's records were in high demand within the youth (near-teens and early teens). As well as with Presley's "ducktail" haircut, along with his signature black slacks and loose, open-necked shirts resulted in a high demand of clothing lines for teenage boys to be like Elvis' style. Elvis' records and merchandise were a huge success towards business it convinced many people that doubted his success that there was a financial uproar within the youth market. Parents were overwhelmed with Elvis as he posed as a threat to the values that white American society had. He was a threat to young women due to his representation of sexual liberation as well as the symbol of teenage rebellion. Due to his controversy Elvis appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show but he was only filmed from the waist up due to the many people that suggested that his actions and motions were labeled as obscene. Citizens in …show more content…

She had a difficult early life and within music she found solace in music and sang along to records by Bessie Smith and Louis Armstrong. While she was performing in a Harlem jazz club she was discovered by producer John Hammond and he wanted Holiday to do recording work with up-and-coming clarinetist and bandleader Benny Goodman. Bessie then met saxophonist Lester Young who was a part of Count Basie’s orchestra she then toured with them in 1937. She was becoming one of the first female African American vocalists to work with a white orchestra, but promoters objectified her due to her race and her unique vocal style she ended up leaving the orchestra. According to website www.billieholiday.com, originally a protest poem by Abel Meeropol the song, “Strange Fruit", depicts American racism as well in particular about the lynching of more than 2,700 African Americans. While singing this piece made Billie Holiday fearful of retaliation she made it a regular part of her performance due to the song's imagery reminding her of her father. As she approached her label, Columbia, they immediately refused due to them fearing the reactions of record retailers in the south as well as a negative reaction from the co-owned radio network, CBS. She successfully recorded it with

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James joseph brown, a name that will be remembered throughout history for lifetimes to come. To understand how he changed society throughout the world we must start from the beginning. James brown was born May 3rd, 1933 in Barnwell, SC in extreme poverty, James Brown worked his way to the top of the funk and R&B. When James was 16, he was arrested for stealing a car, there he met music producer Bobby byrd and together they changed the world. When both brown and byrd returned from prison byrd ask brown to join his R&B vocal group,”The Gospel Starlights”.

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In 1956, the famous singer known as Elvis Presley released his first album. He started to grow as a popular artist, and began to change both race relations and popular teen culture. Elvis Presley was included in the History Channel’s 10 Days that Unexpectedly Changed America video, and I believe that his effect on race relations and popular teen culture was the reason why he was included in the video.

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They were not helping johnny with his problems in life, johnny later signed for a record deal for suns records owned by Sam Philips johnny still made and produced his own music after signing he was an independent

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Before Elvis was 35 he made pop music for black, white, or neither. Then they saluted him and Los Angeles was the black music. He had good balance about what they wanted to here. He created the music from the past the present. He excels the good field of entertainment.

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This style would eventually become Elvis trademark. In 1953, he went to Sun recording studio – to record a song for his mom, but he also hoped to be noticed over this song. However, it didn’t happen, he was also turned down for an audition to other people and groups. In April 1954, he got a job as a truck driver.

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The singles sold well in the Memphis area immediately, and by 1955 they began starting to sell well to country audiences throughout the country but especially in the South. Presley, Moore, and Black hit the road with a stage show that grew ever wilder and more provocative, Elvis’ constant dance moves especially his swiveling hips caused enormous debate though out America. The last Sun single, "Mystery Train," hit number one on the national country charts in late 1955. Presley was a performer with superstar potential, attracting the interest of big labels and Colonel Tom Parker, who became Elvis' manager. In need of capital to expand the Sun label, Sam Phillips sold Presley's contract to RCA in late 1955 for 35,000 dollars.

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