Hall of Fame inductee, six-time Grammy Award-winning singer Donna Summer, the record holder for the number of back-to-back double albums, deserves attention. Donna Summer also took the 1st position in the Billboard 200, four times in a year she took the “top” in the Billboard Hot 100. The artist has sold more than 130 million records, successfully […]
Rock
The musical genre originated in the 50s of the last century. He has absorbed many styles and trends. Rhythm is at the core of rock music. Most often it is set by percussion instruments. At the beginning of the development of the musical genre, these were drums and cymbals, for a given period of time, these are computer sequencers.
The content of the tracks varies from light and cheerful motives to gloomy, depressing and philosophical ones. There are several styles of music direction.
For the first time, rock sounded on the territory of the United States of America and Western Europe. The first compositions in this genre were recorded in English, but soon rock spread to all countries of the world. For example, in the Soviet Union, it was actively born in the 60s.
Bruce Springsteen has sold 65 million albums in the US alone. And the dream of all rock and pop musicians (Grammy Award) he received 20 times. For six decades (from the 1970s to the 2020s), his songs have not left the top 5 of the Billboard charts. His popularity in the United States, especially among workers and intellectuals, can be compared with the popularity of Vysotsky […]
Cat Stevens (Steven Demeter Georges) was born July 21, 1948 in London. The artist's father was Stavros Georges, an Orthodox Christian originally from Greece. Mother Ingrid Wikman is Swedish by birth and a Baptist by religion. They ran a restaurant near Piccadilly called Moulin Rouge. Parents divorced when the boy was 8 years old. But they remained good friends and […]
American singer Pat Benatar is one of the most famous musicians of the late 1970s and early 1980s. This talented artist is the owner of the prestigious Grammy music award. And her album has a "platinum" certification for the number of sales in the world. Childhood and youth Pat Benatar The girl was born on January 10, 1953 in […]
Legendary rock and roll icon Suzi Quatro is one of the first women in the rock scene to lead an all-male band. The artist masterfully owned the electric guitar, stood out for her original performance and insane energy. Susie inspired several generations of women who chose the difficult direction of rock and roll. Direct evidence is the work of the notorious band The Runaways, American vocalist and guitarist Joan Jett […]
Marc Bolan - the name of the guitarist, songwriter and performer is known to every rocker. His short, but very bright life can be an example of the unbridled pursuit of excellence and leadership. The leader of the legendary band T. Rex forever left a mark on the history of rock and roll, standing on a par with such musicians as Jimi Hendrix, […]
