During their 50 years as a band, The Rolling Stones changed rock ‘n’ roll and changed our culture forever. But just like any other band, they also started out small, playing at small venues and paying musical tribute to their influences. The only difference between them and most bands is that they … Read more
During the 1950s, a new music genre arose that challenged cultural, gender, racial, geographic, and religious norms in the United States. A cultural storm called Rock and Roll started in the mid-1950s and instantly became synonymous with “sexual music,” causing wildfire controversy to then conservative Americans. Early Rock and Roll music was … Read more
It may sound trivial, but it’s not the kind of lick you make to ice creams and lollipops. Guitar lick in popular music genres like blues, jazz, or rock music, is a “stock pattern or phrase” with short series of notes used in solos and melodic lines and accompaniment. Playing rock and … Read more