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Category: Influences of Classic Rock
Disco Rocks: The influence of Disco on Classic Rock
For a few years in the late 70s and early 80s, disco took over, starting a rivalry between disco and rock. Some rock musicians released their own disco songs. Let's explore the influence of disco on rock and roll.
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Hip Hop in Classic Rock and Oldies
Classic rock took influences from everywhere. Hip hop/rap started in the late 70s, but it influenced classic rock musicians in the 80s and later. Let’s see how classic rock influenced hip hop and how it incorporated hip hop. So what …
The best way to celebrate your birthday?
Going to the record store of course! Whenever I think of record stores, I think of the line from Almost Famous:
Black Classic Rock Musicians of the 60s and 70s
Note: I’m working on an improved blog post series about black musicians: more information and better readability. Part one can be found here. Thank you! Rock and Roll is a black American invention. The first rock stars were black. Rock …
Romani Classic Rock musicians
The Romani are an ethnicity mostly living in Europe (although there are some Americans of Romani descent). They originated in India and were nomadic, eventually reaching Europe. The Romani live all over Europe, with populations in countries such as England, …
Black Owned Record Labels
Prologue: Black Swan Records was founded by Harry Pace in 1921 in Harlem, New York City and was the first black owned record label whose target market were black Americans. The label released recordings of blues and jazz music. Blues …
Ska and the Caribbean Influence in Classic Rock
Classic rock takes its influences from many different genres around the world, including reggae and ska. In this post we explore musicians of Caribbean descent and rock/ska fusions.
The Diversity of Classic Rock 