Chuck Berry records first demo
In May 1955, Chuck Berry recorded a four-song demo -- without the technology of duplicate recordings, you could only record once and start over if you got it wrong, and Berry did it 36 times in one ****. Many years later, guitar virtuoso Eric Clapton said the incident set the law for how rock and roll should be played.
The Legend of the Brill Building
The Brill Building is a 10-story building in New York's Times Square neighborhood. It housed about 160 members of the music and recording industries. Throughout the 1960s, the building contributed countless chart-topping hits to the pop world. in November 1960, Carlo King (Carol King) recorded "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" there, and six weeks later, the song climbed to the top of the charts and started the girl group The song climbed to the top of the charts six weeks later and started the girl-group trend.
Motown goes on the road
In October 1962, Motown Records had grown from its humble beginnings in Detroit, and in order to make a bigger impact, founder Berry Gordy decided to put together a group of singers to tour under the Motown name. The show attracted a large number of white and black fans.
"Godfather of Soul" goes back to the drawing board
In 1962, James Brown, the "Father of Soul," played the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York, and was greeted by Ray Charles in 1960, who was the first singer to perform at the theater. (Influenced by Ray Charles' 1960 live album In Person, Brown offered the label to record and release the entire show. But the label's owner insisted that fans were only interested in new singles and wouldn't pay for a concert they'd already paid to see. So Brown had to self-finance the release, which cost him $5,700, and which sold a million copies that year and has long been a classic in soul music history.
The birth of the garage rock anthem
In April 1963, five young men from Oregon walked into a recording studio, and in order to capture the atmosphere of the scene, four of the band stood in a circle around the microphone, with the lead singer in the center, and they recorded the song called "Louie, Louie". The song they recorded, "Louie, Louie," quickly became a Garage Rock classic. It's been covered by Tina Turner, Barry White and many others, and has inspired the likes of The Kinks and Van Morrison.
"Hated" Gold Star Studios
"I think everybody loved working with me, but everybody hated 'Gold Star' Studios." Phil Spector said. But it was in that dingy, cockroach- and feces-infested studio that the hit "Be My Baby" was born, and since then, Phil Spector has had more than 20 hits between 1962 and 1966, and his status as a gold-medal producer is secure.
The Greatest Soul Songs of All Time
"One night he called me over to hear a new song he'd written," recalls Sam Cooke guitarist Bobby Womack, who first heard " A Change is Gonna Come" song. "He had a whole bunch of amps in his house, so he sang it to me, and my bones were shaking, and I told him, 'Sam, this song makes you want to die.'" Sam later admitted that it was the toughest song he'd ever written.
Smashing guitars
In the summer of 1964, when The Who, a band centered around guitarist Peter Townshend, began touring, Peter Townshend's whirlwind guitar maneuvers brought the mood to a climax. The guitar seemed to be his weapon of choice, slamming into ceilings and speakers, and eventually getting smashed to pieces. That was also the week the Who released the single "I'm the Face", and their influence began to spread from London to the rest of the world.
Bob Dylan launches the folk era
On July 25, 1965, the Newport Folk Festival was held in Rhode Island. At the age of 24, Bob . Dylan, dressed in black pants and a green shirt, took the stage and performed on an electric guitar. It was an unsuccessful show, but it ushered in the era of Folk Rock (FOLKROCK).
Trips
Trips made San Francisco the home of Psychedelic Rock and stoner culture, as described by the mastermind of the Grateful Dead. The Dead's mastermind describes their live music: "Sometimes we'll play for hours on end, or we'll play for ten minutes, and then we'll pass out onstage."
Beach Boys classic 'Pet Sounds' comes out
While the Beach Boys were touring Japan in January 1966, their mastermind had to return home midway through a schizophrenic episode, and it was while recuperating from his illness that he was inspired to write the 'Pet Sounds' album.
Opening of the Doors
In August 1966, Jim Morrison was the first member of the band to be released. Jim Morrison was a film student at the University of California, obsessed with poetry and rock 'n' roll. That summer, Jim Morrison and his classmate, Reeves, were in the middle of the summer. Morrison and his classmate Ray Mansack were in the summer. Jim Morrison and his classmate Ray Manzarek formed the band The Doors. The band wrote such legendary hits as "The End" and "Light My Fire".
The hippie movement hits the streets
On January 14, 1967, a group of teenage students met for the first time in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park to express themselves, including musically, in a loose gathering that would become the worldwide "hippie movement. "The Hippie Movement. The summer of that year became known as the "summer of love".
Aretha Franklin wows Fame studio
In January 1967, 24-year-old Aretha Franklin (Aretha Franklin) came to the "Fame" studio in Alabama, USA, sat down in front of the piano, began to sing a blues, and two hours later, she had recorded the song she had sung at the "Fame" studio in the United States. Two hours later, she had already recorded the title track of her debut album on Atlantic Records. Says drummer Roger Hawkins: "I've never seen anyone convey so much emotion."
The Beatles' new world
On Feb. 10, 1967, the Beatles began work at EMI Studios in London on the album that would become the pinnacle of rock 'n' roll history, Colonel Pepper's Lonely Hearts. For the first time in British history, two four-track recorders were used to record the album, and all the songs were given a complete concept. The record redefined what a rock 'n' roll record was and went on to top a series of later reviews.
Jimmy sets guitars on fire at Monterey
The famous June 16-18, 1967, festival was filmed as a documentary and released on DVD. Hendrix strummed with his teeth, and near the end of "Wild Thing," he poured liquid from a lighter onto the guitar and set it on fire.
Laurel Canyon
Laurel Canyon, a peachy Hollywood neighborhood, became a commune for rock 'n' roll youth and a hotbed of originality in the summer of 1968. Joni Mitchell had a house there, which she herself called "a hippie paradise". And Crosby, Stills & Nash sang in her bedroom.
Love and peace!
August 15-17, 1969, Woodstock was held on a 600-acre farm near New York State. The festival attracted 400,000 people and was the most influential festival in rock and roll history. Despite the torrential rain, mud and chaotic cacophony, it still had the positive effect of spreading the ideals and became a topic of conversation for future generations of rock fans.
San Francisco Disaster
On December 6, 1969, the Rolling Stones commemorated the success of their U.S. tour with a star-studded benefit concert that turned into a disaster when hired security guards openly abused drugs and beat up audience members, leading to a melee that left one fan dead on the spot. fan died on the spot.
Rolling Stones at the top
In May 1972, the Stones released Exile main Street, a double album that was the first of many to be released by the band. "This was the culmination of a period in which the Stones' personal lives had been plunged into a quagmire, but their stardom was unshakeable.
David Bowie started the Glam-Rock trend
On July 8, 1972, Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" was playing in London's Royal Concert Hall, when a beam of red light shone on the stage, and a man with reddish-orange hair wearing a red and green space suit appeared on the stage. A man with orange hair and wearing a red and green space suit appeared on the stage. "Hello, everyone," the alien-like man said in a soft, refined tone. "I'm Ziggy Stardust." The "Ziggy Stardust" was David Bowie, the concert that kick-started the Glam-Rock trend of sultry, unisex dress.
Led Zeppelin rule the U.S.
Led Zeppelin embarked on their first U.S. tour in May-July 1973, marking the beginning of heavy metal rock. LedZeppelin began its first tour in the United States, which also marked the beginning of the full-scale invasion of heavy metal rock in the United States. LedZeppelin's first tour in the US marked the beginning of the full-scale invasion of the US. It should be noted that the US music market belonged to Led Zeppelin for the entire year of 1973.
CBGB kicked off the punk era
In the summer of 1975, CBGB, a rock club in the heart of New York City, began to grow in popularity, with bands such as the RAMONES, Blondie, and Talking Heads. "Bands like the RAMONES, Blondie, Talking Heads, and Television took up residencies there, and CBGB became the birthplace of the American punk movement.
Bob Marley became an overnight sensation
July 18, 1975, was the night a concert in London turned the "reggae" singer into a world star. The scene was chaotic as fans attempted to rush the stage through barriers. When Marley sang his new song "No Woman, No Cry", it received the strongest reaction from the audience. The song has since become a household name for Marley. That night made "reggae" a global phenomenon and Bob Marley a musical icon from a third world country.
Springsteen's big gig
Before Bruce Springsteen, the face of blue-collar rock in the US, released his third album, Born to Run, in August 1975, he and the E Street Band's record label invited more than 1,000 people from the industry to see them perform at a concert in front of a packed house. 1,000 industry insiders to see them perform at the Bottom Line, a bar in New York City. Springsteen had to take a break from the show due to food poisoning, but the show was the foundation for their success.
The Band's Farewell Show
Dylan toured with The Band from 1967 to 1976, living in Woodstock for a while, and his final show in Los Angeles on November 25, 1976, was packed with guests, including Bob Dylan, Dylan, and the band's own band. , with superstars ranging from Bob Dylan and Neil Young to Eric Clapton and Van Morrison in attendance.
British Punk Storm
The Sex Pistols toured the UK for the first time in December 1976, and their cynical power to attract over-energetic youngsters to the UK kicked off the British punk movement. The show followed the release of their debut single, "Anarchy in the UK," under EMI, which was rejected by the BBC for being too bold.
P-Funk U.S. Tour
The P-Funk U.S. Tour, led by George Clinton in the winter of 1976*, was the funkiest, most daring rock tour of the 1970s. With a $1 million spaceship landing on stage at the climax of each show, P-Funk's surreal, extraterrestrial associations with funk music became a hallmark.
Dance music dominated the charts and started the disco craze
On New Year's Eve 1977, Donna Summer started the disco craze that swept the United States. New York's Studio 54 (Studio 54) gathered including Calvin Klein, Andy Warhol (Andy Warhol), "Rolling Stones" lead singer Mick Jagger, rock and roll rooster Rod Steward (Rod Steward), including many of the pop symbols, and Donna Summer. s 1975 album "Love to love you baby" started the disco trend.
Fleetwood Mac's '70s rock album
Fleetwood Mac's rock album, "Rumours," finally came out after a rough time. At the time, the band was going through its rough patch, with members divorcing and breaking up in a mess, and it was under these dire circumstances that soul man Nick spent an evening writing the popular dance song "Dreams" and recording it on a small tape recorder, thus laying the groundwork for the birth of the album. (February 1977)
The Fading of John Lennon
On December 10, 1980, John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, were recording Yoko Ono's song "Walking on Thin Ice" when they left the studio at 10:30 p.m. to head to their apartment in New York's Central Park neighborhood. Just as they were about to enter their apartment, there were shouts of "Mr. Lennon" from behind them, and then David Chapman, a crazed fan, shot him four times, leaving John Lennon in a pool of blood, where he was rushed to the hospital where he died. He was 40 years old.
MTV invades America
British band Duran Duran, whose songs were banned from American radio at the time, went from being ignorant of MTV to being the first band to take advantage of the modern technology. In order to compete with the Culture Club and the Human league, they had to rely on TV channels to promote themselves. And this attempt made their album a huge success. In one year, the MTV audience in the United States increased from 2.5 million to 9.3 million. (*August 1, 1981)
"Moonwalk" floats around the world
On May 16, 1983, in honor of the 25th anniversary of Motown Records, Michael Jackson was invited to perform. Jackson was invited to perform. His "Moonwalk" with the single "BillieJean" debuted at the show, and this new dance step immediately became popular all over the world and established Michael Jackson as a "pop star". This new step became a worldwide sensation and established Michael Jackson as the "King of Pop". The album "Thriller," released in December of that year, broke record sales, spent 37 weeks on the charts and had five No. 1 singles.
U2's Red Rocks Concert
The June 5, 1983 show at Red Rocks National Park in the Rocky Mountains became one of U2's most successful major outdoor performances. Over 9,000 seats and the natural beauty of the national park provided the most spectacular stage for their music. The song they performed that day, "Sunday Bloody Sunday," also became an iconic U2 song of resistance to violence.
Madonna's lurid act
On Sept. 14, 1984, MTV, eager to escape the shadow of the Grammys, was determined to broaden its reach by presenting its inaugural music video awards. Madonna was invited to attend the awards and perform the song "Like A Virgin," which was released the same year. During the performance, television crews were horrified by Madonna's appalling performance of rolling around on the floor in her wedding dress. Madonna's debauchery at the MTV Awards was met with huge criticism, but many teens were still enamored with Madonna's presence.
Rap surfaces
In the summer of 1985, the BeastieBoys and Run-DMC went on a joint tour. They had just released the albums LicensedtoIll and Raising, respectively, which are arguably the most influential Rap records in the history of the 1980s. The tour was the first time Rap music had ever done a major public performance, and Rap, the black underground music, began to surface and become a subject of interest.
"Saving Lives" rock concert
On July 13, 1985, a rock concert called "Saving Lives" was held in London, England, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the same time. The benefit concert raised more than 50 million dollars for victims in Africa.
Beastie Boys tour with Run DMC
In 1986, Run DMC released the commercially successful Raising Hell, and the Beastie Boys' Licensed to Ill was on the verge of becoming the highest selling rap album of the 1980s. The Beastie Boys' Licensed to Ill was on the verge of becoming the highest-selling rap album of the 1980s. So in the summer of 1987, they teamed up to embark on a tour. "It was that tour that brought Hip-Hop outside of the cities, and you couldn't deny it, whether you were white or Japanese."
N.W.A pioneers street rap
In February 1989, the band N.W.A released the album "Straight Outta Compton," a rap record that cost only $8,000 to produce and contained a lot of street language that was so splashy and lively that it was all the rage. Although the record suffered restricted radio airplay after the FBI sent a letter to the label protesting N.W.A's incitement of public anti-police sentiment, it still sold 100 million copies by the end of 1989.
Seattle Sound sounds the clarion call
On Aug. 17, 1991, Nivana recorded "Smells Like Teen Spirit," a song that changed Nivana's fortunes forever. The song was received with unprecedented enthusiasm as it was full of cocky, uninhibited and unpolished rebelliousness. NeverMind, the album that followed, was the sound of the Seattle Sound, a group of Seattle-based bands, including PearlJam and SoundGarden, that transformed rock 'n' roll's declining fortunes.
The Battle of the Rap Gods
On Nov. 30, 1994, rap star Tupac Shakur was shot and wounded by a robber he believed to be his best friend, another rapper, B.I.G. From that day on, two of rap's best singers engaged in a war of personal attacks, which ended with the death of one of Tupac's friends. The war ended with the death of one of Tupac's friends.
Radiohead's Progress
In the fall of 1996, the British band Radiohead began recording the album OKComputer. The band members, who had already released two albums at the time, were faced with all kinds of confusion, and they holed up in an old 15th-century house near Bath, England, holding back their work for nearly a year before delivering it. The record, filled with the confusion and inexplicable melancholy of the digital age, was well received around the world. It was the beginning of a worldwide resurgence of British music as a collective.
Female power
In the summer of 1997, the inaugural Lilith Fair festival shattered the myth that female artists were less popular than their male counterparts. The first festival lasted 37 days and featured all female singers. By 1999, three editions of the festival*** featured 250 female singers and generated $65 million in gate receipts. Although this festival was discontinued after three editions, it has made a profound impact on music history.
White people rap too
Amu released his debut album, "The mothers LP," in the summer of 1998, which featured the song "My Name is," which pioneered white rap, and since then, rap bands haven't been the exclusive domain of black people.
Napster leads the Internet era
In the fall of 1998, Shawn Fanning, a student at Northwestern University, launched Napster, a Web site designed to make music available for free download over the Internet. This novel way of distributing music instantly took the world by storm, and people were able to easily access all kinds of music simply through the Internet. By the summer of 2000, Napster had 58 million registered users and 450 million songs available for download, and as a result Napster was under siege from traditional record labels.
Teen idol domination
In March 2000, the boy group 'Nsync released the album "No Strings Attached," which sold 2.4 million copies in its first week, culminating the teen pop idol trend that began in the 1990s.
Remembrance of 9-11
On Sept. 21, 2001, U2, Neil Young and dozens of other singers held a memorial concert in honor of 9-11, raising $200 million. This was followed by a series of memorial concerts by superstars such as Paul McCartney, who donated all proceeds from the concerts to the families of the victims of September 11th.
iPod revolutionizes the recording industry
On Oct. 23, 2001, Apple introduced its newest mp3 player, the iPod, a 1,000-song player (today's newest version of the iPod has 10,000 songs) that has changed the way people listen to music.
The New Utopia
The first Bonnaroo Music Festival was held in Tennessee on June 21-23, 2002, with grassroots bands and no publicity from organizers. But its reputation spread and it became the latest mecca for American music lovers.