Francis Rocco Prestia

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When I took the guitar as a child in high school in 1968, rock music was entering its golden age. Of course, the influence of Chicago-style blues was huge, and had for many years [especially in the UK], but the rock musicians were looking for ideas and inspiration from other genres including classical and [Moody Blues, Procol Harum]Country / Western [Byrds], Afro / Cuban [Santana] and Indians [the Beatles and other experiments]. However, despite the blues, jazz was the influence that made the biggest impression on music and musicians in the late ’60s and ’70 ‘s.

Instrumental has become a focal point for many in this period. Virtuosity of players like Eric Clapton, Mitch Mitchell, Jimi Hendrix, Jack Casady, recognized and applauded by the audience and rock musicians began to listen and find new heroes among the jazz elite. Along improvised instrumental jam was normal during the live rock shows. Jazz rock band covered by [Tito Puente's Oye Como will be Santana, Roland Kirk Serenade to a cuckoo Jethro Tull]. IIm7-V7 chord, the backbone of jazz harmony, began to appear in pop music. Brass Rock Chicago Transit Authority [Chicago soon] and blood, sweat and tears of jazz-rock singer-songwriters, rock, but with the way jazz solos full of bp, odd times, changes to the agreements sophisticated grooves and swing.

Jazz was playing rock and pop including the sessions of anonymous session musicians not years, jazz sensibilities, but also their reading skills. But at the end of the ’60s and ’70s jazz musicians began to appear on the hard rock player discussed. Acclaimed album Astral Weeks by Van Morrison with bassist Richard Davis and drummer Connie Kay [The Modern Jazz Quartet Fame], John Payne and Walter Reed Smith, Jr. on vibration. Phil Woods solo steel and Dr. Dan Wu Billy Joel Just the way you are. Yusef Lateef played on Leon Redbone Double Time, and Charles Lloyd Verdillac ports. Joni Mitchell and Weather Report, the staff used, two albums in the late 70′s, including his collaboration with Charles Mingus, 79.

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Rock music is a kind of music (genre), which began in the mid 50s popular. Root of rhythm and blues of the ’40s country music and 50s, and other factors. In addition, she also took a variety of other musical genres such as folk music (folk music), jazz and classical music.

Unmistakable sound of this music is often revolves around guitar electric or acoustic guitar and use a very subtle strike back to the electric bass and drum rhythm and keyboards, such as organ, piano and synthesizer in the 70s. In addition to the guitar or keyboards, saxophone and blues-style harmonica are sometimes used as a solo instrument. In its pure form, rock, three tones, a consistent and distinctive back-beat, and appealing music.

In the late ’60s and early ’70s, was not different. Folk rock music (local music in the U.S.) was mixed folk rock, blues music was blues-rock mixed with jazz and jazz-rock fusion one was mixed.

In the 70s, combining rock influence of soul, funk and Latin music. Developed in the ’70s, rock in several sub-types (sub-categories), such as soft rock, glam rock, heavy metal, hard rock, progressive rock and punk rock. Subcategories of rock, popular in the 80s, New Wave, hardcore punk and alternative rock were. In the 90s it was grunge, Britpop, indie rock, not metal.
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