Rock and roll is a genre of music that was characterized by short songs, easy to remember lyrics, and guitar music. The first national rock and roll star was Elvis Presley. Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, and had a unique style. Presley sang his songs with great energy and ...
B The musie world lost a rock and roll superstar this week when guitarist Eddie Van Halen passed away. He was only65 years old.Eddie Van Halen was a founding member of the band Van Halen. He formed the group in 1974 with his brother Alex, who played the drums. Van Halen released its...
passage 13.When Elvis Presley started to play music in the mid-1950s he was very popular. Teenagers in Americ a and Britain loved his rock 'n'roll music(摇滚乐). The USA was the main place for popular music until 1962 when four musicians from Liverpool, England, started to perform.They...
the police and the taxi driver laughed. I very sorry. It was both the first time and the last time for me to work as a detective. Don’t you think my story funny? 【1】A.mother’s B.father’s C.aunt’s D.own 【2】A.joy B.way C.surprise D.surprised ...
When, at the age of 16, Pete began to take an interest in skiffle and rock 'n' roll music, he was encouraged by his parents. As so many friends were dropping in to see Pete and Rory, their mother suggested a novel idea -- they could have a meeting place of their own by utilising...
But there were dark times. She says she was in and out of foster homes in her early teens and was sent to a juvenile detention center after stealing a KISS T-shirt from a department store. * By 15, Love had discovered rock ‘n’ roll, and began a journey that took her over the ...
D. Nature Watch.The most popular classical music Beethoven's Fifth Symphony When Beethoven was alive, his Fifth Symphony wasn't his most popular piece of music. But now most people know the d a d a da dah introduction. In the 20th century, the first four notes (符) were used by other...
In the school, tape recorders were so popular. For kids, they were bet-ter than anything, especially with the rise of rock and roll music. Having a recorder of your own would draw a lot of attention.It was my greatest wish to have a new tape recorder. However, I knew our family ...
I had one trip last year where I was caught by a hurricane in America. I picked up the stem cells in Providence, Rhode Island, and was meant to fly to Washington then back to London. But when I arrived at the check-in desk at Providence, the lady on the desk said: “Well, I’...
Before long, Hawaiian steel guitar music was all the rage in the mainland US.It actually had a strong influence on the development of several musical genres—rock and roll, most notably, but also jazz and blues.Anyway...by the 1920s, with the advent of the public dance movement, people ...