The 50 Moments That Defined Rock n Roll
By Andrew Lisa, Stacker News
On 1/3/21 at 11:00 AM EST
From baseball and television to air conditioning and Coca-Cola, the United States has offered the world no shortage of contributions. Few of those contributions, however, can hold a candle to the one American export that completes the vaunted triple crown of sex, drugs, and rock n roll.
Born at the crossroads of gospel, country, jazz, and R&B, rock n roll emerged in earnest in the boom years after World War II. While conservatives, traditionalists, religious fundamentalists, and squares of all stripes tried their hardest to force the rock n roll genie back in its bottle, there was no turning back once the music met their children s ears.
January 1, 2021
It’s was a tough year for just about everyone, but the country music community was hit especially hard in 2020.
While we look forward to a better year in 2021, it’s also a good time to reflect back on 2020 and remember all it has taken a lot from us. Singer, songwriters, reporters, radio show hosts, band members, and many others who impacted country music positively have gone as well.
This is by no means a comprehensive list of everybody that we lost this year, but a chance to celebrate the lives of some of the more notable musicians who have died this year. Here are a few of their greatest songs to remember them by.
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“Stupid Covid!” That’s become my wife’s mantra over the past 10 months. Occasionally I will chime in with “Covid ruins everything.” The words may vary, but the sentiments are the same. Anytime you come up with an idea that sounds like fun, or an interesting place to go, or think you have found a safe way to break the quarantine, COVID-19 rears its ugly corona head and takes a sledgehammer to the best made plans of mice and men. While this scenario may ring true for many, far too many others have found the coronavirus which has tied the United States and most of the world up in knots over the past year to be far more than just a nuisance. It has basically delivered a body-blow to the livelihood and lives of millions of people, and we’re not done yet. It’s becoming increasingly difficult to support the inane idea that we’ve “turned the corne
The Closing of Douglas Corner Leaves a Hole in Nashvilleâs Soul Looking back on a listening room where it wasnât hard to feel like an insider Tweet Share
What I remember best about hanging out at Douglas Corner, the venerable Nashville listening room that closed in May after 33 years in business, isnât the many big-time stars who played there. Yes, the cozy space on Eighth Avenue South hosted performers like Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood and Guy Clark, but I have never felt comfortable at industry-sanctioned shows. I donât recall catching Garth at Douglas Corner. Certainly, seeing the future megastar at a tiny venue in the late â80s would have been something to remember.