Music
My Favorite Songs and Artists
November 24, 2010 | 
Author House music is a form of electronic dance music. It originated in what one might call post-disco America. House is a relative of disco music. Some may say that house evolved from disco music. It was also influenced by soul and funk.
Frankie Knuckles was one of the founding fathers of house. He was a DJ at a club in Chicago known as The Warehouse. Some people say that house music takes its name from The Warehouse where primitive house began. Frankie Knuckles would mix disco, Philly soul, European pop, synthesized drum beats, and sound effects to make his music. Later artists would use synthesizers, samplers, sequencers, mixers, electronic drum machines, vocals, and other effects to make the first original house records.
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Top 20 Aretha Franklin Songs
Aretha Franklin’s Top 20 Hits
The legendary “Queen of Soul” was born in Memphis, Tennessee in 1942. The daughter of Reverend Cecil L. Franklin, who was the pastor of the New Bethel Church in Detroit, Aretha was taught to sing gospel music at the age of nine by the late Reverend James Cleveland.
Aretha recorded her first album at the age of fourteen, singing mainly gospel classics. After motherhood derailed her career for a few years, she signed with Colombia records in 1960 by John Hammond. She scored her first Billboard Top 40 hit in 1961 with “Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody” which was a number one hit for Al Jolson in 1918 and a number ten hit for comedian Jerry Lewis in 1956.
Power of Music
Music can have very interesting and magical effects on the mind. It is a part of all activities.
Now scientific research proves that, it is not just for entertainment but it is a weapon. By using right music at right time one can take control over the senses of others. It is also known as the acoustic since or called music therapy in clinical research.
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The Origin of the DJ
The origin of the DJ stems from the late 60′s, where the development of sound and amplification technology began to compete with the traditional orchestra music, which was Unable to compete with the economic savings of a DJ that could fill a dance floor and provide powerful sound through amplification.
After the decade of the 70′s, disco and development of vinyl records with better sound quality, made the DJ gradually grow in popularity making it the number one choice in entertainment which in turn started the entire movement of night clubs where most DJs perform. This movement, not only created more money and gigs for DJ’s but also started a string of DJ schools, teaching the art of DJing.
Karaoke Singing Machines – What Are They?
You see, karaoke is an interactive entertainment in which music is played without the vocal. The lyrics of the song appear on the screen so you can sing without any troubles-you don’t need to memorize the text at all. A microphone attached to the karaoke machines will make sure your voice is leveled with the music volume. Karaoke appeared during ’80 and ’90 and back then they used tapes. A karaoke used to have two tape decks and a microphone. One tape played the prerecorded audio while other captured the audio with the voice of the person who sang on the microphone. Today’s modern karaoke machines read different formats and are able to automatically make the backup- the recording of your magnificent performance. Tapes are not being used anymore so the music is being read from CDs, pre-installed databases and hard drives. Today’s karaoke machines also able to read many different music formats.
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Blues Guitar and the Magic of the 7th Chords
Learning the blues isn’t tough, it’s simply a series of steps you need to learn then build on top of one another.
For example, the first step to learning the blues is understanding the form of most blues tunes, known as 12 bar blues. While this is for another article if you’re not familiar with the 12 bar blues form I would suggest you take some time right now to find a video or article that explains it.
Once you know the basic form of the blues you can then start learning that form in different keys.
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