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Southern Backtones
Southern Backtones was an American Southwestern rock band from Houston, Texas composed of Hank Schyma, Todd Sommer, and John Griffin. It was formed by Hank Schyma in the late ’90s and is often described as, “Brit-influenced rock with roots planted firmly in Texas,”Kuebler, Monica.Southern Backtones. ''exclaim''. July, 2005 “moody voodoo rock that intertwines with Spaghetti Western and devil-may-care rock ‘n roll.” Rankin, Beth.Houston artists we’ve got our ears on. ''Cat5''. January, 2013 They released their first album in 1998, and in the following 15 years they’ve been on MTV2 and Much Music, collected local accolades,.2006 Houston Press Music Awards results. ''Houston Calling''. August, 2006Music Staff.Houston Press Music Awards Winners. ''The Houston Press''. August, 2007 and played with bands like Lynyrd Skynyrd, Old 97's, and Hayes Carll. History Formation and First Album Not much is recorded of the Southern Backtones’ early history until their first al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock And Roll
Rock and roll (often written as rock & roll, rock 'n' roll, or rock 'n roll) is a Genre (music), genre of popular music that evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s. It Origins of rock and roll, originated from African-American music such as jazz, rhythm and blues, boogie woogie, gospel music, gospel, as well as country music. While rock and roll's formative elements can be heard in blues records from the 1920s and in country records of the 1930s,Peterson, Richard A. ''Creating Country Music: Fabricating Authenticity'' (1999), p. 9, . the genre did not acquire its name until 1954. According to journalist Greg Kot, "rock and roll" refers to a style of popular music originating in the United States in the 1950s. By the mid-1960s, rock and roll had developed into "the more encompassing international style known as rock music, though the latter also continued to be known in many circles as rock and roll."Kot, Greg"Rock and roll", in the ''Encyclopædia Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
