Some well known Music Festivals
Listening to live music gives music a different feel from listening on your HI/FI or watching on television and some may say that the sound is not as clear or that some artists are not as good when watching live, but you become part of the experience and therefore gain a different perspective.Over the last 40 years we have been lucky enough to have had some great music festivals below are some of the most well known.
Glastonbury UK
Cheltenham Folk Festival UK
Reading Festival UK
Isle of Wight music festival UK
Leeds Festival UK
Woodstock USA
Jazzfest New Orleans USA
Country Thunder Wisconsin USA
Lakeview Mayfest Chicago USA
Temecula Valley International Jazz Festival California USA
Some Well Known Musicals from the last 40 years
What was your favourite, musical either as a Broadway or west end show or as a film, with the increasing popularity of musicals in the last 40 years both on stage and film, many people prefer some of the musicians and songs from those, we have listed just a few of the well known shows from Broadway in New York and the West End in London. Many shows have started as live shows and gone on to become well known moviesA Hard Day's Night
Cats
Chicago
Easter Parade
Evita
Fame
Fiddler on the Roof
Flashdance
Godspell
Grease
Hair
Hello Dolly
High Society
Jailhouse Rock
Jesus Christ Superstar
Lady Sings the Blues
Les Misérables
Love Me Tender
Oklahoma
Pink Floyd The Wall
Quadrophenia
Rent
Rock Around the Clock
Singin' in the Rain
South Pacific
Summer Holiday
The Bodyguard
The Jazz Singer
The King and I
The Phantom of the Opera
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
The Sound of Music
Tommy
West Side Story
As we age our views of music changes, when we are teenagers we enjoy the music created by our generation, and with each generation new styles or changes to old styles emerge.
This generation is lucky in the ways we can listen to our music ranging from.
Live at a concert
On the Radio
Through Stereo systems in our cars or homes
On the TV where we get to see the performer or on MTV
On small personal MP3 players or CD players
Now even on our mobile phones
The range of music available includes some of the following styles and types and some of the most influential musicians, some may agree or disagree with the influential or genre I have put musicians in these are only my personal opinions
Pop Pop is a description for the music style, genre and artists that are popular at that point in time.
Alternative Music
Big Band Sounds Glenn Miller
Blues BB King Muddy Waters Bo Diddley Stevie Ray Vaughan
Classical Strauss Brahms Liszt Tchaikovsky Mozart
Country and Western Willie Nelson George Strait Hank Williams Johnny Cash Tammy Wynette Garth Brooks
Dance Music
Disco The Bee Gees Sister Sledge The Jacksons Donna Summer Gloria Gaynor Boney M Village People K.C. and the Sunshine Band The Emotions Barry White Kool & the Gang
Funk Earth, Wind & Fire Tower of Power The Commodores Kool & the Gang,
Folk Bob Dylan Joan Baez
Gospel Elvis Presley Ethel Waters
Heavy metal Led Zeppelin Black Sabbath Deep Purple Iron Maiden The Who Metallica
Jazz Duke Ellington Count Basie Louis Armstrong William "Cat" Anderson
Motown Marvin Gaye Smokey Robinson Four Tops Temptations Stevie Wonder Diana Ross and Supremes
Progressive rock Jethro Tull Yes Genesis Pink Floyd Emerson, Lake & Palmer Rush
Punk Rock The Ramones The Sex Pistols The Damned The Clash Dead Kennedys
RAP / Hip Hop Puff Daddy 2Pac Queen Latifah B.I.G. Eminem
Reggae Bob Marley Peter Tosh Jimmy Cliff
Rock and roll Bill Haley Elvis Presley Little Richard Chuck Berry Jerry Lee Lewis Buddy Holly
Rhythm and Blues The Ink Spots
Soul Ray Charles James Brown Otis Redding Wilson Pickett
Decades
40's Music Glenn Miller Tommy Dorsey Frank Sinatra Bing Crosby
50's Music Elvis Presley Bill Haley and the Comets Chuck Berry Fats Domino The Platters Billie Holiday Ricky Nelson The Everly Brothers Ella Fitzgerald Jerry Lee Lewis
60's Music The Beatles Bob Dylan Chubby Checker Neil Sedaka Roy Orbison Shirley Bassey The Rolling Stones The Supremes Fleetwood Mac Aretha Franklin Gary Puckett & The Union Gap The Monkees Simon and Garfunkel The Beach Boys The Bee Gees The Jimi Hendrix Experience Cream Pink Floyd Moody Blues David Bowie
70's Music James Taylor The Doors Bob Dylan Janis Joplin The Who Mungo Jerry John Lennon The Jackson 5 Marvin Gaye Rod Stewart The Osmonds Michael Jackson The Rolling Stones Bay City Rollers Barry Manilow Diana Ross Paul Simon The Four Seasons Paul McCartney & Wings Elton John Queen Bee Gees Gloria Gaynor Blondie The Eagles Commodores Pink Floyd The Police Village People Boomtown Rats
80's Music John Lennon Blondie Dolly Parton Sheena Easton Diana Ross Lionel Richie Olivia Newton-John Roxy Music Bucks Fizz Adam & The Ants Michael Jackson Queen David Bowie Billy Joel Robert Palmer Lionel Richie Van Halen The Police Debbie Harry Simply Red Whitney Houston The Pretenders Genesis The Bangles Chris de Burgh Madonna Prince Culture Club Bruce Springsteen Pet Shop Boys Duran Duran Paul McCartney Phil Collins Prince Madonna Erasure New Kids On The Block Cher R.E.M Depeche Mode Paula Abdul Garth Brooks Elvis Costello
90's Music Pearl Jam Whitney Houston Michael Jackson Queen Bryan Adams Erasure Marillion Phil Collins Guns N' Roses Mariah Carey Metallica Cher Gloria Estefan R.E.M. Janet Jackson Boyz II Men U2 Van Halen The Clash Garth Brooks Nirvana Supergrass Deep Blue Something Weezer Smashing Pumpkins Rage Against The Machine Van Halen Whitney Houston Alanis Morissette Madonna Lenny Kravitz Britney Spears Enrique Iglesias Kid Rock S Club 7 Ko?n Backstreet Boys Jennifer Lopez Pearl Jam Foo Fighters Ricky Martin Eminem Limp Bizkit The Offspring Red Hot Chili Peppers Santana Shania Twain TLC blink-182 Phil Collins