African-American music is an umbrella term given to a range of musics and musical genres emerging from or influenced by the culture of African Americans, who have long constituted a large and significant ethnic minority of the population of the United States. Many of their ancestors were originally brought to North America to work as enslaved people, bringing with them polyrhythmic songs from hundreds of black African ethnic groups across West and sub-Saharan Africa. The convergence in the Americas of African peoples from different regions and from multiple cultural traditions merged their music with influences from polka, waltzes and other European styles. Later periods saw considerable innovation and change. African-American genres have been highly influential across socio-economic and racial groupings internationally, and has also enjoyed popularity on a global level. African-American music and all aspects of African American culture are celebrated during Black History Month in February of each year in the United States.
African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans or Afro-Americans, and formerly as American Negroes) are citizens or residents of the United States that have ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa.
African Americans make up the single largest racial minority in the United States. Most African Americans are of West and Central African descent and are descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States. However, some immigrants from African, Caribbean, Central American or South American nations, or their descendants, may be identified or self-identify with the term.
African-American history starts in the 16th century with African slaves who quickly rose up against the Spanish explorer Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón and progresses to the present day, with Barack Obama as the 44th and current President of the United States. Between those landmarks there have been events and issues, both resolved and ongoing, including slavery, racism, Reconstruction, development of the African-American community, participation in the great military conflicts of the United States, racial segregation, and the Civil Rights Movement.
Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977) was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King".
Born in Tupelo, Mississippi, Presley moved to Memphis, Tennessee, with his family at the age of 13. He began his career there in 1954, working with Sun Records owner Sam Phillips, who wanted to bring the sound of African American music to a wider audience. Accompanied by guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black, Presley was the most important popularizer of rockabilly, an uptempo, backbeat-driven fusion of country and rhythm and blues. RCA Victor acquired his contract in a deal arranged by Colonel Tom Parker, who would manage the singer for over two decades. Presley's first RCA single, "Heartbreak Hotel", released in January 1956, was a number one hit. He became the leading figure of the newly popular sound of rock and roll with a series of network television appearances and chart-topping records. His energized interpretations of songs, many from African American sources, and his uninhibited performance style made him enormously popular—and controversial. In November 1956, he made his film debut in Love Me Tender.
Do you like American music?
I like American music
Don't you like American music,baby?
I want you to hold me
I want your arms around me
I want you to hold me baby
Did you do too many drugs?
I did too many drugs
Did you do too many drugs to, baby?
You were born too late
I was born too soon
But everytime I look at that ugly moon
It reminds me of you
It reminds me of you oh oh oh
I need a date to the Prom
Would you like to come along?
But nobody would to the Prom with me
Baby
They didn't like American music
They never heard American music
They didn't know the music was in my soul
Baby
You were born to soon
I was born too late
But everytime I look at that ugly lake
It reminds me of me
It reminds me of me
Do you like American music?
We like American music
We like all kinds of music
But I like American music best
Baby
You were born too late
And I was born too late
But everytime I look at that ugly lake
It reminds me of me
It reminds me of me
(ian hunter)
I have a dream-its only one dream
But I know dreams can come true
And I have a wish-its only one wish
But I know wishes can too
I wanna be-faraway from here
With those honky tonk heroes-burnin' my ears-oh
Love american music-i play it all night long
Just me n' records-n' a vivid imagination
I love to dance in the mirror-i practice every single word
And it seems to me american music-is all I've ever heard
Oh oh oh-oh oh oh it's lonely on the underground
I sit and watch my world go round n' round n' round n' round n' round
I sit and watch the world go round
I hear the sons of memphis-i hear the brothers or harlem
I hear the nashville cats n' the rag time mamas outa new orleans
I hear the windy city-i hear a gospel singers hymn-and it seems to me
American music is all there's ever been
C'mon baby oh oh -oh oh-oo-oo
I love the names of the cities-i hear the echo echoing
Well, the rock still rolls
The beat goes on after all of this time
The faces change but the song's the same
So roll over Mister Dylan for the next in line
They want American music for drivin' with the radio
She said, I know that I would be alright
If I could just make somebody my baby tonight
American music for dancin' with the stereo
Oh do what you like feel what you feel
The music is right
Well, it almost feels real American
From the purple peaks to the city streets
People searching for the rock and roll scene
The power of the pounding beat
The magic in the dream
They want American music for travelin' with the radio
She said, I know that I would be alright
If I could just make somebody my baby tonight
American music for dancin' with the stereo
Oh do what you like feel what you feel
The music is right
Well, it almost feels real American
Just when you think that you've heard enough
Well, somebody say turn it up
Well the rock still rolls
The beat goes on
After all of this time
The faces change but the song's the same
So roll over Mister Dylan for the next in line
The want American music
For drivin with the radio
She said I know that I would be alright
If I could just make somebody my baby tonight
American music
For dancin with the stereo
Oh do what you like
Feel what you feel
The music is right
Well it almost feels real American
From the purple peaks to the city streets
People searching for the rock and roll scene
The power of the pounding beat
The magic in the dream
They want American music
For trav'lin with the radio
She said I know that I would be alright
If I could just make somebody my baby tonight
American music
For dancin with the stereo
Oh do what you like
Feel what you feel
The music is right
Well it almost feels real American
Just when you think that you've heard enough
Well somebody say turn it up
Do you like American music?
I like American music
Don't you like American music, baby?
I want you to hold me
I want your arms around me
I want you to hold me, baby
Did you do too many drugs?
I did too many drugs
Did you do too many drugs, too, baby?
You were born too late
I was born too soon
But every time I look at that ugly moon
It reminds me of you
It reminds me of you ooh ooh ooh
I need a date to the prom
Would you like to come along?
But nobody would go to the prom with me, baby
They didn't like American music
They never heard American music
They didn't know the music was in my soul, baby
You were born too soon
I was born too late
But every time I look at that ugly lake
It reminds me of me
It reminds me of me
Do you like American music?
We like American music
I like American music, baby
Do you like American music?
We like all kinds of music
But I like American music best, baby
You were born too late
And I was born too late
But every time I look at that ugly lake
It reminds me of me
It reminds me of me
Do you like American music?
It reminds me of me