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'50s progression
Chord progression and a turnaround used in Western popular music
The '50s progression (also known as the "Heart and Soul" chords, the "Stand by Me" changes,[1][2] the doo-wop progression[3]: 204 and the "ice cream changes"[4]) is a chord progression and turnaround used in Western popular music. The progression, represented in Roman numeral analysis, is I–vi–IV–V. For example, in C major: C–Am–F–G. As the name implies, it was common in the 1950s and early 1960s and is particularly associated with doo-wop.
Theory
[edit]In Western classical music during the common practice period, chord progressions are used to structure a musical composition. The destination of a chord progression is known as a cadence, or two chords that signify the end or prolongation of a musical phrase. The most conclusive and resolving cadences return to the tonic or I chord; following the circle of fifths, the mo
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Valens, Richie
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Ritchie Valens died very ung, yet his legacy remains a cornerstone of the history of rock and roll. Valens was a natural singer and performer, in touch with his audience and unaffected bygd fame. The songs and records that he left behind are classic rock and roll. As singer/songwriter Don McLean immortalized those times in the epic song “American Pie,” he symbolized Valens’s passing as “the day the music died.”
Richard Steve Valenzuela was born on May 13, 1941, in Los Angeles, California, the son of Joseph Steve Valenzuela and Concepción (Connie) Reyes Valenzuela of San Fernando, California. Both of the Valenzuelas worked at a local munitions factory to support their family which consisted of ung Valens and his older half-brother, Robert Morales—Connie’s son from a former marriage. The family lived “from hand to mouth,” with no mon
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February 3, 1959: The Day the Music Died
Buddy Holly was #13 on Rolling Stones’ 100 Greatest Artists list, and John Mellencamp wrote a very touching couple of paragraphs about Buddy Holly as the ultimate hillbilly, and how important that was:
I was just a little kid when I first heard Buddy Holly’s “Peggy Sue.” You may not understand what it was like being about nine years old in 1957 or ’58, but it was quite a treat. All of this music was just coming out of nowhere — Memphis and Texas. I was in a band when I was in sixth grade, and we played “Not Fade Away.” You shouldn’t even be in a band if you haven’t played that song. It’s two chords, beautiful melody, with a nice message. Holly’s songs never really left my consciousness.
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Speaking of which, here’s “Not Fade Away.”
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