Music and culture(the blues had a baby)

In the past music has been a powerful infulence to students, a get-away for those in trouble. The music one listen's to infulences their deminor is some form,it is how they use what they hear it react in a positive ,or negative outcome. Music transforms a person's behavior,including the person's own cultural musical infulences. Like blues, rock and roll brought stabilty and transformation among many. The genre of music's identity and expressions through has changed slightly,but like the history and current times once a genre of music has changed,or been introduced to another ethnic group,such as what Selena did with The Pretenders like culture it's exposure is widely expoused. During the late 70's and early 80's the blues were formed ,then turned into rock and roll,but in the beginning there was Smokey Robinson and Ray Charles that contributed to the BLUES,then it evolved into rock and roll.
Chrissie Hyndes of the Pretenders made a song with rock and roll infulencing many,the song made its debut in November of 1982 called "Back on the chain-gang". This song is the epitome of a rock and roll in the early 80's evolving overtime when drugs played apart in american normal society.Here is chrissie Hyndes orignal version:


During the early 90's (1994),latin singer selena coverted the song into a spanish song placed some of her own touch by turning it into a cumbia for her fans, it is called " Fotos y Recuedos: photos & memories. Today the song has gained noturity in both English and Spanish speaking fans to hear. Here is selena's version:



Rock and Roll has come far as it evolves it has turned into more of heavy metal and punk styles. some of today's artists in 2009 in rock and roll include such as Kiss and AC-DC.