The lyrics for the U.S. national anthem originated in the 1814 poem "Defence Of Fort McHenry" by Francis Scott Key. They were then set to the music of "The Anacreontic Song," which was written by British composer John Stafford Smith. The song officially became the national anthem in March 1931. Hendrix's instrumental treatment, performed at the Woodstock festival in 1969, laced with acid rock guitar pyrotechnics, was emblematic of a new America for the counterculture.
Acid House Kings - Music Sounds Better With You (2011)
Ongoing advancements in music-making tech expanded the sound of popular and underground music. New multi-track technology was now standard in recording studios from Los Angeles to London. Artists from a variety of genres experimented with new synthesizers, gadgets like the Mu-Tron III pedal and the Heil Talk Box, and techniques like the use of found sounds.
Brown's 1965 classic, "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag," became one of the first funk hits, and has been endlessly sampled and covered over the years, along with his other groovy tracks. Of course, many other funk acts followed in the '60s, and the genre thrived in the '70s and '80s as the disco craze came and went, and the originators of hip-hop and house music created new music from funk and disco's strong, flexible bones built for dancing. 2ff7e9595c
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