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Nathan December
Nathan December is an American rock guitarist, best known for his work as a side musician with R.E.M. and the Goo Goo Dolls during the 1990s. He lives in Los Angeles, California. Music December appeared in the 1994 film ''Reality Bites'' playing guitar in the band led by Troy, Ethan Hawke's character. Following a stint in the band Careless (which featured Minor Threat's Brian Baker and Mike Malinin, later of the Goo Goo Dolls), December toured with R.E.M. during the ''Monster'' tour in 1995 and played several instruments on the band's follow-up album, ''New Adventures in Hi-Fi,'' much of which was recorded live during sound checks and backstage performances during the ''Monster'' tour. Around this time, he was a member of The Holy Bulls, which contributed a cover of Iggy Pop's "T.V. Eye" to the 1997 Pop tribute album ''We Will Fall''. He also played guitar on Liz Phair's 1998 album ''whitechocolatespaceegg''. From 1998 through 2000, December played with the Goo Goo Dolls, playing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock And Roll
Rock and roll (often written as rock & roll, rock 'n' roll, or rock 'n roll) is a genre of popular music that evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s. It originated from African-American music such as jazz, rhythm and blues, boogie woogie, gospel music, gospel, as well as country music. While rock and roll's formative elements can be heard in blues records from the 1920s and in country records of the 1930s,Peterson, Richard A. ''Creating Country Music: Fabricating Authenticity'' (1999), p. 9, . the genre did not acquire its name until 1954. According to journalist Greg Kot, "rock and roll" refers to a style of popular music originating in the United States in the 1950s. By the mid-1960s, rock and roll had developed into "the more encompassing international style known as rock music, though the latter also continued to be known in many circles as rock and roll."Kot, Greg"Rock and roll", in the ''Encyclopædia Britannica'', published Encyclopædia Brita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
