Though his recordings sold well, he was not so influential on some younger blues singers of his generation, who could not imitate him as they could other commercially successful artists.

Though elements of rock and roll can be heard in country records of the 1930s, and in blues records from the 1920s, rock and roll did not acquire its name until the 1950s.

Though St. Louis shag is still often danced to swing music, Carolina shag is more closely associated with a variant of rhythm and blues known as " beach music ".

Though a conventional blues arrangement, " Moonlight Drive "' s defining feature was its slightly off-beat rhythm and, more significantly, Robby Krieger's ' Bottle-neck ' guitar which creates an eerie sound.

Though semi-hollow bodies like the ES-335 are essentially a compromise of earlier designs, for the same reason they are extremely flexible as evidenced by the ES-335's popularity in a wide range of music, including blues, jazz, and rock.

Though Pungent Stench is a death metal band, its musical style has also been influenced by rock and blues.

Though elements of rock and roll can be heard in Canadian country records of the 1930s-1940s, and in American blues records from the 1920s, rock and roll did not acquire its name until the 1950s.

Though most of his recordings were not best sellers, he is notable for being the first singer to record a blues song, the " Memphis Blues " by W. C.

Though he is primarily a regional blues act in the midwest, McBee gained national attention in the late 1980s and early 1990s for his work with Mike Morgan and the Crawl and for his band the Passions.

Though they are jump blues inspired, some listeners have placed them under the Swing Revival label.

Though her main genres are folk / pop and acoustic, Beck often experiments with various kinds of music, such as R & B, soul, and blues.

Though sometimes considered a kind of rock, doo wop is more precisely a fusion of vocal R & B, gospel and jazz with the blues and pop structures, though until the 1960s, the lines separating rock from doo wop, R & B and other related styles was very blurry.

Though a capable guitarist and singer, he was better known as a master of the blues mandolin ; he had bought his first mandolin at age 8, with a pig his family had given him to raise.

Though it is not easy to apply the evidence of the Iliad to any specific era, this marvelous product of the epic tradition had certainly taken definitive shape by 750.

Though he also continued the tradition of Aristotle-and Augustine-focused thought in the Franciscan school, he did so through an Anselm-directed lens.

Though the King James Version ( KJV ) was always commonly used, it was officially adopted in the 1950s when J. Reuben Clark, of the First Presidency, argued extensively that newer translations, such as Revised Standard Version of 1952, were of lower quality and less compatible with LDS tradition.

Though these pedigrees were originally transmitted via an oral tradition, written pedigrees of Arabian horses can be found that date to the 14th century.

Though all these works have their roots in Chrétien, several contain pieces of tradition not found in Chrétien which are possibly derived from earlier sources.

Though often overlooked, the Knights of Labor contributed to the tradition of labor protest songs in America.

Though the Gaonic tradition, especially in its North African version, formed the basis of his legal thought, some scholars have argued recently that Muslim law, including Almohad legal thought, also had a substantial impact.

Though not infallible like holy Scripture, tradition may serve as a lens through which Scripture is interpreted ( see also Prima scriptura and the Wesleyan Quadrilateral ).

Though there is a Christian occult tradition that goes back at least to Renaissance times, when Marsilio Ficino developed a Christian Hermeticism and Pico della Mirandola developed a Christian form of Kabbalism, mainstream institutional Christianity has always resisted occult influences, which are:

Though the term itself has a tradition of more than 100 years, there is no consensus on its explicit content.

Though this tradition is still in use particularly in tonal music, it may be cumbersome in music that features frequent accidentals, as is often the case in non-tonal music.

Though theologies and religions typically do not claim to be irrational, there is often a perceived conflict or tension between faith and tradition on the one hand, and reason on the other, as potentially competing sources of wisdom, law and truth.

Though Lord Byron identified Pope as one of his chief influences ( believing his scathing satire of contemporary English literature English Bards and Scotch Reviewers to be a continuance of Pope's tradition ), William Wordsworth found Pope's style fundamentally too decadent a representation of the human condition.

Though this oral tradition has not been independently substantiated, the Fijian government officially promotes it, and many tribes today claim to be descended from the children of Lutunasobasoba.

Though virtual currencies are not ' local ' in the tradition sense, they do cater to the specific needs of a particular community, a virtual community.

Though the Bible has Joseph buried in Shechem ( the present-day Palestinian city of Nablus ), Jewish aggadic tradition conserved the idea that he wished to be interred at Hebron, and the Islamic version may reflect this.

Though Andalusia is best known for flamenco music, there is also a tradition of gaita rociera ( tabor pipe ) music in western Andalusia and a distinct violin and plucked-string type of band music known as panda de verdiales in Málaga.

Though they were inexperienced in bell casting, Pass had headed the Mount Holly Iron Foundry in neighboring New Jersey and came from Malta, which had a tradition of bell casting.

Though the Bill was not extreme, only raising the age of consent from ten to twelve, Tilak took issue with it ; he did not object per se to the idea of moving towards the elimination of child marriage, but rather to the idea of British interference with Hindu tradition.

Though the original song dates in the oral tradition to 1640, its modern lyrics were written by Emili Guanyavents, who won a controversial competition in 1899.

Though the book does not present his argument specifically, the assumed thesis is supported through in-depth content analysis of various singers ( performers of the oral tradition or composition process ) and interviews of the same singers.

Though holding Neoclassicists in the highest regard, Corot did not limit his training to their tradition of allegory set in imagined nature.

Though these industries declined in the 20th century, Barnsley's local culture remains rooted in this industrial heritage ; Barnsley has a tradition of brass bands, originally created as social clubs for its mining communities.

Though the open range was part of the western tradition, over time, open range was limited long before it was eliminated completely ; first came an obligation to keep cattle from roaming onto state and federal highways, where collisions with fast-moving cars and trucks created a public safety hazard.

Though the progressive rock genre was beginning to decrease in popularity, concept albums had become a medium that continued.

Though not a commercial success, Gilded was measured by rock critic Robert Christgau as " an ominous, obsessive, tongue-in-cheek country-rock synthesis, absorbing rural and urban, traditional and contemporary, at point of impact.

" Though it had little impact on the American charts, The Who's mod anthem presaged a more cerebral mix of musical ferocity and rebellious posture that characterized much early British punk rock: John Reed describes The Clash's emergence as a " tight ball of energy with both an image and rhetoric reminiscent of a young Pete Townshend — speed obsession, pop-art clothing, art school ambition ".

Though he strove to become a respected rock musician along the lines of Mick Jagger or Alice Cooper, his channel of stardom launched him into the ranks of teen idol, a brand he loathed until much later in life when he managed to come to terms with his bubblegum pop beginnings.

Though SMPT: e contained the thirty-one minute opus " All of the Above ", the band's second studio album, 2001's Bridge Across Forever, found the band flexing their muscles further in the long form for which progressive rock is known.

Though the rock scene in the 2000s is not as strong, newer bands such as Bump of Chicken, Sambomaster, Flow, Orange Range, Remioromen, Uverworld, Radwimps and Aqua Timez, which are considered rock bands, have achieved success.

Though he was unable to compete with the burgeoning rock and roll sound that was increasing in popularity, he managed to maintain a small, devoted audience.

Though others had earlier used similar techniques, Thin Lizzy are widely recognised as one of the first hard rock bands to employ double lead guitar harmony sound – a technique pioneered by Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac and Wishbone Ash in the UK, whilst independently in the USA by Lynyrd Skynyrd and The Allman Brothers Band.

Though their sound is more swing influenced, the Treniers incorporated a thumping backbeat and copious songs that included the words " rock " and " roll "-" Rocking on Sunday Night " and " It Rocks!

Though its land area is huge, about 40 % of the Tongass is composed of wetlands, snow, ice, rock, and non-forest vegetation, while the remaining are forested.

Though best known for his work in rock music, Cale has worked in various genres including drone and classical.

Though the new musical direction alienated some fans and critics, Kid A received acclaim from notable music publications, and was praised for introducing rock listeners to diverse forms of underground music.

Japanese music: Though elements of traditional Japanese music can be found in some rock and pop from the country, the only major roots revival was Okinawan, and began in the late 1980s.

Canadian music: Though some artists, like The Band, Neil Young and Joni Mitchell, had been integral parts of the 1960s American folk rock scene, Canada has seen its own distinctive revival of styles.

Though Cave drew on earlier rock and roll shriekers ; especially Iggy Pop and Suicide's Alan Vega, his singing with the Birthday Party remains powerful and distinct.

Though Entombed began their career as an early pioneer of Scandinavian death metal which initially differed itself from its American counterpart with its distinct guitar tone, by the early 1990s their sound had broadened to include garage rock and other influences.

Though they are often categorized with Japanese harsh noise acts such as Merzbow and Masonna, The Gerogerigegege has also released albums of more straightforward rock ( Sexual Behaviour in the Human Male ), noise ( 45 RPM Performance ), and ambient music ( None Friendly, Endless Humiliation ), in addition to several seven inch records mixing these styles with found recordings.

Though the use of lead drums was not a new concept in jazz, it was relatively unheard of in rock.

Though only briefly brushing the mainstream with the single " Cut Your Hair " in 1994, Pavement was a successful indie rock band.

Though rock was not extremely popular until the 70s, there were innovative musicians in France as the psychedelic rock trend was peaking worldwide.