As the Beatles represent the most
important English contribution to rock in the 1960’s, Bob Dylan is the most
important American contributor. This is true in spite of the fact that he has
never reached the top sale list of the record industry in the way of the Beatles
have. Bob Dylan emerged from the popular folk movement during 1962 and 1963. His first two records, "Bob Dylan" and "the Freewheeling", appeared in those years and established his national reputation. This reputation grew slowly, and was helped by his appearance around New York City and at college concerts. As early as 1962, Bob Dylan became known for the quality and quantity of his song-writing. And Bob Dylan’s material has reflected a social awareness and has always involved protest against injustice. It has aroused a broad trend of similar songs in the present-day market. The A. has more influence on rock music B. has sold fewer records of his songs C. is more important in the record industry D. is less important in American rock [填空题]S5. "Rhapsody in Blue", composed by George Gershwin, is a combination of ______.
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The English rock music group The Beatles gave the 1960s its characteristic musical flavor and (1) a profound influence on the course of popular music, equaled by (2) performers. The guitarists John Winston Lennon, James Paul McCartney, and George Harrison; and the drummer Ringo Starr, were all born and (3) in Liverpool. Lennon and McCartney had played together in a group called The Quarrymen. With Harrison, (4) formed their own group, The Silver Beatles, in 1959, and Starr joined them in 1962. As (5) Beatles, they developed a local following in Liverpool clubs, and their first recordings, "Love Me Do" (1962) and "Please Please Me" (1963), quickly made them Britain’s top rock group. Their early music was (6) by the American rock singers Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley, but they infused a hackneyed musical (7) with freshness, vitality, and wit. 我来回答: 提交
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