How an old proverb led to a popular rock and roll band, song and magazine.
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Today we explain a very old saying that has had a big influence on rock-and-roll music. That saying is a rolling stone gathers no moss. It has several meanings. One meaning is that a person who never settles down in one place will not be successful. Another is that someone who is always moving, with no roots in one place, avoids responsibilities.
This proverb was said to be first used in the 1500s. But in the 1960s, the expression rolling stone became famous in the world of rock-and-roll music. Presario M2000(compaq m2000 battery), Presario V2000(compaq v2000 battery), pavillion zx5000(hp zx5000 battery), PP2200It became the name of a rock group, a song and a magazine.
Experts say it all started with a song by the American singer and guitarist Muddy Waters. He was one of the country’s top blues musicians until his death in 1983. His music influenced singers like Elvis Presley and Bob Dylan. In 1950, Muddy Waters recorded a song called “Rollin’ Stone.”
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A British rock group is said to have taken its name from Muddy Waters’ song. The Rolling Stones performed for the first time in 1962. The group’s members called themselves “the world’s greatest rock and roll band.”
In 1965, Bob Dylan released his song “Like a Rolling Stone.” It is one of his best known and most influential works.
Bob Dylan first wrote the words as a short story before he developed it as a song. “Like a Rolling Stone” is more than 6 minutes long. It is an angry song about a woman who was once rich and successful. But now she is on her own, “with no direction home, like a complete unknown, like a rolling stone.”
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amed Jann (yon) Wenner started a magazine he named “Rolling Stone.” Presario M2000(compaq m2000 battery), Presario V2000(compaq v2000 battery), pavillion zx5000(hp zx5000 battery), PP2200The magazine reported on rock music and the popular culture that the music created. By 1971, “Rolling Stone” had become the leading rock music and counterculture publication. It is still popular today.
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This VOA Special English program was written by Shelley Gollust. I'm Faith Lapidus. You can find more proverbs and other WORDS AND THEIR STORIES at our Web site, voaspecialenglish.com.
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