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___MASK13___ is a genre of popular music that originated as " rock and roll " in the United States in the 1950s , and developed into a range of different styles in the 1960s and later , particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States . It has its roots in 1940s ' and 1950s ' rock and roll , itself heavily influenced by blues , rhythm and blues and country music . ___MASK13___ also drew strongly on a number of other genres such as electric blues and folk , and incorporated influences from jazz , classical and other musical sources . ___MASK83___ or Phonogram , U . K . was started in 1970 as a unit of the Grammophon - Philips Group ( GPG ), a joint venture of Philips N . V . of the Netherlands and Siemens A . G . of Germany . Richard Pierce Havens , known professionally as Richie Havens , ( January 21 , 1941  April 22 , 2013 ) was an American singer - songwriter and guitarist . His music encompassed elements of folk , soul , and rhythm and blues . He is best known for his intense and rhythmic guitar style ( often in open tunings ), soulful covers of ___MASK61___ and folk songs , and his opening performance at the 1969 Woodstock ___MASK25___ . Time and a Word is the second studio ___MASK1___ from the ___MASK88___ rock band Yes , released in July 1970 by Atlantic Records . Several months after releasing their debut ___MASK1___ " Yes ", the group resumed touring and recorded " Time and a Word " at Advision Studios in London during gaps between shows . The group continued to follow their early musical direction of performing original material and cover versions of songs by pop , jazz , and folk artists . An orchestra of brass and string musicians was used on most of the ___MASK1___ ' s songs ; guitarist Peter Banks did not support the idea which resulted in increased tensions between himself and the rest of the group . ___MASK32___ is a record label specializing in cutting - edge material which was founded in 1967 by ___MASK7___ and since been revived twice . Rhythm and blues , often abbreviated as R & B or RnB , is a genre of popular African - American music that originated in the 1940s . The term was originally used by ___MASK24___ companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to urban African Americans , at a time when " urbane , rocking , jazz based music with a heavy , insistent beat " was becoming more popular . In the commercial rhythm and blues music typical of the 1950s through the 1970s , the bands usually consisted of piano , one or two guitars , bass , drums , saxophone , and sometimes background vocalists . R & B lyrical themes often encapsulate the African - American experience of pain and the quest for freedom and joy . Lyrics focus heavily on the themes of triumphs and failures in terms of relationships , freedom , economics , aspirations , and sex . Albums of recorded music were developed in the early 20th century , first as books of individual 78rpm records , then from 1948 as vinyl LP records played at rpm . Vinyl LPs are still issued , though in the 21st century ___MASK1___ sales have mostly focused on compact disc ( CD ) and MP3 formats . The audio cassette was a format used from the late 1970s through to the 1990s alongside vinyl . Richard P . Havens , 1983 is a 1969 double ___MASK1___ set by folk rock musician Richie Havens featuring a combination of studio recordings and live material recorded in concert in July , 1968 . The ___MASK1___ combined original material with several of the covers for which Havens is known . Notable songs include `` Handsome Johnny '' and the singles `` Stop Pushing and Pulling Me '' and `` Indian Rope Man '' , the latter of which has been multiply covered under its own name and in retooled identity as `` African Herbsman . '' The genre - bending ___MASK1___ was critically and commercially well - received , reaching # 80 on the Billboard `` Pop Albums '' chart . Initially released on the Verve label , it has been reissued multiple times in various formats , including by Verve subsidiary Verve Forecast Records , PolyGram and Australian label Raven Records . It has also been compiled with albums Mixed Bag and Something Else Again in multi - cd set Flyin ' Bird : The Verve Forecast Years on the Hip - O Select label . The Byrds were an American rock band , formed in Los Angeles , California in 1964 . The band underwent multiple lineup changes throughout its existence , with frontman Roger McGuinn ( known as Jim McGuinn until mid - 1967 ) remaining the ___MASK29___ consistent member , until the group disbanded in 1973 . Although they only managed to attain the huge commercial success of contemporaries like ___MASK77___ , the Beach Boys , and the Rolling Stones for a short period in late 1965 , the Byrds are today considered by critics to be one of the most influential bands of the 1960s . Initially , they pioneered the musical genre of folk rock , melding the influence of ___MASK77___ and other British Invasion bands with contemporary and traditional folk music . As the 1960s progressed , the band was also influential in originating psychedelic rock , ___MASK10___ rock , and country rock . Polydor is a British ___MASK24___ ___MASK5___ and company , that operates as part of ___MASK96___ Music Group . It has a close relationship with ___MASK96___ ' s Interscope Geffen A & M ___MASK5___ , which distributes Polydor ' s releases in the United States . In turn , Polydor distributes Interscope releases in the ___MASK41___ . Polydor Records Ltd . was established in 1954 British subsidiary in London by German ___MASK66___ GmbH . It was renamed in 1972 to Polydor Ltd . Something Else Again is an ___MASK1___ by American folk singer and guitarist Richie Havens , released in January 1968 . The track , " Run , Shaker Life " was based on a Shaker dance song by elder Issachar Bates and reworked from Havens ' old band , The Last Men , who reunited for this recording . " No Opportunity Necessary , No Experience Needed " was later reworked by Yes on their second ___MASK1___ , " Time and a Word ". Folk rock is a musical genre combining elements of folk music and ___MASK13___ . In its earliest and narrowest sense , the term referred to a genre that arose in the United States and the United Kingdom around the mid - 1960s . The genre was pioneered by the Los Angeles band the Byrds , who began playing traditional folk music and songs by Bob Dylan with rock instrumentation . The term " folk rock " was coined by the U . S . music press to describe the Byrds ' music in June 1965 , the month in which the band ' s debut album was issued . ___MASK96___ Music Group , Inc . ( also known as ___MASK96___ Music Group Recordings , Inc . and abbreviated as UMG ) is an American - French global music corporation that is a subsidiary of the Paris - based French media conglomerate Vivendi . UMG ' s global corporate headquarters are in Santa Monica , California . Vivendi SA ( formerly Vivendi ___MASK96___ SA ) is a French multinational mass media conglomerate headquartered in Paris , France . The company has activities in music , television , film , video games , telecommunications , tickets and video hosting service . Mixed Bag is the 1966 debut ___MASK1___ by Richie Havens . Although it was Havens ' first ___MASK1___ release , Douglas Records later issued two unauthorized albums of material that had been recorded prior to the " Mixed Bag " recording sessions " Electric Havens " ( 1968 ) and " Richie Havens ' Record " ( 1969 ). " Mixed Bag " was released after Havens signed on with manager Albert Grossman and was released on Verve Folkways , a new folk music imprint of ___MASK7___ . Albert Bernard Grossman ( May 21 , 1926  January 25 , 1986 ) was an American entrepreneur and manager in the American folk music scene and rock and roll . He was famous as the manager of many of the most popular and successful performers of folk and folk - ___MASK13___ , including Bob Dylan , Janis Joplin , Peter , Paul and Mary , the Band , Odetta , and Gordon Lightfoot . ___MASK7___ is an American record label founded by Norman Granz in 1956 . It absorbed the catalogues of his earlier labels , Clef Records ( founded in 1946 ) and Norgran Records ( founded in 1953 ), and material previously licensed to Mercury Records . ___MASK7___ is owned by the Verve Label Group , run by Danny Bennett . Siemens AG is a German conglomerate company headquartered in Berlin and Munich and the largest manufacturing and electronics company in ___MASK9___ with branch offices abroad . ___MASK89___ a / k / a The ___MASK89___ Group was a Dutch owned mass - media company . It started as a major record label recording company founded by Philips and Siemens as a holding company for their music interests in 1979 . The name was chosen to reflect the Siemens interest Polydor Records and the Philips interest Phonogram Inc . The company traced its origins through ___MASK66___ back to the inventor of the flat disk gramophone , Emil Berliner . Later on , ___MASK89___ expanded into a larger entertainment company , creating film and television divisions . In May 1998 , it was sold to Seagram which owned ___MASK64___ . The newly merged company became ___MASK33___ . When the new company faced financial difficulties , its parent Seagram was sold in large part to Vivendi , and for a brief time , the company was known as Vivendi Universal . Vivendi is the current owner of UMG . Koninklijke ___MASK57___ N . V . ( Royal ___MASK57___ , commonly known as ___MASK57___ ) is a Dutch technology company headquartered in Amsterdam with primary divisions focused in the areas of electronics , healthcare and lighting . It was founded in Eindhoven in 1891 , by Gerard ___MASK57___ and his father Frederik . It is one of the largest electronics companies in the world and employs around 105 , 000 people across more than 60 countries . ___MASK64___ ( known professionally as Universal Pictures and also simply referred to as Universal ) is an American film studio owned by Comcast through the Universal Filmed Entertainment Group division of its wholly owned subsidiary NBCUniversal . The company was founded in 1912 by Carl Laemmle , Mark Dintenfass , Charles O . Baumann , Adam Kessel , Pat Powers , William Swanson , David Horsley , Robert H . Cochrane , and Jules Brulatour , and is the oldest surviving film studio in the United States , the world ' s fourth oldest after Gaumont , Pathé and Nordisk Film , and the oldest in terms of the overall film market . Its studios are located in Universal City , California , and its corporate offices are located in New York City . ___MASK64___ is a member of the Motion Picture Association of America ( MPAA ) and is one of Hollywood ' s " Big Six " studios . The Woodstock Music & Art Fair  informally , the Woodstock ___MASK25___ or simply Woodstock  was a music ___MASK25___ attracting an audience of over 400 , 000 people , scheduled over three days on a dairy farm in New York state from August 15 to 17 , 1969 , but ultimately ran four days long , ending August 18 , 1969 . ___MASK66___ is a German classical record label that was the foundation of the future corporation to be known as PolyGram . It is now part of Universal Music Group ( UMG ) since its merger with the MCA family of labels in 1999 . It is the oldest surviving established record company . " For the defunct Canadian ___MASK5___ of the same name , see ___MASK14___ ( Canadian ___MASK5___ )"