Carrie Underwood, an amazing singer and songwriter, was born on March 10, 1983. Her singing career began when she auditioned for American Idol when she was a senior at Northeastern State University. She won the show’s fourth season in 2005. After that, her career set off. She went on to win several Grammy’s, country music association and academy of country music awards. In 2008, she became the youngest member of the Grand Ole Opry at just 26 years old. She is one of the most popular country music singers today. Before Carrie Underwood became famous, she sung in church, school plays and local talent shows. According to Oxford Music Online, “Underwood was only 10 when she first started performing in public and made her first studio recordings …show more content…
She has won many different awards including three female vocalist awards from CMA and ACM. In 2010, when Carrie Underwood garnered her second win as ACM entertainer of the year, she became the first female artist to win the award twice, and only the seventh female to take the award in the 40-year history of the ACM category. She also received the ACM Triple Crown award from her past wins for the categories of entertainer of the year, top female vocalist and top new female vocalist, which has been won by only one other female artist. IN addition to her eleven ACM awards and 5 CMA awards, she has won 7 American music awards, 6 peoples choice awards, 9 CMT music awards, 12 American country awards, and 9 BMI songwriter awards. She also received a Golden Globe nomination in 2010 for best original song for “There’s A Place For Us” from Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader, which she both recorded and co-wrote. In just a few years, Carrie Underwood went from American Idol Champion to award winning biggest music …show more content…
Her song “Last Name” is about a drunken night that ends with an impromptu marriage. When the woman wakes up the next morning, she says, “I don’t even know my last name.” Another great song from her is “Just a Dream.” It is about an eighteen-year-old girl going to church in her wedding dress, but at the end it turns out she is going to the funeral of her husband who is a soldier. Her song “Blown Away” is a song about revenge for things that had happened in the past and how they get blown away. In the song, a girl has grown up in a bad home with her dad and when she hears that a tornado is coming she wishes it would take everything away. When the storm comes, she goes and hides in the cellar knowing her father is passed out on the couch. She doesn’t try and save him, and feels she got revenge for everything he ever did to her. Every one of Carrie Underwood’s songs is powerful. But, she isn’t just an inspiration for her powerful music. When it comes to singing about her values and beliefs, she is not afraid to be open and assertive. That is fearless. Each of her songs has a different purpose/meaning and she portrays them
Born in Muskogee, Oklahoma and raised in Checotah, Carrie Underwood was born on March 10, 1983 (Carrie Underwood Biography). Underwood was a normal country girl, who loved living on a farm in a one stop light town caring for animals, and being in nature. Little did she know she would steal America’s Heart (Silverman). In 2001, Carrie Marie Underwood Graduated from Checotah High School, straight out of high
Hank Williams Jr as we know him was born Hank Randall Williams, born in small town Shreveport, Louisiana, on May 26, 1949. Hank Jr was only three when his father Hank died, but that did not stop his music dream. At just the age of 8 Hank Jr began singing his dad songs on stage. “Williams made his stage debut at the age of 8 and his first appearance at Nashville's famed Grand Ole Opry at age 11. At age 15, Williams had his first Top 5 hit on the country charts. " (http://www.biography.com/) Even though his father was gone, Hank Jr helped carry on his legacy through music. His mother being his biggest supporter, helped him along the way.
Dolly Parton changed her community because she showed that no matter what you have to do to achieve your goal it's all possible. She has described her family as being "dirt poor...Parton was born in Sevier County, Tennessee, the fourth of twelve children...” stated bio.com. Her childhood was difficult, but she was able to overcome it by not only surviving, but also gaining a net worth of $500 million. Parton began performing as a child, singing on local radio and television programs in the Eastern Tennessee area. By ten, she was appearing on The Cas Walker Show on both WIVK Radio and WBIR-TV in Knoxville, Tennessee. At thirteen, she was recording (the single "Puppy Love") on a small Louisiana label, Goldband Records, and appeared at the Grand Ole Opry where she first met Johnny Cash,
Widely considered country music’s first superstar, Hiram/Hank Williams was born September 17, 1923, in mount olive, Alabama. Williams, the third child of Lon and Lillie Williams, grew up in a household that never had much money. His father worked as a logger before entering the Veterans’ Administration hospital when young hank was just six. Father and son rarely saw each other over the next decade, with William’s mother, who ran rooming houses, moving the family to Greenville, and later, Montgomery, Alabama. (Hank Williams) Everyone knew Hank was a good guy, but like any man had his ups and his downs throughout the short life he lived. Hank grew up rough and he knew it; however nothing was going to stop this young man from doing what he set out to pursue. What he did was astonishing changing art or “so called” music. Hank redefined country music with his personal opinion on what music really was.
Faith Evans was born on June 10, 1973, and grew up in Newark, NJ, where she began singing in church at the mere age of two. A high school honor student, she sang in her school's musical productions before winning a full scholarship to Fordham University. After just one year, though, she left college to put her jazz and classical training to use in the field of contemporary RB. It didn't take her long to find work and over the next few years, she sang backup and wrote songs for artists like Hi-Five, Mary J. Blige, Pebbles, Al B. Sure, Usher, Tony Thompson, and Christopher Williams. Thanks to her work on Blige's 1994 sophomore effort, My Life, Evans met producer/impresario Sean "Puffy" Combs, who signed her to his Bad Boy label. In 1995, Evans released her debut album, Faith, which went platinum on the strength of the hit RB singles "You Used to Love Me" and "Soon as I Get Home." The same year, she met fellow Bad Boy artist the Notorious B.I.G. (some accounts say at a photo shoot, others a phone conversation) and married him after a courtship of just nine days; shortly thereafter, she guested on a remix of his smash single "One More Chance."
Who really runs the world? Beyonce is running the music industry while climbing the charts, she truly knows what she’s doing. Being driven and striving for greatness will lead you to success. She may have had bumps in the road during her career and still could experience some, but she doesn’t give up. The power of one person can have an effect on people all over the World for a good cause or not. Beyonce, twenty time Grammy winner, uses her confidence towards her acting skills, and her musical talents to show and inspire other artists and people around the world.
Houston started her singing career at New Hope Baptist Church, where her mom was choir minister. When Houston was 15 years old, she was trying to get her first record deal. A few years later
Her father, John Russell Houston, was also an artist in a sense through his work as a professional theatrical manager, although he didn’t have a career in singing. As a young child, Whitney Houston began singing at The New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey. At the age of 15, she started singing as part of her mother’s nightclub act.
Whitney Houston to most was a very amazing and talented person who allowed life and its mishaps break her down. As a young girl she grew up in the church where she felt like it was a sign from God that she should be singing. Freud believes that religion is an illusion, an attempt to gain control over the external world. In his eyes saying that anything is a sign from God depends on how you vision life. There were times in her life where she would produce more music just to get thru the thing that she would be going through. She would use her music as a defense mechanism to get away from all of the abuse, problems with her marriage, neglect, and drugs. Defense mechanisms are ways to distort reality to reduce anxiety: Rationalization is giving a positive reason to a stressor and regression is withdrawing from reality and going to pastime.
Born on May 26, 1949 in Shreveport, Louisiana. Hank Williams Jr. was performing Hank Sr.'s songs on stage at age 8. In the 1970s, he created his own musical identity, combining country with Southern rock and blues. Williams was severely injured in a mountain-climbing accident in 1975. He spent two years recovering from his injuries. By the 1980s, Williams had become one of country music's top performers. Williams made his stage debut at the age of 8 and his first appearance at Nashville's famed Grand Ole Opry at age 11. At age 15, Williams had his first Top 5 hit on the country charts with a cover of his father's song, "Long Gone Lonesome Blues." He performed throughout his teens to sold-out crowds and on national television, carrying on his
On the 11th annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Mariah Carey was given the chance to induct Gladys Knight and the Pips who were a soul and R&B family group into this Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. She gave a heartwarming speech on how Ms. Knight was a huge impact. Some words she said were, “ thank you so much for being a constant influence on me.” Mariah Carey was also inspired by different genres of music like Jazz, Gospel, R&B, Soul, Pop, Dance, soft rock, hip hop, and country. To add on, Mariah Carey was blessed with the opportunity to perform with the queen of soul, Aretha Franklin. They performed on live television singing Aretha Franklin’s hit song, “Chain of Fools.” Aretha and her met at the Grammy’s and became good friends. Mariah Carey is often referred to as our generation Aretha Franklin and is often compared to Whitney Houston and Celine
This masterpiece became a best-selling soundtrack in history with more than 30 million copies and a special piece of her career. Although this song brought her more fame, Celine Dion had a different feeling toward this song before it became so majestically successful. According to Mickey Rapkin’s article “The Oral History of Celine Dion’s ‘My Heart Will Go On’”, a special article for 2017 Billboard Music Awards, Celine was not really excited for this song. “When I recorded it, I didn’t think about a movie; I didn’t think about radio,” she told Billboard during her interview. For Celine, it seemed like she didn’t really want to sing the song. Yet twenty years later, this song still means a lot of her fans, and in honor of twenty years of the song’s influence, she angelically performed it at the 2017 Billboard Music Awards. The song keeps the same romantic and sentimental effect throughout the years. Not only this song was created to make Titanic even more heartbreaking, but also to give Celine’s career an everlasting
Have you ever had those certain catchy songs that you just can not get out of your head? For me Taylor Swift is always at the top of my playlist. Taylor Swift was born on December 13, 1989 and grew up on a small tree farm. Swift has has a family background of singing in her family. Ever since she started recording her albums. she has written and performed all of her songs. Swift started becoming successful at a young age by performing and writing new songs whenever she got the chance. When Swift was 11 years old, she performed the national anthem at a Philadelphia 76ers NBA game. (“Facts”) The contributions to music demonstrated by the career of Taylor Swift prove beyond a doubt the Country Music Hall of Fame should induct this singer. Swifts worthiness of this award is shown in her awards, charitable contributions, and impact up on the music world and all of her fans.
At the young age of just twenty-four, singer/songwriter Taylor Swift has already made her mark on the world. With four platinum records, several hit singles, and seven Grammy Awards, the young songwriter has been a source of both entertainment and inspiration for people of all ages. Unlike other artists, Taylor Swift is completely fearless with her songwriting. Whether she’s singing about her first day of school, falling in love, or breaking up with a boyfriend, Swift always shares intimate details about her personal life in her lyrics. Many people love this quality about her, but others think Swift gives women a bad reputation by appearing to be a flawless and blameless victim in her songs. Regardless of the negative thoughts some people have about her, Taylor Swift is undoubtedly a huge success and a role model for teenage girls all over the world.
Taylor Allison Swift was born December 13th, 1989 to proud parents Scott Swift and Andrea Swift in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania (Taylor Alison Swift). From a very young age Swift proved to be a talented young performer while performing at various fairs, exhibitions, and recitals. Her parents recognized her ambition and decided to move to Nashville, Tennessee in order to pursue her career as a country artist (Taylor Swift). After many trials she was finally signed to Big Machine Records in 2004 and became the youngest artist ever to sign with a Sony records label. Swift started out her professional career by practicing her song writing and attending school while making time to hang out with friends and family (Taylor