My argument is that he does belong in the rock n roll hall of fame. He contributed a lot to music.He was enrolled into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame for his vocals and piano. He was known as “The Killer”. He was also known as "rock & roll's first great wild man”. He was a very known artist during his time but his career was badly damages after he married his thirteen year old cousin. He was inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame in 1986 for his amazing piano and vocal skills. His favorite thing to do was play the piano. He fell in love with the instrument. His parents mortgaged their farm in order to be able to afford him a piano. He was influenced to play by his older cousin, Carl Mcvoy. He was also an amazing singer. , Lewis made
Jimmy Buffett is a singer/songwriter who is considered to be a popular artist for his laid back, beach bum lifestyle that makes many of his followers wishing to live the life in paradise like many of his songs. He has many unique things he has done that you don’t hear often from other artist he is very business-savvy that owns many casinos and restaurants in Margaritaville(Key West, FL). He has a loyal following that still is going to this day and keeps him from going down in popularity which has led him to being the one of the popular artist on the live circuit. On top of all this he also holds quite a few nominations and awards and also holds a very unusual record. The record he holds would be none other than be the largest margarita, which
He was later inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1962. Jackie Robinson should not only be recognized for his on-field accomplishments, but for what it took for him to get there as well. Throughout all of the racism in America and baseball, he endured it and pushed through it to set himself up for ultimate success. He endured the hardships of being the only African-American in the league at the time and taking all the hate from the racists, while still putting up remarkable numbers. Even as a white man during the time of integration in baseball, you could have nothing but respect for Jackie Robinson.
Sinatra was not just a singer he was also an actor, television and radio personality, and on occasion a producer, direct, and conductor. (Pond, n.d) “Sinatra earned three Oscars, three Golden Globes, including the Cecil B. DeMille Award, ten personal Grammy's (and a total of 20 for his albums), an Emmy, a Peabody, and the Kennedy Center Honors Award in 1983. A generous charitable contributor, he was honored with the prestigious Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award.” (Pond, n.d) Sinatra was named by some as the top entertainer of the twentieth Century. As a person Sinatra was known as a philanthropist he would donate over a billion dollars to charities around the world through his life time. He would also contribute to civil rights for African Americans through his work with Count Basie and appearing in the movie “From Here to Eternity” which denounced rac...
Art Blakey was born to a poor family in the heart of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1919. He was working in the steel and coal mills when he was only fourteen. There were no child labor laws in those times. He had to work to help support his family and put food on the table. Blakey turned to music as a way of escaping the exhausting day-to-day labor of the mills. Blakey taught himself how to play the piano. Even though he couldn't read music, and could only play songs in three keys, Blakey was a crowd favorite a several local venues. He used to make fifteen-twenty dollars a night in tips every night he went. At fifteen Blakey was leading his own band. They were small and unknown, but played at clubs all around the city.
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Hello, I am Destiny Stevenson and I am writing this letter to you about why or why not Pat Boone should be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame because I am taking a class about the history of rock and roll. I believe he should not be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame because he had taken most of his hits from multiple R&B artists.
The rhythm and blues that Presley listened to throughout his years, whether in church or on the streets of Memphis, became a part of the way he sang and played. Taking the fundamentals of rhythm-and-blues, giving it a sense of speed, and with a voice full of passion, he popularized this genre of music. With his style of music and stirring performances in concerts, he was a role model for many who would eventually become musicians themselves. With his music that included both white and black-created influences, and his movement when singing, he gathered a multitude of fans and spread rock and roll across America. Elvis Presley changed the way music is today. He gave musicians a more sped up rhythm and exciting motion that intrigued an entirely different generation of fans. Without him, the music that millions listen to today could be vastly or slightly different, but it still would not be exactly what it is
Have you ever turned on the radio in your vehicle and heard an outrageous rock song? Yeah that is right it is the band Def Leppard. They have been touring and doing shows for twenty five plus years and are still jamming as we speak. This band has been through just about everything you could think of and surprisingly they are still together after drug over doses, car accidents, and divorces. The contributions to music demonstrated by the career of Def Leppard prove beyond a doubt the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame should induct this band. Def Leppard’s worthiness of this award is shown in there achievement, influence, and professional.
Charlie loved playing music and people loved hearing him play. He began receiving so much attention that he soon started to travel and play on the road. He would play in the nightclubs with jazz and blues bands and began making more money. He toured Chicago and New York with other bands, and...
Even after reaching that milestone his Hall of Fame credentials were questioned by the media. The one fact that is pionted out most oftern is the fact that his .287 lifetime batting average is second lowest in the 3000 hit club. Only Carl Yastremsky, whose lifetime average was .285, is lower. They are also quick to point out he went to only 3 all-star games in his 19 year career, and he has never veen considered one of the games best players. But one sports writer says that: "Yount's hit total is enough on it's own to qualify him for the Hall." (Kurkjian p.48)
...hievement Award by the Songwriters Hall of Fame. In 1994 he won his twelfth career Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Performance. In 1995 Ray was given the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Rhythm & Blues Foundation’s annual Pioneer Awards.
Chuck Berry is one of the founders of rock and roll. He is the only one living today. He has performed for millions of people with his famous “Duck Walk.” He still has what Corliss & Bland describe as a slim, toned body, wavy hair drenched in Valvoline oil, and a sharply cut masculine chin and cheeks etched with pain and promise. Even today he only wants a Lincoln Town Car, his Fender Bassman amp, and his guitar. Chuck Berry has had for decades one of the shortest and most ironclad contracts in the music business (Jacobson 6).
Elvis Presley was a well-known man and loved by many people. Based on http://www.brainpickings.org/2013/04/11/elvis-presley-teens-consumer-culture/Elvis Just like Muddy Waters, Presley timing was perfect as well. He came into and era (1950s) where the devastations of the great depression and world wars were over. People were now starting to have some freedom and enjoy the thing they loved which was listening to music and living life to the fullest. The social change that the 50s brought reflected music significantly, and Elvis Presley arose.. Kids were now starting to rebel against their parents and they had a lot of extra money to spend on records because of prosperity. During the Wars, money was limited and kids and adults had to work extra hard and save for survival purposes, but once the war-ended money could be used for pleasure reasons rather than just for survival. In addition, in the 50s our country had it’s own war, and I’m not talking about the World Wars, but yet human inequality. The civil rights movement was one of the biggest social changes in history and was a time where a lot of great artist prevailed and made songs on the issue. Elvis Presley showed just how social changes could influence or reflect the history of rock “n” roll. Presley started a culture, his hairstyle, the way he dressed all became part of the youth around the country. As I said our country was fighting its own war with segregation, Elvis music help bring people together. His music not on appealed white crowds, but black crowds listened to him as well. He brought people together through music, and proved to the world that he could be successful. He was one of the artist that mastered crossover, bringing every color to liking his music. Based on Larson fourth edition pg 38, it says that his record sales boomed, and then rock “n”
...mprove on what he has already done. Hugh Laurie has many talents, and has not yet reached his full potential. One Elvis Costello, when asked in an interview about Hugh Laurie, said "This guy is a musician before he's anything else. He's probably a better musician than an actor." (Green 3). It is not only the fact that Hugh Laurie made exquisite blues music, but also what he did for the new artists that makes him worthy to deserve this monument to be built in his honor.
Many people and many styles of music influenced Rock and Roll. The styles included Blues, Jazz, Gospel, Bluegrass, Boogie-Woogie, and Rockabilly. Each was a major factor into the introduction of a new style of music called Rock ‘N’ Roll.