Sir Elton John is a singer, songwriter, and composer, one of the most successful in modern era. Born on March 25, 1947, in Pinner, Middlesex, England. He studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London, but quit to pursue his musical career. Elton John established a charitable organization to help those who are fighting against AIDS and has received several special honors. Elton then revealed that he was bisexual in an interview in Rolling Stone. At this time Elton decided to release less albums and cut back on touring.
An only child, Elton’s parents were divorced and was raised by his mother. Sheila, his mother, brought home records that introduced him to rock music. Elton taught himself how to play the piano at the age of four. At the
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That record didn’t catch on, his 1970 album featuring “ Your Song” was a hit. He then hired Gus Dudgeon to produce his second album. Tumbleweed Connection was released in January of 1971 and got into the Top Ten albums. Following his first hit later came other really good songs such as “ Crocodile Rock”, ” Daniel”, “ Bennie and the Jets” and “ Island Girl”. These albums were Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only the Piano Player and Rock of the Westies. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is perhaps one of the best rock albums out there. In 1972 he released the album “ Honky Chateau”, making it his first American number one album and at the top of the charts for consecutive weeks. The album Captain Fantastic & the Brown Dirt Cowboy was mainly the story of how life was in the early days. By this time John had already have five Top Forty …show more content…
Those songs failed to catch on, although the song “ Lady Samantha” did get some good reviews. “ Your Song” was John’s first solo hit in 1970. The next year was really busy for John, with the release of Tumbleweed Connection. On the amazing album of Honky Chateau include the songs “ Honky Cat” “ Rocket Man” and “ Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters” in 1972. In the album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road included a song he wrote about a female actress named Marilyn Monroe, the song “Candle in the Wind” in 1973. Elton John co-wrote John Lennon’s number one single “ Whatever Gets You Through the Night”, they both made a deal where John Lennon would join Elton onstage at Madison Square Garden on Thanksgiving Day in 1974. Turned out to be Lennon’s last live performance. After the performance the song “Someone Saved My Life Tonight” turned into a big
John Philip Sousa was born in 1854, the third child of ten. He was born in Washington, D.C. His parents were immigrants. John
room and play then, he took piano lessons when he was seven. By the age of
With Chas as his partner in crime, or manager, Hendrix became known world wide. He began his very first tour with his band Jimmy James And The Blue Flames. Chas and Hendrix worked very hard that year and finally released their first Album in the late 1966 early 1967 titled Are You Experienced? This album included the famous tracks Hey Jude and Purple Haze. During mid 1967, Hendrix did something that took the world by surprise. While performing at the Monterey International Pop Festival in 1967 he set his favorite guitar on fire. When later asked about why he did so, Hendrix simply
Music was very important to the family and his early music lessons were given by his aunt Sophy, who was his mothers sister. He wrote his first piano piece when he was six, called The Robin’s Nest . Ralph and his siblings would play duets together and all were good students. It soon came time for Ralph to go to school so he followed his brother Hervey to preparatory school at Rottingdean near Brighton in 1883. He liked the music teachers there very much and was introduced to J.S. Bach. He learned the violin and soon became good enough to know Raff's Cavatina by heart. In 1887 Ralph became a student at Charterhouse school near Godalming in Surrey where he remained until 1890, he was fourteen at the time. Here he organized concerts and wanted to pursue Viola but his family disagreed and chose the organ for him instead.
We might have last heard of him as Jen Aniston’s long-time partner and Taylor Swift's unconfirmed ex-beau but it is still evident that John Mayer is a blessing to the music industry due to his meaningful tracks and irrefutable talent. With a strong affinity for his guitar, John Mayer took the whole music planet by storm by singing songs that speak of maturity, daily battles in life and being able to overcome it and the obliterating oblivion by exposing yourself to the harms of life in general. Born John Clayton Mayer in the glorious year of 1977, this American singer slash songwriter slash producer has extended how great music is to him. He worked wonders into flipping different genres such as blues, folk, rock, country, soul and mainstream pop into a John Mayer revamped version.
piano, just by lifting the lid and trying the keys, and it had become clear to his parents
...lliam’s career were 1950and 1951. He was one of the most successful touring acts in country music. Every one of his records charted, except for those issued as “Luke the Drifter” and his religious songs with a female artist named Audrey. His songs had matured greatly since the demos he had submitted to Molly o Day, began finding a wider market than his own recordings of them ever could. Started with “Honky Tonkin” in 1949, his songs had been covered for the pop market, but it was not until Tony Bennett covered “Cold Cold Heart” in 1951 that he had began to recognize as an important popular songwriter. From that point, there was a rush to revise his songs for the pop market. Guy Mitchell, for instance, had a hit with “I Can’t Help It If I’m Still in Love with You”, and the pair of Frankie Lane and Jo Stafford took Hey, Good looking in the pop top ten. (Hank Williams)
The couple wrote over 100 chart hits together, including the Chiffons' "One Fine Day," the Monkees' "Pleasant Valley Sunday," the Drifters' "Up on the Roof," the Cookies' "Chains" (later covered by the Beatles), Aretha Franklin's "(You Make Me Feel) Like a Natural Woman" and the Crystals' controversial "He Hit Me (and It Felt like a Kiss)."
Robert Johnson’s “Kind Hearted Woman Blues” was recorded in 1936, and is the first ever recorded by this iconic bluesman. In addition to being his debut, Johnson’s “Kind Hearted Woman Blues” also contains, however brief, the only guitar solo he ever recorded.
“Leopold Mozart, a court musician, began teaching Maria Anna, his first-born child, to play harpsichord when she was 8 years old. She progressed quickly, with 3-year-old Wolfgang often at her side.” Maria Anna was getting very good very quickly, with the help from her brother Wolferl. Both siblings helped eachother out , “Nannerl probably interpreted for Wolfgang and reinforced for Wolfgang what Leopold was trying to teach. She showed him that music is not only fun, but a way to communicate without words.” He learned from his sister the true meaning behind music, which made him grow as a performer. Support from family or friends is what separates a person from achieving their goals, or stumbling under the pressure, but both Maria Anna and Wolferl persevered with the help of each other and there dad and both achieved great
They both have had some very famous songs that were known and loved by many. In 1942, Jones had a hit with “Der Fuehrer’s Face”, which was a song that ridiculed Adolf Hitler by making a raspberry sound after every use of the work “Heil”. Another song that Jones was popular for was his parody of the song “Cocktails for Two”; a song released in 1934 and has since been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Jones’ version featured many sound effects, including horn honking and voice gurgling. What was originally an intimate and romantic song became a song that would be played during cocktail
He received a thorough basic education; his father being a good teacher, and son being a bright student. From his father Franz also learned to play the violin, and from his brother he learned the piano. The family, indeed, was a very musical one; the "String Quartet Parties" family were well known in the part of Vienna in which they lived. But soon, young Franz learned all that his family had to teach him. Later, any neighbors who could play any instruments were drawn in and the quartet became a little orchestra.
From his experience, he taught his two oldest children, A.B. III and Suzette, how to play the instruments. A.B. III learned how to play the bass guitar and Suzette played the drums. As Selena saw how attached Abraham was with A.B. III and Suzette, she became jealous and asked her father why she couldn’t learn how to play an instrument. He told her she was too young, so she started to sing.
Mozart’s father, Leopold, was a composer, violinist, and assistant concert master at the Salzburg court. Due to the fact that his father was deeply involved in music, Mozart was influenced at a very young age. Mozart began learning how to play the piano as early as the age of three. Under his father’s advice, Mozart and his sister, Maria Anna, excelled greatly.