Two very influential artists of their time were Jimi Hendrix and Ritchie Valens. Many people wouldn’t consider these two artists to be similar nor have achieved the same success, however they’re paths were quite similar. Both these artists began their careers very early in their lives and were able to influence others artists along the way. Many of their songs also made the top charts. Although both their careers were short lived, both these artists left a mark in the world of music. Jimi Hendrix and Ritchie Valens were both in the early 1940’s only a year apart from one another. Ritchie Valens was born on May 13, 1941 in Pacoima, California, the son of Joseph Valenzuela and Concepcion Valenzuela. His parents split up when he was only …show more content…
They were called the Silhouettes. The Silhouettes mainly performed at small shows, giving Ritchie Valens more exposure. Bob Keane, who was one of the head of the Del-Fi record label, discovered him at one of his performances. With the help of Bob Keane, the young Ritchie Valens would have a career breakthrough. Jimi Hendrix played with the band, Rocking Kings, during his teenage years. Unfortunately he dropped out of high school and worked odd jobs while following his musical aspirations. Unlike Ritchie Valens, Jimi Hendrix decided to enlist in the United States Army, following the footsteps of his father. He still managed to find time for music, but in 1962 he was honorably discharged from the army after injuring himself during a parachute jump. After serving in the military Jimi Hendrix formed the group Jimmy James and the Blue Flames. The bank performed shows around the New York City’s neighborhoods. After being signing a contract with Chas Chandler, bass player of British Rock group the Animals, Jimi Hendrix moved to England, where his career would …show more content…
Both these musicians also lost their lives at a very young age. Ritchie Valens was only seventeen years old when he passed away only leaving behind a few recordings. Ritchie Valens was on tour with Buddy Holly and J.P. “The Big Popper” Richardson when their planed crash. The plane took off during a light snowstorm and only traveled about five miles before crashing. Unfortunately, everyone that was on the plane had passed away. Many were shocked by the loss of three talents and that tragedy was memorialized in the Don McLean song “American Pie” as “The day the music died.” 2 Jimi Hendrix also passed away at the age of 27, living 10 years longer than Valens. He passed away on September 18, 1970 in London from drug related complications. Even though his rock star career was somewhat short lived, he left his unforgettable mark on the world of rock. He will always be known for his amazing guitar skills and his impact in music. Even though both these artists had a short career its clear to see that both these artists helped open doors for other minorities and left an impact in the music
One man made his impression on the music world soon after he arrived to America. His
Jimi is today acknowledged as a musical intellectual. He is highly recognized for his precision and speed while playing his music. He did not care what kind of feedback he got whether it was negative or positive, all Jimi wanted to do was play his music the way he wanted. He created his music as one of the melodic elements and people went crazy for him and his ability to play, sing and dance all at the same time. As a rock singer and guitarist, Jim Hendrix won several awards for being a major contribution to rock music during his time. It is widely agreed that he was among one of the most influential musicians in the history of rock music. As the star of the rock music during his time, Jimi did not just play music but improved the image of rock music as well. While it is the dream of every artist to make a contribution throughout his or her work and performances, not all of them were successfully able to make their dreams to come true. Through Jimi’s singing and performances, he is today acknowledged for the impact that he had on the rock music we now have today. Some of his major contributions to rock music are that he improved the styles that were used to play a guitar by flipping the music upside down as well as
Louis Armstrong was born in one of the poorest sections in New Orleans, August 4, 1901. Louis a hard-working kid who helped his mother and sister by working every type of job there was, including going out on street corners at night to singing for coins. Slowly making money, Louis bought his first horn, a cornet. At age eleven Armstrong was sent to juvenile Jones Home for the colored waifs for firing a pistol on New Year’s Eve. While in jail Armstrong received his first formal music lesson from one of the friends he met their, he later played in Home’s brass band that was located in the same facility. Armstrong gained experience from the band. After a year and six month he was released. After being released he considered himself as a musician.
Louis Armstrong was born to William and May-Ann Armstrong, on August 4, 1901; although it is rumored he was born on July 4, 1900. He was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana where as he went back and forth between his 'grandmother’s house and his mother’s house. He had on sister named Beatrice who was just two years younger than him who he looked after as a young child. When he was seven he begin singing on the street for a little money with his friends and that is where he got his nickname “Satchelmouth” which was later changed to “Satchmo” because of his smile. While playing in the street he met a trumpeter by the name of Bunk Johnson who taught him things he knew about music and the trumpet. In his memoir he said, “But somehow all that jive didn’t faze me at all, I was so happy to have some place to blow my horn” (Armstrong). Trouble didn't meet Mr. Armstrong until 1912 during a New Year’s Eve celebration. Louis Armstrong fired a pistol into the air and was immediately arrested and he spent the night in a jail cell. He was sentenced to a Colored Waif’s House, where he stayed for 18 months.
Louis Armstrong was born on August 4, 1901 in New Orleans, Louisiana to William Armstrong and Mary Albert (“Who is”). His father abandoned him shortly after his mother and him separated when Louis was five, and his mother would turn to prostitution so he mostly lived with his maternal grandmother and uncle (Biography). In 1913,
On November 27, 1942, in Seattle, Washington a later-to-be-known legend was born as James Marshall. This future guitar master went by the name of Jimi, Jimi Hendrix. His childhood was not very fortunate, however, he did indulge himself in one particular way: Jimi loved to play the guitar. Jimi could never afford to take lessons so he taught himself. At first he played an old acoustic guitar, and later a cheap Silvertone electric. Both of these guitars were both strung for a lefty on a right-handed guitar, one of the defining Hendrix traits. Jimi would have preferred to play a guitar that was made for lefty's but his parents wouldn't pay the extra money because they were extremely poor.
The members of the group are Jimmy Page, born on April 9, 1944, Robert Plant, born on August 24, 1948, John Paul Jones, born on January 3, 1946, and John Bonham born on May 31, 1948.
James Marshall Hendrix was born on November 27, 1942 in Seattle Washington. James faced a somewhat difficult childhood as he was faced with many obstacles. His father quickly divorced his alcoholic mother who later died in 1958. Years passed and Jimi continued living with his father and attending grade school. His father introduced him to the guitar at age 13 and taught him how to play. James grew fond of playing but never pursued it as a child. In 1959, Jimi was expelled from high school because of poor behavior. Jimi enlisted in the US Army. But he injured his back on a jump, so he got out on medical discharge.
Janis Joplin has been called “the greatest white urban blues and soul singer of her generation.” (Janis Joplin Biography.) Joplin was born January 19, 1943 in Port Arthur, Texas. (Janis Lyn Joplin.) Early in her career she did not have luck as a solo artist; it was not until she joined Big Brother and the Holding Company in San Francisco that she had any hits. Big
Woodstock is a talked about legend. On August 16-18, 1969 Woodstock Music Festival took place on a patch of farmland in White Lake, a hamlet in the upstate New York town of Bethel. John Roberts, Joel Rosenman, Artie Kornfield and Michael Lang who all worked together to organize originally envisioned the festival as a way to raise funds to build a recording studio and rock-and-roll retreat near the town of Woodstock, New York. The longtime artists’ colony was already a home base for Bob Dylan and other musicians. Despite their relative inexperience, the young promoters managed to sign a roster of top acts, including the Jefferson Airplane, the Who, the Grateful Dead, Sly and the Family Stone, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Creedence Clearwater Revival. Anyone with a big well known name to people no one had ever heard about was there to perform.
As the Rolling Stones celebrated their fiftieth anniversary they were still going strong. Their influence could be seen in everyone from fellow veteran acts such as Aerosmith and Iggy Pop to more recent bands like the White Stripes. One thing was for certain, long after the Rolling Stones finally played their last show, their legacy both on and off the stage would live on through the music, books, concert films, memories as well as in their influence on current and future rock bands.
kidney issues. In the Spring of 1971, he suffered another heart attack and passed away July 6 due to his inability to recover. More than 25,000 mourners visited him and his funeral was nationally televised. He was interred in Flushing Cemetery in Queens.
George Gershwin was born in Brooklyn, New York on September 26, 1898 to Russian immigrants. George always knew he wanted a career in music. When George was
...pt up his busy tour schedule until a few years before died. The great trumpet player Louis Armstrong died in Queens, New York July 6, 1971. Louis had won a massive amount of awards for his trumpet skills. Louis was described as a quick and inventive musical minded person. Louis was also built a house museum in his memory.
While Stevie Ray was establishing himself, in the late 70’s as a Blues guitar master his talent allowed him to transcend this genre bringing Blues music back into relevance in the American music scene. With his astonishingly accomplished guitar playing, Stevie Ray Vaughan ignited the blues revival of the '80s. (Erlewine 2014) Recreating a time in American music history that rivaled blues greatest blue musicians of the 1940’s and 50’s. Veteran blues artists Etta James, B.B. King and Buddy Guy directly attributed the mid-'80s revival of their previously ebbing careers to Stevie Ray. Stevie Ray played the guitar with the passion of Jimi Hendrix and Stevie often paid homage to his inspiration by recording covers of music legend Jimi Hendrix. Third Rock from the Sun and At the end of Stevie’s life the Hendrix song Voodoo Chile (Slight return) were signature songs that considered iconic to Stevie Ray Vaughan’s live music performance.