When the first and last name’s Amy Winehouse are uttered, a common thought crosses all listeners. It’s something along the lines of remembering her for overdosing on narcotics or possibly alcohol. The thought following varies somewhere between seeing her as a waste of talent, sorrow over her death or judgment of her character due to her addictions. It’s a sad truth, however, that her drug and alcohol abuse defined her then and now. To many of her fans, family, partners, and producers, she was seen as much larger than that. A woman who was known for her contralto vocals and vivid mix of rhythm, blues, soul, and jazz.. A singer who was passionate about her career even with her lingering addictions throughout her later years.
Amy Winehouse was born on September 14, 1983 into one of the biggest “music making” capitals of the world, London. (“Amy Winehouse”) Winehouse lived with her older brother, cab driver father and pharmacist mother in their London Southgate home. (“Obituary: Amy Winehouse”) Her godly musical talent came from the side of her mother who included professional jazz musicians and singers. (“Amy Winehouse Biography”)This and the music taste of her parents influenced both her interest in singing and the syncopation, blue note sounds of jazz. Her early passion for Frank Sinatra’s vocals developed from her father singing his songs to her but her parents split by the time she turned nine. Her grandmother however encouraged her to hone in on her vocal talents and attend Susi Earnshaw Theatre School where she further developed her vocal and tap dancing skills. (“Obituary: Amy Winehouse”) Winehouse grew passionate about her verbal instrument and began full-time training at Sylvia Young Theatre but was soon expelled fo...
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...as supported so many more organizations the best that she could. She was seen by many as a party girl who was self-centered but she reality of it all was she was selfless.
Amy Winehouse was in a subgroup of her own. Impeccably talented yet incredibly self-destructive. She was known to be classy yet wild and erratic always doing her own thing which was always different and unique. Her voice was pure, raw talent and she knew it. From her iconic beehive hair-do to her bold, black cat eyeliner, she was in a class of her own taking the music industry by storm. A sad truth was her addictions overshadowing who she truly was, a gem. Like many young artists, her abuse of narcotics and alcohol created a shadow over who she was as a person. Many debaters have brought up a profound question before her death; “Would a ‘clean’ Amy Winehouse still be Amy Winehouse?”
Debra Rathwell is the Senior VP for AEG Live. Rathwell oversees the active New York office of AEG along with being a force in national touring. Rathwell has more than 30 years of experience in the industry and her dedication inspires me. I know she is well respected in the industry and I think it is impressive that she books on average 800 shows every year. Being a woman in the music industry is a big challenge, but Rathwell proves to me and the world that being hard working will help prove yourself. The first step that really started Rathwell’s career was during her last year at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario. Rathwell was Harvey Glatt’s assistant and went on to work as Bass Clef Entertainment, which partnered on shows with Canada’s concert leaders. This introduced Rathwell to the industry and the rest was like a snowball effect, one job led to another. Another step Rathwell took in her career was pivotal was joining Donald Tarlton for 12 years at DKD. With DKD, Rathwell managed a staff ...
However, it is not only the subject matter of his music which provides evidence of him experience such mood and mental disorders. His behavior and personal experiences provides much evidence for this as well. He has long had difficulty connecting and relating to others in a social capacity. He has often found himself plagued with feelings of being unworthy and
...and the people in the United States of America which improved the nation a great deal. She helped and ran movements and gained support for certain things. She said before, “I have spent many years of my life in opposition, and I rather like the role.”. she knew what she wanted to change and she worked hard to change what she thought was wrong. Eleanor had no problem in making it known that she supported certain things, and because of who she was and how she acted she usually gained support of her moral and political beliefs. She was a very influential and positive woman during the Great Depression.
Janis Joplin distinguishes from the others greatly because of her untraditional singing and performing style. Just like many other singers, Janis Joplin began her career by performing in bars and clubs (Jialan). The unsupportive environment and hardship of life once almost made her lose faith in her singing career, but the strong appeal of blues music never allowed her to give up. She was most inspired by Bessie Smith and Odetta, and gradually discovered a singing method that complimented her voice the most (“Life: biography”).
Amy Beach was a very famous and influential composer and pianist from New Hampshire, United States. She fought long and hard to get to where she got in her lifetime. Back in the late 1800’s, it was hard for women to get noticed because they believe that their role in society was to stay at home and take care of the family. Amy Beach defeated all the odds of a female gender role in her lifetime. She became a role model for young girls wanting to become a composer or becoming anything they wanted to be, as long as they fought for it. She has made an enormous impact on music in America. The following paper will discuss Beach’s life, her struggles, her musical training, how her music was shaped by the society she lived in and famous compositions
To understand a musician’s work, one might need to understand their personal journey. While delving into the effects of musical therapy, I had a chance to interview Matt Jennings a songwriter/musician who plays piano in a worship band at Bear Creek Community Church in Merced, California. On Saturday, February 19, I sat down with Matt ...
...erson, that we want to become, whether it is a professional or personal aspect. I feel as if Whitney had a sheltered life and she never had the ability to live a normal life. In turn, she began to lash out at her family and the public, because she could not withhold the standard that everyone expected her to be. For this reason, she indulged in drugs, to release her from the drama and unhappiness in her life. Drugs does not solve the problem, it makes things even worse, because one is focused on numbing themselves from the pain, so that they can still manage their everyday lives. There is nothing wrong with having no inhibitions and just letting go of everything that consumes you. I believe that if Whitney could have established her identity at an early age and freed herself from the pressures of her family and media, that she would have still been alive and happy.
today as a great journalist and activist. Her organizations that she formed long ago such
her position and truly valued the fact that she was helping people and at the same time, felt that
The movie Lady Day: The Many Faces Of Billie Holiday paints an interesting, and thought provoking portrait of one of jazz and blues most charismatic, and influential artists. The incomparable talent of Billie Holiday, both truth and legend are immortalized in this one-hour documentary film. The film follows Holiday, also referred to as “Lady Day” or “Lady”, through the many triumphs and trials of her career, and does it’s very best to separate the facts from fiction. Her autobiography Lady Sings The Blues is used as a rough guide of how she desired her life story to be viewed by her public. Those who knew her, worked with her, and loved her paint a different picture than this popular, and mostly fictional autobiography.
began, there were hardly any female rappers well known. She is a quite recent rapper but it did
Even though Amy was a drug addict and alcohol abuser, She still managed to release platinum-selling albums. Originating from the little known town of Southgate in north London, her inspiring music helped rise the popularity for female musicians in the industry.
... she addressed many problems of her time in her writings. She was an inspirational person for the feminism movements. In fact, she awoke women’s awareness about their rights and freedom of choice. She was really a great woman.
Mariah Carey was born March 27, 1970 in Huntington, Long Island, New York. Her parents are Alfred Roy Carey and Patricia Carey who was a voice coach and opera singer. Mariah Carey shocked her family when she inherited her mother's vocals so she began singing lessons at age four. Today she is one of the most known artist but is also a film actress, music producer, songwriter, and she has won many awards. The day after she graduated high school she moved to New York City to pursue her music career. She started her career as a backing vocalist for Brenda K. Starr who gave columbia records Mariah’s demo tape at a party thrown by CBS records. The goal was to give the demo to a man named Jimmy Greenberg but it ended up in the hands of the president of Columbia records, after that her career took off.
in her life, but most importantly she inspired other women to be independent and to improve their lives.