Books, music, film, entertainment, they all take us away from reality, that is if they do a well enough job. Al Jolson was a man in the entertainment business who well exceeded just a fine job, he is to jazz and blues as Elvis is to Rock N’ Roll. From street corners, to circuses, to center stage under the spot light, Al Jolson became a name everyone knew and remembered. Born on May 26, 1886 within a Jewish village in Lithuania, “The World’s Greatest Entertainer” (Citation 1) Al Jolson (a.k.a. Asa Yoelson being his birth name) was born. It wasn’t until 1894 that Jolson and his family moved to America to reside in Washington D.C., where Jolson and his four siblings began their ventures in the states. He grew up in a religious Jewish upbringing, one in which his father was a singer for their Synagogue known …show more content…
Here he nabbed his first theatre job in a show called Children of the Ghetto. Then in 1902, he took a job with in Walter L. Main’s Circus where he was promoted from an usher to a singer in a matter of weeks. After one short year the circus fell threw and Jolson moved to his next gig in a Burlesque show called Dainty Duchess Buresquers. Unfortunately, after another short year, this show fell threw as well. Fortunately, however, Jolson and his brother Harry began a partnership and formed a vaudeville under the William Morris Agency. It wasn’t until the brothers met Joe Palmer that they really caught a break, getting booked with a nationwide tour. Under Palmer the two brothers did a lot of comedy, yet Jolson was still looking for new shows and experiences. So in 1904 he found himself performing with blackface makeup boosting his theatre career even more. His blackface routine became a hit on vaudeville, and in 1906 he parted from Palmer and moved to San Francisco where he claimed, “the earthquake devastated people needed someone to cheer them up” (citation
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.
Richard’s comedy and acting career took off in 1963 when he moved to New York City. He made a variety of appearances in several big time shows, such as Broadway Tonight, The Merv, and the Ed Sullivan show. By this time he starts to take acting and his stand up serious. Richard made more appearances in the 1960s movies. Richard also
On January 8, 1935 Elvis Aron Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi to Vernon and Gladys Presley. He later changed the spelling of his middle name to Aaron using the biblical form (biography.com). According to the article Elvis Aron Presley found in Academic OneFile, his twin brother, Jesse Garon Presley, died shortly after birth, and Elvis grew up to be an only child. Presley grew up surrounded by gospel music of the Pentecostal church (Rock and Rol...
Some people are born to become legends, Bruce Springsteen is one of them. From the second he was born and through his younger years everyone knew he was destined for something bigger than a regular nine to five life, they just didn’t realize the magnitude of what was to come. Born into a all around food middle-class family, no on in that house hold even Bruce, didn’t realize that within fifty years he would reach living legend status. Also have a title of one of the best musicians to every live. After working hard at what he loves, Bruce has become known as a musical hero and inspiration to his fans and fellow musicians. With his deep lyrics, amazing stage presence, incredible guitar skills, and his passion, he is an untouchable force in the music industry. Using his lyrics to vent his emotions and past, but to also add awareness to social issues around the world. Bruce and his love for music affected him his whole life, and has shaped into what he is today. His music now affects the world. His music has truly changed the world (musically and socially) forever.
He got back into the circus business with vengeance. He spent all his time promoting his circus. He wrote children books and sold them. Barnum ordered tents with three rings instead of the traditional one ring circus. He could fit thousands of people. He made it bigger and better. In 1872 he decided to call his show the "Greatest Show On Earth." In 1873 Charity died. A year later he married Nancy Fish who was 24 years old. In 1875 he became mayor of Bridgeport. He even considered running for president. James Baily owned the largest competing circus. He teamed up with Baily in 1880. The Barnum and Baily circus was created.
Frank Sinatra was born on December 12th, 1915, in the city of Hoboken, New Jersey. Frank Sinatra was an only child of his mother Dolly and father Anthony. He lived in what appeared to be the small slums of the industrialized city of Hoboken as that is where most of the Italian immigrants resided at the time. Sadly he had grown up through the hardships that came with the great depression and wartime during his general childhood upbringing in the early 1900’s. Which introduced this idea of living in a
The year is 1942. A small boy is hauling buckets of water for a road gang. No one knew it at that time, but Johnny Cash would someday be one of the most instrumental country singers know to the world. That boy, raised on a farm with almost no money in his family, fought his way up to a becoming a legend. From inspiring a generation with his music, to fighting for native american rights, johnny cash deserves to be remembered.
Sammy Davis, Jr. was born in Harlem on December 8, 1925, to Elvera Sanchez, a chorus girl, and Sam Davis, a dancer. He was raised by his father and grandmother. His father was in an act with Will Mastin, who was a close friend of the family. At a young age, Sammy joined the act as a singer and dancer. They were known as the “Will Mastin Trio”. It was not the best job, but it put food on the table.
This man is not only one of the greatest directors but also one of the most gifted, talented and successful director of all times. He started out with small single movies at first, and after catching people’s attention he started to develop methods in his own movies. He has years of experience in the film industry, and all of his films are well known and popular to this very day. He has received many winning awards for his movies, and was also nominated for best director. This director started at a young age, and has become one of the most talented directors today.
Most of us know of Johnny Cash, the Man in Black. But do we truly know who he is, the legend in the darkness? Not many are able to answer with a solid yes. Some can say he was a great country performer, being completely unaware of how his music, as well as his image, had a tremendous impact on their own lives, including the music they listen to. Johnny Cash was an influential person in American history because his “Man in Black” image helped solidify his place as a music writer and performer, he was able to rebound from the depths of drug addiction, and he pioneered many different genres of music although he was a country singer.
I can relate to the fact that Elvis was a person that didn’t grow up wealthy and didn’t have all the things he wanted but no one can compare to the fact that he was a well respected musician from the 1950s. He influenced so many people with the new types of music that blew over the world. Elvis struggled with school and friends just like any other teenage kid. He struggled with how people looked at him because he wanted to be different. But that all paid off in the end. All of these factors is what made Elvis a strong, hard headed man that the world has come to love and idol for many years to come.
Roy Kelton Orbison was born in Vernon, Texas, the middle son of Orbie Lee Orbison (1913–1984), an oil well driller and car mechanic, and Nadine Vesta Shults (July 25, 1913 – May 28, 1992), a nurse. Both of his parents were unemployed during the Great Depression and, searching for work, moved the family to Forth Worth, when Roy was a child. All the Orbison children were afflicted with poor eyesight; Roy used thick corrective lenses from an early age. He was not confident about his appearance and began dyeing his nearly-white hair black when he was still young. He was quiet, self-effacing, and remarkably polite and obliging.
People spend most of the moving movements of life engaged in a song. No single artist indeed, no movement or force has eclipsed what Michael Jackson accomplished.
Although many people see Elvis Presley as only an entertainer, Elvis was a lot more than that. He wanted to change America through his music and his dancing. He did just that but also so much more. He helped to shape our country to be more open on many different topics. Elvis is the reason why we have Rock-N-Roll and could also be the reason why we have some newer music today. Elvis would greatly impacted our society and change the way adults looked at things. He started tension and a lot of controversy but that’s what is needed to generate change.
...ire a youth generation to take action in American society. By redirecting his movie audience's attention away from his common acting skills, Elvis was able to successfully increase his popularity from his dramatic singing roles, his sexual attractiveness and his rebellious attitude. Truly, mass media neutralized Elvis' "poor" acting skills and transformed them into a "rich" lifestyle, enabling Elvis Presley to still live large today in the entertainment capital of the world--Las Vegas, Nevada.