profession she pursued successfully around the world for more than 60 years, from the 1930s to the 1990s. In conjunction with her club work, she also maintained a recording career that stretched from 1936 to 2000 and brought her three Grammys, including a Lifetime Achievement Award in 1989; she appeared in 16 feature films and several shorts between 1938 and 1978; she performed occasionally on Broadway, including in her own Tony-winning one-woman show, Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music in 1981-1982; and
Ray Charles- The Blind Genius Ray Charles was known as a pioneer of soul music, a blind genius, and a legend. Even though he was blind, he was very independent and never gave up. He was one of the greatest artists of all time and was admired by many. Blindness affects more than one million Americans (Marcovitz 6). Experts say more than two-thirds of blindness can be avoided through timely prevention or treatment (7). An estimated amount of three-hundred million people will suffer from blindness
Popular musical meaning relates to ‘the social’ in many ways and can be seen in music through things like politics, how mass production changes meaning, and class/inequality. When it comes to politics and music an example can be seen with YG’s recent song that he made “F**ck Donald Trump”, which has made a big impact with the youth like the song “Fuck the Police” that came out in the early 90’s and one can see that there is a correlation between the two. Then there was the Grunge era where many stylists
Have you ever thought what the world would be like without music? In my opinion, simply boring. Now imagine a movie in a dramatic scene without that instrumental song that makes us want to know what’s going to happen. It wouldn’t be the same. The reality is that we have the privilege to incorporate music into our lives and make our days happier by listening to the music we love. There’s also been important artists who involved social issues to their songs or even racism issues and for me that’s
Throughout my childhood, one of my favorite songs was “Pour Some Sugar On Me” by Def Leppard. Every time I got into the car, I would ask my father to put on this song. In this paper I am going to give a brief history of the band, describe the type of music they perform, and explain what makes Def Leppard unique. Deaf Leppard was formed in 1977 in the town of Sheffield, England. Shortly after the band was created, they changed the spelling to “Def Leppard.” Def Leppard was a part of the New Wave of
Musical conductors are individuals that help direct a musical performance. They will ensure that the band is in the right tempo and that each section of the ensemble enters the performance at the correct time. The conductors may use hand gestures or a baton in order to guide the band. Many people believe that musical conductors are beneficial and help improve a band’s performance. However, Russian composer Igor Stravinsky disapproves of the usage of musical conductors as he believes that they are
impacted a lot of people and was used for many events such as at Malcom X’s funeral, American Idol, and was used as a theme song for Barack Obama’s 2008 Presidential Campaign. Cooke’s “A Change Is Gonna Come” continues to be an example of musical achievement. Diagnosed with glaucoma, leaving him completely blind at the age of 6 years old Ray Charles Robinson’s life was only beginning. Attending school at St. Augustine, a school for the blind and deaf Charles learned to play many instruments focusing
Ray Charles one of the greatest African-American artists of all time. He left a legacy of hits and Grammy awards, but the musicians he influenced were very diverse in genre as the music he wrote, arranged, performed, and recorded. Ray Charles died at the age of 73 on June 10, 2004 from acute liver disease. Months after his death on October 29, 2004 the movie Ray was released to the U.S on a budget of forty million dollars. The film went on to become a box-office hit, earning over $100 million dollars
Mexican-American award-winning guitarist Carlos Santana is the leader of Santana, a band whose music uniquely blends Latin-infused rock, jazz, blues, salsa and African rhythms.Mexican-American award-winning guitarist Carlos Santana is the leader of Santana, a band whose music uniquely blends Latin-infused rock, jazz, blues, salsa and African rhythms.With their highly original blend of Latin-infused rock, jazz, blues, salsa and African rhythms, the band—which quickly became known simply as Santana—gained
had forty three top single and maybe more to come. Having won over eighteen Grammy awards in her career. In 1987, Ms. Franklin was the very first female artist to be inducted the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The Grammys awarded her the Legend Award in 1991. In 1994 she was awarded the Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award and also received the Kennedy Center Honors. She has been nominated for nine American Music Award winning four out of her nine nominations. Aretha has performed at both Bill
throughout her life, such as drug and health problems that almost ended her career. Throughout her singing career, she has been honored for her great singing voice. Whitney experienced many things in her personal life from being an outstanding woman, an award winning singer, and an actress and model. Whitney Houston was born on August 9, 1963 in Newark, New Jersey. She died of an accidental drowning with heart disease and cocaine on February 11, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. Whitney was the daughter
Louis Armstrong was famous musician who made iconic songs such as "A Wonderful World", "When The Saints Go Marching In", and " La Vie En Rose." Louis Armstrong was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, August 4 1904 and died July 6, 1971. Louis Armstrong played the trumpet and cornet and played jazz music through many of his days. Louis Armstrong grew up in a poor family and his father left his family when he was still an infant. He went to Fisk School for Boys, where music was most likely exposed to
Michael Jackson, born Michael Joseph Jackson was on August 29, 1958, in Gary, Indiana, son of Joseph and Katherine Jackson. Together they had nine children; Rebbie, Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, LaToya, Marlon, Randy, Michael, and Janet. His father was an aspiring guitarist, but had to give up his musical ambitions to provide for his family; however, he encouraged his children to take up music. Although Michael had no formal musical educational training, he gained experienced through the music group he
Louis Armstrong was born August 4th, 1901 in New Orleans. He was born into a poor family and was the grandson of slaves. His father abandoned the family when Louis was an infant. His mother later left Louis and his younger sister and left them with Louis’ grandmother. At age 5, he moved back in with his mother, her relatives and a parade of “stepfathers”. He went to school at Fisk School for Boys. At this school is where he most likely had exposure to music. He sold many items for money but the money
prodigy (CITE).Arteta became one of the first women to introduce rock and roll, she changed the way gospel was sang over the years. She showed African Americans know they can do anything they want to do. The songs that Aretha Franklin sang in her lifetime have made a positive impact on African American women and the way music is viewed . Aretha Franklin was born In Memphis Tennessee on March 25, 1942. She is the fourth child out of five. She is a talented singer and pianist. She went on a tour
Michael Brecker was a famous American musician and primarily known for his great achievement in Jazz music. He was born on March 29, 1949, and died on January 13, 2007, because of leukemia. In his whole life, he has created many great musical works and hundreds of recordings, such as Madame Toulouse, Bye George and Delta City Blues, which are still popular in today. He has also won many music prizes and was regarded as the leading person of Jazz. Michael Brecker was born in Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Jazz was created in the early 20th century as a way for African-Americans to express themselves during a time of adversity. Since that time, a plethora of talented jazz artists have been put into the spotlight. Duke Ellington, Miriam Anderson, and the very famous John Coltrane. Although Coltrane came later than some of these great acts, he is still known as a pioneer and trailblazer in the jazz industry. Even though now, he is now seen as one of the greats, not everything was always smooth sailing
He was also inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Dance Hall of Fame as the only dancer from pop and rock music. His other achievements include multiple Guinness World Records, 13 Grammy Awards including the Grammy Legend Award, the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and 26 American Music Awards. He got more awards more than any other artist including the Artist of the Century and Artist of the 1980s. He has 13 number-one singles in the United States during his solo
chiefly successful in Broadway Musicals. She was hugely influenced by Deanna Durbin. In 1970, in the Royal National Theatre, she played the role of Gertrude from Hamlet. Awards and achievements: All through her career she was awarded many prestigious awards even nominated for many. For her first film, she was nominated for Academy award for best actress in a supporting role when she was only 18 years old. For her 2nd movie, she was also nominated for the academy
and Sam Cooke were just a few (Rock 1). Aretha’s style of music was also wid... ... middle of paper ... ...o 2). She had become the female artist with the second most Grammys of all time with a whopping eighteen Grammys (bio 1). She has also received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and a Grammy Living Legend Award (Sony 1). In 1987, Aretha was the first woman ever to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 (Glickman 2). Many years later, in 2005, she received a Presidential