souls as well. As the lights go out and the curtains go up, audience should be expecting goose bumps throughout the entire show. Dreamgirls, a 1981 Broadway musical for almost any ages, has its lyrics written by Tom Eyen. The music was of Henry Krieger. It is an original broad way production that was directed and choreographed by the talented Michael Bennett and orchestrations by Harold Wheeler. The combination of the minds and artistry of these three is beyond any words to compare. The genius behind
“Love Cannot Save You From Your Own Fate” Jim Morrison was a man of many traits, most famously known for being the lead vocalist of the popular late-sixties rock band The Doors. Morrison, along with being a singer, was a songwriter, philosopher, and poet. Him and his bandmates exploded onto the music scene; their concerts and performances were a new experience for people of the time. The book No One Here Gets Out Alive, written by Jerry Hopkins, depicts Morrison’s musical career and short, but wild
Introduction The hippie era, 1960’s and 1970’s, invigorated drug use, free love, and sex. There were many music artists that became promoters to this message. The effects of drugs took its toll on many protruding and accomplished artists of that era. My paper will Focus on Three artists of from this era; Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, and Janis Joplin. Were these musicians an artificial character of their time, or were other issues impacting their choices that caused a fatal dependence on drugs? There
Jim Morrison is widely considered to be one of the most iconic performers in rock and roll history. Paired with the instrumentals of The Doors, his haunting lyrics and chaotic performance style struck a chord with audiences of the 1960’s and elevated him to “Rock God” status. Morrison undoubtedly lived his life in a way to live up to that title: in his short lifetime he was arrested a total of 6 times and most of his adult life was consumed by copious amounts of sex, drugs and alcohol. Of course
It was 1968's album Waiting for the Sun that marked the appearance of a new aspect of Morrison's image, the Lizard King. A poem entitled “The Celebration of the Lizard,” in which he pronounced “I am the Lizard King,” was printed on the album jacket. Morrison later claimed that this poem was meant to be partly in jest, but it took on a life of its own and would play an important role in Morrison mythology. In a 1970 interview, Morrison respond to a question about being called a Lizard King: Stevenson:
inciting riots to indecent exposure. He was also notorious for his drug use and alcohol abuse. His poetry though, justified his lifestyle. There were also three other members of the band: Ray Manzarak (keyboards), John Densmore (drummer), and Robby Krieger (guitarist). They all made up The Doors, but after the death of the lead singer Jim Morrison, the band's popularity dropped significantly. They did though produce three albums after Morrison's untimely demise (all of which were not very popular)
“Saigon Execution” is a photograph that depicts the summary execution of Nguyễn Văn Lém by General Nguyễn Ngọc Loan in Saigon, on February 1, 1968, during the Viet Nam War. The picture was taken by American photographer and photojournalist Eddie Adams on a Saigon street while he was covering the Tet Offensive. On the second day of the Tet Offensive, Lém was captured and brought to Brigadier General Nguyen Ngoc Loan, Chief of the Republic of Vietnam National Police. Lem was the suspected leader