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Solo Album First Single
576 words
100, 000 people gathered in front of hide's house
on May 2 nd. "His sudden death suprised me. I
still can't believe it. He now sleeps with an
beautiful face. I tried waking him up, but, he
still lays still, " says Yoshiki, the leader of
hide's earlier band, X-Japan. On May 2 nd, he was
found dead. It was an accidental suicide when he
was massaging his neck with an rope. He was
carried to the hospital unconscious but announced
dead same day 8: 52 pm. Too bad that he died. He
surely was revolution...
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Billboard Charts Sheriffs Department
1,789 words
Korn: a word familiar to most youth for their hard
edged, honest sound. This California based band
has made a huge impact on the music scene The
popularity of Korn is the result of their ability
to express to their fans devotion to music through
relentless touring and their way to convey
messages and feelings about issues of abuse and
coming of age in todays The members of Korn; Jon
Davis (vocals), Brian Head Welch (guitar), James
Munky Schaffer (guitar), Reginald Fieldy Arvizu
(bass), and David...
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Escape From Reality Brothers And Sisters
1,484 words
Music has always been a part of Cambodia. The life
styles were limited, among these musicians, there
were the Khmer rouge, full time labor workers, and
politicians. A large percentage of Cambodians were
forced into poverty and underpaid jobs. Their
lives were constantly troubled by daily escapes
from robbers, guerrillas, and powerful armies that
disagrees with the laws of the country. The Khmer
rouge, former guerrillas and the most powerful
army that had ever opposed the government had
taken mor...
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Rock And Roll John Lennon
884 words
There has been more books published about one 20
th-century icon than any other, this band that is
said to have broken down barriers in all ways, is
the Beatles. Their music was said to have driven
that younger generation mad. Perhaps it was
because they were one of the first bands ever play
real rock and roll music. Or maybe it was just
because they were foreigners in the world of
music, yet seemed to fit right in with the young
people. Whatever reason was, the Beatles were a
band that shaped a...
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Cuban Jam Session Tenor Sax Cachao
1,370 words
His name is Israel Lopez, but he is known as
Cachao. His real name is music though. Born into a
family who were all bass crazy, at least thirty
five members of the Cachao clan have played the
double bass at one time or another, either with
the Havana Filarmonica, or in popular combos. Some
of them, like his older brother the late Orestes
played with the Filarmonica under the baton of
Eric Kleiber, formerly the conductor of the Berlin
Opera Orchestra. Cachao was so young then that
they had to bui...
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Jimi Hendrix Experience Rising Sun
614 words
Born James Marshall Hendrix, on November 27, 1942,
in Seattle, Washington. Often called the greatest
guitarist of all time, Hendrix pioneered the
explosive popularity of the electric guitar.
Hendrix's unique style of combining fuzz, feedback
and controlled distortion created a new musical
form Hendrix's legacy grew far beyond the wide
popularity he achieved during his short career. He
taught himself to play guitar as an adolescent,
learning from the albums of bluesman like Muddy
Waters and B. B....
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Band The Juveniles Joyce Chan Mark
1,341 words
Mark detested himself for being so brainless at
times, for the lack of ideas within his head when
there was meant to be enough time to think. Our
man reassured himself that he was not totally in
blame. Song writing is a passion for him. The
enjoyment of the gust and agony within the lyrics
of songs by hard-rockers had served as a form of
inspiration. He felt empathy, similarity to how
the rockers feel about life. Marks collection of
self-composed songs have hints of vulgarity every
now and then,...
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Esta Noche Tu Vendras Esta Noche Tu Group
1,022 words
Los Invasores de Nuevo Leon is a norteno band,
wherein the accordionist, Javier Rios initiated in
1978, in Monterrey, N. L. , Mexico, where the
accordion music is inseparable from the Norteno
tradition. However the group didnt started playing
professionally until 1980 when they obtained the
vocalist and acoustic guitarist, Lalo Mora. The
career of the Invaders, at the beginning was
harsh. In an interview with Mora he mentioned, At
the beginning the group had financial problems,
but with Gods ble...
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Make You Feel Bad Times
869 words
Solitude the word is scary to some people, but for
many, solitude is one of the greatest aspects of
their lives. I do not think that people see the
advantages of living a solitary life. Most of the
time they think that it would be miserable. For
many people, their picture of solitude is someone
pacing the house trying to escape boredom or
loneliness. I think differently. Solitude enables
you to grow in many directions: in self-reliance,
in enjoyment of life, and in dealing with lifes
difficult s...
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Creative Mind Gale Group
1,022 words
The Muse Award should be given to one who goes
about something in different and original ways.
This award is for one who expresses them self
individually, as creativity is the way an
individual solves a problem or creates something.
It isnt an innate ability, but the truly creative
are those drawn to their field by a drive that
naturally pushes them deeper and beyond.
Creativeness plays a very big role in the arts.
Creativity must be unique and original, while to
society, art has to be relevant ...
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Tension In Guitar Strings
475 words
Problem: To find the tension in the strings of a
bass guitar. Hypothesis: Using an oscilloscope, we
have measured the frequency of the string wave,
recording time between each wave to enable us to
find the resulting tension. Tension is measured in
newtons thus I believe the tension in the strings
to be around 100 - 150 N (newtons). String Trial
Time (sec) Mass (g) 1 0. 0035 A 2 0. 0033 30. 4193
3 0. 0030 1 0. 0024 B 2 0. 0022 17. 846 3 0. 0026
1 0. 0016 C 2 0. 0018 11. 497 3 0. 0011 1 0. 0010
D ...
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Wife Elizabeth Log Cabin
1,205 words
William Christopher Handy was born on November 16,
1873, in Florence, Alabama. He grew up in a log
cabin that his grandfather had built on what is
now called College Street. As a young child, he
displayed a keen interest in music and his
intuitive ear could catalog the musical notes of
songbirds, the whistles from nearby river boats,
and even the rhythms of the Tennessee River.
However, musical talent, especially the playing of
musical instruments, was frowned upon by his
family. Despite Handy's...
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Mother And Father Ed Sullivan
1,304 words
It was at last the young man's turn. Ms. Keisker
went to the back of the studio to get everything
setup and decided to stay back and listen to him
sing. For his first number, he chose "My
Happiness, " a popular song sung by the Ink spots,
and for the his second number, "That's When your
Heart Ache Begins. " On both songs he accompanied
himself on guitar. While performing his first
number Ms Keisker was very impressed and secretly
recorded the last part of the first song and all
of the second son...
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Ku Klux Klan Jim Crow Laws
3,520 words
Sarah Anne Stevenson Dave Stock English Language
and Comprehension 20 November 1999 Blues Music and
its influence on integration From years 1505 to
1870, the world underwent the largest forced
migration in history: West Africa was soon to be
convulsed by the arrival of Europeans and become
the advent of the transatlantic slave trade. Ships
from Europe, bound for America, appeared on the
horizon, and their captains and sailors-carrying
muskets, swords, and shackles-landed on the coast,
walked up ...
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Jimi Hendrix Kurt Cobain
742 words
History has always been marked by great music.
Every generation has it? s own unique genre; from
classical to swing, people have always found a
song or a melody that seemed as if it was written
just for them. However, truly great music is
created by a certain type of genius. It takes more
than the average guy to forge a classic like?
Stairway to Heaven. ? Two men in the late
twentieth century were such masterminds: Jimi
Hendrix and Kurt Cobain. While both will live
forever in musical infamy, the...
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Grateful Dead Jerry Garcia
1,512 words
The Grateful Dead was a band that toured
continuously for 30 years until the death of lead
man Jerry Garcia. They were known for free flowing
jams and bluegrass roots. Phish is a band that has
toured consistently for the last 17 years and has
in time made themselves into stealth
multi-millionaires. Both are very talented bands,
who have and in the Dead's case, had, created big
names for themselves. Many people make wrongful
association with these two groups of musicians. It
is said that Phish is...
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Jerry Garcia Pied Piper
2,143 words
Jerry Jerry Garcia Alex Walker Jerry Garcia and
the Grateful Dead Rock Legends of the 60 s and 70
s Walker 2 Jerry Garcia s life was filled with
wonderful things, many of which he never expected
in the first place. After an almost fatal heroin
overdose in 1986, Garcia philosophically stated, I
m 45 years old, I m ready for anything, I didn t
even plan on living this long so all this shit is
just add-on stuff. (Garcia) This attitude shows
why Garcia did all of the things he did and even
how some ...
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Rock And Roll Age Of Seven
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Kurt Kurt Cobain Kurt Cobain Kurt Donald Cobain
was born on February 20, 1967 in the town of
Aberdeen, Washington. Aberdeen is on the west
coast and is about 108 miles southwest of Seattle.
Aberdeen is a dreary place with about seven feet
of rain a year. Kurt was born to Mrs. Wendy Cobain
and to Mr. Donald Cobain. Wendy was a homemaker.
She had a very tight bond with Kurt. He was her
first born. She had another child three years
after she had Kurt. Her name was Kim. Donald was a
mechanic. He was...
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Eric Clapton Rolling Stone
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The Life Of Stevie Ray Vaughan By Secret Tweaker
Pad Stevie Ray Vaughan a legend, a master of his
art, but most of all salutary to the blues revival
in his day in age. At a time where blues was
fading out, in the late eighties, like a candle
dying out he was the one match that kept it lit,
and almost brought blues to salvation. Great blues
riffs and sick licks going strong, and he would
keep them going all night long. Mostly self taught
he was a true musician whose time ran short.
Stevie Ray Vau...
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20 Th Century Pink Floyd
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Music in the 20 th century is something that has
evolved from early days of jazz and blues music,
to Rap, R 038; B, alternative, and rock 038;
roll. It has become evident that some bands stand
apart from others. The influences of Pink Anderson
and Floyd Council have helped one of the greatest
rock bands of all time emerge, Pink Floyd. The use
of synthesizers, guitar and solid vocals has made
them a musical force to be reckoned with. The band
s name was arrived at after blues musicians
Floyd...
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