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Avant Garde Civil War
996 wordsJohn Perreault is a musician who lives in Upstate, NY. He started appreciating music at an early age. Banging on pots-and-pans, singing. His grandfather, who was a professional musician, and my supportive parents, drove his interest in music. He was always in chorus. Then when the time came, he took up the bass in fourth grade. He quit the bass playing after three years and didn't do anything musical. He took a few music classes, but played nothing on the side. Then his grandfather passed away i...
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Billboard Charts Sheriffs Department
1,789 wordsKorn: 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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Janis Joplin Port Arthur
1,324 wordsBlues legend Janis Lyn Joplin was born on January 19 th 1943, the eldest child of parents Seth and Dorothy Joplin. Janis was born and raised in the small Southern petroleum industry town of Port Arthur, Texas. Her father was a canning factory worker, her mother a registrar at a local business college. Her non-abbe rational upbringing coupled with the atmosphere of Port Arthur at the time; generally restrictive, intolerant, and un nurturing must " ve made even Janis' early childhood difficult. By...
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Tells The Story Symphony Orchestra
1,694 wordsMetallica has not always been the talented group of rock musicians that they are today. It took many years and many albums to bring the band to its current standing as the kings of rock. Metallica has undergone changes in its lineup and its musical writing style. Comparing and contrasting the musical and lyrical content of each Metallica album shows exactly how much they have changed from the early 1980 s to 2000. Metallica was founded in the early 1980 s when a young man from Denmark named Lars...
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Nine Inch Nails One Of The Most Popular
1,141 words... Maiden was one of the first heavy metal bands to come to the U. S. They formed in London England, in 1976. They named their band after a medieval torture device. Their first album, Iron Maiden, made it to fourth on the charts in Britain. One of their later albums, Piece Of Mind (early 1980 's), was very popular in the U. S. It hit number fourteen on the charts. After their tour of FEAR OF THE DARK, they became # 1 on the charts in the UK... Iron Maiden is one of the most popular metal bands....
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Brothers And Sisters University Of Michigan
1,083 wordsMadonna Louise Ciccone was born on August 16, 1958, in Bay City, Michigan. Madonna is one of the most successful artists in the history of popular music. No other female singer in music has been as successful over such a long time. At the age of five, Madonna lost her mother to breast cancer, this had an effect on her music throughout her life. After the death of her mother, her and her brothers and sisters were sent to live with various relatives. After a couple of years her father remarried an...
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Movie Star York City
1,779 wordsThere is only one word to describe Bette Midler: Divine. She is the bold and brassy, fragile and flamboyant, gleeful and glorious star of stage, screen, and television. And in my opinion there is no one that compares to her. She is a one of a kind individual with this enormous amount of talent. From the little insecure Jewish girl who grew up in Hawaii to star of sold out performances at Madison Square Garden. Bette Midler is someone who makes everyone feel nothing is wrong. Her climb to the top...
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Number One Hit Madonna Released
1,074 wordsMadonna had affective millions of people with her songs. Madonna has been in the music business for over 20 years now. All of Madonnas albums had religious and sexual symbolism. There are many proofs that Madonna should be taken seriously as an artist and also as an icon. To keep her style up to date she would always come out with different looks and different ways of dressing. This was one of the reasons way she is where she is right now. Madonna has helped move on the styles from different tim...
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B I G Racial Minorities
1,799 wordsNyisha T Coven Music: 230 Dr. Hollerbach The Story of Sean (1) Sean Puffy Combs was born in 1970 in Harlem. His father fell victim to gang related violence when Sean was 3 years old. Combs went to the private Mount St. Michael Academy in the Bronx, before getting into prestigious Howard University in Washington, DC and leaving after a year to pursue a career in the music business. Even in his early years, Combs proved that he was able to make a lot of money, while getting involved in various bus...
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Number One Hit Allen Unwin
2,609 wordsIcons An icon can be defined in many ways. Some might say he or she is a man or a woman who himself / herself is remarkable, whether it be through superhuman powers, or extreme experiences. It is his nature which makes him or her to become icon, as he / she takes part in things unattainable to a normal person. An icon has a huge impact on the society, because lot of people attempt to become icons in some way too. Being an icon means to be important and valuable for the members of a society. Ther...
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Rock And Roll University Of Minnesota
1,578 wordsBob Dylan The Man The Myth The Legend By Nick DeSantis Few Musicians in the History of Rock and Roll have influenced popular Music as much as Bob Dylan. However too fully understand Bob Dylan s music you must first understand his life story. Bob Dylan s real name is Robert Allen Zimmerman and he was born on May 24, 1941 in Duluth Minnesota. His father, a man by the name of Abe worked at Standard Oil Company in their hometown of Duluth (bobdylanbiography. 8 k. com). In 1947 at the age of six, Bob...
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Style Of Music Catch A Fire
2,108 wordsThe form of music known as reggae was not always as popular as it has been in recent decades. Society in the 1960 s and 70 s had problems with racism and equality causing many people to turn to music as an escape. In Catch a Fire, by Timothy White, the author tells all about the life of Bob Marley, his contributions to the music industry and to culture. Bob Marley lived though harsh times, but grew up to become one of the greatest reggae musicians of all time. His music was heavily influenced by...
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Janis Joplin Port Arthur
1,318 wordsBlues legend Janis Lyn Joplin was born on January 19 th 1943, the eldest child of parents Seth and Dorothy Joplin. Janis was born and raised in the small Southern petroleum industry town of Port Arthur, Texas. Her father was a canning factory worker, her mother a registrar at a local business college. Her non-abbe rational upbringing coupled with the atmosphere of Port Arthur at the time; generally restrictive, intolerant, and un nurturing mustve made even Janis early childhood difficult. By all...
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Nine Inch Nails Heavy Metal Music
1,874 wordsCENSORSHIP OF HEAVY METAL Heavy Metal? s popularity is and has been on the rise due to its many bands and increased guitar technology. Since the mid 1960? s, when heavy metal spread to the U. S. from England, it has grown in popularity. Many of the first bands that came from Europe came with two intentions; to spread heavy metal to other parts of the world, and to make it grow in popularity. Heavy metal is a form of rock? n? roll music played on electric guitars and amplified to unnatural volume...
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Bloody Sunday Peace Accord
1,729 wordsJack Sheehan March 25, 1999 Mr. Howard Period 7 During the early eighties there was social and political turmoil all over the world. At the same time a band was forming in Northern Ireland. The band was U 2, and they used all of the problems around them in their music. U 2 is one of the most politically involved groups of the eighties, and it showed in their music. U 2 was not only influenced by the events around them. They also took part in helping the cause. U 2 is an Irish rock group that con...
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Dave Matthews Band Jerry Garcia
1,576 wordsWho is the Dave Matthews Band? Five years ago that question would have gotten nothing more than a weird stare and a stupid look. But today you would get everything but that. The Dave Matthews Band is one of the most successful bands of the late 20 th century. But many ask how a band so new has become so successful in such a relatively short period of time. Many come to wonder if it was their music, their look, or possibly something else that has made the Dave Matthews Band what they are today. I...
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Mc Cains First Album
644 wordsAs you sit back and listen to Edwin Mc Cains first album, Honor Among Thieves, Mc Cains incorporation of all kinds of music such as rock, pop, jazz, and blues will surely amaze you. This is consistant with his second album Misguided Roses, which incorporates the same standards. These two albums provide a great mix of acoustic rock with a hint of jazz and blues. McCain was successful with his first album which included the hit song Solitude. He was even more successful with his more recent album ...
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Mighty Dub Katz Beats International Album Norman
800 wordsFatboy Slim With Fatboy Slim albums, the clue is always in the title, and Norman Cooks third outing is no exception. Norman was staying at LAs Chateau Marmont hotel, when the title came to him. As the New Year dawned Norman ventured back into his home studio in Brighton, England to make the most emotional, innovative album of his career. Norman explains the progression by pointing out that The Rockefeller Skank was the first track he recorded for his last album, and Right Here Right Now was the ...
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Rock And Roll Rhythm And Blues
2,155 wordsGreat Rock Musicians: Their Achievements And Effect Great Rock Musicians: Their Achievements And Effect On Music Great Rock Musicians: Their Achievements and Effect on Rock and Roll The blues are undeniably the roots of early rock and roll. Rock today has mutated so much that the basic blues patterns have been all but lost. The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the birth of, and evolution of rock and roll by focusing on three of the arguably greatest rock musicians of the sixties and sevent...
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One Of The Reasons Warner Brothers
1,524 wordsMadonna is an Madonna Madonna Madonna is an artist that has been around for years. I am going to use her in my senior project to find out things about her life and the many things she as an artist has accomplish, and what she has plan for her future. How she had affective millions of people with her songs. Madonna has been in the music business for over 20 years now. Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone who is named after her mother, was born in Bay City, Michigan in August 16, 1958. Now turning the ...
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