Henry "Harry" T. Burleigh (1866-1949) Go down Moses Henry ‘’Harry’’ T Burleigh an African American Composer‚ Arranger & Baritone‚ devoted his life to music and to the service of God. Mr. Burleigh a world-famous composer‚ arranger and soloist‚ wrote Go down Moses‚ a negro spiritual The melody to Go Down Moses has a sad nature‚ it reveals feelings of darkness‚ almost as if you will never live to see the day of freedom. It is a dramatic production‚ unforgettable after listening all the way to the
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Book name: Lucky Six Getting the Message. Author: Rating: Why I like this book: I like this book because it is full of action and it’s a mysterious kind of book. When I first started reading this book I always liked thinking who would have been plotting this idea and it was kind of hard trying to find out who was helping them as in the book‚ there is only a name saying Guest not any other name and the person would only reply when it was night where Guest was sending it to. Lucky Six are a group
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Elizabeth Witt Coughran; 9am NPR Report 9/18/12 Dave Matthews: ‘A Unique Sort of Love Affair’ In an interview that aired on NPR’s All Things Considered on September 8th‚ 2012‚ Guy Raz spoke with the widely known Dave Matthews. Some of the topics discussed in the interview included news and details about his band’s new album being released‚ as well as the things that have influenced their music‚ and the relationships between all of the band mates. In this short but in-depth interview
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Sweet Child O’Mine: How Rock Music Shapes the Identity of American Youth The question I will be researching is “How Rock Music Shapes the identity of American youth.” This question stems from curiosity and personal interest in music psychology. I chose this topic because music plays a large part in my everyday life and I am interested in researching the social impact it has on the identity of the youth. Contrary to what others may say‚ I believe that this topic is very important. Understanding what
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Jakob Grimm ● Born: January 4‚ 1785 ○ Hanau‚ Germany ● Died: September 20‚ 1863 ○ Berlin‚ Germany ● German scholar and author Jakob went to work as a royal librarian for Napoleon’s brother. Later as a municipal author. In 1816 he joined his brother in a library in Kassel. Where Wilhelm has obtained a position as a secretary. Wilhelm Grimm ● Born: February 24‚ 1786 ○ Hanau‚ Germany ● Died: December 16‚ 1859 ○ Berlin‚ Germany ● German scholar and author The brothers spent their
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The 1960’s decade has often been recalled as a cultural decade due to the emergence of the counterculture and civil right movement against the social norms. Changes in clothing‚ drugs usage‚ sexuality‚ formalities‚ schooling‚ flamboyance‚ and civil disobedience all took place in these controversial years of the Swinging Sixties. The social norm was no longer the norm and counterculture took over. And ironically enough‚ all of these events can be reflected into the musical scene of the decade. New
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Previously‚ we gave you part one of our list of 15 interesting facts about pop-punk band Blink 182. Now‚ check out eight more facts about the trio of Tom DeLonge‚ Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker‚ whose music continues to spark excitement in fans all over the world. Number Eight: Their Music Got More Serious as They Got Older. On Blink 182’s later albums‚ their sound and humor mature a bit. That’s not to say that the band was never serious (“Adam’s Song” still remains one of the band’s saddest songs)
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The Beatles were and always have been a huge sensation worldwide. They’ve sold millions upon millions of songs and albums. They have been and forever will go down in history for one of the best bands. The Beatles went on a total of 14 tours around the world. The United States had the honor to host The Beatles tour in 1964 which led to millions of people being struck with Beatlemania. That tour was their 8th one. The Beatles are known for the 4 musicians by the names of Paul McCartney‚ George Harrison
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Merle Haggard was born on April 6‚ 1937‚ in Bakersfield‚ California. Merle was the son of a railroad worker‚ and he grew up in a box car with his family that they had made into their home. His father died in 1945‚ which forced his mother to leave Merle and his siblings for work. After these events happened‚ Haggard became a rebellious teen and had a criminal record. Around that same time‚ Merle became aware that he had a musical talent: he was teaching himself to play guitar. He had inherited
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I got a chance to hear Chuck Hawthorne play last Tuesday night at the Liberty Tree in Elgin. I had heard about Chuck for some time‚ and even found myself in a song circle with him at Jimbro Lutz’s Quicksand Farm Annual Square Dance last year. He was soft-spoken and cordial. Chuck beautifully played and sang several original songs from his remarkable debut CD Silver Line. Chuck has taken up a kind of residency at the Liberty Tree sharing the stage with many other well-knows Texas musicians like Buffalo
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