Ahmet Ertegun who was from atlantic records went to the Birdland nightclub to see Billy Ward and the Dominoes‚ mostly to hear Ward’s lead singer Clyde McPhatter. When the Dominoes performed‚ Clyde McPhatter was missing so Ahmet went backstage to find out where he was. Billy Ward informed him that he had fired McPhatter for breaking group rules. Ahmet left to find McPhatter‚ and an hour later he located McPhatter in a rented room in Harlem rehearsing a new group. Ertegun signed Clyde McPhatter and
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Buddy Holly‚ was “born on September 7‚1936” (Biography.com Editors). Holly was “born as Charles Hardin Holley” (“Buddy Holly”). Buddy was a nickname given to him by his mother‚ because she thought Charles was too big of a name for her little boy. Holly‚ was the name given to him after a spelling error on his first contract Buddy was an “American singer/songwriter” (Biography.com Editors). Buddy Holly’s musical talent was pretty obvious due to the fact that he had learned how to play 4 different instruments
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UK rock 1960s: The Beatles from Merseybeat onwards. The essay will describe the key musical and stylistic features of the Rock genre during the 1960s with the ‘Merseybeat’ genre as the foundation of 60s rock. The essay will set out why the Beatles and the social phenomenon of the “British invasion” are crucial to development of the emergence and reception of Anglo-American Rock music during the 1960s. By the early 1960s‚ new upcoming artists started combing various British and American pop and
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Joan Sebastian‚ a Mexican singer‚ has been an influential figure in the music world with his passionate ranchera songs. His CD‚ Joan Sebastian con Mariachi‚ features various songs that deal with the theme of lost and unrequited love. In Peter Manuel’s Popular Music of the Non-Western World‚ he observes that a large number of Mexican music originates from other countries when he says‚ “the vast majority of the popular music produced in Mexico has been and continues to be based on imported styles”
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B.B. King Early life B.B. King is a famous blues guitarist‚ songwriter and singer. Riley B. King was born on September 16 1925 in Itta Bena‚ Mississippi. When he was a young child‚ his parents divorced. He lived with his mom. When he was nine‚ his mom died. He was alone until his father‚ Albert King found him a few years later‚ working in a cotton plantation. King sang in the choir at church and he also performed professionally with the Famous St. John Gospel Singers. During this time
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In the 1960’s there were many cultural changes in music. Rock and roll has been around for decades and has inspired many artists around the world such as The Beatles‚ Led Zeppelin‚ The Rolling Stones‚ The Eagles‚ Pink Floyd‚ The Who‚ and The Monkees. One of the great rock and roll bands that influenced new styles of rock is The Yardbirds. The Yardbirds formed in the 1960’s and had Eric Clapton‚ Jeff Beck‚ and Jimmy Page play in the band‚ all of which were legendary guitarist. These three figures
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John Williams has composed over one-hundred film scores of which he has received forty-five Academy Award nominations. He has become a household name through his memorable music motifs. These themes capture the essence of the film and as one fan summarized: "John Williams has composed some of the best known themes and scores ever. You can’t deny that the Star Wars scores‚ for all the movies‚ especially the Imperial March‚ are incredible. He invented the famous Jaws theme‚ which is a standard
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THIS IS ME If I live to be a hundred and never see the seven wonders‚ that’ll be all right. If I don’t make it to the SA Ballet Company or to Broadway‚ If I never win another trophy or medal I’m gonna be just fine Cause I know exactly who I am My name is Shanique‚ I am Pierre Bleeker’s almost 15-year-old teenage daughter. I’m supposed to wear my thick-glass spectacles‚ but I prefer my contacts! I have long lazy hair‚ but I prefer to wear it in a bun! I love to laugh; I love to play
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THE GOLDEN CANGUE Translated by Eileen ChangSHANGHAI thirty years ago on a moonlit night ... maybe we did not get to see the moon of thirty years ago. To young people the moon of thirty years ago should be a reddish-yellow wet stain the size of a copper coin‚ like a teardrop on letter paper by To-yün Hsüan’ worn and blurred. In old people’s memory the moon of thirty years ago was gay‚ larger‚ rounder‚ and whiter than the moon now. But looked back on after thirty years on a rough road‚ the best of
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Don’t Take the Girl The name of my piece of music I choose is “Don’t take the Girl”. The original writer is Larry Johnson but the song was redone by Tim McGraw in 1994. It’s recognized as a country song under both cases. The instruments used in this selection very sometimes Tim sung it acapella but‚ if it was sung the regular way the tools used were his wonderful voice of course‚ piano‚ chims‚ drums and the classic guitar. The song tells the story of two young lovers dealing with difficult scenarios
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