Jimmy Buffet Research Paper

Every time Johnny Cash would step out in front of a crowd he would greet his millions of followers with the same line: “Hello, I’m Johnny Cash”. He would be greeted with roars, hollers, and cheers whenever he was seen. Cash influenced a generation and blended music genres to bring the country together. Known as The Man in Black, for it was the only color he would wear after 1957 (Streissguth 80). Cash through his more than 50 year career had thirteen number 1 hits (Macnie). Johnny Cash evolved country music and became a quintessential American hero, admired and adored by millions.

Yesterday, Pearl Jam were (rightfully) nominated for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame next year, in their first year of eligibility.

In the summer of 1969, a music festival known as “Woodstock” took place for three straight days in Upstate, New York with thirty-two musical acts playing, and over 400,000 people from around the world coming to join this musical and peaceful movement. Woodstock started out being a small concert, created to promote peace in the world. Now, Woodstock is still being celebrated over 40 years later. This three day music festival represented the perfect concert for the “baby boomers” during a messy political time. Woodstock significantly impacted the counterculture era of the 1960’s in a number of ways; how it began, the ideas of the concert, the sense of union and love it represented and it

These two articles that I have chosen are, Jimi and Janis. Janis Joplin or Jimi Hendrix?

“With the first pick of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft, the Colorado Rockies select catcher Steve Martin from Costal High School in Los Angeles, California.” These were the words that changed Steve’s life forever.

Many people do not realize what it means to be a musician, much less a famous musician. You need to be smart, talented and charasmatic. Dave grohl has achieved all three of these things. He has completed the goals of many young men, including myself. Dave has been in many successful bands and written and performed multiple hit songs. Dave Grohl Has many admirable attributes but considering my time constraints, I will only touch a few of them.

Every memory of the summer of 1969 is connected to, in one way or another, the historical event, Woodstock. The festival could not have left more of an impact on the “hippie” generation anymore than it did those three days of music and peace. The generation of the time wanted nothing more than what they got out of Woodstock. Today, people still look back on the festival and think of how well it made history without the expectance of doing so. Woodstock, one of the most important cultural events of the 20th century, combined iconic musical acts with interesting social behavior.

It's a good chance that you'll quickly recall the name and talents of singer, actor Frankie Avalon, no matter your age. Frankie's stellar career embraced three generations of music, television and motion pictures and was an intrinsic fiber of American entertainment history. Frankie Avalon was born September 18, 1940 in "The City of Brotherly Love", Philadelphia, PA. He could light the flame and turn up the heat on nearly every love struck teen girl or adult woman in America!

There are many phenomenal musicians in the world, but very few as diverse and cultured as Dave Matthews. Matthews was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1967. Matthews and his family then moved two years later to Westchester County, New York, where his dad went to work for IBM. Then, in the early `70s, Matthews and his family moved to Cambridge, England, before returning to New York. It was in Cambridge where Matthews' dad died in 1977 from Hodgkin's disease. After his father's death, the family moved back to South Africa in 1980. It was here that Matthews went to a few different schools and learned more about the evils of government, there and in general.

One of the greatest country singers made his way to the top. He sang and sang until he couldn't sing anymore. He started from singing in a prison to singing everywhere. This paper researches the Man in Black, Johnny Cash.

If I were to meet and be able to talk to anyone person living or dead, it would have to be the late Jerry Garcia. Jerry Garcia was in a couple bands in his life time but gained most fame for his role in the band The Grateful Dead. Unfortunately Jerry passed away in August of 1995, twenty years ago this year, but his legend will live forever.

John R. Cash (Johnny) was born in1932 to a poor family in Kingsland, Arkansas. Born the fourth of seven children, Cash began working beside his siblings and parents on cotton fields at the age of five (Johnny Cash Columbia). This is where his musical influences began. His mother, Carrie Rivers Cash, would sing hymns and other inspirational music to her children while they would toil long, hot days farming cotton. Growing up in The Depression, times were tough, and the Cash family had to work to survive. Cash

In the fall of August 1969, as the Vietnam War was in full swing, in a small town of Bethel, New York, about 50 miles from Woodstock a group of people wanted to spread the idea of peace, love, and music, even though the festival was not able to be held in the town of Woodstock due to the lack of acreage. Although some of the locals were unhappy about the festival, others would give food the the young festival goers. Even though some people were convinced that the world was ending, the people of the Woodstock still wanted people to be happy, and they did that through the power of music and love. Starting in the year of 1954 the The North Vietnamese government and the Viet Cong were fighting to reunify Vietnam. They viewed the conflict as a colonial war and a continuation of the First Indochina War against forces from France and later on the United States.

Elvis Presley has reached a type of immortality. His music and persona will live on for what appears to be forever. Over 600,000 people make a sort of pilgrimage to his home in Memphis which is open to visitors. Some make the journey for fun, while others attempt to find a closer connection to the musician. Elvis’s spirit still remains within the estate. As a tour bus brings visitors into the gated estate it becomes a personal experience. Each guest is given a headset to wear and learn about the musician. There are no tour guides, just a few security guard to protect the treasures that are held within the estate.

Vocally, Stevie wonder influenced countless artists today. Wonder essentially created a vocal quality that is the most prevalent in todays music scene, predominantly in R&B and soul music. Born in Saginaw, Michigan, in 1950, Wonder was born with a condition in which the growth of the eyes is aborted and causes the retinas to detach; so he became blind. Many believe that this heightened his awareness of sound and helped him create such “vibrant and colourful music” (Steve Huey 2016).