John Mayer is an American singer and songwriter from Fairfield, Connecticut.
His first release was Inside Wants Out- EP. The album was independently recorded in
America and released in 1999. In 2001, he released his first full-length album, Room for
Squares. He started out by writing Acoustic Rock but eventually shifted towards the
Blues. Every song recorded and performed by John Mayer has sophisticated lyrics and countless metaphors.
John Mayer was born on October 16, 1977 in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Growing up, he was the middle sibling to two brothers in their house. Mayer had two big inspirations to introduce him to the world of music and public performance. The first was Michael J. Fox’s guitar performance as Marty McFly
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One of his biggest failures was the two-man band he joined named LoFi
Masters. John Mayer always had a passion for music. Which was so strong the he wanted to skip college and go straight to composing and performing, but his parents talked him out of this idea. John Mayer attended Berklee College of Music in Boston,
Massachusetts and after two semesters he dropped out to pursue his passion and to go and preform with Clay Cook in Atlanta, Georgia. The band eventually broke up because of
“creative differences” and John became a solo artist. John Mayer’s first full-length album without Cook was Room for Squares, which achieved a Multi-Platinum level.
Two years later he produced Heavier Things, another Multi-Platinum level album. John
Mayer has won several Grammys and reached the top of the charts on multiple occasions.
In 2007, he won two Grammy’s. One for the album Continuum and the other was the song “Waiting on the World to Change”. Continuum won a Grammy for Best Pop Vocal
Album. “Waiting on the World to Change” had won a Grammy for Best Male Pop Vocal
Performance. The tour to promote his album, Battle Studies, had reached the number
He never made it college. He saw a dream and college just wasn’t part of it.He worked many
George has come out with a total of 45 albums. Many of them were just his top hits and did not have any new content. George’s first album was released in 1981 and was called Strait Country. On the album he had one number one called Unwound and thats when George’s success started to grow (Schrute, D). He had multiple number one albums in the 80’s including Strait from the Heart, Does Fort Worth Ever Cross your Mind, Something Special, Ocean Front Property, and Beyond the Blue Neon. Also, George was named Entertainer of the Year in 1989 and 1990. He continued to have great success in the 90’s with three albums that also were number ones. Then in the 2000s George released 4 new albums that have had multiple number ones. In all George has had three Entertainer of the Year awards, 60 number one hits, and multiple platinum records (Schrute, D). He has been the most successful country singer of all time and has continued to have great success throughout his later
Three of his albums: "Bad", "Thriller" and "Off the Wall" have broken all existing popularity and sales records. He was listed as the most successful entertainer in the world by Guinness World of Records. Michael earned 13 Grammys throughout his career. Michael Jackson’s unique dancing skills and singing talent have set a new standard. Many have learned from and many aspire to achieve his mastery, and his videos inspired a new genre. Michael Jackson. (2012). Biography.com
in high school in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1921 he entered Columbia University, but left after an
hope through God, if we trust His plan for us. Ms. Scott was a seven-time Grammy award
He’s released at least one single a year for every year since the beginning of his career. The first single released in 1981, called “Unwound”, is one of the top ten hot country (Taste of Country ). Strait out of the box (1995) is his highest certified multi-platinum album, which has sold more than 5 Million copies. Some noteworthy number one hits include Give it away, I saw God Today, Heartland, I Cross My Heart, I Hate Everything, Right or Wrong, The Chair, I am Blue, Baby Blue, Ace in the Hole, Love Without End, Amen, Carried Away, and Run. (Spong). Therefore in his life George had many number one hits and albums, no wonder he’s considered to be
for instance, he only went to the university where his hometown was, no Harvard, no extra school no nothing just brains and willpower. for instance, the university he went to to get his BS institution was Indiana university in 1917. he got into Cornell university in which was a bit difficult but he eventually got his Ph. D
Eric Church is a good ole' country boy from Granite Falls, North Carolina. At thirteen is when Church started writing songs and playing guitar. His passion for music grew later in life and he moved to Nashville, where he was signed with Sony Tree Records. His last album Chief won Album of the Year from both the CMA and ACM in the last awards cycle, as it probably should have compared to its competition. Eric Church will never win the popularity contests like “Entertainer” or “Male Vocalist” categories because he has made more enemies than friends in the industry and beyond. But his music’s unpredictability is the magic quotient that can’t be denied, and continues to win him loyal fans.
Some of the biggest things that caught people's eyes were Jackson’s music videos and dancing. His music clearly started to take a huge impact on pop music. As a result, Jackson was in the top 10 for over a year and he created the 2nd best selling album of all time (Woog). Michael started to become known as the “King of Pop” around the world, and he still is considered that today. Michael had been a part of setting high standards for today's pop music. “During the 1980’s, artists like Michael Jackson and Madonna set the bar for the level of performance” (Marcovitz). Even after his death, people still loved and appreciated all of his work. In fact, his music video “Thriller” was inducted into the “National Film Registry of the Liberty of Congress” (Vincent). Michael Jackson is still considered a legend and an icon in the pop music industry and his work will never be
High school career started when he attended Collegiate School, a preparatory school in Richmond, Virginia.
When Still graduated from high school, he attended medical school at Wilberforce University, in Ohio. He conducted the university band, learned to play many types of instruments, and started to compose and to do orchestrations. He was awarded a scholarship to
The artist I have chosen for this project is John Roger Stephens, also known as John Legend. Born on December 28, 1978 in Springfield Ohio, John showed musical potential at an early age. His grandmother taught him to play his first instrument, which was the piano. He grew up playing and singing in his church’s choir. His talent at that age was amazing, labelling him a child prodigy. Growing up, he listened to music from Michael Jackson, LL Cool J, Boyz II Men, and MC Hammer, very influential African American artists. They were able to change the way people viewed African Americans with their music, and make the world a more accepting place. John knew that he wanted to become a vocalist, and was determined to make his dream
With twenty-one Grammy’s and fifty-seven nominations, Kanye West is often regarded as one of the most influential and important artists of our time (The GRAMMYs 2). But many believe he is a musical fluke, who seeks attention and controversy. West first broke into the music industry by producing beats under the guidance of famous hip hop producer No I.D. (“The Mentor” 1). After his highly praised groundbreaking album, The College Dropout, was released, Kanye quickly found himself in the spotlight. His second album, Late Registration, was met also met with critical acclaim. With his recent successes and connection to the youth of America, West took an opportunity to help the people affected by Hurricane Katrina by appearing on TV alongside Michael Myers for a Red Cross event.
By 17 he moved to Canada to avoid the mandatory military service and attended Queen’s University. He then moved on to study at University of Pennsylvania.