Joni Mitchell 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.

At Aaliyah’s funeral everyone is crying, sobbing, or they have this look like they just lost something they loved. Which was true because everyone loved Aaliyah, her voice, her character, her everything. Everyone’s watching her parents as they see their daughter for the last time. Missy Elliot sings a song and the press were shock at the famous guest who came to say their last goodbye’s, some of them being Jay-Z, R.Kelly, Diamond Dash, and many more. Aaliyah was one in a million and she left a mark on this world that can never be

James Brown Miller, also known as “Killin’ Jim”, “Killer Miller” and “Deacon Jim”, was the son of Jack and Cynthia Miller. He was born on October, 25, 1866 in Van Buren, Arkansas, and was married to the cousin of another famous old west outlaw, John Wesley Hardin. And at the age of one, he moved with his parents to Franklin, Texas. However, just a few years after the move, both of Miller’s parents died, and he was sent to Evant to live with his grandparents. At the age of eight, Miller was again orphaned after both of his grandparents were found murdered in their home. Miller was arrested for the crime, even though he was only eight years old; in the end, he wasn’t charged.

Billie Holiday was one of the most influential jazz singers of all time and she had a thriving career for many years.

Just after Cash’s death Rolling Stones featured Cash on the cover of the October 16, 2003 issue. Cash had dozens of tributes listed in the issue from Merle Haggard, Kris Kristofferson, Bono, Rick Rubin, Al Gor, and many others. Kris Kristofferson said, “I think he will be remembered by the way he grew as a person and an artist. He went from being this guy who was as wild as Hank William to being almost respected as one of the fathers of our country. He was friends with presidents and Billy Graham.

Billie Holiday, born Eleanora Fagan, is best known as one of the most influential jazz singers of all time. “Lady Day” as her friends like to call her, shared a vocal style inspired by jazz instruments as well as the artist she listened to growing up. Holiday was discovered at the age of 18. It was not long after that her beauty and voice graced stages all over the United States. Billie’s career lasted twenty-six years before she passed away in 1959, due to drug and alcohol use. Since then, much more of her music has been released and she is still considered a phenomenal performer as well as a powerful influence in music.

The American slave trade was the system from the late 16th century to the early 19th century that involved Africans being ‘imported’ to America and England (mainly American). Many of the slaves were sold to wealthy Americans to work on farms or in households. Field Slaves were commonly sent to work in tobacco, sugar, cotton and rice farms, House slaves were often found washing clothes or cooking. Other work that the slaves were put to included: harvesting coffee, building railroads, weaving, carpentry, cleaning, cooking, and butchering1. Blues music was first sung about Blues music started when the slaves who were sent to work in the fields sung about their hard times.

Ella Fitzgerald was a very good American Jazz singer. Her most famous song is “A Tisket a Tasket”. Ella Fitzgerald (A.K.A) Queen of Jazz; her mother’s name is Temperance Fitzgerald and her father's name was William Fitzgerald. Ray Brown Jr, is her son who also has a singing passion. She went to the Grammy Hall Of Fame.

Morgana King (The Godmother of Vocal Jazz)is know for her eccentric voice that combined a an airy, humming contralto with pianissimo highs, guttural lows, a hushed, prayer-like intensity and a sense of swing (Gavin, 2016). Morgana King was a force to be reckoned with she had a mouth worser than a trucker and always wanted to go on trips to Wizard of Oz she wanted to be a free spirit at all times. She's famous for breakthrough hits like “A Taste of Honey” and roles such as, mob wife Mama (Carmela) Corleone in The Godfather (Gavin, 2016). Even though, life has been good to King doesn't mean she hasn't dealt with any heart ache. On July 8, 1965 her second husband Dennis life ended in a fatal car accident. Later she was hit with the death of

Bob Dylan’s legacy has fought for peace and social justice through this highly written protest song. By incorporating countless real world scenarios into his music, Dylan was able to achieve the Nobel Prize for Literature. For example, his song “A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall” incorporates many different social conflicts into one song because “Every line in it is actually the start of a whole new song” (Doyle). While writing one of his top hits Dylan felt he would not have enough time to write any more songs because of the tragic events tearing the country apart. With that in mind he incorporated a different song and social topic into each line.

For the past 60 years, J.D. Loudemilk has been a huge part of the music industry. He is responsible for hits like "Indian Reservation", "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye", and "Tobacco Road". Sadly, the star passed away yesterday at the age of 82 due to complications of bone cancer.

lives on, inspiring and touching people’s heart. I have always been a fan of Michael Jackson,

Jean Sibelius born as Johan Christian Julius Sibelius on December 8, 1865 in a small Russian town in Finland. Sibelius began to take his interest in music serious when he became a teenager. At the age of 20, he decided to pave his way in the music industry by declaring it as a career. He was positive that this was what he wanted to do for the rest of his life. Then, he enrolled in a music school to fulfill this dream. The school was later named Sibelius Academy in his honor. Sibelius began to work with well known composers and figured that he wanted to be a violinist. However, he waited to late into his career to make this sort of decision. The training was too intense. Sibelius spent most of his music career composing pieces in well known places such as Italy and Berlin. It has been found that Sibelius cherished nature especially the scenery from his usual surroundings. Therefore, many of his works’ were influenced by the elegance of nature.

I never thought of myself as the type of person who would enjoy opera. In fact, I never thought of opera at all. The closest anything on my iPod was to opera was Queen's “Bohemian Rhapsody”. Not exactly champagne and caviar. So, it might come as a surprise that when I found out my school had a field trip to see a performance of “Madame Butterfly”, I joined up enthusiastically. Had I suddenly been filled with a desire to broaden my horizons? Well, not really. I have to admit to more selfish reasons. It was a chance to get out of schoolwork for the day.

It was quite a tragic day when the singer of “Summertime Blues” and “C’mon Everybody” was killed on April 17, 1960. He was in Bristol, England heading for the airport after a show when his taxi crashed. He was a dynamic rocker who related to American teens in the years between the rise of Elvis and the popularity of The Beatles.