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.
I have chosen to write about one of my favorite alternative rock band, Red Hot Chili Peppers from Los Angeles, California. My decision was based upon two things; one being I like the band, while the other was to learn if some of their music is sending the wrong message to our young people. I personally would not consider myself music sappy; never have I really been given a chance to listen to music as I grew up, to find what I like. As of today, I don’t know who sings what song nor really know what the lyric’s mean. With today’s environment young people are given a chance to be inspired by different kinds of media; thus giving them the opportunity to actually find out what the artist is meaning behind the songs. After interviewing four participation;
Yesterday, Pearl Jam were (rightfully) nominated for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame next year, in their first year of eligibility.
When I first browsed through the different topics on which we were to write essays on, I was ecstatic when I saw one about rock and roll. Once I started skimming through all the bands and artists I know and love, I knew there would be no problem writing this essay. I firmly believe that I was born in the wrong generation of music because I am a hardcore oldies junkie at heart. For this reason, the bands I have selected are as follows: The Beastie Boys, Fleetwood Mac, The Police, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Johnny Cash, and The Righteous Brothers.
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
Jerrel Muse Jr is well rounded in all areas. When he was six he demonstrated strength in reading, writing, speaking, listening and math. Now that he is eight, his scores were average to above average in word word reading and spelling. On the verbal portion Jerrel Jr scores were all above the one standard deviation. He is also doing very well in math, he understanding the concepts very quickly is and working in a fourth grade math group in third grade. Jerrel now into soccer has a real knack for sports.
Being a professional singer with Dirty Tate and the Boys (DTB) doesn’t come without some struggles. It was a warm spring evening in the city of Hutchinson, and DTB was in need of some Aviators, ties, and food. We decided to resolve some of our struggles at Walmart, where we proceeded to buy the Aviators and ties. This made all of us even more hungry, so we decided to go to our favorite restaurant that provides half-priced appetizers after 9 o’clock. Applebee’s is known for their special deal, but it is also well known for it’s savory food and wonderful service.
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.
The classic rock cover band, Fog City Swampers, has been delighting Northern California and beyond since 2003. Their high-energy shows feature songs from artists like Lynyrd Skynyrd, CCR, Led Zeppelin, the Rolling Stones, Johnny Cash, Fleetwood Mac and other greats. Whether you’re a “Mississippi Queen” or a “Simple Man”, the Fog City Swampers are sure to serve up a heaping helpin’ of rock and roll
“And the band started playing one of those really slow songs, like “Stairway to Heaven” or “Freebird” that probably have really great lyrics or something but the song itself just is awful-just awful. Then this real phony guy, with the hair all slicked back on the top of his head stood up with the Sax and did a solo. I almost died. I mean, almost completely died right there. It had to be the cheesiest solo I had ever heard. I mean he was swaying back and forth and he closed his eyes like he was really getting into it and all, but it was the fakest thing you ever heard. It was like something out of a bad Howard Johnson’s. I swear, he must record Muzak for a living or drive
The 97 Boyz is the name of a brand created by two 17 year old African American guys from South New Jersey named Charldez and Jamal. They live in a small town called Capitol City with a population of 18,097 people. The name 97 Boyz was set-up as a brand to sell clothing and other fashion items to high school students. 97 is the year both boys were born. These two longtime friends have been together since their pop warner days on the town football team and now on the high school wrestling team. They have a bright future ahead of them, but then an unexpected twist happens and they must grow-up quickly with new found wisdom about
The punk rock has always had an underground feel to it in Philadelphia and some would say most scenes have felt dry or dead. Wednesday was not you case as touring band, Barb Wire Dolls stopped through the city, performing at Kung Fu Necktie. Joining them were two local bands, Dr. Beardfacè and The Spacemen and Molly Rhythm. It was an electric night of the punk divas.
In 1992, Lynn Hirschberg slatted Courtney Love in her article or the vanity fair “Strange Love”. She describes Love as being “a train wreck no-one can take their eyes off” and discussed the couple's drug problems and categorised a host of other rumours and the health of their unborn child. Their child Frances was temporarily taken from them due to the release of this article.Pros
The heavy metal band Judas Priest was known for being one of the most popular and most respected heavy metal bands on the planet. Even though they have had many members, they have made a huge impact in the heavy metal genre. They were hugely influenced by two of the most popular and well known heavy metal bands of all time.
want to approach the Garbage record from the angle of a band playing live. Instead it was like “We can