Little Richard: Buster Brown's Musical Life

Elvis Presley is one of the biggest names in rock and roll. Singer, musician and actor he was an American icon. He is best known as the King of Rock and Roll. His musical influence included the country and pop music of the time, the gospel music he sang in church and the black R&B music he listened to as a teenager (Comprehensive History of Elvis Presley’s Dynamic Life). Elvis has influenced American culture not only while he was living but also in today’s 21st century. It wasn’t easy for him to be accepted; in fact many adults and the older generations of his time were appalled by his performances and his music. In time though, people were able to accept him and he became well-known all over the world. Even after his death Americans are

Much of Robert Johnson’s life is not known, there’s a rumour about how he sold his soul to the devil to gain his musical ability. Son House – a famous blues musician – claimed Johnson had previously been a terrible guitarist but after disappearing for a few weeks he came back with his style that inspired so many other musicians.

He recorded a lot of songs which were credited to black performers. Some of them are Ivory Joe Hunter, the Flamingos, the El Dorados, and Little Richard. Pat’s record went on to become a lot more popular than the original ones. Boone has 54 chart appearances between 1956 and 1963.

Tracy Lawrence was born in a small quiet town by the name of Atlanta, Texas on January 27, 1968 (“Tracy Lawrence”). After two years there he moved to Foreman Arkansas where Tracy sang in the choir and learned how to play the guitar at. It was also where he spent his whole childhood with his mom Joann Dickens, step father Dewayne Dickens, and three brothers and sisters. Tracy wrote his first song when he was only four years old. He was so young that his mom had to write the lyrics for him. That is when his mom knew that he was going to be

In 1951, Little Richard signed with RCA Camden records and began to try to find his sound without much success. He was struggling to find a sound that worked for him as an artist, and his label wanted him to sound more like other

King Richard the First, also known as Richard the Lionhearted was the king of England from 1189 to 1199. His life was filled with surprising evince and interesting stories. He did not like the weather in England and only spent a little of his time in England, when he was king. Some interesting things that happened in his life time is he was imprisoned as king and he joined the Tired Crusade. He had a good relationship with the church in the time of his reign.

By 1932 Armstrong started making appearances in movies and made his first tour of England. He was too wild for most critic’s, but was a loved musician. Some people would give very harsh and racist reviews on his career. His career pretty much ended when he went to Europe. Armstrong decided to take some time off because his lips were sore and also Collins his manager left him in Europe. When he got back and his wife then got a divorce and She started to sue him. When he asked an old friend Al Capone to make his troubles go away, he did just that. Armstrong then started recording for Decca Records.

While Richard was growing up he was never treated like a kid, his father always saw him like a grown man. His father was a person who wanted all his commands to be done as he pleased. He is also

This was just the beginning of Elvis’ music career. When he was just 11 years old his mother got him his first guitar and it took off from here. He taught himself how to play and when they left he played and sang a goodbye song to his class. From this point on Elvis

After finishing High School, he developed a love for music. He wrote and produced all of his own songs performed his music at local talent shows around the Houston area and his music was figured

Richard did not have to many important people in his life his parents did not really show to much affection towards him but one man who shaped his future was his college president Walter F. Dexter because he wrote Richards letter of recommendation to Duke University of law where he earned a full scholarship Walter wrote a very convincing statement on his letter of recommendation: “I believe he will become one of America's important, if not great, leaders” (worldbookonline.com). Richard had a lot of jobs before he became the president his first official job he received when he was 10 years old he had worked as a bean picker. Later in his life when he was a teenager Richard found jobs as a janitor for a pool, Handyman and a carnival

Little Richard had a few hits that influenced rock ‘n’ roll artists. He turned songs like “Tutti Frutti” into a huge hit and influenced bands such as the Beatles. It wasn’t just his music that makes him the king of rock. Little Richard’s shouted vocals and screams helped define the early rock and roll era. (http://www.biography.com). Richard’s sounds were different. Most artists had a stand up bass, drums and a guitar player. He had 2 electric guitars, electric bass, 3 saxophones and himself on the piano. Richard jolted the sound, most of what we see today, Little Richard commenced. Everybody wanted to be him. Even new artists like Elvis Presley had started recording his songs.

Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901 - July 6, 1971) grew up in a poor neighborhood nicknamed “The Battlefield” in New Orleans, Louisiana. His mother, Mayann, was 15 years old when he was born and his father, Willie, abandoned them soon after. “Willie’s habit of devoting all his attention to his second family, and none to him, was always a source of great pain to Louis” (Bergreen 16). Mayann turned to prostitution and Armstrong was raised by his Grandmother. He dropped out of school in the fifth grade to help support the family by singing on street corners, selling newspapers, and delivering coal.

Before Redding’s career began, he participated in Douglass Theatre Talent Shows. When a contestant won the talent show, they received a five-dollar prize. Redding was unable to compete in the talent shows after he won the competition fifteen times in a row (“About-Otis”). As Redding grew up, he listened to Sam Cooke and Little Richard.

up the bass and became the permanent bassist. After hearing the young Beatles at The Cavern,