Research Paper Dave Matthews

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.

Kurt Donald Cobain was born February 20th, 1967 in Aberdeen, Washington. Son of Wendy Elizabeth and Donald Leland Cobain, Cobain was born in Grays Harbor Hospital. Ever since Kurt was a young boy, he has always had an interest in music as he started singing at 2 years old. At age four, he was writing songs, singing, and playing the piano. He was also listening to rock and roll at this age such as “The Beatles” or “The Ramones”. Cobain’s parents divorced at the age of nine and both of the adults remarried shortly after. Kurt has said in interviews that this had a very dramatic effect on him, even going as far as changing his personality. He had always dreamed of that perfect family, and since his parents decision stopped that from happening - he held a grudge.

Born near the beachy shores of South Carolina, Trevor Hall grew up listening to the melodious tunes of his father’s harmonica and drum set (Rosenfield, 2012). Throughout his young life, inspired by his father, Hall would constantly be glued to a notepad writing music; following his dreams, at 16, Hall recorded and released his very first record. With all of the joy found in writing and releasing

At only 22, he was crowned the voice of a generation. His audiences became mesmerized with his expressive lyrics and soulful harmonica. He changed the way the world looks at songwriting and protest, and inspired countless future musicians from the moment he stepped up on the stage in his railroad hat, denim jacket, and harmonica brace. However, it is clear that there is so much more behind Bob Dylan than just a rough voice and a collection of poetic songs. As one man said about Dylan’s early days in Greenwich Village, “There’s a quality of determination and of will that some people have that when they’re doing something, they’re really doing it and you

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

Stefan to play electric bass guitar for the newly forming band. Lessard was already a very

what he became and did not let anything get in the way of becoming a musician. In this

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

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.

Much of his childhood consisted of that, and as an adult too. His mother who plays bass and sings with the kind of rasp of Janis or any other late night, whiskey drinking entertainer of old, still sings in small bars with Neil and his dad, the low key, quiet type of guy you would expect to backup the

David Bowie, David Robert Jones, Ziggy stardust, many names for one man known by many people. a man with a wonderful voice who went through many hardships and troubled times to get where he is. If you don't know much about him now you will soon. He went through a lot to get to where he is now. David Bowie's life is complicated yet beautiful and very interesting to learn about.

This research paper will focus on the life and works so far of Dave Matthews, and his band Dave Matthews Band. David John “Dave” Matthews was born in Johannesburg, South American on January 9, 1967 (Wikipedia contributors, Dave Matthews1). Dave is the third of four kids born to John and Valerie Matthews. When he was two years, the family moved to New York, USA. Besides a breaf move to England, only lasting a year, he ramined their until 1977. His mother moved the family back to South Africa not long after his fathers death in 1977. Dave came back to the USA in 1986, and ended up settling in Charlottesville, Virgina(2).

Dave Warren Brubeck, son of Elizabeth and Pete Brubeck, was born on December 6, 1920 in Concord, California (Dave Brubeck, Bio). He was born cross-eyed and had been prescribed glasses before he had even left the crib (Dave Brubeck, Dave Brubeck Jazz.). Dave Brubeck had two older siblings, Howard and Henry Brubeck (Dave Brubeck, Wikipedia).When he was four, his mother, who taught piano for extra money, began to give him piano lessons. When he was learning piano, he showed a reluctance to read the music. Although, when he grew up, he wanted to be like his father, a cattle rancher (Dave Brubeck, Bio.). During his childhood, he was not allowed to listen to the radio because his mother said that if he wanted to listen to music then he should play

At his younger ages, he was a sickly bronchitic kid. The situation became worse when he was seven, because his parent's divorced and he never felt in secure or being loved again, he was really lonely. Due to this situation he became anti-social. He often moved from relative to relative and unfortunately he became once homeless, who was living under a bridge, which is a shrine of the Nirvana fans until today. However, he later mentioned that these actions inspired lots of Nirvana’s music. At high school, his situation wasn’t better. Because of his strange and odd behavior, he didn’t have any friends and his schoolmates

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