Robert Plant 1948- “Robert Plant and Led Zeppelin always brought their fans to their knees fusing rock and roll with pure poetry”~ biography.com Robert Anthony Plant was born on August 20 1948. His life was going great, he had a successful band, a wife, and a family. But in the year 1975, a five year period of pure torture begins. Robert Plant’s personal loss gave his lyrics a more poetic feel. In 1975, Plant was in a car crash in greece, then he had to record an entire album with his band Led Zeppelin in a wheelchair and a neck brace. The album didn't do too well on the charts, and fans said it was a major let down. Once Plant recovered from the crash, his son, Karac catches a stomach virus, and dies. Then his good friend, John Bonham
Yes, I do believe it would have been strong enough to win at trail, because for one James Earl Ray stated that he was guilty of killing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Most if not all the evidence points to James Earl Ray. Yes, I do believe he did not act alone in this. I do believe this was some sort of conspiracy.
It was the year of 1949 and there was a star born in Shreveport, Louisiana. We didn't know that at the time, but my goodness we do now. This man was and is a very, very talented country music legend and songwriter. Randall Hank Williams Jr. is still performing as of today.
Eric Clapton responded, “You never told me he was that good”. The songs of Jimi Hendrix was what made him the passionate songwriter in the years of 1960’s. Last, He was one of
“Let me tell you 'bout this poor old dog because he was a retriever in his early days, and the only thing he could ever find in his late days was his old lady who lived two houses away from where we were recording. And he used to go see the old lady quite regularly, but after he'd "boogied" and everything else he couldn't get back. And we used to carry him back”. (Robert Plant 1972) XXX
During a time when blacks were considered less than equals to whites, Jack Johnson refused to be oppressed by racist America. He was both unafraid and uncompromising. He went wherever he chose, did whatever he wanted, and controversially had sexual relations with whichever race of women he wanted.
Life is all about what you make it. More so now than ever, lives are taken so much for granted and the small things are so overlooked. Many lives are lived by the wrong priorities, in my opinion. Every day is up for grabs and every moment matters.
"He lived and he loved the songs that he wrote and the songs that he sang. He’s a man of great courage. He’s kind. He’s gentle and he has God-given talents. He chose a career he was hoping he could make a difference in. That career made a difference in
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
Before Led Zeppelin was founded, each of the members had previous experience playing different styles of music that contributed to the sound of Led Zeppelin. Jimmy Page and Robert Plant's main influences were blues player, Willie Dixon and the influences found in the country of Morocco. Both men played in many other bands including Jeff
Led Zeppelin were never afraid to try new musical directions, drawing inspiration from such styles as blues, rock, folk, country (and everything in between!) to create a unique sound that almost defies description, probably the most appropriate way to describe their vast repertoire is simply as "Led Zeppelin". During their reign they created one of the most enduring and diverse catalogues in modern music and firmly secured their status as one of the most influential groups ever (probably second only to The Beatles!).
In 1980, Led Zeppelin could have had the biggest tour in the history of rock and roll, although this never happened because one of the members, Rob Plant, refused to be a part of it. He rejected to reunite with the rest of the group because he believed that “no amount of money is worth having to sing Stairway to Heaven.” To begin with, when asked about Rob Plants interpretation of the song, he responded with-“I still interpret the song a different way and I wrote the lyrics. “In addition, he believed that the lyrics took some rough shots, but in the beginning of the song it’s meant towards a woman who strives for money, only to find out the rough way that is was going to be keeping her from reaching her stairway to heaven. Rob Plant had no other reason for stating what his meanings words towards writing the song, but he did note that he saw it as “a woman getting everything she wanted without giving anything back.” According to an article by
Eric Clapton arose in the 1960’s through a few bands as a part of the British invasion and it was during this time where it could be seen that Eric may have been influencing not only Rock and roll but the blues also. These bands included The Yardbirds, Blind Faith, and The Blues breakers and most notably Cream. Eric Clapton seemingly could not sit still within one group for very long. He was learning from many different stylistic approaches to blues in his younger years and also later, from being in many blues bands such as The Yardbirds, Derek And The Dominos, Cream and John Mayall And The Blues Breakers. The earlier years can be seen as the time before the rise of bands such as The Rolling Stones and The Yardbirds it was the British Blues
John Winston Lennon was born on October 9, 1940 in Liverpool, England (“John” 1). At the time, World War II was going on (Burlingame, John Lennon: Imagine 14). His parents, Alfred “Alf” Lennon and Julia Lennon divorced when he was a child (Burlingame, John Lennon: Imagine 21) and he had to move in with his aunt and uncle (Burlingame, John Lennon: Imagine 25). In elementary school, he played guitar and harmonica, always enjoying music (Burlingame, John Lennon: Imagine 32). The first song he ever learned was “That’ll be the Day” by Buddy Holly (Burlingame, John Lennon: Imagine 33). As music took over his life, John got distracted and his aunt told him that he could not make a living by playing guitar (Burlingame, John Lennon: Imagine 36). When John was teenager, he started writing and composing music (Canale 1) as well as drawing and writing books. He wrote two books, “In His Own Write” and “A Spaniard in the Works” (Watson 2). Similarly to Lennon, another musician got their inspiration at a young age. Kurt Donald Cobain was born on February 20, 1967 in Aberdeen, Washington to Wendy and Don Cobain (Burlingame, Kurt Cobain: Oh Well… 11). He came from a musical family and was introduced to music at an early age. When he was three years old, he wrote his first song, “Corn on the Cops.” When he started playing guitar, he held it backwards because he was left-handed, and played popular Beatles’ songs like “Hey Jude” (Burlingame, Kurt Cobain: Oh Well… 12). He was fourteen years old when he received his first electric guitar (Burlingame, Kurt Cobain: Oh Well… 18). Like John, Kurt was involved with the visual arts and enjoyed drawing, whittling, and painting (Burlingame, Kurt Cobain: Oh Well… 13). The two musicians’ background allowed them to prosper in the future.
Are you aware of the meaning of true love when the money and the power are sitting comfortably in your hands? In the song “When I was your Man” by Bruno Mars, he expresses his regret of putting aside a loyal woman. Serving him as a lesson learned, he found the true meaning of appreciation of a good woman. Bruno Mars expresses the consequences of his decisions. Unfortunately, his choices threw away an opportunity that was standing at his door step. This song conveys situations in which Bruno Mars could have done more than he did. Throughout “When I was your Man,” he is continually stating things he once took for granted. Therefore forcing him to love and live
In 1971, Led Zeppelin released a chart topping, revolutionary song that is currently still played by many people across the globe. The song “Stairway to Heaven” off of their fourth album( Led Zeppelin IV) was almost an instant hit amongst all people of the United States, and various other countries. The song was composed by band members Jimmy Page (guitarist) and Robert Plant ( vocalist). The song is lengthy one, with a duration of roughly eight minutes and withholds many complex segments. Stairway to heaven begins as somewhat of an older folk type melody, then delves into a deeper, more abrupt, electric type of composition whilst the whole time altering tempo. It was and still