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Prince, born Prince Rogers Nelson, was born in the city of Minneapolis, Minnesota, on June 7th 1958. He was born into a musical family as his parents Mattie Shaw and John L. Nelson were both musicians. Prince was named after the ‘Prince Roger Trio’ which was led by his jazz pianist father, John, and often featured his mother, Mattie, as a jazz singer (GUINESS, 1989). Prince’s father encouraged him and his younger sister, Tika, to take an interest in music from a young age, which led to Prince teaching himself how to play the piano and writing his first composition at the age of seven.

Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was born in Washington, D.C. on April 29, 1899, to parents James Edward and Daisy Kennedy Ellington. Duke, even as a teenager, had a great talent for music. His school music teacher, Mrs. Clinkscales, who played the piano, was always the

Edward “Duke” Kennedy Ellington was born April 29, 1899 in Washington, D.C. Duke Ellington was born into a typical family with average income and growing up, the future musician was home-schooled by his parents. His father James Edward Ellington and mother Daisy Kennedy Ellington were both pianist. His father played operatic arias while parlor songs were his mother’s first choice. It is an interesting fact that Duke is not actually Ellington’s name, but it is only his nickname, which children gave him when he was a little boy for his aristocratic manners and the ability to dress elegant things. When Duke was seven years old, he began his piano training and took lessons from Marietta Clinkscales. (Ruhlmann) Duke

He began playing music when he was eight. His career started when he played trumpet, leading a dance band in downtown Chicago when he was barely in his teens. At hull house, he

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

Prince Rogers Nelson was born in Minneapolis.When Prince Rogers Nelson was a kid he had a talent at music like nobody else.He had taught himself to learn to play the piano,the drums and the guitar.When he was 10 his parents were getting divorced and after that he eventually ran away.He found a home with the Anderson's,he especially played with Andre Anderson.He later joined the band called Grand Central (later called champagne).When Prince was a kid he suffered from epilepsy seizures. He went to Bryant junior high and Grand Central high school.Prince had met Jimmy Jam and he impressed him in how good he was at

William ("Billy") Mitchell was born in Nice, France, on December 28, 1879. He was the eldest of ten children born to John Lendrum Mitchell, who came from a politically active Wisconsin family, and Harriet Mitchell. When Mitchell was three years old, the family returned to Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Kenneth Bruce Gorelick, better known by his stage name Kenny G, was born on June 5, 1956 in Seattle, Washington. When he was ten years old he decided he wanted to learn how to play the saxophone because he loved the way it sounded. He began on the alto saxophone, and later learned the soprano and tenor. He played throughout his childhood and teenage years and became a professional saxophonist at the young age of 17. He went to college to pursue a career in accounting, while simultaneously working as a musician. After graduating college he decided to stay with his career as a saxophonist and he began recording and releasing albums. Since then he has become one of the most famous instrumentalists of all time.

Edward Kenny Ellington was born on April 29, 1899 to James Edward Ellington and daisy Ellington in Washington dc. Edward was born in to a family of musician both of his parents played the piano. At the sage of seven he began taking piano lessons, by his teenage years he was already writing his own music.

Singer/Songwriter Neil Young was born November 12, 1945, in Toronto, Ontario Canada, to Scott and "Rassy" Young. Neil Young moved to Winnipeg with his mother when she and his father got a divorce (Erlewin N.Pag.). Upset with failed attempts to become successful Young left his former band The Mynah Birds and moved to Los Angeles. (N.Pag.). Young's movement to America was illegal and was an illegal immigrant all thought playing with Buffalo Springfield as well as some of his time with Crosby Stills Nash and Young (Crowe 193). He has been many things throughout his life; he has been a singer, guitarist, film director an activist and much more. However, Neil Young has had many struggles throughout his life. He has seen The Needle and

"Billy Joel has had huge amounts of impact on me: 'Anthem of Billy the Kid,' "Vienna." He's somebody I grew up listening to, and I heard that he connected with me to bolster him on the appear, which is truly cool to me. All the music he made was truly thick and harmony overwhelming with awesome tunes, and there's insufficient of that today in popular music, particularly piano-based popular music, which is what I'm attempting to pioneer in today's day and age, so it's truly cool to be with the person who began it all."

At the age of eight he first started playing the guitar, but soon quit because he thought it was boring. After a few years he started back up at the age of 14 with teacher Leroy Wright, who was his football coaches son, whom he started his first band with. The band was named Stonehenge. Around this time he started dating one of his classmates, Barbaranne Caterena, who later became his wife.

He has a good voice to get across the type of material he does. His lyrics tell stories. Serious subjects like Vietnam, or something having to do with sex, his songs portray life. The common man digs Billy. He's the piano guy out there trying to make a buck. They identify. Females dig him and I'm like all surprised. Dude got a face like a used catchers mitt. Surprise -- Joel married Christie Brinkley in her prime. Deserves a pat on the back for that, fer sure. Way to go Billy !!! Dude put out an album when all things were going well with her; An Innocent Man. Lots of hits. Got the country digging on the 50's do-wop groups again. I saw Frankie Valley and the Four Seasons in concert around this time frame; early '80's. In Atlantic City, New Jersey. Was driven in a limo from Long Branch, and back. Stocked bar. All work and no play makes you dull. Uncle G says; enjoy life at every given

Analyzing the Hidden Meaning of the Piano Man Many artists write songs about what is going on in their lives. This can be seen in Billy Joel’s “Piano Man”. During the time when he wrote this song, Joel was in disagreements with his first record company and was performing at a local bar in Los Angeles, as Bill Martin. We find out when reading the lyrics to this song that, Bill, the piano man, is actually Billy Joel himself. It is known to many that Mr. Joel is a piano player.

Leonard Bernstein was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts on August 25, 1918. He died October 14, 1990 in New York City, New York after battling emphysema. Studying at Harvard University, Bernstein met some of his long life friends. One war Walter Piston, another Edward Burlingame-Hill, and last, A. Tillman Merritt. Leonard Bernstein mainly played the piano and wrote all of his songs, like most composers. His spouse was Felicia Montealegre and they had 3 children together. Lenny was the nickname his family made for him and his birth name was actually Louis, which was changed to Leonard when he was 16. Leonard started playing piano when he was 10, when his Aunt Clara needed a place to store her piano she gave the massive piano to him.