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unsure, Billie grew up without her father, who moved away early on in her life. Billie and her mother used to fight a lot, when her mother was around. Much of the time Billie was left in the care of relatives or friends, many of whom were unloving (E). Billie's relationship with her family was very weak, as Billie throughout her life and career never or rarely got family approval or

November 1917, the Sheng family assembled an unprecedentedly extravagant funeral procession in the International Settlement of Shanghai. Widely believed to have cost the Sheng family 300,000 silver dollars, the mile-long cortege passed along major streets at the heart of Shanghai and thereby captivated probably over one million spectators. The 1917 funeral procession of Sheng Xuanhuai made a lasting impression upon the Shanghai citizens as a grand spectacle in this city. While a living Sheng Xuanhuai’s

Sirius XM channel 20, the station my brother and I fear above all others. Home of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, which blares Bruce Springsteen non-stop, our father’s favorite musician. Since the move to digital, we’ve been listening to Born to Run and “I’m on Fire” since my brother learned to run and I set the bathroom on fire. Due to XM’s excruciatingly reliable signal, these have been the soundtracks to countless road trips, and college visits. Occasionally the station will rebroadcast

could sing excerpts from several operas and operettas. During card games at the Ellington house, J. E. would lead a group of his friends in songs like "Sweet Adeline." (Lawrence 2001) His mother, Daisy Kennedy Ellington was a vital instrument in his musical journey. Daisy Ellington was a very religious woman and an avid churchgoer. Every Sunday she took her son to two churches, the 19th Street Baptist Church, where her family worshiped, and the John Wesley AME Zion of her husband's family. As

He also feels entitled to the core drummer part. In the end Andrew is confident about his talent even without Fletcher approval, in a moment in which Fletcher has betrayed him, he masters the courage to play and take the lead of the band and of Fletcher himself. In addition Andrew starts off convinced that his talent is sufficient to entitle him to the core drummer role. He soon discovers that he is not the only one with talent. So extra hard work,sacrifice and suffering are also required

Caldwell. Bud is an orphan living in Flint Michigan during the harsh times of the Great Depression, where people lived in poverty and were usually unemployed. Following the clue his mother left him upon her death, Bud is on a journey the find Herman E. Calloway the bandleader of, “ The Dusky Devastators of Depression!!!!!!” Bud suspects Herman may be his father but with a twisty turn, it turns out that he is actually Bud’s grandfather. One theme of the story is having courage. Even in the hardest

David Kordik Jazz - The Music of America During the early 1900’s, a new style of music began to take shape in the colorful city of New Orleans. People from all over the world came to exchange stories, conversation, and music. Although it is a very hard genre of music to define, it is said that Jazz is the combination of European and African music that was brought in via the ports. With mostly an African American population, the musicians shared their music in Storyville - a cultural melting pot

Music “fulfill(s) different needs and ways of being human” (Turino 1). Music is not just something that people listen to; it is so much more (Turino 1). Music is utilized in ways that range from waking people up in the morning as an alarm to catalyzing a daily workout. Charles Sanders Peirce created a theory of signs that are called semiotics (Turino 5). Bruce Springsteen’s “Waitin’ on a Sunny Day” encapsulates Charles Peirce’s semiotic tools and allow me to have a better understanding of this piece

changes were pretty quirky including the movies, music, fashion, and politics of the time. Most people were ready for something different and that is what the 1980s presented. It became eccentric with music and fashion from Madonna and Cyndi Lauper, bands like Guns n’ Roses and Metallica, Reagan’s changes to the economy, Nintendo, and bright colors and big hair. The impact of this decade continues on in today’s society. There are school dances oriented towards this decade, the music of the 1980s time

greatest performances in rock history. a. The Vietnam War was underway and the sound effects that Hendrix generated with his guitar sounded a lot like the sounds of the violence of the conflict. E. In all, the four men spent $180,000 on talent, with no band being paid more than $15,000 with the exception of Hendrix who was paid $32,000. F. By the first day, as the musicians looked out upon the vast crowd, they must have known that Woodstock was not going