Elvis Presley Essay

Have you ever wondered who the best country music artist is? Well the answer is simple, George Strait King of Country. George Strait should win Best Country Music Artist of all Time. One reason George Strait should win is that he has a great deal of hit songs. He has sixty number one hits, more than any other performer in history. The closest runner up is Conway Twitty, with forty hit songs. George Strait continues to hold his record, and no one has broke it. [texasmonthly.com] Another reason he

Michael Jackson - icon, idol, the precursor and the King, if he still live he would have 51 years, little, but it was enough to impress on the history of music memorable and lasting impression. Michael Joseph Jackson was a singer, composer, choreographer and music producer. According to a study by American sociologists, more than 90% of the population of the Earth knows who was Michael Jackson. Therefore, he is the most famous man in the history of mankind. Many people have never heard his music

Eve of destruction Eve of Destruction was written in 1965 by P.F. Sloan. Barry McGuire was the most popular performer of the song at the time. It was a number 1 hit in the USA and United Kingdom. It was written in a time of turmoil in the USA. The American President John F Kennedy had been assassinated the previous year, young Americans were being sent to war in Vietnam and there was unrest and protests across the country. It talks about nuclear war and has a warning to everyone that the destruction

Rock ‘n’ Roll and a Changing America In his book All Shook Up Glenn C. Altschuler attempts to tell the reader what rock ‘n’ roll is and how it changed America forever. Altschuler begins his book by describing how the vast majority of white parents viewed rock ‘n’ roll during this time. The majority of parents believed rock ‘n’ roll to be a “communicable disease” that caused their children to behave like hoodlums. The parents even began to ban rock ‘n’ roll shows from coming to their towns in hope

The Police changed rock like cell phones changed ways of communication. The trio was from England and came together with their leader, Sting, who helped take rock into a new form. The Police took rock into a progressive direction, won three grammy awards, and even got into the Hall of Fame, making them one of the best bands of the 20th century. All musicians become interested in music at one point. Sting was the singer and bassist in the Police and was also the motivator of the group (Lowe, 1990)

The thing I find most crazy is how much influence political, economic, and civil difficulties had on rock music. The five major rock styles came to be because of the violence during protest and economic troubles of a post-war United States. Soft rock was created for people how were getting tired of the violence of the protest at the time. With the murder of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the shooting of four Kent State University student protesters. Soft rock has themes of life, love, and relationships

Humorous and Sentimental Wedding Speech by the Groom I was going to begin with "ladies and gentlemen" but on looking around I'm glad I didn't. So here goes. Distinguished guests, those of lesser distinction, and those of no distinction at all, family relatives, new and old, in-laws and out-laws, friends, friends of friends, and freeloaders, welcome to our wedding reception. First of all I would like to thank my brothers and my new sister for their kind words. I did have a speech all

African American religious music is the foundation of all contemporary forms of so called “black music.” African American religious music has been a fundamental part of the black experience in this country. This common staple of the African American experience can be traced back to the cruel system of slavery. It then evolved into what we refer to today as gospel music. The goal of this paper is to answer three main questions. What are the origins of African American religious music? How did this

Today, my family and I are finally leaving. We have been debating on leaving for the past week or so. We have recently lost all of our money. My dad wants to go and earn money in We live in Greece and it is about 100 miles to the coast where our ship will board. I am taking as many clothes as possible and I am taking my old teddy bear that I have had since the day I was born. We walked for days, taking breaks when possible and finding shelter during storms. Then one day my father said ,” Look,, there

Smile, happy thoughts, keep your head held high, breathe, that way no one will see your pain. I say this to myself, while I look in the mirror. I run my hand through my short damp hair and finish drying myself, it is 6:30 A.M. and I have about thirty minutes to get ready for school. I hate school, I hate the concept of being told stuff that honestly will serve no purpose in my life. The social suicide and anxiety that comes with school does nothing but drive me to insanity. Suddenly I hear a