In 2004, one of the most notorious albums was made, The Grey Album. It consisted of Jay-Z’s Black Album and The Beatle’s White Album. DJ Danger Mouse created this mash-up album without the permission of Jay-Z or The Beatles. The album included acapellas and instrumentals from both of the albums. As of result of this, recording company EMI filed a cease-and-desist letter to Danger Mouse as he started to distribute and sell the album. A fellow music group by the name of Negativland released a song
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Shantae Todd Intro to Jazz History Mrs. Lester 10 February 2014 "King of the Clarinet" Artie Shaw was a bandleader, clarinetist, composer, and writer. He was born Arthur Jacob Arshawsky on May 23, 1910, in New York, New York. Sometimes referred to as the King of the Clarinet, Artie Shaw was one of the leading jazz performers and bandleaders of the swing era of the 1930s and 1940s. Born on New York’s Lower East Side, he was the only child of Jewish immigrants from Russia and Austria. The family
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The History of Jazz and Reggae In the history of music the smooth sounds of jazz and reggae has influenced listeners all over the country for many years. Although some prefer to listen to Hip Hop and R & B the genuine sounds of Jazz and Reggae is some of the most delightful music to listen to. Jazz and Reggae has been two of the most popular and unique musical categories with similar styles but different in their own way. When these particular styles of music was introduced they made great
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Morrison-Tamea Small Venus Williams – Judy Ward Woman #1-Carolyn Nolly Woman #2-Myeishia Parker Woman #3- Joy Stigall Choir Members: Aretha Franklin – Pamela Lewis Beyounce’ – Ashley Thomas Billie Holiday – Genine Perez Diana Ross – Crystal Stewart Gladys Knight- Sheila Hayes Jennifer Holiday – Cynthia Grant Lena Horne – Gwen Ziegler Mahalia Jackson – LaSonya Turner Marian Anderson – Zatoria Curry Sheila E. – Olivia Tina Turner-Regina Gibson Whitney Houston – Jannie Cotton Other Choir
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The Harlem Renaissance was a cultural movement. It was a boom of black expression, a clash of black art . The Harlem Renaissance took place in the Manhattan neighborhood of Harlem, in the 1920’s through the early 1930’s. It was the end of World War I and the middle of the Great Depression. There were many important people involved in the Harlem Renaissance. These are most people who were involved in the Harlem Renaissance… The Harlem Renaissance was important and still is today because it was
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Sting: If on a winters night-Live from Durham Cathedral 2009 (watch all 14 songs on concert) Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Ron Wood, Bill Wyman, Jan Hammer, Charlie Duke Ellington The Great Paris Concert Richard Galliano/Winton Marsalis - Billie Holiday meets Edith PIAF Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Jazz Center Orchestra @ The BBC Proms 2004 Johnny Cash & Willie Nelson, Amazing stuff! Loretta Lynn -- You're Looking At Country - Legends In Concert You may choose a different concert video
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A Jazz Summit Jordan Barrack November 28, 2011 A variety of opinions are mentioned in this extensive interview of the jazz greats. Some are similar and others are complete opposites of one another. The topic of whether or not jazz is in a state of decline is quite simple to me. It’s not in decline, just changing. According to the article, almost all of the musicians interviewed had a consensus that it is true that it is not the most popular genre of music and some night clubs are shutting down
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but also a motion-picture actor. Sinatra appeared in fifty-eight films and won an Academy Award for his role in From Here to Eternity. His career started in the 1930s and continued into the 1990s. For music inspiration Sinatra was influenced by Billie Holiday (1915-1959) and Bing Crosby (1903–1977). He knew that he had wanted to become a singer so when the time came he dropped out of high school and began to sing at small clubs. Sinatra tried many different things for example, joined big bands until
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Undervisningsbeskrivelse Stamoplysninger til brug ved prøver til gymnasiale uddannelser |Termin |Maj/juni 11/13 | |Institution |Thisted Gymnasium & HF | |Uddannelse |Hf
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