Life For this research paper, I have decided to write about Joe Williams, a famous American jazz singer in the late 1930s. Joe Williams was born in Cordele, Georgia on December 12, 1918. During the 1920s he lived in Chicago with his grandmother and mother, and was influenced by the many African-American musicians such as Duke Ellington, Ethel Waters and Louis Armstrong. His mother took him to see Louis Armstrong play the trumpet at the Vendome Theater when he was a young boy. His mother Anne, taught
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One project that distinguished me in class was the Cell Organelle Video. My partner and I were one of the few groups that made a music video. We effectively demonstrated the function of our assigned organelle, the ribosome. At first, my partner was very hesitant to complete the project in the form of a music video, but I encouraged him to try something that was out-of-the-box. I was committed to making a music video, and we thoroughly explained the role of a ribosome in transcription and making proteins
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Blues: A Contemporary Sound “It used to be called boogie-woogie, it used to be called blues, used to be called rhythm and blues. . . . It’s called rock now.” A club filled with smoke on the Southern Side of the city of Chicago, the Macomba Lounge, on a Saturday night in the year 1950. On a dimly lit small stage behind the bar in the narrow long club, mounted a strong African American robed in baggy pants, an electric green suit and a white shirt with a striped tie. A 3-inch pompadour was sported
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La storia del jazz, come quella di molti altri generi musicali popolari, soprattutto quelli che affondano le loro radici nella tradizione degli schiavi afroamericani e indonesiani, è assai povera di documenti e riferimenti, in special modo per quanto riguarda le origini e i primi anni. Le prime fonti orali sulla nascita del jazz a New Orleans risalgono ai primi anni del XX secolo mentre le prime fonti scritte al decennio successivo. Il jazz fu creato dagli africani deportati negli Stati Uniti e
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Both the video of “Cremation ashes dispersed in Fireworks memorial” and the “Neptune Memorial Reef - Neptune Society” are interesting. I have never seen or heard about the fireworks memorial and Neptune memorial reef. From the firework memorial video, a terminal illness patient named Caroline asked her remaining family to organize a spectacular sendoff using the fireworks that has her ashes in it after she passed away. The reason she chose the fireworks was that she doesn’t want any of her friends
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In an article, “Understanding Jazz Audiences: Listening and Learning at the Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival” Karen and Stephanie attempt to measure how Jazz audiences are influenced by a live performance at the Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival (EJBF) in 2007, and assess the role that music plays in their broader cultural and emotional lives. The authors use data gained through organizational surveys of fifteen performances to observe the audiences, venues and the experiences during the festival
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"You can't stay here anymore, I'm sorry Crowny" the white bearded man said. Those were the last words the elf dressed in green and red heard. Crowny was kicked out of the Arctic Heaven. The elf's head starts to spin round and round; as he tries to keep his brain focused on the road. His eye starts moving slowly, up and down, then, right to left. His feet, they keep losing track. Crowny's little body starts trembling, nothing but shudder. He takes a deep look trying to see in front of him, but all
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Home visited for Melissa Carson and her children completed on 6/7/2017. Upon arrival of the home, the worker was greeted by Penelope at the door. Penelope was wearing a long summer dress with her new glasses. The worker was also greeted by Mrs. Carson then followed up by Gianna (Lilly) and Judah, who was sucking his thumb. Penelope, Judah and Lilly were very excited to see the worker as evidence by the smiles and hugs worker received. Penelope, Judah and Lilly where appropriately dressed. They appeared
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tears them apart. Each culture around the world has caused music in general to evolve uniquely to each society. As society changes and grows, so will our music and what we believe in. Music has given American culture its values, the way that jazz, blues, and R&B created rock & roll, music created American culture that naturally has an influence on other cultures. It is an argument of whether music affects society or if society is reflected through music towards social behavior. It can also be said
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decided to do my paper on Ray Charles because he is a staple in music history. He was always a very influential person in music and revolutionized music by mixing the sound of gospel with blues. Personally, my favorite song to listen to preformed by Ray Charles is “Hit the Road Jack”, which is a part of the blues genre written by Percy Mayfield. The reason I enjoy this song is because it explains a story of a woman who is fed up with a good-for-nothing man who tries to get her back but she does not
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