members, he wore a derby hat pulled down low to disguise the imperfection. Altogether, Oliver and Armstrong attracted flocks of fans to their Lincoln Garden dance hall venue. In 1923, the group recorded one of their most renowned successes: "Dippermouth Blues." It was thus named based on Louie Armstrong's "dipper" nickname, which arose because of his peculiar blowing
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Bakersfield artist Merle Haggard gave voice to the working migrants from Texas and Oklahoma. His song “Workin’ Man Blues” spoke on how the working man survived. Nashville musicians thought Bakersfield was an issue that needed to disappear, though artist such as Buck Owns thought the sounds from Nashville were sappy. He didn’t quite understand the living room tune that
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My Research Paper for this semester is based on Beach Music from the Carolina’s that some call “Carolina Soul”. The bands I am covering are from the Beach Music / Rhythm & Blues scene that got their start playing local clubs in the 1960’s. My Dad is a Beach & Shag music DJ (He was inducted into the Beach Music DJ Hall of Fame in 2012 http://www.abscdj.com/djhalloffame/index.htm ) so I can remember as a kid hearing this type of music all the time. My parents had a party room in the basement and I
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cultures had appeared in the United States in the late 1960’s in a very intriguing combination. Today, when one thinks of Latin music, they typically think more about the catchy, high-pitched rhythms, like salsa. Boogaloo, however, has a more relaxing “blues” feeling and also incorporates English and Spanish within the lyrics. On the other spectrum, jazz has a more mellow and thought provoking atmosphere to it. By combining the two, you get a combination of both mellow and upbeat, and not necessarily more
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This documentary is about the famous American-British pop rock band, The Monkees which entitle ‘We Love The Monkees’. The Monkees are originally active between 1965 and 1971. This documentary is made to celebrate the career of the Monkees, which at first conceived as the American answer to the Beatles. We Love The Monkees documentary was produced by ITV Studios, the biggest television production company in the United Kingdom. This documentary was made in the year of 2012. It was
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“rhythms of West Africa; harmonic structure from European classical music; melodic and harmonic qualities from nineteenth-century American folk music; religious music; work songs and minstrel show music” (Feather 23). It is from these spirituals, blues and folk songs that the earliest ragtime and Dixieland brass bands of the late 1800’s and early 1900’s arose and paved the way for what was soon to become the new popular “fad” known as jazz. In 1917 with the closing of Storyville due to a federal
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The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a story surrounding the decay of the American Dream in the 1920’s; a time when virtually anyone could achieve the dream. Jay Gatsby, the main character, encompasses every fault in the warped idea of the American Dream in the booming 20’s making The Great Gatsby, the perfect title for the story. The American dream is commonly defined as “The ideals of freedom, equality, and opportunity traditionally held to be available to every American. (Dictionary)
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Fitzgerald cleverly uses colors to paint a picture of the privileged and twisted life of Jay Gatsby. In the novel the narrator Nick tells the story of Jay Gatsby, who throws elaborate parties to try to catch the attention of his true love Daisy. Nick also tells of the affairs and the misfortunes between the characters that would eventually led to Gatsby’s death. The prominent colors used in the novel (gold/ yellow, blue, white/ silver) help to create the image of wealth and old money, intricateness,
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Shawn Carter, better known as Jay Z, tells Vanity Fair contributing editor Lisa Robinson in the November issue that although his wife, Beyoncé, says that their 18-month-old daughter, Blue Ivy, prefers Jay’s music to hers, he’s not so sure. “That’s not true. She does like her mother’s music—she watches [Beyoncé’s concerts] on the computer every night. But my album came out and I don’t know if Blue ever heard any of my music prior to this album—she’s only 18 months old and I don’t play my music around
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video 'Crazy in Love'. In the video Beyonce walks toward a speeding car with Jay Z in it. Beyonce then starts to perfom her dances moves which is part of her initiation with the devil. In the last scence of the video Beyonce sacrifices herself by getting blown up in a backseat of a car. She then reappears next to Jay Z as Sasha Fierce. Soon after working with Jay Z on a few records, they decided to get married. Jay Z has already been rumored to be a part of the Illuminati. The Illuminati is
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