Hank Williams Jr

Strait says that his father, John, help him keep his faith through the rough times and that he would not be the man he is today without him (West). Having a famous uncle can be tricky because either no one believes it is true or they ask if he gives special treatment. The truth is I have never met him before, he has let the feud with part of his family get in the way of meeting the rest of them, maybe it will happen one day. It is still pretty cool to be related to a famous person, my mother says that George and I share the talent of music. He is one of the biggest country stars in America. Known as the “King of Country”, George has sold more than 65 million albums with nearly 50 number 1 hits and has performed in front of 104,000 plus people

George did not make music for fortune or fame. He made music imply because he had a passion for it. Alan Jackson paid tribute to George Jones at his funeral, which took place at the Grand Ole Opry. George paved the way for country singers like Alan. Country music has evolved a lot over the years, but Alan is one of the few country singers who sticks to the original sound of country music.

It was the year of 1949 and there was a star born in Shreveport, Louisiana. We didn't know that at the time, but my goodness we do now. This man was and is a very, very talented country music legend and songwriter. Randall Hank Williams Jr. is still performing as of today.

Even though Hank was pushed/encourages to become a country music performer, he enjoys what he does. In result, he is one of the most well known “rock” country singer. He has several top hits and many awards. Some awards include 4 emmys, 10 #1 singles, 13 #1 albums, 20 gold albums, and 6 platinums. Also, he won a grammy award for best album/track “There’s a tear in My Beer”, which was released in 2002.

From the 1990’s all the way into the 2000’s Willie Nelson was still a well-known country artist and he was still going out on tours all over the world. Willie Nelson was always up for Grammy Award Nominations, he won over 5 Grammys and in 1989 he was presented with the Governor’s award. At the CMA’S Nelson was awarded 8 times including album of the year twice, at the AMA’S

Brantley Gilbert is a popular country music star. Mr. Gilbert has written/recorded seventy-one songs, and a total of 3 albums and received several awards. He is known for speaking his mind and being able to defend his family and friends. Brantley Gilbert is a successful artist, with a complicated past.

Johnson was born August 27, 1908, in Stonewall, Texas on an isolated farm in the Texas Hill Country to Sam Ealy Johnson, Jr. and Rebekah Baines Johnson. His mother was a woman “… who treasured poetry, revered knowledge, and detested anything dirty or shabby …” She wanted to make sure her children received an education.

The grand ole opry has proven that there is something always successful found in original country music. The grand ole opry not only shows just how amazing country music is and how it has affected people in such a positive way, but it has also set off career paths for many stars. The history of the Grand Ole Opry is also very inspiring because we see the business had some tough times, but they still managed to persevere and bring us the biggest and best test show they could. And that is why his variety show that started off as a small radio broadcasting station has turned into such a modern

Brooks has had great success in the country single and album charts, with multi-platinum recordings and record-breaking live performances, while also crossing over into the mainstream pop arena.

George Jones started from nothing and made his way to be a country music hall of famer. He is one of the best country music singers of all time. Between car accidents, fighting with his wife’s, money, alcoholism, and drug abuse all almost ended his career many times. George Jones, one of America's greatest country music stars of all time, he had a rough time with his alcohol and drugs, but still found a way to receive the Lifetime Grammy Award.

Hank Williams Jr always knew, even from the beginning, he was going to be just like his late father and be a country music singer.

In George’s background, he faced many challenges beginning with his mother leaving leading up to loosing his daughter.  Born on May 18, 1952, George Harvey Strait was welcomed by his mother Doris Couser Strait and father John Byron Strait.  His father and brother raised him in Pearsall, Texas when his mother left them and took their sister with her (Dukes). George went to Pearsall High school with his father being a teacher there. Once he graduated he eloped with his high school sweetheart Norma strait (The Famous People). After he eloped, he joined the military and was stationed in Hawaii. He sang in the army inspired band called Rambling Country. When his daughter was 13 George lost her to an accident. George’s background has had many

Born November 2nd, 1868 in Texarkana, Texas, was the king of ragtime: Scott Joplin. He was born in just the right time frame to experience the uprising of African-American music. He saw the cakewalk and heard the "coon songs" (Waldo 21). But it was not until the age of 16 that he discovered his passion for music (Berlin 6). Joplin started out in a choir group with his siblings, but after meeting German teacher Julius Weiss, he learned the piano (Berlin 7). It is said that at the age of 19, Joplin left home and traveled extensively before ending up in St. Louis, Missouri (Berlin

Carrying the dog represents the relationship the speaker had with his ex-girlfriend before they separated. When the speaker awkwardly steps onto the scale with the dog and “subtracts [his] weight” (Collins 7), he is symbolically removing himself from the relationship and can now assess what remains. Just as it was easier to discover the dog’s weight after removing himself from their sum, he had not “figured out what [she] amounted to” (11) until after he had left. The last stanza indicates that with his new-found perspective, he begins to doubt the decision to leave. The symbolism of the the man awkwardly holding the dog allows the reader to easily conjure Collins’ mental state and transition from a general situation to one specific to Collins.

James Wilson Marshall, who was a carpenter originally from New Jersey, was working for John Sutter to build a water powered sawmill in early 1848. On January 24th, he probably didn’t realize he was about to make one of the biggest discoveries in American History. While working with his crew, he found little flakes of gold in a river near Coloma, California. Not knowing if it was “fool’s gold” , which would break if struck too hard, he “struck it between two rocks”1 knowing that real gold is malleable. He found that it could be moved into different shapes, but would not be broken. He struck gold. California would never be the same after this day. The California Gold Rush, more than any other historic event in this era, made California the state that it is now.