Robert Johnson was born on the 8th of May 1911 in Mississippi and passed away on August 16th 1938, although Johnson had a very short life , he is known as on the greatest blues musicians of all time. During Johnson short career he travelled around and played his music wherever he could. Johnson had a total of twenty nine songs he wrote and recorded in Dallas and San Antonio, songs such as “Sweet Home Chicago” which is now a widely recognised and played blues standard, covered by artist such as Eric Clapton and Stevie Ray Vaughan.
Much of Robert Johnson’s life is not known, there’s a rumour about how he sold his soul to the devil to gain his musical ability. Son House – a famous blues musician – claimed Johnson had previously been a terrible guitarist but after disappearing for a few weeks he came back with his style that inspired so many other musicians.
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Elvis Presley was born on January 8th 1935, in a two room house in Tupelo Mississippi. Presley influences were pop and country music that was played in his generation, he was also heavily inspired by gospel music he heard in church, this is evident when you
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Presley didn't stick to one genre throughout his career, he was a very diverse artist. He had many talents, not only as a musician but as a performer as well. He was able to capture the audiences attention through his body movement and his expressions. Throughout his career Presley evolved, he changed with the tides of music. Music is always shifting and what popular changes with the times especially in his time frame, when contemporary music was evolving at such a fast pace. Presley was a man who changed with the
Even though Presley did not have the best childhood, he made the most of it through music. Elvis Aron Presley was born on January 8, 1935 in Tupelo, Mississippi to Vernon and Gladys Presley (Elvis Presley Biography). Presley was supposed to have a twin brother named Jesse Garon, but he was stillborn (Elvis Presley Biography). This is important because Elvis’s life may have been different if he grew up with his brother, Jesse. Presley was raised with poor parents, with
Elvis Presley was born on January 8th, 1935 to Vernon and Gladys Presley in Tupelo, Mississippi. He had a twin brother, Jesse Garon Presley, who was stillborn. Elvis and his mother, Gladys, had a very close relationship. Gladys quit her job so she could spend time with Elvis, and took him everywhere she went. Because of the death of Elvis’ brother, Jesse, Gladys became very protective of Elvis. At the age of two, at the newly built Assembly of God church, Elvis sang his first performance, showing the first signs of his performing instincts. Elvis and his mother went to church
William Johnson was a black man who was a barber in Natchez, Mississippi. William Johnson was a slave when he was young. His freedom at eleven years old followed that of his mother Amy and hi. Sister Adelia. After workings an apprentice to his brother-in-law James Miller, Johnson bought the barbershop in 1830 for three hundred dollars and explain trade to free black boys. It was shortly after he established a barber shop in downtown Natchez that he started to keep a diary. The diary was a mainstay in Johnson’s life until he died in 1851.
Jimi Hendrix is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer who is widely considered to be the most important electric guitarist in the history of music. Although Hendrix is known for his outstanding ability to play the guitar, he is also a very famous name in Blues music. He played the acoustic guitar but is known for his outstanding ability to play the electric guitar. With songs such as Red House, Here My Train A Comin', and Born Under a Bad Sign, Hendrix is considered to be in the Chicago category and quickly made his way into the history of Blues music.
Elvis Aron Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi at 4:00 a.m. January 8, 1935. He died August 16, 1977 when he was 42 years old. During his life, he was a superstar in many different genres of music. He was successful in Pop, Gospel, Rock ‘n’ Roll, Country, and Blues. Elvis Presley was a natural phenomenon.
B.B. King or ‘The King of Blues’ was born in Itta Bena, Mississippi. His young parents unfortunately divorced, and his mother passed away when he was 9 years old which left him to be raised by his grandmother. King attended school until the 10th grade when he dropped out of school and started to work at a cotton gin near his hometown. Despite dropping out of school he continued to teach himself math and different languages well into his later life. He worked at the cotton gin earning a penny a pound and singing gospel music on street corners. His musical career started when he was studying under his cousin Bukka White. King met a woman and was married at 17 years old. “I guess I was looking for love, because I never had anybody I believed truly loved me” (B.B. King). The marriage quickly came to end when they got a divorce months later. “Since my early childhood, I had a problem trying to open up. Please open me up. Look inside!
The life of Robert Johnson, one of the most influential early blues artists, in shrouded by vague details and encompassed in mystery. His emotion filled playing and singing blends to form some of the most moving, original blues music ever produced. Ironically, despite being one of the top influences to blues music, little is known about the shy, mild mannered bluesman. "Almost nothing, is known about his life… he is only a name on a few recordings." Where did he come from? Who was Johnson’s family. Who inspired Robert to play the blues and who influenced his music? Who exactly was Robert Johnson? Only the vague recollections of his friends and family link us to the mysterious life of
In 1916, Joplin's career came to an abrupt end. Joplin contracted syphilis and began suffering the terminal effects of this disease. He suffered from paranoia, dementia, penalization, and other symptoms. In the latter part of 1916, he was admitted to Manhattan State Hospital, a mental hospital, where he would never leave until he passed away on April 1, 1917. After his death, Joplin's body was buried in the Astoria section of Queens, New York in St. Michael's Cemetery.
Elvis was born January 8,1935 in Tupelo Mississippi, he was suppose to be a twin, but his brother Jesse Garon was stillborn. He was raised by a loving, working class family, they had little money and moved frequently, he was devoted to his parents especially his mom and was raised to have a strong faith in God.
His appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show gave the network the highest rating at the time, and yet “Elvis the Pelvis” was shot only from waist up. His hip dusting moves was too risque for 1950s Americans, along with his nature. Yet Elvis was a very religious man; daily he would read the bible, he would never drink, and most of his songs had religious connotations. He was a humble man who remembered where he came from.Elvis Presley was born and raised in Tupelo, Mississippi. He grew up with little money, and his family lived off of welfare. During the year of 1948 Presley moved to Memphis, Tennessee, at the age of 13, and there he was introduced to the black community. In Memphis he was a frequent singer at the Reverend H.W. Brewster’s black Memphis church where he learned gospel music.
Elvis Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi in 1935. Elvis had a twin brother named Jesse Garon who soon died after his birth. Mississippi is in the South which means that as a child Elvis was exposed to segregation. Later in 1948 he moved with his parents to Memphis, Tennessee. Later in 1953, he graduated High School and
Elvis Aaron Presley, otherwise known as “The King” was born on January 8th, 1935. He came from simple beginnings; being born into a lower-class family in Tupelo, Mississippi. In 1948, at the age of 13 Elvis Presley and his family moved to Memphis, Tennessee. Soon he launched his incredibly successful music career with Sun Records at the age of 19 in 1954. His music was influenced by both African American and White artists causing his unique blend of country, pop, rhythm and blues, and gospel music. Presley was heavily influenced by artists such as Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, and Buddy Holly. Though Presley was widely known for his “provocative” dances moves and his popularization of Rock n’ Roll Presley impacted American culture in a much larger aspect. His influence on Americans and American culture aided desegregation and civil rights during his period of influence and helped create “youth culture”.
Elvis Presley was a legend in rock and roll in life. He still is the king of rock and roll even in death. He was born on January 8 1935 in Mississippi in 1948 his family moved to Memphis Tennessee, where he graduated high school from Humes High School. He was attracted to music at a young age and began his music career in 1954 with Sun Records label in Memphis. In late 1955 his recording contract was bought by RCA Victor. By 1956 he was an international sensation. He starred in 33 films and did hundreds of shows and specials. This success would eventually lead him to an early death.
James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938), was a highly talented and celebrated African American writer. He was a poet, songwriter, novelist, literary critic, and essayist. Along with his wide-ranging literary accomplishments, Johnson also served as a school principal, professor of literature at Fisk University, attorney, a diplomatic consul for the United States in Venezuelaand Nicaragua, and secretary for the NAACP from 1920-1930. He is considered one of the founders of the Harlem Renaissance and the first "modern" African American.
B.B. King’s reign as “King of the Blues” has been as long as that of any monarch on earth. B.B. King continued to have his crown at the age of 76, and he was still light on his feet, singing and playing the blues with never ending passion. Time has no effect on B.B, all time does for him is make him more popular, more cherished, and more relevant than ever. Even though B.B. King has passed, he’s alive as the music he plays, and the world can’t get enough of him.