Chicano rock

Forever Young. Two words with meaning beyond their miniscule size. Rod Stewart’s 1980’s anthem ignites a spark in one’s mind to truly think deeper into the meaning of his decades old lyrics. Being young is something that every person has to go through and I believe that through the experiences of our youth we are able to grow not only in years but also in intellect, knowledge, and wisdom. By growing and going through the hardships that we experience as young people, we are then in turn able to give

Vicente Fernandez is a well know Mexican actor, producer and singer, Vicente is known as the king of ranchera music all over the world. Vicente started singing on the streets when he was a young boy for tips, Vicente came from a very poor family, he was forced to drop out of fifth grade to support his family. He got little jobs around his home town. He says he would stop cars and offer to sing to them for a few pesos in Guadalajara, but has now won seven Latin Grammys and one Grammy. Vicente was

By this time, grunge and underground rock was huge. People began wearing the ripped jeans and tattered flannels with Doctor Martins and chokers. Cobain was still doing a significant amount of drugs. He was addicted to heroin and often performed and/or interviewed high. In fact, he showed up to his last show (Live at Reading 1992) in a hospital gown and wheelchair as a joke because of the comments he was getting on his drug addiction. This show went down in rock history as one of the most legendary

In a world of political discourse with racism and hate running rampant, a few great men and women came together to bring unity and harmony like never before: in the form of massive music festivals. In the late 1972, the black community came together for a concert known as Watts Summer Festival. In 1969, the largest music festival of its time was held, and was known as Woodstock. Later that year, the Rolling Stones put together a massive free concert in San Francisco known as the Altamont Concert

https://youtu.be/V_xAQE5FRu4 TItle: Ozzie Melendez shocks and delights his fans - Not just as trombonist but as a singer as well with his first single release "Camaleón" Ozzie Melendez, broke out of his usual routine as a virtuous trombone player, recording and touring with Willie Colon, Marc Anthony and Diana Ross to release his first single as a solo artist titled "Camaleón" one of the many hit songs being produced by Ozzie and his team in this dazzling surprise move. Ozzie has built a strong

gigs. The tone is joyful at this point. The papers said he plays from the heart. Eddie got a roadie named Bart and an agent. Eddie then made a record. Eddies record was doing good. It went to the charts. The sky seemed to be the limit for this young rock star. However we start to feel an uncertain tone. Eddie was partying with movie stars and other celebs. Eddie was making big money and spending it on parties every night. Finally Tom Petty tells about the fall from fame of Eddie. Tom Petty's “Into

apart. They continued on for some time just the two of them, but in 2002 decided to officially form the Zac Brown Band and took on some more band members. In 2003 the band released their first album, Homegrown followed shortly after by Live from the Rock Bus Tour in 2005. They traveled and worked hard, continuously playing over 200 gigs a year. Brown prided himself on finding musicians for his band just as dedicated as he was. Eventually, the core members of Zac’s band became John Hopkins (base), Jimmy

When I first browsed through the different topics on which we were to write essays on, I was ecstatic when I saw one about rock and roll. Once I started skimming through all the bands and artists I know and love, I knew there would be no problem writing this essay. I firmly believe that I was born in the wrong generation of music because I am a hardcore oldies junkie at heart. For this reason, the bands I have selected are as follows: The Beastie Boys, Fleetwood Mac, The Police, Red Hot Chili Peppers

On Thursday, August the 17th I attended a concert at the North Park theater in San Diego, California. The name of the band is called Celso Piña y Su Ronda Bogota, (which roughly translates to Celso Piña and his round from Bogota). With Celso Piña being the leader of the band, accordionist, and lead singer of the group. In addition, this band hails from Monterrey, Mexico, but their musical style has its roots from the Caribbean region of Colombia. This band is influence by the traditional music of

controversial topics, as well as have orchestrated music that strayed away from the norm. Because of this, many say he was one of the few artist that brought attention to a different style of music; said style is now often referred to as the alternative rock genre. Because of Frank’s eye for originality, many of his songs are considered to be culturally unpopular, but one that managed to slip through to the public would be no other than the song “Valley Girl.” Frank Zappa’s “Valley Girl,” from a lyrical