The Jackson 5

Stevie Wonder is a well-known singer-songwriter and record producer. He is well known for his rhythm and blues sounds. Wonder was born in Saginaw, Michigan on May 13, 1950. His original name was Stevland Hardaway Judkins. He was named by his parents Calvin and Lula May Judkins. Wonder was blind due to the fact that he did not receive enough oxygen in the incubator as a premature baby. He was diagnosed with retinopathy of prematurity, which made him blind. Wonder had numerous talents, which…

Michael Jackson was known as the “King of Pop”. He is an international superstar loved by all who listens to his albums and sees him live. He has won many awards and recognition of written songs that became classic we love like such as “Thriller, Billie Jean, Smooth Criminal, etc.” Throughout his life, he suffered great trouble and overcame it with Michael Jackson was born on August 29, 1958, in Gary, Indiana. Katherine Jackson, his mother, was a homemaker and a faithful Jehovah's Witness.…

My poem was about Jay-Z, and Beyoncé. The main reason I chose these two is for their levels of fame. Both have been extremely relevant over the past two decades. Beyoncé’s best-selling album titled, “Dangerously in Love” sold around 16 million copies worldwide. Jay-Z’s album, “Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life” has sold around 5.4 million copies. Not only have both become music icons, they also are well known philanthropist, business people, and occasionally political commentators. I chose the tone of…

Kruthi Bhat Professor Johnson English 132- Section 07 25 September 2015 Rhetorical Strategies in Jackson’s and Rotblit’s Song Lyrics Michael Jackson and Yaakov Rotblit are two amazing song writers who have contributed so much to the society and brought out many messages through their compositions. Michael Jackson was the King of Pop as most of his songs achieved many awards, therefore he was one of the most-influential men in the world. He has inspired thousands of people around the globe…

We chose Frank Sinatra for this project because he was arguably the twentieth century’s greatest singer of popular song. He also acted in some of the popular movies of the 50s and 60s. He was a one of a kind man, simultaneously a ladies’ man and a man’s man. Women wanted to be with him and men wanted to be him. After all, he had a total of four wives in his lifetime, and if he did not die in 1998 he probably would have remarried again. Sinatra became famous singing in a band called the Rat Pack.…

these songs use and the way they are combined is highly unique in each case.” NME cited other songs which was included in the top 50 list. “Imagine” by John Lennon landed on the second spot, while “One” of U2 came in third. “Billie Jean” by Michael Jackson is on number four and Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” completed the top five. Other tunes that made it on the rank are Guns N’ Roses’ “Sweet Child Of Mine,” Oasis’ “Live Forever” and the two of the breakthrough hits of Radiohead’s “Creep” and “My…

Simon cowell was born October 7, 1959 in London, England. Simon Cowell is an English reality television judge, producer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. He is most known as a judge on the British and American TV talent competition series such as, Pop Idol, The X Factor, Britain’s Got Talent, American Idol, and America’s Got Talent. Simon Cowell is the primary founder and chief executive of the British entertainment company Syco. In the early 1980’s, Simon developed fanfare records with Iain…

Smash Mouth was formed in San Jose, Ca, in 1994. Smash Mouth’s band members were Steve Harwell as lead vocalist, Paul De Lisle as bassist, Michael Klooster as keyboardist, Kevin Coleman as drummer, and Greg Camp as guitarist. The band had a rough start, but began their journey to superstardom with the song “Nervous In The Alley.” Interscope Records heard that song and decided to sign the band. With IR, Smash Mouth created their first album, Fush Yu Mang, in 1997. In this album, was their first…

Michael Jackson’s sixth album, “Thriller,” is Michael's one of the most famous album. The album was released on November 30, 1982 by Epic Records and have won eight Grammy Awards in 1984. Even till today it’s still the best selling album in music. It have a totally of nine songs, including, “Beat it,” “Billie Jean,” “The Girl is Mine,” “Thriller,” and many more. The songs on the album includes pop, rock, R&B, funk, and disco. Most of the songs are in the format of simple verse chorus where…

Michael Joseph Jackson, known as the ‘King of Pop’ was an American singer, songwriter, recording producer, dancer and actor born on August the 29 1958 and died on June 25 2009 at age 50, which left a great impact on popular culture. Jackson’s music videos are widely popular to all ages of people due to least amount of explicit language and actions. Through the discussion of target audience and values, the lyrics, symbolic codes of the people in “Man in the Mirror and the different…