Academy of Country Music

1954. He was the definition of classy, cool, and confident for a pool of male and female fans alike. Even more exciting are the allegations which claim Frank had ties to the Mafia. Still, the music was what mattered most; the songs he made are considered timeless, but also went against the tide of competing music of the time such as rock and roll. According to the highly acclaimed filmmaker Martin Scorsese, “Frank Sinatra was more than a singer, he was a legend. I admired him throughout his…

Music soothes the soul and can connect to people on a deeper level than almost anything else. However, prior to Elvis Presley and the1950s that was not the case, music was segregated and dull, Elvis changed this forever. Elvis and his music came at a time when the baby boomers were all teenagers and beginning to identify themselves and discover music. The civil rights movement was just about to begin, and the tension between whites and blacks was just beginning to decrease. The two races found…

an elevator, music is everywhere. People listen to music to calm down or to get pumped up; some listen to music to either make them happy or sad. Country music is one of the most popular genre of music today. Although there are several reasons to like other genres of country music, such as honky tonk and rockabilly, outlaw country music strikes a much deeper connection with its fan making it so much more popular. Honky tonk is what most people think of when they think of country music. Honky…

Stoleru Ioana – Ancuța English A, 3rd year The Function of Music in “A Streetcar Named Desire” Music has always played an important role in arts, but when found in literature, it can either function as a means of characterization (speaking volumes about certain characters) or as a mood setter, helping the reader adjust to the atmosphere of the literary work. “Music is so much a part of our lives that its presence in literature can help readers relate to fictional situations and characters.”…

Country music is a genre of the United States popular music that has originated in the Southern and Southeastern United States in the year of 1920. Country music takes the roots of several music genres from the southeastern part of the United States known as Blues music, folk music, and western music. Country music often consists of ballads and dance tunes. Country music features instruments such as banjos, mandolins, guitars, fiddles, harmonicas, accordions, dulcimers, acoustic bass, jaw harp,…

I picked Andy Grammer to tell you about. They reason I picked Andy Grammer is because I really like his music. Also I want to learn about how he became a singer.The three parts of his life that will be being told are his singing career, childhood, and experiences. Let’s get startedoAndy Grammer | Bio! My first interest was Grammer’s singing career. He wrote the song “Honey I’m Good.” Another thing he got to experience in his singing career was going to West palm beach. WHere he played s hit…

On April 16, 1971, one of the most important artists in the history of Latin music was born. Selena Quintanilla Pérez was born to Marcella and Abraham Quintanilla, Jr. in the city of Lake Jackson, Texas (Selena, 2008). She grew up in a music oriented family and first began singing as a young girl. Selena was destined for stardom with her amazing talent. By the age of 13, she had recorded her first album. She went on to record and release over thirty more albums, including, but not limited…

1. What is Tin Pan Alley? Where did it originate? Why was it named ‘Tin Pan Alley’? • In the first half of the 20th century, the primary way of selling music was sheet music. Tin Pan Alley was a name given to those who were in the sheet music business: writers and publishers. About a hundred years ago, Tin Pan Alley got its start in New York City. Because of the many song writers plunking out their song ideas on rows of pianos sounded like a bunch of people banging tin cans, the locals began…

December 2011 with their impressive debut singles “Cannonball” which topped in UK singles chart and gains huge popularity in Ireland. Apart from their featured appearance in ‘X Factor’, Little Mix discography has 2 Studio Albums, 10 singles and 13 Music Videos. This group of four singing girls joined together for the TV series X Factor in its eight series. They went on to win the competition in their debut entry itself. Victory was followed by fame worldwide with big audio company taking them…

Ariana Grande is a twenty three year old television actress better known as a pop music singing sensation. Ms. Grande began singing and acting at a young age, which landed her a role in a Broadway play before she hit sixteen. In 2010, she landed her big break. Starring in the Nickelodeon series, Victorious, as Cat Valentine, she played as a “goofy aspiring singer.” (biography.com) Ariana Grande dropped her single “The Way” which went triple platinum in 2013. After her single, she went on to…