Academy of Country Music

Why I Like Country Music: Is about racial tensions and segregation between white and black people. My most liked character was the narrator. This story was definitely fun and enjoyable to read I thought it was very entertaining. This story resonated with me the most and not because of the plot but because of the rich character's, that felt relatable and real. The connections I made to the short story was the connection between being African American and getting the shorthand of the stick. My…

High School in Los Angeles, California, and went to college at the University of California to study musical composition, but later he dropped out. He started his musical training by writing pop songs. Randy Newman mostly wrote pop songs and film music from the contemporary era. He also loved singing and playing piano. Randy Newman…

being turned inside out. “Inside Out and Back Again” is a book about a girl named Ha who is struggling to fit into the new country of the United States that she has had to move to. Her home country of Vietnam has been destroyed, so Ha and her family had to flee to America. Ha, her mother, and her three brothers have all been patiently waiting for her father to return her country. All of these things add up to Ha and her family’s lives being turned inside out. Many regular people become refugees…

My favorite type of music is country. This music is inspirational to all types of people. I truly understand a lot of meanings of country songs. It doesn’t come right out and say it, but you can always infer. There are a variety of ways country music makes you feel. It can make you feel happy and sad, maybe both at the same time. Country music reminds me of my favorite time of the year, summer. It reminds me of sitting out at my cabin on Lake Delhi, being on the boat with the rays of sun…

Country music can be traced back to early folk traditions in many of the British Isles. Once in America those traditions crossed paths with the music of previous immigrants and African slaves and the earliest form of country was born. Country music began it journey into the headlines in the early 1920’s because of artist being able to truly connect with the listeners. “In 1925, four musicians from Virginia recording under the name Hill Bellies gave rise to the term hill Billy music, somewhat…

Luke Bryan has worked over the years to become the successful country artist he is today. He grew up working on a farm in Georgia for his father (Luke Bryan Biography 1). In his early teens, he had decided that he wanted to have a career in music (Luke Bryan Biography 1). Luke began writing songs with some help from others (Luke Bryan Biography 1). Many of his songs made it on the Billboard Hot 100, and a lot of his albums made it on the Billboard 200 (Demings Award Section). Although Luke Bryan…

Moving to a country across the world is very difficult to foresee, yet millions embark on this journey everyday. For my parents, communism was the one aspect of life that gave them doubt in leaving their homeland. They rocked back and forth between ideas on how to safely and securely create a better life for themselves. But what about other families in other countries. How do they go about traveling to America unscathed. Countless men and women could be halted by their lack of money or outside…

Country and Rap Country and rap are both types of music. While they are both types of music, they do have some differences. Although they are somewhat different types of music they are similar in some ways. These two types of music can make you feel two different ways. Some people just prefer one over the other. Country and rap music are different in some ways. Rap music is more about violence and crime. Country music on the other hand, is more about faithfulness and family. In addition, rap…

Country music has changed through the years. Country music today is much different than the country music you would have heard even just 15 years ago. There are a verity of different forms of country now which is all still put under one category but I would say that you could split it up into at least two. Today’s Country music is very much on the mainstream and popish where 20 years ago it had a specific sound; you would hear it and so oh that’s country. It is actually sometimes quite…

There was no one quite like Elvis Presley. From his onstage performances to his vocal style, no other musical artist could captivate the rockabilly and rock n’ roll scenes like Elvis did. However, other notable artists at the time, such as Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and Buddy Holly, bared similar and different stylistic traits to Elvis in order to appeal to the growing rock n’ roll industry of the late 1950s. Elvis’ “Don’t Be Cruel” can be compared to the above artists in an objective manner…