Bob Gunton

Before, this assignment I really only knew what rap music and what it brought to the world. For example, Pete Seeger was an American folk singer and listening to a couple of his songs they brought  laughing,joy, dancing, loving, embracing, and peace. During a concert he mention that “ you can make a combination between the best and the old and new” and starts to play You gotta walk that lonesome valley which brought joy. As I can observe with a couple of concerts that I saw on Youtube,  they…

and was only paid twenty-five dollars a week. Baez met Bob Gibson who she performed with at the Newport Folk Concert in 1959. The two of them sang a duet of “Virgin Mary Had One Son”. Soon after that performance, Joan signed with Vanguard, and recorded her first self-titled album, Joan Baez. That album was completed within four days, and had the single “El Preso Numero Nueve”. In the 60’s Baez also began recording and performing with Bob Dylan, and ended up having a romantic relationship…

“We are the music makers, and the dreamer of dreams”- Gene Wilder . This quote describes who I am today and why i’m so passionate about music. In my life I have experienced great times, and also experienced hard times, but music has brought me closer to myself and I want to share my small journey of music that I have experience in my life. In my earlier years I was a big fan of Michael Jackson. The renown pop artist was first introduced to me by a magazine I had looked at in a corner store…

This is a comparison of the song “Miss Jackson” originally done by the artist Outcast and then later remade by the cover band The Vines. Both versions, are themed about a man’s conflict with a girl and her mother. The original version is rap while the cover version released by the vines is rock. Outcast’s message is that he wants to right his wrongs and that he deserves to be involved his child’s life. The Vine’s version has a more simple meaning of simply wanting forgiveness and girl back.…

Norman Jewison’s story of Rubin “The Hurricane” Carter gives us his take on the corrupt society during the time of The Black Civil Rights Movement. The overarching theme of this film is imprisonment, this can be broken down into the two main ideas willpower and internal conflict. Throughout the film the many pieces of dialogue, camera shots, and repeated shots or sequences are used to reinforce the overarching theme, imprisonment. These are shown in the “Hole Scene” where Rubin Carter is locked…

Music has been my salvation; reggae music is my mainstay because the lyrics are like a sermon. Reggae is about life and the world around you. Listen to any Bob Marley record and you will hear what I speak of. In high school I listened to heavy metal which as a black teen is very rare but I was in the environment and so adapted. What is interesting is that, what I heard in heavy metal was nothing more that the blues that had been amplified and I called it amplified blues. My thought was…

Protest music of the 1950’s and 1960’s Music of the 1950s and 1960s was often considered music of rebellion and protest because at this time, there were many groups of people that demanded either equality or putting a stop to awful things that were ruining the world. Whether it be racism or war, people wrote songs to either tell other people about it or to stop it in it’s tracks. Rock and roll carried on the criticism of society and the cries for change that are evident in its musical roots.…

the 20th century.Many new genres of music were being introduced such as country(1920's), rock(1950's), pop(1950's), and hip hop(1970's).The new introduction of music impacted music on a global scale.This would present some of the most iconic artists the world had ever seen at that time such as rock stars Jimi Hendrix, Elvis Presley, and John Lennon; and country stars Johnny Cash, Garth Brooks, and Jimmy Rodgers.But as time progresses music progresses with it and new genres and artist become…

Kayla Shaffer Dr. Partyka Paper 2 part 1 Inter 200 October 7, 2015 The Beatles The Beatles are an iconic group that has lasted the course of time for a multitude of different reasons. One being the huge contribution that the Beatles were able to impart on the rock n roll genre that we have come to know and love today. Another reason for their success was the content of their lyrics and the fact they resounded with the people listening to their music because they spoke to the real life…

be stronger from the past. (In text quote) Bob Marley was born in on February 1945 in St Ann Jamaica. (Ankeny 2017) Bob Marley first made the group wailers with his friends in 1963 (Bio 2017). Bob Marley had inspired those who wanted to listen to hear reggae to be able to hear more of their One example of his music is simmer down and here is some of the lyrics “Simmer down soon you’ll get dropped” (Songs of Freedom 2017). finally, a second example of Bob Marley’s reggae music lyrics is called…