Bob Harper

counting house and he is an older man. Scrooge has a clerk named Bob Cratchit who is a poor family man. Scrooge gets visited by three different ghosts or spirits during the story. The three spirits include the Ghost of Christmas Past, the Ghost of Christmas Present, and the Ghost of Christmas future, also known as the Ghost of Christmas yet to come. Scrooge was an uncivilized man that didn’t like Christmas but after seeing his clerk, Bob Cratchit, and his family on christmas and after seeing…

“My life is an open Pamphlet” – Bob Fosse. Bob Fosse was an American actor, Musical theatre director, and choreographer. He changed the way people around the world viewed dancing and dancing the film industry during the 20th century. Bob Fosse was born on June 23rd of 1927 in Chicago Illinois. His full name was actually Robert Louis Fosse. He was the youngest of all children. Having so many siblings it was difficult to grab his parent’s eye so he did that by dancing. His parents took…

The 1960’s were pretty much made up of three major components, sex, drugs and rock n’ roll. Music was one of the only ways for people to cope with everything else happening during the time, such as the Vietnam War. One of the biggest musicians to shape that time period was Jimi Hendrix. His songs brought together love, peace, rebellion, power and many other attributes to express his talents. While most of his songs were important, I think his version of “All Along the Watchtower” had the biggest…

Music can grasp a strong bond between people and events. The influence of music in the 1930s was overwhelmingly impactful. With new genres coming in, new clubs opening, and new singers emerging, the 1930s was an uplifting time. People were shaping up their lives, and recovering from the horrid “Great Depression.” Music held a strong relationship with people as they were doing so, and helped them live everyday without sadness or sorrow. The jazz age was ending, but the music was still maturing.…

similar chord within the greater American audience, installing within them an understanding which transcends the past and applies to the present onward. All the President's Men revolves around the scandal at Watergate, following Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein on their quest to discover who was really behind the entire ordeal. After the mysterious break-in at the National Democratic Committee, these two young reporters quickly become obsessed…

“Comparing Solo Artists and Bands” Rock music has been defined and altered by a plethora of incredible individuals and groups. While solo artists were common in the United States during the early stages of rock and roll, between the 50s and 70s times changed and bands grew into a bigger part of Rock history as well. When trying to establish which of the two, bands or solo artists, are most successful in rock music, there are several areas to look at. One, the time period, and two, the number of…

All Along the Watchtower is one of Jimi Hendrix’s most popular songs, a song he didn’t write himself. Originally the song was written and released by Bob Dylan in 1967 on his John Wesley Harding album, then given to Hendrix by Dylan’s publicist and released as a part of the Jimi Hendrix Experience’s third and final album called Electric Ladyland. (All Along the Watchtower, n.d.) The Hendrix version (released 6 months after Dylan’s original recording) became a top 20 single in 1968 and ranked…

When Hair: The American Tribal Love Rock Musical first premiered on Broadway in 1968, American audiences didn’t know what to make of it. The story took place in New York’s Greenwich Village, during the 1960s and centered around Claude: a member of a hippie “tribe” who has been drafted into the Vietnam war and must face the choice of whether or not to go to war. While Claude’s story serves as the basic plot, Hair was a variety of topics all meshed into one production, appropriately called, a…

MUS120 Live Performance Review: Brian Wilson Performs Pet Sounds It was impossible to turn down the opportunity to see genius song writer and co-founder of the Beach Boys perform. The venue was equally perfect; the Radio City Music Hall in New York City is on its own a treat to see. Between the high energy music, along with original Beach Boys members the entire performance was brilliant from start to finish, earning a well-deserved standing ovation. Although all in all the show was excellent,…

“Come gather ’round people, wherever you roam”, these are the first two verses of Bob Dylan’s well-known song, “The Times They Are A-Changin’”. A song meant to define what the United States and the world was going through: out with the old and in with the new. This hit single was released in 1964, in Dylan’s album, The Times They Are A-Changin’. The idea behind it was made by Dylan, to make an anthem for the changing times during the Civil Rights Movement. Since its release, Dylan has been…