Drummer

In the process they became lifelong friends and often worked together. Ella began entering- and winning- every talent show she could find. In 1935, she won the chance to perform with the Tiny Bradshaw band at the Harlem Opera House. She met the drummer and bandleader Chick Webb. Ella’s voice impressed him but he already hired a singer. Chick offered Ella the opportunity to test with the band at a dance at Yale University. If the kids liked Ella she would stay with the band. Despite the tough…

a member of the band Mad Season. Alice In Chains was an alternative metal band that started in the late 80’s in Seattle, Washington. Band members included lead singer, Layne Staley, guitarist and vocalist, Jerry Cantrell, bassist, Mike Starr, and drummer, Sean Kinney. Alice In Chains was major name in the “grunge” movement, coming out of Seattle in the early 90’s. They were known for Layne Staley’s unique vocals, harmonization between Cantrell…

ROCK MUSIC YEAR 8 ASSIGNMENT 2015- SEMESTER 1 PART 1: BON JOVI Early Years: John Francis Bongiovi was born on March 2nd, 1962 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey and named after his father. Jon was raised by his parents Carol and John Bongiovi. Jon's passion for music began when his mother bought him an acoustic guitar at the age of 7. He struggled to play the guitar but recognised artists such as Elton John, Rush, Thin Lizzy, and his favourite Bruce Springsteen. By his early teenage years, Jon was…

Wilderness in the Eyes of a Contemporary and Thoreau. (A comparison of the view of nature between Thoreau in his text, Walden and a person in today’s society.) People today seem to have many different views on nature and the purpose it serves us currently. Nature can be a place of horror and monsters, or a place of retreat, or simply something that exists. Widely, it appears that society now doesn’t have the appreciation of nature that was once held by our ancestors. Henry David Thoreau was one…

The room is bursting with energy–vendors sell their ware, people mingle, and the sound of music and dancing fills the room. The On Wisconsin Annual Spring Powwow presented by Wunk Sheek and the University of Wisconsin-Madison has officially begun. The Arena at the Alliant Energy Center has been split to create two sections, on one side merchants have set up booths where they are selling anything from beaded jewelry to food. The other side of the room has been transformed into an arena area, a…

Discrimination and racism has always been a major part of American history. Whenever new groups of ethnicities immigrated to the United States (US), the general public would discriminate against them and blame them some issues of the time. At first it was the Irish in the mid 19th century, and then the Chinese and Italians during the late 19th century and so on. Still, the group that was the most strongly discriminated against was the African-Americans. They are different from the ethnic…

In the key battle of the American Revolution at Yorktown, about six thousand Americans and seven thousand French men fought for freedom in October of 1781 . Between 9 and 10 am on October 17th, 1781, a British drummer stood on a parapet as a red coated officer waved a white handkerchief . This flag of freedom was waved through the air, delivering the message of surrender for all soldiers to witness. At this sight, thousands of British troops surrendered to the Americans and the French, a…

style of Clarence “Mac” on electric piano, which I mentioned early, to Ray Parker Jr. on guitar, who plays the guitar the way it should be played, not too loud but you know he’s there. Playing the electric bass guitar is Jerry Knight, who along with drummer Russ Kunkel and percussionist Ralph MacDonald, work brilliantly together to keep the rhythm section tight and the driving force of the song. Along with these talented musicians that comprise the core of the band, Withers invoked the services…

shine an array as the sun beams down on it. People drunk left and right, probably going to regret how much they drank in the morning as they woke up. I can still remember his long, greasy hair, flailing as he jumped up and down on the stage, the drummer creating thunder as the bass drum struck with a smooth rhythm. His songs still play in my head, creating a sense as if I was actually there again; I couldn’t lie, I was amazed as I if…

poem is structure. The first four lines of each stanza are longer than the last four lines. The way Whitman composed this poem was very respectful to our dead president. If you were to read this poem slowly the rhythm of this poem sounds like a drummer…