Ellen Gates Starr

HENDRIX 3 Jimi Hendrix: Life and Legacy Though Hendrix’s music career, along with his life was short lived, his legacy of being one of the greatest, if not the greatest guitar players of all time lives on along with his music. Jimi was born in Seattle, Washington on November 27, 1942. His parents were Lucile and Al Hendrix. He was born Johnny Allen Hendrix, but his father changed his name to James Marshall for unknown reasons. (Biography.com, n.d.) Jimi showed an interest in music…

In 1963, The Beatles released their first studio album, Please Please Me, along with a single of the same name. The album hit number one in the charts, with the single peaking at what would be the equivalent of number two, marking the beginning of the cultural phenomenon of The Beatles. Considering the music that commonly appeared in the charts at the time, the song Please Please Me didn’t deviate from that, taking major influence from Roy Orbison, before the tempo of the number was sped up to…

We previously brought you part one of our list of 15 interesting facts about Joni Mitchell. Now, we bringing you eight more facts about Mitchell’s inspiring and influential music career that has earned her several awards and international fame. Number Eight: She Can Be Heard on a James Taylor Hit. Around 1972, she did some collaborating with Carole King and James Taylor, singing back-up for both of them. Most notably, her vocals are featured in Taylor’s biggest hit, “You’ve Got a Friend.” Number…

Jimmy Crammer and I got one of our parents to drive us to the Commack Arena to see a concert. The then current popular band— signed to Apple Records by the freakin’ Beatles— was Badfinger, who was performing on a bill with two other acts—Cactus, who was the headliner, and Bull Angus— being the last band of importance. (Thanks Google. BTW–Tics were five bucks.) Commack Arena was a 6700 seat; dilapidated, old and tattered building, that looked like a huge airplane hangar, and once the house…

Liverpool, England. The four members of the band is Paul Mccartney one of the main vocalist and is the bass guitar, John Lennon who plays rhythm guitar and is one of the main vocalist, George Harrison who is lead guitar and sometimes sings, and Ringo Starr who plays drums. The band’s name before The Beatles was The Quarrymen and Ringo would be the last Beatle to join the band. The band’s debut album was “Please Please me” which Parlophone had rushed released on March 22nd, 1963. John Lennon and…

Snarky Puppy’s RPK: https://www.reverbnation.com/snarkypuppy Snarky Puppy’s RPK was a bit long for their summary of their band, but that is due to how popular the band is. They are a world class, Grammy-winning band that tours all the time. In their Bio they tell the reader who is in their band and who each of the members have worked with, like Shaun Martin who has worked with renowned R&B singer Erykah Badu. Their bio shows that they are an influential band in this era. They also tell the…

C One day two brothers who went by the names of Josh Conn and Ryan Conn decided that they wanted to start a band. Usually when new bands are formed the members don't agree on on their name, but the Conn brothers were in perfect agreement. They would call themselves the Conn sons. Josh played drums and occasional guitar, while Ryan was lead singer and played keyboard. So far the duo was happy with their decision. When the Conn sons first started out they were not well known. As time went on they…

Bobby Darin was an American singer, songwriter and actor in movies and TV. He sang a variety of music. Before he rose to stardom he was a songwriter writing for singer Connie Francis. His first million seller came in 1958 “Splish Splash”. This was followed by a string of hits such as “Dream Lover”, “Mack the Knife”, and “Beyond the Sea”. In 1962 Darrin won a Golden Globe award for his first movie “Come September” in which he performed with his first wife Sandra Dee. Darrin began having health…

a minimum secerity jail. No child should have to go to jail at the age of 13. All this child is learning is how much people do not want him and how all they want to do to him is abuse him. Charles spent the better part of his early life moving between different institutions and jails. It is no secert on how mean other inmates or gaurdes can be. One good thing came out of beinging in jail, Charles got free guitar leasons. Charles was only out of prison appoximantly four years of his adult life…

When someone says “the Beatles” you most likely picture the iconic band, the Beatles. That’s because in 1956, four friends made a band that stormed the whole world, climbing their way to the top. The fab four consisting of Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, and George Harrison. Their journey on being one of the biggest influences in rock ‘n’ roll history. From their major works, to their billions of records sold. Their life during the Beatles, and the achievements made after. This is a…