Grammy Award for Album of the Year

They were all co-written by Richard and Robert Sherman (Kamp). While Robert Sherman died a few years ago, Richard is still alive. But without Robert, Richard would not be where he is today. So to start out, the Sherman brothers were the sons of the famous Tin Pan Alley singer Al Sherman (Harvey). This means Richard and Robert both grew up with music being a big part of their lives. During his college years, Richard wanted to compose music while Robert wanted to be a writer. Their father dared…

mesmerized. Just like his mentor Buddy Guy, he also plays a Fender Stratocaster . Boy does he give that thing a work out. To top it off,he is a gifted singer with enough soul to make collard greens plush. He played mostly original tunes off of his two albums Cyclone…

Music and society have a large impact on each other, and how they shape the way people view and act in the world. There are four themes that identify and characterize how music has evolved over the past one hundred years. These themes also show how music affects and expresses the culture that not only we live in today, but also how we have changed in our views on numerous aspects of today’s society. The four themes that are explored directly with a specific artist and, or, band are how they…

delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty”, [are the famous words of former author, singer, dancer, and poet, Maya Angelou. The famous role model has won many awards including two NAACP Image Awards in the outstanding literary work category, achieved many goals by becoming an activists, and left many marks on the world in her various poems, stories, and biographies. She was beyond successful and carried out a career like no…

I 'm Still Pissed Off About the Oscars A funny thing happened on the way to the Academy Awards, A.K.A. the Oscars, in 2007. After early screenings with journalists and one at the Cannes festival, DreamGirls was widely deemed an Oscar frontrunner. It went on to be ranked 4th on the American Film Institute 's Best of 2006 list and won 3 out of 5 Golden Globes, including Best Picture-Comedy or Musical, Best Supporting Actor (Murphy) and Best Supporting Actress (Hudson). It also received nods and…

I have chosen “Mamma Mia”, a fictional story inspired by the music of the Swedish pop group, ABBA. The title of the musical is one of the group’s songs, and it sung throughout the show. I chose it because I saw it pretty recently with one of my closest friends, and it opened up a world of new love and appreciation for Broadway and Musical Theatre to me, even though I loved it already. It’s hard to talk about the musical without mentioning the history of the hugely successful group, ABBA.…

4 that same year, two black students were shot and killed by members of the Mississippi State Highway Patrol. A few years before these tragedies back at Lincoln the Ku Klux Klan had burned a 30-foot cross near the college. After responding to these events through his poetry/music by releasing, “The Nigger Factory,” “The…

Houston, Texas. She is identified by her career in the music industry, but there is more than what meets the eye. Knowles is also an accomplished entrepreneur, or a person who owns, operates, and takes the risk of a business venture. In only thirty-two years, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter has accomplished so many things, from music to business, she has made history. To begin her journey into the business world, Knowles focused on her singing career. At the age of sixteen Beyoncé and members of her…

Giorgio Moroder is a famous musician who produces electronic dance music. He was born in Ortisei, Italy, on April 26th 1940. He has been one of my most influential producers ever since I heard him on Daft Punk’s album, Random Access Memories. He tells us a story of what life was like for him when he first started making music and how he worked hard to make it where he is now. The story he told was just a summary of all that he has done. In order to understand how influential Giorgio was, one…

Sammy’s first albums were Starring Sammy Davis Jr. and Sammy Davis Jr. Sings Just for Lovers, both released in 1955 (Bio.com). These albums led to headlining performances in Las Vegas and New York, which then resulted in several television appearances (Bio.com). Sammy was one of the few stars, African American or white, to receive Emmy, Tony, and Grammy Award nominations (Notablebio.com). These awards serve as reflections of the affection people truly felt…