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individuality. After years of rebellion he finally settled down career, he created the Silk Road Ensemble and went on to win many awards and recognitions. Ma has changed the face of music forever. Born in 1955, Paris, France, Yo Yo Ma changes classical music forever. His father, a professor of musicology and a composer, and his mother, an opera singer, both knew he was different from the very beginning. Yo Yo Ma had his first musical experience at the very young age of four years of four years…

Parker (“Louis Armstrong Biography”). They were married from 1918-1923. Miss Parker’s occupation was prostitution (“Louis Armstrong”). He then married his second wife, Lil Hardin Armstrong in 1924 (“Louis Armstrong”). They were married for four years from 1924-1938 (“Louis Armstrong”). Then on to his third wife, Miss Alpha Smith, which he was married to from 1938-1942 ( Louis Armstrong”). Finally, he married his last wife, Lucille Wilson in 1942 (“ Louis Armstrong”). Armstrong wrote…

sold 750 million albums worldwide, won 13 Grammy awards, and 13 number-one singles (statisticsbrain.com). He was inducted into the Hall of Fame not once but twice and was known as the “King of Pop” (lyricinterpretations.com). But, I believe in my opinion and most would agree Black or White was one of the most talked about songs written by Mr. Jackson. Michael Joseph Jackson was born in Gary, Indiana. He first became well-known for his lead singing in the Jackson 5 at just 5 years old. His music…

career which we know him for today (Encyclopedia, 2023). According to the website “Billboard” Kenny’s most famous song is “The Gambler”. It is stated that it is the greatest hit that Roger had ever performed (Dauphin, 2017). Rogers most famous released album is “The Gambler”, which contains hit songs like, “The Gambler” and “I Wish That I Could Hurt That Way Again”. Kenny Rogers’s influences According to the website “Sounds Like Nashville” (Smith, 2017) Kenny Rogers has claimed Ray Charles as…

Hamilton is an award-winning Broadway musical that tells the story of a lesser known Founding Fathers, Alexander Hamilton. The project evolved from a single song performed at the White House Poetry Jam in May of 2009 to an internationally renowned musical over the past 8 years. The musical first ran off-Broadway and officially opened on Broadway in August of 2015. It quickly became one of the most popular musicals of the year and has since won a Grammy, the Pulitzer Prize for drama, 11 Tony’s…

changes the world’s perspective of music with his incredible talent and charisma (Petersen 1). Presley’s first exposure began weekly at his church singing and playing in front of a large congregation. When he was ten years old, he won second prize for singing at a contest. The following year he received his first guitar as a legacy. When Presley’s family moved to Memphis, Tennessee, he began competing and winning talent shows and his fame grew even stronger. The appreciation and support he had…

African American Music came about during the time of slavery in America. Africans from many different ethnicities and nationalities built their religious and secular rituals, festivals, and social gatherings on the foundation of song, dances, and rhythms they invented to cope with the New World realities. During the slavery era, enslaved African American became the musicians of choice for white and black celebrations because they were recognized as the best “musicians” around. Enslaved Africans…

essentials Yo-Yo Ma describes as, collaboration, flexible thinking, disciplined imagination and empathy. Yo-Yo Ma is a widely known cellist and songwriter, that started producing music from the age of five and has won over seventeen Grammy Awards and produced ninety albums. (257) Explains the fundaments of art integration in “Necessary Edges: Arts, Empathy, and Education”, Yo-Yo Ma reflects on the role of arts, creativity values and the edges of life. Yo-Yo Ma argues the importance…

Keith Lionel Urban was born October 26, 1967 in Whangarei, North Island, New Zealand. Urban is the son of Bob and Marienne Urban who together ran a self-owned convenience store. On Urban’s father’s side, his grandfather was a piano teacher and his father played the drums. When Urban was young his family moved from New Zealand to Australia, and this is where Urban’s uncle gave him his first instrument, a ukulele. Both of Urban’s parents loved country music and this is where he developed his taste…

child of Vernon and Gladys Presley (Watson 12). Presley’s parents were so poor when they married in 1933 the 17-year-old Vernon had to borrow the three dollars needed to buy a marriage license (Watson 12). On October 3, 1945, ten-year-old Elvis won over the crowd of 200 people. He came in fifth place (Watson 18). For Elvis…