Grammy Award for Song of the Year

1946, in Pittman Center, Tennessee. She spent her childhood in Sevierville, Tennessee. Beginning her television career at the tender age of twelve, she went on to perform at the Grand Ole Opry and record for a tiny label by the time she was thirteen years old. She relocated to Nashville to begin her career as a country singer in 1964, after finishing high school. Carl Dean was the owner of an asphalt paving company; she fell in love with him, and they are still together after getting married on…

Thriller generated 7 top ten hits. The song “Billie Jean” debuted his soon-to-be famous dance move the moonwalk. Jackson created the dance himself and choreographed the dance sequences for the video “Beat It.” His most elaborate video was for the albums title track. John Landis directed this horror-tinged video. It featured complex dance scenes, special effects, and a voice-over by actor Vincent Price. The video for “Thriller” became immensely popular, boosting sales for the already…

The seventy-five-year-old Carole King started writing songs when she was only seventeen years old. The first song she wrote was “Will you love me tomorrow” which was her first number one hit. One of King’s songs “It might as well rain until September” made the Top 25 in the U.S. The solo artist won four GRAMMYS awards and no.1 in female artist in the year 1971. Sixteen years later she was recognized and awarded a place in the Hall of Fame. The BMI Icon award was also presented to King in 2012.…

Count Basie joined Walter Page’s Blue Devils in 1928 and when the band broke up in 1929, Bennie Moten’s band hired him. He led his own band from 1935 until his death almost 50 years later and the band continued to perform afterwards. It was during the 1950s that the changing musical landscape forced Basie to scale down the size of his orchestra. However, in 1952, he made a comeback and returned with his big-band structure. William…

immediately raised him to fame. Also, in 1999 Eminem’s mom filed a $10,000,000 lawsuit against him, but only received $25,000, and Marshall married Kim. In the year 2000, he created Marshall Mathers LP, which sold over two million copies in one week. It sold over 19 million copies worldwide, won a Grammy Award, received a nomination for Album of the Year, and is considered one of the best rap albums of all time. It changed the way people saw rap, since it was based on heartbreak and anger. He…

Oklahoma. During college he joined a bluegrass band called, Special Edition. In 1982, Joe got married to Janise Parker, his college sweetheart. As a married couple they welcomed two children together. However this married life dissolved in 1986. Two years later after being dissolved with his first wife, Joe got married to Debbie Jones. Debbie Jones is a nurse technician. They also became parents twice after being married. They got divorced in 1996. In 1993 he began his love affairs with Liz…

female issues which is a reason her music has prospered her into the world star she is today. Along with the music she has award winning music videos that also project a strong argument that vibes more with feminist attitude.With a total of 20 awards and 53 nominations from the Grammys for her music (as a solo artist and with Destiny's Child), she is the most nominated woman in Grammy history! For the purpose of picking more of an artistic video to analyze I chose her second single from her…

and sold many CDs to their neighbors. He then grew dramatically, getting many hits. Later in his life, one of his songs, Thriller, won eight grammy awards and was one of the best selling records of all time. The first song that he performed as a solo artist was “Off the Wall,” in efforts to have a solo career in addition to his band, The Jackson 5. He received his first grammy award for Best R&B Male Vocal Performance in 1980. Now extremely famous, the Jackson 5 continuously were touring…

Evaluation Paper #2 The Grammy Award for Album of the Year is presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize “ artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to the album sales or chart position.” Album of the year is easily the most prestigious award category at the Grammy’s and has been since 1959. Kendrick Lamar, a West Coast rapper, was recently nominated for 11 Grammys; almost…

Did you know that 8 million people visit Ireland every year? Even though it’s population is only about 6 million? Ireland is an interesting country with a unique culture and many traditions. St.Patrick's day is a big religious holiday for the Irish. St.Patrick’s day is on on March 17th, because it was the day that he died. St.Patrick was a very important person because he converted the irish to Christianity. The shamrock is also an important part of St.Patrick's day. People wear them on this…