Could you Imagine the things people go through and done just to survive. Well in the book called “A Long walk to Water “ BY: Linda Sue Park, two characters ( Salva & Nya ) have done stuff to survive. Ethier running for your life or walking for hours to get water. In my opinion survive means a person who remains alive. But according to the dictionary it means: to continue to live or exist, especially in spite of danger or hardship. A time Salva had to survived was by…
of the 1960s into the massively popular, de-politicized rock of the 1970s as the Eagles.” Initially, the four original Eagles—Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Bernie Meisner, and Bernie Leadon were recruited as the backup band of Linda Ronstadt. After finishing the work with Linda Ronstadt, Don Henley and Glenn Frey, decided to found “Eagles” and recruited Bernie Meisner, and Bernie Leadon. After thinking, Eagles decided to focus on country rock and hard rock. In 1972, Eagles finished the recording of…
people over age 60. It breaks down like this: 1 million people are currently diagnosed in the U.S. and 7 million worldwide. Of the 1 million diagnosed cases in the U.S., only about 4% occur before the age of 60. Michael J. Fox, Muhammad Ali, and Linda Ronstadt are several notable names who were diagnosed with Parkinson’s. There is no cure,…
By 1988 Dolly was back to focusing on her musical career. She was nominated for two Grammys that year and won the Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group (Dolly Parton Awards). She shared this award with the great Linda Ronstadt and legendary Emmylou Harris. They received this award due to a hit off of their collaboration album, Trio. They later produced a second album Trio II. Dolly Parton also won a two People’s Choice Awards that year, Favorite All-Around Female Entertainer and…
Buffalo Springfield and member of Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, record it with him at Quad Studios. Mazer quickly assembled a studio band that consisted of Kenny Buttrey, Tim Drummond, Ben Keith, and Jack Nitzche along with “back-up vocalists,” Linda Ronstadt and James Taylor, to record Young’s quintessential and ground-breaking album, Harvest. The 1972 release featured two top-selling singles and Young mainstays, “Heart of Gold” and “Old Man.” “Heart of Gold” is Neil Young’s only number one…
Lalo Guerrero was born on Christmas Eve in 1916 in Tucson, Arizona from a humble home.Guerrero’s mother was Concepcion Guerrero who was a traditional singer and as well a guitarist. Guerrero’s mother then taught his son how to play the guitar and taught him Mexican songs. He later learned to play the families piano and was strongly encouraged to write songs from his relatives in Mexico. As a child he went to participate in a competition that took place in his town. All schools in his town were…
1. Thesis statement a. The 1998 version of The Parent Trap is a soundtrack film with many nostalgic aspects in the music, which changed the way audiences viewed this version of the film compared to the original 1961 version. 2. Use of nostalgia in film a. “As texts move through history, they encounter new audiences, are placed in new contexts, or gather new historical and cultural resonances. Thus, the political and social function of texts’ nostalgia inevitably change.” (Dwyer, 2015) i. This…
A beautiful tragedy… in April of 1912 The Titanic sunk in the icy waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Nobody knew it was going to be some of their last nights with their loved ones, or the last night they would enjoy the company of an acquaintance they may have come across on their trip on the fateful Titanic. “Not Even God himself Could Sink this Ship” says an Employee of the White Star Line. Passengers and crew members, music, and art work all went down and were forever lost that sad, unfortunate…
Rockin,” along with others were counted as rock n roll favorites. He endured both musical and racial challenges none of which stopped his desire to play rock n roll music. Artist such as the Rolling Stones, Buddy Holly, the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Linda Ronstadt, and many others recorded his songs. The Beach Boys had to acknowledge via lawsuit that Berry’s, “Sweet Little Sixteen” melody and rhythm sounded similarly to their song, “Surfin USA”. The lawsuit outcome resulted in Chuck Berry was…
INTRODUCTION The daughter of housewife Avie Lee Parton and tobacco farmer Robert Lee Parton, Dolly Rebecca Parton, came into this world on January 19, 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…