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Who would’ve thought that a man, blind from birth, would become a famous musician and songwriter? When Stevie Wonder was born in a St. Mary’s Hospital in Saginaw, Michigan, he didn’t receive enough oxygen which caused him to become blind. Even with this obstacle, he fought through it all, and pursued his dreams. Stevie Wonder was born May 13, 1950. He taught himself piano and drums by age ten. During that time he was singing and playing drums in his church. When Stevie was thirteen, Stevie and…

Michael Jackson? In a family as big as the Jackson’s Michael stood out as he touches many people in his family group called “The Jackson 5.” Michael Jackson was born on August 29, 1958, His family was a hardworking family of ten in Indiana. Michael Jackson’s mother, Katherine was close with all of her children and even had a major role in the foundation of the Jackson 5. She was familiar with music which explained his love for music at a young age. She played a couple instruments, but focused…

James Brown was born in May 3, 1933 and died in December 25, 2006. He started his career as a singer in Toccoa, Georgia and later on became a songwriter, record producer, dancer and bandleader. On his dance contribution, Brown was known as a “choppy rhythmic dance machine that worked perfectly with his aggressive, punchy singing style” (Vincent). His styles and movements have inspired many dancers after him. For example, Michael Jackson’s moonwalk was inspired by James Brown’s smooth movements…

Feeling like 4 or 5 songs might not be enough, they learned a couple of more tunes in a rush at a local community center. They liked the idea of getting paid for performing because that’s what they love to do. Roy graduated from Wink High School in 1954 and applied for…

Alfred “Weird Al” Yankovic birthday is on October 23, 1959 and he is from Downey California. When he was a child Weird Al was introduced into music by playing the accordion because a salesmen at his school asked him if He was interested in learning guitar or the accordion Weird al chose to use the accordion. When Weird Al was a teen he was inspired by a whole bunch of different comedians and musicians. Weird Al graduated from lynwood high school and went to college at California Polytechnic…

We already brought you part one of our list of 15 things you probably did not know about CeeLo Green, and now we're back with part two! Check out eight more fascinating facts about the singer and musician that you definitely (probably) did not know below. You might be surprised by what you find out! Number Eight: He Collaborated With Santana. Santana's 1999 LP, Supernatural, is one of the most wildly popular albums of all time. Green was part of the album, and he was part of the song "Do You…

Elvis Presley, a very influential person of the 20th century, was an actor and a music artist. Many people looked up to him as he made a great impact in much of the cultural and lifestyle of this era. During his career, he sold over one billion records and actually made 33 movies. He never really stayed in one spot while he was with his parents, and all the moving made him connect to only about two things; his music and his family. Elvis was born in 1935 and made a huge difference all the way…

father was not a musician, he worked at a steel plant, he was very addicted to music. Did you know that Jackson had eight siblings and five of them formed a musical group -The Jackson 5? Career Jackson started his dancing and performances when he was only five years old. He was the dominant voice and focus of the Jackson 5. In the 1970's, Micheals band had emerged as one of the most world-renowned black pop groups in music history. They had evolved…

When a person today hears the name Ray Charles, he or she immediately thinks, “Oh yeah, he’s the bling guy who played the piano.” What they do not realize is that he is most likely the idol and inspiration to their favorites song artist. Ray could do much more than just play the piano. “The man had range. He wasn’t in a bag. He had his own bag...[h]e was the first true crossover artist...(he) was rock and roll. He was rhythm and blues. He was country. The man had such range” (Richards…

Who would be your ideal “celebrity” (famous person) neighbor? Why? MICHAEL JACKSON; The” King of Pop”, the “Grooved one” was the greatest pop singers of the latter half of the 20th century. I love Michael Jackson because he loves us more and being an American Black, he was proud of his ethnicity, he was proud of himself and had pride and dignity. He was crowned king in African colony. He was known as the 7th wonder of the world. He was a true humanitarian and he founded HEAL THE WORLD FOUNDATON…