Marvin Harris

In the words of the great Bob Marley, “Your life is worth much more than gold” (Marley). These are lyrics incorporated into his song Jammin’ which was written into devotion to this intriguing concept. If the definition of the word “Jammin’” is looked up in the dictionary, you come across meanings such as chilling, relaxing, laughing and nodding your head to a beat (Jammin’). It has relations to the word “Jamboree”, which means noise making, and “Shivaree”, which is French for a noisy…

How do you define a generation? Relate to a whole ethnicity? Or make everyone come together as one? The answer is with music. In 1959 a man named Berry Gordy made a small business in Detroit Michigan with a small loan from his family to start something amazing. This amazing thing was a recording studio by the name of motown records. Berry Gordy was the son of a Plantation owner and his female slave. They relocated to detroit because his father found a better job working for the automotive…

December 2nd, 2014; In the large room decorated in shades of pink and splashes of a pastel blue stood a girl. Her long ivory hair that went down to her hips swayed back and forth as she giddily walked around her room. Goosebumps danced upon her Pale skin as she peeked back down to her phone. Her lavender eyes sparkled as she gazed at the image of a boy with long black hair and dark blue eyes. She fell back into her bed, her smile Widening as she sighed. “Lucy! Dinner is ready!” An older,…

OTHER SECTION It is clear that Gaye’s composition on paper is protected, but it is also clear that the style Gaye’s composition reflects is an idea that is not protected, pursuant to section 102 (b). Copyright Act of 1976, 17 U.S.C. §§ 102(b) (2012). The question then becomes, whether Appellants attempted to reflect the style of Gaye’s piece, or whether they attempted to build on an already completed composition to create a derivative song that paralleled the original, pursuant to section 103.…

Talent from the 1960’s vs. Today’s I’ve always wondered what happened to the music industry? What happened to the simpler music about love and peace? Now a-days there’s hardly ever any meaning to lyrics. All we here about are breakups, parties, the luxurious life that these artists are living, or artists hating on other people. We have artists that always take it that extra step when it comes to tuning their voices on their tracks that it makes them sound like robots, or take it that extra step…

Berry Gordy Jr. was born in November 28, 1929, in Detroit, Michigan, to his parents Bertha and Berry Gordy Sr., he was number seven of eight children. Gordy was brought up in a tight knit family with strong morals. Berry Gordy Jr., dropped out of high school in the eleventh grade, with hopes of becoming an professional boxer and hopes of becoming rich quick. A career he followed until the 1950, when he was drafted in the United States Army for the Korean War. After his return from Korean in…

What’s Going On 2 Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On is one of my favorite songs. Honestly, every generation down through the years can ask this question. What’s Going On? What’s going on with our children, with in our homes, in our schools, in our cities, in our nation? There are far too many mothers crying from the loss of their sons or even their daughters…

Marvin Gaye makes a lot of bold statements in his song, “What's Going On”. His song is a timeless piece of work that will always be relevant no matter the year. The song was made in the year 1971, which was a decade littered with war. Coincidentally, the song can be applied to 2016 with the current news of hate crime. Marvin Gaye says, “Don't punish me with brutality. Talk to me. So you can see. What's going on.” I chose this line because it really speaks to me. As an Indian American, there is…

The Magnificent Motown Records There story of Motown Records is a story about the dreams and determination by one man incorporated with the aspirations of many others culminating into the realization of a tremendous music and cultural change throughout the world. Berry Gordy, a young man whose great- grandfather was an enslaved person of African descent, established a legacy that still resonates throughout the world even today. The Gordy family comes from humble beginnings in Georgia,…

Marvin Gaye was an American singer, record producer and songwriter. During the 1970’s, he recorded “What’s Going On”. The spring of 1970 was a dark time for Marvin Gaye and this song helped him talk about some controversial issues. His marriage to Anna Gordy, was crumbling, and he was devastated by the death of one of his duet partners, Tammi Terrell. His lyrics for this song were inspired by the stories his brother Frankie told him when he came back from the Vietnam War. The whole purpose of…