The Day the Music Died

lot is known from his childhood history, but it is known that he had a boy named Robert Dowland who took his same career path as a lutenist and composer. As to his wife’s name and/or proof of any other children, that still remains a question today. Died at the age of 63 in the year 1626, but throughout his life he became to be known as a virtuoso lutenist, skilled singer, and one of the most famous musicians of his time. Career and Education This Englishman…

the past, this traumatic event seems to make his brother real to him again. He continues on to work to teach his algebra class at a local high school in Harlem, but all through the day he feels scared and as if a great block of ice is inside of his belly and is melting there slowly all day long. At the end of the day, the narrator packs up his things to head home and proceeds to walk across the school courtyard. An old friend of Sonny’s is hiding in the shadows and steps out to have a chat.…

Mainly known as the “Golden Age” or the “Roaring Twenties,” the 1920s were a great time of prosperity and change. Looking from the social aspect of the time, many things elevated and took on new rules. Personally, I would say that it was a time of the rebellion from the younger generations to the older ones. New fads and feats came to life. Similar to today, there were many trends that came and went. Compared to the 1920s, today’s fad are a bit more crazy and some may lack reason but it makes…

December 5, 1976. The message behind the concert was a peaceful one against the ghetto wars happening in Trenchtown at the time. Tragedy struck two days before he got on stage, gunmen broke into the Marley home and shot at Bob, Rita, and two friends. Luckily no one was killed. But despite his wounds Bob went on stage and put on a memorable show two days later at the Smile Jamaica concert. After Bob and his wife made full recovery from the shootout the band left for the UK. There they recorded…

During the 1980’s the world was evolving, everything seemed possible as everything was being created. Shows to watch your favorite musician play their top hits, creation of cell phones to keep in touch with everyone. It was a new era for America, which seemed as if nothing could go wrong. In 1981 an unknown disease strikes five gay men. No one knew about this disease and what it was capable of doing to America. Soon after this report went public, doctors across the country had people fleeting in…

that she is able to take care of him. Celine herself had an issue with her throat where the throat muscles swelled up, which meant she had to also cancel her performance in Las Vegas. Unfortunately, on January 14th 2016 Rene Angelil died due to throat cancer . He died inside their home and had his last moment lying in the arms of Celine Dion as he…

1.) Some interesting facts I learned about Kanye West are that was a college dropout, Kanye dropped out because he wished to pursue his music career. This greatly disappointed his mother who was a professor at the college Kanye attended. This action inspired Kanye’s first album to be called “College Dropout”. Kanye also studied abroad in China when her mother and him travelled to China so she could discover new cultures and ideas and also because his mom had a temporary job at a university there…

Date of Publication: _______________________ Genre: __________________________________ Biographical Information about the Author Birth: Born Katherine O’Flaherty on February 8, 1850/1851 in St. Louis, MO Father: Thomas (emigrated from Ireland; died in a railroad accident when she was 5) Mother: Eliza (of French descent-23 years younger than Kate’s father) Religion: Catholic Slave owners who supported Confederacy Siblings:2 brothers;1 sister George (from her father’s…

11/25 I stopped my reading for one day to relax my mind; I was unconsciously effected by the war Ishmael was in. I detested the rebel who killed his family, friends, and country. The war between the government and the rebels ruined the citizens peaceful lives. Families were separated, and children were brought to fright against their friend in different sides. Most children who became a soldier were either killed others or be killed by others, for most of them turned to be indifference, addicted…

Throughout black history, music developed into a major influence on black heritage. The roots of music ran deep in ancient African tradition, which was brought over to America by the slave trade. Some slaves managed to bring over instruments, which is evident by the popularity of the banjo in various music genres today. Because the slave owners taught the Bible to the Africans, the African heritage influenced that…