Nicole Tomy THE HISTORY OF AMERICA’S MOST MONUMENTAL MUSICIAN Elvis Aaron Presley was born to Vernon and Gladys Presley in Tupelo, Mississippi, on January 8, 1935. From an early age, Elvis was constantly surrounded by music which evolved into a lifelong career. Elvis’ talent allowed him to soar to the top of the music business and gain millions of fans. He had an immense effect on the musical society because he influenced legends such as Buddy Holly, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, and Jerry Lee Lewis. Although Elvis seemed to be an extraordinary role model, the underlying truth was that Elvis was a heavy drug and alcohol user and allowed sexual gyrations to dominate his performances.
Both black and white musicians became friends because of what they did. It was wonderful. But right outside those doors it stopped," comments Stax songwriter David Porter. Redding's triumphs at Stax encouraged other labels to look for this new style raw talent.The local Gold Wax label signed an incredible talent - James Carr. One of his rare, previously unseen television performances features in Soul Deep.
He even wrote a book to encourage teens to do the right things by their parents, and also practice abstinence until marriage. Needless to say, he was definitely a rock-n-roller who was favored by parents. Towards the end of the decade the music began to shift again, with artist such as Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee. They were both known for being provocative during their performances. Elvis was also knows for his unique hairstyle and the “rocker” clothes he wore.
The title of my book is Elvis: We Love You Tender. The authors of the book are Dee Presley, Billy, Rick, and David Stanley, who are all relatives of Elvis. This book is important because it’s focusing on a musical icon and a well known popular musician who changed the world of entertainment. He touched the nation with his songs and his swagger. Also shows how those close to him saw him through their eyes.
Charles Kelly, the other lead singer, has a more of a raspy voice, and takes influence from southern rock (Luce). Last but not least, Dave Haywood, singer and lead guitarist, “really loves guitar players like James Taylor” (Luce). The inspiration that they get from those artists have lead to many awards and accomplishments in their career. Allen Cackett, a reporter for the UK magazine The Maverick, found in 2006, “one of the most popular pianists in America” (51), Jim Brickman contacted the new group to sing the single Never Alone on his new album…“ and in 2007 the song Never Alone reached number fourteen on the Billboard adult contemporary charts” (Cackett 51). Since that day, Lady Antebellum has become very popular among country music fans.
He was the first artist to incorporate “inappropriate” dance moves into his routine, and would put on huge stage shows. The crowd would break out dancing. His lyricism attracted a lot of positive attention from teens, yet very negative attention from parents. It was because of this, and the popularity and fame of his music and him as a celebrity grew immensely, bringing Rock’N Roll with it. Though initially considered provocative, during his career he later appeared many times on television and his music became palatable to many older Americans.
Martin Luther King Jr. caused great changes for America. He became well educated and went to many colleges, he became a great leader, he had gotten many people organized together, he faced the nation with bravery, he never gave up, and was a hero, and inspired many people of not only the nation, but the world. Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15th, 1929. He was born named Michael Luther King Jr., but later had changed his own name to Martin. He had many family members that worked with African American churches.
Elijah Muhammad was a role model to Malcolm and Elijah took Malcolm under his wing and taught him many things. After a getting out of prison, Elijah made Malcolm go to Boston to turn people into the Nation of Islam and he was able to get many people to convert to The Nation of Islam. As reward Elijah Muhammad made Malcolm a minister in a church and Malcolm Little transformed into Malcolm X because his actual last name was unknown because the white man took his ancestors and brought them to America to become slaves and to abuse them. Elijah Muhammad essentially made Malcolm X his right hand and because of Elijah Muhammad turned into a great speaker, a great debater and a great leader. Malcolm X debated many people to argue his ideas.
The development of multi-track recording was one of Paul’s most successful projects, along with the invention of the first solid body electric guitar in 1941. Les Paul is a music icon. One of the most revolutionary artists of the 20th century. His contributions were a sudden change to the industry that will likely be around forever. In the 30s, as Les Paul was moving up as a professional musician and playing with bigger and better bands, he had an idea.
Led Zeppelin is truly an influential music group because they transformed Rock n’ Roll into something that people had never heard before and proved that there was no limit to the amount of creativity that could go into one song. These four guys truly knew how to sell records as well as inspire people through their music. Led Zeppelin formed in 1968 but their original name was The New Yardbirds. Jimmy Page started out his career with The Yardbirds along with legendary guitarist Eric Clapton and bassist John Paul Jones. The band drifted over a couple of years and Page decided he wanted to from a “super group”.