I really need to cheat Ringo Starr (born 1940) is an English drummer, singer, songwriter, and actor best known as the drummer for the Beatles. As a child he was twice afflicted by life-threatening illnesses requiring prolonged hospitalisations. He cofounded his first band in 1957, the Eddie Clayton Skiffle Group, and then achieved moderate success with Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. He joined the Beatles in 1962, replacing Pete Best. He sang lead vocals for "With a Little Help from My Friends" and "Yellow Submarine".
After a few years later, the band became hugely popular. (Waters, 2005) Van Halen signed to Warner Bros in 1977, after releasing a self-titled debut a year later, starting off a string of multi-platinum albums and sold out tours. Eddie also began being recognized as one of the best rock guitarist, he won numerous poll awards from all the world’s guitar magazines. (Prato, 2009) In 1982, Eddie was invited by Quincy Jones to play the guitar solo on the song “Beat It”, from Michael Jackson’s 1982 album, “Thriller”. (Prato,
Synopsis Born in New York City in 1971, Tupac Shakur, known by his stage name 2Pac, was an American rapper. Shakur has sold more than 75 million albums worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists in the world. Most of Tupac's songs are about growing up amid violence and hardship in ghettos, racism, other social problems and conflicts with other rappers during the East Coast-West Coast hip hop rivalry. Shakur was shot and killed in Las Vegas, Nevada, in 1996. CONTENTS Synopsis Early Life Debut as 2Pac Controversy Violent Death QUOTES "In my death, people will understand what I was talking about."
“The Jimi Hendrix Experience’s first three singles – “Hey Joe”, “Purple Haze”, and “The Wind Cries Mary” – all made the British Top ten, with “Purple Haze” peaking at #3. Their May 1967 debut album, Are You Experienced?, became one of the defining releases of the psychedelic movement, reaching #2 in the U.K. and remaining on the British charts for eight months.” (“Jimi Hendrix”,
From there, Cudi was put on the ‘artists to watch list’ in major music magazines including Rolling Stone, Vibe, and BBC News. In 2009 Cudi, released his first album named Man on the Moon: The End of Day (Kid Cudi biography). The album sold 104,419 copies in the first week topping the charts at #4. The album featured Kid Cudi’s lead single, Day ‘N’ Nite, which brought his biggest commercial success so far in his career (Birchmeier). His second album, the sequel, was released the next year.
Kayna Sollars Stallings English2 May 2, 2013 Rough Draft You may have heard of an American legend widely known as the “King” of Rock ‘n Roll, Elvis Presley. Elvis Aaron Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi January 8, 1935. He was born to a poor family following the stillborn birth of his twin brother Jesse Garon Presley. Elvis’s family went to the Assembly of God Church and sang in the choir. When he was ten years old Elvis sang in front of several hundred people at the annual Mississippi-Alabama Fair and Dairy Show and won a prize for singing Old Shep for a contest sponsored by a local radio- station.
Their first album Are You Experienced? was released December of 1966 on Reprise records. Their first single was “Hey Joe” which made top ten on the UK charts. The well-received “Purple Haze” followed. The album today is considered by many to be one of the most powerful debut albums ever.
In November of 1998, “2pac’s Greatest” was released, a greatest hits album containing six new songs. The songs were said to have been recorded before Tupac’s death, however one of the songs references the film Armageddon, which was not out while he was still alive. Another song on the same album congratulates the Denver Broncos for winning the 1998 Super Bowl, which took place while he was supposedly in his grave. When his album “R U Still Down?” came out in November of 1997, three videos were also released. When suspicious arose, Tupac’s manager claimed, “Tupac was a forward-thinking man.
His debut solo album of 1972, Got To Be There, started a string of hits, and he eventually parted company with his brothers in 1981. Michael's reputation grew as a songwriter, dancer, choreographer and producer. Using innovative techniques and special effects, he created music videos that seemed more like mini-movies. Accompanying his landmark 1982 album Thriller, was a 13-minute film that was influenced by classic Hollywood horror movies. Thriller is still among the biggest-selling albums in history, with sales of more than 45 million worldwide.
He won three Grammy’s in 2005 and 2010. This information does not include 2014 results. Data taken from Wikipedia Legend’s soundtrack credits include two 2012 box-office hits. For the film version of Steve Harvey’s best-selling book, Think Like a Man, the singer/songwriter contributed the Grammy-nominated “Tonight (Best You’ve Ever Had)” featuring Ludacris. Then Legend took a bluesy turn on “Who Did That to You,” an anthem featured in Academy Award-winning writer/director Quentin Tarantino’s critically acclaimed film Django Unchained.