He released his first hit “My Heart Echoes” with great success. Osborne used contemporary ballads as a strategy in his famous hits such as “The Death Of Little Kathy Fiscus” about a tragic loss of a child ,and during the outbreak of the Korean war; such as “God Please Protect America”,” Thank God For Victory In Korea”, and “ The Korean Story”. Some of Osborne songs conveyed sadness, grief, and warnings about possibilities of the increase in mortality during tragic incidents distributed in contemporary societies, while others expressed romantic melodies. He had made some performances in Nashville’s
Elvis Aaron Presleya (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977) was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King". Born in Tupelo, Mississippi, Presley moved to Memphis, Tennessee, with his family at the age of 13. He began his career there in 1954, working with Sun Records owner Sam Phillips, who wanted to bring the sound of African American music to a wider audience.
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COUNTRY MUSIC, A GENERA FOR EVERYONE JENNIFER MILLS NORTHWOOD UNIVERSITY Nashville, Tennessee and Dallas/ Fort Worth, Texas were the birth place of country music. Country music has been around for decades, with every generation having their own version that would speak to them. When you listen to country music there is a format that you have always and will always enjoy, no matter what your age. This type music has a story that it tells and that someone can relate to. Country music has changed over the last seventy five years.
Adds Isaac, “We’ll always be a bit rootsy ‘cause it’s in the Oklahoma soil (the state is also home to artists like Bob Wills, Woody Guthrie and the versatile Leon Russell), but what we’ve never stopped aspiring to is the great songwriters and performers who struck a chord with us first, that early rock ‘n’ rock roll and soul music from Chuck Berry to Otis Redding. We’ve rediscovered that aspiration on this record. There’s a little more swing and a little more
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2 February 2012 Woodstock Woodstock was the largest music and art festival ever recorded in history. Over a half a million people from all around the country organized on a small dairy farm in New York to support their favorite artists and stand against the mainstream. These three days changed the lives of the concert goers and society forever. Woodstock was an outlet for counter culture, a group whose ideals rivaled those of the mainstream. Woodstock was the most influential music festival of its time; it was three days of peace and music that represented the counter culture as it stood against the mainstream and its political views.
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