His Great grand dad was actor and manager, Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree. His mom was an actress, folk singer and a harp player. His dad, Denys Parsons, was a pianist and flautist, as well as the author of many books. Alan liked to mess around with live audiences in his late teens as a folk and blues acoustic player, and lead guitarist
Son House was an African-american blues artist who was a considerably a guitar virtuoso. When Johnson moved to Robinsonville in search of his biological father he spent much of his time practicing his string skill. Later down the road, Robert returned to Hazelhurt and impressed many people with his incredible advancements. Johnson inherited much of House's guitar style. Many could have the audacity to say that this is the rising action to his legendary career.
King's adorning music has inspired three generations of proficient blues and rock guitarists such as Jimi Hendrix, Otis Rush, Robert Cray, Eric Clapton and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Albert always kept his tone innovative and intensive; raw with passion. He was a master of string bending sounds that produced awe-inspiring and astonishing music.He didn't become prominent until after signing with stax records in 1955. The blues-man, Albert, one of the first bluesmen who crossed over into the world of soulful music, signing with Stax Records and recording such classic songs as “Born Under a Bad Sign” and “Crosscut Saw.” During the mid 80s, King announced his retirement because of
In the birthplace of jazz, New Orleans, Louisiana on august 4, 1901, jazz musician Louis Armstrong was born. He was also known as “Satchmo” because of the size of his mouth and “Pops.” He grew up in a rough section of New Orleans in a poor family. He played in small clubs, played at funerals and parades at a young age. Joe “King” Oliver noticed Armstrong, and became his mentor. Armstrong, known for playing the trumpet, moved to New York City in 1924 to play with Fletcher Henderson.
Sy Oliver Sy Oliver,Melvin James Oliver, was born on December 17,1910 in Battle Creek Michigan. Sy’s mother taught piano and his father knew how to play every instrument and they taught a music class in Ohio. Sy’s father used to help the leading company of saxophones sell in the early 1900s in America. His father also was known locally for his choir, he would write their music and there Sy first saw that writing music was possible. Sy grew up all around music, he was only bound to be in the music industry.
They found a permanent house in Queens, New York after a lot of traveling. In the late 1940s large scale bands were going out of favor because they were too expensive to maintain, so Louis created his own six piece group called Louis Armstrong and the All-Stars. The group debuted in 1947 in New York’s Town Hall playing New Orleans style jazz to rave reviews. Armstrong started facing criticism in 1957 when he spoke out against racial discrimination an incident that happen in Lil Rock, Arkansas. Louis Armstrong played for five decades without having a number-one song.
Keith West Mr. Music 113 March 4 2013 Ray Charles Blind Or Not, He Was Legendary Ray Charles was a renowned musician who commenced the kind of soul music through the 1950s. Frequently dubbed the "Father of Soul," Charles amalgamated blues, gospel and jazz to produce revolutionary hits like Unchain My Heart, Hit the Road Jack, and Georgia on My Mind. He died in 2004, leaving behind a timeless feeling on contemporary music. Ray Charles Robinson was born on September 23, 1930, in Albany, Georgia. His father was a automobile mechanic, and his mother was a sharecropper, they peregrinate to Florida while Ray was still an infant.
Born July 26, 1782 Dublin Died January 23, 1837 Irish pianist, composer, and teacher Born into a musical family Made his debut at the age of nine Moved to London, where Field studied under Muzio Clementi Became a famous and sought-after concert pianist Played Paris, Vienna, and St. Petersburg The Russian capital impressed Field so much that he decided to stay behind In 1810 he married Adelaide Percheron, a French pianist and former pupil of his In 1815 fathered an illegitimate son, Leon Charpentier (later Leon Leonov), but remained with his wife. They had a son, Adrien, in 1819 Leon would later become a famous tenor while Adrien followed his father's steps and became a pianist Field became best known for his post-London style of a chromatically decorated melody over sonorous left
Pete Seeger was born in 1919 to two musical parents, Charles and Constance Seeger. His childhood was very much influenced by music. During his school years, he learned to play the banjo, guitar, and ukulele. In high school, Pete “fell in love with the old fashioned five-string banjo” and folk music that seemed to him “frank, straightforward, and honest.” Pete attended only two years at Harvard after leaving high school, preferring to follow a career in music. He then traveled around the Northeast playing his music.
Maestro “To what extent do you see Keller as responsible for Pauls disappointments as well as his success.” Maestro is a novel about disappointments and success. Paul Crabbe is a young man who moves from Adelaide to Darwin. Moving to Darwin, Paul hoped to pursue his music career in playing the piano. He is a very talented pianist. When Paul first moved to Darwin his parents arranged a piano tutor for him, a man by the name of Eduard Keller also known as “Maestro”.