Berry Gordy was an American record producer and songwriter. His claim to fame was the establishment of the renowned Motown record label and its affiliates. Motown became one of the most eminent music companies in the history of the U.S. Berry Gordy was born on 28th November 1929 in Detroit, Michigan and was the seventh child in a middle class family of Berry Gordy Sr. Berry’s siblings were all educated citizens however Berry wanted to become very rich very quickly so decided to drop out of school and become a professional boxer. He got interested in music by writing songs and soon opened the 3D Record Mart which was a store that featured jazz music. Unfortunately this venture was not successful.
Case Study: Immigrant Issues Case Study: Immigrant Issues As a social worker, your are expected to look at situations in three different prospective individual, systems and structural. In the case study of immigrant issues, a family in hopes of a bright new further in Canada gets hit with a stressful reality. Each individual in the family , all experienced their own difficulties of the life in Canad a.Mr. and Mrs Balbir Singh immigrated to Canada from their home land of northern India. They lived in Canada for six months and was able to move to Canada because Balbir's brother sponsored them.
Such is a circumstance the young singer is no means unfamiliar with. For, some say it was luck or maybe destiny that this Houston-bred beauty would find her star initially rising with the most successful girl group of all time. As fate would have it, Luckett aligned with Pop megastar Beyonce Knowles, Kelly Rowland, and Latavia Roberson to ascend to the top of charts as Destiny’s Child – a fierce R&B foursome with heavenly looks, voices, and moves to match. But, as the 2000s rolled on, the very rocket that launched her into stardom ultimately left her behind in what came as an unceremonious ousting from the group. Accompanied by a host of headlines citing tension, contention, and Matthew Knowles‘ interventions as the cause of dissension, the remaining group members still rose above to find themselves topping charts again while Luckett and Roberson stayed behind.
Kenny Chesney Kenny Chesney was born March 26, 1968 in Knoxville, Tennessee. He went gold with Me and You in 1996, platinum with I Will Stand in 1997 and double platinum with Everywhere We Go in 1999. By 2000, Chesney was a bona fide star who was adored by legions of country music fans. In 2001 he released his first Greatest Hits album. In 2008 he toured, and was nominated for seven CMA Awards.
After that, he signed with Def Jam and released his next album, "In My Lifetime, Volume 1." This album had much to do with Jay-Z's life in his earlier years. It won platinum status. A year later, he released "Volume 2, Hard Knock Life," which has sold over five million copies and is five times platinum. With continued success, Jay-Z's net worth is expected to reach $1 billion or more within his lifetime.
Crystal Mendez From Elvis to J-Lo: 50 Years of Pop Music Jill Van Nostrand Early Legends of Rock ‘n Roll Another Legend is Elvis Presley, the phenomenon, Elvis, changed the music, film, and television world forever. He had 149 different albums and singles that became certified gold, platinum, or multi-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). 18 of his songs went to number one on the charts totaling 80 weeks. He took many influences throughout his life, combined it, and ratified the way music will be used forever. To put a cherry on top of this sundae would be to also mention that 40%, almost 1/2) of his record sales, was outside of the United States.
Melissa Welsch 5 In the biography Down at the End of Lonely Street was about Elvis Aaron Presley. Elvis was the first true rock and roll star. Elvis Presley’s life started when he was born January 6, 1935 in Tupelo Mississippi. Elvis was supposed to have a twin brother named Jessie but he died at birth. Elvis’s parents Gladys and Vernon thought that Elvis was a miracle baby.
I think they are more in love with each other today than when they first married. They have had their rough patches, but over all they do very well together. My dad has given my mom 110 per cent of his strength, love and life. He truly is my hero. Nieces and Nephews and Lizzy I never had children so my nephews, nieces and great nephew and nieces are also a big part of my life.
When you think of the moonwalk, which is the person that first comes to mind? Hmm well possibly the famous Michael Jackson by chance? He made a huge difference on this world and still today people look back to the achievements he achieved. Michael Jackson was very well known for performing at such a young age, he became one of the best performers of all time. He showed remarkable range and depth for such a young performer, impressing audiences with his ability to convey complex emotions (A+E Television Networks, LLC).
When he got his first guitar he had a taste of musical success by winning his high school talent show (Bio.com). In 1958 Presley went into the U.S. army he spent two years in Germany (Rubel). When he came back he married Priscilla Beavlieu in 1967 and the had a daughter named Lisa Marie in 1968 but they divorced in 1973 (Rubel). Presley stared in thirty-three sucsseful fims and made history with his telivison apperences (Elvis.com). His sales earned him gold, platuim, and multi platuim awards (Elvis.com).