“As soon as I heard John Bonham play”, recalled Jones, “I knew this was going to be great...we locked together as a team immediately.” They played in front of a live audience for the first time at Gladsaxe, Denmark, on 7th September 1968. Following their time touring as The New Yardbirds, the issue of coming up with a new band name arose. One account of how the new band's name was chosen held that Keith Moon, member of The Rolling Stones, suggested that the group would go down like a “lead balloon”. The group dropped the “a” in lead, so that those unfamiliar with the phrase would not pronounce it “leed”. The word “balloon” was transformed into “zeppelin” exaggerating the humourous situation.
This essay will consist on how these musicians took control of America and the impact it gave to us. Their energy came across the screen and caused young girls to scream and their fathers to protest. The Beatles came to New York City on February 7,1964,less than three months after the assassination of J.F.K. In his book “The Beatles Come To America” Martin Goldsmith states that and the band brought with them a sound that hadn’t been heard before and helped rouse the country out of mourning. John Lennon wrote over 70 of the songs by himself, including A Hard Days Night, Let It Be, All You need is love, Come Together, and I Am the Walrus.
KISS Induction Speech Finally after thirty-eight years of waiting, the hottest band in the world is being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Being on of America’s top gold record champs, KISS continues to hold an unbreakable bond with its fans. Having a rocky start involving another band, Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley left their old band and stumbled upon an Ad in Rolling Stones magazine, written by a drummer, Peter Criss. After holding auditions the three became one and began practicing as a trio. Another, Ace Frehley was then auditioned as the lead singer and the four officially became known as the band KISS in January of 1973.
In 1963, he had a relationship with Joan Baez, an American folk singer and songwriter known for her soprano style and three-octave vocal range, that lasted two years. However, this relationship was favorable to both because it promoted them with more fans; Bob Dylan wrote songs that Baez composed whereas Joan Baez introduced Dylan to most of her admirers. Because of her, by 1964, he was already playing about 200 concerts a year (RealNetworks). In 1965, most of his fans were shocked with the new album “Bringing It All Back Home” with two distinct genres: acoustic and electric (A&E). When he played his electrical songs in the Newport Folk Festival for the first time in his life on July 25, the audience ridiculed him surprisingly (A&E).
However one of the most resent and interesting parts of British influence on American culture can be find in 60s is known as “British Invasion”. The term itself appeared in 1964 as the reporter Walter Cronkite was covering the Beatles arrival in the US. The story behind it says that the Beatles arrived in New York on February 7, 1964. It was a school day, but Capitol Records made sure that there would be a crowd at the airport by “leaking” the Beatles schedule to New York radio stations. About 3,000 teenagers skipped school that day so they could be at the airport when the Beatles arrived.CBS covered the story and, as they showed footage of the Beatles leaving the plane, Walter Cronkite said, “The British invasion this time goes by the code name Beatlemania.
After nonstop touring, Blink 182 began to record their second album. Leaving Cargo Records and signing for MCA records due to lack of support. By 1997 Blink 182 had released their follow up album Dude Ranch which had hit gold in sale within a year thanks to airplay given to the single “Dammit”. Later in 1998, Scott Raynor had been fired from the band due to refusal to go to rehab for alcohol abuse. The band hired Travis Barker; drummer for supporting act The Aquabats after Travis learned the bands 45 minute set in 20 minutes during a tour date.
As good old Mr. Sinatra said, “If I can make it here, I can make it anywhere.” Francis Albert Sinatra was born on December 12, 1915 in Hoboken, New Jersey. He was the only child of Sicilian immigrants who moved to the states to make a better life for their family. At a young age Sinatra loved music and was influenced by many of the artist of his time such as Bing Crosby and Billie Holiday. As a teenager, he dropped out of high school and began to sing at local night clubs. Radio exposure brought him to the attention of bandleader Harry James, with whom Sinatra made his first recordings, including "All or Nothing at All."
For my second historical event, I will be informing you on the 9/11 terrorist attack on the U.S. which relates to the band through one of Green Day’s hit songs, Wake Me Up When September Ends. Green Day is an American punk rock band that originally derived from the band, Sweet Children, which the two 14 year olds Billie Joe Armstrong (lead guitarist, vocalist) and Mike Dirnt (bass; born Mike Pritchard) had formed in Rodeo, California. By 1989, the group had added drummer John Kiffmeyer and changed their name to Green Day. Shortly after the band released their first studio album, 39/Smooth, the band replaced Kiftmeyer with Tre Cool (born Frank Edwin Wright, III); Tre Cool became the band's permanent drummer. Later after playing in the band as a session and touring guitarist for 13 years, Jason White (guitarist and backing vocalist) became a full member.
Among many of his compositions most successful include: Livin’ thing, Xanadu, Mr Blue Sky, Do Ya, I won’t back down and Free Fallin’. Early Life and Career beginnings Jeff Lynne’s first guitar was bought for him by his father for just 2 pounds, a guitar that he still plays today and the instrument that was to start a incredibly successful career. In 1963 he set up a group that played with only Spanish guitars and cheap electrical instruments to create music, they were originally called “The Rockin’ Hellcats” and after many name changes became “The Andicaps”. In 1964, the other members of the group left and by the end of the same year Lynne left the group himself to join local band “The Chads”. In 1965, Jeff bought a “Bang and Olufsen Beocord 2000 De Luxe stereo reel-to-reel tape recorder.
Cassandra Reed November 10, 2010 Kristen Gray English 1010T Compare/Contrast: The Creative Lives of the Beatles and Mozart. I hereby certify that the following document was drafted by me in accordance with the policies and rules governing student conduct promulgated by the College of Southern Maryland. Signed:______________________________ 1 If you grew up in the early 1960’s, your parents were no doubt reminding you that the world will always remember Mozart, but the Beatles are a passing fad. When you grow older, you will probably forget whom they were. Indeed, that was the case with my Father, whose famous line after seeing them on the Ed Sullivan Variety Show was, “They will never last”.