Bessie’s oldest sister, Viola, then took over the household, raising five children. Viola moved the family from a poor African-American area to an apartment. She made money through laundry, while Bessie and her brother Andrew earned money by singing on streets. Her voice often caught people off guard due to her strong, powerful, booming, voice. In 1912, another one of Bessie’s brother, Clarence, who was traveling with the Moses Stokes’ Traveling Show, asked the show’s managers to allow his sister to audition.
When Selena was just 6 years old her father was teaching her older brother to play the guitar and Selena started to sing, her father saw her talent and they then formed a band with the three Quintanilla children and they practiced almost every day, their lives growing up were spent around music and the band. 2. )Did Selena speak Spanish? If yes, tell how and when she learned it. If np, tell why she didn’t speak Spanish .
Liz Winquest May 27, 2011 3rd hour Elvis Presley’s Rise to Fame This project gave me the opportunity to research the rise to fame of the legend of rock and roll, Elvis Presley. Elvis Presley has always captured my attention with his music, his handsome looks, and his famous dancing. Before this project I knew a lot on Elvis Presley but after this project I learned so much more about his journey and how he became the legend he is today. When Elvis Presley was born on January 8th, 1955 he suffered the loss of his twin brother at birth. Elvis would live his life feeling guilty for the loss of his brother and some of his music reflected that.
The modern composer I decided to research after examining various options is Louis Armstrong. Louis Armstrong was born August 4, 1901 in New Orleans, Louisiana to the parents of Mayann Albert and Willie Armstrong. Louis moved from house to house among his mother to his grandmother Josephine Armstrong right after his birth due to Louis’s father leaving him. Once Louis’s mother conceived Louis’s Sister Beatrice four years later when Louis was 6 years old, he moved back in with his mother. Due to Armstrong’s family’s funds being very limited he did whatever he could to bring money home such as selling newspapers, vegetables, and joining a street singing group where he earned the name satchelmouth because of his wide grin.
From the time Mariah was a little girl, she sang so high; she was able to hear the sound and double it exactly. (http://mariahcarey.ca/biography.php). One time Mariah went with her mother to one of her shows; as they was singing her mother missed her cue, but Mariah didn't. She sang it at the right point. And the clever thing about it, she wasn't even three yet.
She lived through times of the great depression , and world war 2. She did a lot of moving as a child , she has 3 older brothers , and was very loving as a child. When she got older she married a greek electrician , and former sailor, and Musician Enistasious “Tosh” Angelos . Even though her mother disapproved of the marriage , she didn’t care. During the time she was taking dance classes and met dancers and
He was four years older than her but Terrell loved her determination. My step-sister and Terrell also spent most of their time together and eventually Terrell proposed to her and everyone became excited. However, a few months passed and my cousin came to visit but when she met Terrell she told me that over the past weekend she saw Terrell and a girl kissing at the club. I told my step-sister and she became very upset and disappointed because she believed that Terrell was the right person for her but unfortunately he chose to be
When I first met Mrs. Perkins, I had no idea how tremendously she would impact my life. I have been privileged to have her as my band director for three wonderful years. Each day I cannot wait to enter her classroom and play my clarinet. Mrs. Perkins has always encouraged me to pursue music and practice diligently. She sincerely cares for each of her students, and Mrs. Perkins listens to any concerns they might have.
They had three children together back home in Nigeria but they weren’t happy with the life they were living so therefore they started to save up money in order to travel abroad to start a fresh and better life not just for themselves but also for their children. After four years of saving, the day they waited for was here and they were all set and excited. Everything changed when they arrived to London because there were few arguments, Yemi said she doesn’t like it here in England and she then later moved to Ireland with her kids leaving her husband who refused to follow her to Ireland. They both lived separate lives for approximately 11years but he did come to visit the odd times. Adapting to a new environment wasn’t easy for her at all as English wasn’t her first language and she also felt sick at times due to the change of the weather.
Marian Anderson Buhmi Hello, my name is Marian Anderson and I was born in Philadelphia in 1897. I love to sing. My mother remembers when I use to walk and dance around the house singing, She stopped me one afternoon, while I was singing and told me, “Marion, you will one day become a great singer”. When I was 17, they wouldn’t let me go to music school because I was black and that made me practice more. I won a singing contest and I was on my way to New York and then I became famous.