Her aunt took her and her cousins to Cabarets to sing. But her father wanted her to keep attending school. Celia Cruz had a great life. She was a famous singer. She was also known as Ursula Hillarie Celia de la Caridad Cruz Alfonso and La Reina de la Salsa, La Guarachera de Cuba.
Despite a lifelong struggle with failing vision and the political conspiracy that have defined post-revolutionary Cuba, Alonso returned to her beloved land and founded the Ballet Nacional de Cuba and created the island's first dance school. At the age of eight, when she took her first dance lesson, she recalled to www.spain-alive.com, "I knew that I was going to love it more than anything in my life." That love has pushed her through six decades of dance. Born Alicia Ernestina de la Caridad del Cobre Martinez Hoya on December 21, 1921 (though some sources say it was 1917); Alonso was the youngest of four children. Her father, Antonio Martinez, was an officer in the Cuban army and her mother, Ernestina Hoya, was a homemaker.
There, Schumann immediately fell in love with Clara’s piano playing and moved in with her family in order to study music with Wieck. During that period, Wieck recognized Schumann’s talent, however doubted him as an unstable and undisciplined being – which was perhaps be one of the reason that Wieck objected to his marriage with Clara later. During Schumann’s time with Wieck, Schumann’s passion for Clara grew and finally they were in love in 1835. When Clara was on tour in Europe, they sent letters that expressed their love and the excruciating pain it was to endure without seeing each other. When Clara turned nineteen, she confessed to Wieck about her relationship with Schumann.
Her first album for the label, Blossom Dearie Sings, was followed by a two-record set entitled My New Celebrity Is You, which contained eight of her own compositions. The album's title song was especially written for her by Johnny Mercer, and is said to be the last piece he wrote before his death in 1976. During the 70s, Dearie performed at Carnegie Hall with former Count Basie blues singer Joe Williams and jazz vocalist Anita O'Day in a show called The Jazz Singers. In 1981 Blossom appeared with Dave Frishberg for three weeks at Michael's Pub in Manhattan. Frishberg, besides being a songwriter, also sang and played the piano, and Dearie frequently performed his songs, such as “Peel Me A Grape”, “I'm Hip” and “My Attorney Bernie”.
Colbie Caillat On Aug. 21, 2012 I had went to Colbie Collibet and Gavin Degraw concert at the antelope valley fairgrounds. It was my first time seeing these two artists and they did not disappoint me at all. I love going to shows where the co-headliners or main interact with not only the audience but with each other's performance. Colbie’s voice was sweet and sensual that it makes me want my hubby to be at the show with me! Her songs make me want to fall in love and to be loved all at the same time.
She would perform in talent shows a child 2. Artists like Aretha Franklin and Diane Ross, were among her favorites she was heavily influenced by how graceful and empowering
Mexicans and Mexican Americans hire mariachi bands to play for baptisms, weddings, patriotic holidays, birthday celebrations, mother’s day, and even funerals. At my sister’s wedding, this past July, my father hired a mariachi band to perform. Being that it was a multi-cultural wedding my father felt that he should introduce our families’ traditions and culture to my sisters husband and his family. Although my father believed that he was introducing them to mariachi music, it was to our surprise that they already knew what mariachi music was all about. A tradition that many Mexican families pass on is to be awakened on the day of their birthday by the sound of Las Mañanitas, a traditional birthday song played by a mariachi band.
Lauryn Hill was born in South Orange, New Jersey, on May 26, 1975. In 1998, Lauryn Hill released her solo debut album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, and became the first woman or hip-hop artist to win five Grammy Awards—for album of the year, best new artist, best female R&B performance, best R&B song ("Doo Wop (That Thing)") and best R&B album. A natural performer, Lauryn Hill was singing at Harlem's Apollo Theater by the age of 13. Soon after, she met Prakazrel "Pras" Michel and his cousin, Wyclef Jean, and the three formed a band focusing on hip-hop, soul and R&B. First called Tranzlator Crew (later becoming the Fugees), the group began performing in area clubs, with Hill singing lead vocals.
Alan Menken was born July 22 1949, in New Rochelle; New York. Alan grew up as a child of the 60’s, dreaming of a career as a singer-songwriter. He was interested in music from an early age and studied both piano and violin in high school. Menken enrolled at New York University in 1967 where, for a time, he took premed courses in order to please his parents. His true passion won out, however, and Menken decided to pursue a musical career.
I did well in high school and after one year at York, I have completed 29 credits and have a 3.47 G.P.A. I belong to the flying club and perform with York Jazz ensemble. Also, with the help of one of my music professors, I have organized a group of student musicians and we go to nursing homes in Queens to perform old favorite jazz numbers for the senior residents. Seeing the smiles and clapping and singing along by people who are my grandmother’s age makes me feel that I am really helping those people to have a better quality of life. I am a student who is proud to be at York and will continue to contribute to the quality of student life.