James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix; November 27, 1942– September 18, 1970) was an American musician and singer-songwriter. He is widely considered to be the greatest electric guitarist in music history and one of the most influential musicians of his era despite his mainstream exposure being limited to four years. He achieved fame in the United States following his 1967 performance at the Monterey Pop Festival after initial success in Europe with his group The Jimi Hendrix Experience. Later, he headlined the iconic 1969 Woodstock Festival and the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival. He favored raw overdriven amplifiers with high gain and treble and was instrumental in developing the previously undesirable technique of guitar amplifier
Oops! Tim McGraw's label, Curb Records, has gone ahead and released yet another McGraw greatest hits album - without the musician's knowledge or permission! McGraw says he feels most for his fans - "It has to be just as confusing to the fans as it is to me." That's because this is the second compilation album since 2006, with only one studio album in between. McGraw says he's been working on a studio album for over a year now, performing new tracks on tour and hoping to release the new album in the fall.
This was an unusual stance for a major rock performer of the 1970s, and Nugent has been cited as an important early influence on the straight edge movement, which disavows drinking and recreational drug use. [10] [edit] Influences Nugent has been praised for his playing style, and is cited as an influence by many other hard rock and heavy metal musicians. Nugent has cited his own musical influences as Vanilla Fudge, Jeff Beck, Chuck Berry, The Kinks, Jimmy Page, The Rolling Stones, The Who, The Yardbirds, Bo Diddley, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Steppenwolf, Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels, The Animals, Little Richard, MC5, Frank Zappa, and Muddy
Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band was released. It was known for its range of styles and sounds, a mix of pop and electronic noises; songs like “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” and “A Day in the Life.” Many of the songs on the album were carefully examined for hidden “clues” about The Beatles use of drugs. This album spent 15 weeks at number one, and sold over 8 million copies. On June 25th, 1967, The Beatles recorded “All You Need Is Love,” with a live television audience of 400 million, part of the Our World broadcast. Later that year, while The Beatles were in Wales beginning their six month involvement with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Brian Epstein died of an accidental overdose on his prescribed sleeping pills, Carbitral.
The album sales topped the 7 million mark at home and abroad. In 1982, Quincy and Michael collaborated to produce one of the greatest albums of all time, Thriller, that lifted Michael to superstar status. Thriller sold over 40 million copies and became the highest-selling album in history. Thriller changed Michael into a sex symbol and highlighted his amazing dance moves. He electrified 50 million viewers of the 1983 Motown 25 television special by singing and dancing to “Billie Jean.” This performance included many of Michael’s trademarks that stand to this day.
Kendrick tells the tale of his friend’s brother in his own eyes. We no longer see Kendrick telling a story, but the brother. With this we can say that the song is dedicated to both the victim and the victim’s brother. It was said in an interview that this event was the turning point for Kendrick’s career. It is interesting to see the character Kendrick plays facing demons and guilt.
Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969),[2] known by his stage name Jay-Z (sometimes stylized as Jay Z, or JAY Z),[3][4][5] is an American rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur. He is one of the most financially successful hip-hop artists and entrepreneurs in America. In 2012, Forbes estimated Carter's net worth at nearly $500 million. [6][7] He is one of the world's best-selling artists of all time, having sold more than 75 million records, while receiving 17 Grammy Awards for his musical work, and numerous additional nominations. [8][9][10] Consistently ranked as one of the greatest rappers of all time, he was ranked number one by MTV in their list of The Greatest MCs of All-Time in 2006.
When Gilmour joined, he took much of his guitar sound from the sonic palette used for The Beatle’s The White Album. He used the arpeggios of Dear Prudence and You Never Give Me Money as jumping off points for his own playing, particularly on the tracks Any Colour you Like and Eclipse from Dark Side of the Moon. Roger Walters was a big fan of John Lennon, who took inspiration from the confessional song writing style of Lennon’s 1970 Plastic Ono Band. Possibly the biggest influence on the recording of Dark Side of the
Introduction- Topic sentence: Do you know who the greatest guitarist who ever lived is? Well his name is Jimi Hendrix a guitarist, singer, and song writer born on November 27th 1942, in Seattle Washington, and before his life got cut short in 1970 at the age on 27 he managed to make so amazing music. Reason to Listen: The reason you should listen to my speech is because Jimi Hendrix made music that was totally different from all other music and this speech will help you learn more about it and how it changed the way people play electric guitar. Credibility: I and credible to inform you about Jimi Hendrix because I have been listening to him for about a year now and I have researched him a lot before this speech.
Problems of Alcohol and Drugs resulted in a breakup of Fleetwood Mac. Peter Green named the group by combining the surnames of two of his former band mates (Fleetwood, McVie). Green had achieved a UK number one with “Albatross”. After that, Fleetwood Mac as a group, produced 10 new singles and remained number 1, on the American albums chart for 31 weeks! He was a great help in the band, Fleetwood Mac.