According to Steven Knopper, a reporter for Rolling Stone, the song We Owned the Night by Lady Antebellum jumped to number 1 in the first week, “selling 347,000 copies” (Knopper). In 2006 Hillary Scott, Charles Kelly, and Dave Haywood came together to create a band, which they later named Lady Antebellum. Lady Antebellum is a family of musicans that has been influenced by artists such as the Allman Brothers Band and The Eagles, and they have won countless awards on their many songs. Many different people have influenced Lady Antebellum. In an interview with the lead guitarist Dave Haywood, Patrick Luce- a reporter for Monsters and Critics, reported that the three of them “pull from vocal groups like the Eagles and Allman Brothers” (Luce).
DJ Williams Projekt Two days ago on Sunday, December 9th I went with my roommate, to see the DJ Williams Projekt, one of the most popular bands of Richmond in recent times. The group consisted of DJ Williams on guitar, also added vocals from time to time, Dusty Simmons on the drums, Brian Mahne on the keyboard, Gordon Jones on the saxophone, Todd Herrington on the bass, and Mark Ingraham on the trumpet. Café Diem, which holds an open mic night every Sunday, is where this sextet performed for us. It is a small restaurant located on N. Sheppard Street in Richmond. Besides for open mic night on Sundays, they have live music every night of the week.
One of them that they are known for was the largest rock festival ever the wood stock festival, on the weekend of august 15th -17th in 1969 in upstate New York. There was an estimated 450,000 people that attended the event according to the rock hall of fame. The festival was scheduled to end with The Jimi Hendrix Experience performance on the 16th but was delayed, fans waited all night for Jimi to take the stage. Finally at 7:30 in morning The Jimi Hendrix Experience takes the stage wowing their fans with an hour of play time. Jimi Hendrix’s version of the “Star Spangled Banner” became the highlight of the festival.
Jimi Hendrix was one of the most influential musicians in music history. Jimi Hendrix was one of the most exciting and creative guitar players ever. He mixed Blues and Rock & Roll together to create some of the most unique music ever played. Jimi had only four years of fame, but unlike others, has become even bigger in the 20 years after his death. Jimi's parents, Al Hendrix and Lucille Jeter got married in Seattle, Washington on March 31, 1942.
He received the most applause of all the acts, won the talent show, and even performed and encore. Most people know that the king of rock 'n' roll was Elvis Presley, but do they know when he died? On August 16, 1977, at 3:30 PM he was pronounced dead, due to a heart attack, according to the Washington Post. He accomplished many things in music, some that people never would have thought of. At the age of 42 he was at the peak of his career, or so he thought.
Conclusion The Life of Hendrix Jimi Hendrix was one of the most influential guitar players of his time. His playing style sprung an obsession by other people and artists to try and imitate, but most
Browne asked the band if they wanted 72 hours of free studio time at his studio in L.A. Also, David Bowie asked Stevie to play on his album Let’s Dance. The band arrived in L.A. Thanksgiving weekend in 1982. They recorded eight songs the first day and two songs the next. After that, the band went back to Austin and recorded the
Ozzie’s band “The Goons of Doom” continually gains notoriety as they tour globally. Ozzie is an avid artist and his art is consistently featured throughout the Volcom clothing line. Dusty Payne — In the past few years, Dusty has received extensive media exposure and won many important contests. Dusty finished in the eighth spot on the ASP’s World Qualifying Series (WQS) in 2009, and he will be competing in his rookie season on the WCT in 2010. He was featured on three major U.S. surf magazine covers in 2009, and in numerous major magazine
Also in his era of music Jimi Hendrix seemed to be an influential person in the music community as well. Winning several high profile rock music awards; Jimi Hendrix was inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame due to his impressive musical ideas. It is also said that the Woodstock Festival belong to Jimi Hendrix playing the “Star-Spangled Banner” in such a unusual way but impressive to ears of some in which most of the people was gone
His jazz – rock fusion completely changed the image of rock. His unique sound led the way for psychedelic rock, which was played throughout the wood stock music festival. The way he uses different rhythms and pitches in his songs makes his sound so unique. When I heard his outdoor performance I was amazed at his influential swagger on the stage. Hendrix’s voice and guitar unite together to reel in his fans with his intense playing.