Dolly Parton once said, “Find out who you are and do it on purpose.” Many people believe Dolly did just that! Dolly Parton deserves her star to be placed on the Hermann Hollywood Walk of Fame because she has produced many songs, she has starred in a great quantity of movie, she has received numerous amounts of awards, and has done a large amount of charitable work.
Dolly Parton had a wild childhood that led her to do some extravagant things. On January 19,1946, Dolly Rebecca Parton was born (Dolly Parton).She was the daughter of Robert Lee and Avie Lee Parton (Dolly Parton).Dolly was the fourth of twelve children in her family (Dolly Parton).Her family was very poor growing up so she didn’t have very many opportunities (Dolly Parton).At age
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Newman gave her his spot, and she finally got her chance to sing at the Grand Ole Opry” (Dolly Parton). Parton’s Uncle got the attention of Cas Walker for Dolly in 1956 (Dolly Parton).She got her first ever recording session in 1962 with Mercury Records (Dolly Parton). Dolly was very ecstatic about her first session.Carl Dean and Dolly Parton got married on may 30, 1966 at a …show more content…
“Dumb Blonde”was produced in 1967, and was in the top ten in country music (Dolly Parton).One of Dolly’s major accomplishments was “Joshua” let out in 1970 (Dolly Parton).“Joshua” and “Old TIme” won Broadcast Music Inc. Awards in 1971 (Dolly Parton).In 1976, she produced her own show called Dolly (Dolly).“In 1983, she starred in Rhinestone and received a Grammy nomination for the song “Tennessee Homesick Blues” (Dolly Parton). Dolly felt very appreciated by her fans when she received this nomination. “Her hit films have included Nine to Five, Steel Magnolias, The Best Little Whorehouse, in Texas, Rhinestone, Straight Talk, and Joyful Noise” (Parton). Dolly’s career was very successful with the help of her fans, family, friends, and
Ella was born in Newport News, Virginia on April 25, 1917. When alled “The First Lady of Song” by some fans. She was known for having beautiful tone, extended range, and great intonation, and famous for her improvisational scat singing. Ella sang during the her most famous song was “A-tiscket A-tasket”. Fitzgerald sang in the period of swing, ballads, and bebop; she made some great albums with other great jazz artists such as Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and Louis Armstrong. She influenced countless American popular singers of the post-swing period and also international performers such as the singer Miriam Makeba. She didn’t really write any of her own songs. Instead she sang songs by other people in a new and great way. The main exception
Many RnB singers rank among the highest paid celebrities in the world. This isn’t a surprise, as RnB and its various sub-genres have been leading the popular music charts for decades. Big voices and slick dance moves often translate into successful careers and big paychecks. Here is a list of the 10 richest RnB singers in the world, who have earned extensive success through their music, tours and other various ventures.
Hattie McDaniel was one of thirteen children born to Henry and Susan McDaniel. Her father was a former slave who joined the military after liberation. Then he became a minister and took his family down to Tennessee. Hattie was a talented child who could sing and act. She dropped out of high school her sophomore year to pursue acting. Like most actors, she took a side job as a cook, a clerk and a washwoman to make money until her career took off. She moved to LA with one of her brothers and sisters and really started to pursue acting. Soon she landed roles as a servant in multiple movies in Hollywood. It was until 1940 that she was recognized for one of these roles. She was nominated for an Oscar for her role as Mammy in Gone With The Wind.
Dolly Parton changed her community because she showed that no matter what you have to do to achieve your goal it's all possible. She has described her family as being "dirt poor...Parton was born in Sevier County, Tennessee, the fourth of twelve children...” stated bio.com. Her childhood was difficult, but she was able to overcome it by not only surviving, but also gaining a net worth of $500 million. Parton began performing as a child, singing on local radio and television programs in the Eastern Tennessee area. By ten, she was appearing on The Cas Walker Show on both WIVK Radio and WBIR-TV in Knoxville, Tennessee. At thirteen, she was recording (the single "Puppy Love") on a small Louisiana label, Goldband Records, and appeared at the Grand Ole Opry where she first met Johnny Cash,
Bessie was born April 15, 1894 in Chattanooga, Tennessee to a part time Baptist preacher, William Smith, and his wife Laura. The family was large and poor. Soon after she was born her father died. Laura lived until Bessie was only nine years old. The remaining children had to learn to take care of themselves. Her sister Viola then raised her. But it was her oldest brother, Clarence, who had the most impact on her. Clarence always encouraged Bessie to learn to sing and dance. After Clarence had joined the Moses Stokes Minstrel Show, Bessie got auditions. Bessie's career began when she was 'discovered' by none other than Ma Rainey when Ma's revue, the Rabbit Foot Minstrels, was passing through Chattanooga around 1912 and she had the occasion to hear young Bessie sing. Ma took Bessie on the road with the show and communicated, consciously or not, the subtleties and intricacies of an ancient and still emerging art form. (Snow).
began, there were hardly any female rappers well known. She is a quite recent rapper but it did
Thanks to Victoria, British Columbia in Canada, the world has come to know a talented artist by the name of Nelly Furtado. You'd never gone to have any difficulties reminding her, as her goddess-like face is all that you need to remember. But when that mouth opens to sing songs, then it's a whole new level to like her even more than you expect. Her musical inclination is not just about singing by playing an impressive set of instruments on the likes of keyboard and piano, guitar, ukulele and even trombone.
She also got many awards and achievements. According to Encyclopedia of World Biography,“Dolly was the female vocalist of the year in 1975 ,and 1976 ( “Dolly Parton” ). She has many awards, but this is the best one. Two years in a row is accomplishment. That for sure does not happen often. It might have happened a few times though. According to St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture ,“ Dolly also has a Lifetime Achievement Award in the year 2011 which increased the number to eight” ( “Dolly Parton”). It is so impressive how she got a lifetime Achievement Award. That does not seem like common thing. But if someone did do that, it would be impressive.Dolly has helped many people and has a entertainment place that is impressive. In 1986, she opened a theme park called “Dollywood” ,and it is located in Tennessee. Also it is very popular today (“ Editors” ). Tennessee seems like the place to be. In 1996, she started a program for reading and writing in her hometown ,and it was called the Imagination Library. This program helps give children at least one book every month from birth to their fifth birthday (“Dolly Parton”). Dolly is such a kind person. She has a lot of great top songs. Dolly got a People’s Choice Award for her song “Here You Come Again” in the year 1980 and 1988 (“Dolly Parton”). She is so talented at singing. After recording her song “Shine” from her album Little Sparrow, Dolly Parton received a Grammy for the best Female country vocal performance ( “Dolly Parton”). She has many awards for her songs, but this is very impressive. That shows a lot of dedication. Everyone has to work for awards like this one and that is what she did. Overall, Dolly had a very successful life with her songs in her career, and the start to her career, also her early life too. She also overcame many challenges to. Dolly is a very inspirational
...as won throughout her singing and acting career are countless. Even Dolly’s physical appearance and voice have made such a statement in the entertainment world. There have even been many other entertainers that have tried to follow her footsteps of fashion and image but no one can pull it off like Dolly can. I’m certain that this famous pop culture icon is not done yet entertaining and giving more to our society. I don’t imagine there will be another entertainer that will be more famous in the pop culture world as Dolly Parton.
Jodi Arias was born on July 9th,1980 in Salinas, California. Jodi said that she was an abused child because her parents would hit her with wooden spoons and belts. This abuse apparently began when she was 7-years-old. Arias was interested in photography since she was 10-years-old and her interest continued through her adult life. Jodi Arias went to Yreka Union High School and dropped out her junior year. In 2001 Darryl Brewer trained Arias for her new job as a server. By the year 2003 Brewer and Arias were dating and living in a house together. In 2006 Arias started working for prepaid legal and started joining church services and became baptized. In the same year she told Brewer she no longer wanted a physical relationship with him because she wanted to practice what she learned at the church and save herself for marriage.
Whitney Houston to most was a very amazing and talented person who allowed life and its mishaps break her down. As a young girl she grew up in the church where she felt like it was a sign from God that she should be singing. Freud believes that religion is an illusion, an attempt to gain control over the external world. In his eyes saying that anything is a sign from God depends on how you vision life. There were times in her life where she would produce more music just to get thru the thing that she would be going through. She would use her music as a defense mechanism to get away from all of the abuse, problems with her marriage, neglect, and drugs. Defense mechanisms are ways to distort reality to reduce anxiety: Rationalization is giving a positive reason to a stressor and regression is withdrawing from reality and going to pastime.
"Music is what I breathe, what I love to do. It keeps me alive, " Miley Cyrus once said. Her father, Billy Ray Cyrus, knew even as a baby, Miley could sing (Miley Cyrus Quotes). She has an extraordinary story. One day Miley was just a normal girl and what seemed like the next day, a pop star. She was introduced to fame at a very young age and is now still growing up in front of the world. She was born Destiny Hope Cyrus because her parents believed she would achieve greatness (Miley Cyrus Biography). They had a lot of hope and promise for their young daughter. Miley is one of the most successful kids from Disney and now she is rising to fame all on her own. It is hard having everyone watch your every move and being constantly photographed, but she deals with it because she loves what she does. Miley Cyrus has led a very unique life both through her childhood and teen life.
Carrie Underwood would be a great candidate to come speak to our school. Carrie Underwood rose to fame by winning American Idol in 2005. She released her first single “Inside Your Heart” in 2005 and it debuted on the Billboard Hot 100. Carrie was the first country artist to debut number 1 in the Hot 100. She realised the album ‘Some Hearts” in 2006 which became the best-selling album of 2006.
Carrie Underwood's life would change forever on January 18th, 2005. She went from being a regular Oklahoma girl to the winner of American Idol’s season 4. As Carrie began her new life of stardom she would later become one of the top artist in country music. It has been 13 years of tours, new music, new fans and a new journey at a new life.
Janis Joplin was a music performer who played a vital role in the transformation of American society during the 1960’s. She is recognized for having had a tremendously powerful influence on the people of the counterculture, a generation who opposed social norms. This essay uses the humanistic perspective to explain the significant link between Janis Joplin and the effect that she had on the counterculture. By understanding Janis Joplin from an emotional point, one will better understand the reasoning behind her actions and motives. According to Nevid through the utilization of the humanistic perspective “the 1960’s and 1970’s was a time when many people searched inward to find direction and meaning in their lives”(431). Further more, the