Steve Miller was born October 5, 1943 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Steve’s family was very involved with music. His mother was a jazz-influenced singer, and his father was a pathologist that very interested in the world of music. Dr. Miller was friends with many musicians which greatly aided in young Steve’s development in music. One of his father’s friends included Les Paul, who showed Steve some chords on a guitar at the age of five. Les Paul proved to be a very valuable mentor to Steve, and he
music as Katy Hudson. She released an album in 2001, which failed to break through.” (NPR Staff). Although the career of Katy did not take off when she produced music as the sweet daughter of a pastor, she later turned around to attract audiences all over the world with her teen-idol persona. It was in 2008, when Katy Perry released her album “One of the Boys” when her now famous teen-idol persona was introduced to the world. Beginning with the release of that album, Katy Perry began portraying herself
raised over $150,000 for the Tickets-For-Charity fundraiser. The capital was distributed among three charities: the Children’s Health Fund (CHF), Generosity Water, and Humane Society of the United States. She also signed a copy of one of her three albums and her label, EMI, donated it for the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Last year, she was officially given the title of a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, “with a special focus on engaging young people in the agency’s work to improve
Though he is often remembered today as a great singer, he was also one of history’s greatest jazz pianists. It is said that as a pianist, he developed the intricate right-hand style of initiated by Hines and the sparse left-hand of Count Basiel. His records have been released and re-released and even to this day they are still popular. Through the marvels of modern technology, Nat and his daughter, Natalie (who is also a well-known artist) were reunited for a rendition of the classic, "Unforgettable"
A song called ‘Stockholm Syndrome’ on their fourth album Four, is where people can clearly tell that have changed, “Who’s this man that’s holding your Weyher 2 hand...And talking about your eyes? Used to sing about being free but now he’s changed his mind. I know they’ll be coming to find me soon. But my Stockholm syndrome is in your room. Yeah, I fell for you!”. (AtoZ 1) This song is completely different to any song on their first album Up All Night. A man named Nathan Bashaw wrote an article
No one could truly write a paper on a jazz artist without starting on where everything started. Jazz has been called America’s classical music. Along with the blues, its forefather, one of the truly native music to develop in America. We all know how jazz is known as improvisation and its rhythmic form. Also originated from the African American communities of New Orleans in the 19th and 20th centuries. Yet its impulsive, risky ventures into improvisation gave it critical cache that the blues lacked
The duo worked together to record jingles for the corporations and large companies across the American and European continents. Some of these include Turner Classic Movies. Cole hit the peak of musical career in mid 70s. He recorded and released so many albums for both the American and European labels. It has been established that the musical styles of Freddy Cole were greatly influenced by some
Garcia-Marquez's “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” Symbolism is often used to subtlely enhance a story’s meaning by adding emphasis and details to the story line. However, Garcia-Marquez, in “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings”, cloaks his tale for children in a dreamlike quality conveyed purely through symbolism. Clues to his intended meaning can be drawn from the old winged man whom the story revolves around, from the metamorphous of the family who take him in, and from outsiders’ reaction
The Two Hearts - Original Writing She walked endlessly down the shore, the sea mocking her conscience. She hears the waves whispering its verdict that she’s wrong. She cannot cry any more for the sorrow she feels is too profound, too deep. She looks up and sees the scattered clouds partially dim the littered stars, tormenting the knowledge that she could never have the love that she had and lost. She sees the crescent moon staring down at her with pity, reminding her of the warmth and gentle
The Development of Bathsheba Everdene in Far from the Madding Crowd “Far from the Madding Crowd”, by Thomas Hardy is about an immature nineteen-year-old girl called Bathsheba Everdene; she has difficulties throughout the novel. She has some good and bad experiences. These are with three different characters. In the beginning of the novel Bathsheba is vain, insensitive, egocentric and stubborn. She gradually develops through the novel as she becomes less vain, stubborn, insensitive, and
The Oddly Shaped Box – Module 5 Assignment Jade stepped lightly on the attic ladder rungs. She tried to keep the loud creaking noises to a minimum. No one was home. it wouldn’t have mattered anyway. The attic was foggy from dust, and the fragrance of candles, old newspapers, and pine permeated the air. From the window a beam of light in the odd shape of an obelisk washed across the wooden floor and landed directly in the corner. Jade was drawn in that direction, not knowing why. She thought that
1. “A career. Leaving home. Living alone.” In this passage, Uma, the protagonist is thinking of further possibilities, which could enrich her life. These three short sentences start the passage. Due to them all only containing two words, further emphasis is given to them. These short sentences have a very strong diction and therefor create a feeling of a provocative and strong thought. Furthermore does Desai hereby achieve to convey the seriousness of Uma’s situation. Right at the start, the sentence
Everyone is faced with trials and tribulations throughout their whole life. The saying “life is 10% what happens to you and 90% is your attitude towards it” was made famous by well known Christian extraordinaire, Charles R. Swindle. I strongly agree with this statement and try to live my life by it. In “The Help”, we spend some time getting to know two of the ladies in this story, Minny Jackson and Celia Rae Foote. Now these ladies could hardly be any more different, however they seem to be dependent
Eulogy for Grandmother I looked at myself in the mirror. I noticed the lines of my face and the curve of my neck. I looked down at my hands remembering the moment I first realized that they looked like hers. Long, thin, delicate hands perfect for playing the piano or braiding cornrows. All my life I had not noticed until the day I sat at her bedside holding her hand in mine. She had told me that she was not afraid to die. We sat in silence for a long time, sometimes sharing a stare and a smile
The sun has going down, yet I still can look through her mesmerizing eyes pleading to me for the nth time. Hope this is not true, hoping that all of my statement is nothing, like I just want to tease her with my joke, one of my really bad joke, and after that we could be all together and feel the other presence as always. But these 3 years we had shared together, all moment we could not forget easily, will become our last secret, which others wouldn’t know. Nothing had come from my mouth, as well
"I love you, Allie!" Mark's voice came through the trees. Even through the pounding hooves and sound of the ultralight, the words were surprisingly distinct. Allie reached the edge of the dense woods and slowed accommodate the thickening of branches and brush. Jay tried to keep up, but began to lose sight of them as they zigzagged through the woods. "Allie! Wait!" he called. Shock of shocks, she stopped. The pack horses crowed in around her. The ultralight swooped past at about the same time Jay
I have 2 big sisters, Elizabeth and Jodie. Eli is 5 and Jodie is almost 2 years older than me. My father had raised us alone, because my mother was died when I was 7. The days that time were really hard for everyone. She was very cheerful and kind. All of my memories what were made with my mum are precious still now. But it was ten years ago, time have passed and we are good now. I have a relative good relationship with my sisters, eminently with my oldest. … I turned the key in the lock and opened
Phoenix Jackson One could view Phoenix Jackson as an old granny who might be a little crazy in the head. Another could describe Phoenix as a frail elderly woman who has lived through a lot of life's history. Either accusation could probably be proven true to a certain degree. Phoenix Jackson carries those traits along with many more. Phoenix Jackson was a free-spirited, caring, and gentle elderly Negro woman who lived only to save her grandson's life. Phoenix Jackson was a tough woman for her age
It is the complexity of the main characters and their interactions that make A Streetcar Named Desire such a successful and challenging play. The play A Streetcar Named Desire made playwright Tennessee William's name and has deservedly since had over half a century of success. This remarkable success can be credited to the intricate characters and their interactions with each other. Sisters, Stella and Blanche have had an enjoyable upbringing on the family plantation, "Belle Reve". As the name suggests
About being unable to spend every night with her, he was sorry. About her being confined to the hospital, he was sorry. He was sorry that her fever never left 104.9 degrees fahrenheit and he was sorry that all he could ever do was hold her hand and wait for her body to heal. There was so little he could do, and now there were only two words that described him: desperate and helpless. Roy rested his head on the edge of the bed. It wasn't a coma she was in, per se, but it was still pretty damn dangerous