Essays on Musicians

Over the last one-hundred years, American culture seems to have overall, become less racist and prejudiced. As a whole, U.S. society has not yet reached a period of total racial reformation in which trial and reason are always applied to the happenings of everyday life....

Bob Marley, his original name being Robert Nesta Markey, was a Jamaican born songwriter and singer. He was born in 1945 on 6th February, and he is regarded as one of the pioneers in the reggae industry. His career as a musician was marked by...

“If you know your history, Then you would know where you’re coming from, Then you wouldn’t have to ask me, Who the heck do I think I am?”(Bob Marley) In other words, if people understand their narrative, then they’ll know their lineage, so others need...

Reggae is a Jamaican music genre that came about in the late 1960s. Reggae music at the time was influenced by jazz, rhythm and blues, and mento a rural form of dance music. It is derived from Ska which uses a distinctive bass and drum...

An ode can be defined as a ‘ceremonious lyric poem on an occasion of dignity in which personal emotion and universal themes are united’ (Ode, 2012). Although hip-hop music is usually known for it’s violent, and often, masculine lyrics, ‘Dear Mama’ the first single from...

Have you ever heard of Selena Quintanilla’s music? It is the best music in the world that you could ever listen to. I chose Selena for my essay because I love her music and she was inspiring. Selena learned to sing at a young age...

One of the arts that transcends culture is the art of music. Louis Armstrong was an individual who took the art of music, specifically jazz, and transformed it. Louis Armstrong was born in August of 1901, to Maryann and Willie Armstrong. When Louis Armstrong was...

In the book​ To Kill a Mockingbird​ by Harper Lee, a black man named Tom Robinson is accused of raping a white woman named Mayella Ewell. He was put on trial with probably the best lawyer he could have, Atticus Finch. He provided more that...

There has never been a period in the history of humanity without victimization of some category of people. Harper Lee’s book To Kill a Mockingbird is an example of different types of victimization. There are two characters, each of which is not welcome by society...

The Beatles’ were no doubt the most influential British band in the 1960’s, with their music bringing and becoming a revolution to the face of rock and roll. Their use of drugs through their music changed the way and the direction of the Beatles’ as...

Like some form of fervent super glue, The Beatles’ sound is forever stuck to the image of 60s music. After the end of the 50s rhythm and blues era, the middle ages of music lied awaiting a sound to revive the industry, and so The...

Introduction In a career span of ten years (1960-1970), The Beatles successfully emerged in influencing and changing the music of the world we live in today. They were pioneers in building the bridge between post production and live recorded music whilst blooming with creative, artistic,...

The Beatles were a British rock band who brought a new style to the teenagers of the late 1950’s and early 1960’s. They made a lasting impression and changed the world forever when they formed their group in 1957. They impacted the music industry, influenced...

In 1960, no one would have known that a small band in Liverpool England would become the most influential rock band in the world. Paul McCartney, George Harrison, John Lennon, and Ringo Starr are the famous fab four members of the group that is known...

One of the foremost authoritative teams of the twentieth century the rock group revolutionized rock and roll into what we all know it as nowadays. Not solely were they, nice musicians, they wrote and composed each of their songs. The band well-tried to be common...

The Beatles were such a great influence in music and music history. Their creativity of experimenting with different music styles made them unique. The Beatles brought such happiness into people’s lives through the music they make. Each person in the Beatles had something good to...

Amidst their growing popularity and the crazed hysteria by adoring fans, the Beatles released their third album, A Hard Day’s Night on July 10, 1964. The commemorated opening chord of the album, accentuated by George Harrison’s new Rickenbacker 12-string guitar, sets a powerful opening sequence...

Surrealism came into the lives of The Beatles by accident and changed their music for the better by pushing them to task risks and go out of their comfort zone in order to develop new, unique styles of music. Nothing good happens in ones comfort...

Everyone has heard the terms the Fab Four, the British Invasion, or Beatlemania. All these terms are used when speaking about The Beatles. The Beatles were known worldwide for their musical talent. They had 41 albums that were released from 1961 (My Bonnie/ The Saints)...