Catch a Fire: The Life of Bob Marley, by Timothy White, is a novel which discusses the life of Bob Marley as well as the beginnings of Rastafarianism which played a huge role in Bob Marley’s life. Part of Marley's popularity was that his music...
Storyteller Assignment The song “I Shot the Sheriff” is a song written by Bob Marley. This song was first released in April 1973, and talks about a person killing a sheriff while being accused of killing the deputy sheriff instead. The person fights back by...
Elvis Presley Fifty-one years ago the Civil Rights Act was passed to bring an end to discrimination in America. In the nineteenth century, the northern and southern states in America fought a bloody homeland war, bringing an end to slavery. In the years to come,...
Elvis Presley No other artist could have had more of an impact on popular culture in the 1950’s than Elvis Presley. Elvis’s childhood was far less glamorous than his adult life, he and his parents lived in poverty in Tupelo, Mississippi. The early life of...
“He (Elvis) was already doing what the civil rights movement was demanding: breaking down barriers. You don’t think of Elvis as political, but that is politics: changing the way people see the world.” – Bono. The youthful generation during the 50’s were ready for this:...
Creative expression can come in many forms, one of the most common being music. Music has a way of relating to a larger audience about a feeling or experience through melody as well as an expression of culture. Music scholar Craig Werner notes that gospel...
“Mystery” Listening to the beat of my heart, while my body grooves to the harmony. Music, one of life’s most precious form of storytelling. The beat which has feed life into one’s creativity. When I was a child listening to music was a time to...
Trapped Trapped Trapped On No Such Path In the song Trapped by Tupac, Tupac created a song that brought to light the large amount of prejudice that surrounds communities of minorities in America. Tupac was a rapper that came from the rough and tough streets...
The Death of Emmett Till and Mississippi Goddam In a time in American history when inequality was the leader of our country and murder and violence were an everyday occurrence, Emmett Till was a fourteen year-old boy who was visiting Mississippi when he allegedly flirted...
Taylor Swift has been on top of the music charts since she started her career. Her most recent album, 1989, has broken many records and has given the public numerous songs that will be stuck in the heads of Americans forever. One of these is...
A few weeks ago, Apple Music released a commercial of Taylor Swift doing a Cardio workout on the treadmill while rapping along to Drake and Future’s song “Jumpman.” At the surface, it looked like it was going to be just that one commercial until last...
Beyoncé is a black female singer and artist well known for promoting female and cultural empowerment, as well as discussing subtle racial issues and personal issues. If we look into Lemonade, her most recent album, we can find many references to female empowerment, such as...
Beyoncé is a highly popular singer and performer in the world today. She has many awards and a very loyal fan base. During her career she has used her albums and performances to make statements about politics and issues occurring in the world. One of...
Louis Armstrong was born on August 4, 1901, in the poorest area of New Orleans. Armstrong had a difficult childhood. His father, William Armstrong, was a factory worker and abandoned the family soon after Louis’s birth. His mother, who often turned to prostitution, frequently left...
Tom Robinson and OJ Simpson are two black men who have both been taken to trial. They have many similarities that affected their court cases such as their race, social status, and verdict. Tom Robinson was accused of raping and beating up a white woman....
The Psychology of Adaptations Music is a powerful tool for the expression of ideologies, especially when it comes from respected and popular artists. During the 1960s, considerably the most widely known were the Beatles, with their sales at over 500 million records worldwide. At the...
Recently, singer/songwriter Taylor Swift has come out with a series of amusing ads in collaboration with Apple Music. The ads feature songs by Drake & Future (Jumpan), and Jimmy Eat World (The Middle), both of which saw sky rocketed sales after the Apple Music ads...
Song Report “Hey Jude” is a song by the band The Beatles and was written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon. It was first released in August 1968 under The Beatles label ‘Apple Records’. Hey, Jude runs for 8 mins and 10 secs. The Beatles...
“Hey Jude” is a song by the band The Beatles and was written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon. It was first released in August 1968 under The Beatles label ‘Apple Records’. Hey Jude runs for 8 mins and 10 secs. The Beatles choose here...