Gene Krupa was sprouted from a beanstalk in Chicago, Illinois during the cold month of January. January 15th 1909 was the day a legend was born. The nature of drumming would never be the same after this legend picked up the drumsticks. Gene 's father passed away from cancer when he was in elementary school. His mother had to support his family as a milliner.
Mike Rose author of “Blue Collar Brilliance” he reminisces about his childhood and how he was observing his mother at work and how much she multitasked and how he experienced the blue collar work. His purpose was to describe how people integrate physical and mental work is in the field and supports people in the blue collar field. I felt as if I was at a dead end job and earning nothing from it, but Mike Rose’s article influenced me that I was actually learning and gaining skills at my work place. His intended audience would be blue collared workers and white collar workers. Rose informing that blue collar workers are also educated people even though they do not have a degree.
Johnny Cash was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, and author. He was widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century and one of the best-selling music artists. He was born on February 26, 1932, in Kingsland, Arizona, he died on September 12, 2003, in Nashville, Tennessee. He had five kids their names are John Carter Cash, Rosanne Cash, Kathy Cash, Cindy Cash, Tara Cash, his wife’s name was June Carter. Johnny Cash 1
This term suggests that Kelly sees himself as the knight in shining tap shoes attempting to save, or rather popularize, ballet in the 1950’s (Kisselgoff). It was thusly that Gene Kelly, a man of many hats, directed and starred in Singin’ in the Rain (Donen, Kelly), a film following the evolution of film and the production of an innovative movie musical. Regarded as the most popular movie musical of all time and inspire by Kelly’s work on An American in Paris (Minnelli, 1951), Singin’ in the Rain led the way for a generation of movie-musicals and inspired a generation of stage and screen artists of every creed and calling. Furthermore, Kelly was dedicated to remaining down to Earth, contributing to the surge of male dancers during and following his surge in
Ray Charles Robinson, known to many as Ray Charles “The Great” was born on September 23, 1930 in a small town of Albany, Georgia. He was a pianist, songwriter, and singer. Ray’s mother was a sharecropper and his father was a mechanic, when Ray was little they moved to Greenville, Florida. In Mr. Charles early years of life he was a witness of his little brother drowning to death. In some type of way, Charles began to lose his eyesight right after the death of his little brother.
As he got older, he was inspired by the black church services that would later serve as an influence to his dance choreographies. In 1942, when he was twelve, him and his mother moved to Los Angeles California, where his interest in athletics such as gymnastics and football were sparked. He fostered an admiration for Gene Kelly and Fred
Alvin Ailey started off from being extreme poverty in the segregated world of Texas to many achievements till he passed away at age 58 of a rare blood disease. Ailey was known for his modern dances Revelations; however, Alvin Ailey
I picked to write about Alvin Ailey because I feel like this is the decade and generation that his legacy died in because when it comes to dance no one thinks of Ailey as the founding father his dancing is a lost art.. Alvin Ailey was an amazing dancer and choreographer with his own unique dance style. His talent was referenced in Fresh Prince of Bel Air and a different world his style is what makes him stand out from other choreographers. Alvin Ailey was not born with his name in lights he had a rough beginning. Born in Rogers, Texas on January 5th 1931 as Alvin Ailey Jr.
Since being the first of his siblings to leave the swamp and one of the first frogs to talk to humans, Kermit has revolutionized the entertainment business. Kermit received his first break in show business back in 1955 when an agent passed him by and noticed his valuable ability to make people laugh. The agent saw a talent unobtainable by any other unique creature. Kermit was on his way to Hollywood, he knew it wasn’t going to be easy considering the obvious. He was different, extremely different and people noticed.
On January 8th, 1935 one of the greatest influences to pop and country was born. Elvis Aaron Presley changed the way people heard and saw music through his songs and the way he performed them. Elvis’ music was stunning, he had eighteen American No. 1s and hundreds of gold records from around the world. He brought a way of performing that people had never experienced before, he was electrifying when he performed on stage. Elvis Presley was the first rock'n'roll star, he brought rebellion to the youth of that time and was able to grasp the listener and draw them into his songs which few artist have ever been able to accomplish.
The trials and tribulations of ‘The man in black’ made him a legend. John R. Cash was born in 1932 in Arkansas, grew up in poor farming community and joined the airforce in 1950. Cash found a band and started singing live and becoming famous and one of his very first songs were a big hit like “walk the line”. Cash once broke his toes while trying to kick the bars of a jail cell. The great Johnny Cash wasn’t totally fearless as everyone said he was.
However, the start of Kelly’s career grew slowly but steadily, beginning his broadway debut much later than Astaire with a small dancing role in Leave It To Me (1938), which led to a spot in One for the Money (1939), then a summer-stock job as choreographer, into auditions and choreography commissions, and eventually to his biggest break as an actor: Pal Joey (1940) (Library of Congress). Next up, Gene would make his film debut in For Me and My Gal in 1942 (Library of Congress). On The Town (1949), An American in Paris (1951), and of course Singin’ in the Rain (1952) would one day become staples of both his career, and within the world of movie musicals as a whole. Yet, as stated above, his last film appearance in 1980, Xanadu, proved to be a box-office dud as well; however, it would prove to be a cult classic decades later
Elvis was a person who had nothing and worked a job at age 19 to live in a house with his parents who both had jobs too to keep their house, but he would work hard to become the greatest singer of all time. Here’s how he did it. Elvis Presley impacted rock and roll music with his deep voice and his perfectly mixed combination of gospel, blues, and other genres of music which made rock and roll more popular and set rock and roll on track for what it has become today. Early on in life, Elvis moved to Memphis but, he was a misfit in school.
Music is one of the most important aspects to culture. Music is the glue that holds society together. Music changes constantly to fit the vision of new artists. Although music is always changing, it is often influenced by past artists or events. Many decades left a mark on musical history .
In the age of nine, I was diagnosed with Short Achilles Tendon. Although it could be treated by tendon lengthening surgery, the cause of the condition remained unknown. Due to the limitation of knowledge and technology in a small town located in East China, the orthopedist suggested me to seek for better diagnosis in more advanced hospitals. Therefore, my mother started taking me to different cities, different hospitals, and seeing different physicians. In the following half year, I was assumed to have congenita myophagism, cardiovascular disease and even cerebral palsy.
