Mary Hopkins A singer with lots of talent and great songs Mary Hopkins is a folk-singer who was born in Wales. She is best known for her 1968 hit “Those Were the Days”. She was also one of the first musicians to sing on to The Beatles’ Apple label. In fact “Those Were the Days was Hopkins debut single and it became a number one hit in the U.K. and rose up to number two on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. It went on to sell over a million copies in the U.S. and was awarded a gold disc by the R.I.A.A. Global sales. Hopkins appeared at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, England for the Pop Experience and sang three songs “Morning of My Life’, “Turn, Turn, Turn” and “Plaisir d’Amour”. Hopkins debut album came out in February of 1969 Postcard and was
That band had Hank Majewski on rhythm guitar, Billy Thompson on drums, and Frank Cattone on accordion. Inbetween 1954 and 1956 they performed and recorded under a variety of names but eventually they settled on the name The Four Seasons. From 1956 up until 1958 the group had stayed together, performing in lounges and clubs under the name The Four Lovers along with recording on various record labels with names: Frankie Valley and the Travelers, Frankie Valley, the Village Voices. In 1959 the group started working with the songwriter/producer Bob Crewe, where they primarily did session work. Later that year the Four Lovers were performing in Baltimore on the same stage as the Royal Teens, The Royal Teens were currently riding on their success of “Short Shorts”. That song which was co-written by the then 15-year-old Bob Gaudio, who was also the Royal Teen’s keyboardist.
As a result his live albums became very popular; in 1965 he got his own show, “The Don Ho Show” and later on “Don Ho – Again”. The song “Tiny Bubbles” became his signature song. Among his most popular
In the mid- to late 1960s, he had a string of hit singles including "Mustang Sally," "634-5789," "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love," "Funky Broadway," and "Land of 1,000 Dances. " Pickett was most identified with "In the Midnight Hour," which he co-wrote with Steve
Marvin Gaye, also known as the Prince of Soul, didn’t start his solo career until 1961 when he was signed to Motown records. Early on in his career he was a session drummer for many different Motown legends and it wasn’t until 1962 with the release of “Stubborn Kind of Fellow” that he got his first hit. Even though he had hits that were dance style and 12-bar blues he favored romantic and sexual songs. Gaye amazed everyone with duets with both Mary Wells and Tammi Terrell. Some of his greatest duets were with Terrell and the two were close up until she died of brain tumor.
J. Thomas came out with a popular song which was the longest titled number one hit ever on the Hot 100. Do you remember “(Hey Won’t You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song”. This got him his fourth gold record. In 1976 he released a gospel album Home Where I Belong and it went platinum.
For this discussion I choose a musician Louise Armstrong song from Pandora. When I type Louis Armstrong song, there were hundreds of his records. I choose a “Stardust” track from the album called “Don 't Get Around Much Anymore “. This song is composed by the popular song composer by Hoagy Carmichael in 1927. This song has many versions that recorded by other jazz great musician added to Armstrong.
Heartbreak Hotel is a song that was recorded by Elvis Presley and was written by a high school teacher named Mae Axton and a steel guitar player named Tommy Durden. It was recorded and released in January 1956 by RCA Studios. Elvis was only 21 and Heartbreak Hotel was his first song with the new record label RCA in Nashville, Tennessee. He recorded the song with his band the Blue moon boys. It was his first million-seller and the bestselling single of 1956.
but on this date it became the first hit for Gary Lewis and the Playboys. • 1971 – singer Judy Collins had an unusual success with her recording of “Amazing Grace”. I remember at the time I was going to
Anna Howard Shaw uses a serious and persuasive tone in her speech to present her central idea that all citizens; men and women alike, should have the right to vote. Shaw believes that it is not fair to say that New York is a republic and not follow through with it completely. In the text Shaw says, “Now one of two things is true: either a Republic is a desirable form of government, or else it is not. If it is, then we should have it, if it is not then we ought not to pretend that we have it.” This statements shows that Shaw I very serious about the rights that a republican should have.
Hall’s first recordings at FAME Studios were with local artists Percy Sledge and Arthur Alexander, who recorded “When a Man Loves a Woman” and “You Better Move On” respectfully, establishing his studio and his reputation as a producer. With the increase in his reputation, more artists traveled to Muscle Shoals to capture the unique sound. Artists who needed rebranding or a hit to revamp their career, such as Etta James and Aretha Franklin, found their success in FAME Studios. James’s “Tell Mama” was the comeback song she needed to bring her back into the limelight, and Franklin’s “I Never Loved a Man” was her debut single with Atlantic and finally earned her a place in the charts. Other huge hits recorded in Muscles Shoals include “Land of 1000 Dances” by Wilson Pickett, “Wild Horses” by the Rolling Stones, and “Freebird” by Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Mandy Patinkin was born as Mandel Bruce Patinkin in Chicago, Illinois, on November, 30 1952. His mother wrote Grandma Doralee Patinkin's Jewish Family Cookbook. Mandel was raised with Jewish immigrants and some from Russia. He was born and raised in an upper- middle class family. He attended South Shore High School, Harvard St. George School, and Kenwood High School (later renamed Kenwood academy), and graduated in 1970.
Just a few months ago, actress Zooey Deschanel and her husband, producer Jacob Pechenik, welcomed a baby girl. Now, the couple has finally revealed her name: Elsie Otter. "Like the animal," Deschanel told People at the premiere of "Rock the Kasbah. " Sea otter," added Pechenik. Elsie Otter is the first child for the pair, who secretly tied the knot in June.
“The truth is, I’ve never fooled anyone. I’ve let them fool themselves, because they didn't bother to find out who I really or what i really was.” Quoted by famous singer,dancer, actress, and model Marilyn Monroe. Born as Norma Jeane Mortenson, she had a very rough childhood. Her mother almost smothered her to death at two, at age six she was nearly raped going in and out of foster homes, because her mother was hospitalized with paranoid schizophrenic.
She started in 1999 with the release of her debut album named ‘No Angel.’ Her song ‘Here with Me’ was a success that it even managed to climb top 4 on UK hit charts that time. This track’s favorable outcome glided and became a theme song for US Series ‘Roswell.’ This singer’s birth name is kind of mouthful – Dido Florian Cloud de Bounevialle O’Malley Armstrong. She was born December 1971 in Kensington London.
People usually turn a blind eye on whatever they find troublesome as if the problem would go away. Mary Fisher wants people to stop their ignorance and prejudice. She wants them to realize AIDS is spreading and affecting many individuals. It can infect anyone at anytime; everyone is at risk. In Mary Fisher’s speech, “A Whisper of Aids”, she utilizes parallel structure, metaphor, and antithesis to support her argument for people to be aware and informed about the disease.