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- 3641: Basquiat and Davis
- ... Luks, Glackens, and other members of the Eight. He studied with Robert Henri from 1910 to 1913, made covers and drawings for the social realist periodical The Masses, which was associated with the Ash-can School, and exhibited watercolors in the Armory Show, which made an overwhelming impact on him. After a visit to Paris in 1928 he introduced a new note into U.S. cubism, basing himself on its synthetic ...
- 3642: Stan Kenton & His Orchestra
- ... Ravel, Arnold Schonberg and Igor Stravinsky, all of whom he later celebrated in many of his own classically-inspired compositions: 'Theme For Sunday,' 'Sunset Tower,' 'Concerto To End All Concertos.' Upon graduation from Bell High School he worked during the day as a rehearsal pianist in dance halls and theaters. At night he paid his dues in a succession of after-hours bars, clip joints and five dollar-a-night speakeasies ...
- 3643: Tricky's Pre-Millenium Tension
- ... as he raps about dreaming of being attacked by the Ku Klux Klan. The song "Sex Drive" is fueled by a sinister harmonica as Tricky sings "pain is somewhere along the line...." From the old-school hiphop flavor of "Lyrics of Fury" to the choked rhythm (or lack thereof) of "Vent", nefarious threats and confessions seem to be all too common. Tricky's style is so unique that it is interesting ...
- 3644: Jimi Hendrix: A Reflection Of A Man Through His Music
- ... listened to the music which affected his music so greatly later: “‘everyone from Buddy Holly to Muddy Waters and through Chuck Berry way back to Eddie Cochrane’”. He played in a few bands in high school, but then dropped out before his senior year. After working as a laborer for a few months, Jimi decided that he was not destined for that line of work, so in 1959, he enlisted into ...
- 3645: Silverchair: Neon Ballroom (epic)
- Silverchair: Neon Ballroom (epic) The three members of Australia's Silverchair aren't high school boys anymore. Really, it doesn't brother me that these little Aussie fellas made a friggin' mint doing a cute little Nirvanable grunge act back when they were 14 years old. Hey, good, just like ...
- 3646: Peoria Symphony Orchestra: A Regional Outlet for Classical Music in Contemporary Society
- ... educational concerts § outdoor pops concert at Lakeview Museum serves 4,000 Youth Education Programs Ø puppet shows § 20 volunteers, 60 schools, 80 shows, 13,000 students Ø youth/community education § pre-concert lectures, backstage tours, school visits Ø musician’s college scholarship Ø young musicians showcase § annual competition, winning student appears as soloist at Civic Center concert Ø holiday clothing collection § benefits Crittenton Care & Counciling Center
- 3647: Gregorian Chant
- ... There are a number of reasons why this happened. Influence and education played a very big role in this changing of Gregorian chant. During the reign of Gregorian chant people did not go to public school to become educated. Many people did not learn different forms of language they usually lived in their town unaffected by other cultures. They didn’t have cars to drive from country to country or a ...
- 3648: Langston Hughes
- ... abolitionist family. He was the grandson of Charles Henry Langston. His brother was John Mercer Langston, who was the the first Black American to be elected to public office in 1855. Hughes attended Central High School in Cleveland, Ohio, but began writing poetry in the eighth grade, and was selected as Class Poet. His father didn't think he would be able to make a living as a writer. His father ...
- 3649: Paul McCartney: Six Feet Under?
- ... up hospital work just over a year previously and became a health visitor. Jim McCartney, his father, worked for Napiers, the engineering works in Liverpool, at the time of Paul's birth. Paul started primary school at Stockton Wood Road Primary when the family moved to Speke, near Liverpool. He then went to the Liverpool Institute, the best-known of Liverpool's grammar schools. (Davies, 24) At age thirteen, the McCartneys ...
- 3650: Neil Young in Halifax
- Neil Young in Halifax I was getting ready for school one morning when my father said that my cousin Jennifer was on the phone and she wanted to know if I wanted a ticket to the Neil Young concert coming up in Halifax. I said ...
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