success of Blues singer Mamie Smith (no relation). Throughout the 1920s Smith recorded with many of the great Jazz musicians of that era‚ including Fletcher Henderson‚ James P. Johnson‚ Coleman Hawkins‚ Don Redman and Louis Armstrong. Her rendition of "St. Louis Blues" with Armstrong is considered by most critics to be one of finest recordings of the 1920s. Bessie Smith was one of the biggest African-American stars of the 1920s and was popular with both Whites and African-Americans‚ but by 1931 the Classic
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Elizabeth Smith (Bessie Smith) Elizabeth Smith was born on April 15‚ 1894 in Chattanooga‚ Tennessee. Her parents were Laura and William Smith. She was one of the second children. She was born into a poverty stricken black family in the segregated south. Her father was a Baptist minister he died soon after her birth leaving her mother to raise her and her siblings. She was about nine when she lost her mother and two brothers. Bessie and the remaining siblings were raised by their
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believe to be the singer bared a very heavy resemblance to jazz singers from the days of Duke Ellington‚ she was very good. She did many jazz standards and a couple of Billie Holiday songs‚ and even did one of my favorite songs‚ ‘At Last’ by Etta James. The band’s name was ‘Coltrane Revisited’‚ the people on instruments were Joe Lavano on saxophone‚ Steve Kuhn on piano‚ Dennis Irwin on bass‚ and Idris Muhammad on the drums. All of the members of the band seemed very into their music‚ they were
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them messed up during any of the dance routines but‚ Michael was mostly used as an example. He was the seventh out of his nine brothers. His brother Randy got hit the most because he had trouble with learning dance steps. Joe denied abusing his children. Michael Jacksons father Joe Jackson wouldn’t even let his sons call him dad‚ He demanded that they call him by his first name. Michael said that he would never hit his children because he wouldn’t want them to feel the way he felt about his father
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The Harlem Renaissance The Harlem renaissance was just the start of a new beginning for the African Americans in North America. Now the U.S. has a black president‚ in the 1800 you be killed for thinking of a black cloud becoming someone. And this all happened because of the Harlem renaissance. The Harlem renaissance was what happened when the Jim Crow laws were put in to movement. The African American population had to move the North because in the south they not find any good paying work but
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Louis Armstrong is recognized for his amazing performance with his raspy scat singing and outstanding showmanship with his trumpet. His journey pays tribute to people and events that have shaped many human lives to make them become who they are today or what they will become in the future. Musical genius‚ Armstrong‚ overcame from hard work and poverty to become Jazz’s greatest shining star. Before Louis Armstrong can become a star he had to go through some hardships. Armstrong was born
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"Buck’s first day ashore was like a nightmare." "Every hour was filled with shock and surprise." (Page 12) You can see that he is trying to convey how different his new life is now. Buck was placed among a pack of savage husky‚ wolf-like dogs. (Billie‚ Joe‚ Sol-leks‚ Dave‚ Spitz and Curly are just to name a few. After Buck had completed his wearisome labor his body had become feeble and weak. (Injuries also added to this dilemma later on.) The other savage animals that Buck is placed with‚ live by
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was the first man mission to land on the Moon. The Apollo 11 team left Kennedy Space Center on July 16‚ 1969 at 13:32UTC. The mission’s team included Commander Neil Alden Armstrong‚ Commander Module Pilot Michael Collins and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin Eugene “Buzz” Aldrin Jr. After being in orbit for 72 hours‚ Armstrong and Aldrin climbed into the Lunar Module‚ named the Eagle‚ and prepared for their descent to the Lunar surface. The Lunar Module "Eagle" consisted of two parts:
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American Myth American Myth Louis Armstrong: American Myth‚ American Master L ouis Armstrong was the greatest jazz musician of all time. He dazzled audiences with his stunning high notes‚ gorgeous melodies and soul-stirring rhythms. Ground-breaking recordings such as “West End Blues” changed the face of music. But by all accounts‚ his live performances were even more amazing. Both as a trumpet player and a singer‚ Armstrong routinely performed musical feats that no other musician could match
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sake I chose Louis Armstrong (1901-1971) as an ambassador for jazz’s early stages and Wynton Marsalis (1961-) for jazz’s later stages seeing as they both come from the same ethnic background and geographic location. To analyze the differences in jazz we must first isolate the variable by ruling out differences in the two subjects of our study. To do this we will inspect the biographies of our subjects. Following our study of our subjects we will dive into music that Armstrong has played‚ that Marsalis
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