Cadillac Records is a historical movie that came out in December of 2008‚ captivating the events of Chess Records. The movie stars Adrien Brody‚ Beyonce Knowles-Carter‚ and Jeffrey Wright playing the creator of the record label‚ and two of the main artists apart of Chess Records. The movie grossed a total 8.8 million‚ with a budget of 12 million‚ and went on to be nominated for three Grammy awards‚ and one Golden Globe‚ winning the Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance Grammy award for Beyonce’s
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Angeles‚ CA. She moved to San Francisco‚ CA at the age of 12‚ where she was a part of a trio. In 1954‚ she moved back to Los Angeles to record “The Wallflower” with the Otis band. This same year‚ she shortened her first name to Etta James and began her solo career shortly after. In the 1960’s and early 1970’s‚ James made plenty of hits after signing to Chess Records in Chicago. Although‚ she had some heroin problems‚ that didn’t stop her from creating chart toppers such as All I Could Do Was Cry‚
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had talented voice; Dorothy always kept intriguing Jamesetta to be all she can and do her all. Dorothy never gave up on her. After moving from San Francisco at the age of twelve‚ Jamesetta moved back to Los Angeles when she was sixteen years old to record “The Wallflower” with the Otis band. Around the year of 1954 she shortened her name to Etta James. Etta James earned a Grammy Award in 1973 for her eponymous album. Etta James was the male solo version of any male group. Her voice alone made her the
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convertible. I got to thinking about how cars have changed in the past few years. My favorite car is the Cadillac‚ and boy has it changed from 1963-2016. The Cadillacs of old and new have some similarities and many differences. There are similarities between the 1963 and 2016 Cadillac. To begin‚ they both have the same basic features. They both are equipped with head and tail lights. The Cadillac has a rear view mirror to help guide people as they back up‚ otherwise if people did not have rear view
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Title: The Gold Cadillac Author: Mildred D. Taylor Publisher and Publication Date: The Penguin Group‚ 1998 First published in the United States of America by Dial Books for Young Readers‚ 1987 Setting: The story took place in the City of Toledo Ohio at the family’s home and in the route to the rural South‚ Mississippi. Main Characters: Lois‚ Wilma‚ Mom‚ Dad Plot Summary: This story is about a family who got a new car‚ a Cadillac. They decided to take a trip in the new car. They
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The Gold Cadillac by Mildred D. Taylor BACKGROUND The novella The Gold Cadillac takes place around 1950. African Americans‚ especially those living in the South during this time‚ continued to be treated unfairly. Experiences like the one the family in the story has when entering Mississippi outraged blacks and many whites. During the Civil Rights Era of the mid-1950s and 1960s‚ many people demanded changes in the laws across the nation. My sister and I were playing out on the front lawn when the
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Persuasive Essay Final Draft By: Bryan Phillips People who do celebrate holidays are happier than people who don’t because people who do celebrate get to do the fun things you get to do on holidays like bake cookies. This is why people who celebrate holidays are happier than people who don’t. One reason could be because on some holidays sometimes people get things they have really wanted on certain holidays. So if they get those things they
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Cadillac started building automobiles in 1902. In 1909 they became a branch of the General Motors Corporation. In this article we’ll discuss the classic Fleetwood. This is one of the company’s most memorable and long running luxury models. The Cadillac Sixty Special Fleetwood Series ran from 1938 through 1993. However‚ it did sit out of the line-up from 1977 through 1986. This long running line of feature packed GM cars went through eleven generations of improvements‚ upgrades and styling changes
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Fat Sam and Cadillac Joe There was a mobster named Fat Sam and his partners; "Funky Don" Parsons‚ Howard "Big Bill Bass and Pat Willey had spotted a right ulna of a human arm. After a couple of hours of digging Bill Bass and other men had found two thoracic vertebrae‚ fifteen teeth‚ four fragments of an They had decided to kidnap a man named Monty Hudson and his wife Liz Hudson. Not only did
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Engwr 101/102 17 April 2013 Word Count: 1279 Two Black Cadillacs In the summer of 2004‚ Carrie Underwood auditioned for American Idol in St. Louis‚ Missouri. Her audition impressed the judges‚ and she was quickly catapulted into stardom‚ welcome to Hollywood! Carrie had dominated the voting poles‚ winning each week effortlessly. Simon Cowell even made the prediction she would win the entire competition. On May 5‚ 2005‚ Underwood won and became season four’s American Idol. She gained a
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