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    Strange Fruit

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    decided to sing and she made her professional singing debut in 1931 at a small Harlem nightclub. She then continued to record for the first time only two years later. The jazz world did not recognize her music until 1935. She toured briefly with the Count Basie and Artie Shaw orchestras before becoming a big nightclub solo attraction in 1940. Her vocal style is considered to be one of the most original ever achieved; she sang with unique personality and distinguished herself as a professional artist

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    Early Jazz Combo ARTIST

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    Early Jazz Combo Artists 1. Joe “King” Oliver- Joseph Nathan Oliver‚ better known as Joe "King" Oliver was born on December 19‚ 1881 and died on April 10‚ 1938. He was a jazz cornet player and bandleader. He was recognized for his playing style and his pioneering use of mutes in jazz as well as being a notable composer. 2. Kid Ory- Born Edouard Ory on December 25‚ 1886 and died on January 23‚ 1973(1973-01-23)‚ he was known in the history of jazz as being a trombonist and bandleader. In the

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    On April 25‚ 1917 in Newport News Virginia‚ proud mother‚ Temperance‚ gave birth to her first little girl‚ who was soon to become one of the most accomplished jazz singers of all time (Verve Music Group). Tempie and Ella’s father William‚ bound together by common-law marriage‚ separated soon after she was born. Her mother then moved the two of them to Yonkers‚ NY where eventually they started a family with Joseph Da Silva‚ Tempie’s long-term boyfriend. Ella soon became a big sister when Francis was

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    Walt Disney World Resort is the most visited vacation resort in the world. With 17‚536‚000 guest every year it has earned the title of ‘Happiest Place on Earth.’ Disney World contains 27‚258 acres of property. This property includes many building like themed resort hotels‚ non–Disney hotels‚ theme parks‚ water parks‚ golf courses‚ a camping resort‚ a shopping district‚ and other entertainment venues. Magic Kingdom is the first and original theme park to open in the Disneyworld followed by Epcot‚

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    Born in Hamlet‚ North Carolina on September 23‚ 1926‚ American Jazz saxophonist‚ John Coltrane‚ had transformed the world of Jazz with his unique style and ability to play numerous notes at one time (“John William”). Coltrane was enveloped with music his entire life as he performed in nightclubs and band halls with various well-known musicians such as Dizzy Gillespie‚ Duke Ellington‚ and Miles Davis. Although his experience in Jazz eventually led Coltrane to create his own band‚ his drug addiction

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    maintain his reputation with US investors‚ travelers‚ and government . During the roaring ‘20s‚ The US transitioned from the age of Dixieland and ragtime to swing and big band which lasted until the late 1940’s. The big names of the era included Count Basie‚ Duke Ellington‚ Benny Goodman‚ and Louie Armstrong. Swing

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    Blues and it’s Influence Blues is a music with a unique ethnic diversity. It started with the rural Black-American traditions of southern America. Originally it was associated with music of deep and low-down emotions. But in reality‚ it reflected how a culture lived and survived in happy and difficult times. Many musicologists try to associate Blues with both European and African tradition. Music Historian Robert Palmer may be most correct entitling it as a Black-American creation. By doing so‚ Palmer

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    organized criminal offence ruled the metropolis ‚ and the police seemed powerless to do anything against it. Classical music music was forgotten while malarky was spread throughout the land‚ and men like Bix Beiderbecke‚ Louis Armstrong ‚ and Numeration Basie became the heroes of the young. The flapper was born in the twenties‚ and with her bobbed hair and short skirt ‚ she symbolized perhaps more than anyone or anything else‚ America’s intermission with the past ‚" (Yancey‚ K.‚ 1989‚ English 102 Supplemental

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    Copyright reserved Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences Department of Accounting Financial Accounting FRK 211 Exam session: Date: Duration: Total marks: Date of perusal: Internal examiners: 1st semester June 2012 8 June 2012 2 hours 80 marks 21 June 2012 Prof J E Myburgh Ms J S Goodey Ms N Pududu External examiners: Ms HC Verster Mr JJ Bezuidenhout Ms M Pollock Instructions: 1. You should answer all the questions. 2. The paper consists of eight (8) pages. 3. You may keep the question

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    The Influence of 1920 Blues and Jazz on Modern Music Mark Carter The Influence of 1920 Blues and Jazz on Modern Music This paper is will try to show how the music that started with singing of old songs by the slaves to influences the music that the world listens to today. Shaping the music of Rock and Roll‚ Country and Western‚ and Easy Listening that influences every aspect of society’s everyday life are Blues and Jazz. In an interview many years ago on television‚ heard by this

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