Dave Pelzer was born on December 29‚ 1960 in Daly City‚ California. He is the son of Stephen Pelzer‚ who was of Austrian and Irish descent‚ and Catherine Pelzer. Dave Pelzer was the second of five boys in the family. He has experienced a truly horrific lifestyle. As a child‚ he endured the horrors of child abuse‚ this included physical torture‚ mental cruelty‚ and was nearly starved to death. His mother referred to him as “it”‚ he was the only child that was abused. The rest of his brothers lived
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people. It can act as therapy when we are feeling down and at out lowest point. Conversely‚ it can also be our anthem at our moment of triumph when one is on top of the world. One person’s music that I feel is worthy of taking a good listen to is Dave Grohl because he has the ability to but sounds together is a way that connects with his listeners from instrumentals‚ lyrics‚ and the overall positive mood to his music. He has also left a tremendous mark on the alternative music scene in over 20 years
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CD Review 2 The album “Time Out” (1959)‚ by The Dave Brubeck Quartet is considered one of the greats in the history of jazz. In 1961 it peaked at the number two spot for pop albums and sold more than one million records in the United States. Brubeck’s quartet consisted of Paul Desmond on alto saxophone‚ Eugene Wright on bass‚ Joe Morello on drums‚ and of course‚ Dave Brubeck on the keys. If I refer to just an instrument‚ I’m also referring to the respective player. I’ll use these
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Lance Armstrong Confesses Lance Armstrong is an American road-racing cyclist; Lance has won the tour de France a record breaking 7 consecutive times. Armstrong met Kristin Richard in June 1997. They married in May 1 1998 and had three children‚ Luke David and twins Isabelle Rose and Grace Elisabeth. The couple later filed for divorce Born on September 18‚ 1971‚ in Plano‚ Texas‚ his mother‚ Linda‚ in the suburbs of Dallas‚ Texas‚ raised Lance Armstrong; Armstrong was athletic from an early
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Louis Armstrong Louis Armstrong‚ arguably the greatest entertainer‚ and trumpet player during the renaissance era. Louis Armstrong was inspired by people such as Joe the king Oliver‚ Lil Hardin‚ and Peter Davis. Louis Armstrong was one of the most famous and influential performers in the entire history of jazz. Louis Armstrong began to be noticed by important people in the 1920’s and the early 1930’s. Louis Armstrong was born august 4th 1901 in the ghettos of New Orleans. He learned
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Neil Armstrong “One step for a man‚ one giant leap for mankind‚” said by Neil Armstrong. This is the quote that Mr. Armstrong changed the world with when he took his first step on the moon. Neil Armstrong was born August 5‚ 1930‚ in a small town in Wapakoneta‚ Ohio (Nasa.gov). To his parents‚ Stephen and Viola Engel Armstrong‚ he was the eldest son. In his childhood his family was always moving around because his father was an auditor for the state government. His father had to be in many
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Rebecca Huang Louis Armstrong I. Early Life A. Childhood B. Family C. Armstrong’s natural talent from God II. Performance Career A. Experiences in New Orleans and Mississippi B. Chicago and Jazz Band C. Life from 1924 to 1930s III. Late Stage A. Armstrong’s 1950 life B. The end of Louis Armstrong’s Music Life IV. Music History A. Trumpet and Early Jazz B. Collaborators and Followers C. Armstrong’s Music Style 1. A Jazz musician
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Dave Grohl is an American musician‚ singer and songwriter. He is best known as the drummer for the grunge band Nirvana and front man for Foo Fighters. Born David Eric Grohl on January 14‚ 1969 in Warren‚ Ohio to thankful parents Virginia Grohl and James Grohl. James and Virginia split up when Dave was just six years old‚ leaving Virginia as the primary parent to him and his older sister Lisa after the divorce. In the sudden absence of Dave’s father‚ he found himself having trouble emotionally after
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Louis Armstrong Louis Armstrong was the greatest of all Jazz musicians. Armstrong defined what it was to play Jazz. His amazing technical abilities‚ the joy and spontaneity‚ and amazingly quick‚ inventive musical mind still dominate Jazz to this day. Only Charlie Parker comes close to having as much influence on the history of Jazz as Louis Armstrong did. Like almost all early Jazz musicians‚ Louis was from New Orleans. He was from a very poor family and was sent to reform school when he was twelve
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Ryan Au Duong Angulo ELA Honors 24‚ April 2012 Life of the King of Jazz “My whole musical success goes back to the time I was arrested…”(Old 28). Louis Armstrong started off as a normal kid who lived in a poor family and environment‚ but ended up as one of the most influential entertainers in history all because of one mistake he made as a child‚ which changed his life. Louis Armstrong’s life was filled with events that built his musical skills‚ fame‚ and his well-being even though he did
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