Essays on Popular Music

Clifford Brown was born in Wilmington, Delaware on the 30th of October 1930. Brown began playing a trumpet his father gave him in early high school, and by his late teens was playing in collage and other youth bands. Throughout high school he studied jazz harmony and theory, trumpet, vibes, piano, and bass with Robert…

Steveland Judkins Morris was born on May 13, 1950, in Saginaw, Michigan. He is morepopularly known as Stevie Wonder. Stevie was blinded shortly after birth. His sightlessnesswas caused by a medical accident when he was born. He had to be put in an brooderand he didn? t get adequate air. In 1954 his household moved…

Piano, lead vocals, backup vocals, guitar, tambourine, bass, backup vocals 2. Rock ‘N’ Roll 3. I don’t think this song is a reflection of anything going on in America other than the fact that The Battles are incredibly popular worldwide. 4. Yes, I really like the song. As recall, I think it was Paul who…

The artist known as Peter Hernandez is a multi-talented singer, songwriter, and dancer who effortlessly straddles the line between being a respected musician and a charismatic entertainer. Think of Justin Bieber or Beyoncé seamlessly transitioning from performing at the Super Bowl halftime show to creating catchy R&B tunes for others, all while maintaining their status…

In this essay I will be comparing the differences and similarities between Tupac Amaru Shakur and Christopher Wallace also knows as “Biggie” who both are male rappers and reined a pretty short but yet famous mid 90’s career in the music industry. I first would start off with Notorious B. I. G and his differences…