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Nat King Cole
Nathaniel Adams Coles was born in Montgomery, Alabama, on March 17, 1919.[1] Coles had three brothers: Eddie, Ike, and Freddy, and a half-sister, Joyce Coles. Ike and Freddy would later pursue careers in music as well.Cole began his performing career in the mid-1930s while still a teenager, adopting the name "Nat Cole".Throughout the 1950s, Cole continued to rack up successive hits, selling in millions throughout the world. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYPoIuoZb-Q -
Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley Jailhouse Rock
Elvis Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi. He was a very important icon in the music of 20th century. He was the king of Rock and Roll and his music had a fusion of styles. His clothes and his forelock marked tendency. He became a sex symbol. Elvis died in 1977 by a heart attack.Some of his most important songs are: Love me Tender, Jailhouse Rock, Can't help falling in love, Always on my mind, etc. -
John Lennon
Imagine - The Beatles - John LennonHe was an English singer and songwriter from Liverpool, he was one of the founder member of the famous rock band "The Beatles". All the world was mad with his music.
This group was a big leyend, it was very important in the music and in the world of the mode.
John Lennon was shot by a fan, Mark Chapman.
At present we can enjoy his famous songs as "Let it be", "Yesterday", "Help" and "All you need is love". And we cannot forget the famous song of "Imagine". -
Bob Dylan
HurricaneBob Dylan is North American. He is a singer and poet. He is a great composer of the 20th century. He has a different style of singing, but he never forgets the Rock and roll, country, Etc.. His discography is very extensive. It has gained several Grammys.For my his concerts are special and I like much the way of belonging to Bob. It is very agreeable with his followers. I have chosen the song Hurricane because I like much -
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin is a singer of soul, R&B and gospel. She was born in Memphis, Tennessee, on March 25(th), 1942. They dubbed her “Lady Soul” or “Queen of soul”. She is regarded as one more influential artists of the contemporary music. Around de middle of 1960s, she strengthens as a female star of the soul. In 1987 she was the the first woman who joined in Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
I say a little prayer -
Ronnie Jame Dio
Dio - Holy diverRonnie James Dio was an heavy metal vocalist, he is famous for his work in bands like Black Sabbath, Dio, Heaven & Hell, Rainbow and Elf. It is considered one of the most iconic and influential voices in the history of heavy metal. The New York Times said he was the greatest heavy metal vocalist of all time. Since the 70's it was he who popularized the "metal horns" as the symbol of heavy metal.
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Bob Marley
No woman no cry
Robert Nesta Marley, known as Bob Marley , was born in Jamaica in 1945. When he was just 17, he recorded a ska song receiving only 20 pounds for it.
Bob Marley music never received a Gramy Award but in 1999 his album Exodus was choosen as album of the century.
He dies when he was just 36 because of a cancer.
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Steven Victor Tallarico
Aerosmith- Dream OnHe was born in Yonkers, New York, also known as Steven Tyler, musician, composer and actor. Steven is the vocalist of American rock band Aerosmith.
He was elected one of the 100 greatest artists of all the times by the magazine Rolling Stone and the third best vocalist of Heavy metal.
In 1965 wrote his first song "Dream On" where his fame was launched with the group Aerosmith.
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Prince
'Kiss' Tom Jones and The Art of NoisePrince Rogers Nelson (1958) is an north-american singer, composer and actor. He has written hundreds of songs and produced his songs and other artists. Born in Minneapolis, he has developed a personal style of music, mixture of funk and rock. He has released 32 LPs and some of them have been a great success. His concerts are incredible and he can perform at stage for two hours easily.
I've chosen his song “Kiss” sang by Tom Jones with The Art of Noise because I think it's a great version. -
Michael Joseph Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson was born in 1958. He was a singer, composer and dancer of pop music. He was important in the music because he revolutionized the world of the video. His song more famous is "Billie Jean". Billie Jean (The First Moonwalk) Due to his fame and his life as singer, he died very young with fifty years old. Michael Jackson is a legend of the music. He is King of Pop. -
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band that formed in Liverpool, in 1960 with John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. The band worked later with different musical kinds, as the ballads pop and the psychodelic rock, incorporating often classic elements to innovate in his songs.Their popularity was owed to a creativity almost without limits from so seemingly simple pieces and more complex pieces.
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Whitney Elizabeth Houston
Whitney Elizabeth Houston was born in Newark in August 9, 1963. She was an American singer of R&B, soul, pop, blues and gospel, but also highlighted as an actress, songwriter, producer, businesswoman and model. Whitney had more than 400 awards in his career.
The song which made know was the soundtrack of the movie “The bodyguard” “I will always love you” with which sold 12 million copies.
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PINK FLOYD
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VgC6eppxuUPINK FLOYDPink Floyd was a British rock band, considered a cultural icon of the 20th-century rock music and one of the most influential bands ever, which gained great popularity due to its psychedelic music that evolved into rock progressive and symphonic rock over time. They have sold over 300 million albums worldwide. Its members were Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Nick Mason and Richard Wright. They elaborated their first album in August 1967: "The piper at the gates of dawn". "The Dark Side of the Moon" -
THE CURE
The Cure (también conocida como Cure) es una banda británica de rock alternativo formada en 1976 en Crawley, Reino Unido. Anteriormente, la banda se llamó Easy Cure por un breve período de tiempo; allí ya figuraba su alma máter, Robert Smith, como guitarra solista aunque originalmente no fue el cantante.n. Su trayectoria musical se inició a finales de los 70 y principios de los 80. Alcanzaron la cota más alta de popularidad durante principios de los 90. -
Jason Derulo
Jason Joel Desrouleaux was born in September 21 in 1989; his nick name is Jason Derulo. He is an American singer, songwriter and dancer. He produced some records for a lot of artists. Derulo released his debut single "Whatcha Say" in May 2009. Jason has sold more than 30 million singles and he sold over five million digital downloads. He won an RIAA certification of triple platinum, and reached number 1 in the U.S. and New Zealand. His most recent single is Talk Dirty. -
Belle And Sebastian
Belle And Sebastian was formed as a band from Glasgow Scotland in 1996. The name group comes from this book and children’s television series. They was a band of cult are Alternative Indie Pop, similar another group “The Smiths”. The band made first album “Tigermilk” in 1996. This album and the album “If You’re Feeling Sinester” were considerate two of the best discs of the 90-s. They started playing in cafes, coffee houses, church and libraries. They make intelligent letter, delicate melodie -
Coldplay
My election for this work is the english band, “Coldplay”. This Band was created in 1996 in London.
The álbum number four of Colplay was publiced in 2008. “Viva la Vida or Dead and All His Friens” is the best álbum for the band. They won many awards in all the world for this álbum and sold many copies of this. The single “Viva la Vida” are the third most sold of the music history and the most dowunloaded on internet.
Viva la vida -
30 Seconds To Mars
30 Seconds to Mars is an alternative American rock band. They started playing in 1998 but they didn't release their first album till 2002. The album was a great success. Jared Leto is the lead singer and also plays the guitar, bass and keyboards. He has just got an Oscar . His brother, Shannon plays the drums and percussion.Tomo Milisevic is the lead guitar. "A beautiful lie" or "From Yesterday" are two of the band's most famous songs.
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Amy Winehouse ( London, 1983 - 2011) Controversial British singer songwriter and soul.
Amy Jade Winehouse (London, September 14, 1983 - Ibid, July 23, 2011), known as Amy Winehouse was a singer and songwriter of Jewish family, noted for mixtures of various musical genres thereof including including jazz , R & B, soul and ska. He was recognized for her contralto vocal range was described as "acoustically powerful" and capable of expressing "deep emotions.
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