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Aretha Franklin
aretha franklinAretha Franklin. “I say a little prayer” was her most known single. She wasn´t just a common single, she become in “The Queen of Soul” by the end of the 1960s decade. She was one of the most important icons of the soul and also in the struggle for the racial and female rights. Franklin has recorded a total of 88 charted singles, non-stop over 40 years. In 1987, Franklin was the first female singer to join into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. -
Janis_Joplin
Janis Joplin Date of birth: January 19, 1943 and date of death: October 4, 1970.
Janis Joplin was born on January 19th 1943. She was considered a symbol of '60s hippie movement did not like people of that time. She was popular in his time because she had a voice potent and she sang very well rock and roll.
She had problems because they did not like his physical and always cre -
Joe Cocker
20 May 1944 Joe Cocker is one of the singers but known the Rock, blues, blues rock, blue-eyed soul of the planet. He was born in England, in the Sheffield city in 20 May 1944. Since that he had 15 years old he is singing in different bands. The song that is made famous was “With a little help from my friends”. In 1969, 25 years, he had participated in the Woodstock festival.
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Joe Cocker
20 May 1944
Joe Cocker is one of the singers but known the Rock, blues, blues rock, blue-eyed soul of the planet. He was born in England, in the Sheffield city in 20 May 1944. Since that he had 15 years old he is singing in different bands. The song that is made famous was “With a little help from my friends”. In 1969, 25 years, he had participated in the Woodstock festival. -
Bob Marley!
Music video "No woman, no cry"RobertNesta Marle Booker (Bob Marley) was a Jamaican musician and composer. He still being listened and, today, hes considerated the best reggae singer of the world. He also represents the "rasta" culture for much of us. His most notable titles include "No Woman, No cry", "Three little birds" or "Jamming". Bob died on May 11, 1981, because of a cancer while he was giving a tour arround Europe. He sold more than 250 million copies, becoming one of the biggers myths of music history. -
David Bowie
David Bowie
David Robert Jones, the incomparable David Bowie, was born in Brixton on January the 8th on 1947. He became since the first moment, in the most transgressor artist in the English musical panorama.
With this video, Space Oddity, in 1969 he achieved the Top 5 in the British lists and he began to be a referent. His look ambiguous and his songs, full of intellectualism and depth caused a big impact. -
``Michael Jackson´´
Michael Jackson ``THRILLER´´
Michael Jackson was born on 29th August 1958. He was a ``different´´ American singer song writer. He is called ``The king of Pop ´´ thank to music , fashion and the millions of fams that he has around the world.
Michael Jackson started in 1968 with `` The Jackson 5´´ , with him four brothers . In 1971 started her carrer alone. In 1980 Jackson was a figure in popular music.
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The Beatles
The Beatles - Past Masters Full Album (2009 Remastered)The Beatles were a rock band, active during the sixties. This band was formed in Liverpool.
It consisted of four people calls Jonh Lennon, Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr.
The band used different msical styles like Skiffle and Rock and Roll.
They remained the group with most number ones in the British charts.
His early musical influences were musicians as Elvis Presley, Little Richard and Chuck Berry.
The band played topics of these artists in their beginning.
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The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones are a rock band originally from London and was founded in 1962. It is considered as one of the best rock bands in the world. Besides rock they have played a lot of musical styles such as blues, rhythm and blues, country, folk, reggae and dance. His first great hit was “(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction” in 1965. Nowadays they are still playing. -
Stevie Wonder
I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOUStevie was born on May 13th 1950. He was considered a prodigy at 12 years because a blind child sang and played several instruments. Stevie has published 26 albums, sold millions of copies and received many awards. He improved the music with new mixing sounds. Many people say Stevie's best musical period was the 70's and others say the 80's but it’s difficult to specify a particular period. What it's clear is the merit of this artist who has been able to overcome any adversity through his music. -
Whitney Elizabeth Houston
VIDEO WHITNEYWhitney Elizabeth Houston born on 9 August of 1963 in Newark.
Is singer of pop, soul, R&B …
It is one of the best voice and has sold as many records worldwide.
She began singing in a children's choir when a producer who discovered.
Her songs were the ones thet were more time in the list of successful.
In 1992 began her acting career with the movie bodyguard.
Finally on February 11, 2012 died at 48 years in a hotel in Beverly Hills. -
PINK FLOYD
PINK FLOYD Pink Floyd was a musical group formed in year 1964. At the beginning this group was formed whit four people, they were called: Bob Klose and Roger Water as guitarists, Nick Mason as drummer and Rick Wright as keyboarder. This group was one of the best bands of Rock of the 20th century. In August 1967, they published their first album; it was titled “The Piper at the Gates of Damn”. -
Kurt Cobain
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNL89oPEUTw' >Kurt Cobain was a famous american musician, best known as the lead singer, componer and guitarist of the band Nirvana. Kurt, who has been recognized as one of the most important singuer of all times and one of the best voices according to the popular vote, managed to change with Nirvana, the popular music o the 90s.Not only drew attetion with his music, but with his difficult life deah.</a> -
Aretha Franklin
VIDEO Aretha Franklin is a soul singer, born on March 25, 1942 in Memphis, which uses a username, Lady Soul or the Queen of Soul. She is the daughter of a great preacher and his mother a gospel singer. I take the number one spot as one of the hundred best singers world.She scored seventeen Grammy awards. She was a woman with many accomplishments, the first black woman, best singer, etc, including awards from some presidents. -
Aerosmith
It is an American hard rock band. Also known as "The Bad Boys from Boston" and "The greatest Rock band of America." His aggressively rhythmic sound is rooted in the blues, and also helped establish the sound of hard rock and heavy metal between 1981 and 1990. -
"Queen"
A Night at the OperaQueen was born in London in 1970 as a rock band. Its members are four; Freddy Mercury (the singer), Brian May (guitarist), Roger Taylor (drummer), and John Deacon (bassist).
They became famous in England in the seventies, but later, in the eighties, they also became famous in the United States. Their album "A night at the Opera" was their best album and it was the one which made them internationally famous.
Nowadays it´s only May and Taylor because Mercury died and Deacon left the group. -
Tupac Shakur
Canción TupacTupac Shakur was born in New York in 1971. He was one of the most important rappers of the history. During his life, Tupac has had many problems, the first was his incarceration for a crime he didn’t commit, exactly for sexual abuse, with the years was demonstrated their innocence. The next problem and the most severe when he was shot three times in the chest, in the year 1996.
After of the death of Tupac, their sales of discs had an increase disproportionately. By that, Tupac is the best rapper -
Sex Pistols
God Save The QueenSex Pistols was a band of Punk rock founded in London in 1975. The band began the punk movement in U.K.
Their initial members were lead guitar player Steve Jones, the drummer Paul Cook, the vocalist Johnny Rotten, and blass player Glen Matlock . But in 1977 Sid Vicious replaced to Glen Matlock.
The Pistols composed controversial songs, for example “God Save the Queen” that was censored a lot of media, like BBC.
After a tour in USA, In January 1978 Rotten announced the breakup of the band. -
Journey Through "The Secret Life of the Plants "
The secret life of the plantsThe 19th Wonder 's album was released at the end of the 70's, was the first Wonder's soundtrack composed for a documentary. He used the first digital synthesizer and creates a variety of unusual sounds. The lyric talk about the relationship between the nature and the human beings. With a sensitive sense and a deep poetry invites us to feel the beauty of the things we do not see. The album obtained the platinum disc and was a heavily influence for the digital sound that came in the later 80's. -
The Clash release "London Calling"
London calling The Clash released London Calling, a mixture of punk, reggae, ska and rockabilly, which was voted the best album of the 1980s by Rolling Stone Magazine. It included classic songs like Train in Vain and the title track, London Calling. I love listening to it when I'm feeling tired because it fills me with energy and I end up dancing around the room. -
CINDY LAUPER
VIDEOCindy Lauper is an American singer. Her real name is Cynthia Ann Stephanie Cyndi Lauper.
She is part of the culture of the 80s. She became famous because her song “Time after Time”. Her first LP was called "She's So Unusual". 4, 5 million copies were sold in The United States.
Others famous songs of Cindy Lauper are "Girls Just Want To Have Fun", "She Bop" y "All Through The Night". -
BON JOVI
BiographyBon Jovi is my favorite group, they are a hard rock band from the United States.
The band was formed in 1983 and its leader and singer is Jon Bon Jovi.
Theirs success came in 1986 with the album " Slippery when wet" which was a best seller.
From 1990 to 1992 the band stopped playing but after that period they returned with more strength.
For many years they have been number 1 in the lists of the best seller albums.
Now, they are separated although I do not know if they will return. -
Red Hot Chilli Peppers
The red hot Chilli Peppers is a band from California (USA) the band was formed in 1983 for the singer Anthony kiedis, the guitar player josh klinghoffer ,the bass Michael ''Flea'' and the drummer Chad Smith. the band plays styles from the traditional funk , rap, pop-rock just the punk.In 1999 they recordered their mor sucessfull album californication wich sold morE of 15 millions copies . Currently stimate that the band was sold more110 millions albums in the world. -
Amy Winehouse
Amy Winehouse-Rehab Amy Winehouse Amy Jade Winehouse was born in London on 14 september of 1983.
The artist was a singer and composer and she mixed various musical generes :R&B, soul, jazz, rock & roll, and ska,
When she was 10 years old, Amy Winehouse was a vocalist of a rap band, It name was Sweet 'n' Sour .
She published Frank, his debut album on 2003 and them, the artist published on 2006 "Back to Black" and she won five Grammy .
On 14 February 2007, she won a Brit Aw -
U2
Grupo U2U2 is a band formed in 1976 in Dublin by a group of teenagers, Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen. U2's music was post-rock.
These had a somewhat sloppy style, which was improved over the years, especially after the rise to fame in 1987 with the album The Joshua Tree. U2 not only move in the rock musical style, but also have genres like Pop, electronic, dance and alternative rock.
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Richard James
Richard James well known as “Aphex Twin”, Is one of the most influential and creative British Techno music composers, so-called by the newspaper The Guardian as “the Mozart of Techno”. In 1992 he releases his first, and praised by the critics, LP “Selected ambient works 85-92”.
thereafter he kept a prolific and innovative career. An amazing example of this innovation can be seen, with a spectrograph, at the end of his song "Equation" -
Take That
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzHIxigdlgQTake that is a British pop band composed of: Gary Barlow, Robbie Williams, Mark Owen, Jason Orange and Howard Donald.
They stared his career in 1990, until in July 1995 Robbie leaves the group and the band disappeared. Takte That generated an important phenomenom fan in the 90s.
Ten years later they published a commemorative CDIn 2010 Robbie joined the band recording new material together. The one most success has been achieved is Robbie. -
Limp Bizkit
For me, one of the best music bands ever is called Limp Bizkit .It is an American band and it was formed in 1994. They created a new type of music that is called Rap-Metal. This is fusion of Rap music and Metal Music. The band has five members. They incorporated a DJ in their songs. That was a great innovation at that time. They started making music in the 90´s and they have an elaborate visual appearance, which includes face and body paint.
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THE BACKSTREET BOYS
Backstreet Boys - I want it that way
Backstreet Boys is an American boyband formed in Orlando in 1993. It was founded by a millionaire called Lou Pearlman. It´s formed by five guys. They shot to fame with their debut album, Backstreet Boys (1996). They came to stardom with their album Millennium (1999). They have sold over 135 million albums by all the world. It was one of the most important group in my youth. -
THE CORRS
FORGIVEN NOT FORGOTTENThe Corrs, is a group of four brothers. the lead singer is Andrea Corss. The group was known by, Jean Kennedy in 1994. Then were accompanying Celine Dion.
They mix modern music with violin, drums, etc.. Are influenced by The Police, Rolling Stone, etc..
His first album was Forgiven not Forgotten, which was a hit in Spain. His best known song is Runway. They have made 17 albums and the group disbanded in 2007. -
Spice Girls
WannabeThe spice girls are a musical group consisting of five girls. They revolutionized the music industry. The band was born in 1996. Each girl had a specific role and the young girls identified. They released two albums and a third but with a minor component. Currently the group is dissolved and each bears his solo career with more or less success. -
ROBBIE WILLIAMS
Robbie Williams - AngelsRobbie Williams is an English single pop rock. He started his music career in the group Take That. In August 1996 he started his solitary career with the single Fredom´96. The single that brought him to stardom was Angels. He´s one of the artist who has sold more album in the world.
He´s a controversial person, he says to be half gay. His relationship with drugs made him do strange things, as looking for UFO´s. Currently, he´s happily married and he has a daughter. -
Destiny Chil's
Is a R&B american group. Firts, It was a group de four person but after the group finished in three person, Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. This group has sold more 60 million copies up to the date becoming one of the best-selling groups in the United States. The sale of albums was incredible, of agreement to World Music Awards. Shortly be signed by Columbia Records. His first appearance of was on the soundtrack of Men in Black, song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6h3MNcc_LHE -
The Bee Gees
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpqqjU7u5YcThe Bee gees was a group musical of origin British-Australian that was created in 1958. In the years go and 70 her music was very popular, especially in the disco,the song of the Bee gees were interpreted for several artists,even they was of soundtrack of films, for example ''Grease''. In 1960 they got a fame international many people them compared with the ''Beatles'', but they arrived to the summit of the success in the years 70.In 2012 finished the career musical of the Bee Gees.
