Musicians who changed the history of music
1. Billie Holiday- She was one of the first African American women and one of the first among the other jazz musicians to make it big.
2. Elvis Presley- He was one of the early musicians to make Rock and Roll very respectable.
3. B B King- He was ranked as #6 out of 100 greatest guitarists by The Rolling Stones magazine and was a blues musician who was also a part of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
4. Elton John- He was a rock musician but was very talented at several things like writing songs, acting, and played the piano.
5. Bob Dylan- He was a rock and roll musician but was known more as a poet for his lyrics
6. Beatles- The first boy band that rocked the world and was known as the most popular Rock and Roll band in history.
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Friday, April 10, 2015
Today I'm doing songs that weren't popular when it was originally made but blew up when a cover was made
1. Torn by Natalie Imbruglia was a #1 hit in 1997 but, it wasn't originally her song. Torn was first recorded by an alternative band called Ednaswap in 1995 which wasn't as big of a sensation.
2. Girls Just Want To Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper wasn't a #1 hit but it was a #2 hit in 1983 but, again it wasn't her song originally. This classic 80's song was originally written and sung by Robert Hazard in 1979 just a few years before the cover was produced. This song is a tough one to talk about since the original version wasn't actually released it was only recorded as a demo.
3. R.E.S.P.E.C.T by Aretha Franklin in 1967 was as much as a sensation then as it is now since it talks about female empowerment. With the song being directed into that path it instantly became more of a chart topping hit than the original version recorded by Otis Redding in 1965.
4. I Love Rock 'N' Roll by Joan Jett and The Blackhearts *easily one of my favorite tunes* in 1981 was a #1 hit for seven weeks and was certified platinum. Unlike the others, in this case both the cover and the original by Arrows in 1975 got fairly equal attention. After the original was recorded the song got the band Arrows a tv appearance on the show 45 which led the band to getting their own tv show.
5. The iconic Hound Dog by Elvis Presley was even a cover. The Elvis Presley version was recorded in 1956 and spent 11 weeks as a successful crossover on the top of the country, pop, and R&B charts. This song was originally written for and recorded by Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton in 1953 which wasn't as successful, but did stay seven weeks as #1 on the R&B charts.
6. I Want Candy by Bow Wow Wow in 1982 was a hit song and the music video for the song received lots of airplay and rotation during the early days of MTV but sadly the original by The Strangeloves in 1965 didn't get as much attention.
1. Torn by Natalie Imbruglia was a #1 hit in 1997 but, it wasn't originally her song. Torn was first recorded by an alternative band called Ednaswap in 1995 which wasn't as big of a sensation.
2. Girls Just Want To Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper wasn't a #1 hit but it was a #2 hit in 1983 but, again it wasn't her song originally. This classic 80's song was originally written and sung by Robert Hazard in 1979 just a few years before the cover was produced. This song is a tough one to talk about since the original version wasn't actually released it was only recorded as a demo.
3. R.E.S.P.E.C.T by Aretha Franklin in 1967 was as much as a sensation then as it is now since it talks about female empowerment. With the song being directed into that path it instantly became more of a chart topping hit than the original version recorded by Otis Redding in 1965.
4. I Love Rock 'N' Roll by Joan Jett and The Blackhearts *easily one of my favorite tunes* in 1981 was a #1 hit for seven weeks and was certified platinum. Unlike the others, in this case both the cover and the original by Arrows in 1975 got fairly equal attention. After the original was recorded the song got the band Arrows a tv appearance on the show 45 which led the band to getting their own tv show.
5. The iconic Hound Dog by Elvis Presley was even a cover. The Elvis Presley version was recorded in 1956 and spent 11 weeks as a successful crossover on the top of the country, pop, and R&B charts. This song was originally written for and recorded by Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton in 1953 which wasn't as successful, but did stay seven weeks as #1 on the R&B charts.
6. I Want Candy by Bow Wow Wow in 1982 was a hit song and the music video for the song received lots of airplay and rotation during the early days of MTV but sadly the original by The Strangeloves in 1965 didn't get as much attention.
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