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.

             Today I'm doing songs that weren't popular when it was originally made but blew up when a cover was made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. 

im going to do a small post about music used in tribal beliefs, dances, rituals, ect. first im going to start with drums. drums are one of the most important instrument in most native american tribes. several oral traditions state that drumbeats is the earth's heartbeat. drums are often accompanied by human voices and the people who actually play the drums are called singers instead of drummers due to close relation. another instrument that is used is the flute which is used for a variety of occasions and are all tuned differently according to the tribe. Shaman's drums and rattles are used in tribes to cure physical and mental ailments. even though native americans do actually use instruments in most of their music they rarely play just instrumental pieces since they consider singing the most important part of music  

Stereotypes in music

there are several stereotypes related to music and i know there are probably tons out there but for now im struggling finding some. i have been having difficulty finding at least one website that had what im looking for. this isnt my first time struggling for the history on national anthems it took me 2 20% time days to finish it. even though i am having some difficulties i do hope to find at least something on the subject of stereotyping in different music genres but until then im leaving with this. i hope to find something else to work on and or research but that possibly wont happen until i get around this road block. i might one day post one or two of my songs that i have written on here but for now i rather keep those private. until next time im leaving it as is.

Today i am doing the history behind a group of 10 national anthems.

1. United States "the star spangled banner" the writer of the star spangled banner Francis Scott Key was 35 years old when he was on a british fleet ship trying to persuade the british to release his friend which he succeeded in but they both had to remain on this ship since they knew the British plan. On September 14th in a clearing of the fog he saw the American flag (which was originally created by Betsy Ross) instead of the British Union Jack. that led him to write "in the dawn's early light" and thus the star spangled banner was born.

2. United Kingdom "God Save The Queen" The song is reportedly borrowed from the french. both the words and music have gone under changes since the 18th century but since no official verse has ever been approved only the first 3 strophes have been used today

3. France: "La Marseillaise"  The song was first under the name of "Chant de guerre aux armées des frontières" until the Parisians gave it its official name. It was declared the National Anthem July 14th 1795 until it was banned under the empire. After the July revolt of 1830 it was adopted under the 3rd republic in 1879 and is still the national anthem today.

4. Canada: "Oh Canada!"Calixa Lavallee was considered " Canada's national musician" and was asked to compose music to a poem written by Judge Adolphe-Basile Routhier. There was a national competition being held for a national hymn to have its first performance. Théodore Robitaille asked Judge Adolphe-Basil Routhier to write a hymn and Calixa Lavallee to write the music for it. At the first performance it was sung in french and didnt leave a lasting impression until years later when school children sang it in 1901 when Duke and Duchess of cornwall toured Canada. Five years later Whaley and Royce in Toronto Canada published it and it became official.

5. Australia: "Advance Australia Fair" The song was first written n 1878 by Peter Dodds McCormick was made the national anthem April 11th 1984 replaced the former national anthem "God Save The Queen" which is still used at occasions that are attended by members of the Royal Family.

 6. Germany: "Deutschlandied" The song was composed in 1797 by Franz Joseph Haydn but was originally for The National Anthem of Austria until world war II. ( August 11th 1922) 

7. Denmark: "Der er et yndigt land" The song was adopted in 1844 as the national anthem with only the first third fifth and last verses used and is not the only national anthem being used.

8. Japan: "Kimigayo"The song got its melody by The first bandmaster of the Japanese army John William Fenton in 1860 but wasnt officially used as the national anthem until August 9th 1999

9. China:"March of the Volunteers" The song was written in 1935 and was officially used when the communist took power in 1949. during china's cultural revolution it was forbidden to be sung when Mao zedong was in power and was replaced by "the east is red" until Mao's death. After he died the original national anthem was restored but with different words until 1982.

10. New Zealand: "God defend New Zealand"  The song was written by Thomas Bracken in 1878 but wasnt officially used until 1977.

ive done pretty well with working on music and learning more about it. the only bad thing is im not sure what to do after this. i've covered about everything that i can think of at the moment. i might try to do a blog about tribal traditions that include music or ancient beliefs that include music in some shape or form.  I also might try to include stereotypes about the different genres of music.

music isn't always just rock, country, pop, alternative, classical, ect. music can sometimes get used in a way of representing a country, representing what the country is about. National anthems are all different and unique in their own way.... a way one country might represent themselves in their national anthem might be completely different from another. today i'm going to showcase National Anthems from around the world. im going to include the title of the anthem and when it was created.

1. United States:"The Star Spangled Banner" Written in 1814.

2. United Kingdom:"God Save The Queen" Written in 1745.

3. France: "La Marseillaise" Written in 1792.

4. Canada: "Oh Canada!" Written in 1880 but became officially the national anthem in 1980.

5. Australia: "Advance Australia Fair" Written in 1878 but was not officially the national anthem until 1984.

6. Germany: "Deutschlandied"Written in 1848.

7. Denmark: " Der er et yndigt land" written in 1844.

8. Japan: "Kimigayo"Written in 1868 but wasnt used until 1888.

9. China:"March of the Volunteers" Written in 1935.

10. New Zealand: "God defend New Zealand" Written in 1876.

These are a few national anthems from around the world. i hope to post the history on all of them in the next blog post.

Every good thing must come to an end at some point. i've talked about the history of music, the different styles through the genres, and the history of instruments, but now i'm going to talk about something equally as important. the tragedies in music history. i decided to talk about this because its good to remember the ones who made an impact and left too soon.  here are some famous singers who passed away and made an impact on music history before they left.

1. Buddy Holly (September 7th 1936- February 3rd 1959) - He was a 50's legend known as the pioneer of blues rock. he made some great songs that topped the charts before his untimely death caused by a plane crash on his was to North Dakota

2. John Bonham (May 31st 1948- September 25th 1980)- he was a drummer for Led Zeppelin and was known for his driving rock beats and his lyrical and mysterious poetry. He later died from an alcohol overdose but is still loved today by many fans.

3. Janis Joplin (January 19th 1943- October 4th 1970)- she was well known for her peace and love songs and she was also known for her love of humanity, this caused many people to love and adore her. her life got cut short when she chocked on a ham sandwich.

4.Bob Marley (February 6th 1945- May 11th 1981)- He was one of the most important reggae musicians in Jamaica and had several chart topping hits. He was part of a reggae/rocksteady group called the wailers but later died at the age of 35 from cancer. His music is still quite popular today in several places around the world.

5. Elvis Presley (January 8th 1935- August 16th 1977)- He was known as the worlds greatest musician and actor (even though that's quite debatable) he released tons of albums and movies before his fairly sudden death. he was found dead in his Las Vegas apartment reportedly due to an overdose.

6. John Lennon (October 9th 1940 - December 8th 1980)- He was originally with the beetles before he went on his own and became known as the greatest singer/songwriter at the time and was also one of the biggest names. His death was caused by an obsessed fan who gunned him down in front of his house and killed him.

7. Patsy Cline (September 8th 1932- March 5th 1963)- She only had 9 songs on the billboard country charts before her death. she wrote beautiful songs about love and lost love she even did some really good covers of other singers songs. she was well loved around the world and is still loved around the world and more albums of her singing are still being released today and even some movies about her life.. she tragically died at the age of 30 due to a plane crash in 1963

All of these musicians left too soon and sadly left in tragic ways. These unique artists made an impact in some way in the music industry changing music history and making music history. Even though they have passed on they're all still in fans hearts and on fans mind to never be forgotten and to live on in memory..... Now its time to pay some respect to the gone but not forgotten. This is my tribute to them