most famous for his activist activities‚ being a pastor and a humanitarian and his involvements in the civil rights movement. Richard Branson is an investor who founded virgin l‚ which includes virgin records and over 400 other companies. John Lennon and Yoko Ono‚ john was another great singer/songwriter famous with his band the Beatles ‚ his wife Yoko was also a singer as well as a peace activist. She’s also known for her artwork and film making Buckminster Fuller was an American architect‚ theorist
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Music‚ really good music‚ tries to say something and connect with an audience through words and reflect current feeling or the environment we’re in. Music tries to be relevant‚ as do those involved in politics. This is nothing new. In the days of John Lennon and Yoko Ono there was political activism in the entertainment arena and these days it’s the likes of Sting‚ Bono‚ and Chris Martin. Some argues that celebrities should not become politicians. First of all‚ they do not realize all problems of a
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Rosie and the originals where a female group who rose to the top with their mega hit “Angel baby”. With such fame they helped paved the road for other female groups. Rosie and the originals may have not have a lot of fame compared to their counter parts of that era such as The Chordette’s‚ however they left an impact on the music industry. Rosie and the originals have an interesting story but before anything let’s talk about their origins. The main member which is Rosie. Rosie who is really named
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On February 7th‚ 1964‚ Great Britain was known for a lot of things: tea‚ spiffy tailoring‚ the Queen. “Exciting musical exports‚” however‚ was not high on the list. Everything changed 50 years ago today when four young British musicians landed at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York and detonated a cultural explosion. I refer‚ of course‚ to the thrilling arrival in America of that one-of-a-kind band that we have all come to know and love‚ this great band that transformed American music
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Standing in a dank‚ cramped club. Waiting for the music to begin. Pushing and shoving just to get a little closer to the boys in leather. Hearing the guitars play and the drummer pound. Hearing their voices as rise in harmony as the mass of people scream with excitement. Brian Epstein strolled into such a scene in a tiny‚ sweaty club in Liverpool‚ England; What Epstein discovered that night changed his life‚ and the world forever. Epstein changed their stage image‚ and secured them a recording contract
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1978 Jan. Julian returns to England‚ and J begins fifteen months of being a househusband spending most of his time caring for Sean. Jan 1st. After a year off from song writing G composes “Blow Away” and “If You Believe “ while in Hawaii. 2nd week of Jan. Over 1.5 million copies of “mull of Kintyre” have now sold in the UK‚ making it the biggest single in that nation’s history until 1984. End of Jan. G continues to compose new songs while on vacation with Olivia in Hawaii. Early Feb. Yoko turns
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incident caused people to put themselves on the waiting list to borrow the novel‚ when there were none before.[38] Mark David Chapman’s shooting of John Lennon (Chapman was arrested with his worn copy of the book‚ and inside‚ he had scribbled a note: This is my statement‚ From Holden Caulfield.)‚ Robert John Bardo’s shooting of Rebecca Schaeffer‚ and John Hinckley‚ Jr.’s assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan have also been associated with the novel.[39][40] In 2009 Salinger successfully sued to stop
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the culture we would still be living in it today. John Lennon‚ one of the most influential songwriters and musician to ever lived‚ wrote a song called “Give Peace a Chance.” John and Yoko were staying at Queen Elizabeth’s hotel on May 26th‚1969 when John and Yoko decided to stay in bed for six full days to promote peace. Being already famous because he was a band member of The Beatles‚ he got a great deal of attention from news stations. John got the song idea and the song’s rhythm by listening
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Non-Violent They wonder if music and non-violence have something in common. For the first look‚ not so much. However‚ if they think deep enough‚ it is easy to find some similarities in history. The Beatles and Mahatma Gandhi‚ known as Gandhi‚ shared a lot of similarities yet were very different. In spite of differences the men had common opinions. They were using peaceful methods‚ influenced all of the fans‚ and had many enemies. The world famous singers The Beatles and Gandhi are both extremely
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Whatever you are‚ be a good one.Abraham Lincoln If you dream it‚ you can do it.Walt Disney Never‚ never‚ never give up.Winston Churchill Don’t wait. The time will never be just right.1Napolean Hill If not us‚ who? If not now‚ when?John F. Kennedy Everything you can imagine is real.Pablo Picasso I can‚ therefore I am.Simone Weil Remember no one can make you feel inferior without your consent.Eleanor Roosevelt Turn your wounds into wisdom.Oprah Winfrey Wherever you go‚ go with all your heart
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