Music Industry

Remembering John Lennon

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When I was very young in the 70’s I very little knew of the Beatles and John Lennon. In the time when a monster stranger has murdered John Lennon I never knew it at the time, I was very young to know, until I became older in the mid 80’s. He would’ve given us more music if he was still alive. My favorite song of him is “Woman”, because he had so much love for Yoko Ono. We have lost a true celebrity superstar in his own right. We will always remember what he brought us. What he wants for us now is to get along with each other, love people, and bring peace to the world. We will never forget John Lennon. He was a masterful songwriter. A nice and great person he once was.

Music Review: Rock With You by Michael Jackson

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I remember the song that Michael Jackson famously sang in a music video. It was a music video with psychedelic colors. He moves to the beat while dancing and then awesome psychedelic images show up. It was like an alone Broadway music video with only the dark of him expressing of him wanting to dance with a girl. We all know the rhymes to this song. I think this was his exact best video. It was before the album Thriller showed up afterwards. I will never forget this video. It made most of us cool as adults. Barely is there ever a music video like this nowadays. But, yet we can still dance to it and share it with friends. It was the best adult song ever! This music video is original!

The Music I Recently Have Listened to

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The music I was recently been listening to is 50’s and 60’s rock ‘n’ roll songs. I was listening to Paul Anka radio on Pandora. It is relaxing. When I listened to it it reminded me of that 80’s movie Back To The Future. I know this movie is old, but it is where I discovered that 50’s and 60’s music back as a teen. My favorite songs are Lonely Boy by Paul Anka, Blue Suede Shoes by Elvis Presley, and many more.

I am so interested of the clothes those people wore in the 1950’s and 1960’s. It seems that it happened not very long ago. It looks like a few years ago, but the pop music revolution happened very long ago. I love 50’s and 60’s music, even if I don’t remember the songs names. It was an innocent time back then.

The Beatles were the ones I listened to the most back as a teen. Don’t get me wrong I still love hip-hop, R&B, and rap, but am describing about those times. I wasn’t born back then. Elvis Presley has died so young in the 70’s. It is sad that we let him go.

All of his music will always be there to enjoy and listen to it. I love hearing to Bobby Vinton, Bobby Darin, and Elvis Presley. I will always love the 50’s and 60’s rock ‘n’ roll music. I also love listening to Jerry Lee Lewis, even if I wasn’t back from that time.

Jay-Z (1969-Present)

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Jay-Z is an American rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur. He is one of the most successful hip-hop artists in America. His net worth is nearly $520 million. He has sold more than 100 million records, and received 21 Grammy Awards for his musical works. He is ranked No.1 on the MTV list of The Greatest MC’s of All-Time in 2006. His 3 albums, Reasonable Doubt (1996), The Blueprint (2001), and The Black Album (2003) are considered landmarks. They are featured in Rolling Stones list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All-Time. He married Beyoncé in 2008. They both have a daughter named Blue Ivy Carter, born January 7, 2012. Jay-Z is ranked the 88th greatest artist of All-Time by Rolling Stones.

Nas (1973-Present)

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Nas is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He is the son of Jazz musician Olu Dara. He has sold over 25 million records, released eight consecutive platinum, and multi-platinum albums since 1994. He is an entrepreneur for his own record label, and is an associate publisher of Mass Appeal magazine. He is under contract with Def Jam Recordings, and Mass Appeal Records. His debut album Illmatic released in 1994, received universal acclaim from both critics, and the hip-hop community. His follow-up album, It Was Written, debuted at No.1 on the Billboard Charts. He was nominated for Best Rap Album for his eleventh studio album Life Is Good at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards. He is ranked No.5 on the MTV list of the, “50 Greatest MC’s of All Time” in 2014.

Selena (1971-1995)

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Selena was a Mexican American singer, songwriter, actress, and fashion designer. She was called the Queen of Tejano music. She was a member of Selena y Los Dinos in 1980, and started recording professionally in 1982. In 1989, she released her self-titled album and signed with EMI Latin Records the same year. She received gold status from becoming the first recording Tejano artist by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). She won Best Mexican American Album at the 1994 Grammy Awards. She was shot and killed by Yolanda Saldivar her friend and former employee of her boutiques on March 31, 2015. She was 23 years old. In 2012, she has sold over 60 million albums worldwide. R.I.P. Selena Quintanilla-Perez

Rediscovering the 50’s Music

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Now we go back in the years that were golden of America. The 50’s music. Back when Elvis ruled the planet by introducing to the world the Rock ‘n’ Roll music. The Beatles were the hottest band in the world. Everyone wanted to buy Elvis Presley records. The music was wonderful and innocent back in the days. Buddy Holly sang his songs in front of the crowds in concerts. Ritchie Valens was just a teen when he sang La Bamba, and Oh, Donna. The music was one of the escapes from reality. Jerry Lee Lewis introduced us to the song Great Balls of Fire. The teens were all having fun to this fun music. The other music that was there was Roy Orbison‘s music. We see Ray Charles perform his songs in concerts. Most of us are familiar with the music of Frank Sinatra. Songs like New York, New York, It Had To Be You, and etc. These people saw the Rat Pack perform their songs. Dean Martin sings his songs. It was a great pleasure seeing Sammy Davis, Jr. perform his best songs. It was a time of America’s Golden Years.