About veteran rock stars ..

Bob Dylan. Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan was born in Deluce, Minnesota on May 24th, 2004194. When he was 6 years old, his family moved to Xibin, a small town near the mining area. When he was a teenager, Dylan was just an ordinary boy who loved music and was interested in country music. Take Hank Wilms, james deen, Woody Guthrie, Robert T. Johnson and Arthas Limband as idols. Until 14 years old, Dylan saw the rock boom in the black-oard jungle in the theater, and from then on he discovered another function of music-its sociological effect. The lyrics of rock music are inspiring and reflect the personality, ambition and rebellion of teenagers. From then on, Hibbing Town could no longer hold his heart. 196110 In October, Bob Dylan dropped out of Minnesota State University and began to devote himself to singing, and went to new york Cate Wha Folk Music City, Gaslight and other famous performance venues. Because Dylan's ballads were loved and supported by intellectuals, john hammond, a producer of CBS, formally signed a contract with him, and Albert Claussmann soon became Dylan's agent. At present, Dylan is the instigator of the folk storm, the most valued newcomer under CBS, and the most potential and vocal artist among the younger generation of folk singers. Bob Dylan's life story Bond Dylan was published in 1962. It includes "Song of Wood" praised by Woody Guthrie and "Talking about new york" about New York life. The style of the whole album has a strong folk flavor of Woody Guthrie style. On the other hand, Dylan also looked at the political and social events at that time from an objective standpoint, created the immortal famous song Blo-wing Changin, and became a superstar. Some of Bob's early works were based on traditional melodies, and later he gradually absorbed the factors of country music and black music and made innovations. Dylan's protest songs had a great shock to the hearts of young people at that time, thus promoting the great awakening of American youth in the 1960s. His creation began to return to self in the late 1960s, with a sense of religious detachment. 1In August 1965, Dylan's album "High way 6 1 Revisiting" was published and received rave reviews. At this time, his value has jumped to the apex of pop music and formally established the status of rock musicians. Dylan's works in the 1970s absorbed elements of jazz and blues, and the lyrics were full.

The philosophy that led American youth in 1970s was no longer a fanatic of resistance, but gradually settled down, showing a philosophical trend. Throughout Bob Dylan's musical career, he really gave rock music a soul.

2): Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley, formerly known as Elvis Presley, 1935 10 was born in Tupelo, a small village in the southern United States. After World War II, Elvis moved to Memphis, Tennessee with his parents. Elvis Presley's father is a truck driver, often unemployed, and Ross is rarely seen in his family's life. /kloc-I started working at the age of 0/6, mowing the grass for the rich, or driving a truck to earn some money to support my family. Memphis lies on the Mississippi River. This is a painful city and the hometown of blues music (a sad black American folk song). Elvis Presley likes music since he was a child. In the evening, he listened to the music programs broadcast by the local radio station, and the gospel hymns sung by the descendants of slaves made him happy physically and mentally. Later, he got a guitar and played it himself.

Sometimes, he will go for a stroll on Billy Street in the city, where there are many inferior folk song halls. He once overcame his shyness and dared to sing, but people only found that he had a gifted voice, and he would be a truck driver who earned dozens of dollars a week after singing. Once, during the music break, in order to make the band happy, he shook his left leg and hip bone. Then, his voice matched with his body movements, blending the soul and enthusiasm of the black people into the over-sung cowboy songs. As a result, he sang miracles. 1955 His song "Sad Hotel" not only charmed blacks, but also was loved by whites. 1958, Elvis Presley went to military service, which lit a fire for rock music to go global.

1956 When Elvis Presley first became popular, an American cardinal gave a speech to remind people that a new belief was spreading among some American teenagers. He said that this belief advocates rudeness, rudeness, immorality and depravity, and thinks that Elvis Presley is morally corrupt. But his words are useless. Elvis Presley's songs are becoming more and more popular, and Elvis Presley has become an idol worshipped by American teenagers, especially girls. Every time he starts to perform on the stage, the seats of the teenagers under the stage are like electricity, and these audiences are also fascinated by rock and roll.

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Of the 20 best-selling records in the United States this year, 14 is the work of Elvis Presley. He went to Hollywood for the first time to make the film Love Me Tender. After the film was made, it only took four days to recover the cost. This record was kept for nearly 20 years before it was broken by the movie Star Wars. This year, he made a fortune and became a millionaire: the TV appearance fee was $65,438+10,000, the concert income was $200,000, the record patent was $450,000, and the film contract was about $250,000. And 18 months ago, he was a truck driver with a weekly salary of only $35.

However, when he became famous, it was also the beginning of his sadness. This year, he performed all over the United States and traveled tens of thousands of kilometers. Due to lack of sleep, his nerves were damaged and his memory declined. He is also a victim of loneliness, alcohol and drugs. Later, he was admitted to a hospital in Florida. The doctor advised him to rest, but he couldn't help himself. 1In June, 977, when he gave his last concert in Lapit City, he couldn't even remember the lyrics of the song "Love Me Tender". /kloc-in August of 0/6, he passed away at the age of 42. He recorded 720 songs in his life and gave over 1600 concerts, with an average of two and a half days. He is too tired.

Elvis Presley left, but he developed rock music to the peak, and after the war, generations of young people in America were obsessed with him. Elvis Presley's singing set a good example for rock music, and later all rock singers followed suit. His records * * * sold 654.38+0.5 billion copies, even the most popular singer Michael Jackson. When he was alive, he became a legend like Marilyn Monroe and John F. Kennedy. After his death, people treated him like a religion. Today, there may be people in the United States who don't know the name of the president, but they can't find anyone who doesn't know Elvis Presley. According to a recent survey released by an authoritative polling agency in the United States, up to now, there are still 17% Americans who believe that Elvis Presley is not dead, he is still living somewhere, and maybe he will appear at some time.

Iggy Pop

On April 2 1947, iggy pop, the "father of punk", was born in a small town in Detroit, Michigan. His father is an English immigrant and his mother is a local. Under the influence of the "Door" band, Iggy and Ron Ashton of "Selected Minorities" formed a band called "Psychedelic Clowns". Iggy became the guitarist and lead singer of the new band, Ashton became the bass player, and soon Ashton's brother Scott became the drummer of the band. 1967 during Halloween, psychedelic clown released his first album. The punk wave in the late 1970s attracted iggy pop. 1977, Bowie and The Stooges came to Berlin to record the albums Idiot and Desire for Life, and Bowie became the keyboard player of the band. Among them, songs such as Nightclub, Passer-by and China Girl are called The Stooges.

Berlin trilogy. In the late 1970s, Iggy signed a contract with Arista Records and released a series of albums with Glen Matlock and Ivan Kral. 1982 ggy left the rock music scene and began to write an autobiography. During her departure, Iggy also got rid of drug addiction and got married. 1985 Iggy came out of the mountain and released a series of albums in cooperation with steve jones. Although iggy pop and The Stooges are old, we will never forget their profound influence on rock music now and in the future.

Recommended albums: Idiot 1977 and Brick by Brick 1990.

Similar artists: David Johnson, New York Doll, Lou Reed, Ian Hunter, Mott Paul Hu.

Music roots: door, rolling stone, underground velvet, who.

James tyler (james tyler)

This veteran who has been in the pop music world for 32 years is a witness to the development of American rock music. He comes from a musical family in Boston and has a melancholy and introverted appearance and temperament. He established himself in the music world with a folk rock style, and has always set a wonderful record of 15. In 2002, he released his latest album Road to October. With his warm male voice, unique accent and acoustic guitar talent, he created a real but not inferior record, in which the title song earned him a Grammy nomination for best pop singer for the second year in a row.

Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson Michael Jackson was the most outstanding American superstar in 1980s. From 65438 to 0958, he was born in a black family with many children. After his father used to be the guitar of the band, Jackson and his four brothers enjoyed playing musical instruments and singing for entertainment since childhood. Under the education of his father, he debuted with his brother at the age of seven. By the age of 65,438+02, the "Jackson 5" singing group had become famous all over the United States, with millions of records sold. 1982, Michael played a role in the black musical Little Genius directed by Quincy Jones, and recorded his first solo album Off the Wall with the help of Quincy Jones, with a circulation of130,000 copies. In the year of 65438+February, his song "Thriller" caused a sensation in the whole western pop music world. His single album has a circulation of 30 million, which is the highest in the world. More than 100 gold and platinum albums have been given away by countries. Michael toured the world in his first year, and charmed millions of fans with his original and novel Moonwalk. His MTV saturday night live also set a record for MTV video sales. Michael's record frequency is not fast. Until 1987, his second solo album "Bad" was released, and countries around the world once again set off a whirlwind surrounding Michael. His third album "Danger" was not released until the end of 199 1, and the song "Black and White" sold/kloc-0,000,000 copies in three weeks, setting a new world record for single album release. 1995 released the fourth solo album "History ast, Present and Future, Volume 1). Michael dominated the pop music scene for many years with his unique voice, exaggerated and excellent dance, personalized costumes and performances. 1985, Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie co-wrote, 45 American singers sang together, and Quincy Jones was responsible for producing the album "We Are the World", which was sold for charity to help the hungry people in Africa, shocking the hearts of hundreds of millions of people and sweeping the world.

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3 Introduction of Rock Stars (1)

Billy Jean, starring Michael Jackson, won the Oscar for Best Short Film.

Moby

Original name: RichardMelvilleHall

Birthday:1965 September 1 1 (38 years old, unmarried)

Birthplace: Harlem, new york (I swept the tail of hippie culture when I was born)

Occupation: multiple identities, both producer, creator, DJ, and once a punk boy.

Nickname: Moby

(Because his family is related to HermanMelville, the author of Moby Dick) Childhood: At the age of two, his father, who taught chemistry at the university, was killed in a car accident. Moby was brought up by his mother and grandparents and lived in the suburbs of Connecticut. Influenced by his mother and friends, he is used to an anti-bohemian life. When he was eight years old, he began to write his own songs. Moby was brought up by his bohemian mother Betsy. Her mother is a painter and pianist, dressed like a hippie, and often takes Moby Jr. to rock concerts. This has a decisive influence on his future career as an artist. Moby's live performance is the most emotional and sensational for a long time. This is rare in electronic music. At the scene, "Porcelain Capital" (Porcelain Capital) looks very touching, and it is amazing that reckless boys can drum up such a simple melody; "Zou" (line) has the flavor of 19 century classic songs; Sweetheart accelerated and broke into the territory of punk blues. Moby stood behind the keyboard with a straight face, immersed in luxurious sound effects.

prince

Music style: pop/rock (pop rock), funk (funk music), city (city music)

Prince's full name is Prince Rogers.

Nelson, 1958, was born in a family of jazz musicians in Minnesota, USA. Singing and playing the piano is a good way for him to escape from family disharmony. 1976, Prince moved to new york in 1998, organized a champagne band and sang in nightclubs, which laid the foundation for his future music career. 1978 Warner Records released its first album "For You", while the single "Soft Wet" was released in R&B, "It achieved good results on the list and soon spread controversy", "Prince" and 1999 gradually established their own image in the music world. The prince's final victory was 1984 Purple Rain. This is a semi-autobiographical film, which tells the story of a child from a slum who achieved success through his own efforts. Once the album of the same name was released, it immediately became a hit album in the United States. Among them, the grotesque rhythm and intoxicating voice of When Doves Cry created a brand-new music style, which became the best track of 1984, and made Prince win the 27th Grammy Award for Best Rock Group and the Oscar Award for Best Movie Song. This made him a superstar and reached the peak of his personal singing career. During 1988, the prince held a grand concert called "Good neupioneer.com", which showed modern people's sexual concept from a unique perspective of rock music. From 65438 to 0989, the theme song "Dance of the Bat" written by P-rince for Batman broke into the forefront of the charts and made great achievements. And his latest single "Seven" has been on the top three of Bi-llboard at the age of 40, and Prince is also the first musician in pop music to have 1 1 year great works. Michael Jackson's competitor Prince.

Musical giants, with superhuman musical talent, have achieved great success in art and business.

Tom Waits

Tom waits's music style is not all jazz, sometimes rock and roll, sometimes electronic, sometimes lyrical like a poet, and sometimes ballad like a storyteller of Babylon, but they are all decadent. The content of the song also describes frustration, despair, and the epitome of the life of the middle and lower classes in society, which is often the theme of his works. Not only in music, but also in image: untidy clothes, slovenly appearance, always lazy, always smoking ……; Weitz's voice is more than louis armstrong's, but not as hoarse as Luo Stewart's. It can only be described as rough, just like walking barefoot on gravel. 1Tom Weitz, born in California on February 7, 949, is so different in the music industry that he has a group of die-hard fans. Tom Weitz has been singing in a smoky bar, and rickie lee jones once performed with him. From the first album of the same name published by Jones 1979, we can find that their musical styles are very similar. Tom Weitz's Music Score 1980. Prior to this, the recording period of the madhouse (owned by Warner) had a strong bar music style. After 1980, he switched to island records, and the use of musical instruments was more complicated and the style of music was more changeable. It was during this period that I composed music for films, made musicals and performed films, and entered the British music market. Second-hand Songs 1973- 1980 featured sixteen songs from seven albums produced by Tom Weitz during his time at Warner Records, which can't be said to be bestsellers, because even though nearly twenty albums have been published over the years, he still won Grammy Awards twice: once, Bones Machine by 1992; 1999 won the best modern folk album with Variations on Mules, but Weitz never released a pop single. Among these songs, there should be three well-known songs, Ol 55, Jersey Girl and Tom Traub Blues, which were covered by the Eagle Choir, Bruce Spence, the "Worker Emperor" and Rowe Stewart respectively. Others are stories about Tom Weitz's struggle for life with piano and guitar accompanied by simple beats.