When I sang this part live on stage, I would often become furious, thrashing at my guitar until I could thrash no more, frantically forgiving my mother, her lover, my grandmother, her lovers, and most of all myself." ---Chapter Nine, Acid in the Air "Seeing Jimi play for the first...
The music video for the single, which was directed by John Maybury, and featured mostly close-ups of O'Connor's face as she sang, which helped her to become as well-known as the song. She was named Rolling Stone's artist of the year in 1991, and in 2023, she was presented with ...
29. Strong sang “Money (That’s What I Want)” which became Motown Records’ first hit in 1959. 58. Brandon Smiley, 32 Source:Getty “I just had bad news this morning. I’m on the way to the airport to get to Birmingham. I just want everybody to pray for me, pray for our...
Cordero was in and out of a coma and had to have a leg amputated due to complications from the disease. He is survived by Kloots and their one-year-old son, Elvis. Kloots said Cordero was surrounded by loved ones when he died and that they sang his song, "Live ...
13. December 1960 Dear Olichka, Thank you very much for your letter. Don’t be angry that I didn’t get back to you sooner, but I really had a lot of work to do. A very turbulent time has passed us by. Ralph will surely tell you later. ...
Anna Mae Bullock, later known as Tina Turner, got her start with Ike Turner when she brazenly poached a microphone from the drummer at one of Ike’s shows and sang during the intermission. Turner asked her to join his act, and ultimately, Tina Turner was introduced to the world with the...
As she sang on “I’m Still Here,” despite her show-stopping talent, she was continuously turned down by music executives for being “too short, too fat, too black and too old.” She sparked a soul and funk revival after being named lead singer of The Dap-Kings. Their first album ...
The whole family surrounded Mom's bed and sang a church hymn that Mom likes, "How Great Thou Art," and it was very touching. I told the "crowd" that Mike and I had expected to be facing this just on our own, since it happened so suddenly, so it was such a special treat to be...
Muppetscreator Jim Henson passed away. According toThe New York Times, he "died of streptococcus pneumonia, a bacterial infection, a day after he was admitted to the emergency room." He was 53 years old. Big Bird attended Jim Henson's memorial and sang "It's Not Easy Being Green," ...
The magnificence of the cathedrals, the colors, the crowds of vendors selling everything in the street—the way they sang and danced—it was a really fascinating world!” He kept going back as a teenager to explore. “When I could see it closer, with more maturity, I was astonished by ...