We know of a lot of great musicians who have never written an original song in their life. Some of the greatest technically brilliant musicians of all time were never able to write good, popular songs.
Some of the worst instrumentalists of all time have written original rock songs that have made millions of dollars so it is bewildering to think that the best have trouble creating original tunes. Although the left side and right side of the brain theory has been debunked, it is still basically true that creative people do not always make the best technicians and vice versa.

Original tunes are not created using a formula. That being said, there are some guidelines for writing popular and rock tunes and that formula has worked brilliantly for many years and for many of the top selling artists of all time. The chorus is also called the hook and may be repeated at the end while the recording fades.

This does not teach you how to write a hit original song. You still need to use your imagination and have lots of feeling. Most of the time a hit original song comes from a person’s life experience or something painful that happened to them.

Michael Jackson’s untimely death will probably be in the news for a long time to come. But what did he die from? There is a great deal of speculation about this but there is a good chance that it was a result of stress, drugs and rock and roll. If you would like to understand how Michael Jackson’s untimely death could actually be a lesson for how to live your life, read this article.

Bring back some memories of the past by reading this biography of Cher while humming the tune to some of her greatest hits. This great music entertainer will always be a huge part of the music world.

Enjoy … A Brief Biography of Cher Bono

If you’re really serious about 70s rock music, you must own a Bob Dylan cd. If you don’t, go now to your local music store and pick one up.

The Essential Bob Dylan CD is a compilation of his hits, and once you hear this, you will ask for more Bob Dylan music.

I just found out that Britney Spears is recording another album. Can’t wait for it to come out! Hopefully she’s gotten over all of those problems I keep reading about. I read one Britney Spears biography and it sounds like the last couple of years have been pretty rough for her. But it looks like she’s moving on and working again. The new album is supposed to come out in December. I’m sure it will be just as good as all of her other ones and I’m glad to see her singing again.

My cousin Mary has been a great fan of Madonna. She has several CD’s of her favorite singer and actress. Also, she has seen Desperately Seeking Susan featuring Madonna seven times. She wanted to have an updated biography on Madonna. I told her that I knew some websites that had lots of information on Madonna. chickipedia.com is one popular website that had ample information on Madonna. Needless to say, my cousin was thrilled about this and thanked me for providing information on her favorite singer and actress.

My cousin Jane has been a great fan of Amy Winehouse. She has a bunch of CD’s on her favorite singer. She wanted to know more about her singer, her early upbringing, her family and so forth. I told her that I knew some websites that had ample information on her favorite singer. http://www.chickipedia.com/amy-winehouse/ is one popular website that had a lot of information on Amy Winehouse. Needless to say, my cousin was thrilled about this and thanked me for providing information on her favorite singer.

The Beatles had a relatively short career by the standards of many of the bands of the era, many of which survive today. But in their decade of prominence their music followed an identifiable path that took in mainstream pop, psychedelia and some quite challenging arrangements. Analyzing sheet music of the Beatles reveals that even their early music, a blend of skiffle and rock ’n’ roll, was far removed from the three-chord compositions of many of their contemporaries. Once notable feature of Beatles music is the ease with which it translates to different styles.

Frank Sinatra, also affectionately also known as Old Blue Eyes was probably the most outstanding popular music singer of the 20th century. Sinatra’s only real rivals during those days were perhaps a handful of other singing superstars such as Bing Crosby, Ella Fitzgerald, Elvis Presley, and the fab four or The Beatles. In a professional singing and acting career spanning more than six decades, Sinatra demonstrated a remarkable ability to maintain his popular appeal to his fans across almost two generations.

Last weekend my son came home for a visit from college. He asked if I would help him with a project for one of his classes. For one of his general education courses he needed to take a class in music appreciation. Each person in the class was to bring a collection of songs from a group or artist that was popular in their parent’s era. He signed up to bring a collection of Beatles songs. I made him promise that he would point out to the class that his father is much older than I am and that the collections of Beatles songs were from his music library. Having set these parameters we began looking through the old albums that my husband and I still keep.

The Who have been around since the mid sixties and are still going strong. The U.K. leg of their latest tour is now coming to a close with a couple of home turf gigs at Wembley Arena, almost just round the corner from where they grew up.
 

With over 40 years worth of material to choose from it must be a case of what to leave out the set rather than what to put in it.
 

With Keith Moon and John Entwhistle sadly departed the flag continues to be flown by Roger Daltrey and Pete Townsend, now both in their early sixties.
 

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The Who – Wembley Arena

Anyone who appreciates good music that carries profound messages should own at least one Bob Dylan CD. This artist is a true master of songwriting and performing…

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There is little out there that has moved as many people as the music of Johnny Cash. From punks to preachers, from country music fans to hipsters, everyone loves Johnny cash music.

Read more on The Brilliance of Johnny Cash Music…

Walsegg-Stuppach intended to have the mass performed as his own, once completed, he being only 28 at the time, never to remarry.

Mozart died before he could complete this epic work, although he left quite a few manuscript pages showing what he was thinking of, some in quite a bit of detail, enabling the work to be completed by others.

Constanze Mozart, after Mozart’s death, was keen to get the work finished because of the 50% still owing upon completion. She asked Joseph von Eybler, a friend and pupil of Mozart to finish the score. He did some work on it but, because of his own composing, felt he was unable to complete the work and returned it.

Franz Xaver Sussmayer, another friend and pupil of Mozart’s was then given the task of finishing the work.

Using Mozart’s original drafts, Eybler’s additional work, both his own competency and the fact that he had been taught by Mozart, he finished the requiem. He had to add the movements which would be normal in a requiem, whilst ending with adaptations of the first two movements.

Mozart Requiem Info

Even though country music may not have been your bag, you may make an exception in the case of Johnny Cash. There is something about the way that he used his voice to convey emotion and meaning in the lyrics that makes his work wonderful to hear. And he didn’t start out in country at all.

My interest in Johnny Cash music isn’t new at all. I have listened to his work since I was a kid and I have to admit that I really didn’t associate him with country music at all. There is something unique about his voice and style that seems to transcend categories. I can’t place him in any particular “type” of music. This may be the great appeal that Johnny Cash music has for me.

Great music articles here:  Johnny Cash Music

For each of us of the sixties, seventies, and/or eighties, the Bob Marley legend takes on different and specific meaning, rife with peaceful love, spiritual reclamation, and even, at the end, melancholia (at losing Marley to cancer). For some of us, Marley was about supreme reggae— invigorating music and profound lyrics; for others, he was accompaniment to our studies, our search for self, or our spiritual seeking; for still others, Marley was about pure love. The Bob Marley legend began with him, because of him, and continues with those of us who remember him.

We say Bob Marley legend because Marley made it in a conformist culture by first fitting in to that milieu (look at his pictures in the sixties: he and The [other] Wailers wore the suits, the thin ties, the shortly-cropped hairdos…) then by evolving, physically, emotionally, spiritually (consider the dreads, yeah, but remember the philosophy, the religion, the attitude, the words).

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Unsigned Talent!
Incredibly though, Alexander Lunev is unsigned to any record label in the rest of Europe and America as yet, however, he is rapidly catching the attention of many important players in the music industry. Alex’s instrumental ambient type music is perhaps more akin to that of the famous Vangelis, whilst his methodically sequenced and lush electronic progressive genre is probably closer to that of Ryuichi Sakamoto.

Alexander Lunev’s Guitar and Keyboard Music

Lieder - Compare and Contrast 

Schubert, Schumann, and Brahms all wrote about aspects of nature in the texts of their songs. Schubert used very flowery language in “Die Mondnacht” to describe the beautiful scenery. The song is about the moonlight making nature glisten and gleam. Schumann did the same in “Mondnacht,” but instead of focusing on the moonlight, he wrote about the breeze blowing through the forest on a clear night. Brahms was the only composer out of the three to be different in his writing. Although his song “An den Mond” does focus on the moonlight, it is more melancholy than the other two songs.

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Ahhhh…. Paula Abdul… what a beauty! And what a dancer! And hey - I actually liked her music!

But does Paula have what it takes to be a thriving part of the American Idol committee? She’s been having a much harder time lately getting the words out of her mouth. With good reason, she has had her medical problems. Drunken behavior may not be a fair accusation.

Paula Abdul has survived what has finally been discovered as a rare, painful chronic neurological disorder: Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD).

More at the TV Robot article: Paula Abdul of American Idol - was she drunk?