Country music

arrived in America to allow me to live a life full of opportunity; everything seemed very overwhelming. My dad announced, “This is our new home now,” and I felt as if the walls were closing in on me. I could not possibly imagine living in a foreign country where I might be made to feel alienated. I asked myself, “Will I be able to immerse in the daily life of this unknown area?” I had just moved from Gujarat, India, where everything seemed so boisterous, to a much tranquil place, Avon,…

Wake Up Little Susie A popular song in its time “Wake Up Little Susie” became a number one hit on October 14, 1957 for the Everly Brothers. A song that sang about the kind of nightmare only two teenagers in love could wake up to having fallen asleep together at the movies and having to face angry parents and curious friends. The Everly Brothers were favorites for they harmonious singing and doo-wop style. Their first big hit was “Bye Bye Love” but it didn’t make it to number one. I don’t know…

Usher Raymond IV Usher Raymond IV is a singer that won many awards came out in the movies Texas Rangers and has made record labels for himself (Usher 56). “He was born in Dallas, Texas on October 14 in the year of 1978”(Usher 10). “He supports other people by singing and performing in places where people need help like in Africa he sang to inform others to help African Americans and their diseases of AIDS” (Biography.com). “Usher grew up in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He released his first album in…

and live in deplorable living conditions they can still be optimistic of the future. If you stay determine to bring a better life to your family the results will bring hope and strength for your family. The younger family members growing in the new country will ultimately face the challenge of maintaining their personal aspiration that may not be accepting to the family tradition…

As I was being escorted down a highway in Jeddah to go meet my dad at work I came across a flag no eye could miss. A symbol reminiscent to the pride in the American flag. It was the flag of the country I was visiting during last spring break, Saudi Arabia. I had not been used to the timezone for four long years, however this kept me awake. It was almost as if the 588 foot tall flag was saying “peace be upon you”, a traditional saudi greeting as it waved right below the golden sun. I was even…

Gospel music transformed rhythm and blues in the 1950's because of the influence it had in the 1940s. Gospel music was a type of outsider music. It came around in the early part of the 1930s and it made people feel better about themselves. There were many positives things that were told when people sang gospel music. It focused on the positive things in peoples lives. Gospel music influenced some R&B styles of music with styles such as call and response. One particular style that was developed…

bear the deepest wounds and scars of war” (Brainyquotes.com). This quote means that the soldier sacrifices his life and innocents to protect his country and its people. Can you imagine not being able to see or talk to your family, It would suck right. Sun Tzu…

When moving to a foreign country people have high hopes and have high expectations. For example, when people move to America, they hope to practice such things as their freedom of speech, right to bear arms, and maybe even to go to school. Immigrants migrate to new places for the benefits and opportunities they would have. However, back then in the 1880s people would migrate to a new place ,such as the United States, you would see that the place you left and the place you just migrated to are…

Many people emigrate to a new country for a number of reasons. People do it for a better life, to escape a war torn country and to give their kids opportunities that they themselves didn't have. What many don’t know is the the hardship that lies ahead once you have left your homeland for another. It is always hard at first when starting somewhere new but over time it becomes worth it. If you are having a hard time adjusting as an in immigrant in a new country, well this is for you. Whether you…

to Church” introduces a religious theme. It is evident from the title that the rap lyrics will encompass Craig Werner’s three step process related to the gospel. Werner, author of A Change is Gonne Come: Music, Race Sould of America, discusses the genre of gospel as a way to understand how music plays a role in Black culture. Craig Werner’s three step process includes: acknowledging the burden; bearing witness; and finally finding redemption. The burden that is introduced in the songs of this…