... shared was the ability to excite and invigorate listeners, especially live audiences. Cobain had the ability to make thousands of slackers stand up and scream for more. Throughout his many tours, Cobain always arrived to a packed venue filled with fans, many of which had probably spent the night in line waiting for tickets and the chance to see something momentous. Hendrix ... 's career consisted of more festival type tours, where he was allowed to reach a wider variety of listeners, while still holding the faith of his steadfast fans. Hendrix had a particular talent for playing the guit...

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... and makes them want to hear more. With female singers taking over top spots over and over again, country music is now common to both genders performing on stage, headlining tours, having songs repeat on the radio and win various of awards is now expected. Throughout the years, country music has evolved greatly in regards to women and what is expected ... ...

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... with them and sell their products direct to the fan without label help. With social media sites coming about, artists and labels can now update their fans on new releases, tours and products without having to create costly advertising in the form of TV/radio adverts and billboards. The problem with this easy accessibility to the internet means every person trying ... ...

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... singles released were written by Clarkson including the smash hit "Because of You" which she wrote when she was 16. Beaten down by promoting the record with a total of four tours and a lonely road, Clarkson began writing more with her backing band. Turning in the material, Davis publicly dismissed the record as not sellable because it had "no hits." This was ... ...

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... ). On February 11, 1964 the Beatles sang at their very first concert in the United States at the Washington Coliseum. They always traveled a whole lot. They went on many different tours and were gone sometimes for months at a time ("Beatles" 1). "Out of no where the Beatles fame rocketed like no one has ever seen a rock band do before" (DeWitt 57). The ... ...

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... music around the world, celebrities and pop stars are now playing a large role. Artists such as Britney Spears, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill and Michael Jackson set out on world wide tours to spread their music throughout the world. These artist have realized the caliber and sheer numbers they can produce by not just focusing on one area. As site by Farley ... ...

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... many shows controversial and not so controversial groups and bands have played at. Some of these include Korn, Aerosmith, The Warped Tour, Nine Inch Nails, Green Day and many other tours and artists (http://www.theroc.org/). Rock Out Censorship has also had stage demonstrations in Washington D.C and has had petitions written to the Recording Industry Association of America asking them ... ...

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... considered polite for a pregnant woman to be seen in public. For Robert, marriage to the famous Clara was not easy. At first he accompanied her on many of her concert tours, but could not compose while traveling and felt snubbed when she was invited to social functions without him. He was having a miserable time, both physically and mentally. He was jealous ... ...

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... Music, Monographs and Bibliographies in American Music 15 (Missoula, MT: CMS, 1995) 64. 4 In 1873, The Fisk Jubilee Singers, a group of Black students from Fisk University in Nashville, began concert tours of this country and Europe in order to raise money in order to pay off the mortgage of their classroom building. Even after that task was accomplished, the group continued ... ...

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... and sculptures to view. Some were from European art and from American art styles. There was also a music area or concert hall where different artist come to perform. There were tours to help explain all of the different art works that were displayed. The museum also had a shop in which visitors were able to buy different souvenirs. There were different galleries ... ...

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... resource of musical language that was available in the Baroque era. After Johann Sebastian Bach's death he was remembered less as a composer that an organist and harpsichord player. His numerous tours had guaranteed his reputation as the greatest organist of all time, but his contrapuntal style of writing sounded old-fashioned to his contemporaries, most of whom preferred the fresh pre ... ...

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... music around the world, celebrities and pop stars are now playing a large role. Artists such as Britney Spears, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill and Michael Jackson set out on world wide tours to spread their music throughout the world. These artist have realized the caliber and sheer numbers they can produce by not just focusing on one area. As site by Farley ... ...

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... they lose money by taking chances on bands that don't do very much business. Also, the more successful a band is, the more they cost the label because everything is increased. Tours are larger and more elaborate, albums are more polished, and a band's demands generally increase. The artists have been greatly conflicted and divided in this issue. Some of them have sided ... ...

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... months after his seventeenth birthday, in March of 1773, Mozart returned to Salzburg. No longer a child prodigy, he settled into life in Salzburg, and left the long European and Italian tours behind. He turned out a large number of compositions between 177w and 1774, including three masses (K 167, 192, 194), litanies K 125 and 195, over a dozen symphonies, keyboard concerto K175, and several ... ...

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... for $50,000. No sale. Looking harder at Jackson, the more bizarre he became and the music now took second place. Bad was supported by one of the largest-grossing tours of all time, but with the '90s, America went from an age in which we wanted to buy everything to one in which we wanted to know everything, from the ... ...

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... time in 2001, their respective shows were worlds apart. Janet, who was touring in support of her album All For You, might as well have played videos of her past tours on the video screens, such was the similarity. In large contrast Madonna, touring under the banner of 'Drowned World', presented her music in a unique and original way. Taking inspiration from ... ...

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... past. The band pulled out two more albums before they realized their competition in Britain was becoming tougher as the punk bands were becoming more anarchic. Genesis began planning extensive tours in the United States, Europe, and Japan. in 1979 Collins nearly quit the band to save his marriage. His wife was opposed to the music business and left him. Collins ... ...

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... to accept open and widely in our society even though rock was firmly established in the United States in the early 70's. Heavy Metal gained its popularity through the live tours, not the airplay that it rarely received from radio stations around the country. A prime example of a touring metal band belongs to Led Zeppelin whose extremely large, loyal audience would break ... ...

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... 3). The record labels seem to be more concerned with the giving away of music because they mostly make the money when records are sold, musicians usually make their money doing tours. If Metallica toured more they will make that 300 million back, thats how most musicians make their money, by touring, not the selling of the Compact Disc. The biggest record ... ...

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... and moved on to the guitar at age six. Various artists such as Kaili, Kekuku, and Lau influenced his music. Sol was convinced that their success was linked with their tours of the mainland. And so at the age of seventeen, he snuck onto a ship headed to the mainland with two of his friends. Discovered as a stowaway he charmed his way ... ...

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... , as well as many years ago. Alabama has been playing together for many years now. Until now when they have decided to make this year their last year for concert tours, Alabama playing their last tour called the Alabama Farewell Tour. They played at the Hyundai Pavilion at Glen Helen on October 3, 2003. The band Alabama consists of four band members ... ...

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... -hear-it-now-you-don't approach to the beat'' was provactive and intriguing. (Davis 1) As Wynton's career horizons expanded so did his heart. He often spent his off time during tours visiting local schools practicing with and motivating various youngsters. Wyton thrived off of the energy the young kids put out and wanted to help them as much as he could ... ...

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... Clara. As it were, Wieck remained in sole custody of Clara's professional scheduling and used this power to separate the couple numerous times. Wieck sent Clara on several-month long tours in places such as Vienna. Schumann arranged for his presence at some of them, keeping up his correspondence in epic love letters expressing his yearning for her and his still ... ...

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... back up singers for the band.(p.13 Upton) Some people say that the addition of the back up singers made the band more recognizable. Along with the new name came tours and record breaking albums such as "Burnin" which included the song "I Shot The Sheriff" which was later covered by Eric Clapton and reached number one on the U.S. singles chart the ... ...

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