- published: 25 May 2014
- views: 226669
Ellas Otha Bates (December 30, 1928 – June 2, 2008), known by his stage name Bo Diddley, was an American rhythm and blues vocalist, guitarist, songwriter (usually as Ellas McDaniel), and rock and roll pioneer. He was also known as "The Originator" because of his key role in the transition from the blues to rock & roll, influencing a host of acts, including Buddy Holly, Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones, The Velvet Underground, The Who, The Yardbirds, Eric Clapton,The Beatles, and George Michael, among others. He introduced more insistent, driving rhythms and a hard-edged electric guitar sound on a wide-ranging catalog of songs, along with African rhythms and a signature beat (a simple, five-accent rhythm) that remains a cornerstone of rock and pop. Accordingly, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and received Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Rhythm and Blues Foundation and a Grammy Award from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. He was known in particular for his technical innovations, including his trademark rectangular guitar.
Thomas Earl "Tom" Petty (born October 20, 1950) is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He is the frontman of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and was a founding member of the late 1980s supergroup Traveling Wilburys and Mudcrutch. He has also performed under the pseudonyms of Charlie T. Wilbury, Jr. and Muddy Wilbury.
He has recorded a number of hit singles with the Heartbreakers and as a solo artist, many of which remain heavily played on adult contemporary and classic rock radio. His music, and notably his hits, have become popular among younger generations as he continues to host sold-out shows. Throughout his career, Petty and his collaborators have sold 60 million albums.
Tom Petty was born and raised in Gainesville, Florida, and attended Gainesville High School. His interest in rock and roll music began at age 10 when he met Elvis Presley. In the summer of 1961, his uncle was working on the set of Presley's film Follow That Dream in nearby Ocala, Florida and invited Petty to come down and watch the shoot. He instantly became an Elvis Presley fan and soon traded his Wham-O slingshot for a box of Elvis 45s. In a 2006 interview on the National Public Radio program Fresh Air, Petty said that he knew he wanted to be in a band the moment he saw The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show. One of his first guitar teachers was Don Felder, a fellow Gainesville resident, who would later join the Eagles. As a young man, Petty worked briefly on the grounds crew for the University of Florida, but never attended as a student. An Ogeechee lime tree that he planted while employed at the University is now called the Tom Petty tree.
Actors: J.D. Evermore (actor), Elton LeBlanc (actor), JoAnn Fregalette Jansen (miscellaneous crew), Charlie French (miscellaneous crew), Joe Chrest (actor), Jeff Beal (composer), Jay Oliver (actor), Logan Douglas Smith (actor), Emily D. Haley (actress), Cynthia LeBlanc (actress), Marcus Lyle Brown (actor), Rus Blackwell (actor), Kevin Lorio (miscellaneous crew), Les Alexander (producer), Hunter McGregor (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Robert M. Sertner (producer), Randy Sutter (producer), Timm Zemanek (actor), Leon (actor), Aron Tager (actor), Frank von Zerneck (producer), Paula Abdul (actress), Ted Babcock (producer), Fulvio Cecere (actor), Fabian (actor), Richard Fitzpatrick (actor), Daniel Kash (actor), Judd Nelson (actor), Nancy Mouton (miscellaneous crew), Lawrence Shragge (composer),
Plot: This is the story of Alan Freed. He was working as a DJ in Cleveland, Ohio, and he discovered how amazing R&B; or Rhytym & Blues is, however, the music is considered to be "BLACK" music. So, most radio stations won't play it. However, Freed believed that it's the next wave, so he fights to have it played on the air. Eventually, he went into the big time - New York, and he decided to dub this music "ROCK & ROLL". Despite his success, he still had a lot of opposition and made deals with the wrong people, which would lead to his downfall.
Keywords: 42nd-street-manhattan-new-york-city, acoustic-guitar, apostrophe-in-title, based-on-book, boston-massachusetts, bottle-of-beer, bow-tie, bus, cardigan-sweater, carrying-baby-on-hipActors: Dub Taylor (actor), Tom Rolf (editor), David Huddleston (actor), Emmett Alston (producer), Jack Conrad (editor), Jack Conrad (producer), Jack Conrad (writer), Jack Conrad (actor), Jack Conrad (director), Mildred Brown (actress), Richmond Johnson (actor), Rita George (actress), J. Marshall Conrad (producer), Jim White (actor), J. Marshall Conrad (actor),
Genres: Drama,