Category: music
Clint Eastwood wrote theme songs of his own movies
Clint Eastwood, better known as a cowboy and “Dirty Harry,” also is a musician. In 1961, he cut a single called “Unknown […]
02/06/2010. Category: music. Tags: eastwood
Britney Spears: princess of pop
When Britney Spears performed Whitney Houston’s “I Have Nothing” for executives from Jive Records, she was signed on the spot. But her […]
02/06/2010. Category: music. Tags: britney spears
The BRIT Awards
The BRIT Awards was instituted as the British Record Industry “Britannia Centenary” Awards in 1977. Queen, Cliff Richard, George Martin, Julie Covington […]
02/06/2010. Category: music. Tags: awards
Boy bands
Boy bands have been around since the mid-1950s. Groups like the Ink Spots and Temptations introduced rhythmically catchy singing and choreographed movements. […]
02/06/2010. Category: music. Tags: boybands
Eurovision song contest
The Eurovision Song Contest, or simply Eurovision, was first held on May, 24th 1956, becoming one of the longest-running television shows in […]
02/06/2010. Category: music. Tags: abba, eurovision
Nipper: His Master’s Voice
The dog on “His Master’s Voice” label is Nipper, a stray fox terrier found in 1884 by the brother of the guy […]
02/04/2010. Category: music. Tags: nipper
The shortest music concert ever
In 1952, American composer John Milton Cage presented his most famous piece: 4’33”. It is a musical composition in three movements; the […]
01/26/2010. Category: music. Tags: concert, shortest
A grand piano plays faster than an upright piano
The king of instruments, the piano, has 88 keys, each producing a unique tone. The black keys represent sharps and flats. The […]
05/23/2009. Category: music. Tags: piano
Susan Boyle : Fastest Viral Video
Less than two weeks after it was uploaded Susan Boyle’s audition on Britain’s Got Talent was watched more than 100 million times […]
04/22/2009. Category: music. Tags: most watched video, susan boyle, viral
Watch your every step
Tap dancing originates from Irish clog dancing and what is called the Irish reel and jig. Among the greatest tap dancers are […]
02/17/2009. Category: music. Tags: Fred Astaire, Michael Flatley, Riverdance, Tap dance
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