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Johnson died at a young age of twenty seven and recorded only 29 songs. Despite the amount of songs he recorded and his young death, Robert Johnson is labeled as one of the greatest blues musicians of all time. However, there is controversy over how he achieved his talent. Some believe that Johnson sold his soul to the devil one night at a crossroad. They believe that in return for his soul, the devil granted him to be the greatest blues musician of all time. With no proof to this myth, the more logical explanation is that he developed his talent by practicing with other great blues artists.
"Official Robert Johnson Web Site, MS Delta Blues Singer Legend, Foundation." Robert
#2
Apparently, Ozzy Osbourne has a liking towards the taste of living animals. His first taste of live animals came in 1981. After a meeting with record-company executives, he bit the head off of a live dove. Later that year, Ozzy Osbourne bit the head off of a bat during a concert. A seventeen year old threw the bat onto stage in response to Ozzy throwing meat into the audience throughout his performances. It is unknown whether the bat was alive or not. Some say the bat was alive and only stunned by the bright lights on stage. Others say that the bat had been dead for two weeks. Regardless, he received medical treatment later to prevent any diseases.
"Ozzy Left His Mark | The Des Moines Register | DesMoinesRegister.com." The Des
Moines Register | Des Moines Des Moines , Iowa
Sullivan, James. "Ozzy Bites Head Off Bat." Rolling Stone. Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2004.
Web. 22 Mar. 2011. <http://web.archive.org/web/20080822012126/www.rollingstone.com/Mythozzy>
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#3
There is an ongoing conspiracy that Paul McCartney, a member of The Beatles, is
actually dead. People believe that he died in a car crash in 1966. The cover of The Beatles’ album, Abbey Road
Harbidge, Michael. "Officially Pronounced Dead? - The Great Beatle Death
Conspiracy." Officially Pronounced Dead? Web. 22 Mar. 2011. <http://homepages.tesco.net/harbfamily/opd/albumabbey.html>.
#4
Bob Dylan is known for his folk music on acoustic guitars and other instruments. Never in folk music, however, was there use of an electric guitar. This changed on July 25, 1965 when Bob Dylan performed at the Newport Folk Festival using an electric guitar. The audience was shocked, some were offended, and they booed him throughout his performances. Never had a folk artist used an electric guitar before; the electric guitar was a symbol of rock music, not folk. After completing his set filled with silence from the audience, the crowd eventually cheered for him. Some later accepted his change, but others still shunned him for his switch.
Vaughan, Andrew. "This Day in Music Spotlight – Bob Dylan Goes ‘Electric’." Gibson
Guitar: Electric, Acoustic and Bass Guitars, Baldwin Pianos. 25 July 2010. Web. 22 Mar. 2011. <http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/Features/spotlight-0725/>.
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Kurt Cobain was the lead singer of Nirvana. He died on April 8, 1994. Allegedly, he committed suicide; however, there is evidence that points in a direction of murder. Police and investigators believed he committed suicide because of his past drug and alcohol abuse and his depression. In the toxicology reports, there is an extremely high level of heroin in Cobain’s body after his death. Apparently, these levels were so high that it would make it next to impossible for Cobain to steady a gun and kill himself. There were no fingerprints on the suicide note he left. He was not wearing gloves which would mean that there would have to be fingerprints somewhere on the note. Some think his wife may have played a role in his death, but there has been no further investigation and the cause of his death remains a mystery today.
Lastine, Joshua. "Was Kurt Cobain Murdered? - Psychology & Law." Psychological
Science Blog. 7 Mar. 2010. Web. 22 Mar. 2011. <http://www.psychologicalscience.com/psylaw/2010/03/was-kurt-cobain-murdered.html>.
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Three individuals that I am familiar with in the Sgt. Pepper cover are Bob Dylan, Edgar Allan Poe, and Marilyn Monroe. Bob Dylan is one of the most famous artists and songwriters of all time. He is a mainly folk artist that has written a vast amount of songs. Many of his songs are famous for being protest songs or songs about his current generations. Edgar Allan Poe is a well-known poet famous for poems such as “The Raven” and “The Tell-Tale Heart”. Marilyn Monroe was an extremely famous actress and singer in the 1950s and 60s.
Three individuals that I am ignorant of are Terry Southern, Fred Astaire, and Tony Curtis. Terry Southern was a famous writer mainly during the 1960s. He wrote many books and screenplays. He even rewrote some of Edgar Allan Poe’s stories when he was younger. Fred Astaire was a famous dancer of his time. He starred in a number of stage shows and motion pictures. He was in many comedy films with Ginger Rogers. Tony Curtis was a famous actor during the 1940s, 50s, and 60s who was married to the famous actress Janet Leigh. His daughter is the famous actress Jaime Lee Curtis.
Southern, Nile . "Biography." Terry Southern Writer. Web. 22 Mar. 2011.
<http://www.terrysouthern.com/bio.html>.
Encyclopedia Britannica. "Fred Astaire Biography." Biography.com. Web. 22 Mar. 2011.
<http://www.biography.com/articles/Fred-Astaire-9190991>.
A&E Television Networks. "Tony Curtis Biography." Biography.com. Web. 22 Mar.
2011. <http://www.biography.com/articles/Tony-Curtis-9263844>.
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