Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Annotation 18

"Jimi Hendrix Quotes." BrainyQuote. BrainyMedia.com. Web. http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/j/jimi_hendrix.html.
This website provided us with quotes from Jimi Hendrix. This website helps further our project by providing us with more lines for our script.

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Annotation 17 - Blues Music

Grossman, James. "Great Migration." Encyclopedia of Chicago. Chicago Historical Society, 2005. Web. 10 Dec. 2009. .

"The Great Migration, a long-term movement of African Americans from the South to the urban North, transformed Chicago and other northern cities between 1916 and 1970." This helps my research by giving me information of the economic and social events happening.

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Annotation 16 - Blues Music

Tracy, Kathleen. Elvis Presley: A Biography. Greenwood, 2007. Print.

The book talks about how Elvis presleey helped influence Rock & Roll and was one of the most influential Rock & Roll musicians ever. He was greatly appreciated and was given the title "The King". The audience varies. The book helps further my research by talking about Elvis Presley whom was a great inspiration to Rock & Roll.

Annotation 15 - Blues Music

Danchin, Sebastian. Blues Boy: The Life and Music of B.B. King. University of Mississippi, 1998. Print.

The book talks about the life of B.B. King and the influence on blues he made. He was considered the "King of Blues" and helped form blues to be what it is. The audience varies. This helps further my research by talking about B.B. King and how he changed/influenced blues.

Annotation 14 - Blues Music

Henderson, David. 'Scuse Me While I Kiss the Sky: Jimi Hendrix: Voodoo Child. Library of Congress Cataloging, 2008. Print.

The book talks about Jimi Hendrix and his influence on Rock. The book talks about his lyrics and what they meant and the music he played and the feelings it emited. It gives a brief overview of his life. The audience varies. This book helps further my research by giving a brief explaination of Jimi Hendrix and is a great example of how the Blues influenced lyrically.

Annotation 13 - Blues Music

James, Steve. Inside Blues Guitar. David A. Lusterman, 2001. Print.

The book talks about the origins of the Blues, the people who made a difference in Blues, and how to play Blues music. The book also talks about the changes in the Blues over time. The book varies in audience. This helps further my research by actually giving the chords, riffs, and scales involved in Blues music.

Annotation 12 - Blues Music

Broer, Lawrence R., and John D. Walther. Dancing Fools and Weary Blues: The Great Escape of the Twenties. Bowling Green State University Popular, 1990. Print.

The "Roaring Twenties" were full of excitment and change. The book talks about the different aspecsts of the 1920s and everything that happened. It talks about the people, places, and ideas that came out from the "Roaring Twenties". The book is most likely for a variaty of audiences. This helps further my research by ddescribing the 1920s and giving multiple views.