1899 – 1974. Born in Corona, Queens, New York City. Composer
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Listening Notes 17E Duke Ellington – Caravan ➢ Dates: 1899 – 1974. Born in Corona, Queens, New York City. ➢ Composer and musician – he was one of the leading Jazz musicians in the 20th century: ➢ Song played with Charlie Mingus and Max Roach . Led Zeppelin – Stairway to Heaven ➢ British rock band that was extremely popular in the 1970’s. ➢ Members were: Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, and John Bonham. ➢ The most famous Rock song of all time (open for debate, still up there). ➢ In One Sentence, what do you think this song is about? (answer the questions, don’t copy the question). Don’t Go Breaking My Heart – Elton John & Kiki Dee ➢ Elton John: March 25, 1947 – British Singer Songwriter, composer, pianist, record producer. ➢ Kiki Dee: March 6, 1947 – English Singer. ➢ Released in 1976 was a No. 1 single on both UK and US charts for 6 weeks . ➢ Elton John has sold more than 300 million records, and has many awards (too many to write down for notes). KC & The Sunshine Band – Boogie Shoes ➢ Formed in 1973 by Harry Wayne Casey ➢ Group was very popular until the late 70’s when Disco died and New Wave Music (punk) started to become popular . ➢ Just a silly fun song. Antonio Vivaldi – The Four Seasons: Concerto No. 2 in G Minor ➢ Dates: 1678-1741 . Italian Baroque composer, Violinist, teacher and cleric. ➢ The Four Seasons is Vivaldi’s best-known work. With each movement resembling a season. ➢ What season do you think this movement it? (answer the questions, don’t copy the question). Elvis Costello – Radio, Radio ➢ Dates: August 25, 1954 – Present ➢ British singer-songwriter who extended the musical and lyrical range of the punk and new-wave movements. ➢ Has been nominated 3 times for a Grammy and once for an Oscar,. never won. .