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“HUMANITY (Love Is in the Air)” Written by Dick Wagner Performed By: Bobby Taylor and the ASU Humanity Choir
“HUMANITY (Love is in the air)” Written by Dick Wagner Performed by: Bobby Taylor and the ASU Humanity Choir Dick Wagner (1942 to 2014) was a prolific songwriter and lead guitar player, legendary for his work with Alice Cooper, Lou Reed, Aerosmith, Kiss, and many more. Dick was generous in donating his talent and time to benefit the lives of others, and in the recent years before his passing, he wrote and produced songs and projects for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the homeless of Detroit, Guitars for Vets, and to raise awareness of violence against women and children. In February 2014, Dick and Susan Michelson met with Dr. Neal Lester, founder of the Humanity 101 project at Arizona State University. Dr. Lester invited Dick to present a seminar, “An Evening with Dick Wagner.” A humanitarian by nature, Dick was so impressed by the Humanity 101 principles and objectives that he immediately wrote a song called, “Humanity (Love is in the Air).” He recorded a casual demo of the song and forwarded it to Dr. Lester. Dr. Lester loved the song and asked Dick to record the song, present and perform it as part of his planned ASU seminar. Five months later, Dick passed away unexpectedly. Dr. Lester invited Susan Michelson to be on the Advisory Board of Humanity 101. Over the course of several lunches and meetings, Dr. Lester continually expressed his interest in recording the song for ASU and Humanity 101. Two years later, Dr. Lester continued to pursue his desire to record the song. His passion for the project and the song led Susan to express that there was only one person with whom she would like to work to record the song. -
PERFORMED IDENTITIES: HEAVY METAL MUSICIANS BETWEEN 1984 and 1991 Bradley C. Klypchak a Dissertation Submitted to the Graduate
PERFORMED IDENTITIES: HEAVY METAL MUSICIANS BETWEEN 1984 AND 1991 Bradley C. Klypchak A Dissertation Submitted to the Graduate College of Bowling Green State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY May 2007 Committee: Dr. Jeffrey A. Brown, Advisor Dr. John Makay Graduate Faculty Representative Dr. Ron E. Shields Dr. Don McQuarie © 2007 Bradley C. Klypchak All Rights Reserved iii ABSTRACT Dr. Jeffrey A. Brown, Advisor Between 1984 and 1991, heavy metal became one of the most publicly popular and commercially successful rock music subgenres. The focus of this dissertation is to explore the following research questions: How did the subculture of heavy metal music between 1984 and 1991 evolve and what meanings can be derived from this ongoing process? How did the contextual circumstances surrounding heavy metal music during this period impact the performative choices exhibited by artists, and from a position of retrospection, what lasting significance does this particular era of heavy metal merit today? A textual analysis of metal- related materials fostered the development of themes relating to the selective choices made and performances enacted by metal artists. These themes were then considered in terms of gender, sexuality, race, and age constructions as well as the ongoing negotiations of the metal artist within multiple performative realms. Occurring at the juncture of art and commerce, heavy metal music is a purposeful construction. Metal musicians made performative choices for serving particular aims, be it fame, wealth, or art. These same individuals worked within a greater system of influence. Metal bands were the contracted employees of record labels whose own corporate aims needed to be recognized. -