Music
May 1st, 2008 by Intrepidteacher
A list of bios for socially active musicians and links to their music.
Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, author, musician, poet, and, of late, disc jockey who has been a major figure in popular music for five decades. Much of Dylan’s most celebrated work dates from the 1960s, when he became an informal chronicler and a reluctant figurehead of American unrest. A number of his songs, such as “Blowin’ in the Wind” and “The Times They Are a-Changin’“,[2] became anthems of the anti-war and civil rights movements. His most recent studio album, Modern Times, released on August 29, 2006, entered the U.S. album charts at #1, making him, at age sixty five, the oldest living person to top those charts.[3] It was later named Album of the Year by Rolling Stone magazine….more from Wikipedia.
Posts on Intrepid Classroom about Dylan:
The Times are a Changin’
Official Website: BobDylan.com
Tabs
Youtube
Michael Franti (born April 21, 1966, in Oakland, California) is an American poet, musician, and composer of African, American Indian, Irish, French, and German descent. Franti is the creator and lead vocalist of Michael Franti & Spearhead, a band that blends hip hop with a variety of other styles including funk, reggae, jazz, folk, and rock. He is also an outspoken supporter for a wide spectrum of peace and social justice issues.
Posts on Intrepid Classroom about Franti:
Michael Franti
Official Website: Spearhead Vibrations
Ben Harper- Harper was born in Claremont, California, in California’s Pomona Valley. He began playing guitar as a child in Claremont. His maternal grandparents’ music store The Folk Music Center and Museum laid a foundation of folk and blues for the artist, complimented by regular patrons of Leonard Cohen, Taj Mahal and David Lindley and quotes of William Shakespeare and Robert Frost made often by his grandfather. As a teen in the 80’s, Harper began to play the slide guitar, mimicking the style of Robert Johnson, to contrast that of the then-popular heavy metal music…more from wikipedia.
Posts on Intrepid Classroom about Harper:
Ben Harper
Official Website: Benharper.net
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