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Bob Dylan writes about a true story in 'Hurricane.' This is the story of Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter. He was a middleweight boxer who was wrongfully convicted of three murders. He spent 19 years in prison for a murder he did not commit. Three people were shot in a barroom. Carter and a young boy were driving around on the other side of town. The cops pulled him over just because he was black. As Dylan states in his song, 'If you're black you might as well not show up on the street, 'less you wanna draw the heat.' Carter was arrested for the murder even though the last dying witness told the police, Carter was not the 'one.' He was taken to jail where he protested the unjust conviction by refusing to wear prison clothes and eat prison food. He was guilty before the trial even began. He was tried and convicted twice and then with the help of the Canadian Commune, his case was taken to the Federal Court where he was given freedom.
One of Bob Dylan's strongest protest songs is 'Hurricane.' Rubin Carter wrote a book called 16th Round while he was in prison. He sent a copy of his book to Bob Dylan. Dylan was so impressed, he went to visit Carter in prison. Dylan took notes while interviewing Carter and was inspired to write the song 'Hurricane.' ...
John doe Film 230 3/2/2014 Chapter 19 1. If you're planning to use anything other than originally scored music in your film, television program, music video, commercial or multimedia project, you'll need the services of a music supervisor and/or a music clearance service. PG 303 2. Music Clearance is the process of securing permission to use mu...
Bob Marley once said, "I'm a man of God and me come to do God's work.' Bob Marley brought reggae to a broad audience and devoted his work to spread a message of peace, unity and love. Bob Marley made an attempt to make blacks recognized. He became an important figure for the Afro-race. In the song 'Buffalo Soldier' the author calls its audience to...
Changing Faces are back for a second time around. Charise Rose and Casandra Lucas are two female artists who are changing the face of what R & B music has become. The two use their natural talent rather than physical looks to sell their music. The artists second album, All Day/ All Night is mainly focused on love and its consequence, heartbreaks...
, took place near Woodstock New York, on August 15, 16, and 17, 1969, and became a symbol of the 1960's American counterculture and a milestone in the were often referred to as hippies and who characteristically rejected hartred and authority, protested against the Vietnam War, supported the civil rights movement, dressed differently, and experimen...
Composition has been an ever-changing entity in our society. Music composition is also a very alternating subject of study. You have to keep up to date when you wish to compose a piece of music. This is strictly due to the progression of music in this day in age. If you fail to study, the music you are writing may, very well, upset the music com...
