Lianna Johnson

  https://youtu.be/hBe0VCso0qs Fresh Prince of Bel-Air DJ Jazzy Jeff and Will Smith Word up, Jive Records Produced in 1990 History of the Song "The Fresh Prince of Bel-air" theme song was produced in 1990 for the hit TV show, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air . Prior to the TV show, Will Smith and DJ Jazzy Jeff were a hip hop duo in the 1980's. In 1989 they even won a Grammy for best rap performance. They won their second Grammy with their most successful son, "Summertime" which reached #4 on Billboard Top Hits. In the TV series, Will Smith plays the role of "Will" and DJ Jazzy Jeff plays the role of "Jazz" and even wrote the theme song for the series themselves. Jeff claimed that it only took 15 minutes to record and produce the theme song. Jeff was able to program some beats while Smith came up with the lyrics using succinct rhymes to explain the shows concept. By the time the show was in production, Jazzy Jeff and Will Smith had five albums out...

  Photo Credit - Frank Sinatra 1945 By Ted Allan Biography Frank Sinatra was born December 12, 1915 and passed away May 14, 1998. Though Frank Sinatra started out singing in saloons and then later with three other performers, his solo career began in 1946 when he released his first solo album, The Voice of Frank Sinatra . Frank instantly found fame as the king of the bobbysoxers (young women and girls that were his fans). Amongst teenage music fans, Frank became the most popular singer of that era. In 1945, Frank Sinatra took the lead in a short film, Anchors Aweigh with Gene Kelly. Throughout Sinatra's career, he won nine Grammy awards and was nominated for thirty-one. His first Grammy award was received in 1958 for best album cover for Frank Sinatra Sings For Only The Lonely. In 1995, Sinatra received a Grammy Legend Award. Currently, Sinatra has thirteen recorded works in the Grammy Hall of Fame including the albums Come Fly With Me, Frank Sinatra Sings For Only The Lonely and I...

  Havana, Cuba Salsa music origination and history     In West Africa during the 1940's and 50's, Afro-Cuban rhythms were rather popular from the Ivory Coast to Benin, Senegal to The Congo. During World War II Senegalese soldiers fighting in France, would bring home recordings from the latest Cuban bands that were playing in Paris. Salsa is said to be one of the most dynamic and important musical phenomena's of the 1900's. Even today it remains the most popular style of dance music in many Hispanic communities. Though the primary component is Cuban dance music, salsa is also a mix of Latin genre. "The roots of salsa originated in Eastern Cuba (Santiago de Cuba, Guantanamo) from the Cuban Son (about 1920) and Afro-Cuban dance (like Afro-Cuban rumba)" ( History of Salsa Music and Dance, 2015). By mid-century, salsa music came to Havana where foreign influences were absorbed.   What is Salsa music?     While there are several different forms of salsa...

  Photo Credit:  Taste of Country The song I chose for our second musical analysis is Does He Love You   by Reba McEntire Featuring Dolly Parton.  Does He Love You  was originally released in August of 1993 and featured Linda Davis. The song was written by Billy Stritch and Sandy Knox. The song is about a man who is having an affair and the two women air out their insecurities. They ask questions such as "does he love you like he loves me?" and "does he think of you when he's holding me?"  McEntire asked Parton to participate in the duet for her 2021 album release, Revived Remixed Revisited. In an interview posted on People.com, McEntire mentioned that she had to fax Parton and then have her people fax Parton's people and have them talk and work out the details. She noted that it is impossible to get ahold of Parton any other way. Dynamics An article I found from outsider.com talks about how McEntire and Parton's voices match almost flawlessly. Both wome...

The song " Broken" by Seether is a song that I have loved since it first came out in 2002. At first thoughts, the instrumental aspect of the song is what draws me in. The distinct strums from the guitar along with the emotions that you can hear from the artist singing the lyrics are in a way, soothing to me. While I plan to link both versions, I prefer the acoustic simply because I feel like I can gather a better sense of the emotions throughout the song. I can get lost in just the instrumental aspect of the song. You can find the acoustic version  here. Song title: Broken Artist: Seether Release Date: 2002 and later released again in April 2004. Released in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia but hit charts across the world according to  Wikipedia . Lyrics From  Song Facts , the lead singer of Seether, Shaun Morgan, the lyrics which, he wrote himself and how hard it is to leave someone behind. Sha un wrote  ""I wrote it two-and-a-half years ago for...

 My name is Lianna Johnson. I am 34 years old and a single mom to three kids. There's my 16yr old, Jason, my 11yr old, Kyliegh, and my youngest, David, will be 8 on Monday. We live in Fairbanks, Alaska which is where I was born and raised. My oldest and I actually had the same pediatrician when we were both babies. For fun, I enjoy both cooking and baking. I love taking my kids and going out on a clear night to chase the northern lights. In the early fall, we love to go out blueberry picking. Most recently, I have enjoyed taking my kids to the indoor trampoline park. I also have a 4yr old yorkie mix named Mocha. For my photos, I decided to share three. One of my three kids and I this past May (2022) in Seward. I also shared a photo of my dog that was taken this past December, along with a photo of the northern lights I took at some point and just happened to have on my computer. When it comes to music, I grew up listening to country music. I was very closed off to any other genre u...