It seems there was a period when musician used to sing songs with meaning and had depth to them that is rare today. In the 1970’s and 1980’s the songs seemed more reflective and had deep messages that started movements.
The artist were soul singers and were able to tell a story in a soulful away that would touch even the hardened heart. Most of these singers had learnt to sing in church before they went into the secular world and their music reflected this background.
Music is God’s gift to human beings and it is food for the soul. Used properly music can change people and give them hope as they experience its inspiration. Modern artist seem to live on the now and their music seem to be noise than anything else.
The lyrics seem to glorify the dark world and use a lot of dirty language. Rarely are the songs deep enough to last a season and few can inspire change.
In celebration of the artists contribution to the betterment of the human condition through music the writer honors them in this article. Most of these artist have since departed the world, some at very tender ages
1) Marvin Gaye: Marvin was one talented singer who never found peace with himself. He is reported to have suffered from depression and perhaps self medicated with drugs as he struggled with drug addiction. Marvin was born on the 2nd of April 1939 and died on the 1st of April 1984 due to a fatal shot by his father after a heated argument. Marvin had many hit songs like “Mercy, Mercy me“, “I heard it through the grapevine”, “sexual healing” among others. The most endearing for this writer is “What’s going on” because the question is still very relevant.
2) Curtis Mayfield: Curtis Mayfield was another of this writer’s favorite artists. He was born on the 3rd of June 1942 and died on the 26th of December 1999. He had been paralyzed from the neck in 1990 after a freak accident on the stage before a performance. Curtis was a self taught guitarist and used his talent well. His songs were humanistic in nature and included hit songs like “its alright”, “People get ready”, “choice colors” and the soundtrack “superfly”. The most endearing song for this writer is “move on up” and “people get ready“.
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The artist were soul singers and were able to tell a story in a soulful away that would touch even the hardened heart. Most of these singers had learnt to sing in church before they went into the secular world and their music reflected this background.
Music is God’s gift to human beings and it is food for the soul. Used properly music can change people and give them hope as they experience its inspiration. Modern artist seem to live on the now and their music seem to be noise than anything else.
The lyrics seem to glorify the dark world and use a lot of dirty language. Rarely are the songs deep enough to last a season and few can inspire change.
In celebration of the artists contribution to the betterment of the human condition through music the writer honors them in this article. Most of these artist have since departed the world, some at very tender ages
1) Marvin Gaye: Marvin was one talented singer who never found peace with himself. He is reported to have suffered from depression and perhaps self medicated with drugs as he struggled with drug addiction. Marvin was born on the 2nd of April 1939 and died on the 1st of April 1984 due to a fatal shot by his father after a heated argument. Marvin had many hit songs like “Mercy, Mercy me“, “I heard it through the grapevine”, “sexual healing” among others. The most endearing for this writer is “What’s going on” because the question is still very relevant.
2) Curtis Mayfield: Curtis Mayfield was another of this writer’s favorite artists. He was born on the 3rd of June 1942 and died on the 26th of December 1999. He had been paralyzed from the neck in 1990 after a freak accident on the stage before a performance. Curtis was a self taught guitarist and used his talent well. His songs were humanistic in nature and included hit songs like “its alright”, “People get ready”, “choice colors” and the soundtrack “superfly”. The most endearing song for this writer is “move on up” and “people get ready“.
Read more: http://musicouch.com/genres/honoring-nine-soul-artist-of-yester-years-whose-music-still-inspires-and-teach/#ixzz1FTeV7KGc
