Corey McDonough
Richie Valens
Elvis Presley
Dean Martin
Carlos Santa:
“Some songs are just like tattoos for your brain... you hear them and they're
affixed to you.”
 Born in Jalisco, Mexico as Carlos Augusto
Alves Santana on July 20th, 1947
 At the age of 5, Carlos was taught how to play
the violin, and guitar by his father.
 Later to become a famous rock guitarist
 His band “Santana” became famous in the late
1960’s
 He plays mix of music that includes Rock, Latin
Rock, Blues Rock, Funk, and Jazz
 10 time Grammy winner
 At a young age Carlos was heavily influenced
by Ritchie Valens – a rock and roll artist, and a
forefather of the Chicano Rock Movement.
Ritchie Valens:
“My mom reckons I'm going to be a star. And stars don't fall
from the sky. “
 Born on May 13, 1941 as Ricardo Esteban Valenzuela
Reyes
 Mexican-America singer, song writer, and guitarist
 He was most famous during the Chicano Rock
Movement
 Rock hall of fame in 2001
 As a kid he heard a lot of mariachi music, native to
Mexico
 He was eager to learn how to play the guitar
 Lead guitarist in a band called The Silhouttes
 Was most famous for his song “La Bamba”
 He was most influenced by one of his fellow musicians,
Buddy Holly
 They both died in a plane crash on February 3, 1959
Buddy Holly:
"The sky belongs to the stars.”
 Born on September, 7 1936 as Charles Hardin
Holley
 Grew up in Texas, and was given the nickname
Buddy by his parents
 American singer song writer
 Pioneer of rock and roll
 He was quoted as “the single most influential
creative force in early rock and roll”
 Inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in
1986
 He was most influenced by Elvis Presley
 Died in a plane crash with fellow musician
Ritchie Valens on February 3, 1959
Elvis Presley:
“Ambition is a dream with a V8 engine.”
 Born January,8 1935 as Elvis Aaron Presley
 One of the most popular American singer during the 20th
century
 He is known as “the King of Rock and Roll” or “the King”
 When Sun Records owner Sam Phillips potential in
Presley it was destine to be
 Presley recorded his first record at the age of 18
 He later went to serve in the military
 After making several television appearances Presley
was the new leading figure of Rock and Roll
 Evlis was most influenced by Dean Martin
 He won 3 competitive Grammy awards, and was
inducted into four different hall of fames
 Died August 16, 1977
Dean Martin:
“I feel sorry for people who don't drink. They wake up in the morning
and that's the best they're going to feel all day.”
• Born July 17, 1917
• His birth name was Dino Paul Crocetti
• He was a boxer as a kid until the age of 12
• After giving boxing up he worked as a stock boy
• He sang with local bands and called him self “Dino
Matini”
• He was a major star in four areas of show business
• Recordings, Concerts, TV shows, and Motion Pictures
• Was most famous for his songs “That’s Amore”, and “A
Mambo”
• Was inducted into the Hit Parade Hall of Fame in 2009
• Died on December 25, 1995 in Beverly Hills, California
Information From: http://www.wikipedia.org/
http://www.allmusic.com/
Pictures From:
http://www.allgoodseats.com/images/carlos-santana.jpg
http://www.pochoblog.com/assets/2010/02/ritchie-valens.jpg
http://www.talentwest.com/entertain/actors/buddy.htm
www.vinylrevinyl.com/.../jazz-vinyl/dean-martin/
http://aaronrodrecordings.com/?p=4
Quotes:
http://thinkexist.com/quotes/carlos_santana/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093378/quotes
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093378/quotes
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/e/elvis_presley.html
http://thinkexist.com/quotes/dean_martin/