American culture

American culture

Art, music, literature, people, sports, technology, business, politics, religion and more in the United States. American culture is primarily Western, but is influenced by African, Asian, and Latin American and Native American cultures.

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Richie Valens

Culture; American culture

(1941 – 1959) Born Richard Valenzuela in the San Fernando Valley Valens died before he could realize his full potential as a rock ’n’ roller before his eighteenth birthday. His first single, “Come ...

Stokely Carmichael (Kwame Touré)

Culture; American culture

(1941 – 1998) Stokely Carmichael was best known for his involvement in the civil-rights movement in the 1960s. In 1966 Carmichael was elected president of the Student Non-violent Coordinating ...

John Irving

Culture; American culture

(born 1942) Autobiographical novelist, whose first works, Setting Free the Bears (1968), The Water Method Man (1972) and The 158-Pound Marriage (1974), developed themes that reached fruition in The ...

Aretha Franklin

Culture; American culture

(born 1942) Born in Memphis, Tennessee, and raised in Detroit, MI, Aretha Franklin is considered the “Queen of Soul.” Trained throughout her youth in gospel singing in church, her vocal range and ...

Muhammad Ali

Culture; American culture

(born 1942) Charismatic first three-time heavyweight boxing champion who transcended sport as an icon of the Black Power and anti-Vietnam War movements. Born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Muhammad Ali was ...

Barbra Streisand

Culture; American culture

(born 1942) Streisand’s appearance in Broadway’s “I Can Get it For You Wholesale” (1960) showcased her to New York City audiences as a singer of intensity and a comedian who utilized her Jewish ...

Jimi Hendrix

Culture; American culture

(1942 – 1970) Born in Seattle, WA, Hendrix developed his unique left-handed technique (on a righthanded guitar) while playing back-up on tour for R&B artists like Sam Cooke and Little Richard. After ...