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Due to the several political and social eventshappening in the 1960’s, music became the most influential source of deliveringmessages to the public. Singers became the most respected, believed andpolished in that period. Theconnection between music andpolitics, particularly political expression in music, has been seen in manycultures. Therefore, talente d people produce their best outcomes in thisatmosphere. The style of thisperiod had some unique characteristics that made it the most popular up tillnow. The Arabic music in general has itsown instruments that made to it different mood than other music. Some of themare: Oud, Tabla and sagat which make people know easily that that is an Arabic music.Songs were characterized by being long, slow tempo and clear words. Concertstend to have a special style. Attendees were never youth, but older than that. Sincethe theme is always tending to be majestic, they dress insuits or dresses and of an above average standard. Concerts were never thrown randomly, but theywere either on monthly basis on specific days or on occasions. Also,instrumental parts in the songs tend to take its time and attention apart fromthat accompanied by voice. Some names arousedin that period that is still referred to as the legends. Om Kalthoum (1975- 1898),was called the “Voice of Egypt”. She was without contest the most well-knownsinger of the Arab World. She was also the most influential woman of her timein the Middle East. Another importantname is Mohamed Abdel Wahab (1902 –1991), who was the first Egyptian singer to move from silent-era acting tosinging and composed many songs to Om Kalthoum. Nowadays, people perceive this eraas the golden age of music. Although they are quite different than today’ssongs, Om Kalthoum’s music is still heavily heard especially in events.Moreover, people now tend to do a remix or some edits for the old songs toshorten them and adapt it to nowadays songs’ features. Its magic appears whenwe take a look at today’s songs which are very popular when they are releasedand hardly remembered after a while. On the contrary, old songs remained andlistened by people of different styles. Due to the several political and social eventshappening in the 1960’s, music became the most influential source of deliveringmessages to the public. Singers became the most respected, believed andpolished in that period. Theconnection between music andpolitics, par

ticularly political expression in music, has been seen in manycultures. Therefore, talented people produce their best outcomes in thisatmosphere. The style of thisperiod had some unique characteristics that made it the most popular up tillnow. The Arabic music in general has itsown instruments that made to it different mood than other music. Some of themare: Oud, Tabla and sagat which make people know easily that that is an Arabic music.Songs were characterized by being long, slow tempo and clear words. Concertstend to have a special style. Attendees were never youth, but older than that. Sincethe theme is always tending to be majestic, they dress insuits or dresses and of an above average standard. Concerts were never thrown randomly, but theywere either on monthly basis on specific days or on occasions. Also,instrumental parts in the songs tend to take its time and attention apart fromthat accompanied by voice. Some names arousedin that period that is still referred to as the legends. Om Kalthoum (1975- 1898),was called the “Voice of Egypt”. She was without contest the most well-knownsinger of the Arab World. She was also the most influential woman of her timein the Middle East. Another importantname is Mohamed Abdel Wahab (1902 –1991), who was the first Egyptian singer to move from silent-era acting tosinging and composed many songs to Om Kalthoum. Nowadays, people perceive this eraas the golden age of music. Although they are quite different than today’ssongs, Om Kalthoum’s music is still heavily heard especially in events.Moreover, people now tend to do a remix or some edits for the old songs toshorten them and adapt it to nowadays songs’ features. Its magic appears whenwe take a look at today’s songs which are very popular when they are releasedand hardly remembered after a while. On the contrary, old songs remained andlistened by people of different styles.

- Dates and the historical periodFrancis Albert "Frank", also known as Chairman of the Board, wasone of the most popular entertainers of the 20th century, forging a career asan award-winning singer and film actor. He is an American singer who was born (December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) and releasedhis first album, The Voice ofFrank Sinatra in1946. He was honored at the KennedyCenter Honors in 1983 and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Ronald Reagan in 1985 and the CongressionalGold Medal in1997.These dates give a bit about hispersonality since he wasn’t only an actor and a singer, yet he was also anactivist politician. -What makes this person important from your point of view?Multitalented singer and actor Sinatra held differing politicalviews throughout his life.Sinatra's parents had immigrated tothe United States in 1895 and 1897 respectively. His mother, Dolly Sinatra(1896–1977), was a Party ward leader.[54]Sinatra remained a supporter of theDemocratic Party until the early 1970s when he switched his commitment to the Republican Party.He donated $5,000 to the Democrats for the 1944 presidential election and by the end of the campaign wasappearing at two or three political events every day. -How did you discover that name? Actually,  -  A briefaccount of his/her lifeFrancis Albert "Frank"Sinatra was born December 12, 1915, in Hoboken, New Jersey. He decided tobecome a singer after watchingBing Crosby perform. He dropped out of high school,where he was a member of the glee club, and began to sing at local nightclubs. In1940,Tommy Dorsey invited Sinatra to join his band. Aftertwo years of chart-topping success with Dorsey, Sinatra decided to strike outon his own. -   Whatis the contribution of your choice of person to society OR to music directlyand/or indirectly? Frank Sinatra is the one who brought Pop musicto the teens (bobby sockers of the day). He really was the first teen idol popstar. Pop music had not been targeted at the teenage market. Frank Sinatra didappeal to the teens and the music industry changed the direction of pop music towardsthe teen market. The U.S. Congress passed a resolutionon May 20, 2008 designating May 13 as Frank Sinatra Day to honor hiscontribution to American culture. The resolution was introduced byRepresentative Mary Bono Mack.-   Wouldthat hero be underrated figure in history or given enough praise by historiansand critics  -   Youropinion and conclusion Sinatra performed in concert for the last timein 1995 at the Palm Desert Marriott Ballroom in California. On May 14, 1998,Frank Sinatra died of a heart attack at Los Angeles' Cedars-Sinai MedicalCenter. He was 82 years old and had, at last, faced his final curtain. With ashow business career that spanned more than 50 years, Sinatra's continued massappeal can best be explained in the man's own words: "When I sing, Ibelieve. I'm honest." So it is with Frank Sinatra. He left this earth in Mayof 1998, yet there is seldom a day when you don't hear his voice drifting outof a radio, seldom a week when you don't catch a flash of his face on a televisionscreen, or read a reference to him in a newspaper or a magazine. Sinatra: Theword itself signals something. Those three quick syllables: sharp, snappy,staccato. The images the name brings to mind: the Rat Pack, ring-a-ding-ding,very good years, strangers in the night. Many adored him, some despised him;few were indifferent