Shawn Amos
Shawn Amos
Shawn Ellis Amosis an American songwriter, blues singer, record producer and digital marketing entrepreneur...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth13 September 1967
CountryUnited States of America
authentic content
When I started Amos Content Group in 2009, I made a simple bet: our handmade, contextual, and authentic content will stand out in an increasingly information-saturated world.
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Black people cannot look to government to solve their problems.
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If I were a rock star, I'd design my own clothes. I'd do it because that's the mark of a true rock star.
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Thomas Dolby is part mad scientist, part nature boy, and entirely moved by the power of music.
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Protest is patriotic. Since the beginning of musical time, American singers and songwriters have used their talent and bully pulpits to show us America's strengths and shortcomings.
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Men of my father's generation were perpetual hustlers, always on the make and always on the move.
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We're all posting and clicking and sharing, but we're not devoting enough attention to get anything meaningful from it all.
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Throughout the '50s, tons of unknown locals came through Sun to record their demos. Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, and Jerry Lee Lewis all made their first recordings at the former Memphis Recording Service.
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Woodstock was a business. A very poorly run business.
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Musicians burn through more cash than the Federal Reserve.
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Of course, screwed up families are not the exclusive province of the famous. Still, most families get to screw up in private.
grateful years film
A few performances have been left out of the various Woodstock soundtracks and film edits over the years, most notably The Grateful Dead.
monday morning volunteer
When Woodstock ended on Monday morning, over 600 acres of garbage was left behind on Max Yasgur's farm. It took over 400 volunteers and $100,000 to remove it all.
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In the '60s, my father, Wally Amos, had been a talent agent and a personal manager before taking a major career detour in 1975, when he opened a store selling chocolate chip cookies.