Getty
Center to celebrate musicians in media
By
Maritza Diaz
On-line Forty-Niner
 Musicians
hold a special place in our hearts. They
produce the sounds that make us dance, sing,
cry or laugh.
The artists that generate the music that
inspires and entertains us, from blues to
rock ‘n’ roll are being celebrated at the
J. Paul Getty Museum.
But who are these people who produce the
music we love and how did they come to create
their art?
The Getty tries to answer this question
by capturing the difficult task of telling
the story of a person’s life.
The two-day festival, titled “Feel Like
Going Home: Musicians in Print, On Screen
and in Concert” will include presentations
by biographers, films and performances.
The Getty Research Institute has a different
theme every year. This year, the center
chose to focus on biographies.
“[This event] is for people to see the varied
approaches to biographies, to see how intricate
telling a life story is “ Rani Sing, a research
associate said.
The festival will include seven events that
will explore the lives of various musicians.
A discussion will take place on the first
day of the festival regarding the challenge
of bringing an artist’s life on screen.
The panel will include film directors Morgan
Neville, Robert Gordon and Les Blank.
A screening of the Neville’s documentary,
“Sam Philips: The Man who Invented Rock
‘n’ Roll,” will be shown on the second day.
Philips, the founder of Sun Records, made
the first recordings for Elvis Presley,
Jerry Lee Lewis and others.
A live performance by musicians David Johansen
and the Harry Smiths will take place later
that day.
The group will perform interpretations of
country, folk, and American blues music.
Unlike the other events, the performance
requires the purchase of a ticket.
Planning for this event began last year,
and there were no major problems putting
it together, said Singh.
“Basically, it was just a matter of who
to invite and who would complement each
other,” Singh said. “We are totally happy
with our final outcome.”
The origins of the musicians produce by
presenting the origins of the musicians
at the event.
“The biographies of pop musicians offer
a rich framework of an artist’s work,” Singh
said.
“Feel Like Going Home: Musicians in Print,
on Screen and in Concert” will take place
Friday and Saturday.
Some events require reservations, which
can be made by calling 310-440-7300 or logging
on to www.getty.edu.
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