Download - Black History Project "Usher"
History Real Name:
Usher Raymond the fourth
Birth Place:
Usher was born in Dallas, Texas.
Birthday:
October 14, 1978
Parents:
The son of Jonetta O’Neal and Usher Raymond III
Education:
North Springs High School
Ethnic Background:
African-American
Jobs before he became famous:
At age 11, Usher joined an R&B local quintet called the NuBeginnings,
which was organized by local music svengali, Darryl Wheeler. Usher
recorded 10 songs with the group in 1991, and the ensuing
album, However, Patton took him out because, according to her, it was
a "bad experience". The album was re-released nationally in April 2002
by Hip-O Records.
FIVE QUOTES OF USHER
1. Appearance is something you should definitely
consider when you're going out. Have your girlfriend
clip your nails or something like that.
2. Breaking up is a natural evolution when you try to
figure out what you want in life. If you're with an
individual who isn't moving in the same direction and
at the same rate that you are, it ain't going to work.
3. Down time is not the name of the game.
4. Sleeping is forbidden at the age of 22. It's all work
and no play.
5. Somebody has to look out for and protect our kids,
and I feel blessed to be a blessing to someone else.
Usher began singing when he was six years old, joining the
restricted church choir at the command of his mother,
Jonnetta Patton, who acted as choir director. Patton, a
single mom, raised Usher and his younger brother, James,
in Chattanooga, Tennessee, before moving the family to
Atlanta, Georgia, when Usher was 12 years old. Cited by
the singer as his best friend, Usher's mother continues to
direct the teen star's occupation as his manager, a duty
she assumed following quitting her full-time office job
several years ago. Upon moving to Atlanta, Usher began
participating in a variety of local talent shows. Bryant Reid
arranged for Usher to audition for his brother, and the
popular producer was immediately taken with the youthful
singer's intelligent talent legend has it that Reid present
Usher a convention on the spot. Usher recorded and
released his debut album on LaFace in 1994.
CREDITS
http://www.iamfan.com/~usher/usher-biography.htm
http://www.ushernow.com/pages/bio
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/u/usher_r
aymond.html