As they matured, they abandoned their amateurish or experimental beginnings to make polished records meant to sell in great numbers.
She also focused on Davis' traumatic beginnings, imploring jurors to make a decision that will allow them to say, "I exercised mercy.
All this was a far cry from Allen's beginnings, when he struggled to make a living playing in various bands around Lagos in the early 60s, despite his versatility: "Latin American, African horns, jazz, highlife … you had to be able to play it all because in the club they asked for it".
"Because of reading, I now know of great men and women who came from humble beginnings and made an impact in the world," she said "Reading about politicians, doctors, disciples or even my own president has inspired me to work really hard and to make a difference regardless of the circumstances".
It utilised viral marketing like no film before and despite its inauspicious beginnings, managed to make $248m worldwide.
It goes to show, once again, that in a democracy like the UK, even those from humble white, male, Oxbridge beginnings can still make a way for themselves in this world.
From these rough beginnings Mr Marcus sought to make the firm an American symbol of luxury living.His father, uncle and aunt, of German-Jewish stock, had started the shop.
Disappointment, after missing out on a dream conclusion to her comeback; pride at what she was able to do and, most importantly of all, the beginnings of a plan to make sure that, next time, she returns a winner.
The statement called for developed countries to help scale up financial aid for developing countries to deal with climate change, and for Paris to agree the beginnings of a strategy to make countries more resilient to the extreme weather a warming world is expected to bring.
No one has to even read between the lines to see that there are more than the beginnings of a campaign to make Boris himself look as though he doesn't get the biggest joke of all – himself.
