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Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2015 The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show is an annual fashion show sponsored by Victoria's Secret, a brand of lingerie and sleepwear. Victoria's Secret uses the show to promote and market its goods in high-profile settings. The show features some of the world's leading fashion models, incl...
Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2013 The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show is an annual fashion show sponsored by Victoria's Secret, a brand of lingerie and sleepwear. Victoria's Secret uses the show to promote and market its goods in high-profile settings. The show features some of the world's leading fashion models, such...
Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2016 The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show is an annual fashion show sponsored by Victoria's Secret, a brand of lingerie and sleepwear. Victoria's Secret uses the show to promote and market its goods in high-profile settings. The show features some of the world's leading fashion models, such...
Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2012 The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show is an annual fashion show sponsored by Victoria's Secret, a brand of lingerie and sleepwear. Victoria's Secret uses the show to promote and market its goods in high-profile settings. The show features some of the world's leading fashion models, such...
Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2005 The 10th Victoria's Secret Fashion Show is an annual fashion show sponsored by Victoria's Secret, a brand of lingerie and sleepwear, were held on November 9, 2005, at the Lexington Avenue Armory in New York City. Victoria's Secret uses the show to promote and market its goods in high...
Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2006 The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show is an annual fashion show sponsored by Victoria's Secret, a brand of lingerie and sleepwear. Victoria's Secret uses the show to promote and market its goods in high-profile settings. The show features some of the world's leading fashion models, such...
Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2011 The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show is an annual fashion show sponsored by Victoria's Secret, a brand of lingerie and sleepwear. Victoria's Secret uses the show to promote and market its goods in high-profile settings. The show features some of the world's leading fashion models, such...
Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2009 The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show is an annual fashion show sponsored by Victoria's Secret, a brand of lingerie and sleepwear. Victoria's Secret uses the show to promote and market its goods in high-profile settings. The show features some of the world's leading fashion models, such...
Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2002 The 8th Victoria's Secret Fashion Show is an annual fashion show sponsored by Victoria's Secret, a brand of lingerie and sleepwear, were held on November 14, 2002, at the Lexington Avenue Armory in New York City. Victoria's Secret uses the show to promote and market its goods in high...
Australian places named by James Cook This is a list of Australian places named by James Cook. James Cook was the first navigator to chart most of the Australian east coast, one of the last major coastlines in the world unknown to Europeans at the time. Cook named many bays, capes and other geographic features, nearly ...
GRV James Cook GRV "James Cook" was a research vessel of the New Zealand Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. It was built in 1966 as the New Zealand Sea Products Export Ltd trawler "Sea Harvester II" and purchased by the New Zealand government in 1969 when the company went bankrupt. The ship was renamed "James Cook"...
James Cook Observatory The James Cook Observatory, or just "Cook Observatory" is the most eastern astronomical observatory in the world. It is located on Titirangi (Kaiti Hill), Gisborne, North Island, New Zealand. It is named after Captain James Cook.
Cooks' Cottage Cooks' Cottage, also known as Captain Cook's Cottage, is located in the Fitzroy Gardens, Melbourne, Australia. The cottage was constructed in 1755 in the English village of Great Ayton, North Yorkshire, by the parents of Captain James Cook, James and Grace Cook, and was brought to Melbourne in 1934 by Si...
Captain James Cook Memorial The Captain James Cook Memorial was built by the Commonwealth Government to commemorate the Bicentenary of Captain James Cook's first sighting of the east coast of Australia. The memorial includes a water jet located in the central basin and a skeleton globe sculpture at Regatta Point of Lak...
The Death of Captain James Cook (Zoffany) The Death of Captain James Cook, 14 February 1779 is a painting by Johann Zoffany. The painting records the loss of the British explorer Captain James Cook. The painting was completed in 1794 some years after the death of Cook in 1779. Other paintings of the death of Cook were ...
James Cook University Singapore James Cook University Singapore is a university in Singapore, and is a branch of James Cook University, based in Townsville, Australia. In addition to Singapore and Townsville, JCU operates another campus in Cairns, Australia. JCU Singapore was opened in 2003 as part of the university's ...
James Cook University School of Business The James Cook University School of Business is a constituent of James Cook University which is responsible for Accounting, Economics, Business, Tourism, Marketing, Management, Development and Information Technology disciplines offered by James Cook University. The School of Bus...
James Cook Collection: Australian Museum The Australian Museum's Cook Collection was acquired in 1894 when it was transferred from the Government of New South Wales. At that time it consisted of 115 artifacts collected on Captain James Cook's three voyages of discovery Throughout the Pacific Ocean, during the period 17...
James Cook railway station James Cook railway station (also referred to as James Cook University Hospital railway station) is a station that serves the James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England. It also serves the surrounding areas of Park End, Berwick Hills and the nearby Middlesbrough ...
Angle Man Angle Man is a fictional character appearing in DC Comics publications and related media, commonly as an adversary for the superhero Wonder Woman. His first appearance ("Wonder Woman" #62, volume 1, published in 1953), written by Robert Kanigher and illustrated by Wonder Woman's originating artist Harry G. Pe...
Wonder Woman in other media Since her debut in "All Star Comics" #8 (December 1941), Diana Prince/Wonder Woman has appeared in a number of formats besides comic books. Genres include animated television shows, direct-to-DVD animated films, video games, the 1970s live-action television show, "Wonder Woman", the 2014 CGI...
Paradise Island Lost (comics) "Paradise Island Lost" is the name to two-part story arc written by Phil Jimenez who also did the artwork, featured in "Wonder Woman (Vol. 2)" #168-169. This was Jimenez' second story arc under his run on Wonder Woman, with the first being the "Gods of Gotham" four-issue story arc from "Wo...
Wonder Woman (Earth-Two) Wonder Woman of Earth-Two is a fictional DC Comics superheroine retconned from original stories by Wonder Woman writer and creator William Moulton Marston and his wife Elizabeth Holloway Marston. This version of Wonder Woman first appeared in "All Star Comics" #8 (December 1941). This was after...
Helena Sandsmark Professor Helena Sandsmark is DC Comics fictional character created by writer/artist John Byrne for the "Wonder Woman" comic book series, first appearing in "Wonder Woman" Vol 2 #105. The mother of Cassandra Sandsmark (the second Wonder Girl) and a distinguished academic in the field of archaeology, He...
Steve Trevor General Steven Rockwell Trevor is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Wonder Woman. The character was created by William Moulton Marston and first appeared in "All Star Comics" #8 (Dec. 1941). Steve Trevor is a trusted f...
Duke of Deception The Duke of Deception is a fictional character appearing in DC Comics publications and related media. A major adversary of Wonder Woman, the Duke is a demigod of deceit, originally presented as an operative of Wonder Woman's nemesis Mars/Ares. He first appeared in the summer of 1942 in "Wonder Woman" ...
Wonder Woman (TV series) Wonder Woman, known from seasons 2-3 as The New Adventures of Wonder Woman, is an American television series based on the DC Comics comic book superhero of the same name. The show stars Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman/Diana Prince and Lyle Waggoner as Steve Trevor Sr. & Jr. It originally aired for...
Circe (comics) Circe is a fictional character appearing in DC Comics publications and related media. Based upon the Greek mythological figure of the same name who imprisoned Odysseus in Homer's "Odyssey", she is a wicked sorceress and a major adversary of Wonder Woman. Circe first appeared as a ravishing blonde in 1949...
Queen Clea Queen Clea is a fictional character appearing in DC Comics publications and related media, commonly as an adversary for the superhero Wonder Woman. The ruthless dictator of Venturia, a remote kingdom on the sunken continent of Atlantis, she first appeared in 1944 in "Wonder Woman" #8, volume 1, written by Wo...
Travel Service (airline) Travel Service, a.s. is a Czech charter airline and the biggest airline in the Czech Republic with its head office on the property of Václav Havel Airport Prague in Ruzyně, 6th district, Prague. It operates charter flights mainly to leisure destinations and also wet and dry leases aircraft to o...
Travel Service (Hungary) Travel Service Kft., trading as Travel Service, is an airline based in Budapest, Hungary, operating charter flights out of Budapest Ferihegy International Airport. It was founded in 2001 and is a sister airline of Travel Service from the Czech Republic.
Armed Forces of the Czech Republic The Armed Forces of the Czech Republic (Czech: "Ozbrojené síly České republiky" ) are the military forces of the Czech Republic. They consist of the Army of the Czech Republic (Czech: "Armáda České republiky" ), the Military Office of the President of the Republic and the Castle Guard...
Travel Service (Slovakia) Travel Service Slovakia is a Slovak charter airline based in Bratislava, Slovakia. The company was founded in 2010 and operates from Bratislava Airport. Travel Service Slovakia is a sister airline of Travel Service from the Czech Republic.
Human trafficking in the Czech Republic The Czech Republic is a source, transit, and destination country for people subjected to human trafficking, both women in forced prostitution, and men and women working in forced labor. Women from the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine, Russia, Romania, Bulgaria, Vietnam, Mongolia...
Václav Havel Airport Prague Václav Havel Airport Prague (Czech: "Letiště Václava Havla Praha" ), formerly "Prague Ruzyně International Airport" (Czech: "Mezinárodní letiště Praha-Ruzyně" , ] ), (IATA: PRG, ICAO: LKPR) , is the international airport of Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic. It is located 12 km west ...
Minister of Foreign Affairs (Czech Republic) The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic (Czech: "Ministr zahraničních věcí České republiky" ) is a senior official of the Cabinet of the Czech Republic and the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic and handles foreign policy of the Czech...
Prison Service of the Czech Republic Prison Service of the Czech Republic (Czech: Vězeňská služba České republiky or VS ČR) is the prison agency of the Czech Republic. Its head office is located in Prague District 4. the heads of the prison service are brig. gen. PhDr. Pavel Ondrášek and brig. gen. Mgr. Petr Dohnal.
Travel Service Polska Travel Service Polska Sp. z o.o. is a Polish charter airline based in Warsaw, Poland. The airline commenced operations in May 2012 from Warsaw Chopin Airport. Travel Service Poland is a sister airline of Travel Service.
SmartWings SmartWings is a low-cost virtual brand of the Czech airline Travel Service. Travel Service operates scheduled flights to several European metropolitan and leisure destinations under the brand from its base at Václav Havel Airport Prague.
St Martin's Church, Næstved St Martin's Church (Danish: "Sankt Mortens Kirke" ) is located in Næstved on the Danish island of Sealand. It is one of the city's medieval churches. Known from records since approximately 1280, it is believed to have been built and put into service around 1200. The building was constructed ...
Stamford Baron St Martin Stamford Baron St Martin was a civil parish in Stamford, England, including the southern part of Stamford, south of the River Welland, and therefore historically part of Northamptonshire. It remains an ecclesiastical parish used by the Church of England; the parish church is St Martin's.
Fornham St Genevieve Fornham St Genevieve is a village and civil parish in the St Edmundsbury district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located around 500m north of Fornham St Martin (where the population was at the 2011 Census included, not necessarily the civil parish named below) and a mile and half north of Bury St E...
Edward Burne-Jones Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, 1st Baronet {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (28 August 183317 June 1898) was a British artist and designer closely associated with the later phase of the Pre-Raphaelite movement, who worked closely with William Morris on a wide range of decorative arts as a founding par...
St Martin's Church, Canterbury The Church of St Martin in Canterbury, England, situated slightly beyond the city centre, is the first church founded in England, the oldest parish church in continuous use and the oldest church in the entire English-speaking world. As such, it is recognised, along with Canterbury Cathedr...
St Martin's Church, St Martin's St Martin's Church, St Martin's is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England located in St Martin's, Isles of Scilly, UK.
St George Hanover Square St George Hanover Square was a civil parish in the metropolitan area of London, England. The creation of the parish accompanied the building of the Church of St George's, Hanover Square, constructed by the Commission for Building Fifty New Churches to meet the demands of the growing population....
Church of St Martin, Cwmyoy The Church of St Martin, Cwmyoy, Monmouthshire, Wales, was begun in the 12th century, although most of the current structure dates from the 13th century. The church is most notable for its extreme tilt, caused as a result of a landslide. This has led to many attempts to strengthen the church...
St Martin's Church, Stamford St Martin's Church, Stamford, is a parish church in the Church of England located in Stamford, Lincolnshire, England. The area of the town south of the River Welland was in Northamptonshire until 1889 and is called Stamford Baron or St Martin's.
St Anne's Church, Soho Saint Anne's Church in the Soho section of London was consecrated on 21 March 1686 by Bishop Henry Compton as the parish church of the new civil and ecclesiastical parish of St Anne, created from part of the parish of St Martin in the Fields. The Church of England parish has been the Parish of St...
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown The Coldest Girl in Coldtown is a 2013 young adult novel by Holly Black. The book was first published on September 3, 2013 through Little, Brown Books for Young Readers and follows Tana, a teenager that believes that she has been infected with vampirism. The book was written to be a standal...
Black Heart (book) Black Heart is third book in "The Curse Workers", a series about Cassel Sharpe written by Holly Black.
The Spiderwick Chronicles The Spiderwick Chronicles is a series of children's books by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black. They chronicle the adventures of the Grace children, twins Simon and Jared and their older sister Mallory, after they move into the Spiderwick Estate and discover a world of fairies that they never kn...
The Iron Trial The Iron Trial is a children's novel of The Magisterium Series written by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare. The protagonist of the series is twelve-year-old Callum (Call) Hunt who was raised by the mage Alastair Hunt, who after the third mage war with 'The Enemy of Death' also known as Constantine Madden,...
Amy Domini Amy Domini is an American investment adviser and author known for her work in "social investing". As one of the founders of KLD Research & Analytics, Inc., she helped created the Domini 400 Social Index, a stock market index selected according to a set of social and environmental standards. Since its incepti...
The Darkest Part of the Forest The Darkest Part of the Forest is a 2015 young adult fantasy novel written by Holly Black. The Guardian reviewed the book as "Holly successfully merges modern teenage life with faerie legends and creates characters that have real depth that you care about. Even when describing the most my...
The Spiderwick Chronicles (film) The Spiderwick Chronicles is a 2008 American fantasy adventure film based on the bestselling book series of the same name by Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi. It was directed by Mark Waters and stars Freddie Highmore, Sarah Bolger, Mary-Louise Parker, Martin Short, Nick Nolte, and Seth R...
Rich Eychaner Charitable Foundation The Rich Eychaner Charitable Foundation is a charitable foundation located in Des Moines, Iowa which seeks to promote tolerance and non-discrimination. The foundation awards scholarships to students who have been active in LGBTQ issues, promotes Iowa's anti-bullying legislation, and ...
Valiant: A Modern Tale of Faerie Valiant: A Modern Tale of Faerie, is a young adult urban fantasy novel by Holly Black. It was published in 2005 by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, who recommended it for ages "14 up". "Valiant" is a sequel to Black's debut novel "", and the second in a trilogy that is sometime...
Holly Black Holly Black "née" Riggenbach (born November 10, 1971) is an American writer and editor best known for "The Spiderwick Chronicles", a series of children's fantasy books she created with writer and illustrator Tony DiTerlizzi, and a trilogy of Young Adult novels officially called the "Modern Faerie Tales" tri...
Battle of Zahleh The Battle of Zahle (Arabic: معركة زحلة) took place during the Lebanese Civil War, between December 1980 and June 1981. During the seven-month period, the city of Zahle (Arabic: زحلة) endured a handful of political and military setbacks. The opposing key players were on the one side, the Lebanese Force...
London Nocturne The Jupiter London Nocturne (formerly the Smithfield Nocturne) is a cycling race in London, United Kingdom. It is organised as a criterium around a 1.1 km long course outside the historic Smithfield Market. It was first run in 2007 for men and in 2009 for women, and takes place after an afternoon of nov...
Marondera Marondera (known as Marandellas until 1982) is a town in Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe, located about 72 km east of Harare; population 39,384 (Central Statistical Office, Zimbabwe. "Census of Population", 1992. The population was estimated at 46,000 in 2002. Harare: Government Printer). One of the earliest centr...
Marsfield, New South Wales Marsfield is a suburb that is part of the Northern Suburbs of Sydney, Australia. The green residential suburb is noted for its proximity to a number of leading scientific and tertiary educational institutions. Marsfield is located 16 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business distri...
Whippingham railway station Whippingham railway station was arguably the most underused station on an often sparsely used network. Built solely because of the need to have a station within close proximity to Osborne House, it is known that Queen Victoria did use the station on at least one occasion, on 11 February 1888...
Killing of Harambe On May 28, 2016, a three-year-old boy climbed into a gorilla enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden and was grabbed and dragged by Harambe, a 17-year-old Western lowland gorilla. Fearing for the boy's life, a zoo worker shot and killed Harambe. The incident was recorded on video and rec...
Taurus Void The Taurus Void is a vast, near empty region of space situated between the Perseus-Pisces Supercluster and the Virgo Supercluster. The Taurus void is unique because of its relatively close proximity to Earth, and because it helps to define the edge of latter's home supercluster, the Virgo supercluster. Desp...
People's Choice Classic The People's Choice Classic, nicknamed the Down Under Classic, is a criterium around Rymill Park in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. It precedes the Tour Down Under.
Daags na de Tour The Daags na de Tour (the former "Ronde van Boxmeer") is a Criterium around the city of Boxmeer in The Netherlands. Traditionally the race will take place the day after the Tour de France.
Lumbini Park Lumbini Park is a small public, urban park of 7.5 acre adjacent to Hussain Sagar in Hyderabad, India. India named after Lumbini of Nepal dedicated to Lord Buddha. Since it is located in the center of the city and is in close proximity to other tourist attractions, such as Birla Mandir and Necklace Road, it...
Marek Tomaszewski Marek Tomaszewski (born 20 November 1943 in Kraków) is a Polish pianist. He was one half of the pianist duo Marek and Wacek with Wacław Kisielewski from 1963 until his death on 12 July 1986. He is the father of French music video director David Tomaszewski.
Stéphan Aubé Stéphan Aubé (born 11 November 1971) is a French Music video director for classical music and pianist.
OopDeeWopDee "OopDeeWopDee" is a hip hop, R&B, and soul song by Casablanca Records recording group NSS16. The song features Universal Records David Banner and Aloe Blacc. Released on April 20, 2004, the song was written by Greg Lawson, Mike Anthony, and multi-media activist Hakeem Khaaliq who served as the co-producer,...
Adnan Kandhar Adnan Khandar (born 17 December 1986) is a Pakistani photographer, cinematographer and music video director. He is best known for his music videos "Main Sufi Hun" (2013) for which he earned a nomination of Best Music Video Director at 13th Lux Style Awards and Best Music Video at 2nd Hum Awards. Khandar g...
Yoann Lemoine Yoann Lemoine (born 16 March 1983) is a French music video director, graphic designer and singer-songwriter. His most notable works include his music video direction for Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream", Taylor Swift's single "Back to December", Lana Del Rey's "Born to Die" and Mystery Jets' "Dreaming of Anot...
David Tomaszewski David Tomaszewski (] ; born 6 October 1984) is a French music video director and digital artist of Polish descent. He is the son of Polish pianist Marek Tomaszewski.
Blue Jeans (Lana Del Rey song) "Blue Jeans" is a song by American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey for her second studio album "Born to Die" (2012). It was released on April 8, 2012, by Interscope Records as the third single from the record. Produced by Emile Haynie, the song was written by Del Rey, Haynie, and Dan Heath...
Run Boy Run (song) "Run Boy Run" is a song by Yoann Lemoine, under his stage name Woodkid. It was released as the second single from his debut studio album, "The Golden Age" (2012). It was written by Lemoine and Ambroise Willaume from the French band Revolver. The single was released on 21 May 2012, becoming his highes...
Anthony Mandler Anthony Mandler (born April 18, 1973) is an American film director, music video director, television commercial director and photographer. As a music video director, his most notable and frequent collaborator is Rihanna. The two have worked on sixteen music videos together throughout her career, beginni...
Chris Macari Christian Gabriel Ledru Macari (born February 8, 1980) is a French music video director and producer from the French West Indies. Through his company, Tchimbé Raid Production, he has released more than 50 videos of Hip Hop, RnB, Reggae-Dancehall and Zouk since 2006. He was honoured in 2008 at the Paris Oly...
Latin Grammy Award for Producer of the Year The Latin Grammy Award for Producer of the Year is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists, in the United States and internat...
Fred Hersch Fred Hersch (born October 21, 1955) is an American jazz pianist and educator. He has performed solo and led his own groups, including the Pocket Orchestra consisting of piano, trumpet, voice, and percussion. He was the first person to play weeklong engagements as a solo pianist at the Village Vanguard in Ne...
Stepanakert Airport Stepanakert Airport (Armenian: Ստեփանակերտի Օդանավակայան ), is an airport in Khojaly, near Stepanakert, the capital city of the "de facto" independent Republic of Artsakh (NKR) which is an internationally recognized part of Azerbaijan. The airport has been under the control of the Republic of Artsak...
Romeo Nelson Iromeio "Romeo" Nelson (March 12, 1902 – May 17, 1974) was an American boogie woogie pianist whose recordings from 1929 are regarded as some of the finest, and certainly the fastest, boogie woogie showpieces on record.
Anna Graceman Anna Graceman is a young American singer-songwriter and pianist whose self-penned songs and music have gained attention at home and abroad. Her style of music incorporates elements of folk, soul and rock. As of 2016 she had written and performed over 70 of her own published songs; writing as well as produ...
Charles Brown (musician) Tony Russell "Charles" Brown (September 13, 1922 – January 21, 1999) was an American blues singer and pianist whose soft-toned, slow-paced blues-club style influenced blues performance in the 1940s and 1950s. He had several hit recordings, including "Driftin' Blues" and "Merry Christmas Baby".
David M. Arden David M. Arden (born September 6, 1949) is an American concert pianist whose performing and recording career has focused predominantly on contemporary and American classical repertoire, including premiere performances and first recordings of piano works by a number of notable contemporary composers, such...
Nadezhda Dukstulskaite Nadezhda Dukstulskaite [alternative spelling Nadežda Dukstulskaitė; surname also written Dukshtulsky or Dukstulsky] (5 March 1912 – 2 October 1978) was a pianist whose concerts and recordings promoted international awareness of Lithuanian composers, and who influenced several generations of Lithu...
Vladimir Ashkenazy Vladimir Davidovich Ashkenazy (Russian: Влади́мир Дави́дович Ашкена́зи , "Vladimir Davidovich Ashkenazi"; born 6 July 1937) is an internationally recognized solo pianist, chamber music performer, and conductor. He is originally from Russia and has held Icelandic citizenship since 1972. He has lived i...
Cecil Gant Cecil Gant (April 4, 1913 – February 4, 1951) was an American blues singer, songwriter and pianist, whose recordings of both ballads and "fiery piano rockers" were successful in the mid- and late 1940s, and influenced the early development of rock and roll. His biggest hit was the 1944 ballad, "I Wonder".
Riddles in the Sand Riddles in the Sand is the thirteenth studio album by American popular music singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett. It was released in September 1984 as MCA 5512 and was produced by noted country music producer Jimmy Bowen and represented a concerted shift toward a more country sound by Buffett. He appear...
Eddy Arnold Richard Edward "Eddy" Arnold (May 15, 1918 – May 8, 2008) was an American country music singer who performed for six decades. He was a Nashville sound (country/popular music) innovator of the late 1950s, and scored 147 songs on the "Billboard" country music charts, second only to George Jones. He sold more ...
The Delmore Brothers Alton Delmore (December 25, 1908 – June 8, 1964) and Rabon Delmore (December 3, 1916 – December 4, 1952), billed as The Delmore Brothers, were country music pioneers and stars of the Grand Ole Opry in the 1930s. The Delmore Brothers, together with other brother duos such as the Louvin Brothers, the...
Linda Ronstadt Linda Maria Ronstadt (born July 15, 1946) is an American popular music and country music singer. She has earned 11 Grammy Awards, three American Music Awards, two Academy of Country Music awards, an Emmy Award, and an ALMA Award, and many of her albums have been certified gold, platinum or multiplatinum ...
They Call the Wind Maria "They Call the Wind Maria" is an American popular song with lyrics written by Alan J. Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe for their 1951 Broadway musical, "Paint Your Wagon", which is set in the California Gold Rush. Rufus Smith originally sang the song on Broadway, and Joseph Leader was the or...
Andy Williams Howard Andrew Williams (December 3, 1927 – September 25, 2012) was an American popular music singer. He recorded 44 albums in his career, 15 of which have been gold-certified and three of which have been platinum-certified. He was also nominated for six Grammy Awards. He hosted "The Andy Williams Show", a...
One Particular Harbour One Particular Harbour is the twelfth studio album by American popular music singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett. It was released in September 1983 as MCA 5447 and was produced by Buffett and Michael Utley. It was Buffett's first involvement producing an album. Stars On The Water was written by and a...
Albert Campbell (singer) Albert Charles Campbell (August 19, 1872 – January 25, 1947) was an American popular music singer who recorded between the late 1890s and the 1920s. He was best known for his many duo recordings with Henry Burr, and as a member of the Peerless Quartet and other vocal groups, but also recorded s...
Latin American music in the United States Latin American music has long influenced American popular music: jazz, rhythm and blues, and even country music. This includes music from Spanish, Portuguese, and (sometimes) French-speaking countries and territories of Latin America. Although Latin American music has also been...
Jimmie Rodgers (pop singer) James Frederick Rodgers (born September 18, 1933, Camas, Washington) is an American popular music singer. Rodgers had a brief run of mainstream popularity in the late 1950s with a string of crossover singles that ranked highly on the "Billboard Pop Singles", "Hot Country and Western Sides" a...
Meeting Resistance Meeting Resistance is a 2007 documentary film about the Iraq War. The film presents the views of eleven Iraqi resistance fighters in the Adhamiyah neighborhood of Baghdad. The film was directed by journalists Molly Bingham (United States) and Steve Connors (UK).