Billy Idol

Billy Idol (born William Michael Albert Broad on November 30, 1955 in Middlesex, England) is an English hard rock musician. Idol lived in Worthing before attending Sussex University for only a year before joining the Bromley Contingent of keen Sex Pistols fans. During this period, Idol decided to become a musician and formed a band called Generation X in 1976 (see 1976 in music). Generation X signed to Chrysalis Records and released three successful albums before breaking up. Idol moved to New York City and began working ...

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Billy Idol - Albums. Don't Stop (ep) (1981) #71 US Billy Idol (1982) #45 US Rebel Yell (1984) #6 US, #36 UK Vital Idol (UK) (1985) #7 UK Whiplash Smile (1986) #6 US, #8 UK Vital Idol (US) (1987) #10 US Idol Songs: 11 of the Best (1988) #2 UK Charmed Life (1990) #11 US, #15 UK Cyberpunk (1993) #48 US, #20 UK Rebel Yell: Expanded (1999) Greatest Hit ...

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See also: 1991 in music, other events of 1992, 1993 in music, 1990s in music and the list of 'years in music' 1992 in music - Events. 1992 was a pivotal year in the development of music. Perhaps the most notable event was the release of The Chronic by Dr. Dre. Though other artists (including Dr. Dre as a member of N.W.A., and Public Enemy, LL Cool J and Kurtis Blow) had achieved some mainstream success, The Chronic was perhaps the first real blockbuster hip hop album. It presaged the future ma ...

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• 1992 in music - Classical music
• 1992 in music - Opera
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• 1992 in music - Births
• 1992 in music - Deaths
• 1992 in music - Awards
• 1992 in music - Grammy Awards
• 1992 in music - Country Music Association Awards
• 1992 in music - Eurovision Song Contest
• 1992 in music - Mercury Music Prize
• 1992 in music - Charts
• 1992 in music - KROQ

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Brandon Cole "Bam" Margera (born September 28, 1979) is a professional skateboarder, creator of the "CKY" skate / prank / stunt videos, radio personality, star of Viva La Bam, and member of the Jackass crew, both shows broadcast by MTV. He grew up in West Chester, Pennsylvania and went to East High School. He cites Raab Himself as his only reason for attending high school, and dropped out after Raab got expelled. His we ...

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See also: 1989 in music, 1990 in British music, other events of 1990, 1991 in music, 1990s in music and the list of 'years in music' 1990 in music - Events. January 21 - MTV's Unplugged premieres on cable television with musical guest, Squeeze February 6 - Billy Idol is involved in a serious motorcycle accident, resulting in several broken bones. Idol had been scheduled to have a major role in Oliver Stone's film The Doors, but due to his injuries, th ...

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• 1990 in music - Events
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• 1990 in music - Published popular music
• 1990 in music - Classical music
• 1990 in music - Opera
• 1990 in music - Musical theater
• 1990 in music - Births
• 1990 in music - Deaths
• 1990 in music - Awards
• 1990 in music - Charts
• 1990 in music - KROQ

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See also: 1983 in music, other events of 1984, 1985 in music, 1980s in music and the list of 'years in music' 1984 in music - Events. January 27 - singer Michael Jackson's hair catches fire during the filming of a Pepsi commercial. February 14 - Elton John marries studio engineer Renate Blauel. February 16 - Jerry Lee Lewis surrenders to federal authorities on charges of income tax evasion. Lewis is later acquitted. February 29 - KMFDM's first live performance. Marc ...

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• 1984 in music - Events
• 1984 in music - Albums released
• 1984 in music - Top hits
• 1984 in music - Christmas songs
• 1984 in music - Published popular music
• 1984 in music - Classical music
• 1984 in music - Opera
• 1984 in music - Musical theater
• 1984 in music - Musical films
• 1984 in music - Births
• 1984 in music - Deaths
• 1984 in music - Awards
• 1984 in music - Grammy Awards
• 1984 in music - Country Music Association Awards
• 1984 in music - Eurovision Song Contest
• 1984 in music - Charts
• 1984 in music - List of No. 1 Hits
• 1984 in music - KROQ

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See also: 1980 in music, other events of 1981, 1982 in music, 1980s in music and the list of 'years in music' 1981 in music - Events. January 10 - Revival of the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta The Pirates of Penzance opens at Broadway's Uris Theatre, starring Linda Ronstadt and Rex Smith February 14 - Billy Idol leaves the band Generation X to begin a solo career February 15 - Blues guitarist Mike Bloomfield is found dead in San Francisco. The cause of death was ruled an accide ...

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• 1981 in music - Chronological Table of US and UK Number One Hit Singles
• 1981 in music - Other significant singles of the year
• 1981 in music - Published popular music
• 1981 in music - Classical music
• 1981 in music - Opera
• 1981 in music - Musical theater
• 1981 in music - Musical films
• 1981 in music - Births
• 1981 in music - Deaths
• 1981 in music - Awards
• 1981 in music - Grammy Awards
• 1981 in music - Country Music Association Awards
• 1981 in music - Eurovision Song Contest
• 1981 in music - Charts
• 1981 in music - List of No. 1 Hits
• 1981 in music - KROQ

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David Fincher (born May 10, 1962) is an American film director. Born in Denver, Colorado, Fincher started as an animator at Industrial Light and Magic in 1980, with his first screen credit being for Return of the Jedi, and stayed until 1984(?). With his sights set on a directing career, he along with Steve Golin, Sigurion Sighvatson and Dominic Sena founded the talent management and advertising and video-production company Propaganda Films in 1986, which would soon become the biggest player in the field of adverti ...

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A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarist - Noted guitarists. Guitarist - Classical. François Campion (ca 1688-1748) Antoine Carré Francisco Corbetta (ca 1620-1681) Nicolas Desrosiers Giovanni Paolo Foscarini Henri Grenerin Giovanni Battista Granata Francisco Guerau Louis Jourdan de La Salle Girolamo Montesardo Santiago de Murcia Gaspard Sanz ( ...

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• Guitarist - Folk and acoustic
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The Coral Castle is a mysterious stone structure created by the Latvian American eccentric, Edward Leedskalnin, in Homestead, Florida. The structure is comprised of numerous megalithic stones each weighing several tons. The structure is considered mysterious mainly because one man was able to assemble the entire structure by himself, with no outside help. This has led to numerous theor ...

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Music groups in the 1980s came from many countries and with many different types of rock/pop music. These groups benefited from technological advances, the advent of television station MTV, and the production of CDs and music videos to go together with their music. It must be mentioned that 1980s music is generally very distinct from the music of other decades. While 1960s and 1970s music and well as 1990s and 2000s music share a lot in common, the 80s sound generally is confined to the 1977-1992 period, centering on 1982-1988. Among groups that were famous during the 1980s are: < ...

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Chrysalis Records is a record label that was created in 1969. The name is an amalgam of its founders names, Chris Wright and Terry Ellis. Chrysalis was formed through a licensing deal with Chris Blackwell's Island Records based on the success of bands like Jethro Tull and Procol Harum, which were promoted by the label. Towards the end of the 1970s, the Chrysalis offshoot 2Tone Records brought us bands such as the Specials, the Selector, Madness and The Beat. In the 1980s, Chrysalis was at the forefront of the British New Romantic movement with bands li ...

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Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label, founded in 1942. It was acquired by EMI in 1955 and is now part of the EMI Group. Capitol Records - History. The Capitol Records company was founded by the songwriter Johnny Mercer in 1942, with the financial help of movie producer Buddy DeSylva and the business acumen of Glenn Wallichs, (1910-1971) (owner of Music City, at the time the biggest record store in Los Angeles, California). Wallichs Music City record store opened in 1940 and was locate ...

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A white wedding is a term for a traditional formal or semi-formal wedding in British and American, as well as Commonwealth, traditions. Brides in many other countries are adopting this traditional white dress. This term refers to the white colour of the wedding dress, which became popular in the Victorian era and came to symbolize purity of heart and the innocence of childhood. Later attribution suggested that the colour white symbolized virginity. This article discusses the rise of the conventions of a "White wedding," their p ...

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The term idol originates from the Greek eidolon: Something visible but without substance, a hollow form. It derives from Greek eid-, videre, to see, and is also related to eidos, a figure and eidea, an idea or imagination. Idol is used in various contexts: In religion, idols are man-made worshipped articles; their worship is called idolatry, the worship of hollow forms. The term was used by the Jewish historian Josephus. In the New Testament it is used to refer to he ...

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Guitarist - Classical. François Campion (ca 1688-1748) Antoine Carré Francisco Corbetta (ca 1620-1681) Nicolas Desrosiers Giovanni Paolo Foscarini Henri Grenerin Giovanni Battista Granata Francisco Guerau Louis Jourdan de La Salle Girolamo Montesardo Santiago de Murcia Gaspard Sanz (1640-1710)See also:

Guitarist, Guitarist - Noted guitarists, Guitarist - Classical, Guitarist - Latin-American music, Guitarist - Flamenco, Guitarist - Jazz, Guitarist - Folk and acoustic, Guitarist - Blues, Guitarist - Rock/pop, Guitarist - Metal

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David Fincher - Theatrical films. Alien³ (1992) Se7en (1995) The Game (1997) Fight Club (1999) Panic Room (2002) Zodiac (2006) (filming) Benjamin Button (2007) (pre-production) David Fincher - Music videos. "Shame," The Motels (1985) "All The Love," The Outfield (1986) "Everytime You Cry," The Outfield (1986) "One Simple Thing," T ...

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Despite their generational attitude against collectivism, Generation Xers take some group pride in their generation. In math, "X" stands for 'substitute anything', and Gen X takes some collective pride in their own tolerance, diversity and inability to be labeled. Previous generations may have overly claimed to be "liberal", e.g. for civil and feminist rights while in result providing special results that inevitably became overt reverse discrimination. The Boomer generation became viewed as secular -- pro-choice, against the Christian Coalit ...

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Generation X, Generation X - The history of the term, Generation X - Global factors defining Generation X, Generation X - Beginnings, Generation X - Outlook, Generation X - Culture, Generation X - Music

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The Capitol Records company was founded by the songwriter Johnny Mercer in 1942, with the financial help of movie producer Buddy DeSylva and the business acumen of Glenn Wallichs, (1910-1971) (owner of Music City, at the time the biggest record store in Los Angeles, California). Wallichs Music City record store opened in 1940 and was located in Hollywood on the corner of Sunset and Vine. It was the premier music store in Southern Cal for decades but closed in 1978. Capitol Records opened in a st ...

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1992 was a pivotal year in the development of music. Perhaps the most notable event was the release of The Chronic by Dr. Dre. Though other artists (including Dr. Dre as a member of N.W.A., and Public Enemy, LL Cool J and Kurtis Blow) had achieved some mainstream success, The Chronic was perhaps the first real blockbuster hip hop album. It presaged the future mainstream dominance of hip hop, as well as the beginning of G funk-West Coast rap's rule as the most ...

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1992 in music, 1992 in music - Events, 1992 in music - Albums released, 1992 in music - Top hits on record, 1992 in music - Classical music, 1992 in music - Opera, 1992 in music - Musical theater, 1992 in music - Musical films, 1992 in music - Births, 1992 in music - Deaths, 1992 in music - Awards, 1992 in music - Grammy Awards, 1992 in music - Country Music Association Awards, 1992 in music - Eurovision Song Contest, 1992 in music - Mercury Music Prize, 1992 in music - Charts, 1992 in music - KROQ

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