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Encyclopedia - W. C. Handy: Encyclopedia - W. C. Handy
William Christopher Handy (November 16, 1873–March 28, 1958) was a African American blues composer and musician, often known as "the Fa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alan Lomax: Encyclopedia - Alan Lomax
Alan Lomax (January 31, 1915 – July 19, 2002) was an American folklorist and musicologist specializing in the music of the United State...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - W. C. Handy: Encyclopedia Ii - W. C. Handy - Transition: Popularity Fame And Business
In 1909 he and his band moved to Memphis, Tennessee and established their presence on Beale Street. At that time, American society and cu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Les Paul: Encyclopedia Ii - Les Paul - Biography
Paul, born Lester William Polfus (Polsfuss) in Waukesha, Wisconsin, first became interested in music at the age of eight, when he began p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gamble And Huff: Encyclopedia Ii - Gamble And Huff - History
Kenneth Gamble's childhood in Philadelphia shaped his adult life: he recorded himself on various arcade recording machines, assisted the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Robert Moog: Encyclopedia Ii - Robert Moog - Development Of The Moog Synthesizer
The Moog synthesizer was one of the first widely used electronic musical instruments. Early developmental work on the components of the s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Prizes Medals And Awards: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Prizes Medals And Awards - Science And Technology
List of prizes medals and awards - Mathematics. Ramanujan Prize Abel Prize Bôcher Memorial Prize Clay Mathematics Institute's Millenn...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Grammy Award: Encyclopedia Ii - Grammy Award - Grammy Records
Pat Metheny and the Pat Metheny Group have won 16 Grammys in total, including six consecutive awards for six consecutive albums. Metheny,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Herb Alpert: Encyclopedia Ii - Herb Alpert - The Tijuana Brass Years
Shortly after A&M's founding, Alpert formed a new group, one with a Latin flavor: the Tijuana Brass. In 1962, Alpert and the Brass re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gamble And Huff: Encyclopedia Ii - Gamble And Huff - History
Gamble and Huff - Early years. Kenneth Gamble's childhood in Philadelphia shaped his adult life: he recorded himself on various arcade ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Prizes Medals And Awards: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Prizes Medals And Awards - Science And Technology
List of prizes medals and awards - Mathematics. Abel Prize Bôcher Memorial Prize Clay Mathematics Institute's Millennium Prize Proble...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Herb Alpert: Encyclopedia Ii - Herb Alpert - The Tijuana Brass Years
Shortly after A&M's founding, Alpert released his debut album, The Lonely Bull by Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass. The Tijuana Brass were...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Prizes Medals And Awards: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Prizes Medals And Awards - Orders Of Knighthood National Honours Military And Patriotic Medals
List of prizes medals and awards - Commonwealth and its member states. British honours system List of people who have declined a Brit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Prizes Medals And Awards: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Prizes Medals And Awards - General Achievement
List of prizes medals and awards - Scouting. Cornwell Decoration The Girl Scout Gold Award Eagle Scout Eagle Scout (Philippines) Queen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Prizes Medals And Awards: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Prizes Medals And Awards - Logic And Philosophy
List of prizes medals and awards - Politics. Lawrence O'Brien Award in Democratic Politics Profiles in Courage Award ... See also:L...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Herb Alpert: Encyclopedia Ii - Herb Alpert - Today
Alpert continues to play his trumpet and devotes time to his second career as an abstract expressionist painter and sculptor with shows a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Prizes Medals And Awards: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Prizes Medals And Awards - Arts And Letters
List of prizes medals and awards - Art. Archibald Prize, Australia's premier portraiture award Beck's Futures Carnegie Prize Osamu Tez...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Herb Alpert: Encyclopedia Ii - Herb Alpert - Life After The Brass
Alpert disbanded the Tijuana Brass in 1969, but released another album by the group in 1971. In 1973, with some of the original Tijuana B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Prizes Medals And Awards: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Prizes Medals And Awards - Sports And Games
List of prizes medals and awards - Overall. NACDA Director's Cup Laureus World Sports Awards James E. Sullivan Award List of prizes ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Herb Alpert: Encyclopedia Ii - Herb Alpert - Today
Currently, his creative energies are focused on abstract expressionist painting, and Broadway theater. His production of Tony Kushner's A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Prizes Medals And Awards: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Prizes Medals And Awards - Entertainment
List of prizes medals and awards - Advertising. The International Andy Awards Clio Awards Cannes Lions International Advertising Festi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Herb Alpert: Encyclopedia Ii - Herb Alpert - Early Life And Career
He began trumpet lessons at about the age of 8 and played at dances as a teenager. After graduating from Fairfax High School in 1955, he ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Herb Alpert: Encyclopedia Ii - Herb Alpert - Life After The Brass
Alpert disbanded the Brass in 1969, but released another album by the group in 1971. In 1973, with some of the original Tijuana Brass mem...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Robert Moog: Encyclopedia Ii - Robert Moog - Moog Synth In Culture
It is believed that the first record to feature a Moog synthesizer was Cosmic Sounds by The Zodiac. The first popular music album to feat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Prizes Medals And Awards: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Prizes Medals And Awards - General Achievement
List of prizes medals and awards - Scouting. Cornwell Decoration The Girl Scout Gold Award Eagle Scout Queen's Scout See also: Merit ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Prizes Medals And Awards: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Prizes Medals And Awards - National Honours Military And Patriotic Medals
List of prizes medals and awards - Australia. List of Australian Awards Australian of the Year Cross of Valour Order of Australia Li...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Prizes Medals And Awards: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Prizes Medals And Awards - Logic And Philosophy
List of prizes medals and awards - Politics. Lawrence O'Brien Award in Democratic Politics Profiles in Courage Award ... See also:L...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Prizes Medals And Awards: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Prizes Medals And Awards - Arts And Letters
List of prizes medals and awards - Art. Archibald Prize, Australia's premier portraiture award Beck's Futures Carnegie Prize Osamu Tez...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Grammy Award: Encyclopedia Ii - Grammy Award - Award Categories
Alternative Best Alternative Music Album Blues Best Traditional Blues Album Best Contemporary Blues Album Children's Best Album for ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Les Paul: Encyclopedia Ii - Les Paul - Discography
Les Paul - Hit singles. "Lover (When You're Near Me)" "How High the Moon" "Vaya Con Dios" "Bye Bye Blues" "I'm Sitting on Top of the W...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Prizes Medals And Awards: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Prizes Medals And Awards - Entertainment
List of prizes medals and awards - Advertising. The International Andy Awards Clio Awards Cannes Lions International Advertising Festi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Prizes Medals And Awards: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Prizes Medals And Awards - Sports And Games
List of prizes medals and awards - Overall. NACDA Director's Cup Laureus World Sports Awards James E. Sullivan Award List of prizes ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Robert Moog: Encyclopedia Ii - Robert Moog - Company And Market History
In 1972 Moog had changed his company name to Moog Music. It went through various changes of ownership, eventually being bought out by mus...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Robert Moog: Encyclopedia Ii - Robert Moog - Pronunciation
The surname Moog is one of the most frequently mispronounced names in popular culture. The following interview excerpt reveals the correc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - W. C. Handy: Encyclopedia Ii - W. C. Handy - Later Life
Following publication of his autobiography, Handy published a subsequent book on African American musicians entitled "Unsung Americans Si...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - W. C. Handy: Encyclopedia Ii - W. C. Handy - Musical And Social Development
His musical endeavors were varied, and he sang first tenor in a minstrel show, moved from Alabama and worked as a band director, choral d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - W. C. Handy: Encyclopedia Ii - W. C. Handy - Early Life
He was born in Florence, Alabama to freed slaves, Charles Bernard Handy and Elizabeth Bewer Handy. His father was pastor of a small charg...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Robert Moog: Encyclopedia Ii - Robert Moog - Moog: Proposed Unit Of Measure
Shortly after Bob Moog's death, it was proposed in his honor that the word Moog become the ANSI standard unit for expressing volts per oc...   » Read the article