Joni Mitchell

Henry Goro Beaty (born March 30, 1937 in Richmond, Virginia), now known as Warren Beatty, is an American actor, producer, screenwriter, and director. He long had a reputation as a womanizer and playboy, but that reputation has faded since his 1992 marriage. The Academy Awards honored him with the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award in 2000, presented by his close friend Jack Nicholson, while in 2004 he received Kennedy Center Honor. Beatty was born to an American father whose family had lived in Virginia for several centur ...

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• Warren Beatty - Politics
• Warren Beatty - Trivia
• Warren Beatty - Filmography

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It has been said that Canadian culture rests solely in the effort to distinguish itself from its southern neighbour, the United States. However, others argue that while the two countries share some aspects of a common cultural heritage, there is also a separately identifiable Canadian culture. They point to what they view as a greater integration of their Native culture; the retention of traditions descended from those of French settlers; and a notable infusion of C ...

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• Culture of Canada - Art
• Culture of Canada - Literature
• Culture of Canada - Canadian theatre
• Culture of Canada - Film and television
• Culture of Canada - Comedy
• Culture of Canada - Music
• Culture of Canada - Symbols

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David Geffen (born February 21, 1943) is a Jewish American record executive, film and theatrical producer, and philanthropist. Born to a Jewish family in New York, Geffen attended the University of Texas at Austin but soon dropped out. He began his entertainment career in the mailroom at the William Morris Agency, quickly becoming an agent and promoting the careers of Joni Mitchell, Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt and the Eagles, among others. The lyrics of Joni Mitchell's "Free Man in Paris" (1975) were drawn from things G ...

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David Van Cortland Crosby (born August 14, 1941 in Los Angeles, California) is a guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is the son of Floyd Crosby, an Academy Award winning cinematographer. David Crosby moved through the same Greenwich Village scene Bob Dylan participated in, and even shared a mentor of Dylan's in a local scene favourite Fred Neil. The song Hey Joe is widely credited as being popularized by David Crosby after he picked it up from Dino Valente. He taught the song to Bryan MacLean and Arthur Lee of L ...

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• David Crosby - Solo discography of David Crosby
• David Crosby - As a member of Crosby Stills and Nash and Young
• David Crosby - With Graham Nash
• David Crosby - As a member of CPR

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Cognitive neuropsychology is a branch of neuropsychology that aims to understand how the structure and function of the brain relates to specific psychological processes. It places a particular emphasis on studying the cognitive effects of brain injury or neurological illness with a view to inferring models of normal cognitive functioning. Cognitive neuropsychology - History. The modern science of cognitive neuropsychology emerged during the 1960s. However there have been a series of inf ...

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• Cognitive neuropsychology - History
• Cognitive neuropsychology - Methods

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Chelsea Victoria Clinton (born February 27, 1980) is the only child of former President Bill Clinton and United States Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton. Chelsea was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. Her name was inspired by her parents' fondness for the Judy Collins recording of the Joni Mitchell song Chelsea Morning. Chelsea Clinton - Teenager at the White House. Clinton moved into the White House on the day of her father's inauguration on January 20, 1993 when she was 13 years old. She sp ...

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• Chelsea Clinton - Teenager at the White House
• Chelsea Clinton - Life after the Clinton Presidency

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Starting with the birth of recorded music, American popular music has had a profound effect on music across the world. The country has seen the rise of popular styles that have had a significant influence on global culture, including ragtime, blues, jazz, rock, R & B, doo wop, gospel, soul, funk, heavy metal, punk, disco, house, techno, salsa, grunge and hip hop. In addition, the American music industry is quite diverse, supporting a number of regional styles like zydeco, klezmer and slack-key. The appeal of these styles lies in t ...

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• American popular music - Early popular song
• American popular music - Tin Pan Alley
• American popular music - Broadway
• American popular music - Ragtime
• American popular music - Early recorded popular music
• American popular music - Popular jazz and swing
• American popular music - Blues diversification and popularization
• American popular music - 1950s and 60s
• American popular music - Country: Nashville Sound
• American popular music - Soul
• American popular music - 1960s rock
• American popular music - 1970s and 80s
• American popular music - 70s funk and soul
• American popular music - 80s pop
• American popular music - Birth of the underground
• American popular music - Punk and alternative rock
• American popular music - Heavy metal
• American popular music - 1990s to the present
• American popular music - International and social impact
• American popular music - Notes

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Almost Famous is a film, written and directed by Cameron Crowe and released in 2000. It tells the story of a teenage journalist for Rolling Stone magazine covering the rock band Stillwater, and his efforts to get his first cover story published. The film is semi-autobiographical, as Crowe himself was a teenage writer for Rolling Stone. The film stars: Patrick Fugit as Crowe's alter ego, William Miller Billy Crudup, Jason Lee, and Noah Taylor as lead guitarist, lead singer, and band man ...

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• Almost Famous - Musical background
• Almost Famous - The Bootleg Cut

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The Appalachian dulcimer is a fretted string instrument with three or four strings, although contemporary versions of the instrument can have as many as twelve strings and six courses. The body extends the length of the fingerboard and traditionally has an hourglass, teardrop, triangular, or elliptical shape (also called the galax). A courting dulcimer has two fretboards allowing two players to closely s ...

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Boards of Canada are a Scottish electronic music duo comprised of brothers Michael Sandison (b. 14 July 1971) and Marcus Eoin (Sandison) (b. 27 May 1973). They have released a number of works, most notably Music Has the Right to Children and Geogaddi, with little advertising and few interviews. Their sound has frequently made reference to sounds of the 1970s and the 1980s. It recalls, amongst other things, the warm, scratchy, artificial sounds of 1970s television, and indeed, band members Eoin and Sandison ...

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• Boards of Canada - Early Boards of Canada 1970s-1995
• Boards of Canada - Boards of Canada from Twoism 1995-present
• Boards of Canada - Influences
• Boards of Canada - Sound and methods
• Boards of Canada - Subliminal messages symbology and religion
• Boards of Canada - Lyrics and references
• Boards of Canada - Discography
• Boards of Canada - Albums
• Boards of Canada - Singles and EPs
• Boards of Canada - Live and radio appearances
• Boards of Canada - Collaborations covers/remixes and soundtrack appearances
• Boards of Canada - Remixes of Boards of Canada
• Boards of Canada - Remixes by Boards of Canada
• Boards of Canada - Remixes by Boards of Canada as Hell Interface
• Boards of Canada - Soundtrack Appearances by Boards of Canada
• Boards of Canada - Aliases
• Boards of Canada - Interviews
• Boards of Canada - Album cover gallery
• Boards of Canada - Singles and EP gallery

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Charles Milles Manson (born November 12, 1934) was the leader of a group known as "The Family", in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Manson convinced his young followers of his apocalyptic vision and still has a considerable amount of control over some of the former family members who are still alive. He planned and ordered the family to commit several brutal murders, most notably that of movie actress Sharon Tate who was pregnant at the time. He was convicted of murder in what came to be known as the "Tate-La Bianca case", named after ...

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• Charles Manson - Life
• Charles Manson - The Family
• Charles Manson - The Killings
• Charles Manson - Possible Motive
• Charles Manson - Trial
• Charles Manson - Aftermath
• Charles Manson - Media influence
• Charles Manson - Parole hearings
• Charles Manson - References and further reading
• Charles Manson - Books
• Charles Manson - Films

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She is currently romantically involved with fellow Idol contestant, Daniel Belle. Chanel Cole - That Girl. Chanel Cole Whalley was born in Hamilton, New Zealand, to mother Mariana and father Brendon on November 13, 1977. Her unusual middle name was named after her dark, "black-as-coal" eyes. Three years after her birth, Whalley's parents divorced. She lived first with her mother and then with her father from the age of 7, where she attended a total of 12 different school in as many different towns. A self-p ...

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• Chanel Cole - That Girl
• Chanel Cole - Australian Idol
• Chanel Cole - Performances
• Chanel Cole - Australian Idol Tour
• Chanel Cole - Colestock 2005
• Chanel Cole - Spook
• Chanel Cole - Future Projects
• Chanel Cole - Discography
• Chanel Cole - Albums
• Chanel Cole - Singles
• Chanel Cole - Bootlegs

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See also: 1999 in music, other events of 2000, 2001 in music, 2000s in music and the list of 'years in music' 2000 in music - Albums released. 20th Century Masters- The Millennium Collection: The Best Of ABBA - ABBA Greatest Hits - Ace of Base Singles Of The 90s- Ace of Base ABBA Generation(US Released) - A-Teens Stiff Upper Lip - AC/DC Saints & Sinners - All Saints Mer de Noms - A Perfec ...

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• 2000 in music - Events
• 2000 in music - Albums released
• 2000 in music - Top hits on record
• 2000 in music - Top 20 selling albums of the year Soundscan
• 2000 in music - Classical music
• 2000 in music - Opera
• 2000 in music - Musical theater
• 2000 in music - Musical film
• 2000 in music - Births
• 2000 in music - Deaths
• 2000 in music - Awards
• 2000 in music - Grammy Awards
• 2000 in music - Country Music Association Awards
• 2000 in music - Eurovision Song Contest
• 2000 in music - Mercury Music Prize
• 2000 in music - Charts
• 2000 in music - KROQ
• 2000 in music - Triple J Hottest 100

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See also: 1996 in music, other events of 1997, 1998 in music, 1990s in music and the list of 'years in music' 1997 in music - Events. January 9 - David Bowie performs his 50th Birthday Bash concert (the day after his birthday) at Madison Square Garden, with guests Frank Black, The Foo Fighters, Sonic Youth, Robert Smith of The Cure, Lou Reed, and Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins, with the opening act Placebo. Proceeds from the concert went to the Save The Children fund. January 10 - Jame ...

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• 1997 in music - Events
• 1997 in music - Classical music
• 1997 in music - Albums released
• 1997 in music - Top hits
• 1997 in music - Classical music
• 1997 in music - Opera
• 1997 in music - Musical theater
• 1997 in music - Musical films
• 1997 in music - Births
• 1997 in music - Deaths
• 1997 in music - Awards
• 1997 in music - Grammy Awards
• 1997 in music - Country Music Association Awards
• 1997 in music - Eurovision Song Contest
• 1997 in music - Mercury Music Prize
• 1997 in music - Charts
• 1997 in music - KROQ
• 1997 in music - Triple J Hottest 100

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A pianist is a person who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an orchestra or smaller ensemble, or accompany one or more singers or solo instrumentalists. A performing classical pianist usually starts playing piano at a very young age, some as early as three years old. Many well-known classical composers were capable pianists themselves; for example, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Liszt, Johannes Brahms, Frederic Chopin, Robert Schumann, and Sergei Rachmaninoff were all virtuoso pianists. Most pianists, to some degree, specialize in performing the music o ...

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• Pianist - Classical pianists
• Pianist - Pop music pianists
• Pianist - Jazz pianists
• Pianist - Blues pianists
• Pianist - Country pianists
• Pianist - Other genres

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A Diva is a term used to describe a distinguished female opera singer, but now also refers to a popular female performer of non-operatic works. The term was originally used to describe a woman of rare, outstanding talent, but many believe the word is currently overused, especially in the media, to describe any female performer who has experienced even a modicum of success. The term derives from an Italian word meaning "goddess", which, in turn derives from the feminine form of a Lat ...

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• Diva - Ballerinas
• Diva - Opera Singers

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The Woodstock Music and Art Festival was the most famous rock festival of its era. It was held at Max Yasgur's 600 acre (2.4 km²) dairy farm in Bethel, New York, on 15, 16, and 17 August, 1969. The Woodstock Festival represented the culmination of the counterculture of the 1960s and the ultimate climax of the "hippie era". Many of the best-known musicians of the times appeared during the rain-plagued weekend, much of which was captured in a successful 1970 movie, Woodstock. Joni Mitchell's song Woodstock encapsulated th ...

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• Woodstock Festival - The festival
• Woodstock Festival - Artists who performed at Woodstock
• Woodstock Festival - Myths of Woodstock
• Woodstock Festival - The film
• Woodstock Festival - The albums

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Hijra may refer to: Hijra (Islam) (Hegira/Hijrah/Hejira) is an Arabic term referring to the migration of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622. For the actual event, see Migration to Medina. For the Islamic calendar, see Hijri year. Hejira (album) is an album by Joni Mitchell, used in the sense of exodus or flight, see above. Hejira (song) is a song on the album Hejira. Hijra (South As

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The movie weaves a number of love stories together thanks to the relationships of the people within it. How the stories interact is quite complicated to explain. Below are summaries of each vignette. The film begins five weeks before Christmas. Love Actually - Billy Mack. Billy Mack (Bill Nighy) records a Christmas single based on his old classic hit "Love is All Around." Billy "promotes" his new single throughout the film despite his honesty in that it is a crap record. He is constantly insulting his mana ...

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Love Actually, Love Actually - Plot, Love Actually - Billy Mack, Love Actually - Colin Frissell, Love Actually - Harry Karen and Mia, Love Actually - Jamie and Aurélia, Love Actually - John and Judy, Love Actually - Juliet Peter and Mark, Love Actually - Sarah and Karl, Love Actually - David and Natalie, Love Actually - Daniel Sam and Joanna, Love Actually - Cast and Characters, Love Actually - Main characters, Love Actually - Special Participation, Love Actually - The Americans, Love Actually - Other Characters, Love Actually - Awards, Love Actually - Soundtrack, Love Actually - Trivia

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Winter Younger Than Yesterday - The Byrds Mellow Yellow - Donovan More of The Monkees - The Monkees Between The Buttons - The Rolling Stones The Supremes Sing Holland-Dozier-Holland - The Supremes Spring Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield The Doors - The Doors (debut) Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits - Bob Dylan Up, ...

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1967 in music, 1967 in music - Events, 1967 in music - Top albums released in America, 1967 in music - Charting 1968 albums released in 1967 in Britain, 1967 in music - Other notable albums, 1967 in music - Top American hits on record, 1967 in music - British number one hits not included above, 1967 in music - Other singles, 1967 in music - Published popular music, 1967 in music - Classical music, 1967 in music - Opera, 1967 in music - Musical theater, 1967 in music - Musical films, 1967 in music - Births, 1967 in music - Deaths, 1967 in music - Awards, 1967 in music - Grammy Awards, 1967 in music - Eurovision Song Contest, 1967 in music - Reference

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While the CNE only lasts for a few weeks at the end of the summer, many major permanent buildings and other structures have been built over the years to house specific venues, or to commemorate specific events. Five of these buildings — the Fire Hall & Police Station, Government Building, Horticultural Building, Music and Press Buildings — were designed by architect G.W. Gouinlock, as was the third Grandstand, which was destroyed by fire. A commemorative plaque to his work was erected on the grounds in 1991. ...

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Canadian National Exhibition, Canadian National Exhibition - The post-war years and modernism, Canadian National Exhibition - The buildings of the CNE grounds, Canadian National Exhibition - Automotive Building, Canadian National Exhibition - Bandshell, Canadian National Exhibition - Better Living Centre, Canadian National Exhibition - Dufferin Gates, Canadian National Exhibition - Exhibition Stadium, Canadian National Exhibition - Fort Rouillé Monument, Canadian National Exhibition - Press Building, Canadian National Exhibition - Princes' Gates, Canadian National Exhibition - The Scadding Cabin, Canadian National Exhibition - Shrine Peace Memorial, Canadian National Exhibition - Other buildings, Canadian National Exhibition - Recent history

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