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Ed Thrasher
Edward Lee Thrasher Jr. (March 7, 1932 – August 5, 2006), known as Ed Thrasher, was an American art director and photographer. He was the recipient of a number of Grammy Award nominations for his work on album covers and won a Grammy for Best Album Package in 1974 for the Mason Proffit cover ''Come & Gone''. He worked with various recording artists and is known for his influence on album cover design. Thrasher was born in Glendale, California, to a Los Angeles city councilman. He served in the US Navy during the Korean War attending Los Angeles Trade Technical College upon his return. In 1957 began working at Capitol Records as an assistant, later becoming the Head Art Director and photographer. In 1964, he joined Warner Bros. Records, where he designed a number of album covers, including the Jimi Hendrix Experience's ''Are You Experienced'', Van Morrison's '' Astral Weeks'', the Grateful Dead's ''Anthem of the Sun'' and the Doobie Brothers' '' Toulouse Street''. He was also a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grammy Award
The Grammy Awards, stylized as GRAMMY, and often referred to as The Grammys, are awards presented by The Recording Academy of the United States to recognize outstanding achievements in music. They are regarded by many as the most prestigious and significant awards in the music industry in the United States, and thus the show is frequently called "music's biggest night". The trophy depicts a gilded gramophone, and the original idea was to call them the "Gramophone Awards". The Grammys are the first of the Big Three networks' major music awards held annually, and are considered one of the four major annual American entertainment awards with the Academy Awards (for films), the Emmy Awards (for television), and the Tony Awards (for theater). The first Grammy Awards ceremony was held on May 4, 1959, to honor the musical accomplishments of performers for the year 1958. After the 2011 ceremony, the Recording Academy overhauled many Grammy Award categories for 2012. The 67th Ann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toulouse Street
''Toulouse Street'' is the second studio album by American rock band the Doobie Brothers. It was released in July 1972, by Warner Bros. Records. It was the band's first album with bassist Tiran Porter and also the first with drummer Michael Hossack to augment existing drummer John Hartman, putting in place their trademark twin-drummer sound. Toulouse Street is the name of a street in the French Quarter of New Orleans. The cover and inside centerfold photos were taken at a former brothel on Toulouse Street. The album peaked at number 21 on the Billboard 200. The song "Mamaloi" was written by guitarist and vocalist Patrick Simmons and featured Tom Johnston on lead vocals. The song is unlike the others on the album, with ''Toulouse Street'' being a rock record and this song being reggae. Allmusic critic Bruce Eder described "Mamaloi" as a "laid-back Caribbean idyll". Reception Track listing Personnel The Doobie Brothers * Tom Johnston – lead and backing vocals, acoust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Reiner And Mel Brooks At The Cannes Film Festival
''Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks at the Cannes Film Festival'' is a live 1963 comedy album by the American comedians Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks, recorded at the Cannes Film Festival. It was the third album released by the pair, and their last recording in 12 years. In 1964 at the 6th Annual Grammy Awards it was nominated for both Best Comedy Performance and Best Album Cover – Other Than Classical. Characters on the album include the Italian film director "Federico Fetuchini" (inspired by Federico Fellini Federico Fellini (; 20 January 1920 – 31 October 1993) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He is known for his distinctive style, which blends fantasy and baroque images with earthiness. He is recognized as one of the greatest and ...), the Nazi inspired "Adolph Hartner", and the British Tippy Skittles K.C.V.B. Reception The '' Negro Digest'' positively reviewed the album in their September 1963 issue, highlighting the satire on Italian film directors as the " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
36th Annual Grammy Awards
The 36th Annual Grammy Awards were held on March 1, 1994. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year. Whitney Houston was the Big Winner winning 3 awards including Record of the Year and Album of the Year while opening the show with "I Will Always Love You". Audrey Hepburn's win made her the fifth person to become an EGOT, and the first person to complete the status posthumously. Paul Simon was the first performer of the evening. Performers * Whitney Houston – I Will Always Love You * Kenny G & Toni Braxton – Breathe Again * Gloria Estefan w/ Tito Puente, Sheila E. and Arturo Sandoval – Mi Tierra * Garth Brooks – Standing Outside the Fire * Clint Black & Wynonna Judd - A Bad Goodbye * Sting – If I Ever Lose My Faith in You * Aerosmith – Livin' on the Edge * Billy Joel – The River Of Dreams -- In retaliation of the producers cutting Frank Sinatra's acceptance speech short, Joel intentionally prolonged the song with extended be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
5th Annual Grammy Awards
The 5th Annual Grammy Awards were held on May 15, 1963, at Chicago, Los Angeles and New York City. They recognized accomplishments by musicians for the year 1962. Tony Bennett and Igor Stravinsky each won 3 awards. Award winners *Record of the Year **Tony Bennett for " I Left My Heart in San Francisco" ** Sammy Davis Jr. for " What Kind Of Fool Am I" **Nat King Cole for " Ramblin' Rose" **Ray Charles for "I Can't Stop Loving You" ** Joe Harnell And His Orchestra for " Fly Me To The Moon Bossa Nova" **Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd for "Desafinado" * Album of the Year (other than classical) ** Vaughn Meader for '' The First Family'' ** Allan Sherman for '' My Son, The Folk Singer'' **Ray Charles for '' Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music, Vol. I'' **Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd for '' Jazz Samba'' **Tony Bennett for '' I Left My Heart In San Francisco'' * Song of the Year **Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley (songwriters) for " What Kind of Fool Am I?" performed by Sammy Davis Jr. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grammy Awards
The Grammy Awards, stylized as GRAMMY, and often referred to as The Grammys, are awards presented by The Recording Academy of the United States to recognize outstanding achievements in music. They are regarded by many as the most prestigious and significant awards in the music industry in the United States, and thus the show is frequently called "music's biggest night". The trophy depicts a gilded gramophone, and the original idea was to call them the "Gramophone Awards". The Grammys are the first of the Big Three networks' major music awards held annually, and are considered one of the four major annual American entertainment awards with the Academy Awards (for films), the Emmy Awards (for television), and the Tony Awards (for theater). The first Grammy Awards ceremony was held on May 4, 1959, to honor the musical accomplishments of performers for the year 1958. After the 2011 ceremony, the Recording Academy overhauled many Grammy Award categories for 2012. The 67th Annua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Bear Lake, California
Big Bear Lake is a city in San Bernardino County, California, located in the San Bernardino Mountains along the south shore of Big Bear Lake, and surrounded by the San Bernardino National Forest. The city is about northeast of the city of San Bernardino, California, San Bernardino, and immediately west of the Unincorporated area, unincorporated town of Big Bear City, California, Big Bear City. The population was approximately 5,046 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. However, as a popular year-round resort destination, the actual number of people staying in or visiting the greater Big Bear Valley area regularly surges to over 100,000 during many weekends of the year. History Big Bear Lake was inhabited by the indigenous Serrano people for over 2,000 years before it was explored by Benjamin Davis Wilson, Benjamin Wilson and his party. Once populated by only the natives and the California grizzly bear, grizzly bears, from which the area received its name, the populati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linda Gray
Linda Ann Gray (born September 12, 1940) is an American actress, best known for her role as Sue Ellen Ewing, the long-suffering wife of Larry Hagman's character J.R. Ewing on the CBS television drama series ''Dallas (TV series), Dallas'' (1978–1989, 1991, Dallas (2012 TV series), 2012–2014). The role also earned her a nomination for the 1981 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series as well as two Golden Globe Award, Golden Globe Awards nominations. Gray began her career in the 1960s in television commercials. In the 1970s, she appeared in numerous TV series before landing the role of Sue Ellen Ewing in 1978. After leaving ''Dallas (TV series), Dallas'' in 1989, she appeared opposite Sylvester Stallone in the 1991 film ''Oscar (1991 film), Oscar''. From 1994 to 1995, she played a leading role in the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox drama series ''Models Inc.'', and also starred in TV movies, including ''Moment of Truth: Why My Daughter?'' (1993) and '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles Times
The ''Los Angeles Times'' is an American Newspaper#Daily, daily newspaper that began publishing in Los Angeles, California, in 1881. Based in the Greater Los Angeles city of El Segundo, California, El Segundo since 2018, it is the List of newspapers in the United States, sixth-largest newspaper in the U.S. and the largest in the Western United States with a print circulation of 118,760. It has 500,000 online subscribers, the fifth-largest among U.S. newspapers. Owned by Patrick Soon-Shiong and published by California Times, the paper has won over 40 Pulitzer Prizes since its founding. In the 19th century, the paper developed a reputation for civic boosterism and opposition to Trade union, labor unions, the latter of which led to the Los Angeles Times bombing, bombing of its headquarters in 1910. The paper's profile grew substantially in the 1960s under publisher Otis Chandler, who adopted a more national focus. As with other regional newspapers in California and the United Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimi Hendrix
James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix; November 27, 1942September 18, 1970) was an American singer-songwriter and musician. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential guitarists of all time. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992 as a part of his band, the Jimi Hendrix Experience, the institution describes him as "arguably the greatest instrumentalist in the history of rock music." Born in Seattle, Washington, Hendrix began playing guitar at age 15. In 1961, he enlisted in the US Army, but was discharged the following year. Soon afterward, he moved to Clarksville, then Nashville, Tennessee, and began playing gigs on the Chitlin' Circuit, earning a place in the Isley Brothers' backing band and later with Little Richard, with whom he continued to work through mid-1965. He then played with Curtis Knight and the Squires. Hendrix moved to England in late 1966, after bassist Chas Chandler of the Animals became his ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Sinatra
Francis Albert Sinatra (; December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and actor. Honorific nicknames in popular music, Nicknamed the "Chairman of the Board" and "Ol' Blue Eyes", he is regarded as one of the Time 100: The Most Important People of the Century, most popular entertainers of the 20th century. Sinatra is among the List of best-selling music artists, world's best-selling music artists, with an estimated 150 million record sales globally. Born to Italian Americans, Italian immigrants in Hoboken, New Jersey, Sinatra began his musical career in the swing era and was influenced by the easy-listening vocal style of Bing Crosby. He joined the Harry James band as the vocalist in 1939 before finding success as a solo artist after signing with Columbia Records in 1943, becoming the idol of the "Bobby-soxer, bobby soxers". In 1946, Sinatra released his debut album, ''The Voice of Frank Sinatra''. He then signed with Capitol Records and released several albums wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
''Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome'' (also known as ''Mad Max 3'') is a 1985 Australian post-apocalyptic dystopian action film directed by George Miller and George Ogilvie and written by Terry Hayes and Miller. It is the third installment in the ''Mad Max'' franchise, as well as the only one in it to be rated PG-13 by the MPAA. The film stars Mel Gibson and Tina Turner, the former in his final performance as "Mad Max" Rockatansky, a lone roving warrior who is exiled into the desert. ''Billboard'' later listed Turner's performance in the film as the 68th best performance of a musician in a box-office film. ''Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome'' was released in Australia on 10 July 1985. The film received positive reviews from critics. A fourth film, '' Mad Max: Fury Road'', was released in 2015, starring Tom Hardy as Max. Plot The world is a post-apocalyptic wasteland caused by ecocide and a nuclear war over resources. In Mainland Australia, Max Rockatansky crosses the desert in a carriage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
