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Greg Edwards (other)
Greg Edwards may refer to: * Greg Edwards (musician), American musician and songwriter * Greg Edwards (DJ) (born 1947), American-born British Disc Jockey * Greg Edwards, presenter of ''Thug Notes ''Thug Notes'' is an American educational web series that summarizes and analyzes various literary works in a comedic manner. ''Thug Notes'' first aired on June 3, 2013, on YouTube, with the pilot episode centered on ''Crime and Punishment''. The ...'' in the persona of "Sparky Sweets, PhD" See also * Gregory James Edwards, American minister {{hndis, Edwards, Greg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Edwards (musician)
Greg Charles Edwards is an American musician and songwriter, best known as guitarist and bassist for the rock band Failure. Edwards is a multi-instrumentalist. As a professional musician, he has been active since the 1990 formation of Failure, and also plays guitar and sings in the experimental rock band Autolux. Edwards has 125 song titles to his credit. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Edwards (DJ)
Greg Edwards (born 24 December 1947) is a radio broadcaster and DJ. He is well known as the founder of Capital Radio's 'Soul Spectrum' programme (from 1975 onwards) and for the promotion of PIR records and associated artists when it was formed in 1971. He is credited as being a DJ who had a major influence on the promotion of soul and disco music in the UK during the 1970s and 1980s both on radio as well as the club circuit. Career Early years Edwards was born in Grenada and raised in New York City although he moved to the UK in 1971 in order to assist in the running of the newly formed Philadelphia International record label which was founded by writer-producers Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff. He worked as an Executive at CBS records during this time, where he was responsible for the marketing and promotion of soul music, with acts such Earth, Wind and Fire, Lou Rawls and Johnny Nash. Early BBC work, Capital Radio and "Soul Mafia" Whilst still working for CBS, Edwards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thug Notes
''Thug Notes'' is an American educational web series that summarizes and analyzes various literary works in a comedic manner. ''Thug Notes'' first aired on June 3, 2013, on YouTube, with the pilot episode centered on ''Crime and Punishment''. The host of the series is Sparky Sweets, Ph.D., portrayed by actor and comedian Greg Edwards. In 2015, a book of essays based on episodes from the series entitled ''Thug Notes: A Street-Smart Guide to Classic Literature'' was published by Vintage Books. Style The series is presented by Sparky Sweets, Ph.D., in the character's "original gangster" style. The following is an example of Sweets' style from his analysis of ''To Kill a Mockingbird'', one of his most popular: "Only a jive-ass fool would bother capping a mockingbird, 'cause all them bitches do is just drop next-level beats for your enjoyment. So what my girl Harper trying to say is ratting on Boo Radley wouldn't do no good. It would only rid the hood of one more true-blue player." E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |