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Big Joe (Project Mercury), Big Joe
Big Joe may refer to: People * Joe Curtis (1882–1972), American college football player and coach * Big Joe Duskin (1921–2007), American blues and boogie-woogie pianist * Big Joe Krash, pseudonym of American rapper KRS-One * Joseph Lonardo (1884–1927), American Mafia crime boss * Big Joe Mufferaw, French Canadian folk hero * Big Joe Nasty, ring name of Joe D'Acquisto, American professional wrestler * Joe Roberts (actor) (1871–1923), American comic actor * Joseph Todaro Jr. (born 1945 or 1946), American businessman and alleged Mafia crime boss * Big Joe Turner (1911–1985), American blues shouter * Joe Vagana (born 1975), New Zealand former rugby league footballer * Joe van Niekerk (born 1980), South African former rugby union player * Big Joe Williams (1903–1982), American Delta blues musician and songwriter * Big Joe (reggae), Jamaican deejay born Joseph Spalding in 1955 Space exploration * Big Joe (Project Mercury), a subprogram of Project Mercury * Big Joe 1, a Proj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Curtis
John Spencer "Big Joe" Curtis (November 14, 1882 – January 29, 1972) was an American football player and coach. While playing for the University of Michigan, he was selected as a first-team All-Western tackle three consecutive years from 1904 to 1906 and as an All-American in 1904 and 1905. In his four seasons as the starting left tackle for the Michigan Wolverines, the team compiled a record of 37–2–1, won two national championships and outscored opponents by a combined total of 1,699 to 60. Curtis later served as the head football coach at Tulane University from 1907 to 1908 and at the Colorado School of Mines in 1909. Football player A native of Pueblo, Colorado, Curtis played three years of high school football in Colorado. He enrolled at the University of Michigan in 1903 to play football for Fielding H. Yost's famous "Point-a-Minute" football teams. He played tackle for the Michigan Wolverines from 1903 to 1906. 1903 season As a freshman in 1903, Curtis was select ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Joe (reggae)
Big Joe (born Joseph Spalding; 1955) is a Jamaican reggae deejay and record producer, who recorded extensively in the 1970s and early 1980s. Biography Spalding was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1955, and began his recording career in the early 1970s working with producer Harry Mudie.Larkin, Colin (1998) ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae'', Virgin Books, , pp. 24–25Moskowitz, David V. (2006) ''Caribbean Music: an Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall'', Greenwood Press, , p. 29 He then worked with producer Winston Edwards and had a hit single with "Selassie Skank". He moved on to record for Coxsone Dodd at Studio One and set up his own ''Small Axe Hi Fi'' sound system and a record label. In 1978, he was part of the cast of the movie Rockers, directed by Ted Bafaloukos, where he played himself, doing toasting at a sound system party alongside producer and sound system operator Jack Ruby. In the 2000s Spalding had success as a hip hop producer and reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel R
Samuel is a figure who, in the narratives of the Hebrew Bible, plays a key role in the transition from the biblical judges to the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy), United Kingdom of Israel under Saul, and again in the monarchy's transition from Saul to David. He is Veneration, venerated as a prophet in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In addition to his role in the Bible, Samuel is mentioned in Jewish rabbinic literature, rabbinical literature, in the Christian New Testament, and in the second chapter of the Quran (although the text does not mention him by name). He is also treated in the fifth through seventh books of ''Antiquities of the Jews'', written by the Jewish scholar Josephus in the first century. He is first called "the Seer" in Books of Samuel, 1 Samuel 9:9. Biblical account Family Samuel's mother was Hannah (biblical figure), Hannah and his father was Elkanah. Elkanah lived at Ramathaim-Zophim, Ramathaim in the district of Zuph. His genealogy is also found in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Een
Robert Een (born 1952) is an American composer, cellist, and vocalist. Career Known for his use of extended vocal and cello techniques, Een has recorded eight albums of his compositions and scored several films. He received Bessie Awards for music composition in 1998 and for sustained achievement in 2000. He won an Obie Award in 2004 for his score to Dan Hurlin's puppet theatre work ''Hiroshima Maiden''. His music for dance and theater can be heard in the repertories of Liz Lerman, David Dorfman, Jennifer Muller, Brian Selznick, and Yin Mei, among others. He teaches voice and composition in UCLA's Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance. Performance Een's band, Big Joe, includes the film composer Carter Burwell, and his long association with Meredith Monk, including his performance in the 1991 premier of Monk's ''Atlas'',Pendle, Karin; ed. (1997). American Women Composers', p.62. Psychology Press. . culminated in the creation of their hour-long music/theater duet, '' F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Joe (dinosaur)
Big Joe is the most complete and best-preserved ''Allosaurus'' fossil known to date. First described as ''Allosaurus fragilis'' newer studies showed that the fossil belongs to ''Allosaurus jimmadseni'' an older species of the ''Allosaurus'' genus. The large theropod dinosaur lived around 155 Ma ago in the Late Jurassic on a North American flood plain, it’s powerful hind limbs, sharp claws and serrated teeth, made it an apex predator of its ecosystem. With 95% of its skeleton preserved and rare skin imprints, Big Joe is today's best-preserved ''Allosaurus'' fossil found. Therefore, it offers scientists a rare opportunity to study its anatomy and growth to understand ''A. jimmadseni'' role in the Late Jurassic ecosystem. Discovery The fossil was discovered in 2015 by Brock Sisson and colleagues in the State of Wyoming in what was once the sandbank of a river. It took 10 men 18 months to finally free Big Joe from the sandstone he was encased in. Portions of Big Joe’s skin an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Joe (mascot)
Big Joe () is the mascot of the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The mascot was introduced in February 2014, prior to the 2014 CFL season. The Redblacks launched a contest to provide a name to the mascot. When originally named Big Joe Mufferaw, Redblacks owner Jeff Hunt stated, "We heard that fans loved the look of our mascot and hundreds said he had to be Big Joe Mufferaw. We like that name too because it reminds us of our city's past and fits so well into the branding of our football team." The name was a reference to French Canadian folk hero, Big Joe Mufferaw, who is based on real-life Joseph Montferrand (French: Jos Montferrand Joseph "Jos" Montferrand (; born Joseph Favre ; October 25, 1802 – October 4, 1864) was a French-Canadian logger, strongman, and folk hero of the working man and was the inspiration for the legendary Ottawa Valley figure Big Joe Mufferaw. L ...), who is often credited as a lumberjack from the Ottawa Valley. However, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Joe (bell)
Joseph (commonly known as Big Joe) is a bronze bell that hangs into the bell tower of Neo-Gothic Saint Francis De Sales Catholic Church in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. The endearing moniker Big Joe is a combination of the names of Joseph T. Buddeke, the largest donor of the project, and Big Ben, the great bell in the iconic Palace of Westminster clock tower in London.SFDS History saintfrancisdesalesparish.org Measuring tall and with a diameter of , the 17.5 ton bell is the largest swinging bell ever cast in the United States. It was cast on October 30, 1895 by the E. W. Van Duzen Company at their foundry on Second Street and Broadway. The massive bell was hauled by 12 horses up Gilbert Avenue, then down Madison Road to St. Francis de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Rocks On Mars
Martian rocks and outcrops have been studied ''in-situ'' by various landers and rovers. While many of the rocks identified on the Martian surface are similar to each other, some have been considered scientifically important or otherwise notable and have been subjected to more extensive study or public interest. Names for Mars rocks are largely unofficial designations used for ease of discussion purposes, as the International Astronomical Union's official Martian naming system declares that objects smaller than are not to be given official names. Because of this, some less significant rocks seen in photos returned by Mars rovers have been named more than once, and others have even had their names changed later due to conflicts or even matters of opinion among researchers. Often rocks are named after the children or family members of astronauts or NASA employees. The rocks at the landing site of the '' Sojourner'' rover were given names of cartoon characters. Among them were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Joe 1
Big Joe 1 (Atlas-10D) launched an uncrewed boilerplate Mercury capsule from Cape Canaveral, Florida on 9 September 1959. The purposes of the Big Joe 1 were to test the Mercury spacecraft ablative heat shield, afterbody heating, reentry dynamics attitude control and recovery capability. It was also the first launch of a spacecraft in Project Mercury. Two flight readiness firings (FRF) were performed on Big Joe 1. The first, on 1 September 1959, ended immediately after T-0 because the ignition stage delay timer commanded shutdown of the rocket engines when neither sustainer nor main engine ignition followed normal vernier ignition. There was no booster or stand damage. The second FRF was successfully completed on 3 September 1959, with normal ignition, transition to main stage and shutdown by the engine timer after approximately 19 seconds of running time. The prelaunch countdown went relatively smoothly, with one delay caused by the Atlas's LOX fill and drain valve failing to clo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Joe Williams
Joseph Lee Williams (October 16, 1903 – December 17, 1982) was an American Delta blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter, notable for the distinctive sound of his nine-string guitar. Performing over five decades, he recorded the songs "Baby, Please Don't Go", "Crawlin' King Snake", and "Peach Orchard Mama", among many others, for various record labels. He was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame on October 4, 1992. The blues historian Barry Lee Pearson (''Sounds Good to Me: The Bluesman's Story'', ''Virginia Piedmont Blues'') described Williams's performance: :When I saw him playing at Mike Bloomfield's "blues night" at the Fickle Pickle, Williams was playing an electric nine-string guitar through a small ramshackle amp with a pie plate nailed to it and a beer can dangling against that. When he played, everything rattled but Big Joe himself. The total effect of this incredible apparatus produced the most buzzing, sizzling, African-sounding music I have ever heard. From busking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Joe Duskin
Joseph L. "Big Joe" Duskin (February 10, 1921 – May 6, 2007) was an American blues and boogie-woogie pianist. He is best known for his debut album, ''Cincinnati Stomp'' (1978), and the tracks "Well, Well Baby" and "I Met a Girl Named Martha". Biography He was born Joseph L. Duskin in Birmingham, Alabama. By the age of seven he had started playing the piano. He played in church, accompanying his father, the Rev. Perry Duskin. His family moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, and Duskin was raised near the Union Terminal train station, where his father worked. On the local radio station WLW, Duskin heard his hero Fats Waller play. He was also inspired to play in a boogie-woogie style by Pete Johnson's "627 Stomp". In his younger days Duskin performed in clubs in Cincinnati and across the river in Newport, Kentucky. While serving in the U.S. Army in World War II, he continued to play and, in entertaining American servicemen, met his idols Johnson, Albert Ammons and Meade Lux Lewis. After ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
