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Earl-Jean
Earl-Jean Reavis (née McCrea; born 1942) is an American former pop and R&B singer who was a member of the vocal group the Cookies. Credited as Earl-Jean, she had a solo hit with the original version of " I'm into Something Good", written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King, and later a bigger hit for Herman's Hermits. Early life Reavis was born in Brooklyn, New York, United States, but lived with her family in North Carolina from the age of two. They returned to Brooklyn to live in Coney Island when she was a young teenager, where she attended Lincoln High School. In 1960, she married Grant Reavis, and had a child. Sheila Weller, ''Girls Like Us'' Simon and Schuster, 2008, pp. 114-122 Gerry Goffin and Earl-Jean McCrea (aka Jeanie Reavis) had a daughter while Goffin and Carole King were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cookies
The Cookies were an American R&B girl group active in two distinct lineups, the first from 1954 to 1958 which later became the Raelettes, and the second from 1961 to 1967. Several of the members of both lineups were members of the same family. Both lineups were most prominent as session singers and backing vocalists. History Formed in 1954 in Brooklyn, New York, United States, the Cookies originally consisted of Dorothy Jones, Darlene McCrea and Dorothy's cousin, Beulah Robertson. In 1956, Robertson was replaced by Margie Hendricks (Hendrix). The group was introduced to Ray Charles through their session work for Atlantic Records. In 1958, the Cookies performed with Ray Charles and Ann Fisher for the Cavalcade of Jazz concert produced by Leon Hefflin Sr., held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on August 3. The other headliners were Little Willie John, Sam Cooke, Ernie Freeman, and Bo Rhambo. Sammy Davis Jr. was there to crown the winner of the Miss Cavalcade of J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerry Goffin
Gerald Goffin (February 11, 1939 – June 19, 2014) was an American lyricist. Collaborating initially with his first wife, Carole King, he co-wrote many international pop hits of the early and mid-1960s, including the US No.1 hits " Will You Love Me Tomorrow", " Take Good Care of My Baby", " The Loco-Motion", and " Go Away Little Girl". It was later said of Goffin that his gift was "to find words that expressed what many young people were feeling but were unable to articulate." After he and King divorced, Goffin wrote with other composers, including Barry Goldberg and Michael Masser, with whom he wrote " Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" and " Saving All My Love for You", also No. 1 hits. During his career, Goffin wrote over 114 ''Billboard'' Hot 100 hits, including eight chart-toppers, and 72 UK hits. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990, with Carole King. Biography Early life Goffin was born in New York City. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chains (Cookies Song)
"Chains" is a rhythm and blues song written by husband-and-wife songwriting team Gerry Goffin and Carole King. It was a hit for the American girl group the Cookies in 1962 and for the English rock band the Beatles, who recorded the song for their debut album in 1963. King recorded a solo version of "Chains" for her 1980 album '' Pearls: Songs of Goffin and King''. The song used in the opening sequence of film '' Skipped Parts''. The Cookies rendition The song was originally offered to The Everly Brothers who recorded their version in July 1962, but opted not to release it. The Cookies, who also worked as backing singers, recorded "Chains" and in late 1962, it became their first appearance in the record charts since "In Paradise" reached number nine in 1956. The single released by Dimension Records peaked at number six on ''Billboard'''s Hot R&B singles, number 17 on the Hot 100 charts, and number 4 in Canada. In a song review for AllMusic, critic Richie Unterberger describe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herman's Hermits
Herman's Hermits are an English rock and pop group formed in 1963 in Manchester and formerly fronted by singer Peter Noone. Known for their jaunty beat sound and Noone's often tongue-in-cheek vocal style, the Hermits charted with numerous transatlantic hits in the UK and in America, where they ranked as one of the most successful acts in the Beatles-led British Invasion. Between March and August 1965 in the United States, the group logged twenty-four consecutive weeks in the Top Ten of ''Billboards Hot 100 with five singles, including the two number ones " Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter" and " I'm Henry VIII, I Am". Their other international hits in the 1960s include " I'm into Something Good" (their sole UK number one), " Can't You Hear My Heartbeat", the two covers " Silhouettes" and " Wonderful World", " A Must to Avoid", " Listen People", " No Milk Today", " There's a Kind of Hush", " I Can Take or Leave Your Loving", " Something's Happening" and " My Sentiment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abraham Lincoln High School (Brooklyn)
Abraham Lincoln High School is a Public school (government funded), public high school located at 2800 Ocean Parkway (Brooklyn), Ocean Parkway, Brooklyn, New York under the jurisdiction of the New York City Department of Education. The school was built in 1929, and since graduated four Nobel Prize laureates. The current principal is Ari A. Hoogenboom. It was built during the Great Depression, and to save money, one set of blueprints was used for Lincoln and other high schools in New York City, including Bayside High School (New York City), Bayside High School, Samuel J. Tilden High School, John Adams High School (New York City), John Adams High School, and Grover Cleveland High School (New York City), Grover Cleveland High School. The school features five gymnasiums, an outdoor American football, football and track and field, a swimming pool, a photography studio, an animal science Laboratory, lab, an office classroom and an auditorium. History The school was established in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carole King
Carole King Klein (born Carol Joan Klein; February 9, 1942) is an American singer-songwriter and musician renowned for her extensive contributions to popular music. She wrote or co-wrote 118 songs that charted on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 during the latter half of the 20th century and 61 songs that reached the UK charts, establishing her as the most successful female songwriter on the UK singles charts from 1962 to 2005. In the 1960s, King and her first husband, Gerry Goffin, composed over two dozen hit songs for various artists, many of which remain Standard (music), standards. She transitioned to a solo performing career in the 1970s, following her debut album ''Writer (album), Writer'' (1970) with the critically acclaimed ''Tapestry (Carole King album), Tapestry'' (1971), which topped the Billboard 200, U.S. album chart for 15 weeks and stayed on the charts for over six years. King has released 25 solo albums, with ''Tapestry'' being her most successful, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1942 Births
The Uppsala Conflict Data Program project estimates this to be the deadliest year in human history in terms of conflict deaths, placing the death toll at 4.62 million. However, the Correlates of War estimates that the prior year, 1941, was the deadliest such year. Death toll estimates for both 1941 and 1942 range from 2.28 to 7.71 million each. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Declaration by United Nations is signed by China, the United Kingdom, the United States, the Soviet Union, and 22 other nations, in which they agree "not to make any separate peace with the Axis powers". * January 5 – WWII: Two prisoners, British officer Airey Neave and Dutch officer Anthony Luteyn, escape from Colditz Castle in Germany. After travelling for three days, they reach the Swiss border. * January 7 – WWII: ** Battle of Slim River: Japanese forces of the 5th Division (Imperial Japanese Army), 5th Division, sup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abraham Lincoln High School (Brooklyn) Alumni
Abraham Lincoln High School may refer to: * Abraham Lincoln High School (Los Angeles, California) * Abraham Lincoln High School (San Francisco, California) * Abraham Lincoln High School (San Jose, California) Abraham Lincoln High School is a high school located in San Jose, California, in the San Jose Unified School District. It is a magnet school for academic, visual, and performing arts. As of 2025, the principal is Joseph Heffernan. Activities ... * Abraham Lincoln High School (Colorado), Denver, Colorado * Abraham Lincoln High School (Council Bluffs, Iowa) * Abraham Lincoln High School (Des Moines, Iowa) * Abraham Lincoln High School (Minnesota), Bloomington, closed in 1982 * Abraham Lincoln High School (Brooklyn), New York * Abraham Lincoln High School (Philadelphia), Pennsylvania * Abraham Lincoln High School (Port Arthur, Texas), merged into Memorial High School See also * Lincoln High School (other) {{schooldis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don't Say Nothin' Bad (About My Baby)
"Don't Say Nothin' Bad (About My Baby)" is a 1963 song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King for the girl group the Cookies. It was the group's most successful single and their only one to reach the top ten on the U.S. singles charts. Critic Richie Unterberger, in a song review for AllMusic, noted: The single peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100, number three on the Billboard R&B Singles charts in 1963, and #17 in Canada. ''Billboard'' ranked the song at number 86 on its list of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time. The song was ranked number 790 among the greatest singles ever made in Dave Marsh Dave Marsh (born ) is an American music critic and radio talk show host. He was an early editor of '' Creem'' magazine, has written for various publications such as ''Newsday'', ''The Village Voice'', and ''Rolling Stone'', and has published num ...'s book ''The Heart of Rock & Soul'' (1989). References {{authority control Songs written by Carole King Songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Women Pop Singers
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Day Care
Child care, also known as day care, is the care and supervision of one or more children, typically ranging from three months to 18 years old. Although most parents spend a significant amount of time caring for their child(ren), childcare typically refers to the care provided by caregivers who are not the child's parents. Childcare is a broad topic that covers a wide spectrum of professionals, institutions, contexts, activities, and social and cultural conventions. Early childcare is an important and often overlooked component of child development. A variety of people and organizations are able to care for children. The child's extended family may also take on this caregiving role. Another form of childcare is that of center-based childcare. In lieu of familial caregiving, these responsibilities may be given to paid caretakers, orphanages or foster homes to provide care, housing, and schooling. Professional caregivers work within the context of center-based care (including cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
