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Freddie Washington (saxophone Player)
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Fred, Fredi or Freddie Washington may refer to: * Fred Washington (offensive tackle) (1944–1985), American football offensive tackle *Fred Washington (defensive tackle) (1967–1990), American football defensive tackle * Fredi Washington (1903–1994), film actress in the 1920s and 1930s * Freddie Washington (bassist), American jazz-influenced bass guitarist *Freddie Washington (pianist) (c. 1900–?), American jazz pianist * Freddie "Boom Boom" Washington, a character in the TV series ''Welcome Back, Kotter'' *Freddie Washington (saxophone player), American jazz saxophone player, member of the St. Louis Metropolitan Jazz Quintet with Ronnie Burrage Ronnie Burrage (born James Ronaldo Burrage October 19, 1959) is an American jazz drummer. His style draws from jazz, funk, and soul. Career He was born in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Burrage sang in the St. Louis Cathedral boys' choir f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Washington (offensive Tackle)
Fred Earl Washington Sr. (June 14, 1944 – 1985) was an American football offensive tackle in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of North Texas. His son Fred Washington Jr., a defensive tackle at Texas Christian University, was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the second round of the 1990 NFL draft The 1990 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 22–23, 1990, at the Marriott ..., but was killed in a car accident during his rookie season. References 1944 births 1985 deaths American football offensive tackles North Texas Mean Green football players Washington Redskins players People from Marlin, Texas Players of American football from Falls County, Texas Road incident deaths in Illinois 20th-century American sportsmen {{o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Washington (defensive Tackle)
Fred Earl Washington (July 11, 1967 – December 21, 1990) was a professional American football defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for one season for the Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago. The Bears compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) North division. The Bears have won nine .... He was killed in a car accident during his rookie season. He was a member of the 1984 Texas 4A State Football Champion Denison YellowJackets and was voted defensive player of the year. References External links * 1967 births 1990 deaths People from Denison, Texas Players of American football from Texas American football defensive tackles TCU Horned Frogs football players Chicago Bears players Road incident deaths in Illinois {{defensive-lineman-1960s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fredi Washington
Fredericka Carolyn "Fredi" Washington (December 23, 1903 – June 28, 1994) was an American stage and film actress, civil rights activist, performer, and writer. Washington was of African-American descent. She was one of the first black American to gain recognition for film and stage work in the 1920s and 1930s. Washington was active in the Harlem Renaissance (1920s–1930s), her best known role being Peola in the 1934 film version of ''Imitation of Life'', where she plays a young light-skinned woman who decides to pass as white. Her last film role was in '' One Mile from Heaven'' (1937), after which she left Hollywood and returned to New York to work in theatre and civil rights activism. Early life Fredi Washington was born in 1903 in Savannah, Georgia, to Robert T. Washington, a postal worker, and Harriet "Hattie" Walker Ward, a dancer. Both were of African-American and European ancestry. Fredi was the second of their five children. Her mother died when Fredi was 11 years old. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freddie Washington (bassist)
"Ready" Freddie Washington is an American session bassist who has played with artists such as Herbie Hancock, Michael Jackson, Al Jarreau, Aaron Neville, Lionel Richie, Anita Baker, B.B. King, Elton John, Patrice Rushen, Stevie Wonder and Whitney Houston, Donald Fagen, The Crusaders, George Benson, Deniece Williams, Johnny Mathis, Burt Bacharach, Kenny Loggins and Steely Dan. He is best known for his songwriting contribution to " Forget Me Nots" by Patrice Rushen, which heavily features his bass work and was later sampled by Will Smith for "Men in Black In popular culture and UFO conspiracy theories, men in black (MIB) are purported men dressed in black suits who claim to be quasi- government agents, who harass, threaten, or sometimes even assassinate unidentified flying object (UFO) witnesses ...". During the 1990s, Washington and Rushen were part of a popular rhythm section known as "The Meeting". More recently, Washington has toured with Steely Dan. In 2005, Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freddie Washington (pianist)
Freddie Washington (c. 1900 in Houston – Unknown) was an American jazz pianist. Washington moved to California around the year 1918, where he joined Kid Ory's band in 1921. He recorded with Ory's band, and it is for his role in these sessions that he is primarily known. He led his own band in the 1920s and 1930s, in addition to playing with Ed Garland and Paul Howard. He recorded on Capitol Records in 1944 with Zutty Singleton, and performed with Kid Ory's band on a live broadcast of the wartime variety show ''The Orson Welles Almanac'' (July 12, 1944). Washington continued playing into the 1960s. References Sources *"Freddie Washington", '' Grove Jazz'' (online) *John Chilton John James Chilton (16 July 1932 – 25 February 2016) was a British jazz trumpeter and writer. During the 1960s, he also worked with pop bands, including The Swinging Blue Jeans and The Escorts. He won a Grammy Award for Best Album Notes in 1 ..., ''Who's Who of Jazz'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Washing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freddie "Boom Boom" Washington
''Welcome Back, Kotter'' is an American sitcom starring Gabe Kaplan as a high-school teacher in charge of a racially and ethnically diverse remedial education class called the "Sweathogs." Recorded in front of a live studio audience, the series aired on ABC from September 9, 1975, through May 17, 1979. It provided John Travolta with his breakthrough role. Premise The show stars stand-up comedian and actor Gabriel "Gabe" Kaplan as the main character, Gabe Kotter. A wisecracking teacher who returns to his alma mater, James Buchanan High School in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York, to teach a remedial class of loafers, the Sweathogs. The rigid vice principal, Michael Woodman (John Sylvester White), dismisses the Sweathogs as witless hoodlums and only expects Kotter to contain them until they drop out or are otherwise banished. As a former remedial student and a founding member of the original class of Sweathogs, Kotter befriends the current Sweathogs and stimulates their potential. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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