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Gitta Walther
Gitta Walther was a German singer and author. She released many recordings under the pseudonyms Simone, Jackie Robinson and also Gitta McKay after her marriage to Scottish people, Scottish musician Don Adams (R&B singer), Don McKay. Background and life Gitta Walter was born as the daughter of a baker during World War II and grew up in East Germany after the war. There, she first appeared on stage as a singer at the age of 14. At the age of 16, she Republikflucht, emigrated to West Germany. Once in Munich, West Germany, she was discovered by Werner Müller (musician), Werner Müller who accepted her into his orchestra. She went on to also sing in the orchestra of Ambros Seelos and Arno Flor. Since the mid-1960s, she was an active guest, Studio singer, studio and background singer for numerous bands and acts. In 1969, she joined The Love Generation, Love Generation, where she met her future husband, Don Adams (R&B singer), Don Adams. She was later one of the session singers of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annaberg-Buchholz
Annaberg-Buchholz () is a town in Saxony, in eastern Germany. Lying in the Ore Mountains, it is the capital of the district of Erzgebirgskreis. Geography The town is located in the Ore Mountains, at the side of the ''Pöhlberg'' ( above sea level). History The previously heavily forested upper Ore Mountains were settled in the 12th and 13th centuries by Franconian farmers. Frohnau, Geyersdorf, and Kleinrückerswalde—all now part of present-day town—have all been attested since 1397. In 1491, silver deposits were discovered in the area, and Annaberg soon developed under the patronage of George, Duke of Saxony and Barbara Jagiellon. George and Barbara founded the landmark St. Anne's Church, Annaberg-Buchholz, St. Anne's Church and a Franciscan monastery (dissolved in 1539), and Barbara donated a relic of Saint Anne to the church, which thus became a regional pilgrimage destination. Barbara Uthmann introduced braid and lace-making to the town in 1561 and the craft was fur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lady Bump
"Lady Bump" is a pop disco song by Austrian singer Penny McLean, released in 1975. It was a hit for McLean, who was formerly with Silver Convention. About the single The single backed with "The Lady Bumps On" was released on the Jupiter record label cat - 16 069 AT in June 1975. The single reached the three million mark. For its popularity in New York discos, the track backed with "The Lady Bumps On" was rated number 14 by November 1975. In January 1976, it debuted on the ''Cashbox (magazine), Cashbox'' pop singles charts, peaking at number 61. In July 1976, "Lady Bump" rated number 7 in Australia's 2S Music Survey. Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications Other versions *In 1976, a group called January covered the song backed with a version of "Fly, Robin, Fly". Also in the same year, Czechoslovak singer Skupina Pavla Lišky released it as "Hrej Mi Bump" bw "Daimonion". *A version of the song b with "Hallelujah Day" was recorded by an Italian singer using the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moving Like A Superstar
"Moving Like a Superstar" was a 1976 single for Jackie Robinson. It became a hit for her the following year, charting in both the United States and Canada. Background The song was composed by Jean-Luc Drion and Jack Donde. Jackie Robinson recorded the song which was produced by Fritz Muschler. Backed with "Let Me Be" it was released on Ariola 89 749 XT in late 1975. Charts For the week of 17 April 1976, "Movin Like a Superstar" was in five ''Billboard'' Disco Action charts. It was also announced that week in Tom Moulton's Disco Mix column that there was a rush-release of her album by Ariola America. At the time it was called ''Moving Like a Superstar''. For the week of 24 April, the single made its debut at no. 25 in the ''Record World'' R&B Singles chart. It was also at no. 12 in the ''Record World'' Disco File Top 20, and on the Discotheque Hit Parade, Infinity New York playlist (DJ Bobby Guttadaro). For the week of 1 May, the single, referred to as "Movin' Like a Super St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackie Carter (musician)
Jacqueline Nemorin (known professionally as Jackie Carter and Né-Mo-Rin) is a Mauritian-born British musician, composer and producer. She was one of the voices and members of the 1970s Silver Convention project. Life Jacqueline Nemorin was born to a pianist (her father) and a dancer (her mother) and later moved to London, England with her family. In the 1970s she moved to Germany, where she took on the pseudonym "Jackie Carter". As a member of the Veit Marvos Red Point Orchestra from 1972 to 1974, she performed on stage with the then-unknown Donna Summer. In addition, she began to work as a guest and studio singer for various artists. In 1974, she was chosen to sing in Michael Kunze and Sylvester Levay's Silver Convention, which would go on to be successful worldwide with their disco songs Fly, Robin, Fly and Get Up and Boogie. Jackie Carter was the only one of the session musicians to perform live with the group. Later in 1975, she stopped performing with the Silver Conven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linda G
Linda is an English feminine given name, derived from the Spanish word , meaning "pretty." Linda may also refer to: Names * Linda (given name), a female given name (including a list of people and fictional characters so named) * Linda (singer) (born 1977), stage name of Svetlana Geiman, a Russian singer * Miss Linda, long-time manager and wife of Welsh wrestler Adrian Street Surname * Anita Linda (born Alice Lake, 1924–2020), Filipino film actress * Bogusław Linda (born 1952), Polish actor * La Prieta Linda (1933–2021), Mexican singer and actress * Sarah Linda (born 1987), British actress and model * Solomon Linda (1909–1962), South African Zulu musician, singer and composer who wrote the song "Mbube" which later became "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" Places * Linda, Tasmania, Australia, a ghost town * Linda Valley, Tasmania * Linda, Georgia, a village in Abkhazia * Linda, Bashkortostan, Russia, a village * Linda, California, United States, a census-designated place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucy Neale
Lucy Neale (also known as Lucy O'Day) is an Americans in Germany, American-German artist, notable for being one of the vocalists of the 1970s Silver Convention disco group. Life and career Neale was born January 24, 1948, in Cleveland, Ohio. After graduating college, Neale traveled to Munich, West Germany to play part in the musical ''Hair (musical), Hair''. She later released her first single in Germany, "Nur Beim Träumen ( Sad Sweet Dreamer) / Komm Heim Zu Mir". Later that year in 1974, she was hired by Michael Kunze and Sylvester Levay to take part in the studio recording of Silver Convention as a vocalist. A year later, she joined the :de:Love Generation (Band), Love Generation group. During the 1970s, she provided backing vocals for several well-known artists, such as Donna Summer and Penny McLean. In 1980, she co-founded The Hornettes group along with former Silver Convention band member, Gitta Walther. Neale left Germany in 1985 and moved back to the United States to pursu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hornettes
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard Charts
The ''Billboard'' charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs and albums in the United States and elsewhere. The results are published in ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' magazine. ''Billboard'' biz, the online extension of the ''Billboard'' charts, provides additional weekly charts, as well as year-end charts. The three most important charts are the Billboard Global 200, ''Billboard'' Global 200 for songs globally, the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for songs in the United States of America and the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 for albums in the United States of America, and other charts may be dedicated to a specific genre such as R&B, country, or rock, or they may cover all genres. The charts can be ranked according to sales, streams, or airplay, and for main song charts such as the Billboard Hot 100, Hot 100 or Billboard Global 200, Global 200 (though the latter globally) song chart, all three data are used to compile the charts. For the Billboard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 contiguous states border Canada to the north and Mexico to the south, with the semi-exclave of Alaska in the northwest and the archipelago of Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean. The United States asserts sovereignty over five Territories of the United States, major island territories and United States Minor Outlying Islands, various uninhabited islands in Oceania and the Caribbean. It is a megadiverse country, with the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, third-largest land area and List of countries and dependencies by population, third-largest population, exceeding 340 million. Its three Metropolitan statistical areas by population, largest metropolitan areas are New York metropolitan area, New York, Greater Los Angeles, Los Angel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don't Boogie Mr
Don't, Dont, or DONT may refer to: Films * ''Don't'' (1925 film), a 1925 silent comedy film * ''Don't'' (1974 film), a 1974 film about the monarch butterfly * ''Don't'', a fake trailer from the film ''Grindhouse'' (2007) Songs * "Don't" (Billy Currington song) * "Don't" (Bryson Tiller song) *"Don't", by Dinosaur Jr. from their album '' Bug'', 1988 * "Don't" (Ed Sheeran song) * "Don't" (Elvis Presley song) * "Don't!", a song by Shania Twain * "Don't", by M2M from their album ''The Big Room'' * "Honey Don't, Carl Perkins song Surname Dont or Dohnt is a German language surname *Jakob Dont (1815–1888), Austrian composer *Jay Dohnt (born 1989), Australian Paralympics athlete Other uses * ''Don't'' (game show), a 2020 American game show with Adam Scott and Ryan Reynolds * DONT, Disturb Opponents' Notrump, a bridge bidding convention * "-dont" (actually "-odont"), a suffix meaning "tooth", used in taxonomy * Doctor Don't, the teenage kid version of Doctor Eggman, from New Yok ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ebony (disco Group)
Ebony is a dense black/brown hardwood, coming from several species in the genus ''Diospyros'', which also includes the persimmon tree. A few ''Diospyros'' species, such as macassar and mun ebony, are dense enough to sink in water. Ebony is finely textured and has a mirror finish when polished, making it valuable as an ornamental wood. It is often cited as one of the most expensive woods in the world. Etymology The word ''ebony'' comes from the Ancient Egyptian ', through the Ancient Greek ('), into Latin () and Middle English. Species Species of ebony include ''Diospyros ebenum'' (Ceylon ebony), native to southern India and Sri Lanka; '' D. crassiflora'' (Gabon ebony), native to western Africa; '' D. humilis'' (Queensland ebony), native to Queensland, the Northern Territory, New Guinea and Timor; and '' D. celebica'' (Sulawesi ebony), native to Indonesia and prized for its luxuriant, multi-colored wood grain. Mauritius ebony, '' D. tessellaria'', was largely exploited by th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fritz Muschler
Fritz Muschler was a German musician, record producer, arranger and composer. He had success with his compositions and production during the 1970s and he later provided music for film. Background During the 1960s, Fritz Muschler was a member of The Blackberries, a German beat band. As a producer and composer, Muschler worked with artists such as Daffi Cramer, Peter Maffay, Love Generation, and Marianne & Michael etc. Working with co-producer Paul Birmingham brought Muschler success with disco releases in Europe and North America during the 1970s. He composed the disco song " Don't Boogie Mr. Tango" for Ebony, a group featuring Isetta Preston, Jannette Kania and Judy Archer. Career 1960s During the 1960s, Muschler was a member of the Blackberries, a beat group that also included Oliver Freytag. They recorded a handful of singles from 1966 to 1968 that were released on the Stellina, Philips and Vogue Schallplatten labels. 1970s Working with co-writers Michael Kunze and , Musc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
