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Let It Be Me (1995 Film)
''Let It Be Me'' is a 1995 musical film starring Campbell Scott, Jennifer Beals, Yancy Butler, Leslie Caron, James Goodwin and Patrick Stewart. It was written, produced and directed by Eleanor Bergstein. It was released by Savoy Pictures. Plot After becoming engaged to Emily, Gabe finds himself watching a graceful pair of dancers in a dance studio window. Hoping to learn to dance for his upcoming wedding, Gabe enters the studio to take lessons. While interested in his dance teacher, he finds that he is still looking forward to his wedding, but things change when he has Emily come in for her lessons. Cast * Campbell Scott as Dr. Gabriel Rodman * Jennifer Beals as Emily Taylor * Yancy Butler as Corrine * Patrick Stewart as John * James Goodwin as Bud * Leslie Caron Leslie Claire Margaret Caron (; born 1 July 1931) is a French and American actress and dancer. She is the recipient of a Golden Globe Award, two BAFTA Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award, in addition to nominat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eleanor Bergstein
Eleanor Bergstein (born April 17, 1938) is an American writer, known for writing and co-producing ''Dirty Dancing'', a popular 1980s film based in large part on her own childhood. Life and career Bergstein was born in 1938 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. She has one older sister, Frances, in her Jewish family. Their father, Joseph, was a doctor who left much of the care of the girls to their mother, Sarah. The family spent summers in the luxury resorts Grossinger's Catskill Resort Hotel in the Catskill Mountains; and, while her parents were playing golf, Bergstein was dancing.Ann KolsonFairy Tale Without An Endingauf '' nytimes.com'' Bergstein was a teenage Mambo queen, competing in local competitions. While at college, she worked as a dance instructor at Arthur Murray dance studios. Bergstein graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1958. In 1965, she was married to Michael Paul Goldman. They were married until his death in 2023. She worked as a novelist, inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George T
George may refer to: Names * George (given name) * George (surname) People * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Papagheorghe, also known as Jorge / GEØRGE * George, stage name of Giorgio Moroder * George, son of Andrew I of Hungary Places South Africa * George, South Africa, a city ** George Airport United States * George, Iowa, a city * George, Missouri, a ghost town * George, Washington, a city * George County, Mississippi * George Air Force Base, a former U.S. Air Force base located in California Computing * George (algebraic compiler) also known as 'Laning and Zierler system', an algebraic compiler by Laning and Zierler in 1952 * GEORGE (computer), early computer built by Argonne National Laboratory in 1957 * GEORGE (operating system), a range of operating systems (George 1–4) for the ICT 1900 range of computers in the 1960s * GEORGE (programming language), an autocode system invented by Charles Leo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
How Long (Ace Song)
"How Long" is the debut single by the English band Ace, from their 1974 debut album, '' Five-A-Side''. It reached No. 3 on both the US and Canadian charts, and No. 20 on the UK Singles Chart. In a 1981 issue of ''Smash Hits'', Phil Collins named the song as one of his top 10 favourites, describing it as a "classic single". Background Although widely interpreted as being about infidelity, the song was in fact composed by lead singer Paul Carrack upon discovering that bassist Terry "Tex" Comer had been secretly working with the Sutherland Brothers and Quiver. The guitar solo is by lead guitarist Phil Harris. Alan "Bam" King was the band's rhythm guitarist, formerly with the Action. Lead vocals are by Paul Carrack. The band had originally tried to record the song as a Motown-type single for Anchor Records, but gave up in favour of recording their first album at Rockfield Studios in Wales. The song was recorded for the album. In March 202045 years after its original release, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac are a British-American Rock music, rock band formed in London in 1967 by the singer and guitarist Peter Green (musician), Peter Green. Green named the band by combining the surnames of the drummer, Mick Fleetwood, and the bassist, John McVie, who have remained with the band throughout its many line-up changes. Fleetwood Mac have sold more than 120 million records worldwide, making them one of the List of best-selling music artists, world's best-selling bands. Primarily a British blues band in their early years, Fleetwood Mac achieved a UK number one single in 1968 with the instrumental "Albatross (instrumental), Albatross" and had other UK top ten hits with "Man of the World (song), Man of the World", "Oh Well (song), Oh Well" (both 1969), and "The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)" (1970). Green left the band in May 1970 and McVie's wife, Christine McVie, joined as an official member on vocals and keyboards two months later, having previously contribute ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Everywhere (Fleetwood Mac Song)
"Everywhere" is a song by British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac from their 14th studio album, ''Tango in the Night'' (1987). The song was written by Christine McVie, who also performed lead vocals, and produced by Lindsey Buckingham and Richard Dashut. In the United States, "Everywhere" was released in November 1987 as the album's fourth single, while in the United Kingdom, it was issued on 21 March 1988 as the album's fifth single. The single peaked at number 14 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number one on the Adult Contemporary chart, remaining there for three weeks. In the United Kingdom, "Everywhere" peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart and is certified 6× platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for sales and streams of over 3.6 million units. "Everywhere" also reached number one in Belgium and on the Canadian adult contemporary chart and became a top-five hit in several other countries. Background and release In the 2019 BBC Four documentar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gloria Estefan
Gloria María Milagrosa Estefan (; ; born September 1, 1957) is an American singer, actress, and businesswoman. Estefan is an eight-time Grammy Awards, Grammy Award winner, a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, and has been named one of the Top 100 greatest artists of all time by both VH1 and ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard''. Estefan's record sales exceed 100 million worldwide, making her one of the best-selling female singers of all time. A contralto, Estefan started her career as lead singer of Miami Latin Boys, which was later renamed Miami Sound Machine. She and Miami Sound Machine earned worldwide success with their 1985 single "Conga (song), Conga", which became Estefan's signature song. The group followed this with a number of hit singles throughout the decade, including "Anything for You (Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine song), Anything for You", "1-2-3 (Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine song), 1-2-3", "Bad Boy (Miami Sound Machine song), Bad Boy", a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Waite
John Charles Waite (born 4 July 1952) is an English rock singer and musician. As a solo artist, he has released ten studio albums and is best known for the 1984 hit single "Missing You (John Waite song), Missing You", which reached No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and the top ten on the UK singles chart. He was also the lead vocalist for the rock bands the Babys and Bad English. Early life Waite was born and raised in Lancaster, Lancashire, Lancaster, Lancashire, and was educated at Greaves Secondary Modern and Lancaster Art College (The Storey Institute). Career As a performer, Waite first came to attention as the lead singer and bassist of the Babys, a British rock band that had moderate chart success. The band achieved two pop hits that each peaked at No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100, "Isn't It Time (The Babys song), Isn't It Time" (1977) and "Everytime I Think of You" (1979), and a solid following of their concert tours. Over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Missing You (John Waite Song)
"Missing You" is a song co-written and recorded by English musician John Waite. It was released in June 1984 as the lead single from his second album, ''No Brakes'' (1984). It reached number one on ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard''s Album Rock Tracks and on the Hot 100, as well as number 9 on the UK Singles Chart. "Missing You" was the only record in 1984 to spend only a single week at the top of the Hot 100. The song was nominated for the 1985 Grammy Award for Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, Best Pop Vocal Performance Male. Waite re-recorded the song with country/bluegrass artist Alison Krauss which appeared on her album ''A Hundred Miles or More: A Collection'', and released it to Country music radio in 2007. The re-recording peaked at number 34 on Hot Country Songs. The original recording has been featured in the films, ''Selena (film), Selena'' (1997) and ''Warm Bodies (film), Warm Bodies'' (2013). Composition and lyrics The song is a soft rock track. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enigma (German Band)
Enigma is a German musical project founded in 1990 by Romanian-German musician and producer Michael Cretu. Cretu had released several solo records, collaborating with various artists, and produced albums for his then-wife, German pop singer Sandra (singer), Sandra, before he conceived the idea of a New-age music, new-age, worldbeat project. He recorded the first Enigma studio album, ''MCMXC a.D.'' (1990), with contributions from David Fairstein and Frank Peterson. The album remains Enigma's most successful, helped by the international hit single "Sadeness (Part I)", which sold 12 million units alone. According to Cretu, the inspiration for the project came from his desire to make a kind of music that did not obey "the old rules and habits" and presented a new form of artistic expression with a return to mysticism. Enigma followed ''MCMXC a.D.'' with a series of albums that involved different musicians and producers working with Cretu. The first was ''The Cross of Changes'' (1993) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Return To Innocence
"Return to Innocence" is a song by German musical group Enigma, released in December 1993, by Virgin Records, as the lead single from the group's second album, ''The Cross of Changes'' (1993). It was co-written and produced by Michael Cretu, reaching number one in over 10 countries. The song peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart, and entered the top five in several other countries. "Return to Innocence" was the project's biggest hit in the United States, reaching number two on the ''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks chart and number four on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Julien Temple directed its accompanying music video. It depicts a man's life in reverse and received heavy rotation on European music channels. History The song's melodic and talking vocals in English are provided by Angel X (Andreas Harde), and a short talking vocal by Sandra ("That's not the beginning of the end, that's the return to yourself, the return to innocence"), while an Amis chant ("Weeding and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
C Jam Blues
"C Jam Blues" is a jazz standard composed in 1942 by Duke Ellington. One of his most famous pieces, it has been performed by countless other musicians, such as Dave Grusin, Django Reinhardt, Oscar Peterson, and Charles Mingus. Background As the title suggests, the piece follows a twelve-bar blues form in the key of C major. The tune is well known for being extremely easy to play, with the entire melody featuring only two notes: G and C. A performance typically features several improvised solos. The melody likely originated from the clarinetist Barney Bigard in 1941, but its origin is not perfectly clear. It was also known as "Duke's Place", with lyrics added by Bill Katts, Bob Thiele and Ruth Roberts. Notable performances *The song is performed in the " soundie" ''Jam Session'', produced in 1942. The video depicts a jam session where Ellington begins playing with a double bass before gradually being joined by other members of his band, among them drummer Sonny Greer and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
