|
Luscious (other)
Luscious may refer to: * Luscious Jackson, a rock band formed in 1991 * Luscious Pink, a brand of perfume * Luscious, alternate name used by Ali Forney See also * Lucious * Lucius (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luscious Jackson
Luscious Jackson is an alternative rock/rap-rock group formed in 1991. The band's name is a reference to former American basketball player Lucious Jackson. The original band consisted of Jill Cunniff (lead vocals, bass), Gabby Glaser (vocals, guitar), and Vivian Trimble (keyboards, vocals). Drummer Kate Schellenbach joined the band midway through the recording of their 1992 debut EP ''In Search of Manny''. Between 1993 and 2000, the band released one EP, three full-length LPs, and ten singles on the Beastie Boys' Grand Royal label. Their biggest hit—and only ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' Billboard Hot 100, Hot 100 entry—was "Naked Eye (Luscious Jackson song), Naked Eye". Other singles include "Here", "Daughters of the Kaos", "Citysong", "Under Your Skin" and "Ladyfingers (song), Ladyfingers". Keyboardist Vivian Trimble left the group in 1998, and in 2000 the group announced their breakup, after releasing one album as a trio. February 2007 saw the release of the group ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luscious Pink
Mariah Carey ( ; born March 27, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. Dubbed the " Songbird Supreme" by ''Guinness World Records'', Carey is known for her five-octave vocal range, melismatic singing style, signature use of the whistle register, and diva persona. An influential figure in music, she was ranked as the fifth- greatest singer of all time by ''Rolling Stone'' in 2023. Carey rose to fame in 1990 with her eponymous debut album and became the only artist to have their first five singles reach number one on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, from "Vision of Love" to "Emotions". She achieved international success with the best-selling albums ''Music Box'' (1993) and ''Daydream'' (1995), before adopting a new image with hip hop-inflected sounds, following a remix to "Fantasy" with Ol' Dirty Bastard, and more extensively on ''Butterfly'' (1997). With eleven consecutive years of US number-one singles, ''Billboard'' named Carey the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Forney
The killing of Ali Forney occurred on December 5, 1997. Forney was an African-American gay and gender non-conforming transgender youth who also used the name Luscious. Forney was raised by their single mother in Brooklyn. They started working as a sex worker at age 13, and they were subsequently rejected by their family. They were homeless for several years. They became ineligible for city youth shelters at age 19. In 1996, Forney was invited to explain the needs of homeless transgender youth to social workers. In December 1997, Forney was shot to death in Harlem. They were the third young transgender sex worker murdered in Harlem within a period of several months. The murder case was investigated by the NYPD, but was never solved. In 2002, the Ali Forney Center for homeless LGBT youth was named after the murder victim. Background Forney was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, and raised in Brooklyn, by a single mother. Forney said that they first engaged in sex work at 13, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucious
Lucious is a masculine given name, popular in the United States. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Lucious Boyd (born 1959), American murderer * Lucious Harris (born 1970), American basketball player * Lucious Jackson (1941–2022), American basketball player * Lucious Grandson Kanyumba (born 1972), Malawi politician * Lucious Lyon, fictional character from the television series ''Empire'' * Lucious Selmon (21st century), American football defensive lineman * Lucious Smith (born 1957), American football cornerback Surname * Korie Lucious (born 1989), American basketball player See also * Lucius * Lucius (other) * Luscious (other) Luscious may refer to: * Luscious Jackson, a rock band formed in 1991 * Luscious Pink, a brand of perfume * Luscious, alternate name used by Ali Forney See also * Lucious * Lucius (other) {{disambig ... {{given name, type=both Latin masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
