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Mavis Rivers
Mavis Chloe Rivers (19 May 1929 – 29 May 1992) was a Samoan and New Zealand jazz singer. She was born in Apia, Samoa, as one of thirteen children to a musical family. In 1952, Rivers made several recordings with the Lloyd Sly Quartette at Stebbing Studios, released on Zodiac, Capitol and Stebbings labels. Then in 1954 she moved to the United States where she married Glicerio Reyes "David" Catingub, a Filipino singer and bass player, and they had two sons. She was a nominee for the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1960. Rivers died in 1992 due to a stroke after a concert in Los Angeles, California. Discography * '' Take a Number'' (Capitol, 1959) * ''The Simple Life'' (Capitol, 1960) * '' Hooray for Love'' (Capitol, 1960) * ''Swing Along with Mavis'' (Reprise, 1961) * ''Mavis'' (Reprise, 1961) * ''Do It Now'' (Reprise, 1962) * '' Mavis Meets Shorty'' with Shorty Rogers (Reprise, 1963) * ''We Remember Mildred Bailey'' with Red Norvo (Vee Jay, 1965) * ''It's a Good Day'' (Delos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apia
Apia () is the Capital (political), capital and largest city of Samoa. It is located on the central north coast of Upolu, Samoa's second-largest island. Apia falls within the political district (''itūmālō'') of Tuamasaga. The Apia Urban Area (generally known as the City of Apia) has a population of 35,974 (2021 census). Its geographic boundaries extend from the east approximately from Letogo village in Vaimauga to the west in the newer, industrialized region of Apia which extends to Vaitele village in Faleata. History Apia was originally a small village (the 1800 population was 304), from which the country's capital took its name. Apia Village still exists within the larger modern capital of Apia, which has grown into a sprawling urban area that encompasses many villages. Like every other settlement in the country, Apia Village has its own ''matai'' (leaders) and ''fa'alupega'' (genealogy and customary greetings) according to fa'a Samoa. The modern city of Apia was foun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Larkin (writer)
Colin Larkin (born 1949) is a British music writer. He founded and was the editor-in-chief of '' The Encyclopedia of Popular Music''. Along with the ten-volume encyclopedia, Larkin also wrote the book '' All Time Top 1000 Albums'', and edited the ''Guinness Who's Who of Jazz'', the ''Guinness Who's Who of Blues'', and the ''Virgin Encyclopedia of Heavy Rock''. He has over 650,000 copies in print. Early life Larkin was born in Dagenham, Essex. He spent much of his early childhood attending the travelling fair where his father, who worked by day as a plumber for the council, moonlighted on the waltzers to make ends meet. It was in the fairground, against a background of Little Richard on the wind-up 78 rpm turntables, that Larkin acquired his passion for the world of popular music. Larkin studied at the South East Essex County Technical High School and at the London College of Printing, where he took typography and graphic design. Art and publishing Larkin's company Scorpi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Apia
The term "the people" refers to the public or common mass of people of a polity. As such it is a concept of human rights law, international law as well as constitutional law, particularly used for claims of popular sovereignty. In contrast, a people is any plurality of persons considered as a whole. Used in politics and law, the term "a people" refers to the collective or community of an ethnic group or nation. Concepts Legal Chapter One, Article One of the Charter of the United Nations states that "peoples" have the right to self-determination. Though the mere status as peoples and the right to self-determination, as for example in the case of Indigenous peoples (''peoples'', as in all groups of indigenous people, not merely all indigenous persons as in ''indigenous people''), does not automatically provide for independent sovereignty and therefore secession. Indeed, judge Ivor Jennings identified the inherent problems in the right of "peoples" to self-determination, as i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 Deaths
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1929 Births
This year marked the end of a period known in American history as the Roaring Twenties after the Wall Street Crash of 1929 ushered in a worldwide Great Depression. In the Americas, an agreement was brokered to end the Cristero War, a Catholic Counter-revolutionary, counter-revolution in Mexico. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, a British high court, ruled that Canadian women are persons in the ''Edwards v. Canada (Attorney General)'' case. The 1st Academy Awards for film were held in Los Angeles, while the Museum of Modern Art opened in New York City. The Peruvian Air Force was created. In Asia, the Republic of China (1912–1949), Republic of China and the Soviet Union engaged in a Sino-Soviet conflict (1929), minor conflict after the Chinese seized full control of the Manchurian Chinese Eastern Railway, which ended with a resumption of joint administration. In the Soviet Union, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, General Secretary Joseph S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Norvo
Red Norvo (born Kenneth Norville; March 31, 1908 – April 6, 1999) was an American musician, one of jazz's early vibraphonists, known as "Mr. Swing". He helped establish the xylophone, marimba, and vibraphone as jazz instruments. His recordings included "Dance of the Octopus", "Bughouse", "Knockin' on Wood", "Congo Blues", and "Hole in the Wall". Career Red Norvo was born in Beardstown, Illinois, United States. His career began in Chicago with a band called The Collegians in 1925. He played with many other bands, including an all-marimba band on the vaudeville circuit, and the bands of Paul Whiteman, Benny Goodman, Charlie Barnet, and Woody Herman. He recorded with Mildred Bailey (his wife from 1933 to 1942), Billie Holiday, Dinah Shore and Frank Sinatra. Norvo and his wife were known as "Mr. and Mrs. Swing." He appeared as himself in the film '' Screaming Mimi'' (1958) and in '' Ocean's 11'', accompanying Dean Martin while he sang " Ain't That a Kick in the Head?". In 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Newman (composer)
Alfred Newman (March 17, 1900 – February 17, 1970) was an American composer, arranger, and conductor of film music. From his start as a music prodigy, he came to be regarded as a respected figure in the history of film music. He won nine Academy Awards and was nominated 45 times, contributing to the extended Newman family being the List of Academy Award-winning families#Extended family, most Academy Award-nominated family, with a collective 92 nominations in various music categories. In a career spanning more than four decades, Newman composed the scores for over 200 motion pictures. Some of his most famous scores include ''Wuthering Heights (1939 film), Wuthering Heights'', ''The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939 film), The Hunchback of Notre Dame'', ''The Mark of Zorro (1940 film), The Mark of Zorro'', ''How Green Was My Valley (film), How Green Was My Valley'', ''The Song of Bernadette (film), The Song of Bernadette'', ''Captain from Castile'', ''All About Eve'', ''Love Is a Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mavis Meets Shorty
''Mavis Meets Shorty'' is an album by vocalist Mavis Rivers and trumpeter Shorty Rogers, released on the Reprise label in 1963. accessed October 18, 2016 Reception awarded the album 3 stars.Track listing # "" ( |
Hooray For Love (album)
''Hooray for Love'' is a 1960 album by the New Zealand and Polynesian jazz singer Mavis Rivers. It was arranged by Jack Marshall. Track listing # " Hooray for Love" (Harold Arlen, Leo Robin) – 2:42 # "I Fall in Love Too Easily" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) – 2:22 # "Do You Love Me" (Harry Ruby) – 2:24 # "Like Love" (Duke Ellington, Bob Russell) – 2:51 # " Parlez-moi d'amour (Speak to Me of Love)" ( Jean Lenoir) – 1:59 # "There Is No Breeze (To Cool the Flame of Love)" (Alex Alstone, Dorothy Dick) – 2:42 # " The Glory of Love" ( Billy Hill) – 2:15 # "You Don't Know What Love Is" ( Gene DePaul, Don Raye) – 3:00 # "Love" (Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin) – 2:30 # "In Love in Vain" (Jerome Kern, Leo Robin) – 3:18 # "Love of My Life" (Johnny Mercer, Artie Shaw) – 2:39 # "Almost Like Being in Love" (Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe) – 2:49 Personnel *Mavis Rivers – vocals *Jack Marshall – arranger In music, an arrangement is a musical adaptation of an existing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Take A Number
''Take a Number'' is the debut album by New Zealand and Polynesian jazz singer Mavis Rivers. It was arranged by Nelson Riddle and released in 1959. Reception The initial ''Billboard'' magazine review from May 18, 1959 commented that "Polynesian canary Mavis Rivers lends her expressive jazz-flavored thrushing style to a group of "number" selections...Spinnable wax". Track listing # "One Minute to One" ( J. Fred Coots, Sam M. Lewis) – 2:32 # "Two Loves Have I" – 4:03 # " Three Coins in the Fountain" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) – 3:12 # "Four A.M." ( L. Coleman) – 3:02 # "Five O'Clock Whistle" (Kim Gannon, Gene Irwin, Josef Myrow) – 2:06 # "Six Lessons from Madame La Zonga" (James V. Monaco) – 2:52 # "Seven-League Boots" – 2:46 # "Dinner at Eight" (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) – 3:31 # "About a Quarter to Nine" (Al Dubin, Harry Warren) – 3:05 # "One the Ten O' Ten" ( J. Fred Coots) – 2:20 # "At the Eleventh Hour" – 3:01 # "It's Twelve O'Clock" (Coots) – 3: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1960 Grammy Awards
The 2nd Annual Grammy Awards were held on November 29, 1959, at Los Angeles and New York. They recognized musical accomplishments by performers for the year 1959. Hosted by Meredith Willson, this marked the first televised Grammy Award ceremony, and it was aired in episodes as special '' Sunday Showcase''. It was held in the same year as the first Grammy Awards in 1959, and no award ceremony was held in 1960. These awards recognized musical accomplishments by performers for that particular year. Frank Sinatra and Duke Ellington each won three awards. Award winners The following awards were given at the 1959 ceremony: *Record of the Year **Bobby Darin for "Mack the Knife" **The Browns for "The Three Bells" ** Andre Previn for "Like Young (Single)" **Frank Sinatra for " High Hopes (Single)" **Elvis Presley for " A Fool Such As I (Single)" * Album of the Year **Frank Sinatra for '' Come Dance with Me!'' **Robert Russell Bennett for ''Victory At Sea, Vol. I'' ** Kiril Kondrashin & Va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
