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Old Smoky (other)
Old Smokey is the nickname for the electric chair in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Old Smoky or Old Smokey may also refer to: * John Morrissey John Morrissey (February 12, 1831 – May 1, 1878), also known as Old Smoke, was an Irish American politician, bare-knuckle boxing champion, and criminal. He became a bare-knuckle boxer, challenging and defeated "Yankee Sullivan", who w ... (1831–1878), nicknamed "Old Smoke" * '' Live in Old Smokey'', a 2006 CD by Linda Lewis * Old Smokey, a location in Beaver Valley * ''Old Smokey'', an episode of '' The Captain and the Kids'' * " On Top of Old Smoky", a 1951 traditional American folk song * ''On Top of Old Smoky'' (film), a 1953 film See also * Smokie (other) * Smoky (other), including uses of ''Smokey'' {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Smokey
Old Smokey is a euphemistic name given to the state prison electric chair in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Tennessee. The term has sometimes been used to refer to electric chairs in general, and not the one used in any specific state. New Jersey New Jersey's Old Smokey is on display at the New Jersey State Police Museum. The chair's most notorious target was Richard Hauptmann, the man behind the Lindbergh kidnapping. The chair at the New Jersey State Prison in Trenton, New Jersey, Trenton was used in the electric chair, electrocution of 159 men for capital punishment in New Jersey, starting with Saverio DiGiovanni on December 11, 1907, and ending with Ralph Hudson on January 22, 1963, which also was the final execution carried out in New Jersey. Hauptmann was executed on April 3, 1936. After the death penalty was abolished nationwide in 1972 following ''Furman v. Georgia'', the chair was moved to storage and the chamber was converted to a visitor's center. In the 1980s, the chair ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Morrissey
John Morrissey (February 12, 1831 – May 1, 1878), also known as Old Smoke, was an Irish American politician, bare-knuckle boxing champion, and criminal. He became a bare-knuckle boxer, challenging and defeated "Yankee Sullivan", who was then recognized as the American boxing champion. He became a professional gambler, owning gambling houses in New York City in the 1850s and 1860s. He emerged as a powerful politician and a U.S. Congressman from New York, between 1867 and 1871, backed by Tammany Hall. However, he later fell out with the Tammany Hall political machine and became Democratic State Senator for New York between 1876 and 1878, running as an anti-Tammany candidate. Early life Morrissey was born in Templemore, County Tipperary, Ireland on February 12, 1831. Around 1833 his parents emigrated to the United States and settled in or near Troy, New York. According to a newspaper obituary, Morrissey's father, Timothy, worked as a laborer to support his large family, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live In Old Smokey
Linda Ann Fredericks (27 September 1950 – 3 May 2023), better known as Linda Lewis, was an English singer, songwriter and musician. She is best known for the singles " Rock-a-Doodle-Doo" (1973) and her version of Betty Everett's " The Shoop Shoop Song" (1975). Her discography includes solo albums, ''Lark'' (1972), '' Not a Little Girl Anymore'' (1975), ''Woman Overboard'' (1977), and the later ''Second Nature'' (1995), which became successful in countries such as Japan. Lewis also provided backing vocals for other artists, including David Bowie, Al Kooper, Cat Stevens, Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel, Rick Wakeman, Rod Stewart, Stomu Yamashta, Peter Bardens, Hummingbird, Joan Armatrading and Jamiroquai. She was the eldest of six children, three of whom also had singing careers. Lewis was a self-taught guitarist and keyboard player, influenced by Harry Nilsson, Billie Holiday and Smokey Robinson, also drawing inspiration from others such as Joni Mitchell. Her music blended folk, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beaver Valley (Ontario)
The Beaver Valley is a valley in southern Ontario, Canada, at the southern tip of Georgian Bay. The Beaver River (Grey County), Beaver River flows north through the valley, emptying into Georgian Bay in the town of Thornbury, Ontario, Thornbury. It is a productive agriculture, agricultural area, producing a significant portion of Canada's apple crop. It also contains one of Ontario's best-preserved hardwood swamp ecosystems. The Bruce Trail follows the perimeter of the valley passing several natural landmarks including Old Baldy (cliff), Ontario, Old Baldy, the Duncan Escarpment Provincial Park, Duncan Crevice Caves, and Eugenia Falls, Ontario, Eugenia Falls. The main towns in the valley are Flesherton, Ontario, Flesherton at the south end, Kimberley, Ontario, Kimberley, and Thornbury. Geology The Beaver Valley formed over a period of many thousands of years as the Beaver River cut into the Niagara Escarpment. Today, the river continues to cut southward into the bedrock at Eugen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Captain And The Kids (MGM Animated Series)
In 1938, the comic strip ''The Captain and the Kids'' (Rudolph Dirks' parallel version of his own strip '' The Katzenjammer Kids'') was adapted by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, becoming the studio's first self-produced series of theatrical cartoon short subjects, directed by William Hanna, Bob Allen, and Friz Freleng. The short-lived series was unsuccessful, ending after one year and a total of 15 cartoons. Following that cancellation, Freleng returned to Warner Bros., where he had earlier been an animation director. The Captain was voiced by Billy Bletcher, Mama was voiced by Martha Wentworth, the kids were voiced by Shirley Reid and Jeanne Dunne, and John Silver was voiced by Mel Blanc. Titles See also * Joseph Barbera Joseph Roland Barbera ( ; ; March 24, 1911 – December 18, 2006) was an American animator and cartoonist, best known as the co-founder of the animation studio Hanna-Barbera. Born to Italian Americans, Italian immigrants in New York City, Bar ... Notes R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On Top Of Old Smoky
"On Top of Old Smoky" (often spelled "Smokey") is a traditional folk music, folk song of the United States. As recorded by the Weavers, the song reached the pop music charts in 1951. It is catalogued as Roud Folk Song Index No. 414. History as folk song It is unclear when, where and by whom the song was first sung. In historical times folk songs were the informal property of the communities that sang them, passed down through generations. They were published only when a curious person took the trouble to visit singers and document their songs, an activity that in America began only around the turn of the 20th century. For this reason it is unlikely that an originator of "On Top of Old Smoky" could ever be identified. One of the earliest versions of "On Top of Old Smoky" to be recorded in fieldwork was written down by the English folklorist Cecil Sharp, who during the First World War made three summer field trips to the Appalachian Mountains seeking folk songs, accompanied and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On Top Of Old Smoky (film)
''On Top of Old Smoky'' is a 1953 American Western film directed by George Archainbaud and starring Gene Autry and Gail Davis. It takes its title from the song " On Top of Old Smoky". Plot Cast *Gene Autry as Gene Autry *Champion as Champ *Gail Davis as Jen Larrabee * Grandon Rhodes as Doc Judson *Sheila Ryan as Lila *Kenne Duncan as Mcquaid *The Cass County Boys as Cass County Boys Band *Smiley Burnette Lester Alvin Burnett (March 18, 1911 – February 16, 1967), better known as Smiley Burnette, was an American country music performer and a comedic actor in Western films and on radio and TV, playing sidekick to Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, and ... as Smiley References External links * 1953 Western (genre) films American Western (genre) films Films directed by George Archainbaud Columbia Pictures films American black-and-white films 1950s English-language films 1950s American films English-language Western (genre) films {{1950s-US-Western-f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smokie (other)
Smokie may refer to: * Smokie (band), an English rock band from Bradford, Yorkshire * Smokie (food), sheep or goats prepared for food by blowtorching the fleece off the unskinned carcass * Arbroath smokie, a type of smoked haddock fish * "Smokie, Part 2", a 1959 instrumental by Bill Black's Combo See also * Old Smoky (other) * Smokies (other) * Smoky (other) Smoky or Smokey may refer to: People * Smoky Babe (1927–1975), American acoustic blues guitarist and singer born Robert Brown * Smoky Burgess (1927–1991), American Major League Baseball catcher * Smoky Dawson (1913–2008), Australian country ..., including uses of ''Smokey'' * Smoke (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
