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Ray Agee
Raymond Clinton "Ray" Agee (April 10, 1921 – April 15, 1989) was an American blues and R&B singer and songwriter who recorded over a hundred tracks between the early 1950s and mid-1970s, and is described at Allmusic as "a fine, versatile blues singer whose work deserves a wider audience". Biography Agee was born in Dixons Mills, Alabama, in 1921 according to most official records, though some sources give 1930. Biography by Bill Dahl, ''Allmusic.com'' Retrieved January 30, 2017 He was the eighth child out of 17 in the family. By the age of four, he developed , which left him with a permanent disability. He moved to Los Angeles with his p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dixons Mills, Alabama
Dixons Mills is an unincorporated community in Marengo County, Alabama, United States. The community was named for a group of mills operated by Joel B. Dixon in the 19th century.Marengo County Heritage Book Committee: ''The Heritage of Marengo County, Alabama'', pages 177-178. Clanton, Alabama: Heritage Publishing Consultants, 2000. Dixons Mills has a post office utilizing the 36736 ZIP code. Demographics Dixon Mills appeared on the 1870 U.S. Census, having 120 residents. Of that 120, 80 were black and 40 were white.http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1870a-05.pdf This was the only time the community appeared on census rolls. History Beginning in the late 1820s, Joel B. Dixon, Sr. operated a water-powered gristmill at a dam that he and his sons built on Mill Creek along the old Linden-to- Choctaw Corner Road. The modern U.S. Route 43 bridge over Mill Creek now stands at the location. Dixon (January 11, 1777 – December 23, 1861), a native of Edgecombe Coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Wilson (blues Musician)
Jimmy Wilson (possibly January 21, 1918, 1921 or 1923Komara, Edward and Lee, Peter (2004). ''Blues Encyclopedia''. Routledge, p. 1092 – February 5, 1965 or February 24, 1966) was an American West Coast blues singer, best known for his 1953 hit "Tin Pan Alley". Life and career Details of Wilson's life are sketchy and uncertain. He may have been born Jimmie Ned Wilson in Gibsland, Louisiana, in 1918, or (according to other sources) near Lake Charles, Louisiana a few years later. Wilson was singing with a gospel quartet, the Pilgrim Travelers, in California, when Bob Geddins began recording him in Oakland in 1951, initially with his band Bob Geddins' Cavaliers. Further recordings were made under Wilson's own name, often accompanied by guitarist Lafayette Thomas. Some of the masters were purchased by Aladdin, and Wilson then recorded for Aladdin in 1952 before returning to record for Geddins' Big Town Records in 1953.Leadbitter, M., Fancourt, L. and Pelletier, P. (1994): Blues ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mr R&B Records
''Mister'', usually written in its contracted form ''Mr.'' or ''Mr'', is a commonly used English honorific for men without a higher honorific, or professional title, or any of various designations of office. The title 'Mr' derived from earlier forms of '' master'', as the equivalent female titles ''Mrs'', ''Miss'', and '' Ms'' all derived from earlier forms of ''mistress''. ''Master'' is sometimes still used as an honorific for boys and young men. The modern plural form is ''Misters'', although its usual formal abbreviation ''Messrs''(.) derives from use of the French title ' in the 18th century. ' is the plural of ' (originally ', "my lord"), formed by declining both of its constituent parts separately. Historical etiquette Historically, ''mister'' was applied only to those above one's own status if they had no higher title such as '' Sir'' or ''my lord'' in the English class system. That understanding is now obsolete, as it was gradually expanded as a mark of respect to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Enterprises Records
White is the lightest color and is achromatic (having no hue). It is the color of objects such as snow, chalk, and milk, and is the opposite of black. White objects fully reflect and scatter all the visible wavelengths of light. White on television and computer screens is created by a mixture of red, blue, and green light. The color white can be given with white pigments, especially titanium dioxide. In ancient Egypt and ancient Rome, priestesses wore white as a symbol of purity, and Romans wore white togas as symbols of citizenship. In the Middle Ages and Renaissance a white unicorn symbolized chastity, and a white lamb sacrifice and purity. It was the royal color of the kings of France, and of the monarchist movement that opposed the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War (1917–1922). Greek and Roman temples were faced with white marble, and beginning in the 18th century, with the advent of neoclassical architecture, white became the most common color of new churches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LP Record
The LP (from "long playing" or "long play") is an analog sound storage medium, a phonograph record format characterized by: a speed of rpm; a 12- or 10-inch (30- or 25-cm) diameter; use of the "microgroove" groove specification; and a vinyl (a copolymer of vinyl chloride acetate) composition disk. Introduced by Columbia in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry. Apart from a few relatively minor refinements and the important later addition of stereophonic sound, it remained the standard format for record albums (during a period in popular music known as the album era) until its gradual replacement from the 1980s to the early 2000s, first by cassettes, then by compact discs, and finally by digital music distribution. Beginning in the late 2000s, the LP has experienced a resurgence in popularity. Format advantages At the time the LP was introduced, nearly all phonograph records for home use were made of an abrasive shellac compou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krafton Records
Krafton Inc. ( ko, 주식회사 컴퍼니 크래프톤) is a South Korean video game holding company based in Bundang-gu, Seongnam. It was created in November 2018 to serve as the parent company for Bluehole, founded by Chang-Byung-gyu in Seoul in March 2007, and its subsidiaries. The company has produced or owns to rights to several notable video game titles including ''TERA'', '' PUBG: Battlegrounds'', ''New State Mobile,'' and ''Moonbreaker''. According to ''Forbes'', Chang has a net worth of $2.9 billion and is one of the seven gaming billionaires in South Korea. History Following the success of ''PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds'' which had led to both investment from Tencent Holdings and expansion and acquisition of studios, Bluehole opted to establish Krafton on 5 November 2018 to serve as a holding company for its video game properties. "Krafton" was selected based on the names of craft guilds of the Middle Ages. Kim Chang-han, the CEO of the PUBG Corporation (current PUBG ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jewel Records (Hollywood Record Label)
Jewel Records may refer to: * Jewel Records (Cincinnati record label), run by Rusty York * Jewel Records (New York record label), a subsidiary of Plaza Music Company, 1927 to 1932 * Jewel Records (Shreveport record label), founded by Stan Lewis in 1963 * Jewel Records, also known as " Je–Wel", a 1950s label in Odessa, Texas, run by Weldon Rogers * Jewel Records (Hollywood record label) Jewel Records may refer to: * Jewel Records (Cincinnati record label), run by Rusty York * Jewel Records (New York record label), a subsidiary of Plaza Music Company, 1927 to 1932 * Jewel Records (Shreveport record label), founded by Stan Lewis in ..., founded by Ben Pollack {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celeste Records
Celeste may refer to: Geography * Mount Celeste, unofficial name of a mountain on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada * Celeste, Texas, a rural city in North Texas ** Celeste High School, public high school located in the city of Celeste, Texas * Celeste Lake, Bolivia * Celeste River, Costa Rica * Celeste Center, a multipurpose arena in Columbus, Ohio Film, books and games * ''Céleste'' (1980 film), a German film about the life of Marcel Proust * Celeste (2018 film), an Australian film * ''Celeste'', a 2004 novel in the Gemini series of V. C. Andrews novels, ghostwritten by Andrew Neiderman * ''Celeste'' (video game), a 2018 puzzle platforming video game Music * Celeste (singer), American-born British singer-songwriter * Celeste Cruz, half of American pop duo Daphne and Celeste * Celeste Johnson, professionally known as Celeste, American performer in Italy * Celeste (band), a post-metal band from Lyon, France * ''Celeste'' (album), a 2012 album by My Tiger My ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pale Sun, Crescent Moon
''Pale Sun, Crescent Moon'' is the fifth studio album by Canadian country rock band Cowboy Junkies, released in 1993. It was the band's last album of new material for RCA Records, although a live album and a greatest hits compilation were subsequently released on the label. Canadian guitarist Ken Myhr appears on every track on this album. Album development The Cowboy Junkies created the album within months of getting off the road from the '' Black Eyed Man'' tour. While touring, Michael Timmins started work on several new songs, and after getting home he cleaned up and finished the tracks. Ken Myhr, who had been on the last tour with the band, was invited to join the band in working out arrangements for the songs. In April over the Easter weekend the four band members and Ken went to Studio 306 in Toronto, operated by Bob Cobban, to record the basic tracks in three very long sessions. The band had previously worked with Cobban at Studio 306 when recording "Lost My Driving W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cowboy Junkies
Cowboy Junkies are an alternative country and folk rock band formed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1985 by Alan Anton (bassist), Michael Timmins (songwriter, guitarist), Peter Timmins (drummer) and Margo Timmins (vocalist). The three Timminses are siblings, and Anton worked with Michael Timmins during their first couple of bands. John Timmins was a member of the band but left the group before the recording of their debut studio album. The band line-up has never changed since, although they use several guest musicians on many of their studio albums, including multi-instrumentalist Jeff Bird who has performed on every album except the first. Cowboy Junkies' 1986 debut studio album, produced by Canadian producer Peter Moore, was the blues-inspired ''Whites Off Earth Now!!'', recorded in the family garage using a single ambisonic microphone. The band gained wide recognition with their second studio album, '' The Trinity Session'' (1988), recorded in 1987 at Toronto's Church of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lurrie Bell
Lurrie Bell (born Lurrie C. Bell, December 13, 1958, Chicago, Illinois, United States) is an American blues guitarist and singer. His father was renowned blues harmonica player Carey Bell. Career Bell started playing guitar at the age of six, and in his teens he polished his skills playing with the legends of Chicago blues scene including Eddy Clearwater, Big Walter Horton and Eddie Taylor. In the mid 1970s, he went on to join Koko Taylor's Blues Machine and he toured with the band for four years. He made his recording debut in 1977 appearing on his father's album ''Heartaches and Pain'' and also on Eddie C. Campbell's ''King of the Jungle''. It was around that time that he formed The Sons of Blues with musicians including Billy Branch on harmonica. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
