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Shorty
Shorty is a nickname, usually for a short person. See Shorty (nickname). Shorty may also refer to: Music Artists * Ras Shorty I, Trinidadian artist and founder of soca music. * Shorty (band), an American rock band formed in 1991 * Shorty (American rapper), Member of Platinum recording group Da Lench Mob. * Shorty (Croatian rapper) (born 1980) * Shorty (MC), member of Boy Better Know * Shorty da Prince (born 1989), American radio DJ, rapper, and television personality * Buckshot Shorty (born 1974), member of the hip hop trio Black Moon * Magnolia Shorty (1982–2010), American rapper * Guitar Shorty (born 1939), American blues guitarist David William Kearney * Trombone Shorty (born 1986), stage name of American jazz musician Troy Andrews Songs * "Shorty" (song), by The Get Up Kids * "Shorty (You Keep Playin' with My Mind)", 1998 debut single from R&B group Imajin * "Shorty" (Casa de Leones song) * "Shorty" (Future and Juice Wrld song) Film and television * ''Shorty'' (fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shorty Awards
The Shorty Awards (also known as “The Shortys”) honors the most innovative work globally in digital and social media by brands, agencies, nonprofits and creators. The Shortys’ mission is to celebrate, inspire and push the boundaries of excellence in digital storytelling. The annual ceremony began in 2008 with awards for achievements by independent creators on the Twitter social media platform. Since then, the awards have shifted their focus and now recognize content on all notable social networking sites, including Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, Facebook, and Pinterest to name a few. Entrant work is judged on the merits of excellence in creativity, strategy and engagement by Shorty's own Real Time Academy, a body of experts and industry leaders hand-selected on the basis of professional reputation, deep industry knowledge and personal achievement (including past Shorty wins.) The public also has the opportunity to weigh in and select their favorite top Shorty Awards conte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trombone Shorty
Troy Andrews (born January 2, 1986), also known by the stage name Trombone Shorty, is an American musician, producer, actor and philanthropist from New Orleans, Louisiana. He is best known as a trombone and trumpet player but also plays drums, organ, and tuba. He has worked with some of the biggest names in rock, pop, jazz, funk, and hip hop. Andrews is the younger brother of trumpeter and bandleader James Andrews III and the grandson of singer and songwriter Jessie Hill. Andrews began playing trombone at age four, and since 2009 has toured with his own band, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue. Life and career Andrews was born to James Andrews Jr. and Lois Andrews in New Orleans and grew up in the culturally vibrant Tremé neighborhood, steeped in New Orleans jazz, R&B and music-related traditions such as second line parades. Andrews' family have deep roots in the music scene of New Orleans - his grandfather was musician Jessie Hill, his great-uncle Walter "Papoose" Nelson p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guitar Shorty
David William Kearney (September 8, 1934 – April 20, 2022), known as Guitar Shorty, was an American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He was known for his explosive guitar style and wild stage antics. Credited with influencing both Jimi Hendrix and Buddy Guy, Guitar Shorty recorded and toured from the 1950s until the 2020s. In 2017, ''Billboard'' magazine said, "his galvanizing guitar work defines modern, top-of-the-line blues-rock. His vocals remain as forceful as ever. Righteous shuffles...blistering, sinuous guitar solos." History Shorty was born in either Houston, Texas, or Loughman, Florida. He grew up mainly in Kissimmee, Florida. He was taught by his uncle to play the guitar at an early age, and began leading a band not long after. During his time in Tampa Bay, Florida, at age 16 he received his nickname, Guitar Shorty, when it mysteriously showed up on the marquee of the club he was playing as 'The Walter Johnson Band featuring Guitar Shorty.' He s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shorty (Casa De Leones Song)
Shorty is a nickname, usually for a short person. See Shorty (nickname). Shorty may also refer to: Music Artists * Ras Shorty I, Trinidadian artist and founder of soca music. * Shorty (band), an American rock band formed in 1991 * Shorty (American rapper), Member of Platinum recording group Da Lench Mob. * Shorty (Croatian rapper) (born 1980) * Shorty (MC), member of Boy Better Know * Shorty da Prince (born 1989), American radio DJ, rapper, and television personality * Buckshot Shorty (born 1974), member of the hip hop trio Black Moon * Magnolia Shorty (1982–2010), American rapper * Guitar Shorty (born 1939), American blues guitarist David William Kearney * Trombone Shorty (born 1986), stage name of American jazz musician Troy Andrews Songs * "Shorty" (song), by The Get Up Kids * "Shorty (You Keep Playin' with My Mind)", 1998 debut single from R&B group Imajin * "Shorty" (Casa de Leones song) * "Shorty" (Future and Juice Wrld song) Film and television * ''Shorty'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shorty (nickname)
Shorty is a nickname which may refer to: * Joseph Armone (1917–1992), New York City gangster * Shorty Baker (1914–1966), American jazz trumpeter * Shorty Barr (1897–1957), American National Football League player and player-coach * Shorty Cantlon (1904–1947), American race car driver * Gordon Carpenter (1919–1988), American basketball player * Shorty Castro (1928–2018), Puerto Rican comedian, actor, and musician * George V. Chalmers (1907–1984), American college football, basketball and baseball player * Allen Daniels (born 1959), former Australian rules footballer * Shorty Dee (1889–1971), Canadian baseball shortstop * Paul Des Jardien (1893–1956), American football, baseball and basketball player, member of the College Football Hall of Fame * Shorty Ellsworth (1881–1963), American football player and coach * Shorty Elness (1906–1965), American football player * Shorty Fuller (1867–1904), American Major League Baseball player * Shorty Gallagher (187 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shorty's Lunch
Shorty's Lunch is a Washington, Pennsylvania-based hot dog lunch counter. A "local landmark," Shorty's has been owned by the Alexas family since the 1930s. It has two locations, including the main facility on West Chestnut Street in Washington, as well as in Canton. The main restaurant has old wooden booths, a dining counter, as well a large storefront, showing the grill to pedestrians. Products The trademark menu item is an Albert's frank with chili sauce, mustard and onions, as well as french fries with gravy. The food is inexpensive, with the hot beef dinner being the most expensive menu item at $7. Shorty's main location sells 600-700 hot dogs a day. The chili sauce is especially favored by customers. The secret recipe takes 4 hours to prepare each 7 to 10-gallon batch. American soldiers serving abroad in England, Germany, Japan, and Vietnam have all received shipments of Shorty's chili sauce in the mail from their mothers. The favored supplier of the hot dogs has changed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soca Music
Soca music is a genre of music defined by Lord Shorty, its inventor, as the "Soul of Calypso", which has influences of African and East Indian rhythms. It was originally spelt "sokah" by its inventor but through an error in a local newspaper when reporting on the new music it was erroneously spelt "soca"; Lord Shorty confirmed the error but chose to leave it that way to avoid confusion. It is a genre of music that originated in Trinidad and Tobago in the early 1970s and developed into a range of styles during the 1980s and after. Soca was initially developed by Lord Shorty in an effort to revive traditional calypso, the popularity of which had been flagging amongst younger generations in Trinidad due to the rise in popularity of reggae from Jamaica and soul and funk from the United States. Soca is an offshoot of Calypso/ Kaiso, with influences from East Indian rhythms and hooks. Soca has evolved since the 1980s primarily through musicians from various Anglophone Caribbean co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shorty (American Rapper)
Jerome Muhammad (September 14, 1967 – June 19, 2019), born Jerome Washington, better known by his stage name Shorty, was an American rapper, producer, gang intervention activist, and member of Ice Cube's spin-off Platinum hip hop group Da Lench Mob. Early life Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, Shorty's mother Mabel Washington moved him and his older brother Jeff to Los Angeles CA in 1968. Jerome competed locally as a pop lock dancer with other friends in his neighborhood. The dance team put aside dancing in order to protect their neighborhood from rival groups and formed “Marvin Avenue Gangster Crips” in Los Angeles, CA of which Shorty an adolescent was a founding member of the street organization. The organization is named after Marvin Avenue, a street located West of Hauser Blvd, between Venice and Washington Blvd. The Lench Mob (Posse) After being convicted and serving three years in Corcoran state prison for robbing a Los Angeles police officer, Shorty was released ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chad Gable
Charles Edward Betts (born March 8, 1986) is an American professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Chad Gable. He is a four-time tag team champion in WWE. A prolific amateur wrestler who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Betts signed with WWE in late 2013 and underwent training before he was deployed to developmental branch '' NXT''. A tag team specialist, he won the NXT Tag Team Championship with his partner Jason Jordan as American Alpha, before being called up to the main roster in 2016, where the two won the SmackDown Tag Team Championship before disbanding in mid-2017. He formed a tag team with Shelton Benjamin before being traded to Raw in the 2018 Superstar Shake-up and subsequently forming a team with Bobby Roode, winning the Raw Tag Team Championship with him in December 2018. With this, Gable became the second man (after his former tag team partner Jason ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shorty Da Prince
Jordan Johnson (born September 11, 1989), better known by his stage name Shorty da Prince, is an American radio DJ, a rapper, and a television personality. He was one-fourth of the new set of hosts of BET's ''106 & Park'' from October 1, 2012 through May 2013 He is from St. Louis, Missouri, but later relocated to Detroit, Michigan, where he works as a radio host for radio station Hot 107.5. Career Shorty started his career in radio when he was just twelve years old after winning a radio host search at KATZ 100.3 The Beat. He hosted a Saturday morning show and begin to become popular radio DJ in the city, eventually becoming the prime time DJ in St Louis, landing the 6 pm-to-midnight slot Monday through Friday, all while still in high school. After honing his craft, Shorty became one of St. Louis’ top rated on-air personalities on WHHL HOT 104.1. In 2010, he set his sights on Detroit and landed a gig hosting a top-rated night show on the most popular hip hop station in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ras Shorty I
Ras Shorty I (6 October 1941 – 12 July 2000), born Garfield Blackman and also known as Lord Shorty, was a Trinidadian calypsonian and soca musician, known as the Father of Soca and The Love Man. Biography He was born Garfield Blackman in Lengua Village, Princes Town, Trinidad, and rose to fame as "Lord Shorty" with his 1963 hit "Cloak and Dagger", subsequently taking the name Ras Shorty. A prolific musician, composer and innovator, Shorty experimented with fusing calypso and the other Indian-inspired music, including chutney music, for nearly a decade before unleashing "the soul of calypso,"...soca music. Shorty was the first to really define his music and with "Indrani" in 1973 and "Endless Vibrations" (not just the song but the entire album) in 1975, calypso music really took off in another direction. On 30 August 1977 Shorty's friend and collaborator Maestro (Cecil Hume) died in an accident in Trinidad and his loss was felt by Shorty, who penned "Higher World" as a tri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magnolia Shorty
Renetta Yemika Lowe-Bridgewater (September 30, 1982 – December 20, 2010), known by the stage name Magnolia Shorty, was an American rapper in the New Orleans-based bounce music scene.Cadogan, Garnette (August 2007). Bounce Back: Not even Katrina can stop the other New Orleans Beat, still bubbling under the radar. ''Vibe'', p. 96 Music career Magnolia Shorty and Ms. Tee (Trishell Williams) were the first women signed to Cash Money Records.Fensterstock, Allison (December 21, 2010)Friends, colleagues remember slain rapper Magnolia Shorty.''New Orleans Times-Picayune'' Her 1997 debut album ''Monkey on the Dick'' (often stylized ''Monkey On Tha D$ck'') is considered a bounce classic, and she "was already considered a legend of bounce music" at the time of her death. '' Offbeat'' said the album exemplifies "the eccentric New Orleans elements of sexuality, comedy and hard edged dance rhythms."Swenson, John (March 1, 2010)A lucky bounce.'' Offbeat'' In his 2007 book ''Triksta'', Nik Cohn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
