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Smokey Joe (other)
Smokey Joe, Smokey Joe's or Smoky Joe's may refer to: Nickname * Joe Barton, Texan Congressman, nicknamed "Smokey Joe" for defending industries against pollution controls * Smokey Joe Baugh (1932–1999), American rockabilly musician * Happy Finneran (1890–1942), American Major League Baseball pitcher * Joe Martin (third baseman) (1911–1960), American Major League Baseball player * Smokey Robinson (born 1940), American singer, songwriter, record producer and former record executive whose childhood nickname was "Smokey Joe" * Joe Salem (American football) (born 1938), American former college football player and coach * Charlie Teagarden (1913–1984), American jazz trumpeter * Smokey Joe Williams (1886–1951), American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues, member of the Baseball Hall of Fame * Smoky Joe Wood (1889–1985), American baseball player Other uses * Smokey Joe (video game), a variant of the 1978 arcade game ''Fire Truck'' * Smokey Joe (model locomotive), a model ste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Barton
Joseph Linus Barton (born September 15, 1949) is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he represented in the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives from 1985 to 2019. The district included Arlington, Texas, Arlington, part of Fort Worth, and several small towns and rural areas south of the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex. He was also a member of the Tea Party Caucus. In 2014, Barton became the longest-serving member of the Texas congressional delegation. Barton described himself as "a constant defender of conservative ideals and values"."Battle for Texas’ 6th Congressional District," ''Fort Worth Star-Telegram''. He advocated for deregulation of the electricity and natural gas in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smokey Joe (video Game)
''Fire Truck'' is a black-and-white 1978 arcade game developed and published by Atari, Inc. ''Fire Truck'' is built on the technology created for Atari's '' Super Bug'' game also developed by Allen. A single-player version was released as ''Smokey Joe''. It is internally identical to ''Fire Truck''. Both games were programmed by Wendi Allen.' ''Fire Truck'' was distributed in Japan by Namco. Gameplay Players must cooperate to drive the truck through traffic as far as possible without crashing, avoiding parked cars and oil slicks. While the game can be played with one player, it was primarily designed for two. The front player steers the tractor of the truck sitting down, controlling the gas and brakes, while the rear player stands and steers the tiller for the rear wheels, controlling the swing of the trailer. If playing with only one player, the computer controls either the front or the back accordingly. Flashing arrows appear on the course to indicate correct turns at inters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smokey Joe's Cafe (revue)
''Smokey Joe's Cafe'' is a musical revue showcasing 39 pop standards, including rock and roll and rhythm and blues songs written by songwriters Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. The Original Broadway cast recording, ''Smokey Joe's Cafe: The Songs of Leiber and Stoller'', won a Grammy Award in 1997. After a Los Angeles tryout, the revue opened on Broadway in 1995, running for 2,036 performances, making it the longest-running musical revue in Broadway history. It also had a London run in 2021. Synopsis In revue format with no unifying theme, the 39 songs are presented by various members of the cast in various combinations with no dialogue. There are novelty songs ("Charlie Brown"), romantic ballads ("Spanish Harlem"), and infectious melodies ("There Goes My Baby").Stoudt, Charlott"Review: 'Smokey Joe's Cafe' at El Portal Theatre"''L.A. Times'', December 16, 2008 Songs Music and lyrics for all songs are by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, unless otherwise noted. The song "Smokey Joe' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Robins
The Robins were a successful and influential American R&B group of the late 1940s and 1950s, one of the earliest such vocal groups who established the basic pattern for the doo-wop sound. They were founded by Ty Terrell, and twin brothers Billy Richards and Roy Richards. Bobby Nunn soon joined the lineup. They began their career as the Bluebirds but switched to recording as the Robins in May 1949. In 1955, the group disagreed over whether to remain on the West Coast or sign with Atlantic Records and move to the East Coast. This led to a split within the group. Music producers and songwriters Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller took former Robins members Nunn and Carl Gardner, recruited singers Leon Hughes and Billy Guy, and formed the Coasters. The founding Richards brothers and Tyrell continued to record as the Robins until 1961. Original members * Bobby Nunn (lead/bass) *Terrell "Ty" Leonard (tenor) *William Gene "Billy" Richard (tenor) *Roy Richard (baritone/bass) * Grady ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smoking Joe (other)
Smoking Joe or Smokin' Joe is a nickname of: * Joe Frazier (1944–2011), Olympic and world heavyweight boxing champion * Jo Nattawut (born 1989), Thai Muay Thai kickboxer * Smokin' Joe Kubek (1956–2015), blues musician * Smokin' Joe Misiti (born 1974), Australian footballer * Smokin Joe Robinson (born 1991), Australian guitarist * Smokin' Joe Stanley (born 1957), New Zealand former rugby player See also * Smokin' (other) * Smokey Joe (other) Smokey Joe, Smokey Joe's or Smoky Joe's may refer to: Nickname * Joe Barton, Texan Congressman, nicknamed "Smokey Joe" for defending industries against pollution controls * Smokey Joe Baugh (1932–1999), American rockabilly musician * Happy Finne ... * Smokin' Joe's, an Indian chain of pizzerias * Smokin Joes Trading Post, a Native American cigarette brand {{Disambiguation Nicknames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Convoy QP 1
Convoy QP 1 (28 September – 19 October 1941) was the first Arctic Convoy of the Second World War by which the Allies brought back the ships of Operation Dervish that had carried supplies to the Soviet Union after Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of 22 June 1941. The convoy sailed from Murmansk on 28 September 1941 and arrived safely at Scapa Flow in Orkney on 19 October. From Operation Dervish, at the end of August 1941 to 20 December, six more convoys (Convoy PQ 1 to Convoy PQ 6) sent 45 ships, all of which reached Archangelsk or Murmansk. German awareness of these and the reciprocal westbound convoys (Convoy QP 1 to Convoy QP 4) was too vague to plan attacks by the or the . On 13 November 1941, the commander-in-chief of the , (Grand Admiral) Erich Raeder, told Hitler that, owing to the extreme weather and the lack of air reconnaissance, the prospects of the small number of U-boats in the Arctic Ocean were poor. Background Lend-lease After Operation Barbarossa, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smoky Joe's
Smoky Joe's was a men's clothing store that was started on Maxwell Street in Chicago, Illinois by Joseph Bublick in the late 1930s. The store was known as a trend setter in men's fashions. The name originated as a combination between Joe and his oldest son Morris (Morry) Bublick, who enjoyed smoking a pipe. Morry was purportedly an originator of the "Zoot Suit". Many black entertainers went to Smoky Joe's to have their entertainment suits made, including the Jackson Five at the beginning of their careers who traveled there from their home in Gary, Indiana. Morry also suited James Brown and other well-known black entertainers during the 1950s and 1960s. In the 1970s, there were three Smoky Joe's stores in Chicago. Smoky Joe's was mentioned in a Jimmie Lee Robinson's blues song "Maxwell Street (Tear Down Blues)". "I'm talking about Maxwell Street, that's right. A place of many lives, many dreams...I remember when we use to go to the 12th Street Store. There was the Earvin, Bert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smokey Joe (model Locomotive)
The Caledonian Railway 264 and 611 classes were locomotives designed by Dugald Drummond and built by Neilson and Company in 1885."611 Caledonian Class 0-4-0" in ''The Observer's Book of Railway Locomotives of Great Britain'' (Warne & Co 1961), p.148 Later examples were built at St Rollox Works under the direction of John F. McIntosh in 1895, 1900, 1902 and 1908. History These small shunters remained in long service under the LMS (who gave all Neilson saddle locomotives the power class 0F, shared by many other types) and British Railways, with the last of the class withdrawn in 1962. The two classes, sometimes referred to by the generic term "pugs", were mainly used as works shunters in the area around Glasgow, Scotland, often running with home-made tenders to improve their small coal capacity. Like most 0-4-0 tanks of the period they had outside cylinders and inside slide valves driven by Stephenson valve gear. A number were later sold into private industry and several even ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smoky Joe Wood
Howard Ellsworth "Smoky Joe" Wood (October 25, 1889 – July 27, 1985) was an American professional baseball player for 14 years. He played for the Boston Red Sox from 1908 to 1915, where he was primarily a pitcher, and for the Cleveland Indians from 1917 to 1922, where he was primarily an outfielder. Wood is one of only 13 pitchers to win 30 or more games in one season (going 34–5 in 1912) since 1900. Early career Wood played his first amateur baseball for a local minor league team in Ouray, Colorado. He made his debut with the mostly-female "Bloomer Girls." There were many such teams across the country, which barnstormed in exhibition games against teams of men. Bloomer Girl rosters featured at least one male player. Red Sox star Ted Williams, as a guest on the Bill Stern's '' The Colgate Sports Newsreel'' radio program in 1950, told the story Wood was posing as a girl on a girls' team when the Red Sox signed him. The story ended, "The pitcher I'm talking about was t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smokey Joe Baugh
Joseph Edward Baugh Jr. (July 25, 1932 – November 19, 1999), known as Smokey Joe Baugh or simply Smokey Joe, was an American rockabilly and country singer and pianist. Biography Baugh was born in Helena, Arkansas, and by the age of 14 had begun playing piano semi-professionally around Memphis. Around 1952, he joined the Shelby Follin Band, where he met guitarist Paul Burlison. With Burlison, he accompanied Howlin' Wolf on radio performances on station KWEM in West Memphis. He then joined the Snearly Ranch Boys, led by Clyde Leoppard, performing and touring with them, and recorded the single "Split Personality", released on the Flip label, an offshoot of Sun Records, in early 1955, and credited to Bill Taylor (the band's trumpeter) and Smokey Jo . Biography by Bruce Eder, ''Allmusic.com'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smokey Joe Williams
Joseph Williams (April 6, 1886 – February 25, 1951), nicknamed "Cyclone Joe" and "Smokey Joe", was an American right-handed pitcher in Negro league baseball. He is considered one of the greatest pitchers of all-time and was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, 1999. Baseball career Williams was born in Seguin, Texas. One of his parents was African American, and the other was a Comanche Native American. Williams grew up to become an outstanding pitcher, but as his path to the major leagues was barred by the baseball color line, color line, he spent his entire 27-year career (1905–1932) pitching in the Negro leagues, Mexico, and the Caribbean. Williams entered professional baseball in 1907 with the San Antonio Black Bronchos and was an immediate star, posting records of 28-4, 15-9, 20-8, 20-2, and 32-8. After that, the Chicago Giants, a team higher in the pecking order of black baseball, acquired him. In 1910, the Giants owner F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Teagarden
Charlie Teagarden (July 19, 1913 – December 10, 1984), known as 'Smokey Joe', was an American jazz trumpeter. He was the younger brother of Jack Teagarden. His nickname was ''Little T''. Born in Vernon, Texas, United States, Teagarden worked locally in Oklahoma before he and Jack joined Ben Pollack's Orchestra in 1929. Pollack's recordings were Teagarden's first. He then worked with Red Nichols (1931) and Roger Wolfe Kahn (1932) before doing an extended run in Paul Whiteman's orchestra (1933–40). In 1936 he, Jack, and Frankie Trumbauer played together in the ensemble The Three T's. Teagarden played in his brother's big band in 1940, but soon branched off to lead his own ensembles. He played with Jimmy Dorsey in 1948-50 and Bob Crosby from 1954 to 1958, as well as working with Pete Fountain in the 1960s. He worked steadily in Las Vegas after 1959. His only release as a leader was issued in 1962 on Coral Records. At the 1963 Monterey Jazz Festival, he performed with Jack, sister ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
