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Tortell
Tortell may refer to: * Greg Tortell, aka Tortelvis, a member of Dread Zeppelin Dread Zeppelin was an American reggae rock band. Formed in 1989 in Sierra Madre, California, the band combined hard rock and reggae styles with humor. They are best known for performing the songs of Led Zeppelin in a reggae style as sung by a La ..., a now-defunct American reggae rock band * Philip Tortell (1869–1937), Maltese architect * Simon Tortell (1959–2012), Maltese footballer * Roscón, also known as Tortell, a sweet bread-based ring-shaped dessert {{disambig, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Tortell
Simon Tortell (8 August 1959 – 15 June 2012) was a Maltese footballer. He was born in Sliema, Malta. Club career Tortell was a striker who played for nine years with Sliema Wanderers, winning a league title and a FA Trophy medal with them. He scored in the 1979 FA Trophy Final against Floriana. He retired at age 24 to graduate from Malta University and become a lawyer. International career Tortell made his debut for Malta in an October 1978 European Championship qualification match against Wales. He earned a total of 5 caps, scoring 1 goal. His final international was the infamous December 1983 European Championship qualification defeat by Spain, which Malta lost 1-12, ensuring that Spain qualified for Euro 1984 ahead of the Netherlands on goal difference. Personal life After retirement, Tortell became a successful lawyer and was partner at his own firm Simon Tortell & Associates. His father, Peter Tortell, also played for Sliema Wanderers in the 1950s. Simon Tortell d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dread Zeppelin
Dread Zeppelin was an American reggae rock band. Formed in 1989 in Sierra Madre, California, the band combined hard rock and reggae styles with humor. They are best known for performing the songs of Led Zeppelin in a reggae style as sung by a Las Vegas Valley, Las Vegas Elvis impersonator. They also performed songs originally by Elvis Presley, Bob Marley and The Yardbirds. The group toured extensively around the world during their tenure with I.R.S. Records. Career 1986–1989: The Prime Movers The nucleus of Dread Zeppelin, bassist Put-Mon (Gary Putman), drummer Cheese (Curt Lichter) and guitarist Jah Paul Jo (Joseph "Severs" Ramsey), were from a Pasadena, California group called The Prime Movers (Los Angeles band), The Prime Movers. Signed to Island Records in 1986, The Prime Movers had some success in the UK with singles "On The Trail" and "Dark Western Night". The late Stuart Adamson of Big Country contributed his trademark E-Bow guitar to "Dark Western Night" and another Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Tortell
Philip or Filippo Tortell (1869–1937) was a Maltese architect born in Valletta on 12 December 1869, son of Augusto Alessandro Tortell and of Camilla Montanaro.Conrad Thake, "Art Nouveau to Modernism, Architecture in Malta 1910-1950", 2021 In the 1920s he designed a series of terraced houses in Palm Street, Paola. Tortell built three private residences for wealthy Dr Filippo Nicolò Buttigieg, a Maltese lawyer with extensive travel experience to Europe: in Main Street, Balzan; in Tigné Street, Sliema (signed by Giuseppe Psaila); and Villa Madama, Attard (1925). According to Mark G. Muscat, "Villa Madama shows clear indication of similarities to Frank Lloyd Wright's motifs, particularly in the interior. On the other hand, the house in Tigné Street is reminiscent of the style of Louis Sullivan's handling of façade decoration". According to Edward Said, Tortell "designed buildings on corner of St. Anthony Street and Tigne’ Street without any floral motifs. It has been sugges ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
