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Crusader
Crusader or Crusaders may refer to: Military * Crusader, a participant in one of the Crusades * Convair NB-36H Crusader, an experimental nuclear-powered bomber * Crusader tank, a British cruiser tank of World War II * Crusaders (guerrilla), a Croatian anti-communist guerrilla army * F-8 Crusader, a U.S. Navy fighter jet ** XF8U-3 Crusader III, an experimental fighter intended to replace the F-8 * , three British ships * Operation Crusader, a British attack in North Africa in the Second World War * VMFA-122 ''Crusaders'', United States Marine Corps fixed wing Fighter-Attack Squadron 122 * XM2001 Crusader, an American self-propelled artillery project Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters * Crusader (''Dungeons & Dragons''), a ''Dungeons & Dragons'' character Class * Crusader (Marvel Comics), two different fictional characters in Marvel Comics * Crusader, an alias used by a character claiming to be Marvel Boy * Caped Crusader, an epithet for Batman * Crusader X ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Crusaders (jazz Fusion Group)
The Crusaders (formerly known as The Jazz Crusaders) were an American jazz/jazz fusion group performing from the 1960s to the 2010s. The group was known as the Jazz Crusaders from their formation in 1960 until shortening their name in 1971. The Crusaders played a wide assortment of genres, including straight ahead jazz, urban R&B, R&B-based jazz, and the blues. The band reached a commercial apex in 1979 with their hit single "Street Life (The Crusaders song), Street Life", featuring lead vocals by Randy Crawford, and their accompanying Street Life (The Crusaders album), album of the same name. Career High school friends Joe Sample (piano), Wilton Felder (tenor saxophone) and Stix Hooper, Nesbert "Stix" Hooper (drums) formed their first band together, the Swingsters, in Houston, Texas in 1954. They played a mixture of jazz and R&B, and were joined by Wayne Henderson (musician), Wayne Henderson (trombone), Hubert Laws (flute), and Henry Wilson (bass). The group soon turned more to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crusades
The Crusades were a series of religious wars initiated, supported, and at times directed by the Papacy during the Middle Ages. The most prominent of these were the campaigns to the Holy Land aimed at reclaiming Jerusalem and its surrounding territories from Muslim rule. Beginning with the First Crusade, which culminated in the Siege of Jerusalem (1099), capture of Jerusalem in 1099, these expeditions spanned centuries and became a central aspect of European political, religious, and military history. In 1095, after a Byzantine request for aid,Helen J. Nicholson, ''The Crusades'', (Greenwood Publishing, 2004), 6. Pope Urban II proclaimed the first expedition at the Council of Clermont. He encouraged military support for List of Byzantine emperors, Byzantine emperor Alexios I Komnenos, AlexiosI Komnenos and called for an armed pilgrimage to Jerusalem. Across all social strata in Western Europe, there was an enthusiastic response. Participants came from all over Europe and had a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stardust Crusaders
is the third main story arc of the manga series ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. The arc was serialized for a little over 3 years. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from April 3, 1989, to April 27, 1992, for 152 chapters, which were later collected into 16 volumes. In its original publication, it was known as . The arc was preceded by ''Battle Tendency'' and followed by '' Diamond Is Unbreakable''. The story is set long after the events of ''Battle Tendency'' and follows Joseph Joestar's grandson Jotaro Kujo, a Japanese high school delinquent who awakens Star Platinum, a guardian spirit known as a Stand with superhuman abilities. Alongside his grandfather and other Stand-users, they are tasked to go on a journey to Cairo, Egypt, in order to defeat Dio, who is revealed to be alive and is seeking revenge on the Joestar family. In 2012, ''Stardust Crusaders'' was digitally colored and released as digital downloads ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Crusader (2007 Film)
Crusader or Crusaders may refer to: Military * Crusader, a participant in one of the Crusades * Convair NB-36H Crusader, an experimental nuclear-powered bomber * Crusader tank, a British cruiser tank of World War II * Crusaders (guerrilla), a Croatian anti-communist guerrilla army * F-8 Crusader, a U.S. Navy fighter jet ** XF8U-3 Crusader III, an experimental fighter intended to replace the F-8 * , three British ships * Operation Crusader, a British attack in North Africa in the Second World War * VMFA-122 ''Crusaders'', United States Marine Corps fixed wing Fighter-Attack Squadron 122 * XM2001 Crusader, an American self-propelled artillery project Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters * Crusader (''Dungeons & Dragons''), a ''Dungeons & Dragons'' character Class * Crusader (Marvel Comics), two different fictional characters in Marvel Comics * Crusader, an alias used by a character claiming to be Marvel Boy * Caped Crusader, an epithet for Batman * Crusader X ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Crusader (1932 Film)
''The Crusader'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film based upon the play of the same name by Wilson Collison, directed by Frank R. Strayer, and starring Evelyn Brent. Plot A pushy newspaper reporter Eddie Crane (Ned Sparks) schemes to get rid of crusading District Attorney Phillip Brandon (H. B. Warner). Complicating matters is the sordid past of Brandon's wife Tess (Evelyn Brent) as well as his sister Marcia's affair with a gangster. Cast * Evelyn Brent as Tess Brandon * H. B. Warner as Phillip Brandon * Lew Cody as Jimmie Dale * Ned Sparks as Eddie Crane * Walter Byron as Joe Carson * Marceline Day as Marcia Brandon * John St. Polis as Robert Henley * Arthur Hoyt as Oscar Shane * Joseph W. Girard as Corrigan * Syd Saylor as Harry Smaltz * Lloyd Ingraham Lloyd Chauncey Ingraham (November 30, 1874 – April 4, 1956) was an American film actor and director. Biography Born in Rochelle, Illinois, Ingraham appeared in more than 280 films between 1912 and 1950, as we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knights Of The Teutonic Order (film)
''Knights of the Teutonic Order'' (), also known as ''Knights of the Black Cross'', is a 1960 Polish historical epic film adapted from a 1900 novel by Nobel laureate, Henryk Sienkiewicz. Directed by Aleksander Ford, it is one of the most successful movies in the cinema of Poland. The plot is situated in late-14th century and early-15th century Poland and centers on the Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War and the climactic Battle of Grunwald in 1410. For the battle scenes, 15,000 extras were hired. The release date of 15 July 1960 was also the battle's 550th anniversary. The film attracted huge audiences: it sold 14 million tickets in its first four years of release and had more than thirty million viewers as of 2000, making it the most popular film ever screened in Poland. It was later exported to 46 foreign countries, selling 29.6 million tickets in the Soviet Union and a further 2.6 million tickets in the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic. It was the most successful Polish fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bo Derek
Bo Derek (born Mary Cathleen Collins; November 20, 1956) is an American actress and model. She began her career as a child model before deciding to pursue acting on the advice of a talent agent she met through actress Ann-Margret, who was acquainted with her parents. In 1972, she was cast in the romantic drama film ''Once Upon a Love'' (1973), which was directed by her first husband John Derek and eventually released as ''Fantasies (film), Fantasies'' in 1981. Her Breakthrough role, breakthrough performance came in the romantic comedy film ''10 (1979 film), 10'' (1979), which cemented her status as a Sex symbol, sex icon and mainstream celebrity. The role earned her a Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress, Golden Globe Award nomination for New Star of the Year – Actress. Derek went on to star in three more films directed by John Derek: ''Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981 film), Tarzan, the Ape Man'' (1981), ''Bolero (1984 film), Bolero'' (1984), and ''Ghosts Can't Do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crusader (film)
Crusader or Crusaders may refer to: Military * Crusader, a participant in one of the Crusades * Convair NB-36H Crusader, an experimental nuclear-powered bomber * Crusader tank, a British cruiser tank of World War II * Crusaders (guerrilla), a Croatian anti-communist guerrilla army * F-8 Crusader, a U.S. Navy fighter jet ** XF8U-3 Crusader III, an experimental fighter intended to replace the F-8 * , three British ships * Operation Crusader, a British attack in North Africa in the Second World War * VMFA-122 ''Crusaders'', United States Marine Corps fixed wing Fighter-Attack Squadron 122 * XM2001 Crusader, an American self-propelled artillery project Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters * Crusader (''Dungeons & Dragons''), a ''Dungeons & Dragons'' character Class * Crusader (Marvel Comics), two different fictional characters in Marvel Comics * Crusader, an alias used by a character claiming to be Marvel Boy * Caped Crusader, an epithet for Batman * Crusader X ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oregon Crusaders Drum And Bugle Corps
Drum Corps International (DCI) is the largest governing body for drum and bugle corps in the world. Since its first competitive season in 1972, hundreds of corps have held membership, many of which have become inactive. This page is a list of defunct Drum Corps International member corps, particularly those that have been finalists multiple times. 27th Lancers Drum and Bugle Corps The 27th Lancers Drum and Bugle Corps was an Open Class corps based in Revere, Massachusetts. The Lancers were one of the thirteen founding member corps of Drum Corps International. The group was founded in the fall of 1967 after the I.C. Reveries, who sponsored two corps, folded. The larger corps of the I.C. Reveries, led by George Bonfiglio, rebranded itself as the 27th Lancers, while the feeder corps branched off and eventually became a facet of the North Star Drum and Bugle Corps. The corps played in Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) and Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) drum corps competitions, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boston Crusaders Drum And Bugle Corps
The Boston Crusaders Drum and Bugle Corps is a competitive junior drum and bugle corps. Based in Boston, Massachusetts, the Boston Crusaders are a charter member of Drum Corps International. History The Boston Crusaders were founded in 1940 as the Most Precious Blood Crusaders, a youth activity of the Most Precious Blood Catholic parish in the Hyde Park section of Boston. The Corps and the parish parted ways in 1956, and the corps took a new name, the Hyde Park Crusaders. During this period, two ardent, if unofficial supporters of the corps were two of the Kennedy brothers, John F. and Edward M. "Ted". Although John is often credited, Ted was responsible for acquiring West Point uniforms that the Crusaders converted to their own colors. The corps was honored by the newly elected President Kennedy by being invited to be the first drum and bugle corps to march in a Presidential Inauguration Parade. The corps' tight financial situation prevented their attendance in 1961, but t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Christian
Neil Christian (born Christopher Tidmarsh, 14 February 1943 – 4 January 2010) Related session musicians * Paul Brett *Jimmy Page * Ritchie Blackmore * Nicky Hopkins *Albert Lee Albert William Lee (born 21 December 1943) is an English guitarist known for his fingerstyle and hybrid picking technique. Lee has worked, both in the studio and on tour, with many famous musicians from a wide range of genres. He has also m ... * Mick Abrahams * Carlo Little See also * One-hit wonders in the UK * List of performances on Top of the Pops * Jacki Bond * Samantha Juste * Crushed Butler * Darryl Read References External links * Allmusic.com - biographybr>Chartwatch.com - discography {{DEFAULTSORT:Christian, Nei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Crusaders (garage Band)
The Crusaders was an American garage rock band, whose 1966 album ''Make a Joyful Noise with Drums and Guitars'' is considered one of the first gospel rock releases, or even "the first record of Christian rock". Band members Foundation members * Daniel Leonard Altchuler (born 21 September 1946)—rhythm guitar (1966–1969) * Fred Jay Barnett (18 March 1950 – 26 July 2024)—lead guitar (1966–1969)Barnett was born Fred J. Deutsch. See Ancestry.com. California Marriage Index, 1960-1985 * Jeffrey Arlen Barnett (29 December 1949 – 13 May 1989 in Corvallis, Oregon)—drums, percussion (1966–1969) * Walter M. Flannery (born 16 December 1947);—keyboards (1966–1969) * Michael Craig Joyce (27 July 1948 – 14 February 2008) -- bass (1966–1969) Additions * Lana Victoria Hale (born 5 October 1952)—vocals (1967) * Bonnie Ruth Blunt (born 10 June 1951 in Los Angeles)—vocals (1967–1969) replaced Hale History The Crusaders was a five-member band that evolved out of surf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
