George Formby - George Formby George Formby (May 26, 1904 - March 6, 1961) was a British singer and comedian who became a major star of both cinema and music hall. Formby was born in Wigan, Lancashire, the son of a famous music hall comedian of the same name. On the death of his father in 1921, Formby started his own music hall career. In 1924 he married dancer Beryl Ingham, who managed his career until her death in 1960. George Formby endeared himself to his audiences with his cheeky Lancashire humour and folksy Northern persona. In film and on stage, he generally adopted the character of an honest, good-hearted but accident-prone innocent. What made Formby stand-out, however, was his unique and often mimicked musical style. He sang comic.
Early British popular music - result of the rapid industrialisation and urbanisation of previously rural populations. The new urban communities, cut off from their cultural roots, required new and accessible means of entertainment. Music halls were originally bars which provided entertainment, in the form of music and speciality acts, for their patrons. By the middle years of the 19th century the first purpose-built music halls were being built in London. The halls created a demand for new and catchy popular songs that could no longer be met from the traditional folk repertoire. Professional songwriters were enlisted to fill the gap. Music hall songs are characterized by a simple beat and a strong melody or tune which can be easily acquired by the audience. Typically a music hall song consists of a series of verses sung by.
December 17 - 1929 - "Dr Blues" by Luis Russell & his Orchestra 1930 - "Sleepy Head" by Al Bowlly with Linn Milford & his Hawaiian Players 1930 - "In An Old Churchyard" by Al Bowlly with Linn Milford & his Hawaiian Players 1930 - "There's A Stranger In Heaven Tonight" by Al Bowlly with Linn Milford & his Hawaiian Players 1930 - "Silver-Toned Chimes Of The Angelus" by Al Bowlly with Linn Milford & his Hawaiian Players 1931 - "I Apologise" with Pat O'Malley with Jack Hylton & His Orchestra 1931 - "Yodle-Odle" by Jack Hylton & His Orchestra 1931 - "Today I Feel So Happy" by Pat O'Malley w. chorus with Jack Hylton & His Orchestra 1931 - "Put Your Little Arms Around Me" by Pat O'Malley with Jack Hylton & His.
1936 in music - popular music "At The Codfish Ball" w. Sidney D. Mitchell m. Sam H. Stept "Au Revoir (But Not Goodbye)" w.m. Joe Gilbert "Bojangles Of Harlem" w. Dorothy Fields m. Jerome Kern "By Strauss" w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin "Christopher Columbus" w. Andy Razaf m. Leon Berry "Cloudy" Williams "Cool Water" w.m. Bob Nolan "Does Your Heart Beat For Me?" w. Mitchell Parish m. Russ Morgan "Down In The Depths (On The Ninetieth Floor)" w.m. Cole Porter "Easy To Love" w.m. Cole Porter "Empty Saddles" w. J. Keirn Brennan m. Billy Hill "Farewell To Dreams" w. Gus Kahn m. Sigmund Romberg "A Fine Romance" w. Dorothy Fields m. Jerome Kern "Glad To Be Unhappy" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers "Gloomy Sunday" w. (Eng) Sam M. Lewis m. Rezso Seress "The Glory Of Love" w.m. Billy Hill "Goodnight, Irene" w.m. Huddie "Leadbelly" Ledbetter "Goody Goody" w.m. Johnny Mercer &.
1935 in music - Moonlight" w. Jack Yellen & Herb Magidson m. Joseph Meyer "Animal Crackers In My Soup" w. Ted Koehler & Irving Caesar m. Ray Henderson "A Beautiful Lady In Blue" w. Sam M. Lewis m. J. Fred Coots "Begin The Beguine" w.m. Cole Porter "Bess Oh Where Is My Bess" George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Dubose Heyward "Bess, You Is My Woman Now" w. Du Bose Heyward & Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin "The Blues Jumped A Rabbit" w.m. Jimmie Noone "Broadway Rhythm" w. Arthur Freed m. Nacio Herb Brown "The Broken Record" w.m. Cliff Friend, Charles Tobias & Boyd Bunch "But Where Are You?" w.m. Irving Berlin "The Buzzard" m. Bud Freeman "Buzzard Song" Heyward, Gershwin "Cheek To Cheek" w.m. Irving Berlin "Christopher Robin Is Saying His Prayers" w.m. A. A. Milne.
1932 in music - Roll By" w.m. Billy Hill & Harry Woods "Dance Of The Cuckoos" w.m. T. Marvin Hatley & Harry Steinberg "Darkness On The Delta" w. Marty Symes & Al Neiburg m. Jerry Livingston "Eadie Was A Lady" w. B. G. De Sylva m. Richard Whiting & Nacio Herb Brown "The Echo Of A Song" Peter Mendoza "Eres Tu by" Miguel Sandoval "Fit As A Fiddle" w.m. Arthur Freed, Al Hoffman & Al Goodhart "The Flies Crawled Up The Window" w.m. Douglas Furber & Vivian Ellis "Give Her A Kiss" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers "Goodnight Vienna" w.m. Holt Marvell & George Posford "Got The South In My Soul" w.m. Ned Washington, Victor Young & Lee Wiley "Happy-Go-Lucky You (And Broken-Hearted Me)" w.m. Al Goodhart, Al Hoffman & J. F. Murray "Have.
Warrington, England - the victims of the terrorist attacks in 1993, particularly on Saturday March 20, the day before Mother's Day, when an IRA bomb killed two boys, Johnathan Ball (3) and Tim Parry (12). Several celebrities were born and grew up in Warrington - including actor Pete Postlethwaite - and one, George Formby, was buried here in Warrington cemetery. Warrington is notable in political history for being the first place to field a candidate for the newly-formed SDP-Liberal Alliance. Former Home Secretary Roy Jenkins stood for MP in 1981 but lost to Labour candidate Doug Hoyle by a small number of votes. However, many people, particularly Americans, will remember Warrington best as the location of Burtonwood RAF base, one of (if not the) largest RAF bases in England. During the war, Burtonwood was.
National Trust Properties in England - Emmetts Garden Ightham Mote Knole Old Soar Manor Quebec House Red House Scotney Castle Sissinghurst Castle Smallhythe Place South Foreland Lighthouse Sprivers Garden St John's Jerusalem Stoneacre The White Cliffs of Dover Lancashire Gawthorpe Hall Rufford Old Hall Leicestershire Staunton Harold Church Ulverscroft Nature Reserve Lincolnshire Belton House Grantham House Gunby Hall Tattershall Castle near Sleaford Woolsthorpe Manor Merseyside Formby Speke Hall 20 Forthlin Road, Birthplace of Paul McCartney Greater London 2 Willow Road Blewcoat School Carlyle's House Eastbury Manor House Fenton House George Inn Lindsey House Morden Hall Park Osterley Park Rainham Hall Sutton House 'Roman' Bath, London Norfolk Blakeney Point Blickling Hall Brancaster Elizabethan House Museum Felbrigg Hall Horsey Windpump Oxburgh Hall Sheringham Park St. George's Guildhall, King's Lynn Northamptonshire Canons Ashby House Lyveden New Bield Priest's House, Northamptonshire.
Wigan - known as a music hall joke. It bore no physical resemblance whatever to the seaside piers at resorts like Blackpool, Southport, Brighton etc., and in any case Wigan is approximately 25 miles inland. It became world famous after George Orwell titled a book of social commentary The Road to Wigan Pier. The book was not well received in the town, as residents felt it painted an unrepresentatively grim picture of life there, and was based on relatively little experience of the place. The Pier is today surrounded by an award winning heritage museum. Wigan's main sports teams are Wigan Athletic (Association football) and Wigan Warriors (Rugby League). The two teams now share a single stadium, League being played in summer and soccer in the winter. Athletic are a lower division team.
Music Hall - credited with inspiring William Booth to form the Salvation Army, and for giving rise to the famous quotation: "Why should the devil have all the good tunes?" By the 1870's the songs had lost their folk music roots, and particular songs also started to become associated with particular singers, often with exclusive contracts with the songwriter, just as many pop songs are today. Towards the end of the style the music became influenced by ragtime and jazz, before being overtaken by them. The most popular Music Hall songs became the basis for the Pub songs of the typical Cockney "knees up". The Two Eras Music Hall entertainment is sometimes divided by era into Victorian Music Hall and Edwardian Music Hall. Toward the end of its heyday the terms theatrical variety or.
List of popular music performers - Brand Nubian Brandy Toni Braxton The Braxtons Breaking Benjamin Breeders Teresa Brewer Bright Eyes Sarah Brightman Danielle Brisbois British Sea Power Broken Social Scene Bronski Beat Garth Brooks Hadda Brooks Meredith Brooks Bobby Brown James Brown Jackson Browne BT Bubba Sparxxx Buckcherry Jimmy Buffett Bukka White Dorsey Burnette Johnny Burnette Burnside Project Bush Kate Bush Busta Rhymes The Butthole Surfers The Byrds (back to top) C C&C Music Factory Cab Calloway Caesars Cake Gus Cannon Eddie Cantor Cardiacs The Cardigans Mariah Carey Belinda Carlisle Robyn Carlsson Carpenters Cars, The Johnny Cash Celtic Frost The Chantays Harry Chapin Mary Chapin Carpenter Charlie Chaplin Tracy Chapman Ray Charles Cheap Trick Chemical Brothers, The Cher Don Cherry Eagle-Eye Cherry Neneh Cherry Chic Chicago Tony Christie Chumbawamba Eric Clapton Clash, The Julien Clerc George Clinton.
List of people by name: Fo - Fontaine, Juste, athlete Fontaine, La, (died 1695), French poet Fontana, Carl, musician Fontana, Lucio, (1899-1968), painter Fontana, Wayne, (born 1945), musician Fontanelli, Alfonso, (died 1622), composer Fontane, Theodor, (1819-1898), poet Fontanne, Lynn, (1887-1983), actress Fontanne, Lynne, (1887-1983), actress Fontenelle, Bernard le Bovier de, (born 1657), French scientist and man of letters. Foot, Michael, (born 1913) Foote, Horton, (born 1916), dramatist Foote, Shelby, (born 1916), historian Foray, June, (born 1917), voice over actress Forbes, Duncan, (1798-1868), linguist Forbes, Esther Forbes, George William, (1869-1947) Premier of New Zealand Forbes, John, poet Forbes, Malcolm, (1919-1990), publisher Forbes, Steve, (born 1947), entrepreneur, politician Ford, Betty, (born 1918), US First Lady Ford, Edsel, (died 1943), president of the Ford Motor Company Ford, Ford Madox, (1873-1939), promoter of many other writers Ford, Gerald R, (born 1913), US.
King George County, Virginia - King George County, Virginia King George County is a county located in the State of Virginia. As of 2000, the population is 16,803. Its county seat is King George6. This county is a part of the Washington-Baltimore Metropolitan Area. President of the United States James Madison was born in King George County. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 486 km² (188 mi²). 466 km² (180 mi²) of it is land and 20 km² (8 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 4.15% water. Demographics As of the census2 of 2000, there are 16,803 people, 6,091 households, and 4,525 families residing in the county. The population density is 36/km² (93/mi²). There are 6,820 housing units at an average.
King George's War - King George's War King George's War is the name given to the military operations in North America that formed part of the War of the Austrian Succession. It was one of the French and Indian Wars. In the course of the war British colonial forces captured the French stronghold of Cape Breton Island, but this gain was returned to France under the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle..
J. Frederick George - J. Frederick George Collaborator, with Neal Stephenson, on two novels published under the pseudonym Stephen Bury. Actually, "J. Frederick George" is a pseudonym as well..
James of St George - James of St George James of St George (circa 1230 - 1309) was an architect from Savoy responsible for designing many of Edward I's castles, including Conwy Castle (begun 1283), Harlech Castle (begun 1283) and Beaumaris Castle in Anglesey (begun 1295)..
Kaaawa, Hawaii - the houses and other buildings comprising the town, are confined to a relatively narrow belt along the coast. However, a long valley extends inland. Ka'a'awa Valley is part of Kualoa Ranch and used for various tourist activities as well as filming. Major films incorporating significant views of the valley include George of the Jungle and Jurassic Park. The U.S. postal code for Ka'a'awa is 96730. Geography Ka'a'awa is located at 21°33'25" North, 157°51'19" West (21.557050, -157.855148)1. Ka'a'awa is north from Kualoa and directly southeast of Kahana Bay. The next place beyond Kahana is Punalu'u. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town had a total area of 2.8 km² (1.1 mi²). 1.5 km² (0.6 mi²) of it was land and 1.3 km² (0.5 mi²) of it was water. The total.
Katyn Massacre - Bletchley Park. The Soviet government denied the German charges and asserted that the Poles, war prisoners, had been captured and executed by invading German units in 1941. In 1944, having retaken the Katyn area, the Soviets exhumed the bodies again. That same year, President of the United States Franklin Delano Roosevelt assigned Captain George Earle, his special emissary to the Balkans, to compile information on Katyn. Earle did so, using contacts in Bulgaria and Romania. Earle too concluded that the Soviet Union was guilty. FDR rejected that conclusion, saying that he was convinced of Nazi Germany's responsibility, and ordered Earle's report suppressed. When Earle formally requested permission to publish his findings, the President gave him a written order to desist. Earle was reassigned and spent the rest of the war in.
Karl Wolfskehl - poetry, prose and drama in German. He was active in the circle around Stefan George and emigrated to Switzerland (1933), then to Italy (1934) and ultimately to New Zealand (1938)..
Kato Takaaki - to the same position in the Saionji cabinet (1906), he resigned after a brief interval, being opposed to the nationalization of the private railways, which measure the cabinet approved. He then remained without office until 1908, when he again accepted the post of ambassador in London. He was decorated with the grand cross of St Michael and St George, and earned the reputation of being one of the strongest men among the junior statesmen. See also: History of Japan, Prime Minister of Japan Credit The article contains materials from 1911 encyclopedia Preceded by: Kiyoura Keigo Prime ministers of Japan Succeeded by: Wakatsuki Reijiro.
