Jackie DeShannon - Jackie DeShannon Jackie DeShannon, real name Sharon Lee Myers, (born August 21, 1944) is an American singer songwriter with a string of hit song credits from the 1960s onwards. She is one of the first female singer songwriters of the rock 'n' roll period. Sharon Myers adopted the name Jackie DeShannon, believed to be an Irish ancestor. Record company executives at Liberty Records thought the name Sharon Myers wouldn't sell records. Jackie DeShannon was born in Hazel, Kentucky. The daughter of showbusiness parents, Sandra Jean and James Erwin Myers, DeShannon was introduced to singing country tunes on a local radio show at the age of six. By the age of eleven, DeShannon was already hosting her own radio program. Recording under various names such as Sherry.
Jimmy Page - first session for the label was the recording "Diamonds" by Jet Harris & Tony Meehan which went to Number 1 on the singles chart in 1963. After brief stints with the band Mickey Finn, and Carter Lewis and The Southerners, Page committed himself to full-time session work. His studio output in 1963 included Brian Pool & The Tremeloes' "Twist and Shout", Heinz's "Just Like Eddie" and in 1964, The Rolling Stones "Heart of Stone", Marianne Faithfull's "As Tears Go By", The Nashville Teens' "Tobacco Road", Dave Berry's "The Crying Game", and Lulu's hit "Shout". Under the auspices of producer Shel Talmy, Page recorded The Kinks "You Really Got Me" (1964) (although there is a dispute on whether Page or Dave Davies played lead]), the guitar part on Them's "Baby Please Don’t.
Grammy Award for Song of the Year - for "Don't Worry, Be Happy" Grammy Awards of 1988 James Horner, Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil for "Somewhere Out There" performed by James Ingram & Linda Ronstadt Grammy Awards of 1987 Burt Bacharach & Carole Bayer Sager for "That's What Friends Are For" performed by Elton John, Gladys Knight, Dionne Warwick & Stevie Wonder Grammy Awards of 1986 Lionel Richie & Michael Jackson for "We Are The World" performed by USA for Africa Grammy Awards of 1985 Terry Britten & Graham Lyle for "What's Love Got to Do With It" performed by Tina Turner Grammy Awards of 1984 Sting for "Every Breath You Take" performed by The Police Grammy Awards of 1983 Wayne Carson, Johnny Christopher & Mark James for "Always on My Mind" performed by Willie Nelson Grammy Awards of.
Grammy Awards of 1982 - Album of the Year Jack Douglas (producer), John Lennon & Yoko Ono (producers and artists) for Double Fantasy Song of the Year Donna Weiss & Jackie DeShannon (songwriters) for "Bette Davis Eyes" performed by Kim Carnes Best New Artist Sheena Easton Children's Best Recording for Children Dennis Scott & Jim Henson (producers) for Sesame Country perfomed by The Muppets, Glen Campbell, Crystal Gayle, Loretta Lynn & Tanya Tucker Classical Best Classical Orchestral Recording James Mallinson (producer), Georg Solti (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C Minor Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance Richard Bonynge (conductor), Marilyn Horne, Luciano Pavarotti, Joan Sutherland & the New York City Opera Orchestra for Live From Lincoln Center - Sutherland/Horne/Pavarotti Best Opera Recording James Mallinson (producer), Charles Mackerras (conductor),.
1944 in music - Tony Orlando April 3 - Barry Pritchard, The Fortunes April 5 - Crispian St. Peters April 6 - Michelle Phillips, Mamas and Papas April 9 - Emil Stucchio, The Classics April 12 - John Kay, Steppenwolf April 13 - Jack Casady, Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna April 15 - Dave Edmunds April 18 - Skip Spence, Moby Grape April 30 - Richard Shoff, The Sandpipers May 9 - Richie Furay, Buffalo Springfield, Poco May 12 - Billy Swan May 12 - James Purify, James & Bobby Purify May 17 - Jesse Winchester May 17 - Richard Schwartz, The Quotations May 20 - Joe Cocker, British singer May 20 - Boudewijn de Groot, Dutch singer May 21 - Marcie Blane May 24 - Patti LaBelle May 26 - Verdon Allen, Mott the Hoople.
August 21 - (d. 1888) 1872 - Aubrey Beardsley, illustrator (d. 1898) 1904 - Count Basie (William Allen Basie), bandleader (d. 1984) 1906 - Fritz Freleng, movie animator 1920 - Christopher Robin Milne, propotype of the Christopher Robin in the Winnie the Pooh stories 1923 - Shimon Peres, Prime Minister of Israel 1924 - Jack Weston, actor (d. 1996) 1924 - Chris Scheknel, sports journalist 1928 - Art Farmer, trumpet player 1930 - Princess Margaret of the United Kingdom (d. 2002) 1932 - Melvin Van Peebles, actor, screenwriter 1936 - Wilt Chamberlain, Basketball Hall of Famer (d. 1999) 1938 - Kenny Rogers, singer, actor 1939 - Clarence Williams III, actor 1944 - Jackie DeShannon, singer 1956 - Kim Cattrall, actress 1959 - Jim McMahon, National Football League quarterback 1963 - Mohammed VI of Morocco.
P.J. Proby - he takes acting and singing lessons and appears in movies with small roles. Two singles "Go Gril Go" and "Loud Perfume" are released on an independent label but are not noticed. In 1962 he begins songwriting and recording demos, when he is spotted by the label Liberty Records. He travels to London where he meets songwriter Jackie DeShannon in 1963, who introduces him to TV producer Jack Good who sees Proby as a future star. By then dropping Jett Powers in favour of using the name P. J. Proby, Good's deliberately created an overtly sexual image for Proby. Appearing on The Beatles 1964 television special, he received great media interest with his tight trousers, frilled shirts, and pony-tailed hairstyle. Under the production of Good, Proby's balladeer style and theatrical presentation scored.
List of popular music performers - 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 Rosemary Clooney The Clovers The Coasters Kurt Cobain Joe Cocker Cocteau Twins Coldplay Bootsy Collins Phil Collins The Commodores The Communards Perry Como Harry Connick, Jr Sam Cooke Alice Cooper Don Cornell The Corrs Andrea Corr Elvis Costello Deborah Cox The Cranberries Creed Creedence Clearwater Revival Pablo Cruise Jim Croce Crosby, Stills & Nash David Crosby Sheryl Crow Crowded House The Crystal Method Cunning Dorx The Cure (back to top) D D'Angelo Puff Daddy Daft.
List of rock and roll performers - early rock and roll; "Money Honey"; "I Gotta Get Myself a Woman" Eddie Cochran - rockabilly guitar hero; "Summertime Blues" Elvis Presley - legendary popularizer of African American rock and roll; "Blue Moon of Kentucky", "Heartbreak Hotel", "Jailhouse Rock", "Are You Lonesome Tonight" The Everly Brothers - soul duo; "Wake Up Little Suzie", "Cathy's Clown") Fabian (teen idol; "Tiger" Fats Domino - popular New Orleans piano player; "The Fat Man", "Ain't That a Shame" Gene Pitney - pop singer; "Town Without Pity" Gene Vincent - rockabilly musician; "Be-Bop-A-Lula" Gladys Knight & the Pips - soul group; "Midnight Train to Georgia", "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" Hank Ballard - R&B musician; "Work With Me Annie"; "Sexy Ways" Hank Williams - honky tonk country legend; "Lovesick Blue", "I'm So Lonesome I Could.
List of people by name: De - HIV Mon Amour) Dentz, Henri, Vichy France general in Syria den Uyl, Joop, (1919-1987), prime minister Denver, Bob, (born 1935), actor Denver, John, (1947-1997), singer-songwriter, musician Denys the Carthusian, scholastic philosopher Deo Dep De Palma, Brian, (born 1940), US film director Depardon, Raymond, (born 1942), photographer de Pisan, Christine, (1626-1689), queen of Sweden Depp, Johnny, (born 1963), US actor de Prony, Gaspard, (1755-1839), French mathematician Deq Der De Rada, Jeronim, poet Derain, André, (1880-1954), French painter Derek, Bo, (born 1956), US actress Derek, John, (1926-1998), actor Derleth, August, (1909-1971), US horror author Dern, Bruce, (born 1936), actor Dern, George H, US politician Dern, Laura, (born 1967), US actress de Rossi, Luigi, composer Derrida, Jacques, (born 1930), French "deconstructionist" philosopher Derringer, Rick, (born 1947), rock and roll musician Derzaj, Marjana, singer Des.
Jackie Robinson - Jackie Robinson Jack Roosevelt Robinson (January 31, 1919 - October 24, 1972) became the first black Major League baseball player of the modern era in 1947. The significance of this event in U.S history is such that every major league baseball team has retired his number, 42. Born in Cairo, Georgia, USA, Jackie Robinson was a football and baseball star at the University of California in Los Angeles, where he played with Kenny Washington, who would become one of the first black players in the National Football League. After serving in the military during World War II, Robinson played baseball for a while for the Kansas City Monarchs in the Negro Leagues. There, he was noticed by a scout working for Branch Rickey. Rickey was the.
Jackie - Jackie Meanings of Jackie: Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, former first lady Jackie (The Simpsons), cartoon character There was a British magazine called "Jackie" "Jacky" (different spelling) is a song by Jacques Brel. This is a disambiguation page; that is, one that just points to other pages that might otherwise have the same name. If you followed a link here, you might want to go back and fix that link to point to the appropriate specific page..
Jackie (The Simpsons) - Jackie (The Simpsons) Jackie Bouvier, character on The Simpsons, the mother of Marge Simpson, Patty Bouvier, and Selma Bouvier. She is known to smoke a great deal. At one point, she broke off a relationship with Abraham and nearly married Montgomery Burns. One presumes she is named after Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy. See: Characters from The Simpsons.
Jackie Bouvier - Jackie Bouvier Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, former first lady Jackie (The Simpsons), cartoon character.
Jackie Gleason - Jackie Gleason Jackie Gleason and Audrey Meadows in an episode of the Honeymooners Jackie Gleason (February 26, 1916 - June 24, 1987) was a Brooklyn-born comedian famous for brash humor and fast ad-libs who immortalized his Brooklyn neighborhood in The Honeymooners, playing bus driver Ralph Kramden. Ralph, his buddy Ed Norton, and their wives Alice Kramden and Trixie Norton were later transplanted into the stone age as The Flintstones, the entire show being a transparent tribute to The Honeymooners. Jackie Gleason is interred in the Our Lady Of Mercy Cemetery, Miami Beach, Florida..
Jackie Cooper - Jackie Cooper Jackie Cooper (born September 15, 1922) is an American actor and director, one of the few child actors who managed to transition into an adult career. Born in Los Angeles, California the nephew of director Norman Taurog, Cooper first appeared in the movies in Boxing Gloves in 1929, one of the Our Gang child actors. His first non-Our Gang role was in 1931, when his uncle Norman Taurog hired him to star in Skippy, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor (the youngest actor ever to receive the nomination). The movie catapulted young Jackie into superstardom. He began a long on-screen relationship with actor Wallace Beery in such films as The Champ (1931), The Bowery (1933), Treasure Island (1934),.
Jackie Chan - Jackie Chan Jackie Chan, born Chan Kong-sang (陳港生, Gwohngdongwa pengyam: Can4 Gohng2 Sang1 Jyutping: can4 gong2 sang1; Pinyin: Chén Gǎngshēng) (born April 7, 1954), Chinese screen name Sing Lung (成龍 Gwohngdongwa pengyam: Seng4 Long4 yp Sing4 Lung4; py Chéng Lóng), is a Hong Kong martial artist, actor, director and stuntman. He is one of the most recognized names in kung fu movies worldwide, known for his comic, acrobatic fighting style and use of improvised weapons. Jackie stars in over a hundred movies. Chan is often said to do all his own stunts. While this claim does not hold up to close scrutiny, he does do most of his own work, and has racked up an impressive list of injuries to prove it. (The closing credits of.
Jackie Wilson - Jackie Wilson Jackie Wilson (b. Jack Leroy Wilson; June 9, 1934 - January 21, 1984) was an American soul and R&B singer. Born in Detroit, Michigan when he became active in the music business. He joined Billy Ward & the Dominoes in 1953, replacing Clyde McPhatter. The band didn't sustain any momentum after losing McPhatter, the superstar of the group, though Wilson did gain many more fans, including Elvis Presley. Wilson's solo career begin with 1956's "Reet Petite", written by Berry Gordy Jr, then an unknown who would later go on to write many of Wilson's other hits, such as "Lonely Teardrops" and "I'll Be Satisfied". Wilson's brand of pop-soul and R&B helped him cross over to the mainstream, having several pop hits. In the 1960s,.
Jackie Frazier-Lyde - Jackie Frazier-Lyde Jackie Frazier-Lyde (born 1962) is a lawyer who is the daughter of former world Heavyweight boxing champion Joe Frazier. In the year 2000, she shocked the boxing world by announcing that at the age of 38, she would begin participating in the sport of Women's boxing. Inspired by Laila Ali's participation in the sport and eager to avenge the losses her father suffered at the hands of Ali's father, Muhammad Ali in two of their three fights, Frazier-Lyde began her career on February 6 of that year, knocking out Teela Reese in one round. Eventually, she and Ali kept on winning. Laila was 8-0 and Jackie 7-0 with 5 knockouts when they starred on the first Pay Per View boxing card ever to be.
Jackie Coogan - Jackie Coogan Jackie Coogan (October 26, 1914 - March 1, 1984) was a American actor who began his movie career as a child actor in silent films. Coogan began his acting career as an infant in both vaudeville and film, with an uncredited role in the 1917 film Skinner's Baby. As a child actor, he is best remembered for his role as Charlie Chaplin's irrascible sidekick in The Kid (1921) and for the title role in Oliver Twist by Frank Lloyd the following year. As a child star, Coogan earned as much as $4 million, but the money was taken by his mother and step-father. He sued them in 1935, but only received $126,000. The legal battle did, however, bring attention to child actors and resulted.
