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Al (given Name)
The nickname Al is often short for Alfred, Albert, Alphonse, Alphons, Allen, Allan, Alan, Alyson, Alysson, Allyson, Alistair, Alister, Alex, Alexander, Alvin, Alyssa, Alisha, Aldrin, Alden, Aldo, Aldwin, Ali Alwin or Aloysius. People named Al include: Art, entertainment, and media * Al Bowlly (1898–1941), South African-British singer and guitarist * Al Caiola (1920–2016), American guitarist, composer, arranger * Al Cartwright (1917–2015), American sportswriter * Al Casey (rock guitarist) (1936–2006), American guitarist * Al Columbia (born 1970), American cartoonist * Al Green (born 1946), American R&B musician * Al Israel, (1935–2011), American actor * Al Jarreau (1940–2017), American singer * Al Jean (born 1961), American screenwriter and television producer * Al Johnson (musician) (1948–2013), American singer, arranger, producer * Al Jolson (1886–1950), American singer and actor * Al Kooper (born 1944 as Alan Peter Kuperschmidt), American song ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred (name)
Alfred is a masculine given name of English origin, a modern descendant of the Anglo-Saxon name Ælfræd (), formed from the Germanic words ''ælf'', meaning "elf", and ''ræd'', meaning "counsel". Its feminine form originating from Romance languages is Alfreda, and diminutives of Alfred include Al, Alf, Alfie, Fred, and Freddy. After the 11th-Century Norman Conquest, many variants of the name emerged, most of which were not carried to the modern day. Today, Alfred is still in regular usage in a number of different regions, especially Great Britain, Africa, Scandinavia, and North America. This name is one of the few Old English names that came into common use in Europe. Its name day is 3 January both in Norway and Sweden. Given name Royalty and politicians * Alfred the Great, 9th-century King of Wessex * Alfred Aetheling (died 1036), son of King Ethelred II of England * Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1844–1900), second son and fourth child of Queen Victoria of the Unite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aldwin (other)
Aldwin may refer to: * Aldwin (bishop) (died between 1015 and 1018), medieval Bishop of London * Aldwin (prior), 11th century Anglo-Saxon prior, first prior of Durham monastery * Aldwin Ferguson (1935–2008), Trinidad and Tobago footballer * Aldwin Ware () American former basketball player * ''Aldwin'' (Stargate), a character in the TV series ''Stargate SG-1'' See also * Aldwyn * Alduin (other) Alduin may refer to: * Alduin I of Angoulême (died 916), Count of Angoulême from 886 * Alduin II of Angoulême, Count of Angoulême; son and successor of William II of Angoulême * Alduin or Audoin Alduin ( Langobardic: ''Aldwin'' or ''Hild ... {{given name Old English given names Germanic given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Jolson
Al Jolson (born Eizer Yoelson; June 9, 1886 – October 23, 1950) was a Lithuanian-American Jewish singer, comedian, actor, and vaudevillian. He was one of the United States' most famous and highest-paid stars of the 1920s, and was self-billed as "The World's Greatest Entertainer." Jolson was known for his "shamelessly sentimental, melodramatic approach" towards performing, as well as for popularizing many of the songs he sang. Jolson has been referred to by modern critics as "the king of blackface performers." Although best remembered today as the star of the first talking picture, '' The Jazz Singer'' (1927), he starred in a series of successful musical films during the 1930s. After the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, he was the first star to entertain troops overseas during World War II. After a period of inactivity, his stardom returned with '' The Jolson Story'' (1946), in which Larry Parks played Jolson, with the singer dubbing for Parks. The formula was repeate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Johnson (musician)
Alfred Orlando Johnson (February 11, 1948 – October 26, 2013) was an American R&B singer, writer, arranger and producer. He co-wrote the song "We Have Love for You" with Deniece Williams from her 1977 album ''Songbird''. Biography Born in Newport News, Virginia in 1948, Johnson attended Howard University in Washington, D.C. and while there, co-founded the soul group, the Unifics. The group, with Johnson as lead singer, scored three hits on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1968 and 1969 for the Kapp Records label. The first, "Court of Love" climbed to #25, but reached #3 on the US ''Billboard'' R&B chart. The follow-up, "The Beginning of My End" got to #36 on the Hot 100 and #9 R&B. Two further releases in 1969 reached the R&B chart. Johnson continued to write songs for other artists throughout the 70s including ''Sparkle'' star Lonette McKee, Tata Vega and Deniece Williams. In 1978 he recorded his debut solo album, ''Peaceful'' which he co-produced, as well as arranging and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Jean
Alfred Ernest Jean III (born January 9, 1961) is an American screenwriter and producer. Jean is well known for his work on ''The Simpsons''. He was raised near Detroit, Michigan, and graduated from Harvard University in 1981. Jean began his writing career in the 1980s with fellow Harvard alum Mike Reiss. Together, they worked as writers and producers on television shows such as ''The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson'', '' ALF'' and ''It's Garry Shandling's Show''. Jean was offered a job as a writer on the animated sitcom ''The Simpsons'' in 1989, alongside Reiss, and together they became the first members of the original writing staff of the show. They served as showrunners during the show's third (1991–92) and fourth (1992–93) seasons, though they left ''The Simpsons'' after season four to create '' The Critic'', an animated show about film critic Jay Sherman. It was first broadcast on ABC in January 1994 (then aired its second season on Fox in March 1995) and was well ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Jarreau
Alwin Lopez Jarreau (March 12, 1940 – February 12, 2017) was an American singer and musician. His 1981 album '' Breakin' Away'' spent two years on the ''Billboard'' 200 and is considered one of the finest examples of the Los Angeles pop and R&B sound. The album won Jarreau the 1982 Grammy for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. In all, he won seven Grammy Awards and was nominated for over a dozen more during his career. Jarreau also sang the theme song of the 1980s television series ''Moonlighting'', and was among the performers on the 1985 charity song " We Are the World." Early life and career Jarreau was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on March 12, 1940, the fifth of six children. His father Emile Alphonse Jarreau was a Seventh-day Adventist Church minister and singer, and his mother Pearl (Walker) Jarreau was a church pianist. Jarreau and his family sang together in church concerts and in benefits, and Jarreau and his mother performed at PTA meetings. Jarreau was student ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Israel
Al Israel (1935/1936 – March 16, 2011) was an American film and TV actor who is best known for his role as the chainsaw-wielding Colombian drug dealer "Hector the Toad" in the 1983 film '' Scarface''. He also appeared alongside Al Pacino in ''Carlito's Way'' a decade later. He was one of three original cast members to voice the 2006 video game Video games, also known as computer games, are electronic games that involves interaction with a user interface or input device such as a joystick, controller, keyboard, or motion sensing device to generate visual feedback. This feedba ... based on the film. The game entitled '' Scarface: The World Is Yours'' sold more than two million units in less than two years. Al Israel died on March 16, 2011 at age 75. Filmography References External links * * Al IsraelAveleyman) {{DEFAULTSORT:Israel, Al American male film actors American male television actors Jewish American male actors 2011 deaths 1930s births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Green
Albert Leornes Greene (born April 13, 1946), better known as Al Green, is an American singer, songwriter, pastor and record producer best known for recording a series of soul hit singles in the early 1970s, including " Take Me to the River", " Tired of Being Alone", " I'm Still in Love with You", " Love and Happiness", and his signature song, " Let's Stay Together". After an incident in which his girlfriend died by suicide, Green became an ordained pastor and turned to gospel music. He later returned to secular music. Green was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995. He was referred to on the museum's site as being "one of the most gifted purveyors of soul music". He has also been referred to as "The Last of the Great Soul Singers". Green is the winner of 11 Grammy Awards, including the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. He has also received the BMI Icon award and is a Kennedy Center Honors recipient. He was included in the ''Rolling Stone'' list of the 10 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Columbia
Al Columbia (born 1970) is an American artist known for his horror and black humor-themed alternative comics. His published works include the comic book series ''The Biologic Show'', the graphic novel/art book '' Pim & Francie: The Golden Bear Days'', and short stories such as "I Was Killing When Killing Wasn't Cool" and " The Trumpets They Play!". He also works in other media including painting, illustration, printmaking, photography, music, and film. Career ''Big Numbers'' At the age of 18 Columbia was hired to assist Bill Sienkiewicz in illustrating Alan Moore's ambitious '' Big Numbers'' series. When Sienkiewicz withdrew from the series in 1990 after the release of the first two issues, Moore and his backers at Tundra Publishing asked Columbia to become its sole artist. In 1992, Columbia left the project after accusations that he had destroyed his own artwork for ''Big Numbers'' #4. Columbia declined to address the subject publicly for several years, writing in a 1998 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Casey (rock Guitarist)
Alvin Wayne Casey (October 26, 1936 – September 17, 2006) was an American guitarist. He was mainly known for his work as a session musician, but also released his own records and scored three ''Billboard'' Hot 100 hits in the United States. His contribution to the rockabilly genre has been recognized by the Rockabilly Hall of Fame. Early life Casey was born in Long Beach, California and moved to Phoenix, Arizona when he was two years old. His father played the guitar and tried to teach six-year-old Casey to play, but when he realized his son's fingers were too small, he gave him a ukulele instead. At the age of eight, Casey switched to the steel guitar and began taking formal music lessons. By the time he was 14, he was playing the steel guitar for various clubs in Phoenix, and in his later teens he performed five to six nights a week. When Casey was 20 he became serious about playing a traditional guitar. Career "The Fool" In his teens, Casey joined a local group, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Cartwright
Albert Thomas Cartwright (June 20, 1917 – May 10, 2015) was an American sportswriter. He spent 1947 to 1968, then 1971 to 1983, working with ''The News Journal'' and its predecessors, winning awards for his "A La Carte" columns. Sportswriting career He started his career at the age of 15, writing articles without pay for '' The Reading Times''. Following his graduation from Reading High School (Pennsylvania) in 1935, Cartwright was hired by ''The Reading Times'' as a paid staff member. Cartwright worked with ''The Times'' until 1943, when he went to '' The Dayton Herald'' as an assistant sports editor. He worked seven months with Dayton until entering the Navy in World War II. While in the Navy, he served in the public relations office at the United States Naval Training Center Bainbridge in Maryland. After sixteen months, he was discharged. He was subsequently hired by ''The Philadelphia Record'' in 1945. When it went out of business in 1947, he was then hired by '' The Even ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Caiola
Alexander Emil Caiola (September 7, 1920 – November 9, 2016) was an American guitarist, composer and arranger, who spanned a variety of music genres including jazz, country, rock, and pop. He recorded over fifty albums and worked with some of the biggest names in music during the 20th century, including Elvis Presley, Ray Conniff, Ferrante & Teicher, Frank Sinatra, Percy Faith, Buddy Holly, Mitch Miller, and Tony Bennett. Career During World War II Caiola played with the United States Marine Corps 5th Marine Division Band that also included Bob Crosby. Caiola served in the Battle of Iwo Jima as a stretcher bearer. Caiola was a studio musician in the 1950s in New York City. He released some minor records under his own name in that decade. In addition, he performed under the musical direction of John Serry Sr. on an album for Dot Records in 1956 ('' Squeeze Play''). In 1960 he became a recording star on the United Artists label for over ten years. He had hits in 1961 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
