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Andrew Hill (artist)
Andrew, Andy or Drew Hill may refer to: Music *Andrew Hill (jazz musician) (1931–2007), American jazz pianist and composer * Andy Hill (American music producer) (born 1951), American record producer and educator * Andy Hill (composer) (born 1957), British music producer and songwriter * Andrew Hill or Charlton Hill (born 1975), Australian actor and singer-songwriter Sports * Andrew Hill (footballer) (born 1980), Australian rules footballer * Drew Hill (1956–2011), American football player * Andy Hill (footballer) (born 1965), English footballer * Andy Hill (basketball) (born 1950), American basketball player, TV executive, author, and speaker Other * Andrew Hill (MP) (), Member of Parliament of (then) Great Britain for Bishop's Castle * Andrew P. Hill (1853–1922), American artist, photographer and environmentalist ** Andrew Hill High School (opened 1956), named for Andrew P. Hill * Andrew Hill (anthropologist) (1946–2015), British palaeoanthropologist * Andrew Hill (ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Hill (jazz Musician)
Andrew Hill (June 30, 1931Mandel, Howard (April 20, 2007) "Andrew Hill: 1931–2007''All About Jazz''. Retrieved April 20, 2007. During his lifetime, Hill's year of birth was always given as 1937. – April 20, 2007) was an American jazz pianist and composer. Jazz critic John Fordham described Hill as a "uniquely gifted composer, pianist and educator" although "his status remained largely inside knowledge in the jazz world for most of his career." Hill recorded for Blue Note Records for nearly a decade, producing a dozen albums. Biography Early life Andrew Hill was born in Chicago, Illinois, to William and Hattie Hill. He had a brother, Robert, who was a singer and classical violin player.Feather, Leonard. Original liner notes to ''Judgment!'' Hill took up the piano at the age of thirteen, and was encouraged by Earl Hines. As a child, he attended the University of Chicago Experimental School. Spellman, A. B. Original liner notes to '' Black Fire.'' He was referred by jazz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Hill (American Music Producer)
Andy Hill (born 1951) is an American music supervisor, record producer, and music educator. Under the name A.W. Hill, Hill has written three novels, ''Nowhere-Land'', ''The Last Days of Madame Rey'', and ''Enoch's Portal'', and a screenplay based on the life of Nikola Tesla. Biography Andy Hill was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States, and educated at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. From 1987 to 1996, during the period now referred to as the Disney Renaissance, he served as vice-president of music production for The Walt Disney Studios (division), overseeing music production on a roster of films which included ''The Lion King'', ''Beauty and the Beast'', and ''Sister Act'', and working closely with composers and songwriters such as Alan Menken and Hans Zimmer. Films for which Hill supervised music under the aegis of the Disney music department and its music chief, Chris Montan, earned nine Academy Awards in the categories of Best Original Score and Best ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Hill (composer)
Andrew Gerard Hill (born 1957 in Bracknell, Berkshire, England) is an English record producer and songwriter who worked with Bucks Fizz and Celine Dion during the 1980s and 1990s. On many of his compositions he was partnered by lyricist Peter Sinfield, who had formerly worked with King Crimson. He has been nominated for an Ivor Novello Award on seven occasions, and has won the award twice in the category "Best Song Musically and Lyrically" and once for "Songwriter of the Year". He also composed the winning song in the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest. Career Hill experienced his earliest success when he co-wrote and produced the UK's winning 1981 Eurovision Song Contest entry for Bucks Fizz, "Making Your Mind Up". Hill took part in the 1981 A Song For Europe contest, alongside his partner (and later his wife, now ex-wife) Nichola Martin, with their band Gem, performing "Have You Ever Been in Love?" This was released as a single under the name Paris but did not chart. Leo Saye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlton Hill
Andrew James Charlton Hill better known as Charlton Hill (born 4 April 1975) and sometimes credited as Andrew Hill is an Australian actor, singer-songwriter and businessman. Charlton has over 20 years experience in the music, television, advertising and branding industries in an array of roles including major recording artist, published songwriter and actor to strategist, entrepreneur and "sonic branding consultant". Career Hill was born in Sydney, Australia. His father worked in environmental planning and his mother was a librarian. He has two sisters, Cassandra and Justine. Hill started his acting career appearing in commercials for cameras and snack food products. He also appeared in an American advertisement for chocolate. He later secured the role of Wesley Craven in the soap opera '' A Country Practice''. Hill attended an audition for what he thought was for a washing powder commercial. Upon his arrival at the Seven Network studios, he was presented with scripts for the ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Hill (footballer)
Andrew Hill (born 11 June 1980) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Australian Football League (AFL). Hill, a Tasmanian, played for the Mariners in the TAC Cup. He wasn't selected in the 1998 national draft and in 1999 played with the Burnie Dockers in the Tasmanian Football League during which he represented Tasmania versus the Western Australian Football League (WAFL) in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. In the year 2000 he moved to the then stand alone Northern Bullants in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and impressed enough in his outings that he was signed by Collingwood for the 2001 and 2002 seasons before being delisted due to injury at the end of 2002. He played his first and only AFL game in Round 15 of 2001 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground against the Brisbane Lions and had seven disposals. During the 2003 season he played with the North Launceston Football Club in the Northern Tasmanian Football League. He then played at the No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drew Hill
Andrew Hill (October 5, 1956 – March 19, 2011) was an American professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the 12th round of the 1979 NFL Draft. A , 170 lb receiver from Georgia Tech, Hill played in 14 NFL seasons from 1979 to 1982 and from 1984 to 1993. As a member of the Houston Oilers, he set the team's record for most career pass receptions. He teamed with Ernest Givins, Curtis Duncan, Haywood Jeffires and Warren Moon in the Oilers' Run & Shoot offense. A two-time Pro Bowl selection in 1988 and 1990, Hill retired after the 1993 season as a member of the Atlanta Falcons. Early life Hill played four years at Georgia Tech. He was used in a variety of offensive positions as a receiver/returner/back. His high in receiving was his senior year in 1978 when he caught 36 passes fir 708 yards for four touchdowns. He also returned 19 kicks for 570 yards for a NCAA-leading 30.0 avera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Hill (footballer)
Andrew Rowland Hill (born 20 January 1965) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender. In a 15-year career, he scored 19 goals in 551 league and cup appearances in the Football League and Premier League. He began his career as a youth team player at Manchester United and played on the losing side in the 1982 FA Youth Cup final. However, he never made a first-team appearance and moved on to Bury in July 1984. He was named Bury's Player of the Year after helping the club to secure promotion out of the Fourth Division in the 1984–85 season. He spent nearly seven years at Bury, making 312 appearances, before being sold to Manchester City for £200,000 in 1990. He played for City for close to five seasons, including the opening season of the Premier League, before being sold on to Port Vale for £150,000 in August 1995. He played on the losing side in the 1996 Anglo-Italian Cup final and retired in May 1998. Playing career Manchester United Hill was bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Hill (basketball)
Andrew William Hill (born c. 1950) is an American former basketball player and current author and motivational speaker. He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins, winning three national championships in the early 1970s under Coach John Wooden. After a brief career playing professionally overseas, Hill entered the entertainment industry. He became president of two media companies, CBS Productions and Channel One News. He reconnected with Wooden after 25 years, and they co-wrote a best-selling book based on the application of Wooden's coaching principles to the business world. Early life Hill was born and raised in Los Angeles in the Westwood area, and is Jewish.''The Final R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop's Castle (UK Parliament Constituency)
Bishop's Castle was a borough constituency, borough constituency in Shropshire represented in the British House of Commons, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The market town of Bishop's Castle became a parliamentary borough in 1584 and was a United Kingdom constituencies, constituency of the House of Commons of England until 1707, of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It was represented by two burgess (title), burgesses. The historian Lewis Namier claimed that in the middle of the eighteenth century it was the one notoriously corrupt parliamentary borough in Shropshire. It was abolished under the Reform Act 1832. Members of Parliament MPs 1584–1660 MPs 1660–1832 *''Constituency abolished / disenfranchised'' (1832) Election results Elections in the 1830s See also *Parliamentary constituencies in Shropshire#Historical constituencies * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew P
Andrew is the English form of a given name common in many countries. In the 1990s, it was among the top ten most popular names given to boys in English-speaking countries. "Andrew" is frequently shortened to "Andy" or "Drew". The word is derived from the el, Ἀνδρέας, ''Andreas'', itself related to grc, ἀνήρ/ἀνδρός ''aner/andros'', "man" (as opposed to "woman"), thus meaning "manly" and, as consequence, "brave", "strong", "courageous", and "warrior". In the King James Bible, the Greek "Ἀνδρέας" is translated as Andrew. Popularity Australia In 2000, the name Andrew was the second most popular name in Australia. In 1999, it was the 19th most common name, while in 1940, it was the 31st most common name. Andrew was the first most popular name given to boys in the Northern Territory in 2003 to 2015 and continuing. In Victoria, Andrew was the first most popular name for a boy in the 1970s. Canada Andrew was the 20th most popular name chosen for male ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Hill High School
Andrew Putnam Hill High School is a public secondary school, magnet, International Baccalaureate World School, and located in the Edenvale neighbourhood of San Jose, California, United States. The school opened in 1956, and educates approximately 2,173 students in grades 9–12. It is one of eighteen schools of the East Side Union High School District (ESUHSD). It is named after Californian painter and preservationist Andrew P. Hill. Demographics As of 2012, Andrew Hill High's demographics is close to that of Yerba Buena High School's, and is roughly 60% Mexican American, 33% Asian American, 2.9% White, 2.3% African American and 1.4% other ( Native American and Pacific Islander). As of the 2011-2012 school year, Andrew Hill High School had a 73.4% graduation rate amongst its senior class. This number is up from the 2010-2011 graduation rate of 72.7%, but still a two-year low from the 2009-2010 graduation rate of 78.3%. Of these students, 30.6% who graduated, or 131 of 585 of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Hill (anthropologist)
Andrew Hill (1946–2015) was a British palaeoanthropologist and palaeontologist. He was the J. Clayton Stephenson Professor of Anthropology at Yale University. Education and career Hill was born on 6 June 1946, in Huthwaite in Nottinghamshire. He studied geology and palaeontology at the University of Reading, graduating in 1967, and published his first scientific paper, on fossil chordates, the following year. He then completed a PhD under William Bishop at Bedford College. Hill began conducting research in East Africa in 1968. After finishing his PhD in 1975, he obtained a research position with the National Museums of Kenya (NMK) and later became the director of the International Louis Leakey Memorial Institute for African Prehistory in Nairobi. Whilst based in Kenya, he conducted fieldwork at Lake Baringo and also the Sivalik Hills in Pakistan. One of his discoveries was the Laetoli Tuffs, where Mary Leakey later found the famous "Laetoli footprints". In 1981, Hill mov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
