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Bethancourt
Bethancourt is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Brandon Bethancourt, member of electronic band Alaska in Winter *Christian Bethancourt Christian Gabriel Bethancourt Ruiz (born September 2, 1991) is a Panamanians, Panamanian professional baseball catcher, first baseman and outfielder for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the ... (born 1991), Panamanian baseball player * Joe Bethancourt (1946–2014), American folk musician {{surname Surnames of French origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Bethancourt
Christian Gabriel Bethancourt Ruiz (born September 2, 1991) is a Panamanians, Panamanian professional baseball catcher, first baseman and outfielder for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Atlanta Braves, San Diego Padres, and Oakland Athletics, and in the KBO League for the NC Dinos. Early life Bethancourt was born and raised in Panama City, Panama where he began playing baseball at the age of five. As a third baseman, Bethancourt had a tendency to abandon his position in favor of wherever the ball was hit. His parents convinced him to move behind the plate, saying that if Bethancourt left his position as a catcher during a game, his team would lose, as the other team would find it easy to score. Career Minor leagues Bethancourt was signed as a non-drafted international free agent and began his minor league career at the age of 16 in 2008. He was named the seventh-most-promising catching prospect (sports), prospect in base ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Bethancourt
Wiltz Joseph Bethancourt III (August 8, 1946 – August 28, 2014) was an American folk musician. Biography Bethancourt was born in El Paso, Texas, United States. He began learning banjo at age 9, after he heard his maternal grandfather, C. H. Burnett, playing fiddle. His first banjo was given him by his grandfather, and was "an old S.S. Stewart." This banjo is now in the able hands of his nephew, Tom Purtill. When his family moved to Phoenix for the final time, in 1961, he began learning guitar, hanging around coffeehouses, mariachi bands, bluegrass groups, and a place called "J.D.'s," where he would sneak in to listen to such local artists as Waylon Jennings. With the "folk boom" of the '60s just hitting its stride, he found that all that music he had learned as a child stood in good stead. His first "real pro" gig came at age 18. The Phoenix acoustic scene was active and thriving and Bethancourt associated with John Denver, the Irish Rovers and Jim Connor ("Grandma's Feather ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alaska In Winter
Alaska in Winter is an American electronic band, consisting of frontman Brandon Bethancourt, who dropped out of art school in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and reportedly, "spent a semester in a tiny cabin out in the middle of nowhere Alaska recording music on a laptop during the winter", and which later came to be known as the project, "Alaska in Winter". History After completing his project in Alaska, Bethancourt returned to New Mexico and enlisted the help of fellow musicians Zach Condon (Beirut), Heather Trost (A Hawk and a Hacksaw), Hari Ziznewski, Stefanie Lamm, Rosina Roibal, Hilary Bethancourt, and Naila Dixon to help with his later musical project. The band's debut album, '' Dance Party in the Balkans,'' featured Zach Condon, who later founded Beirut. Bethancourt has been living in Berlin, Germany, where he recorded his second album, ''Holiday'', which was released November 17, 2008. After releasing "Holiday," Bethancourt moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he currently re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
