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Bill Taylor (Fair City)
Billy Taylor (1921–2010) was an American jazz pianist. Billy Taylor or Bill Taylor may also refer to: Sport American and Canadian football * Billy Taylor (running back, born 1956), former American football running back for the New York Giants, New York Jets and Los Angeles Raiders * Billy Taylor (running back, born 1949), former American and Canadian football running back for the Calgary Stampeders Baseball * Billy Taylor (1880s pitcher) (1855–1900), baseball pitcher * Billy Taylor (third baseman) (1870–1905), baseball infielder * Bill Taylor (baseball) (1929–2011), baseball outfielder * Billy Taylor (1990s pitcher) (born 1961), baseball pitcher Football (soccer) * Bill Taylor (footballer, born 1869) (1869–?), English association footballer who played for Small Heath * Bill Taylor (footballer, born 1886) (1886–1966), English association football player with Burnley and Oldham Athletic * Bill Taylor (footballer, born 1938), Scottish association football player w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Taylor
Billy Taylor (July 24, 1921 – December 28, 2010) was an American jazz pianist, composer, broadcaster and educator. He was the Robert L. Jones Distinguished Professor of Music at East Carolina University in Greenville, and from 1994 was the artistic director for jazz at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. A jazz activist, Taylor sat on the Honorary Founders Board of The Jazz Foundation of America, an organisation he founded in 1989, with Ann Ruckert, Herb Storfer and Phoebe Jacobs, to save the homes and the lives of America's elderly jazz and blues musicians, later including musicians who survived Hurricane Katrina. Taylor was a jazz educator, who lectured in colleges, served on panels and travelled worldwide as a jazz ambassador. Critic Leonard Feather once said, "It is almost indisputable that Dr. Billy Taylor is the world's foremost spokesman for jazz." Biography Early life and career Taylor was born in Greenville, North Carolina, Unit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Taylor (alpine Skier)
Bill Taylor (born June 10, 1956 in St. Louis) is an American former alpine skier who competed in the men's slalom at the 1980 Winter Olympics The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially the XIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Lake Placid 1980, were an international multi-sport event held from February 13 to 24, 1980, in Lake Placid, New York, United States. Lake Placid was elected .... External links sports-reference.com* 1956 births Living people American male alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for the United States Alpine skiers at the 1980 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from St. Louis 20th-century American people {{US-alpine-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Call Of Duty 2
''Call of Duty 2'' is a 2005 first-person shooter video game developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision in most regions of the world. It is the second installment of the ''Call of Duty'' series. Announced by Activision on April 7, 2005, the game was released for Microsoft Windows on October 25, 2005, and as a launch title for the Xbox 360 on November 22, 2005. Other versions were eventually released for OS X, mobile phones, and Pocket PCs. The game is set during World War II and the campaign mode is experienced through the perspectives of four soldiers: one in the Red Army, one in the United States Army, and two in the British Army. It contains four individual campaigns, split into three stories, with a total of 27 missions. Many features were added and changed from the original '' Call of Duty'', notably regenerating health and an icon that indicates a nearby grenade about to explode. The game drew critical praise, particularly for the graphics, sound, and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |