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Cantrell is a surname of English and French origin. Notable people with the surname include: * Cantrell (rapper), American hip-hop artist * Arthur Cantrell (1883–1954), English cricketer and Royal Marines officer * Cantrell (Middlesex cricketer) * Blu Cantrell, R&B singer * Cady Cantrell, model * Charles P. Cantrell, American Medal of Honor recipient * Dylan Cantrell (born 1994), American football player * Frédérique Cantrel (fl. 1969–present), French actress * Gary Cantrell, aka Lazarus Lake, American endurance race designer and director * Hunter Cantrell, American politician * Jerry Cantrell, guitarist from the band Alice in Chains * Julie Cantrell, American author and editor * Lana Cantrell, Australian-American singer, lawyer, Order of Australia awardee * LaToya Cantrell, American politician currently serving as the Mayor of New Orleans * Laura Cantrell, singer and DJ * Norda Cantrell, another name for the comic character '' Northwind'' * Paul Cantrell (1895–1962), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cantrell (rapper)
Mass Appeal Records is an American independent record label founded in 2014. The label is the music division of the Mass Appeal Media Group. In May 2014, it was announced that American rapper Nas was launching an indie label with Mass Appeal with Peter Bittenbender of company Decon. The label's current roster includes artists such as: Nas, DJ Shadow, Mannie Fresh, Dave East, Fashawn, Black Milk, and Keyon Harrold. Since its inception, the label has put out releases including the singles "Old English” from Young Thug, Freddie Gibbs, and ASAP Ferg and Jay Electronica's "Exhibit C"; albums such as Fashawn's ''The Ecology'', Pimp C's '' Long Live the Pimp'', and J Dilla's '' The Diary'', and mixtapes, such as Dave East's ''Hate Me Now''. History On October 24, 2014, the label released Run the Jewels album ''Run the Jewels 2''. The album was crowned as number-one album of the year by ''Pitchfork'', ''Stereogum'' and ''Spin'' and number-two hip hop album of the year by ''Rolling St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julie Cantrell
Julie Cantrell (''née'' Perkins, 1973) is an American ''New York Times'' and ''USA Today'' bestselling author, editor and TEDx speaker who has written fiction, nonfiction and children’s picture books. She is known for her vivid depiction of the southern landscape and its strong, relatable characters. Early life and education Cantrell was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana but spent most of her childhood in Walker, Louisiana. She earned a bachelor of arts degree in 1995 and a master of arts in 1997 from Louisiana State University. A member of Phi Kappa Phi, she graduated summa cum laude in Communication Sciences and Disorders as the Outstanding Senior of the College of Arts & Sciences. Her master’s thesis examined working memory deficits among children with specific language impairment. Career Cantrell worked as a certified speech-language pathologist in medical and educational settings before focusing on writing and editing. Specializing in language development, Cantrell spen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark Command
''Dark Command'' is a 1940 Western film starring Claire Trevor, John Wayne and Walter Pidgeon loosely based on Quantrill's Raiders during the American Civil War. Directed by Raoul Walsh from the novel by W. R. Burnett, ''Dark Command'' is the only film in which western icons John Wayne and Roy Rogers appear together, and was the only film Wayne and Raoul Walsh made together since Walsh discovered Wayne working as a prop mover, renamed him, and gave him his first leading role in the epic widescreen Western ''The Big Trail'' a decade before. The film also features George "Gabby" Hayes as Wayne's character's sidekick. The film was nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Original Score and Best Art Direction by John Victor Mackay. Plot Mary McCloud marries the seemingly peaceful Kansas schoolteacher William Cantrell, before finding out that he harbours a dark secret. He is actually an outlaw leader who attacks both sides in the Civil War for his own profit. After capturing a wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Cantrell
Peter Edward Cantrell (born 28 October 1962) is a former Dutch cricketer. He has represented Queensland in the Australian domestic circuit. Domestic career He also played 33 first class matches for Queensland and once for an Australian XI. Cantrell is best remembered as a substitute fielder who took two catches during the Australia v England Test match at the Gabba during the 1990-91 Ashes series. In spite of the fact that Cantrell had apparently been at a nightclub until 3am that morning, one of these catches, which dismissed one of England's few batsmen in form at the time, Alec Stewart, has been described as a "blinder". England duly collapsed and lost by ten wickets in this the first Test, on their way to another heavy defeat in the series. ESPNCricinfo observes that, in an ironic partial anticipation of the Gary Pratt controversy of 2005, "Cantrell's presence was slightly controversial, given that he was probably the best gully fielder in Australia at the time and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Cantrell
Malcolm Paul Cantrell (August 28, 1895 – July 8, 1962) was a Democratic Tennessee politician and state senator. He was known for his political "machine" centered in McMinn County, Tennessee. Biography Cantrell was born on August 28, 1895, in a small southeastern McMinn County, Tennessee, community that later became Etowah, Tennessee, in 1909. A descendant of Revolutionary War veteran Thomas Cantrell, he came from a large family. After serving as a conductor for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, he managed the Etowah Water, Light, and Power Company. Along with his siblings, he owned and operated a lumber company, a natural gas company, a motor company, and a bank. He also served as a director for Citizen's National Bank in nearby Athens, Tennessee.Biographical Directory of the Tennessee General Assembly Active in the local Democratic Party, Cantrell was elected Sheriff of McMinn County in 1936. He was subsequently reelected in 1938 and 1940. Like his Republican predecess ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northwind (comics)
Northwind is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Roy Thomas, Jerry Ordway and Mike Machlan, Northwind first appeared in ''All-Star Squadron'' #25. He also appeared in the ''Infinity Inc.'' comic, although he left the team partway through the run. Fictional character biography Origins Due to an overheard conversation in the ''Explorer's Club'', Hawkman (Carter Hall) traveled to the hidden city of Feithera in Greenland and saved its native people from human invaders intent on hunting an intelligent species. The hunters were immune to the only Feitheran weapon, a "Globlass Gun", which destroys a person's balance. Hawkman also foiled the Feitheran traitor Trata and was able to convince the invaders to keep the secret of Feithera. For years Hawkman visited the Feitherans and finally, with their permission, brought along an anthropologist colleague, Fred Cantrell, who wished to study the Feitherans. A Feitheran woman named Osroro imm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Cantrell
Laura Cantrell (born July 16, 1967) is a country singer-songwriter and DJ from Nashville, Tennessee. Biography Cantrell moved to New York City from her native Nashville to study English at Columbia University. She briefly recorded songs with future Superchunk guitarist Mac McCaughan and others in a lo-fi band called Bricks and deejaying on the university's radio station, WKCR, until joining WFMU after her graduation in 1993. Her singing career began when she was at college, performing with various local groups. She later befriended John Flansburgh of They Might Be Giants, with whom she sings on the band's '' Apollo 18'' (1992). Flansburgh also released her first solo material: an EP on his "Hello CD of the Month Club" in June 1996, which was reissued in 2004 as ''The Hello Recordings''. Cantrell married Jeremy Tepper, the founder of Diesel Only Records, in 1997. They have one daughter. Cantrell went on to release all but one of her studio albums on Diesel Only. Cantrell r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Orleans
New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans Merriam-Webster. ; french: La Nouvelle-Orléans , es, Nueva Orleans) is a Consolidated city-county, consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a population of 383,997 according to the 2020 U.S. census, it is the List of municipalities in Louisiana, most populous city in Louisiana and the twelfth-most populous city in the southeastern United States. Serving as a List of ports in the United States, major port, New Orleans is considered an economic and commercial hub for the broader Gulf Coast of the United States, Gulf Coast region of the United States. New Orleans is world-renowned for its Music of New Orleans, distinctive music, Louisiana Creole cuisine, Creole cuisine, New Orleans English, uniq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayor Of New Orleans
The post of Mayor of the City of New Orleans (french: Maire de La Nouvelle-Orléans) has been held by the following individuals since New Orleans came under American administration following the Louisiana Purchase — the acquisition by the U.S. of of the French province ''La Louisiane'' in 1803. In mayoral elections since 1930, New Orleans has used a two-round system with a preliminary round and a runoff if no candidate reached a majority in the first round. List All mayors of New Orleans since 1872 have been Democrats. Acting military mayors during the Civil War and Reconstruction The following are the Union Army-appointed acting military mayors that served during the military's occupation of the city during the American Civil War and the Reconstruction era: See also * New Orleans mayoral elections * Timeline of New Orleans References * * {{New Orleans New Orleans New Orleans ( , , [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LaToya Cantrell
LaToya Cantrell (''née'' Wilder; born April 3, 1972) is an American politician serving as the Mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana since May 7, 2018. A Democrat, Cantrell is the first woman to hold the office. Before becoming mayor, Cantrell represented District B on the New Orleans City Council from 2012–2018. Early life and education Cantrell was born as LaToya Wilder in Los Angeles. She moved to New Orleans in 1990 to attend Xavier University of Louisiana, where she earned a BA in sociology. She attended an executive training program at the Harvard Kennedy School. Broadmoor neighborhood work Cantrell returned to New Orleans in 1999, settling in the Broadmoor neighborhood. In 2003, she joined the board of the Broadmoor Improvement Association and became president of the association in 2004. After the 2005 levee failures in Greater New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina, the Broadmoor neighborhood flooded severely and remained mostly deserted for months afterward. In early ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lana Cantrell
Lana Eleanor Cantrell AM (born 7 August 1943) is an Australian-American singer and entertainment lawyer. She was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in the Grammy Awards of 1968. Music career Cantrell recorded six albums for RCA Victor during the 1960s. Her preferred style of music was pop standards, but she later made contemporary pop rock a significant part of her performances. Cantrell commented in a 1994 profile, "Think of how few people can still make their careers by singing standards.... There's Tony Bennett and Barbra Streisand, and I don't know anyone else." Cantrell was a frequent guest on television shows including ''The Ed Sullivan Show'', ''The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson'', and ''The Mike Douglas Show''. However, she never had a top 40 hit in the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, hitting #63 in 1975 with "Like a Sunday Morning". Transition to law career Cantrell eventually decided to make a transition out of music in the 1980s due to a decline in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice In Chains
Alice in Chains (often abbreviated as AIC) is an American rock band from Seattle, Washington, formed in 1987 by guitarist and vocalist Jerry Cantrell and drummer Sean Kinney, who later recruited bassist Mike Starr and lead vocalist Layne Staley. Starr was replaced by Mike Inez in 1993. William DuVall joined the band in 2006 as co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist, replacing Staley, who had died in 2002. The band took its name from Staley's previous group, the glam metal band Alice N' Chains. Often associated with grunge music, Alice in Chains' sound incorporates heavy metal elements. The band is known for its distinctive vocal style, which often included the harmonized vocals between Staley and Cantrell (and later Cantrell and DuVall). Cantrell started to sing lead vocals on the 1992 acoustic EP '' Sap'', and his role continued to grow in the following albums, making Alice in Chains a two-vocal band. Alice in Chains rose to international fame as part of the grunge mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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