Hal Willis (singer) Songs
Hal Willis is the name of: * Hal Willis (ice hockey) (born 1946), Canadian ice hockey defenceman *Hal Willis (singer) (1933–2015), Canadian country singer *Hal Willis, fictional police detective of the 87th Precinct series written by Ed McBain *Charles Robert Forrester (1803–1850), English writer who sometimes wrote under the pseudonym Hal Willis See also *Chuck Willis Harold "Chuck" Willis (January 31, 1926 – April 10, 1958) was an American blues, rhythm and blues, and rock and roll singer and songwriter. His biggest hits, " C. C. Rider" (1957) and "What Am I Living For" (1958), both reached No.1 on the ''Bil ...

Hal Willis (ice Hockey)
Harold Willis (born June 8, 1946) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. Career During the 1972–73 season, Willis played 74 games in the World Hockey Association (WHA) with the New York Raiders, and during the 1973–74 season he played another 18 games in the WHA with the Los Angeles Sharks The Los Angeles Sharks were an ice hockey team that played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) from 1972 to 1974. Their primary home arena was the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena but they sometimes played at the Long Beach Sports Arena when .... References External links * 1946 births Living people Canadian ice hockey defencemen Charlotte Checkers (EHL) players Denver Spurs players Greensboro Generals (SHL) players Hampton Gulls (SHL) players Ice hockey people from Nova Scotia Long Island Ducks (ice hockey) players Los Angeles Sharks players Phoenix Roadrunners (WHL) players Rochester Americans players Seattle Totems (WHL) players Canadian e ...
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Hal Willis (singer)
Hal Willis (born Léonald Francis Gauthier; July 15, 1933 – September 4, 2015) was a Canadian country singer who lived in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. He was born in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec the youngest son of Alfred and Evelina Gauthier. Career His famous country single was " The Lumberjack," an international hit that sold over 1.5 million copies. In 1965, it peaked at number 5 on the '' Billboard'' country charts in the USA. This success was such a phenomenon that he was nicknamed "Mr. Lumberjack." His popularity started rising in 1956 when he and his wife, Ginger Willis, were hired by Colonel Tom Parker to tour with the music phenomenon of the hour, Elvis Presley. At this time, Hal and Ginger were also rock and roll singers recording songs like "My Pink Cadillac" and "Bop a Dee Bop a Doo." Hal and Ginger, along with Hank Snow, were the only Canadian performers to tour with Elvis Presley. He also performed and toured through his career with many American Country Music Hall o ...
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87th Precinct
The 87th Precinct is a series of police procedural novels and stories by American author Ed McBain (a writing pseudonym of Evan Hunter). McBain's 87th Precinct works have been adapted, sometimes loosely, into movies and television on several occasions. Setting The series is based on the work of the police detective squad of the 87th Precinct in the central district of Isola, a large fictional city obviously based on New York City. Isola is the name of the central district of the city (it fulfills the role of the borough of Manhattan within New York City). Other districts in McBain's fictionalized version of New York broadly correspond to NYC's other four boroughs, Calm's Point standing in for Brooklyn, Majesta representing Queens, Riverhead substituting for the Bronx, and Bethtown for Staten Island. The books feature a large ensemble cast, often but not always centered on about half a dozen police detectives and other supporting characters. Detective Steve Carella was a major ...
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Charles Robert Forrester
Charles Robert Forrester (1803, London – 15 January 1850, London) was an English lawyer and writer, who sometimes wrote under the pseudonym Hal Willis, frequently with illustrations provided by his brother Alfred Henry Forrester (1804–1872) who shared the pseudonym Alfred Crowquill. Career His profession paid well, and he used his money and leisure to write. Under the pseudonym of "Hal Willis, student at law" he brought out in 1824 ''Castle Baynard, or the Days of John'', and in 1827 a second novel entitled ''Sir Roland, a Romance of the Twelfth Century'' in four volumes. In 1826–27 he contributed to ''The Stanley Tales, Original and Select, chiefly Collected by Ambrose Marten'', five volumes. ''Absurdities in Prose and Verse, written and illustrated by Alfred Crowquill'' appeared in 1827, the illustrations being by Alfred Forrester: here, as later, the two brothers used the same name conjointly. Forrester also wrote for '' The Ladies' Museum'' and Louisa Henrietta Sherida ...
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