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Clay Aiken
Clayton Holmes Aiken (''né'' Grissom; born November 30, 1978) is an American singer, television personality, actor, politician, and activist. Aiken finished second place on the second season of ''American Idol'' in 2003, and his debut album, '' Measure of a Man'', went multi-platinum. He released four more albums on the RCA label, '' Merry Christmas with Love'' (2004), '' A Thousand Different Ways'' (2006), the Christmas EP ''All is Well'' (2006), and ''On My Way Here'' (2008). Since then he has released two more albums, both with Decca Records: ''Tried and True'' (2010) and ''Steadfast'' (2012).Decca Records – Clay Aiken Retrieved April 8, 2010 Ehlers, Mat Newsobserve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Decca Records
Decca Records is a British record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. Its U.S. label was established in late 1934 by Lewis, Jack Kapp, American Decca's first president, and Milton Rackmil, who later became American Decca's president. In 1937, anticipating Nazi aggression leading to World War II, Lewis sold American Decca and the link between the U.K. and U.S. Decca labels was broken for several decades. The British label was renowned for its development of recording methods, while the American company developed the concept of cast albums in the musical genre. Both wings are now part of the Universal Music Group. The U.S. Decca label was the foundation company that evolved into UMG (Universal Music Group). Label name The name dates back to a portable gramophone called the "Decca Dulcephone" patented in 1914 by musical instrument makers Barnett Samuel and Sons. The name "Decca" was coined by Wilfred S. Samuel by merging the word "Mecca" with the initial D of their log ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Politicon
Politicon was an annual, non-partisan political convention in the United States. Politicon's vision was to bring "Republicans, Democrats, and people of all political stripes together to banter and spar over the most topical issues in smart and entertaining ways that often poke fun at both sides of the aisle." It has been called the "Comic-Con of politics" and the "Coachella of politics". It was first held in Los Angeles in 2015, with the last on held on October 26–27, 2019, in Nashville, Tennessee, at the Music City Center. It eventually dissolved in 2022. Conventions Politicon 2019 For the first time, Politicon moved from Los Angeles to the Music City Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Notable speakers included former Minnesota Senator Al Franken (D), Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes, Republican strategist and commentator Ana Navarro, political commentator Ann Coulter, journalist April Ryan, CNN Politics reporter Chris Cillizza, Clay Aiken, former DN ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tried And True
''Tried and True'' is the fifth studio album by Clay Aiken, released on June 1, 2010. This album is Aiken's first on the Decca label. The deluxe edition includes two additional tracks plus a second disk with behind the scenes video and a live performance. Background The songs on this album are classics from the 1950s and 1960s. "Unchained Melody" and "Mack the Knife" were performed by Aiken when he was a contestant on ''American Idol's'' second season. In an article written after interviewing Aiken, The News & Observer reported that "... the album features a guest turn by saxophonist and label-mate David Sanborn on the Sammy Davis Jr. classic 'What Kind of Fool Am I?' Vince Gill performs guitar on Andy Williams' legendary 'Moon River.'"Ehlers, MatA classic move Newsobserver. March 12, 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-05 Reception Commercial performance The album, selling 22,000 units in its first week, made its debut on the ''Billboard'' charts at number nine on the ''Billboard'' 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States House Of Representatives Elections In North Carolina, 2014
The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the 13 U.S. representatives from the state of North Carolina, one from each of the state's 13 congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives and various state and local elections, including an election to the U.S. Senate. Primary elections were held on Tuesday, May 6, 2014. In primaries in which no candidate won more than 40% of the vote (the Democratic primary in the 5th district and the Republican primary in the 6th district), second primary elections ( runoffs) were held between the top two candidates on July 15, 2014. Overview District Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina by district: District 1 The 1st district is located in Northeastern North Carolina and includes towns such as Durham, Elizabeth City, Henderso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ThinkProgress
''ThinkProgress'' was an American progressive news website that was active from 2005 to 2019. It was a project of the Center for American Progress Action Fund (CAP Action), a progressive public policy research and advocacy organization. Founded by Judd Legum in 2005, the site's reports were regularly discussed by mainstream news outlets and peer-reviewed academic journals. ''ThinkProgress'' also hosted a climate section called ''Climate Progress'', which was founded by Joe Romm. In 2019, after financial losses, CAP Action unsuccessfully sought a new publisher for the site. No new content has been added since September 2019, rendering ''ThinkProgress'' effectively defunct. History ''ThinkProgress'' was founded in 2005 by Judd Legum, a lawyer, who ran the site until he left in 2007. Faiz Shakir edited the site from 2007 until 2012, when Legum returned as editor-in-chief. Legum left the site again in 2018. ''ThinkProgress'' described itself as "editorially independent" of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
