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Don Kent (director)
Don Kent may refer to: * Don Kent (blues historian) (1944–2015), American blues and bluegrass historian and collector * Don Kent (meteorologist) (1917–2010), American TV and radio meteorologist in Boston, Massachusetts * Don Kent (wrestler) (1933–1993), American professional wrestler {{hndis, Kent, Don ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Kent (blues Historian)
Donald Theodore Kent (April 20, 1944 – August 9, 2015) was an American collector of blues and bluegrass recordings, a founder and owner of record labels (such as Mamlish Records, Country Turtle Records, and Flying Crow Records), and a much sought-after writer of liner notes not only on his own labels' issues but also on others', such as Yazoo Records. Many of the blues reissue albums of the 1960s and 1970s use 78-rpm records from his large collection. Kent was born in Chicago, Illinois. He was employed as a social worker in the New York City Department of Social Services. In the 1960s he was a member of the so-called Blues Mafia in New York City, a group of blues enthusiasts, whose other members were Steve Calt (author of liner notes and books), Samuel Charters (RBF Records), Lawrence "Larry" Cohn (CBS/Epic, Columbia/Sony Records), John Fahey (also known as Blind Joe Death, Takoma Records), Michael Stewart (also known as Backwards Sam Firk), Stefan Grossman (also known as Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Kent (meteorologist)
Donald Edward Kent (September 29, 1917 – March 2, 2010) was an American radio and television weather forecaster for several decades in the Boston, Massachusetts area. He was known as "Boston's first TV Weatherman." Early life Kent was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts, and was raised in the Wollaston section of Quincy. He graduated from North Quincy High School and attended MIT. Career Kent started doing weather forecasts on radio and TV in the Boston area in 1937. He developed and applied his weather forecasting skills while serving in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II era, where he achieved the rank of chief petty officer. After the war and for many years, he appeared on WBZ (AM) radio and WBZ-TV. After retiring from WBZ in 1983, Kent started a new career as the weather forecaster for Cape Cod radio station WQRC. He would compile reports from his home in Sanbornton, New Hampshire. Death Don Kent died in the early morning hours of March 2, 2010 of natural causes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |