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Down Under (album)
''Down Under'' (1975) is the 21st album by Bill Cosby. It is his third compilation album containing favorites from his tenure with Warner Bros. Records. Track listing Side One #Baseball (from ''To Russell, My Brother, Whom I Slept With'') #$75 Car (from ''Why Is There Air?'') #Burlesque Shows (from ''It's True! It's True!'') #Helicopters (from ''It's True! It's True!'') #Niagara Falls (from ''Wonderfulness'') Side Two #Mothers And Fathers (from ''200 M.P.H.'') #The Wife (from ''200 M.P.H.'') #The Toothache (from ''Why Is There Air?'') #The Losers (from ''To Russell, My Brother, Whom I Slept With ''To Russell, My Brother, Whom I Slept With'' is the sixth comedy album by Bill Cosby and his eighth album overall. It was recorded in 1968 in the Public Auditorium, Cleveland Public Auditorium, and it was released later that year on a 12″ Gra ...'') Bill Cosby compilation albums Spoken word albums by American artists Live spoken word albums 1975 compilation albums Warner Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Compilation Album
A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one or several Performing arts#Performers, performers. If by one artist, then generally the tracks were not originally intended for release together as a single work, but may be collected together as a greatest hits album or box set. If from several performers, there may be a theme, topic, time period, or genre which links the tracks, or they may have been intended for release as a single work—such as a tribute album. When the tracks are by the same recording artist, the album may be referred to as a retrospective album or an anthology. Content and scope Songs included on a compilation album may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one or several performers. If by one artist, then generally the tracks were not originally intended for release together as a single work, but may ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Cosby
William Henry Cosby Jr. ( ; born July 12, 1937) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and media personality. He made significant contributions to American and African-American culture, and is well known in the United States for his eccentric image, and gained a reputation as "America's Dad" for his portrayal of Cliff Huxtable on ''The Cosby Show'' (1984–1992). He has received numerous awards and honorary degrees throughout his career. Cosby began his career as a stand-up comic at the hungry i nightclub in San Francisco during the 1960s. Throughout the decade, he released several standup comedy records which consecutively earned him the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album from 1965 to 1970. He also had a starring role in the television crime show ''I Spy'' (1965–1968) opposite Robert Culp. Cosby made history when he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 1966, making him the first African American to earn an Emmy Award for acting. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stand-up Comedy
Stand-up comedy is a comedy, comedic performance to a live audience in which the performer addresses the audience directly from the stage. The performer is known as a comedian, a comic or a stand-up. Stand-up comedy consists of One-line joke, one-liners, stories, observations or a shtick that may incorporate Theatrical property, props, comedy music, music, Magic (illusion), magic tricks or ventriloquism. It can be performed almost anywhere, including comedy clubs, comedy festivals, bars, nightclubs, colleges or theatres. History Stand-up as a Western world, Western art form has its roots in the Stump speech (minstrelsy), stump speech of American minstrel shows, which featured an actor in blackface delivering nonsensical monologue to the audience. While the intention of stump speeches was to mock African-Americans, they also occasionally contained political and social satire. The minstrel show would later influence theatrical traditions of the late 19th and early 20th centu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warner Bros
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (commonly known as Warner Bros. or abbreviated as WB) is an American film and entertainment studio headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios complex in Burbank, California, and a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. Founded in 1923 by four brothers, Harry, Albert, Sam, and Jack Warner, the company established itself as a leader in the American film industry before diversifying into animation, television, and video games and is one of the "Big Five" major American film studios, as well as a member of the Motion Picture Association (MPA). The company is known for its film studio division the Warner Bros. Pictures Group, which includes Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema, the Warner Animation Group, Castle Rock Entertainment, and DC Studios. Among its other assets, stands the television production company Warner Bros. Television Studios. Bugs Bunny, a cartoon character created by Tex Avery, Ben Hardaway, Chuck Jones, Bob Givens and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
At Last Bill Cosby Really Sings (album)
''At Last Bill Cosby Really Sings'' is an album by Bill Cosby. It is his fifth music-based album and the only one released on the Stax Records-distributed Partee Records. It features appearances from former Stevie Wonder band members like future R&B star Ray Parker Jr. on guitar, and also features a second collaboration with his songwriting partner Stu Gardner, who plays organ on the album. A truncated, instrumental version of "Kiss Me" would serve as the theme for ''The Cosby Show'' ten years later. Track listing Side one #"Train to Memphis" (Stuart Gardner/Bill Cosby) #"Kiss Me" (Gardner/Cosby) #"No One Can Love the Way You Do" (Gardner/Cosby) #"Dedicated to Phyllis" (Cosby) Side two #"It's Strange" (Gardner/Cosby) #"Put Love In Its Proper Place" (Gardner) #"Dance of the Frozen Lion" (Cosby/Gardner) #"Special Lady Sweetness" (Gardner) #"Take Your Time" (Gardner/Cosby) Personnel *Bill Cosby – vocals, spoken word *Stu Gardner – piano, organ *Ray Parker Jr. – guitar *Olli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Cosby Is Not Himself These Days
''Bill Cosby Is Not Himself These Days - Rat Own, Rat Own, Rat Own'' (1976) is a musical comedy album by Bill Cosby. He parodies various rhythm and blues artists including James Brown and Barry White. The songs were written with producer and keyboardist Stu Gardner. This is also his first album on Capitol Records, his fourth musical album release overall (not counting the 1971 band project ''Badfoot Brown & the Bunions Bradford Funeral & Marching Band'' and its 1972 sequel). Background For nine years, Cosby released at least an album a year, starting in 1964. After a three-year hiatus, this was his first comedy album since 1973's ''Fat Albert'', albeit in musical form, and he wouldn't return to a full-fledged stand-up album again until 1977's '' My Father Confused Me... What Must I Do? What Must I Do?''. The first single, "Yes, Yes, Yes", became one of Cosby's biggest charted hits after "Little Ole Man (Uptight, Everything's Alright)", reaching number 46 on the ''Billboard'' Hot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
To Russell, My Brother, Whom I Slept With
''To Russell, My Brother, Whom I Slept With'' is the sixth comedy album by Bill Cosby and his eighth album overall. It was recorded in 1968 in the Cleveland Public Auditorium, and it was released later that year on a 12″ vinyl record. Background The day of the recording, Cleveland experienced a severe ice storm which tied up traffic. Cosby delayed the opening of the act for an hour to give people time to arrive and find their way to their seats. Near the end of that hour, after a period of approximately 10 minutes with no new arrivals, a woman entered and made her way to a seat very near the front row. When she had seated herself, Cosby cupped his hands around the microphone and announced in a deep, stentorian voice, "You're late!" The entire audience erupted in laughter and the show then began. This was Cosby's first album recorded in a large venue rather than an intimate nightclub. As in many of his other albums and stand-up work, Cosby delves in great detail into his chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Why Is There Air?
''Why Is There Air?'' (1965) is Bill Cosby's third album. It was recorded at the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. It won the 1966 Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album. The final track, "Hofstra", is an expanded re-telling of the "TV Football" routine from Cosby's second album, ''I Started Out as a Child''. "I played for Temple University, and it's the truth," he says, "Don't keep asking 'Did you really play?' Yes, I really played. At one time I had a beautiful body." Track listing Side one #Kindergarten – 8:15 #Personal Hygiene – 1:04 #Shop – 3:10 #Baby – 3:49 #Driving in San Francisco – 3:45 Side two #$75 Car – 7:40 #The Toothache – 4:10 #Hofstra – 8:00 Legacy Jerry Seinfeld Jerome Allen Seinfeld ( ; born April 29, 1954) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and producer. He is best known for playing a Jerry Seinfeld (character), semi-fictionalized version of himself in the sitcom ''Seinfeld'', which he ... has cited this album as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It's True! It's True!
''It's True! It's True!'' is the eighth comedy album by Bill Cosby, released in 1969 by Warner Bros. Records. It was recorded live at Harrah's, Lake Tahoe, Nevada and was his last for Warner Bros. Due to a musician's strike, Cosby was allotted extra stage time at Harrah's, much of which was captured on this album. It features Cosby performing stand-up comedy on topics including women, helicopters, ants, burlesque, gambling, the toxic drug Spanish fly, and his travels to countries outside the United States. The album reached No. 21 on the R&B Albums chart, and reached No. 37 on the ''Billboard'' 200 the same year. It received favorable reviews and garnered retrospective praise from ''AllMusic'', ''The Colorado Springs Gazette'', the ''Philadelphia Daily News'' and ''The Deseret News''. The album received renewed attention in 2014, after multiple women accused Cosby of sexual assault and rape, often facilitated by drugs. ''The Village Voice'' reported on the similarities between ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wonderfulness
''Wonderfulness'' (1966) is the fourth album of stand-up comedy performances by Bill Cosby. The title comes from a catchphrase used in Cosby's television series, ''I Spy''. This was the first of several Cosby albums to be recorded live at Harrah's, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, by Warner Bros. Records. Seven of the eight tracks are drawn from Cosby's childhood experiences; the last one, "Niagara Falls", deals with a visit to that landmark by television producer Sheldon Leonard, who hired Cosby to star in ''I Spy''. The version of "Shop" from this album differs from the track of the same title on Cosby's previous album, ''Why Is There Air? ''Why Is There Air?'' (1965) is Bill Cosby's third album. It was recorded at the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. It won the 1966 Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album. The final track, "Hofstra", is an expanded re-telling of the "TV Football" ...''. ''Wonderfulness'' won the 1967 Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album. Track listing Side one #Tonsil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
200 M
The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the '' stadion'' and run on a straight track, was the first recorded event at the ancient Olympic Games. The 200 m places more emphasis on speed endurance than shorter sprint distances as athletes predominantly rely on anaerobic energy system during the 200 m sprint. Similarly to other sprint distances, the 200 m begins from the starting blocks. When the sprinters adopt the 'set' position in the blocks they are able to adopt a more efficient starting posture and isometrically preload their muscles. This enables them to stride forwards more powerfully when the race begins and start faster. In the United States and elsewhere, athletes previously ran the 220-yard dash (201.168 m) instead of the 200 m (21 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Cosby Compilation Albums
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