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Fred White (musician)
Fred E. White (born Frederick Eugene Adams; January 13, 1955 – January 1, 2023) was an American musician and songwriter. He was one of the early members of Earth, Wind & Fire. He previously played drums on Donny Hathaway's '' Live'' album. Earth, Wind & Fire consisting of Fred White along with half-brother Maurice White, brother Verdine White, and other members were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. White died in Los Angeles on January 1, 2023, at age 67. Discography * 1969: "La La Time" – The Salty Peppers (tambourine) * 1969: "Mama's Baby Ain't A Baby No More" – Marilyn (Kitty) Hayward (drums) * 1970: "Do It Like Mama" – Simtec & Wylie (drums) * 1970: "Pass It On" – Pieces of Peace (drums) * 1971: "Mama Said Thank You" – Albertina Walker & The Caravans (drums) * 1972: '' Live'' – Donny Hathaway (drums) * 1973: ''Fully Exposed'' – Willie Hutch (drums) * 1973: ''Extension of a Man'' – Donny Hathaway (drums) * 1974: ''Howdy Moon'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world's most populous megacities. Los Angeles is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. With a population of roughly 3.9 million residents within the city limits , Los Angeles is known for its Mediterranean climate, ethnic and cultural diversity, being the home of the Hollywood film industry, and its sprawling metropolitan area. The city of Los Angeles lies in a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the west and extending through the Santa Monica Mountains and north into the San Fernando Valley, with the city bordering the San Gabriel Valley to it's east. It covers about , and is the county seat of Los Angeles County, which is the most populous county in the United States with an estim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albertina Walker
Albertina Walker ( – ) was an American gospel singer, songwriter, actress, and humanitarian. Early years Walker was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Ruben and Camilla Coleman Walker. Her mother was born in Houston County, Georgia, and her father in Bibb County, Georgia. They moved to Chicago between 1917 and 1920 where they lived out their lives. Albertina had four siblings born in Bibb County and four born in Chicago. Albertina began singing in the youth choir at the West Point Baptist Church at an early age, and joined several Gospel groups thereafter, including Pete Williams Singers, The Willie Webb Singers and the Robert Anderson Singers. Albertina was greatly influenced by Mahalia Jackson, her friend and confidante, whom Jackson took on the road when Albertina was just a teenager. "Mahalia used to kid me. She'd say, 'Girl, you need to go sing by yourself,'" recalled Walker in a 2010 ''Washington Post'' interview. Albertina Walker did just that. In 1951, she formed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
That's The Way Of The World
''That's the Way of the World'' is the sixth studio album by American band Earth, Wind & Fire, released on March 15, 1975 by Columbia Records. It was also the soundtrack for a 1975 motion picture of the same name. The album rose to No. 1 on both the Billboard 200 and Top Soul Albums charts. ''That's the Way of the World'' has also been certified Triple Platinum in the U.S by the RIAA. In 2002, the band released live version of the album, recorded in 1975 – '' That's the Way of the World: Alive in '75''. Overview ''That's the Way of the World'' was produced by both EWF leader Maurice White and Charles Stepney. The album spent three weeks atop the Billboard 200 chart. That's the Way of the World also stayed on top of the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart for five weeks altogether. Singles The single, " Shining Star", reached number one on both the '' Billboard'' Hot 100 and Hot Soul Singles charts. "Shining Star" went on to win a Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linda Ronstadt
Linda Maria Ronstadt (born July 15, 1946) is a retired American singer who performed and recorded in diverse genres including rock, country, light opera, the Great American Songbook, and Latin. She has earned 11 Grammy Awards, three American Music Awards, two Academy of Country Music awards, an Emmy Award, and an ALMA Award. Many of her albums have been certified gold, platinum or multiplatinum in the United States and internationally. She has also earned nominations for a Tony Award and a Golden Globe award. She was awarded the Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award by the Latin Recording Academy in 2011 and also awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award by the Recording Academy in 2016. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April 2014. On July 28, 2014, she was awarded the National Medal of Arts and Humanities. In 2019, she received a star jointly with Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for their work as the group ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heart Like A Wheel
''Heart Like a Wheel'' is the fifth solo studio album by Linda Ronstadt, released in November 1974. It was Ronstadt's last album to be released by Capitol Records. At the time of its recording, Ronstadt had already moved to Asylum Records and released her first album there; due to contractual obligations, though, ''Heart Like a Wheel'' was released by Capitol. ''Heart Like a Wheel'' reached the top of the ''Billboard'' 200, becoming her first number one album in the United States. The lead single a cover of Dee Dee Warwick's "You're No Good" peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. At the 18th Annual Grammy Awards, the album was nominated for Album Of The Year, while her version of " I Can't Help It If I'm Still In Love with You" won the award for Best Country Vocal Performance, Female. Widely considered as Ronstadt's breakthrough album; it was selected by the Library of Congress to be inducted into the National Recording Registry in 2013. The album was also placed on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Feat
Little Feat is an American rock band formed by lead vocalist and guitarist Lowell George and keyboardist Bill Payne in 1969 in Los Angeles. George disbanded the group because of creative differences shortly before his death in 1979. Surviving members re-formed Little Feat in 1987 and the band has remained active to the present. The band's music is a mixture of rock and roll, blues, country, R&B and jazz. Guitarist Jimmy Page stated that Little Feat was his favorite American band in a 1975 ''Rolling Stone'' interview. History Formative years Lowell George met Bill Payne when George was a member of Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention. Payne had auditioned for the Mothers, but had not joined. They formed Little Feat along with former Mothers' bassist Roy Estrada and drummer Richie Hayward from George's previous band, The Factory. Hayward had also been a member of the Fraternity of Man whose claim to fame was the inclusion of their "Don't Bogart That Joint" on the million-selli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feats Don't Fail Me Now
''Feats Don't Fail Me Now'' is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Little Feat, released in 1974, on the Warner Bros. label. The cover was designed by Neon Park. According to Richie Hayward, "Wait Till the Shit Hits the Fan" dates back to their debut but the band had had trouble recording it on the previous two albums, due to its irregular meter. It was scrapped until the sessions for this album when it was recorded live in the studio as "The Fan"; the original version appeared on the 2000 boxed set ''Hotcakes & Outtakes: 30 Years Of Little Feat''. In 2000 the album was voted number 718 in Colin Larkin's ''All Time Top 1000 Albums''. Track listing Side One #"Rock & Roll Doctor" (Lowell George, Martin Kibbee) – 2:57 (lead vocal George) #"Oh Atlanta" (Bill Payne) – 3:26 (lead vocal Payne) #"Skin it Back" (Paul Barrère) – 4:11 (lead vocal Barrère) #"Down the Road" (George) – 3:46 (lead vocal George) #"Spanish Moon" (George) – 3:01 (lead vocal George) Si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonard Caston Jr
Leonard or ''Leo'' is a common English masculine given name and a surname. The given name and surname originate from the Old High German ''Leonhard'' containing the prefix ''levon'' ("lion") from the Greek Λέων ("lion") through the Latin '' Leo,'' and the suffix ''hardu'' ("brave" or "hardy"). The name has come to mean "lion strength", "lion-strong", or "lion-hearted". Leonard was the name of a Saint in the Middle Ages period, known as the patron saint of prisoners. Leonard is also an Irish origin surname, from the Gaelic ''O'Leannain'' also found as O'Leonard, but often was anglicised to just Leonard, consisting of the prefix ''O'' ("descendant of") and the suffix ''Leannan'' ("lover"). The oldest public records of the surname appear in 1272 in Huntingdonshire, England, and in 1479 in Ulm, Germany. Variations The name has variants in other languages: * Leen, Leendert, Lenard (Dutch) * Lehnertz, Lehnert (Luxembourgish) * Len (English) * :hu:Lénárd (Hungarian) * Lenart ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howdy Moon
''Howdy Moon'' was the sole album by the band Howdy Moon, released in 1974. The band included Valerie Carter, Richard Hovey and Jon Lind. The trio of friends moved to Los Angeles where they were signed by A&M Records and played at The Troubadour. Many of the musicians from the band Little Feat are featured on the album. After Howdy Moon disbanded, Lowell George produced '' Just a Stone's Throw Away'', Valerie Carter's first solo album. The song "Cook With Honey", written by Carter, was also a minor hit for Judy Collins. Track listing #"Lovelight" (Richard Hovey) - 2:53 #"Cheyenne Autumn" (Jon Lind) - 3:14 #"I'm Alone" (Valerie Carter, Richard Hovey) - 3:18 #"Nora Lee" (Eric Eisner) - 3:39 #"Runaway" (Richard Hovey) - 2:35 #"And You Never Knew" (Ed Brandon, Valerie Carter) - 3:45 #"Machine" (Richard Hovey) - 2:28 #"Cook With Honey" (Valerie Carter) - 4:16 #"For Tonight" (Richard Hovey) - 3:59 #"Mill Stream" (Jon Lind, Francine Tacker) - 2:35 Personnel ;Howdy Moon *Valerie Cart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extension Of A Man
''Extension of a Man'' is an album released by the R&B/Soul singer Donny Hathaway on Atco Records in 1973. The release was his last solo studio album. It is noted for including a young Stanley Clarke of (then) Return to Forever on a couple of tracks, as well as drummer Fred White, brother to Earth, Wind & Fire's Maurice White, who worked with Hathaway in Chicago in the early days. White also played with Hathaway on concert dates and is featured on Hathaway's live performance recordings. Track listing All tracks composed by Donny Hathaway; except where indicated #"I Love the Lord; He Heard My Cry (Parts I & II)" - 5:32 #"Someday We'll All Be Free" (Hathaway, Edward Howard) - 4:14 #"Flying Easy" - 3:13 #"Valdez in the Country" - 3:33 #"I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know" (Al Kooper) - 5:23 #"Come Little Children" - 4:35 #"Love, Love, Love" ( J.R. Bailey, Ken Williams) - 3:25 #"The Slums" - 5:11 #"Magdalena" (Danny O'Keefe) - 3:08 #"I Know It's You" (Leon Ware) - 5:13 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pittsburgh Courier
The ''Pittsburgh Courier'' was an African-American weekly newspaper published in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1907 until October 22, 1966. By the 1930s, the ''Courier'' was one of the leading black newspapers in the United States. It was acquired in 1965 by John H. Sengstacke, a major black publisher and owner of the ''Chicago Defender''. He re-opened the paper in 1967 as the '' New Pittsburgh Courier'', making it one of his four newspapers for the African-American audience. Creation and incorporation The paper was founded by Edwin Nathaniel Harleston, who worked as a guard at the H. J. Heinz Company food packing plant in Pittsburgh. Harleston, a self-published poet, began printing the paper at his own expense in 1907. Generally about two pages, it was primarily a vehicle for Harleston's work. He printed around ten copies, which he sold for five cents apiece.Buni, p. 42. In 1909, Edward Penman, Hepburn Carter, Scott Wood Jr., and Harvey Tanner joined Harleston to run the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willie Hutch
William McKinley Hutchison (December 6, 1944 – September 19, 2005), better known as Willie Hutch, was an American singer, songwriter as well as a record producer and recording artist for the Motown record label during the 1970s and 1980s. Biography Born in 1944 in Los Angeles, Hutch was raised in Dallas, Texas. He joined the high school choral group, The Ambassadors, as a teenager. After graduating from Booker T. Washington High School in 1962, he shortened his surname when he started his music career in 1964 on the Soul City label with the song "Love Has Put Me Down". After his move to Los Angeles, his music came to the attention of the mentor for pop/soul quintet The 5th Dimension, and Hutch was soon writing, producing, and arranging songs for the group. In 1969, he signed with RCA Records and put out two albums before he was asked by Motown producer Hal Davis to write lyrics to " I'll Be There", a song he wrote for The Jackson 5. The song was recorded by the group the morni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
