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George Fleming (composer)
George Fleming may refer to: * Sir George Fleming, 2nd Baronet (1667–1747), British churchman * George Fleming (American football) (1938–2021), American football player and politician in Washington State * George Fleming (composer), composer with Steve Winwood on albums including ''Arc of a Diver'', ''Back in the High Life'', and ''The Finer Things'' * George Fleming (engineer), Scottish civil engineer * George Fleming (explorer) (1800?–1880?), African American explorer and trader * George S. Fleming, American filmmaker * George Fleming (footballer, born 1859) (1859–1912), Scottish footballer (Everton) * George Fleming (footballer, born 1869) (1869–1922), Scottish footballer (Wolves, Liverpool) * George Fleming (footballer, born 1948), Scottish footballer (Hearts, Dundee United) * George Raphael Fleming (1850–1909), Scottish rugby union player * George Fleming (veterinarian) (1833–1901), Scottish veterinary surgeon * Julia Constance Fletcher or George Fleming (1853 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir George Fleming, 2nd Baronet
Sir George Fleming, 2nd Baronet (1667 – 2 July 1747) was a British churchman. A member of the old Westmorland family, Fleming was the fifth son of Sir Daniel Le Fleming of Rydal Hall. Along with his three brothers, he was educated at Sedbergh School. From Sedbergh, he progressed to St Edmund Hall, Oxford in 1688. He became Canon of Carlisle Cathedral in 1700, Archdeacon of Carlisle in 1705, Dean in 1727 and finally Bishop of Carlisle in 1734. He succeeded as 2nd baronet in 1736. A successor, the Revd Sir Richard Le Fleming Bt, became rector of both Windermere and Grasmere and gave William Wordsworth a home at Rydal Mount. Before moving to Rydal Hall, the Le Fleming family lived at Coniston Hall, which is now owned by the National Trust The National Trust, formally the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, is a charity and membership organisation for heritage conservation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. In Scotland, there is a separ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Fleming (American Football)
George Tyree Fleming (June 29, 1938 – December 6, 2021) was an American politician and professional football player. A multi-positional player, he played college football for the Washington Huskies. Fleming was a member of AAWU champion 1959 and 1960 Washington Huskies football teams, playing in the 1960 and 1961 Rose Bowls. He earned second-team All-Coast halfback and Co-Player of the Game honors after the Huskies' win in 1960 Rose Bowl. For his contribution to the Rose Bowl game, he was inducted into the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame on December 31, 2011. In 1968, Fleming entered a career in Washington state politics, including two years in the state House of Representatives and 20 in the Senate. He retired after the 1990 session. Fleming died at his Seattle home on December 6, 2021, at the age of 83. See also * Washington Huskies football statistical leaders The Washington Huskies football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Washington Huskies footba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Fleming (composer)
George Fleming may refer to: * Sir George Fleming, 2nd Baronet (1667–1747), British churchman * George Fleming (American football) (1938–2021), American football player and politician in Washington State * George Fleming (composer), composer with Steve Winwood on albums including ''Arc of a Diver'', ''Back in the High Life'', and ''The Finer Things'' * George Fleming (engineer), Scottish civil engineer * George Fleming (explorer) (1800?–1880?), African American explorer and trader * George S. Fleming, American filmmaker * George Fleming (footballer, born 1859) (1859–1912), Scottish footballer (Everton) * George Fleming (footballer, born 1869) (1869–1922), Scottish footballer (Wolves, Liverpool) * George Fleming (footballer, born 1948), Scottish footballer (Hearts, Dundee United) * George Raphael Fleming (1850–1909), Scottish rugby union player * George Fleming (veterinarian) (1833–1901), Scottish veterinary surgeon * Julia Constance Fletcher or George Fleming (1853 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Winwood
Stephen Lawrence Winwood (born 12 May 1948) is an English musician, singer, and songwriter whose genres include blue-eyed soul, rhythm and blues, blues rock, and pop rock. Though primarily a keyboard player and vocalist prominent for his distinctive, soulful high tenor voice, Winwood plays other instruments proficiently, including drums, mandolin, guitar, bass, and saxophone. Winwood was an integral member of three seminal musical ensembles of the 1960s and 1970s: the Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, and Blind Faith. Beginning in the 1980s, his solo career flourished and he had a number of hit singles, including "While You See a Chance" (1980) from the album ''Arc of a Diver'' and "Valerie" (1982) from ''Talking Back to the Night'' ("Valerie" became a hit when it was re-released with a remix from Winwood's 1987 compilation album ''Chronicles''). His 1986 album ''Back in the High Life'' marked his career zenith, with hit singles including "Back in the High Life Again", "The Finer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arc Of A Diver
''Arc of a Diver'' is the second solo studio album by singer/multi-instrumentalist Steve Winwood. Released in 1980, Winwood played all of the instruments on the album. Featuring his first solo hit, "While You See a Chance" (which peaked at number 7 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in the United States), this was Winwood's breakthrough album as a solo artist. It peaked at number 3 on the ''Billboard'' 200 album chart, establishing him as a commercially viable act. The cover artwork for the album is by Tony Wright. He took inspiration from ''Jazz'' by Henri Matisse, notably ''VIII: Icarus''. Recording The album was recorded at Winwood's Netherturkdonic Studios, built at his farm in Gloucestershire; he played all the instruments, wrote all the music, and produced and engineered it himself. Critical reception Reviewing for ''The Village Voice'' in June 1981, Robert Christgau credited Winwood for overdubbing all his self-performed instruments, but still found his brand of "British- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Back In The High Life
''Back in the High Life'' is the fourth solo album by English singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Steve Winwood, released on 30 June 1986. The album proved to be Winwood's biggest success to that date, certified Gold in the UK and 3× Platinum in the US, and it reached the top twenty in most Western countries. It collected three Grammy Awards and generated five hit singles, starting with "Higher Love", which became Winwood's first Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number-one chart topper, coming 20 years after he first entered that chart with "Keep on Running" by the Spencer Davis Group. Other global hit singles from the album were "Freedom Overspill", "Back in the High Life Again" and "The Finer Things (song), The Finer Things". The single "Split Decision", with ex-Eagles (band), Eagles guitarist Joe Walsh, was a US hit. Musically, the album was polished and sophisticated, representative of Pop music, pop production in the 1980s, featuring Winwood's style of l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Finer Things
''The Finer Things'' is a compilation album box set of recordings by Steve Winwood. It includes songs from his early days with The Spencer Davis Group through Traffic and Blind Faith and into his work during his solo career. Track listing Disc one # "Dimples" - Spencer Davis Group # "I Can't Stand It" - Spencer Davis Group # "Every Little Bit Hurts" - Spencer Davis Group # "Strong Love" - Spencer Davis Group # "Keep on Running" - Spencer Davis Group # "Somebody Help Me" - Spencer Davis Group # " When I Come Home" - Spencer Davis Group # "I Want to Know" - Eric Clapton and the Powerhouse # "Crossroads" - Eric Clapton and the Powerhouse # "Gimme Some Lovin'" - Spencer Davis Group # " I'm a Man" - Spencer Davis Group # "Paper Sun" - Traffic # "Dealer" - Traffic # "Coloured Rain" - Traffic # "No Face, No Name, No Number" - Traffic # "Heaven Is in Your Mind" - Traffic # "Smiling Phases" - Traffic # "Dear Mr. Fantasy" - Traffic # "Pearly Queen" - Traffic # "(Roamin' Thro' the Gloami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Fleming (engineer)
George Fleming is a Scottish civil engineer specialising in environmental issues. Educated at the Royal College of Science and Technology, Stanford University and the University of Strathclyde he is a doctor of philosophy. His research started with studies of the hydrology of the River Clyde that expanded to a range of subjects including, flood risk, dredging, nuclear waste management, decommissioning of North Sea platforms and contaminated land. He has written reports on flooding for the Institution of Civil Engineers and the British government. Fleming was involved in the planning stages of the Glasgow Garden Festival of 1988 and established a way of reusing dredgings from the Clyde to provide topsoil for the event. He has served as a non-executive director of British Waterways, Port of Tyne boards and for WRAP, a government quango whose aim was to promote recycling and resource efficiency. He is founder and chairman of the EnviroCentre environmental consultancy, of whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Fleming (explorer)
George Fleming (1800?1880?) was an African-American explorer and trader. A former slave, he accompanied David Livingstone in exploring northern Botswana and central Africa. In 1849, Fleming served as cook on the expedition of Livingstone, William Oswell, Mungo Murray and Hubert Wilson to 'discover' Lake Ngami. In 1851, he travelled to the BaKololo with Livingstone and Oswell. Backed financially by Howson Rutherford, Fleming established himself as a trader in the interior. In 1853, he explored the Zambezi with Livingstone, and after separating from Livingstone may have been the first explorer to visit Victoria Falls. In 1856, he carried London Missionary Society supplies to Livingstone in Quelimane, Mozambique Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, Mozambiki; sw, Msumbiji; ts, Muzambhiki), is a country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi ....Andrew C. Ross, ''D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George S
George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States * George H. W. Bush, 41st President of the United States * George V, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1910-1936 * George VI, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1936-1952 * Prince George of Wales * George Papagheorghe also known as Jorge / GEØRGE * George, stage name of Giorgio Moroder * George Harrison, an English musician and singer-songwriter Places South Africa * George, Western Cape ** George Airport United States * George, Iowa * George, Missouri * George, Washington * George County, Mississippi * George Air Force Base, a former U.S. Air Force base located in California Characters * George (Peppa Pig), a 2-year-old pig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Fleming (footballer, Born 1859)
George Spink Fleming (4 November 1859 – 1 April 1912) was a Scottish footballer. He was the first player to score for Everton in the Football League, scoring twice in a 2–1 win against Accrington on the competition's opening day. Described as a hard-running forward, able to occupy all five front-line positions, he produced his best form on the wing. Signed in August 1885 he scored 45 goals in 82 games before the Football League era began in 1888. George Fleming made his League debut on 8 September 1888, playing as a winger, at Anfield, then the home of Everton. The home team defeated the visitors, Accrington 2–1 and George Fleming scored both goals scoring the first Everton League goal and the first Everton player to score two–in–a–League–match. When George Fleming played as a winger on 15 September 1888 against Notts County Notts County Football Club is a professional association football club based in Nottingham, England. The team participate in the Nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Fleming (footballer, Born 1869)
George Fleming (born 20 May 1869 in Bannockburn, Scotland) was a Scottish footballer who played as a defender for Liverpool in The Football League. Fleming started his career at East Stirlingshire, before he moved to Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club (), commonly known as Wolves, is a professional football club based in Wolverhampton, England, which compete in the . The club has played at Molineux Stadium since moving from Dudley Road in 1889. The club's ..., where he made 187 appearances for the club from 1894 to 1901. Fleming was transferred to Liverpool in 1901, he made 26 appearances in his debut season, which decreased the following seasons. He made more appearances in the 1905–06 season, but the following season he only appeared sporadically and eventually became the assistant trainer at Liverpool. References 1869 births Scottish men's footballers Liverpool F.C. players Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players English Football League pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
