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John Lloyd Miller
John Lloyd Miller is an American filmmaker who has directed, produced and/or written music videos, short films, features, documentaries, commercials and television programming. Career Miller has worked in virtually every aspect of the film and television business as a director, writer and producer. He began his career while attending the graduate film production program at the USC School of Cinematic Arts#Notable SCA alumni, University of Southern California. Miller attended USC Film School with such notables as Jay Roach, Greg Beeman and Ken Kwapis. Miller won a Golden Reel award along with Jacqueline Woolf for their work on "The Big Garage" directed by Greg Beeman Miller began working with early music video director Jack Cole as a writer and eventually as a co-director for such artists as, Bon Jovi, Steve Perry (musician), Steve Perry, Amy Grant, Sawyer Brown and Dionne Warwick. Miller has directed over 250 music videos, including Garth Brooks', "The Dance (song), The Dan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth, New Jersey
Elizabeth is a city and the county seat of Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.New Jersey County Map , New Jersey Department of State. Accessed July 10, 2017. As of the , the city had a total population of 137,298,Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What If (Reba McEntire Song)
"What If" is a song written by Diane Warren and recorded by American singer Brenda K. Starr for her 1991 album '' By Heart''. The song was later covered by Belgian jazz band Vaya Con Dios on their 1995 album '' Roots and Wings'' and by American country singer Reba McEntire in 1997. Reba McEntire version In November 1997, American country singer Reba McEntire released a cover of the song as a benefit single for The Salvation Army. All proceeds from sales of the commercial single and artist, label, and writer royalties were donated to the organization. McEntire premiered the song during halftime at a Dallas Cowboys and Tennessee Oilers game in Dallas, Texas on November 20, 1997. The song reached number 23 on the '' Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart and number 50 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. In May 2020, McEntire re-released the single to digital and streaming retailers amidst the COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Nitro (AE-23)
USS ''Nitro'' (AE–23), an ammunition ship in the U.S. Navy, was laid down by Bethlehem Steel Corporation's Sparrows Point Shipyard at Baltimore, Maryland, on 20 May 1957 and launched on 25 June 1958. It was sponsored by Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Bunting Pate, the wife of General Randolph M. Pate, and commissioned on 1 May 1959. Early history After shakedown in the Caribbean, ''Nitro'' was welcomed at her homeport of Davisville, Rhode Island. After lengthy 2nd Fleet exercises she joined the 6th Fleet in the Mediterranean in February 1960, returning in September. She was back in the Mediterranean in the summer of 1961, returning to Norfolk on 3 March 1962. During April and May she supported 2nd Fleet exercises in the Caribbean. On 6 September she steamed for an operational and good will visit to Northern Europe, returning to Earle, N.J., 15 October. From 11 to 24 November, ''Nitro'' sailed to the Caribbean in support of the Task Force engaged in the quarantine of Cuba. She retur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westfield High School (New Jersey)
Westfield Senior High School (WHS, or Westfield High School) is a comprehensive public high school located in Westfield, in Union County, New Jersey, United States, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades as the lone secondary school of the Westfield Public Schools. It was established in the early 1900s at its original location on Elm Street until 1951 when it was moved to its current location on Dorian Road. The new wing designated for biology, chemistry, physics, and other sciences, along with English as a Second Language (ESL) was completed in 2002. Westfield High School is overseen by the New Jersey Department of Education. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1928.Westfield High School [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westfield, New Jersey
Westfield is a town in Union County, New Jersey, United States, located southwest of Manhattan. As of the 2010 United States census, the town's population was 30,316,DP-1 – Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Westfield town, Union County, New Jersey , . Accessed March 3, 2012. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Are So Beautiful
"You Are So Beautiful" is a song written by Billy Preston and Bruce Fisher that was first released in 1974 on Preston's ninth studio album, ''The Kids & Me''. It was also the B-side of his single "Struttin'". Later that same year, English singer Joe Cocker released a slower version of the song on his album ''I Can Stand a Little Rain''. Cocker's version was produced by Jim Price, and released as a single in November 1974. It became Cocker's highest charting solo hit, peaking at number five on the United States' ''Billboard'' Hot 100 (Cocker's biggest hit on the pop chart was "Up Where We Belong", a duet with Jennifer Warnes from the 1982 film '' An Officer And A Gentleman'', which reached number 1), and at number four on Canada's Top Singles chart. Some sources credit Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys with contributing to the song's genesis. Wilson performed the song live with the Beach Boys from the late 1970s onwards. Kenny Rankin, Ray Stevens, Kenny Rogers, Bonnie Tyler and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Cocker
John Robert "Joe" Cocker (20 May 1944 – 22 December 2014) was an English singer known for his gritty, bluesy voice and dynamic stage performances that featured expressive body movements. Most of his best known singles were recordings of songs written by other song writers, though he composed a number of songs for most of his albums as well, often in conjunction with songwriting partner Chris Stainton. His first album featured a recording of the Beatles' "With a Little Help from My Friends", which brought him to near-instant stardom. The song reached number one in the UK in 1968, became a staple of his many live shows (Woodstock and the Isle of Wight in 1969, the Party at the Palace in 2002) and was also known as the theme song for the late 1980s American TV series ''The Wonder Years''. He continued his success with his second album, which included a second Beatles song: "She Came In Through the Bathroom Window". A hastily thrown together 1970 US tour led to the live double ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Give My Heart To You
I, or i, is the ninth letter and the third vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''i'' (pronounced ), plural '' ies''. History In the Phoenician alphabet, the letter may have originated in a hieroglyph for an arm that represented a voiced pharyngeal fricative () in Egyptian, but was reassigned to (as in English "yes") by Semites, because their word for "arm" began with that sound. This letter could also be used to represent , the close front unrounded vowel, mainly in foreign words. The Greeks adopted a form of this Phoenician ''yodh'' as their letter ''iota'' () to represent , the same as in the Old Italic alphabet. In Latin (as in Modern Greek), it was also used to represent and this use persists in the languages that descended from Latin. The modern letter ' j' originated as a variation of 'i', and both were used interchangeably for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Ray Cyrus
Billy Ray Cyrus (born August 25, 1961) is an American country singer and actor. He has released 16 studio albums and 53 singles since 1992, and is known for his hit single "Achy Breaky Heart", which topped the U.S. Hot Country Songs chart and became the first single ever to achieve triple platinum status in Australia. It was also the best-selling single in the same country in 1992. Due to the song's music video, the line dance rose in popularity. A multi-platinum selling artist, Cyrus has scored a total of eight top-ten singles on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart. His most successful album to date is his debut ''Some Gave All'', which has been certified 9× multi-platinum in the United States and is the longest time spent by a debut artist at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200 (17 consecutive weeks) and most consecutive chart-topping weeks in the SoundScan era. It ranked 43 weeks in the top 10, a total topped by only one country album in history, ''Ropin' the Wind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chubby Checker
Chubby Checker (born Ernest Evans; October 3, 1941) is an American rock and roll singer and dancer. He is widely known for popularizing many dance styles, including The Twist dance style, with his 1960 hit cover of Hank Ballard & The Midnighters' R&B song " The Twist", and the Pony dance style with the 1961 cover of the song "Pony Time". His biggest UK hit, "Let's Twist Again", was released one year later (in 1962); that year, he also popularized the song "Limbo Rock", originally a previous-year instrumental hit by the Champs to which he added lyrics, and its trademark Limbo dance, as well as other dance styles such as The Fly. In September 2008, "The Twist" topped '' Billboard''s list of the most popular singles to have appeared in the Hot 100 since its debut in 1960, an honor it maintained for an August 2013 update of the list. Early life Checker was born Ernest Evans in Spring Gully, South Carolina. He was raised in the projects of South Philadelphia, where he lived with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fat Boys
The Fat Boys were an American hip hop trio from Brooklyn, New York, who emerged in the early 1980s. The group was briefly known originally as the Disco 3, originally composed of Mark "Prince Markie Dee" Morales, Damon "Kool Rock-Ski" Wimbley, and Darren "Buff Love" Robinson. The trio is widely known for using beatbox in their songs. The group opened doors for beatboxers like Biz Markie and Doug E. Fresh. The Fat Boys were one of the first rap groups to release full-length rap albums, along with Run-D.M.C., Whodini and Kurtis Blow. Beloved for their comedic, self-deprecating rhymes, the group released seven studio albums, four of which went Gold by RIAA. The first two albums of the group were produced by Kurtis Blow. Successful singles included "Jail House Rap", "Can You Feel It?", "Fat Boys", "Stick 'Em", "Don't You Dog Me", "All You Can Eat", "The Fat Boys Are Back", and "Pump It Up". The album ''Crushin''' received a Platinum status due to their single " Wipeout", which wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
There You Are (Goo Goo Dolls Song)
"There You Are" is the debut single by the Goo Goo Dolls. It was the trio's first single and first music video released. It was the first and only single from their third album Hold Me Up. The cassette version of the promo includes "On Your Side". "Sad Letters" and "Funhouse" by the band Junk Monkeys was included on the flip side. Music video The music video for "There You Are" features the band members playing at Pilot Field in their hometown of Buffalo, New York. It was originally supposed to be filmed in Milkie's on Elmwood on Elmwood Avenue (then known as The Elmwood Lounge), but the equipment wouldn't fit. Track listing #"There You Are" - 3:07 Cassette Promo Track Listing (Not in particular order) #"There You Are" - 3:07 #"On Your Side" - 3:05 #"Sad Letters" by "Junk monkeys" - 3:05 #"Funhouse" by "Junk monkeys"- ?:?? Personnel *Johnny Rzeznik–guitar, lead vocals *Robby Takac–bass guitar *George Tutuska George Tutuska (born February 27, 1965) is an American musici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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