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Jack Petersen (other)
Jack Petersen may refer to: * Jack Petersen (boxer) * Jack Petersen (guitarist) Jack Leroy Petersen (born October 25, 1933) is an American jazz guitarist and educator. He was a pedagogical architect for jazz guitar and jazz improvisation at Berklee College of Music, University of North Texas College of Music, and University ... See also * John Petersen (other) * Jack Peterson (other) {{Hndis, Petersen, Jack ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Petersen (boxer)
John Charles Peterson OBE TD (2 September 1911 – 22 November 1990) was a Welsh boxer who held the British heavyweight boxing title on two occasions. He was awarded the Territorial Decoration (TD) in 1950 and appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1978 Birthday Honours "for services to Sport particularly in Wales." Early life and career He was born John Charles Peterson in Cardiff, the son of Thomas Peterson, a massage specialist and his wife Melinda Laura Rossiter. He took up amateur boxing as a youth and at the age of 18 he reached the Welsh Amateur Boxing Association finals at both middleweight and light-heavyweight. The following year he won the Welsh ABA titles at light-heavyweight and heavyweight, as well as winning the British ABA title at light-heavyweight. He turned professional in 1931 and fought under the name of Jack Petersen. He was 6 ft 1½in tall and was a well proportioned athlete. His first professional fight was in Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Petersen (guitarist)
Jack Leroy Petersen (born October 25, 1933) is an American jazz guitarist and educator. He was a pedagogical architect for jazz guitar and jazz improvisation at Berklee College of Music, University of North Texas College of Music, and University of North Florida. Biography His father, Harold Petersen, worked for LTV and his mother, Effie, worked at Russel-Newman Manufacturing Company. When Jack Petersen was five years old, his family moved to Denton, Texas. He began playing guitar when he was 16 under the influence of Western swing. He won a course in guitar from a radio contest. The teacher was Bob Hames, a former soldier who was attending University of North Texas. Hames introduced Petersen the music of Charlie Christian, Herb Ellis, Tal Farlow, Barry Galbraith, Barney Kessel, Carl Kress, Oscar Moore, Remo Palmieri, Chuck Wayne. While in high school he and his friend Dick Crockett listened to North Texas Lab Bands and the small groups that performed on campus, and developed t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Petersen (other)
John Petersen may refer to: *John Petersen (footballer) (born 1972), Faroese footballer * John Petersen (politician) (1948-2018), Faroese politician in Cabinet of Anfinn Kallsberg I *John Petersen (musician) (1942–2007), American drummer *John C. Petersen (1842–1887), Wisconsin legislator * John D. Petersen (born 1947), former president of the University of Tennessee system *Johnny Petersen (born 1947), Danish football manager * John "Chap" Petersen (born 1968), Virginia politician See also * Jack Petersen (1911–1990), Welsh boxer and two-time British heavyweight boxing champion *Jack Petersen (guitarist) Jack Leroy Petersen (born October 25, 1933) is an American jazz guitarist and educator. He was a pedagogical architect for jazz guitar and jazz improvisation at Berklee College of Music, University of North Texas College of Music, and University ... (born 1933), American jazz guitarist and jazz studies pioneer * Jann Ingi Petersen (born 1984), Faroese footballer * John P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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