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Jerry Martin (boxer)
Jerry Martin may refer to: * Jerry Martin (baseball) (born 1949), American former Major League Baseball outfielder * Jerry Martin (ski jumper) (born 1950), American former ski jumper * Jerry Martin (composer), American composer * Jerry Martin (producer) (born 1960), known for producing ''The Great Adventures of Slick Rick'' * Jerry A. Martin, American tenor vocalist, formerly of the Kingdom Heirs The Kingdom Heirs Quartet is a Southern gospel quartet based at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. History The Kingdom Heirs formed in 1971 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Original members included Patty Wilson (alto), Jim Bluford (tenor), Gene M ... * Jerry L. Martin, chairman emeritus of the American Council of Trustees and Alumni * Jerry E. Martin, United States Attorney in Tennessee {{hndis, Martin, Jerry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry Martin (baseball)
Jerry Lindsey Martin (born May 11, 1949) is an American former Professional baseball outfielder. He spent 11 years in Major League Baseball, from to . On November 17, , Martin and Kansas City Royals teammates Willie Aikens and Willie Wilson each received three-month prison terms on misdemeanor attempted cocaine possession charges. They became the first active major leaguers to serve jail time. Furman University Paladins basketball Martin was born in Columbia, South Carolina, and attended Olympia High School there. He then attended Furman University in Greenville. He starred in basketball, and was named the All-Southern Conference Tournament Most Valuable Player in after leading the Furman Paladins to their first conference championship. Philadelphia Phillies Despite his prowess in basketball, he decided to follow his father, Barney Martin, who pitched in the majors with the Cincinnati Reds, as well as his younger brother, Michael, a left handed pitcher selected fifth ove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry Martin (ski Jumper)
Jerry Kenneth Martin (born August 18, 1950) is an American former ski jumper. He competed in the normal hill and large hill at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics and placed 27th–36th. In September 1971, Martin lost the right eye in an accident. Yet he won the national ski jumping title in 1971, 1973, and 1975, and competed at the 1970 and 1974 world championships. In 1971 he set the Pine Mountain jump The Pine Mountain Ski Jump is a ski jump located in Iron Mountain, Michigan, Dickinson County. It is part of the Kiwanis Ski Club and hosts annual FIS Ski Jumping Continental Cup competitions. "Pine Mountain Slide is known throughout the world ... record at 345 feet (105 m). References 1950 births Living people American male ski jumpers Olympic ski jumpers of the United States Ski jumpers at the 1972 Winter Olympics Ski jumpers at the 1976 Winter Olympics {{US-skijumping-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry Martin (composer)
Jerry Martin is an American composer, best known for his work composing music (particularly jazz) for television commercials, and being the lead composer for several games in ''The Sims'' franchise, including '' SimCity 3000'', ''The Sims'', ''The Sims Bustin' Out'', ''The Sims 2'' and ''SimCity 4''. Early life and education Martin began taking music lessons at the age of 10 and played guitar and keyboards in various ensembles through his high school and college education. Martin received his Bachelor of Arts degree in music composition from California State University, Hayward and a Master of Fine Arts from the Center for Contemporary Music at Mills College. Career In 1985, he founded his original music composition and production company called "Musicontrol". From 1985 to 1995, Martin composed and produced music for various projects such as video soundtracks to national TV and radio commercials, working with over 90 individual film, video and ad agency producers on over 200 di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry Martin (producer)
Jerry Martin may refer to: * Jerry Martin (baseball) (born 1949), American former Major League Baseball outfielder * Jerry Martin (ski jumper) (born 1950), American former ski jumper * Jerry Martin (composer), American composer * Jerry Martin (producer) (born 1960), known for producing ''The Great Adventures of Slick Rick'' * Jerry A. Martin, American tenor vocalist, formerly of the Kingdom Heirs The Kingdom Heirs Quartet is a Southern gospel quartet based at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. History The Kingdom Heirs formed in 1971 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Original members included Patty Wilson (alto), Jim Bluford (tenor), Gene M ... * Jerry L. Martin, chairman emeritus of the American Council of Trustees and Alumni * Jerry E. Martin, United States Attorney in Tennessee {{hndis, Martin, Jerry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick
''The Great Adventures of Slick Rick'' is the debut studio album by hip hop recording artist Slick Rick, released on November 1, 1988. It topped ''Billboard''s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for five nonconsecutive weeks and peaked at number 31 on the ''Billboard'' 200. Reception In 1998, ''The Great Adventures of Slick Rick'' was selected as one of ''The Source''s "100 Best Albums". The album was retrospectively awarded a perfect " five-mic" score by the magazine in 2002. In 2012, it was ranked at number 99 on ''Slant Magazine''s list of "The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s". In VH1's 2008 ranking of the " 100 Greatest Hip Hop Songs", the single "Children's Story" placed at number 61. Hip hop artist Nas cites ''The Great Adventures of Slick Rick'' as one of his favorite albums. In 2009, fellow rapper Busta Rhymes said of the album: : Track listing Personnel *Glen E. Friedman—photography *Jason Mizell (as Jam Master Jay)—producer *Eric "Vietnam" Sadler—producer *Hank ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingdom Heirs
The Kingdom Heirs Quartet is a Southern gospel quartet based at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. History The Kingdom Heirs formed in 1971 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Original members included Patty Wilson (alto), Jim Bluford (tenor), Gene McKinney (lead), Raymond Parker (bass), and a 13-year-old Gary Bilyeu (piano). Gary Arnold was added on bass guitar and 13-year-old drummer Jim Ford came close behind with Tom Bailey on Rhythm. The name ''Kingdom Heirs'' was chosen by the group from James 2:5. After they began expanding their singing beyond local churches, Wilson, Parker, and Arnold left the group for various reasons, and Steve Gouge replaced Arnold on bass guitar in July 1971. Mike Shuemaker joined to sing baritone in August of that same year. After learning of a group from near Sparta, Tennessee who was using the name ''Kingdom Heirs'', rather than checking legal availability for Kingdom Heirs, the group simply added New and became the ''New Kingdom Heirs''. In 1974 the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry L
Jerry may refer to: Animals * Jerry (Grand National winner), racehorse, winner of the 1840 Grand National * Jerry (St Leger winner), racehorse, winner of 1824 St Leger Stakes Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Jerry'' (film), a 2006 Indian film * "Jerry", a song from the album ''Young and Free'' by Rock Goddess * Tom and Jerry (other) People * Jerry (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name * Harold A. Jerry, Jr. (1920–2001), New York politician * Thomas Jeremiah (d. 1775), commonly known simply as "Jerry", a free Negro in colonial South Carolina Places * Branche à Jerry, a tributary of the Baker River in Quebec and New Brunswick, Canada * Jerry, Washington, a community in the United States Other uses * Jerry (company) * Jerry (WWII), Allied nickname for Germans, originally from WWI but widely used in World War II * Jerry Rescue (1851), involving American slave William Henry, who called himself "Jerry" See also * Geri ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |