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John Parr (other)
John Parr (born 1952) is a British musician. John Parr may also refer to: * Sir John Parr (sheriff), sheriff of Westmoreland, c. 1462–1473, younger brother of William Parr, 1st Baron Parr of Kendal * John Parr (colonial governor) (1725–1791), British Army officer and Governor of Nova Scotia * John Parr (gunmaker) (died 1798), English merchant and Mayor of Liverpool * John Edmeston Parr (1856–1923), British-born Canadian architect * John Parr (British Army soldier) (1898–1914), believed to have been the first British soldier killed in World War I * John Wayne Parr (born 1976), Australian kickboxer * ''John Parr'' (album), 1984 debut album by John Parr See also *Parr (surname) Parr is a surname. People with the surname include: * Adam Parr (born 1965), British investment banker *Albert Eide Parr (1900-1991) Norwegian-born, American marine biologist, zoologist and oceanographer * Allan Parr (1879–1954), Canadian hockey ... * Jack Parr (other) {{hndis, Parr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Parr
John Stephen Parr (born 18 November 1952) is an English musician, singer, and songwriter, best known for his 1985 single "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)", charting at number one in the US and number six in the UK, and for his 1984 US number-six rock single " Naughty Naughty". He has written and performed ten major motion-picture theme songs, including ''Three Men and a Baby'' and '' The Running Man''. Parr has sold over 10 million albums and was nominated for a Grammy award for "St. Elmo's Fire" in 1985. Biography Parr was born in Worksop, England, in 1952. He first entered the music scene when he was 12 years old and formed a band with two fellow schoolmates, which they named The Silence. The band had achieved some success. They eventually became professional and started to tour Europe. He then joined a band named Bitter Suite, who were a success in the working men's clubs in Yorkshire, he then formed a supergroup with musicians from other working men's club bands, and nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Parr (sheriff)
John Stephen Parr (born 18 November 1952) is an English musician, singer, and songwriter, best known for his 1985 single " St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)", charting at number one in the US and number six in the UK, and for his 1984 US number-six rock single " Naughty Naughty". He has written and performed ten major motion-picture theme songs, including ''Three Men and a Baby'' and '' The Running Man''. Parr has sold over 10 million albums and was nominated for a Grammy award for "St. Elmo's Fire" in 1985. Biography Parr was born in Worksop, England, in 1952. He first entered the music scene when he was 12 years old and formed a band with two fellow schoolmates, which they named The Silence. The band had achieved some success. They eventually became professional and started to tour Europe. He then joined a band named Bitter Suite, who were a success in the working men's clubs in Yorkshire, he then formed a supergroup with musicians from other working men's club bands, and nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Parr, 1st Baron Parr Of Kendal
Sir William Parr, KG (1434–1483)Linda Porter. ''Katherine, the Queen'', MacMillan, 2010. . was an English courtier and soldier. He was the eldest son of Sir Thomas Parr (1405–1461) and his wife Alice, daughter of Sir Thomas Tunstall of Thurland, Lancashire. Family The Parr family originally came from Parr, Lancashire. Sir William's great-grandfather, Sir William de Parre (died 1405) married in 1383 Elizabeth de Ros, daughter of Sir John de Ros of Kendal and Katherine de Latimer, a daughter of Thomas, 1st Baron Latimer of Brayebrooke. Elizabeth was the granddaughter and heiress of Sir Thomas de Ros, Baron of Kendal and had livery of her inheritance. Their marriage alliance with the Ros (or Roos) family enhanced the Parr family standing. On the accession of the Duke of Lancaster as Henry IV of England, Sir William senior stood so high in the estimation of the new monarch that he was deputed with the bishop of St. Asaph to announce the revolution to the court of Spain. Thro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Parr (colonial Governor)
John Parr (20 December 1725, Dublin, Ireland – 25 November 1791, Halifax, Nova Scotia) was a British military officer and governor of Nova Scotia. He is buried in the crypt of St. Paul's Church (Halifax). Early life and military service Parr was born in Dublin, Ireland as part of the Anglo-Irish aristocracy that had settled on the island during the 17th century and attended Trinity High School. At the age of 19 he joined the British Army's 20th Regiment of Foot as an ensign, and saw service in the War of the Austrian Succession. A subaltern officer, he was with the Prince William, Duke of Cumberland and his army as it marched through Scotland against Charles Stuart's Jacobite rising at the Battle of Culloden in 1746. In 1755 he became adjutant to James Wolfe, the colonel of the 20th Regiment of Foot. In 1759, during the Seven Years' War he was wounded at the Battle of Minden and spent six months in hospital. He was then stationed at Gibraltar for six years and purch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Parr (gunmaker)
John Parr (died 1798) was an English gun maker, Mayor of the Borough of Liverpool in 1773. Life He was the son of John Parr of Rainford, who married in 1713 Joan Horton, daughter of Joshua Horton of Chadderton. The family were gun makers and shipowners involved in the Atlantic slave trade. In 1751 Parr was recruited as an agent for the Birmingham firm of Farmer & Galton, by James Farmer, partner of Samuel Galton Jr.. He took over a role selling guns on commission under John Hardman. In this business relationship with Farmer and Galton, he also took on the "battery trade", another aspect of the hinterland commerce dealing in small copper and brass items. In 1752 he was listed with Hardman as an African Company of Merchants founding member. The gun trade presented particular difficulties of long credit required by customers, and Galton chased Parr to collect payments. Up to the outbreak of the Seven Years' War in 1756, discounts for cash on guns were high. In a 1766 directory of L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Edmeston Parr
Parr and Fee was an architectural partnership in Vancouver, Canada that functioned from 1899 to 1912. John Edmeston Parr John Edmeston Parr (1856-1923) was born in London, England, the son of architect Samuel Parr. After attending preparatory school in Gravesend, England, he articled in his father’s firm, Parr & Strong. He later become a partner and the firm’s name was changed to Parr, Strong & Parr. Parr left England in approximately 1888, living in Los Angeles, Seattle, Winnipeg, and Victoria, before settling in Vancouver in 1896. He opened a solo practice in Vancouver in 1896, and in 1897 formed a partnership with Samuel Maclure (1860-1929). Parr’s short-lived partnership with Maclure lasted until Parr partnered with Thomas Fee in 1899. In 1912, Parr left the partnership to form a new firm, Parr, Mackenzie, & Day (John Mackenzie and John Charles Day), which functioned until 1918. Thomas Arthur Fee Thomas Arthur Fee (1860-1929) was born in Drummond County, Quebec. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Parr (British Army Soldier)
Private John Parr (30 July 1897 – 21 August 1914) was an English soldier. He is believed to be the first soldier of the British Empire to fall in action during the First World War. Early life Parr was born to Edward and Alice Parr at Lichfield Grove, Finchley, now in the London Borough of Barnet but still in the historic County of Middlesex. His father was a milkman. He lived most of his life at 52 Lodge Lane, North Finchley. Many of his siblings died before their fourth birthday. Upon leaving school, he took a job working as a butcher's boy, and then as a caddie at North Middlesex Golf Club. Then, like many other young men at the time; he was attracted to the British Army as a potentially better way of life, and one where he would at least get two meals a day and a chance to see the world.Reboul, Percy & Heathfield, John"First casualty of the war". URL accessed 5 April 2006 Parr, who was only tall, joined the 4th Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment as a professional sold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Wayne Parr
John Wayne "The Gunslinger" Parr (born 25 May 1976), also known as JWP, is a retired Australian Muay Thai fighter, kickboxer and boxer, fighting out of Boonchu Gym in Gold Coast, Queensland. He is a former 10-time World Champion and was the runner up on ''The Contender Asia''. Biography Early life Wayne Parr began training in taekwondo at the age of 11. Wayne competed in the Queensland titles at QE2 Stadium, where he won a silver medal after winning 2 fights and losing the final in 1988. In 1990 Parr started kickboxing, training for a few months before having to move to Sydney. In 1991 Parr moved to Richmond, New South Wales. Wayne found a new kickboxing gym and had his first fight aged 14, losing on a split decision. In 1992 the Parr family moved again to Mornington in Victoria. In 1993 at the age of sixteen, his family moved back to Queensland, and Parr began training with Blair Moore. Moore was one of Queenslands premier promoters of Muay Thai at the time. Early career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Parr (album)
''John Parr'' is the debut album by John Parr, released in 1984. It contains 3 Billboard Top 100 songs: " Magical" which peaked at #73, "Love Grammar" at #89, and the biggest of the three, " Naughty Naughty", which peaked at #23 and was a top 10 AOR hit. " St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)" is included on the 1985 London Records issue of the album (#LONLP 12) in the UK.Original copy of album It hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on September 7, 1985, remaining there for two weeks. It was the main theme for the Joel Schumacher's 1985 film St. Elmo's Fire. The song also peaked at number six in the UK, Parr's home country and became a number-one hit for John Parr around the world and provided many awards and a Grammy nomination. Track listing Personnel *John Parr – lead vocals, lead guitar, African sounds *Pete Solley – Hammond organ *Christopher Marra – guitar *Brad Lang – bass guitar [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parr (surname)
Parr is a surname. People with the surname include: * Adam Parr (born 1965), British investment banker *Albert Eide Parr (1900-1991) Norwegian-born, American marine biologist, zoologist and oceanographer * Allan Parr (1879–1954), Canadian hockey player * Anne Parr (other), various people *Archie Parr (1860–1942), American rancher and politician *Bartholomew Parr (1750–1810), British physician * Ben Parr (born 1985), American journalist, author, venture capitalist and entrepreneur * Bob Parr (born 1957), New Zealand television personality, former UK Special Forces operator * Butler Parr (1810–1872), English cricketer *Carolyn Miller Parr (born 1937), judge of the United States Tax Court *Catherine Parr (1512–1548), Queen of England (1543–1547) * Cecil Parr (1847–1928), British tennis player *Charles Henry Parr (1868–1941), American mechanical engineer *Charlie Parr (born 1967), American country blues musician *Chris Parr (born 1944), British theatre director ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
