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John Paul White
John Paul White (born August 4, 1972) is an American singer-songwriter, and was a member of the Grammy Award-winning duo The Civil Wars. He restarted his solo career with his 2016 release, ''Beulah''. Early life White was born in Muscle Shoals, Alabama and grew up in Loretto, Tennessee, on a chicken farm. He attended Sacred Heart School as well as Sacred Heart Catholic Church (Loretto, Tennessee), Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Loretto, Tennessee, as a child and graduated from Loretto High School. He is the oldest of four children. Career White released his first album independently as the band Nuthin' Fancy. The album was recorded with Jeff Quillen at Rock N Roll Dawg Sound/Studio in his hometown of Loretto, Tennessee. White released the album ''The Long Goodbye (John Paul White album), The Long Goodbye'' in 2008. The following year, White joined Joy Williams (singer), Joy Williams to form The Civil Wars. The duo won the 2012 Grammy Awards for best Folk Album, and Country P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joy Williams (singer)
Joy Elizabeth Williams (born November 14, 1982) is an American singer-songwriter. The winner of four Grammy Awards, Williams has released five solo albums and four EPs since her self-titled debut in 2001. She was half of the Civil Wars duo from 2009 until 2014. Early life Williams was born in West Branch, Michigan, but raised in a Christian home in Mount Hermon in Santa Cruz County, California, where her parents worked in ministry. She attended Valley Christian High School in San Jose and graduated as the class valedictorian in 2001. In addition to singing in church, Williams began writing faith-based pop songs while living in Santa Cruz. At 17, she was signed by Reunion Records, a subsidiary of Sony/ BMG based in Brentwood, Tennessee. Williams cites Kate Bush, Peter Gabriel, Massive Attack, and Portishead as being her influences. Career Between 2001 and 2005, Williams was nominated for 11 Dove Awards, and the three records she released on Reunion cumulatively sold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lera Lynn
Lera Lynn (born December 5, 1984) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actress. Early life Born in Houston, Texas, Lynn was raised in Georgia. She has a bachelor's degree in anthropology from the University of Georgia. Before attending the university, she briefly attended Young Harris College in Young Harris, Georgia. Career Lynn's first LP, ''Have You Met Lera Lynn'', was released in 2011. In 2014, she released an EP entitled ''Lying in the Sun'' and also began creating music for the second season of the crime drama series ''True Detective''. Working with songwriter and music producer T Bone Burnett, the two collaborated with singer-songwriter Rosanne Cash at Burnett's home in Los Angeles, California with two of the resulting tracks being included on Cash's 2018 album ''She Remembers Everything''. After approving the musical tracks, series creator Nic Pizzolatto cast Lynn as a recurring character who performs the songs in a dive bar frequented by the main charact ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Muscle Shoals, Alabama
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Living People
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1973 Births
Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. President Richard Nixon announces the suspension of offensive action in North Vietnam. * January 17 – Ferdinand Marcos becomes President for Life of the Philippines. * January 20 – Richard Nixon is Second inauguration of Richard Nixon, sworn in for a second term as President of the United States. Nixon is the only person to have been sworn in twice as President (First inauguration of Richard Nixon, 1969, Second inauguration of Richard Nixon, 1973) and Vice President of the United States (First inauguration of Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953, Second inauguration of Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1957). * January 22 ** George Foreman defeats Joe Frazier to win the heavyweight world boxing championship. ** A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Civil Wars (album)
''The Civil Wars'' is the second and final album by American alternative folk band the Civil Wars. The album was released on August 6, 2013, by Sensibility Music/Columbia Records. ''The Civil Wars'' received generally positive reviews from music critics, and it sold more than 116,000 copies, making it debut at No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' 200. The song "From This Valley" won them their fourth Grammy, the second one in the category Best Country Duo/Group Performance. Promotion "The One That Got Away" and "From This Valley" were released as singles in June 2013. The third single from the album, " Dust to Dust", was released to Hot adult contemporary radio in the United States on October 7, 2013. Reception Critical reception ''The Civil Wars'' received positive reviews from critics. According to Metacritic, the album has scored 71 out of 100 based on 29 reviews, indicating generally favorable reviews, the same score ''Barton Hollow'', the duo's previous album, received. Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unplugged On VH1
Unplugged may refer to: *Acoustic music, music not produced through electronic means * "Unplugged" (B.A.P song), 2014 * "Unplugged" (''Modern Family''), a 2010 episode of ''Modern Family'' Albums and EPs * ''Unplugged'' (5'nizza album), 2002 * ''Unplugged'' (5 Seconds of Summer EP), 2012 * ''Unplugged'' (7th Heaven album), 2009 * ''Unplugged'' (Alice in Chains album), 1996 * ''Unplugged'' (Alicia Keys album), 2005 * ''Unplugged'' (Anal Cunt album), 1991 * ''Unplugged'' (Arrested Development album), 1992 * ''Unplugged'' (Aventura album), 2004 * ''Unplugged'' (The Corrs album) (The Corrs), 1999 * ''Unplugged'' (Eric Clapton album), 1992 * ''Unplugged'' (Die Fantastischen Vier album) * ''Unplugged'' (Godhead EP), a 2007 * ''Unplugged'' (Hurd album), 1999 * ''Unplugged'' (Kerber album), 1999 * ''Unplugged'' (The Korgis album), 2006 * ''Unplugged'' (Leessang album), 2012 * ''Unplugged'' (Mizraab album), 2012 * ''Unplugged'' (Neil Young album), 1993 * ''Unplugged'' (Siti Nurhaliza album) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barton Hollow
''Barton Hollow'' is the first full-length studio album from the Civil Wars. Produced by Charlie Peacock, it was released on February 1, 2011. It peaked at No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Digital Albums chart, No. 10 on the ''Billboard'' 200, No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Folk Albums chart, and No. 2 on the ''Billboard'' Rock Albums chart, selling 25,000 copies in its first week. , the album has sold 623,000 copies in the US. Barton Hollow was preceded by the lead single and title track, which was performed live on ''The Tonight Show with Jay Leno'' on January 14, 2011. A track on this album, "Poison and Wine" was previously released as a single from their EP ''Poison & Wine'' in 2009. On November 30, 2011, ''Barton Hollow'' was nominated for Grammys in the Best Folk Album and Best Country Duo/Group Performance categories, the latter for the title song. The album ended up winning both awards. Numerous publications noted that the Civil Wars were snubbed a Best New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poison & Wine
The Civil Wars were an American musical duo composed of Joy Williams and John Paul White. Formed in 2008, The Civil Wars won four Grammy Awards prior to their 2014 breakup. History 2008–2010 Both Williams and White had solo careers prior to meeting at a songwriting workshop in Nashville in 2008. Williams had recorded several moderately successful albums and was signed as a songwriter to Warner/Chappell; White had independently released ''The Long Goodbye''—which was originally set to be released through a deal with Capitol Records—and was writing for EMI Music. At the workshop, approximately 25 songwriters were assembled by music publishers to write radio singles for an unnamed band later identified as the country group Gloriana. Williams and White were randomly paired to write together, and quickly discovered an affinity. In a 2012 interview, Williams said that "when he started singing it was like I knew where he was going to go before he went there." In the same ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live At Eddie's Attic
''Live at Eddie's Attic'' is the first release from The Civil Wars, featuring Joy Williams and John Paul White. The album was recorded live at Eddie's Attic in Decatur, Georgia on April 8, 2009. It was released on their website through NoiseTrade NoiseTrade is a global online audio and book direct-to-fan distribution platform. It is based in Nashville, Tennessee. It enables its users to upload original music and books and give away for free without digital rights management to anyone w ... as a free download on June 30, 2009. The album has been downloaded over 500,000 times to date. On April 19, 2014, the album was re-released in a limited edition vinyl pressing in celebration of Record Store Day. Track listing References {{Authority control 2009 debut albums The Civil Wars live albums 2009 live albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New York Observer
''The New York Observer'' was a weekly newspaper printed from 1987 to 2016, when it ceased print publication and became the online-only newspaper ''Observer''. The media site focuses on culture, real estate, media, politics and the entertainment and publishing industries. History The ''Observer'' was first published in New York City on September 22, 1987, as a weekly newspaper by Arthur L. Carter, a former investment banker. The ''New York Observer'' had also been the title of an earlier weekly religious paper founded by Sidney E. Morse in 1823. In July 2006, the paper was purchased by the American real estate figure Jared Kushner, then 25 years old. The paper began its life as a broadsheet, and was then printed in tabloid format every Wednesday, and currently has an exclusively online format. It is headquartered at 1 Whitehall Street in Manhattan. Previous writers for the publication include Kara Bloomgarden–Smoke, Kim Velsey, Matthew Kassel, Jillian Jorgensen, Joe Cona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florence, Alabama
Florence is a city in, and the county seat of, Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States, in the state's northwestern corner. It is situated along the Tennessee River and is home to the University of North Alabama, the oldest college in the state. Florence is the largest and principal city of the Florence-Muscle Shoals Metropolitan Statistical Area commonly known as "The Shoals" (which also includes the cities of Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, and Tuscumbia in Colbert County). Florence is considered northwestern Alabama's primary economic hub. Annual tourism events include the W. C. Handy Music Festival in the summer and the Renaissance Faire in the fall. Landmarks in Florence include the 20th-century Rosenbaum House, the only Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home located in Alabama. The Florence Indian Mound, constructed by indigenous people between 100 BCE and 400 BCE in the Woodland period, is the largest surviving earthen mound in the state and is 43 feet high. It is listed on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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