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McHargue
McHargue is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Darrel McHargue (born 1954), American jockey * Georgess McHargue (1941–2011), American editor, poet, writer * Keegan McHargue (born 1982), American artist *Rosy McHargue James "Rosy" McHargue (April 6, 1902 in Danville, Illinois – June 8, 1999 in Santa Monica, California) was an American jazz clarinetist, associated principally with the Dixieland jazz scene. McHargue worked professionally from age 15, with Th ... (1902–1999), American jazz musician See also * McHarg (surname) {{surname, McHargue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darrel McHargue
Darrel G. McHargue (born September 26, 1954 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) is a retired American Champion jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. One of five children from a family not connected to horse racing, he was first introduced to riding as a teenage boy when he rode a neighbor's Quarter Horse. He was 17 years old when he made his professional debut in 1972 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. The following year he was the leading rider at Laurel Park Racecourse in Laurel, Maryland. Triple Crown races Darrel McHargue competed in eight Kentucky Derbys between 1974 and 1986. His best finishes were a second with Run Dusty Run in 1977 and a third with actor Jack Klugman's colt Jaklin Klugman in 1980. In 1975, the twenty-year-old McHargue earned the most important win of his career when he rode Master Derby to victory in the Preakness Stakes, the second leg of the U.S. Triple Crown series. McHargue had two mounts in the Belmont Stakes, finishing third with Master Derby in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keegan McHargue
Keegan McHargue (born 1982 in Portland, Oregon) is an American artist known for his dream-like drawings and paintings. McHargue is sometimes described as either an outsider artist or faux-outsider artist. He lives and works in New York City. About McHargue was seen as a successful emerging artist by age 21 and never attended art school. He previously lived in San Francisco, and briefly lived in Austin, Texas before moving to New York City. In 2007, he created a body of artwork "The Yellow Spectrum" specifically for an audience of babies, and a few years later with the "Preteen" work his audience was teenagers and preteens. In a 2010 interview, McHargue made comparisons between the fields of art and advertising. McHargue said about his process, "I tend to shy away from expressionistic concerns that compromise control. In a sense, everything in my art becomes about particular processes. That’s how process became the most important part of my painting. I always say that I’m no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgess McHargue
Georgess McHargue (June 7, 1941 – July 18, 2011) was an American writer and poet. Biography McHargue was born in New York City. After working at Golden Press, she became an editor at Doubleday. She had a long career working as an author; she published 35 books including children's fiction and nonfiction works on archaeology, history, mythology and paranormal studies. She also wrote about folklore and the occult. She was nominated for a National Book Award for ''The Beasts of Never'' (1988) and she wrote many reviews for ''The New York Times Book Review''. McHargue eventually moved to Groton, Massachusetts where she edited reports on archaeology and history for the Michael's Institute for Conservation Archaeology at Harvard's Peabody Museum and for their historic preservation company Timelines Inc. Her book ''Facts, Frauds, and Phantasms: A Survey of the Spiritualist Movement'' (1972) was a skeptical study of spiritualism. The book exposed fraudulent mediums and was described ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosy McHargue
James "Rosy" McHargue (April 6, 1902 in Danville, Illinois – June 8, 1999 in Santa Monica, California) was an American jazz clarinetist, associated principally with the Dixieland jazz scene. McHargue worked professionally from age 15, with The Novelty Syncopators in 1917. His first recordings were with Roy Schoenbeck's Orchestra in 1922 on the track "Wow Wow Blues"; he also recorded early on with the Seattle Harmony Kings (1925), Frankie Trumbauer (1931), Ted Weems (1934), and Jimmy McPartland (1936). He was a member of The Wolverines shortly after Bix Beiderbecke's departure in 1925. His tenure with Weems lasted from 1934 to 1942. McHargue then moved to Los Angeles, where he played with Eddie Miller, Benny Goodman, Kay Kyser (1943–46), and Red Nichols (1947-51). He later played with Pee Wee Hunt and Pete Daily, and recorded as a leader for Jump, Fairmont, Audiophile, and Protone in the 1940s and 1950s. In his old age, McHargue began singing and became extraordinarily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
