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Micki
Micki is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Micki Dickoff, American film director and producer * Micki DuPont (born 1980), Canadian ice hockey player * Micki Free (born 1955), American musician * Micki Grant (1929–2021), American singer, actress, writer and composer * Addie "Micki" Harris (1941–1982), member of the all-girl singing group The Shirelles * Micki Hirschl (1906–1991), Austrian wrestler * Micki King (born 1944), American diver and diving coach * Micki Marlo (1928–2016), American model and singer * Micki McElya (born 1972), American author and historian * Micki Meuser, German musician * Micki Nielsen (born 1993), Danish boxer * Micki Pistorius (born 1961), South African forensic psychologist * Micki Schillig (born 1960), American tennis player * Michael Steele (musician) (born 1955), bassist, guitarist, songwriter, and singer, known as Micki Steele while with The Runaways The Runaways were an American rock band who recorded and p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micki Free
Micki Free (born May 20, 1955) is a guitarist and singer of Native American descent. He won a Grammy Award for his contribution to the ''Beverly Hills Cop'' (1984) movie soundtrack and has won two Native American Music Awards. He is the director of Promotions and Special Events for the Seminole Tribe of Florida, owners of Hard Rock International. Biography Micki Free was born in West Texas and moved to Germany soon afterward. He is of mixed Irish, Comanche, and Cherokee descent. His stepfather, a U.S. Army sergeant, was stationed in Germany, and Free was introduced to rock 'n' roll there as a child, when one of his five sisters received tickets to a Jimi Hendrix concert and took him along to the show. "It just blew my mind", Free remembered. His family later moved to Illinois, where Free joined the rock band Smokehouse. When he was 17, he was discovered by Gene Simmons of KISS, during a concert at which Smokehouse was the opening act for KISS, Ted Nugent, and REO Speedwagon. Af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micki Grant
Micki Grant (born Minnie Louise Perkins, June 30, 1929 – August 22, 2021) was an American singer (soprano), actress, writer, and composer. She performed in '' Having Our Say'' (as Sadie Delaney), '' Tambourines to Glory'' and '' Jericho-Jim Crow'' both co-written by Langston Hughes, ''The Gingham Dog'', '' Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope'', and received three Tony Award nominations for her writing."Micki Grant" The HistoryMakers. Early life Perkins was born in , to Gussie and Oscar Perkins on June 30, 1929. Some sources also state that she was born in 1941; Grant was said to have lowered her age early for reasons related to her career. Her father was ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Runaways
The Runaways were an American rock band who recorded and performed from 1975 to 1979. Formed in 1975 in Los Angeles, the band released four studio albums and one live album during its run. Among their best-known songs are " Cherry Bomb", " Hollywood", " Queens of Noise" and a cover version of the Velvet Underground's " Rock & Roll". Never a major success in the United States, the Runaways became a sensation overseas, especially in Japan, thanks to the single "Cherry Bomb". History Early years In early 1975, the rock producer Kim Fowley had an idea for assembling an all-female band at a time when, according to guitarist Joan Jett, "There were no young girls at all playing guitar or any sort of instruments." Fowley met lyricist Kari Krome at a party held for Alice Cooper, put her on salary, and had her begin looking for female performers. Krome met Joan Jett and brought her to Fowley. Jett successfully auditioned for Fowley by playing ukulele to a Sweet album, and picked up gu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micki King
Maxine Joyce "Micki" King (born July 26, 1944) is an American former competitive diver and diving coach. She was a gold medal winner at the 1972 Summer Olympics in the three meter springboard event. She was the dominant figure in women's diving in the United States from 1965 to 1972, winning 10 national championships, including both springboard and platform events. At the 1968 Summer Olympics, she was in first place in the three meter springboard event when she broke her left arm on the ninth dive; she completed the tenth dive, but finished in fourth place. In 1972, she made a comeback at the Munich Olympics, winning the gold medal in the three meter springboard event. King was a career officer in the United States Air Force from 1966 to 1992, retiring with the rank of colonel. She taught physical education and coached diving at the United States Air Force Academy, becoming the first woman to serve on the faculty of a U.S. military academy and the first woman to coach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micki Pistorius
Micki Pistorius is a South African forensic or investigative psychologist and author. She was the first woman in her profession and the first profiler in South Africa, working on many high-profile cases involving serial killers for the South African Police Service in the 1990s. She is known for her autobiography, ''Catch Me a Killer'' (2000), on which a television series of the same name was based, released in 2024. Early life and undergraduate education Pistorius grew up in Pretoria. She studied German in school, and graduated with a BA, majoring in psychology and languages at the University of Pretoria. She studied French at university. Career Journalism After graduating with a BA, Pistorius began working in public relations, which included writing press releases, before moving into journalism. Starting at a local newspaper, she moved on to working as a radio news journalist at the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) in Pretoria, which also involved some work ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micki Marlo
Micki Marlo (August 12, 1928 – September 20, 2016) was an American singer and model, best known in the 1950s, who received attention for both her singing and her beauty. She was a member of WPEN Philadelphia's "950 Club", a radio precursor of ''American Bandstand''. She worked the variety show circuit in the 1950s, appearing on the original Tonight Show with Steve Allen. Micki was a member of the cast of Ziegfeld Follies of 1957 Recordings She recorded a duet with Paul Anka, "What You've Done To Me" in 1957. Her ABC-Paramount album, ''Married I Can Always Get'', featured her on the cover in a photo wearing a low-cut, bare-shouldered wedding dress. The liner notes make frequent references to her physical charms. "Little By Little", a Nappy Brown cover, was her only hit. Latter years work In the early 1960s she appeared on the game show ''Charge Account'', and paired up with Ed Hurst again to co-host ''Summer Time On The Pier'', another live dance show, this time from Atlanti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mickie
Micky or Mickie can be a given name, but it is most often a nickname for Michael or non-english equivalents, such as "Mikhail" or "Mikaea". People with the name include: Men * Micky Adams (born 1961), English football manager and former player * Micky Arison (born 1949), Chief Executive Officer of Carnival Corporation * Micky Dolenz (born 1945), American actor, musician, and television and theatre director * Micky Dore (1883–1910), Australian rugby union and rugby league player * Micky Droy (born 1951), English retired footballer * Micky Hazard (born 1960), English retired footballer * Mickie Henson (1963–2022), American professional wrestling referee * Micky Horswill (born 1953), British professional footballer * Micky Mellon (born 1972), Scottish football manage and former player * Micky Moody (born 1950), English guitarist * Micky Quinn (born 1962), English retired footballer * Micky Lee Soule (born 1946), American musician, founding member of Ritchie Blackmore's Rai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micki Nielsen
Micki Nielsen (born 26 February 1993) is a Danish professional boxer. He challenged for the European cruiserweight title in 2019 and held the WBC Youth and WBC International cruiserweight titles between 2014 and 2016. He is the younger brother of Patrick Nielsen, who is also a professional boxer. Professional boxing record {, class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" , - ! !Result !Record !Opponent !Type !Round, time !Date !Location !Notes , - , 27 , Loss , 25–2 , align=left, Yves Ngabu , UD , 12 , 16 Feb 2019 , align=left, , align=left, , -align=center , 26 , Win , 25–1 , align=left, Ricards Bolotniks , SD , 8 , 27 Jan 2018 , align=left, , align=left, , -align=center , 25 , Win , 24–1 , align=left, Taras Oleksiyenko , KO , 7 (8), , 27 Oct 2017 , align=left, , align=left, , -align=center , 24 , Win , 23–1 , align=left, Simon Bakalak , UD , 8 , 8 Jul 2017 , align=left, , align=left, , -align=center , 23 , Loss , 22–1 , align=left, Kevin Leren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micki McElya
Micki Paige McElya (born 1972) is an American author and historian. She is a professor of History at the University of Connecticut. In 2017, her book ''The Politics of Mourning: Death and Honor in Arlington National Cemetery'' was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction. Early life and education McElya received her Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Bryn Mawr College and her Ph.D. from New York University in 2003. Career Upon graduating from New York University, McElya was hired as an assistant professor of American Studies at the University of Alabama. During her tenure, she published a book titled ''Clinging to Mammy: The Faithful Slave in Twentieth-Century America'' through the Harvard University Press. The book focused on how the de-sexualization and infantilization of African American women during slavery, helped reiterate the black maternal iconography and slavery apologia. ''Clinging to Mammy'' also earned her a place on the 2007 Myers Center Outstandi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micki Schillig
Micki Schillig Feldmann (born 29 November 1960) is an American former professional tennis player. Biography Schillig comes from Cedar Rapids, Iowa and was a three-time state high school singles champion, before going on to play for San Diego State University (SDSU). During her time at SDSU she was an All-American on three occasions and as a junior in 1982 finished runner-up to Alycia Moulton in the inaugural NCAA singles championship. From 1983 to 1986 she competed on the professional tour, appearing in the main draws of Wimbledon and the US Open. Schillig's only grand slam win came earlier while she was still an amateur, at the 1982 US Open, where she upset highly ranked opponent Leslie Allen in the first round. Her best performance on the WTA Tour was a semi-final run at the 1983 Borden Classic in Tokyo. Following her retirement from professional tennis she made the move to coaching and from 1987 to 1995 was head coach of women's tennis at the University of Iowa The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Steele (musician)
Michael Steele (born Susan Thomas on June 2, 1955) is an American retired musician, best known as the bassist for the Bangles. Under the name Micki Steele, she was a founding member of the Runaways but left in 1975, shortly before the band's major label debut. For the next several years, she played with various other musical groups for short periods of time. In 1983, Steele replaced original bassist Annette Zilinskas as a member of the Bangles. Steele joined just in time to play on the band's first full-length album, ''All Over the Place (The Bangles album), All Over the Place''. She remained with the Bangles throughout the high point of their career, contributing as bassist, vocalist, and songwriter until the band's dissolution in 1989. She rejoined the band for a 2003 reunion album, ''Doll Revolution'', and toured with them until the following year. Afterwards, Steele retired from the music industry and left the public eye. Career Steele began her professional career as Mick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
