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Otey (other)
Otey may refer to: People * Alex Otey (born 1959), American singer-songwriter * Bill Otey (1886–1931), American pitcher * Harold Lamont Otey (1951–1994), American murderer * James Hervey Otey (1800–1863), American Episcopal bishop * Kirkwood Otey (1832–1897), American commanding officer of the 11th Virginia Infantry * Louis Otey (born 1954), American baritone singer * Orlando Otey (1925–2011), Mexican-born pianist * Peter J. Otey (1840–1902), American Confederate States Army officer * Otey Cannon (born 1950), American former soccer forward * Otey Clark (1915–2010), American Major League Baseball pitcher Places * Otey, Texas Otey is an unincorporated community located in northwestern Brazoria County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 318 in 2000. It is located within the Greater Houston metropolitan area. Histo ..., an unincorporated community * William Madison Otey House, a historic residence in Alabama S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Otey
Alex Otey (born 1959) is a singer-songwriter, music producer, pianist, and trumpeter. He has performed with jazz musicians such as Richie Cole and Lew Soloff, and recorded with Grover Washington Jr. on the 1979 ''Skylarking'' album. He has produced, arranged, and co-written five albums by children's singer-songwriter Miss Amy, and released the albums on his label Ionian Productions. The fifth of these albums, ''Fitness Rock & Roll,'' was nominated in the 54th Grammy Awards, and ''Healthy Food For Thought: Good Enough To Eat'' was nominated the year before. He also appears on the 54th Grammy winning album, ''All About Bullies... Big And Small''. He performs frequently with Miss Amy & Her Big Kids Band, and in 2013 released an album entitled ''Angels Riding Shotgun'' with Americana rock band Off the Map, which features the same line-up of musicians. Otey also performs popular vocal jazz as a soloist and with The Alex Otey Trio. Early life, education Alex V. Otey was born in 195 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Otey
William Tilford Otey (December 16, 1886 – April 22, 1931) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh. The Pirates compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Founded as part of the American Associati ... and Washington Senators."Bill Otey Statistics and History" ''baseball-reference.com''. Retrieved 2011-02-17. References External links 1886 births 1931 deaths[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harold Lamont Otey
Harold Lamont "Walkin' Wili" Otey (August 1, 1951 – September 2, 1994) was an American criminal convicted of the 1977 rape and murder of Jane McManus, a 26-year-old photography student, in Omaha, Nebraska. Despite recanting his confession and maintaining his innocence for more than 15 years, Otey became the first person to be executed in Nebraska since 1976 when the death penalty was reinstated. He was executed in 1994 by electrocution, becoming the first person to die in Nebraska's electric chair since Charles Starkweather was executed in 1959. Otey's final days were documented by the CBS News program '' 48 Hours'' entitled "Death by Midnight". Early life Harold Lamont Otey was born on August 1, 1951, in Long Branch, New Jersey. He was born into a large family and had six brothers and six sisters. At the age of 4, Otey left home and went to live with his aunt and uncle in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. He attended school and achieved good grades. In eighth grade, his aunt died and O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Hervey Otey
James Hervey Otey (January 27, 1800 – April 23, 1863), Christian educator, author, and the first Episcopal Bishop of Tennessee, having established the Anglican church in the state, including its first parish churches and what became the University of the South. Early and family life James Hervey Otey was born January 27, 1800, on a plantation near Fancy Farm in Bedford County, Virginia to Major Isaac Otey and Elizabeth Mathews.Boots, John R. (1970). The Mat(t)hews family: an anthology of Mathews lineages. The University of Wisconsin — Madison His paternal grandfather, Capt. John Armistead Otey, had served in the American Revolutionary War. Major Otey farmed using enslaved labor as well as represented Bedford County in the Virginia House of Delegates (part-time) for many terms beginning (1798-1804, 1805–1812), before attaining his military rank in the War of 1812. In 1807, Major Isaac Otey purchased Fancy Farm (including a distillery and grist mill) from the estate of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirkwood Otey
Kirkwood Otey (October 18, 1832 – June 1, 1897) served as the commanding officer of the 11th Virginia Infantry in the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia during the American Civil War. Civil War service Otey commanded the regiment first as a major, then as a colonel in the years 1864–1865, until General Robert E. Lee's surrender to General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, on April 9, 1865. While still a major in command of the 11th Virginia, Otey was wounded in the shoulder during the immortal frontal assault known as Pickett's Charge near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. This occurred on the third and final day of the Battle of Gettysburg (the bloodiest and probably most decisive engagement of the conflict), on July 3, 1863. Otey survived, however, and would serve as commanding colonel of the unit until the war ended. Postbellum Otey died in 1897 and is buried in Lynchburg, Virginia Lynchburg is an independent city (United States), independent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Otey
Louis Otey (born 22 November 1954) is an American baritone singer born in South Dakota. He performed at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera and other major international companies. He is notable for his performances in operas by Gian Carlo Menotti: he has performed in ''The Consul'' in the Teatro Lirico Giuseppe Verdi, Teatro Verdi in Trieste, Italy, and at the Edinburgh Festival, the role of Donato in ''Maria Golovin'' for the Greek National Opera and the Spoleto Festival USA, three male roles in ''La Loca (opera), La Loca'' for the Spoleto Festival, Abdul in ''The Last Savage'', and Martín Zapater in the world premiere of ''Goya (opera), Goya'' at the Kennedy Center. Otey is co-founder and Artistic Director of the Phoenicia International Festival of the Voice. References External links *Louis Otey profile Phoenicia International Festival of the VoicePerformance schedule at Operabase 1954 births Living people Place of birth mis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orlando Otey
Orlando Otey (February 1, 1925 – October 23, 2011) was a Mexican-born pianist who gave his first concert at age 5 at the Teatro Iris in Mexico City. He became known as "The Chopin of Mexico" at age 14 because his playing and compositions were decidedly romantic in style. At age 17, Otey became a faculty member at the University of Mexico School of Music. In 1946 he moved to the United States to pursue piano and composition studies at The Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. During that time he studied with Gian Carlo Menotti and Vladimir Sokoloff. In 1949 he competed as one of three US pianists in the Chopin Centennial Piano Competition in Warsaw, Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous .... Otey focused much of his life on developing the "Otey Music Theor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter J
Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) Culture * Peter (actor) (born 1952), stage name Shinnosuke Ikehata, Japanese dancer and actor * ''Peter'' (album), a 1993 EP by Canadian band Eric's Trip * ''Peter'' (1934 film), a 1934 film directed by Henry Koster * ''Peter'' (2021 film), Marathi language film * "Peter" (''Fringe'' episode), an episode of the television series ''Fringe'' * ''Peter'' (novel), a 1908 book by Francis Hopkinson Smith * "Peter" (short story), an 1892 short story by Willa Cather Animals * Peter, the Lord's cat, cat at Lord's Cricket Ground in London * Peter (chief mouser), Chief Mouser between 1929 and 1946 * Peter II (cat), Chief Mouser between 1946 and 1947 * Peter III (cat), Chief Mouser between 1947 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otey Cannon
Otey Cannon is an American former soccer forward who was the first black American player in the North American Soccer League. He also played in the American Soccer League. Cannon attended Chico State University where he played on the men's soccer team in 1970 and 1971. Although he played only two season, his 42 goals puts him second on the team's career goals list. Chico State inducted him into the Athletic Hall of Fame in 1995. In 1972, Cannon turned professional with the Dallas Tornado of the North American Soccer League. In 1974, Dallas traded him to the expansion Seattle Sounders Seattle Sounders Football Club is an American professional men's association football, soccer club based in Seattle. The Sounders compete as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference of Major League Soccer (MLS). The club w .... In 1976, Cannon moved to the Sacramento Spirits of the American Soccer League. References External linksCareer stats 1950 births Livin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otey Clark
William Otis "Otey" Clark (May 22, 1915 – October 20, 2010) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Boston Red Sox in 1945. He was born in Boscobel, Wisconsin. The 29-year-old rookie stood 6-foot inches and weighed 190 pounds. Clark is one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the major leagues during World War II. He made his major league debut on April 17, 1945, ( Opening Day), pitching in relief against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. His finest pitching effort that season came on September 19 in the second game of a doubleheader at Fenway Park. He hurled a complete game shutout against the Philadelphia Athletics, winning by a score of 3–0. Clark also defeated Bob Feller in the 1945 season, in Feller's first game back in baseball following World War II. Season and career totals include a record of 4–4 in 12 games pitched, nine games started, four complete games, one shutout, three games finished and an ERA of 3.07 in 82 innings pi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otey, Texas
Otey is an unincorporated community located in northwestern Brazoria County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 318 in 2000. It is located within the Greater Houston metropolitan area. History Otey was the site of the Palo Alto plantation owned by Robert and David G. Mills. They operated several other plantations in the state and have been said to have had $5 million before the American Civil War. They were soon bankrupted during the reconstruction era and lost their plantations to other creditors. The land surrounding the Palo Alto plantation and other plantations were within the boundaries of the Ramsey Unit, a Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison. It became a prison for recidivists over 25 years of age, starting in 1908. A post office was established at Otey in 1911 and remained in operation until 1973 when mail was transferred to Rosharon. Its population in 1914 was 700 and had a physician. The Ramsey Unit had 674 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Madison Otey House
Greenlawn (also known as the William Madison Otey House) is a historic residence between Meridianville and Huntsville, Alabama. The house was built in 1849–50 by William Otey, replacing a log house built by his father in the early 1810s. Following William and his wife's deaths, the house was taken over by one of their granddaughters in 1907. Around 1925, the original Italianate portico was replaced with the current Greek Revival entrance, and a northern wing was added. The house fell vacant in 1963 and was later restored, now sitting at the entrance to a subdivision of the same name. The house has a two-story main block with a single story portion to the rear. The façade is dominated by a tetrastyle portico with Doric order columns. The double front door is flanked by sidelights and topped with a rectangular transom. Two chimneys in the gable roof ends are unusual in that they are exposed below the pediment, but pass behind the tympanum before exiting the top of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
