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Paul Humphreys (other)
Paul Humphreys is a British musician Paul Humphreys may also refer to: *Paul Humphreys (philosopher) * Paul Humphreys (bluegrass musician) See also *Paul Humphries Paul Jonathan Humphries (born 10 October 1965) is a former English cricketer. Humphries was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born at Bromsgrove, Worcestershire. Hughes made his debut for Herefordshire in the 1 ... (born 1965), former English cricketer * Paul Humphrey (other) {{hndis, Humphreys, Paul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Humphreys
Paul David Humphreys (born 27 February 1960) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who is best known for his contributions to Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), a new wave band which he founded alongside Andy McCluskey in 1978. John Doran in ''The Quietus'' remarked: "If, roughly speaking, McCluskey is the intellect and inquisitive nature in the group, then Humphreys is the heart." Humphreys provided synthesizer/keyboard work and vocals from the band's inception in 1978 until his 1989 departure, seven years before their dissolution, and returned for their 2006 reformation. Despite this period of absence, his songwriting contribution features on all of the group's studio albums, save for 1991's '' Sugar Tax''. Humphreys sang lead vocals on several OMD tracks, including the singles "Electricity", "Souvenir", " Never Turn Away", "Secret", " (Forever) Live and Die" and " What Have We Done". He fronted spin-off band the Listening Pool from 1989 to 1996, and recorded w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Humphreys (philosopher)
Paul Humphreys (1950-2022) was a British professor of philosophy at the University of Virginia, specialising in philosophy of science, metaphysics, and epistemology. His interests included the metaphysics and epistemology of emergence, computational science, empiricism and realism. Education and career Humphreys attended Ealing Grammar school in London and earned his undergraduate degree at the University of Sussex, and then went to Stanford University where he received his Ph.D. in 1976. He joined the University of Virginia faculty in 1978, where he spent the rest of his career (apart from visiting appointments at University of Arizona, Stanford University, University of Pittsburgh and others), rising to the rank of "Commonwealth Professor of Philosophy." Philosophical work He was a significant contributor to the philosophy of emergent properties, as well as other areas in the philosophy of science and philosophy of probability. Humphreys published a substantial number of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Humphreys (bluegrass Musician)
"Big" Paul Williams (Paul Humphrey) is an American bluegrass and gospel musician. He took the surname Williams when he began his musical career in the early 1950s.Goldsmith, Thomas. The Bluegrass Reader. 2004. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, . He was guitarist and lead singer for the Lonesome Pine Fiddlers before replacing Earl Taylor in the Sunny Mountain Boys in 1957, playing mandolin and being featured regularly as a lead singer. He played with Jimmy Martin at the height of the Sunny Mountain Boys career, recording steadily through 1962 and at times competing for popularity with Elvis Presley.Willis, Barry R.,xz America's Music: Bluegrass. 1997. Pine Valley Music, . Williams is said to have helped shape Martin's sound. He was present in the recording process for what Martin has said were the "biggest selling records I've ever done." Williams co-wrote the perennially popular hit "Hold Watcha Got."Piazza, Tom. True Adventures With the King of Bluegrass. 1999. Vanderbilt Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |