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Pete Kelly's Blues (radio Series)
''Pete Kelly's Blues'' was an American crime-musical radio drama which aired over NBC as an unsponsored summer replacement series on Wednesday nights at 8 pm (et) from July 4 through September 19, 1951. The series starred Jack Webb as Pete Kelly and was created by writer Richard L. Breen, who had previously worked with Webb on ''Pat Novak for Hire''; James Moser and Jo Eisinger wrote most of the other scripts. Set in Kansas City, Missouri, in the early 1920s, the series was a crime drama with a strong musical atmosphere (Webb was a noted Dixieland jazz enthusiast). Kansas City in this era was a hotbed of jazz, as well as of organized crime and political corruption, all of which influenced the series. Overview Pete Kelly was a musician, a cornet player who headed his own jazz combo, "Pete Kelly's Big Seven." They worked at 417 Cherry Street, a speakeasy run by George Lupo, often mentioned but never heard. Kelly, narrating the series, described Lupo as a "fat, friendly little gu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. and its most populous city and principal financial center is New York City. Paleo-Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Glenn
Roy Edwin Glenn, Sr. (June 3, 1914 – March 12, 1971) was an American character actor. Early life Glenn was born in Pittsburg, Kansas on June 3, 1914. Career In 1949, Glenn's radio career started in Rocky Jordan – The Adventures of Rocky Jordan The Man With No Name. Glenn's career spanned five decades, beginning in radio with '' The Amos 'n' Andy Show'' and ''The Jack Benny Show''. He made numerous appearances from the dawn of television (including many authoritative roles on '' The Amos 'n' Andy Show'', 1951–53) until 1970. His first film appearance was in ''Kelly the Second'' (1936), followed by ''Dark Manhattan'' (1937). His other film credits include ''The Jackie Robinson Story'' (1950), ''Carmen Jones'' (1954), ''Porgy and Bess'' (1959), ''The Sound and the Fury'' (1959), ''A Raisin in the Sun'' (1961), with Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee and Claudia McNeil, and a memorable turn as Mr. Prentice (the father of Poitier's character) in the 1967 film ''Guess Who's Coming to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pete Kelly's Blues (TV Series)
''Pete Kelly's Blues'' is a television series starring William Reynolds which aired in 1959. It was created by Jack Webb, based on his 1951 radio series of the same name and the subsequent film version, '' Pete Kelly's Blues'', from 1955. Synopsis Set in Kansas City during the 1920s, the series centered on Pete Kelly, a trumpet player and the leader of Pete Kelly's Original Big Seven Big. Dixieland trumpet player, Dick Cathcart, who's best known as a member of ''The Lawrence Welk Show'', was dubbed in for the actual playing of Kelly's trumpet. Cast *William Reynolds as Pete Kelly *Connee Boswell as Savannah Brown *Than Wyenn Than Wyenn (May 2, 1919January 30, 2015) was an American character actor. His acting career spanned more than forty years with more than 150 credits in film and television. He may be best known for his role in the 1960 '' Twilight Zone'' episode ... as George Lupo (Lupo was frequently mention in the radio series, but never actually appeared; Wyenn did ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917June 15, 1996) was an American jazz singer, sometimes referred to as the "First Lady of Song", "Queen of Jazz", and "Lady Ella". She was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing, timing, intonation, and a "horn-like" improvisational ability, particularly in her scat singing. After a tumultuous adolescence, Fitzgerald found stability in musical success with the Chick Webb Orchestra, performing across the country but most often associated with the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem. Her rendition of the nursery rhyme "A-Tisket, A-Tasket" helped boost both her and Webb to national fame. After taking over the band when Webb died, Fitzgerald left it behind in 1942 to start her solo career. Her manager was Moe Gale, co-founder of the Savoy, until she turned the rest of her career over to Norman Granz, who founded Verve Records to produce new records by Fitzgerald. With Verve she recorded some of her more widely noted works, particularly he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pete Kelly's Blues (film)
''Pete Kelly's Blues'' is a 1955 musical crime film based on the 1951 radio series. It was directed by and starred Jack Webb in the title role of a bandleader and musician. Janet Leigh is featured as party girl Ivy Conrad, and Edmond O'Brien as a gangster who applies pressure to Kelly. Peggy Lee portrays alcoholic jazz singer Rose Hopkins (a performance for which she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role). Ella Fitzgerald makes a cameo as singer Maggie Jackson (a character played by a white actress in the radio series). Lee Marvin, Martin Milner, and Jayne Mansfield also make early career appearances. Much of the dialogue was written by writers who wrote the radio series ''Pat Novak for Hire'' (1946–1949), and the radio version of ''Pete Kelly's Blues'' (1951), both of which Webb starred in for a time before creating '' Dragnet''. Plot Jazz cornetist Pete Kelly (Jack Webb) and his Big Seven are the house band at the 17 Club, a speakeasy in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Fenneman
George Watt Fenneman (November 10, 1919 – May 29, 1997) was an American radio and television announcer. Fenneman is best remembered as the show announcer and straight man on Groucho Marx's ''You Bet Your Life''. Marx, said of Fenneman in 1976, "There never was a comedian who was any good unless he had a good straight man, and George was straight on all four sides". Fenneman, born in Peking (Beijing), China, died from respiratory failure in Los Angeles, California, on May 29, 1997, at the age of 77. Early life Fenneman was born in Peking (now Beijing), China, the only child of Edgar Warfield and Jessico "Jessie" (née Watt) Fenneman. He was an infant when his parents moved to San Francisco, California, where he grew up. Fenneman's father was a CPA and worked in the import-export business. His mother was an author and a minister of the Divine Art of Living. When Fenneman was eight, he wrote and starred in his own drama before his neighborhood friends in the basement of his home. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Announcer
An announcer is a voice artist who relays information to the audience of a broadcast media programme or live event. Television and other media Some announcers work in television production, radio or filmmaking, usually providing narrations, news updates, station identification, or an introduction of a product in television commercials or a guest on a talk show. Music television announcers were also called video jockeys (VJ). Announcers are often voice actors who read prepared scripts, but in some cases, they have to ad-lib commentary on the air when presenting news, sports, weather, time, and television commercials. Occasionally, announcers are also involved in writing the screenplay or scripts when one is required. Sometimes announcers also interview guests and moderate panels or discussions. Some provide commentary for the audience during sporting events known as sports announcers, parades, and other events. Announcers perform a variety of tasks including presenting new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Fatool
Nick Fatool (January 2, 1915 – September 26, 2000) was an American jazz drummer. Music career He was born in Millbury, Massachusetts, United States. Fatool first played professionally in Providence, Rhode Island, which he followed with time in Joe Haymes's band in 1937 and Don Beston's in Dallas soon after. In 1939, he played with Bobby Hackett briefly, and then became a member of the Benny Goodman Orchestra. He became one of the most visible drummers of the 1940s, playing with Artie Shaw (1940–41), Alvino Rey (1942–43), Claude Thornhill, Les Brown, and Jan Savitt. In 1943, he moved to Los Angeles and took work as a session musician, recording profusely. Credits include Harry James, Erroll Garner (1946), Louis Armstrong (1949, 1951), Jess Stacy, Tommy Dorsey, Matty Matlock, John Scott Trotter and Glen Gray. He began an association with Bob Crosby, playing with him regularly between 1949 and 1951 and occasionally with Crosby's Bobcats into the 1970s. Between January 7, 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Newman (guitarist)
William Newman may refer to: * William Newman (woodcarver) (born c. 1649, flourished 1670–1694), English woodcarver * William Newman (MP) for Poole (UK Parliament constituency) * William Newman (computer scientist) (1939–2019), British computer scientist * William Newman (priest) (1811–1864), inaugural Anglican Dean of Cape Town * William Newman (actor) (1934–2015), American actor * William Newman (Canadian politician) (1873–?), politician from Ontario, Canada * William Gould Newman, politician from Ontario, Canada; MPP, 1967–1981 * William Newman (American football) (c. 1882 – 1964), American college football player and coach * William A. Newman (born 1948), American painter and computer artist * William P. Newman (1810–1866), fugitive slave * William R. Newman (born 1955), American historian of science * William S. Newman (1912–2000), American musicologist * William Truslow Newman (1843–1920), U.S. federal judge * William Clifford Newman (1928–2017), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morty Corb
Mortimer Gerald Corb (April 10, 1917 San Antonio — January 13, 1996 Las Vegas) was an American jazz double-bassist. Career Corb had a long career as a jazz musician that began in 1946 and lasted until his death. He performed and recorded with:Tom Lord, ''The Jazz Discography Online'' Corb performed for four years on Bob Crosby's television program. He also did extended work as a session musician in studios, and though he did little of this after the 1950s, he appears on some 300 recordings. He worked in bands in Disneyland after moving to California in 1947, and recorded his only album as a leader, ''Strictly from Dixie'', in 1957. Selected discography As leader * Morty Corb and His Dixie All Stars, ''Strictly From Dixie'' : John Best (trumpet), Moe Schneider ''(née'' Elmer Reuben Schneider; 1919–1970) (trombone), Heinie Beau (clarinet), Dave Harris (1913–2002) (tenor sax), Bobby Hammack (piano) George Van Eps (guitar), Morty Corb (bass), Jack Sperling (drums) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Sherman (pianist)
Ray Sherman (November 27, 1951) is an American football coach for the Vegas Vipers. Sherman has more than four decades of coaching at the college and professional levels. Coaching career College career Sherman played college football at Fresno State as a wide receiver and defensive back. In 1974, he took a job as graduate assistant for San Jose State. After leaving San Jose State following that season, Sherman remained a coach at the college level through 1987, working for five additional schools; this includes two stints at California. NFL career The Houston Oilers gave Sherman his first NFL coaching job in 1988, when he was hired as a running backs coach. After one more year in Houston, during which he was a wide receivers coach, he took an assistant head coaching position with the Atlanta Falcons in 1990. Sherman then went to the San Francisco 49ers the next season, staying there through 1993; he coached running backs in 1991 and wide receivers the following two seasons. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moe Schneider
Moe, MOE, MoE or m.o.e. may refer to: In arts and entertainment Characters * Moe Szyslak, from the animated television show ''The Simpsons'' * Moe, leader of The Three Stooges, played by Moe Howard * Moe Higurashi, supporting character in ''Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon'' Other * , a Japanese slang term applied to characters in video games or anime and manga * Moe (band), often stylized as "moe.", an American jam band formed in 1989 * ''Moe'' anthropomorphism, a type of anthropomorphism in Japanese artwork * m.o.e., short for '' Master of Entertainment'', a Pony Canyon label for some of their anime works * ''Moe!'', a 1990 album by Raptori People * Moe (given name), including nicknames * Moe (surname) Places United States * Moe Lake, a lake in Minnesota * Moe Pond, a lake in New York * Moe Township, Douglas County, Minnesota * Moe Settlement, Wisconsin, a ghost town * Mobile (Amtrak station), Amtrak station code MOE, Alabama Elsewhere * Moe, Estonia, a village * Moe, Vict ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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