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Posterity Records
Posterity Records was a Canadian record label established by Harvey Glatt, that was started in 1963 and existed, in corporate form, from 1975 to 1981. History Harvey Glatt, an Ottawa-based music manager, promoter, retailer and radio station owner, formally established Posterity Records in 1976, following a 1963 release, under the Posterity label, of a record by Canadian poet Irving Layton. During its approximate six-year existence in the 1970s and early 1980s, the label released records by Lenny Breau, the Downchild Blues Band, Ian Tamblyn, and others. It was distributed by Glatt-owned TCD Records and Tapes, short for "Treble Clef Distribution". During this period, the label also distributed, as Posterity-Woodshed, records produced by Woodshed Records, a private label owned by Canadian singer-songwriter and producer David Essig. Included in Posterity-Woodshed releases was the seminal album, '' Blackie and the Rodeo King'', by Willie P. Bennett, released in 1978. Posterity Record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harvey Glatt
Harvey Glatt (born March 28, 1934) is a Canadian music promoter, manager, broadcaster, record and instrument retailer, and record label owner. Early life and education Harvey Glatt was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, graduating from Glebe Collegiate Institute in 1951. He thereafter obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in 1956 from the Clarkson College of Technology in Potsdam, New York.Pip WedgeBiography of Harvey Glatt www.broadcasting-history.ca. While at Clarkson College, Glatt co-produced his first concert, presenting Dave Brubeck in 1955. Glatt's interest in music developed from an early age. He became a regular reader of ''Billboard Magazine'' as of the age of thirteen. Peter RobbThe music man: Harvey Glatt has never stopped moving to his own beat ''Ottawa Citizen'', October 12, 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-21. Career Glatt began his professional association with music in the early 1950s, as a broadcaster, both at Clarkson College and for CFRA Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Hall (musician)
Joe Hall (born Hans Joachim Boenke; May 15, 1947 – March 22, 2019), was a German-Canadian folk rock singer-songwriter. Biography Hall was born in Wuppertal, Germany, the son of Johann Boenke and Johanna Maria Zeirmann. "Joe Hall: Obituary", ''National Post'', March 29, 2019 Retrieved April 2, 2019 He grew up in London, Ontario, Canada, and by the 1960s had begun performing in a trio, ''Drummond-McCaul'', with pianist, Daryl LeBerg and guitar player, Bill Williams, and by the mid-1960s had begun performing and touring with another band, the ''Eyeball Wine Company'' with Roger Brant on bass and George Dobo on guitar and piano. An album, ''Joe Hall and the Eyeball Wine Company'', was recorded in 1972 and released as a CD many years later. An earlier record, produced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humber Valley River Boys
The Humber is a large tidal estuary on the east coast of Northern England. It is formed at Trent Falls, Faxfleet, by the confluence of the tidal rivers Ouse and Trent. From there to the North Sea, it forms part of the boundary between the East Riding of Yorkshire on the north bank and North Lincolnshire on the south bank. Although the Humber is an estuary from the point at which it is formed, many maps show it as the River Humber. Below Trent Falls, the Humber passes the junction with the Market Weighton Canal on the north shore, the confluence of the River Ancholme on the south shore; between North Ferriby and South Ferriby and under the Humber Bridge; between Barton-upon-Humber on the south bank and Kingston upon Hull on the north bank (where the River Hull joins), then meets the North Sea between Cleethorpes on the Lincolnshire side and the long and thin headland of Spurn Head to the north. Ports on the Humber include the Port of Hull, the Port of Grimsby and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Garrett (singer)
William Garrett may refer to: * William Garrett, co-writer of "Please Mr. Postman" * Sir William Garrett (died 1571), Lord Mayor of London, 1555–1556 * William Garrett (Alabama politician) (1809–?), Secretary of State of Alabama, 1840–1852 * William Garrett (businessman) (1902–1977), British industrial chemist and businessperson * William Garrett (cricketer) (1876–1953), English cricketer * William Garrett (Medal of Honor) (1842–1916), American Civil War soldier * William A. Garrett (1854–1951), American lawyer and politician in the Virginia Senate * William B. Garrett III (born 1953), U.S. Army general * William Davis "Dub" Garrett (1925–1976), American football player * Billy Garrett (1933–1999), American racecar driver * Billy Garrett Jr. (born 1994) American basketball player and grandson of Bill Garrett * Bill Garrett (basketball) (1929–1974), first African American basketball player in the Big Ten athletic conference * Bill Garrett (golfer) (1940–2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doug McArthur (singer)
Douglas Francis "Doug" McArthur (born June 21, 1943) is an educator and former political figure in Saskatchewan, Canada. He represented Regina Lakeview from 1978 to 1982 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a New Democratic Party (NDP) member. He was born in Watrous, Saskatchewan, the son of Neil McArthur, and was educated at the University of Saskatchewan, the University of Toronto and Oxford University. In 1967, McArthur married Wenda Jean Berglind. He served in the Saskatchewan cabinet as Minister of Education, as Minister of Continuing Education and as Minister of Culture and Youth. McArthur was defeated by Tim Embury when he ran for reelection to the provincial assembly in 1982. After leaving politics, he served in the British Columbia public service as Deputy Minister to the Premier and Cabinet Secretary and as Deputy Minister of Aboriginal Affairs in British Columbia, in the Yukon public service as Chief Land Claims Negotiator and in the Saskatchewan public ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cody (band)
Cody stylized as CODY is a Danish musical band founded by the Danish roots musician and songwriter Kasper Kaae in 2009. The band performs alternative country, pop and Nordic folk music. It has released three albums and two EPs to date. Kaae began writing songs of his own in 2006 and several musicians and friends later joined. They played the Danish three times, , , [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Quarrington
Tony may refer to: People and fictional characters * Tony (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Gregory Tony (born 1978), American law enforcement officer * Motu Tony (born 1981), New Zealand international rugby league footballer * Tony (footballer, born 1983), full name Tony Heleno da Costa Pinho, Brazilian football defensive midfielder * Tony (footballer, born 1986), full name Antônio de Moura Carvalho, Brazilian football attacking midfielder * Tony (footballer, born 1989), full name Tony Ewerton Ramos da Silva, Brazilian football right-back Film, theater and television * Tony Awards, a Broadway theatre honor * ''Tony'' (1982 film), a Kannada film * ''Tony'' (2009 film), a British horror film directed by Gerard Johnson * ''Tony'' (2013 film), an Indian Kannada thriller film * "Tony" (''Skins'' series 1), an episode of British comedy-drama ''Skins'' * "Tony" (''Skins'' series 2), an episode of ''Skins'' Music * Tony T., stage name of British s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Pop Encyclopedia
The ''Canadian Pop Music Encyclopedia'' is a two volume encyclopedia of Canadian pop music, available in hardcover and online, detailing Canadian music from 1949 onwards. History The ''Canadian Pop Music Encyclopedia'' was started by Jaimie Vernon on July 1, 1998, as an online service of the ''Toronto Sun'' newspaper website CANOE. Vernon had been advised by music journalist John Sakamoto that the ''Toronto Sun'' had licensed a music encyclopedia, but that the company was not satisfied with it. They hired Vernon to write a new online edition in 1998.Lenny StouteJaimie Vernon and The Canadian Pop Music Encyclopedia{{Webarchive, url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502033002/http://www.cashboxcanada.ca/2036/jaimie-vernon-and-canadian-pop-music-encyclopedia , date=2014-05-02 . Cashbox, August 12, 2011. Retrieved 2013-05-15. The encyclopedia was originally based on Vernon's association with independent Canadian label Bullseye Records, established by Vernon in 1985,Bob SegariniJamie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Quarrington
Paul Lewis Quarrington (July 22, 1953 – January 21, 2010) was a Canadian novelist, playwright, screenwriter, filmmaker, musician and educator. Background Born in Toronto as the middle of three sons in the family of four of Bruce Quarrington,"Paul Quarrington's father taught at York" YLife, January 25, 2010. he was raised in the district of and studied at the but dropped out after less than two years of study. He wrote his early novels while working as the bass player for the group [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roddy Ellias
Roddy Ellias (born 1949) is a Canadian guitarist, composer and improviser. He performs contemporary new music, jazz, and classical repertoire. Career Reviewers have described Ellias as "genius (Bud Freeman), "positively brilliant" (Bill McBirnie) and "exquisite …the kind of subtlety you don't often hear…anywhere."(Mark Miller). He has performed with Lee Konitz, Kenny Wheeler, Tom Harrel, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Nat Adderley, Slide Hampton, Cleo Laine, Pepper Adams, Lew Tabakin, Michel Donato, Mel Torme, Bud Freeman, PJ Perry, Rob McConnell, the Montreal Symphony, the National Arts Centre Orchestra, and Michel Legrand. As an improviser, "American guitarist and writer Matthew Warnock describes him this way: "as close to being a Zen master on the guitar as he can be." The ''Ottawa Citizen'' reviewed a "concert by pianist Marc Copland, guitarist Roddy Ellias and bassist Adrian Vedady", calling it "deeply lyrical and personal original music." "Ellias has had two concert series at Para ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noel Harrison
Noel John Christopher Harrison (29 January 1934 – 19 October 2013) was an English actor and singer who had a hit singing "The Windmills of Your Mind" in 1968, and was a member of the British Olympic skiing team in the 1950s. He was the son of the actor Rex Harrison. Early life Harrison was born on 29 January 1934 in Kensington, London. His mother, Ethel Margery Noel Collette-Thomas, was the first of Rex Harrison's six wives; they divorced in 1942. Ethel and her cousin Richard Michael Collette Thomas (later a Lieutenant-Colonel killed in action, 1944, in France) were brought up together by their grandparents, Major John Cyril Collette-Thomas & Jessie Maud Scott-Brown, in Bude, North Cornwall. As a child he attended Sunningdale School, where his father was also a pupil. When he was 15, Ethel took young Noel out of school at Radley to live in the Swiss Alps. Harrison never returned to school and began ski-racing. He joined the Ipswich repertory theatre group and taught himself gu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
