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Rick DeJesus
Rick Anthony DeJesus (born September 20, 1983) is an American singer and songwriter, best known for being the founder and lead vocalist of the hard rock bands Adelitas Way and Sun Never Sets. Musical career In 2005, he was the singer for a band called DeJesus, which consisted of DeJesus on vocals, Chris Swabb and Randy Brown on lead and rhythm guitar, bassist Jason Schulze, and drummer Matt Gerbrbracht. This band headlined a concert at the House of Blues in Las Vegas with other local bands on December 8, 2005. In 2006, the band DeJesus broke up and Rick DeJesus and some of friends from the band went on a detour to San Diego and decided to drive in a van to Tijuana, Mexico. DeJesus fell asleep and the van was pulled over by corrupt Mexican police officers who robbed them of their belongings. DeJesus managed to store some money in his sock. After being robbed, the members went to the nearest bar to drink to calm their nerves. They approached a bar named Adelita and entered, later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philadelphia
Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Since 1854, the city has been coextensive with Philadelphia County, the most populous county in Pennsylvania and the urban core of the Delaware Valley, the nation's seventh-largest and one of world's largest metropolitan regions, with 6.245 million residents . The city's population at the 2020 census was 1,603,797, and over 56 million people live within of Philadelphia. Philadelphia was founded in 1682 by William Penn, an English Quaker. The city served as capital of the Pennsylvania Colony during the British colonial era and went on to play a historic and vital role as the central meeting place for the nation's founding fathers whose plans and actions in Philadelphia ultimately inspired the American Revolution and the nation's inde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linkin Park
Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. The band's current lineup comprises vocalist/rhythm guitarist/keyboardist Mike Shinoda, lead guitarist Brad Delson, bassist Dave Farrell, DJ/turntablist Joe Hahn and drummer Rob Bourdon, all of whom are founding members. Vocalists Mark Wakefield and Chester Bennington are former members of the band. Categorized as alternative rock, Linkin Park's earlier music spanned a fusion of heavy metal and hip hop, while their later music features more electronica and pop elements. Formed in 1996, Linkin Park rose to international fame with their debut studio album, ''Hybrid Theory'' (2000), which became certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Released during the peak of the nu metal scene, the album's singles' heavy airplay on MTV led the singles " One Step Closer", " Crawling" and "In the End" all to chart highly on the US Mainstream Rock chart. The lattermost also crossed over to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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1983 Births
The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the true Internet). * January 24 – Twenty-five members of the Red Brigades are sentenced to life imprisonment for the 1978 murder of Italian politician Aldo Moro. * January 25 ** High-ranking Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie is arrested in Bolivia. ** IRAS is launched from Vandenberg AFB, to conduct the world's first all-sky infrared survey from space. February * February 2 – Giovanni Vigliotto goes on trial on charges of polygamy involving 105 women. * February 3 – Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Fraser is granted a double dissolution of both houses of parliament, for elections on March 5, 1983. As Fraser is being granted the dissolution, Bill Hayden resigns as leader of the Australian Labor Party, and in the subsequent lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Notorious (Adelitas Way Album)
'' Notorious'' is the fifth studio album by the American hard rock band Adelitas Way. It was released on October 20, 2017. History The first song off the fifth record, "Ready for War (Pray for Peace)", was released on September 30, 2016. The record was announced October 2016 in an interview with 97.7 QLZ at Sonic Boom after playing the lead-off single "Ready for War (Pray for Peace)" for the first time live. Frontman Rick DeJesus stated that he wanted to take it to the next level and prove people that the band can do better than Home School Valedictorian back in 2011. He also stated that the album is going to be all over the place sonically and that it will be an exclamation point of how independent music can succeed. December 16, 2016, saw the release of the second single "Tell Me". On February 22 "Black Diamond" was released as a Pledge Music PledgeMusic was an online direct-to-fan music platform, launched in August 2009. It was started to facilitate musicians looking to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Getaway (Adelitas Way Album)
'' Getaway '' is the fourth studio album by the American hard rock band Adelitas Way released on February 26, 2016. History The album was crowd funded by fans on the band's pledge music campaign. The album was recorded at Groove master studios with producer Johnny K. Track listing Personnel * Rick DeJesus - Vocals * Trevor Stafford - Drums * Robert Zakaryan - Guitar * Andrew Cushing - Bass References {{Authority control 2016 albums Adelitas Way albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stuck (Adelitas Way Album)
'' Stuck '' is the third studio album by American hard rock band Adelitas Way, it was released on July 29, 2014. The album was produced by Nick Raskulinecz, and it was released through Virgin Records. "Dog on a Leash" is the first single, while the title track "Stuck" was released as a promotional single from the album. Pre-Order on iTunes Store, iTunes for "Stuck" was started on May 20, 2014. History The record was Produced by Nick Raskulinecz and was recorded in Rock Falcon Studio in Nashville, Tennessee in early September and ended on November 27, 2013. The band first played the tracks "Stuck" and "We Came" on September 22, 2013 at the Birthday Bear Bash in Ft. Wayne Indiana. Album title meaning Frontman Rick DeJesus spoke with The Pulse of Radio about the significance of the title. "I've seen through the eyes of so many people, from my friends to just my peers, myself, everyone — at some point, you know, they feel stuck in life, they feel like their feet are in the mud," ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Home School Valedictorian
''Home School Valedictorian'' is the second album by Las Vegas, Nevada hard rock band Adelitas Way, released on June 7, 2011. ''Home School Valedictorian'' has sold over 120,000 copies in the US and over 500,000 singles, becoming the band's best-selling album to date. History Adelitas Way entered the studio in September 2010 with writer/producer Dave Bassett and Tadpole in Malibu, California to record the band's follow up to their self-titled debut on Virgin Records. The song "I Wanna Be" features guest vocals by Tyler Connolly, the vocalist/guitarist for the Canadian rock band Theory of a Deadman. Release and promotion On January 31, the band announced that their new album ''Home School Valedictorian'' would be released on May 17. On February 4, they premiered their first single from the ''Home School Valedictorian'' album on KOMP 92.3 titled " Sick". It was then announced the band's new album, ''Home School Valedictorian'', would be pushed back to June 7. The first single o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adelitas Way (album)
''Adelitas Way'' is the debut album by Adelitas Way, released on July 14, 2009. It is the first and only album to feature guitarist Chris Iorio before leaving the band a few months after the album was released. A limited edition autographed booklet was included when you pre-ordered the album on www.newburycomics.com. The album has sold over 200,000 copies, and over 1 million singles. Album cover According to guitarist Chris Iorio, the album cover is an interpretation of when Rick DeJesus met a young woman who worked in a brothel, when he went to Tijuana, Mexico – "Rick met the girl and she poured her heart out to him and it really touched him...people’s lives can be so tough – we’re in a recession, North Korea is talking about going to war with us, Mexico just had the swine flu and the album cover is an interpretation of times in our lives when things might look bad but knowing that you can always overcome your biggest obstacles." Track listing Personnel *Rick DeJesu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and to the east by the Gulf of Mexico. Mexico covers ,Mexico ''''. . making it the world's 13th-largest country by are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, Maryland to its south, West Virginia to its southwest, Ohio to its west, Lake Erie and the Canadian province of Ontario to its northwest, New York to its north, and the Delaware River and New Jersey to its east. Pennsylvania is the fifth-most populous state in the nation with over 13 million residents as of 2020. It is the 33rd-largest state by area and ranks ninth among all states in population density. The southeastern Delaware Valley metropolitan area comprises and surrounds Philadelphia, the state's largest and nation's sixth most populous city. Another 2.37 million reside in Greater Pittsburgh in the southwest, centered around Pittsburgh, the state's second-largest and Western Pennsylvania's largest city. The state's su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tijuana
Tijuana ( ,"Tijuana" (US) and ), known also by the initials T.J., is a city and municipal seat of , , located on the . It is part of the San Diego-Tijuana metro area and the larger [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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