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Ronny Drayton
Ronny Drayton (May 19, 1953 – February 7, 2020) was a guitarist based in the New York City area and Monroe, New York. Born and raised in South Jamaica, Queens, New York City, Drayton started out playing drums at St. Clement The Pope Middle School and switched to guitar at age 14. After high school, he eventually met and played with many notables in the genres of rock, funk, soul, blues and jazz, most notably R&B acts like The Persuaders and The Chambers Brothers. He became an in-demand session musician, performing with Edwin Birdsong and Nona Hendryx, and also studied Composition and Arrangement at Kingsborough Community College. Over the years, he has worked on countless recording projects as well as numerous TV shows and videos. In late 2012, Drayton joined 24-7 Spyz, performing with them as well as the bands Defunkt and Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber until his death. In 2012, Drayton was active in trying to get his son, Donovan Drayton, released from Riker's Islan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Jamaica
South Jamaica (also commonly known as "The Southside") is a residential neighborhood in the borough of Queens in New York City, located south of downtown Jamaica. Although a proper border has not been established, the neighborhood is a subsection of greater Jamaica bounded by the Long Island Rail Road Main Line tracks, Jamaica Avenue, or Liberty Avenue to the north; the Van Wyck Expressway on the west; Rockaway Boulevard on the south; and Merrick Boulevard on the east, adjoining the neighboring community of St. Albans. Other primary thoroughfares of South Jamaica include Baisley, Foch, Linden, Guy R. Brewer, and Sutphin Boulevards. Th180th Street Business Improvement Districtis responsible for the development of the area. Considered a slum in the early 20th century, the neighborhood now consists of working-class and middle-class residents. South Jamaica is located in Queens Community District 12 and its ZIP Codes are 11433 through 11436. It is patrolled primarily by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Material (band)
Material was an American band formed in 1979 and operative through to 1999, led by producer and bassist Bill Laswell. The group began in 1978 coalescing at Giorgio Gomelsky's Zu House in Manhattan with at its core Laswell, Michael Beinhorn, Fred Maher, Cliff Cultreri and Kramer (musician), Kramer, acting as a house band for visiting European musicians, such as Daevid Allen. Laswell, Beinhorn, Maher and Cultreri evolved as Material in 1979 first releasing the ''Temporary Music'' Extended Play, EP, followed by two more albums ''Memory Serves'' and ''One Down'' with an ever-revolving list of contributors, including singers Nona Hendryx, Bernard Fowler and Whitney Houston. From 1982, the name would be used by Laswell and Beinhorn for many projects, including Herbie Hancock's ''Future Shock (Herbie Hancock album), Future Shock'' album and "Rockit (song), Rockit" single, Afrika Bambaataa, Timezone's "World Destruction" single, and from 1985 onward solely by Laswell such as on Sly an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Deaths
This is a list of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked here. 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 See also * Lists of deaths by day The following pages, corresponding to the Gregorian calendar, list the historical events, births, deaths, and holidays and observances of the specified day of the year: Footnotes See also * Leap year * List of calendars * List of non-standard ... * Deaths by year {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1953 Births
Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito is chosen President of Yugoslavia. ** The CIA-sponsored Robertson Panel first meets to discuss the UFO phenomenon. * January 15 – Georg Dertinger, foreign minister of East Germany, is arrested for spying. * January 19 – 71.1% of all television sets in the United States are tuned into ''I Love Lucy'', to watch Lucy give birth to Little Ricky, which is more people than those who tune into Dwight Eisenhower's inauguration the next day. This record has yet to be broken. * January 20 – Dwight D. Eisenhower is sworn in as the 34th President of the United States. * January 24 ** Mau Mau Uprising: Rebels in Kenya kill the Ruck family (father, mother, and six-year-old son). ** Leader of East Germany Walter Ulbricht announces that agriculture will be col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loz Drayton2 Mmm , English strongman
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LOZ or Loz may refer to: * ''The Legend of Zelda'' series of video games ** ''The Legend of Zelda'' (video game), the first game in the series ** ''The Legend of Zelda'' (TV series), an animated TV series loosely based on the video games * Loz, a character from the film '' Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children'' * London-Corbin Airport in London, Kentucky (IATA airport code) * The ISO 639-2 and ISO 639-3 language code for the Lozi language * Laurence Shahlaei Laurence Cristiaan David Shahlaei (born 25 December 1982) is an English YouTuber, strength sports commentator, analyst, coach, and a retired strongman and powerlifting competitor. Shahlaei is a winner of England's Strongest Man, Britain's Str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blues Preacher
''Blues Preacher'' is an album by the American guitarist James Blood Ulmer, recorded in 1992 and released in Japan on DIW Records and in the US on Columbia/DIW.James Blood Ulmer discography accessed July 13, 2010 It was released in North America in 1994. Production Ulmer built the album around the drums, which he recorded with guitar and bass; he then rerecorded the guitar and bass parts once he was satisfied with the drum track. Ulmer played a on ''Blues Preacher''. "Jazz Is the Teacher (Funk the Preacher)" is a slower version of an older Ulmer song.Reception '' |
Black And Blues
''Black and Blues'' is an album by American guitarist James Blood Ulmer recorded in 1990 and released on the Japanese DIW Records, DIW label.James Blood Ulmer discography accessed January 12, 2018 accessed January 12, 2018 Reception The Allmusic review awarded the album 3 stars.[ Allmusic Review] accessed July 13, 2010Track listing All compositions by James Blood Ulmer # "Burning Like Love" - 5:54 # "Crying" - 6:12 # "Lady of Colours" - 5:38 # "Tower of Power" - 3:54 # "New York Day" - 6:32 # "Make It Right" - 5:39 # "Sign Language" - 6:30 # "No Other Lover" - 4:40 # "Uptown" - 6:02 *Recorde ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blues Allnight
''Blues Allnight'' is an album by American guitarist James Blood Ulmer recorded in 1989 and released on the In + Out label.James Blood Ulmer discography accessed January 15, 2018 Reception awarded the album 3 stars.accessed July 13, 2010Track listing :''All compositions by James Blood Ulmer'' # "Blues Allnight" – 5:09 # "Calling Marry" – 5:33 # "Peace and Happiness" – 4:08 # "She Ain't So Cold" – 4:19 # "Changing Times" – 4:08 # "Baby Snatc ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Rock (James Blood Ulmer Album)
''Black Rock'' is an album by American guitarist James Blood Ulmer recorded in 1982 and released on the Columbia label.James Blood Ulmer discography accessed July 12, 2010 It was Ulmer's second of three albums recorded for a major label. Reception The review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4½ stars, and states, "''Black Rock'' is among Blood's strongest records. As tough as '''' and the Music Revelation Ensemble's ''No Wave'', yet more accessible than either. This is a fitting in ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Free Lancing
''Free Lancing'' is an album by American guitarist James Blood Ulmer recorded in 1981 and released on the Columbia label.James Blood Ulmer discography accessed January 12, 2018 It was Ulmer's first of three albums recorded for a major label. Reception The review by Brian Olewnick awarded the album 4 stars, and states, "it's Ulmer's stinging guitar lines — rough-hewn, corrosive, and scrabbling — throughout this recording that make it one of his finest".Olewnick, B. accessed July 9, 2010[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Blood Ulmer
James "Blood" Ulmer (born February 8, 1940) is an American jazz, free funk and blues guitarist and singer. Ulmer plays a Gibson Byrdland guitar. His guitar sound has been described as "jagged" and "stinging". His singing has been called "raggedly soulful". Biography Willie James Ulmer was born in St. Matthews, South Carolina, United States. He began his career playing with soul jazz ensembles, first in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1959 to 1964, and then in the Columbus, Ohio, area from 1964 to 1967. He recorded with organist Hank Marr in 1964 (released 1967). After moving to New York in 1971, Ulmer played with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, Joe Henderson, Paul Bley, Rashied Ali, and Larry Young. In the early 1970s, Ulmer joined Ornette Coleman; he was the first electric guitarist to record and tour extensively with Coleman. He has credited Coleman as a major influence. Coleman's reliance on electric guitar in his fusion-oriented recordings owes a debt to Ulmer. His appearan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bitter (Meshell Ndegeocello Album)
''Bitter'' is the third album by Meshell Ndegeocello. It was released on August 24, 1999, on Maverick Records. The album peaked at #105 on the ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' Billboard 200, Top 200 in 1999. The album also peaked at #13 on ''Billboard's'' Top Internet Albums chart and #40 on ''Billboard's'' R&B Albums chart. Critical reception ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' called the album "a modern masterpiece," writing that it "shines for its sonic presence as well as its inherent musical quality." ''The New York Times'' wrote that "its rhythms flow in circulatory patterns guided by Ms. Ndegeocello's bass playing; guitars, strings and her guarded vocals intertwine like brain waves." The ''Chicago Tribune'' called it "one long bittersweet downer." ''Vibe (magazine), Vibe'' called ''Bitter'' the "Album of the Year." The ''Hartford Courant'' wrote that "though ''Bitter'' attempts to explore ambitious life themes about loyalty, faith, love and beauty, it instead commits the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
