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Shavers may refer to: Surname *Charlie Shavers (1920–1971), American swing era jazz trumpet player *China Shavers (born 1977), American actress *Dinerral Shavers (born 1981), jazz drummer and educator from New Orleans, Louisiana *Earnie Shavers (1944–2022), American former professional boxer Places ;United States *Shavers Fork, situated in the Allegheny Mountains of eastern West Virginia, USA *Shavers Fork Mountain Complex, the mountains on either side of Shavers Fork *Shavers Mountain Shavers Mountain, is a high and rugged ridge situated in the Allegheny Mountains of eastern West Virginia. It is about long, north to south, and several of its peaks exceed in elevation. Shavers Mountain is notable for being "bookended", at its ..., high and rugged ridge in the Allegheny Mountains of eastern West Virginia See also * Shaver (other) * Shivers (other) * Savers {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Shavers
Charles James Shavers (August 3, 1920 – July 8, 1971) was an American jazz trumpeter who played with Dizzy Gillespie, Nat King Cole, Roy Eldridge, Johnny Dodds, Jimmie Noone, Sidney Bechet, Midge Williams, Tommy Dorsey, and Billie Holiday. He was also an arranger and composer, and one of his compositions, "Undecided", is a jazz standard. Career Shavers's father, a distant relative of Fats Navarro, was from the Shavers family of Key West, Florida. Charlie Shavers was a cousin of heavyweight boxer Earnie Shavers. Born in New York City, he took up piano and banjo before switching to trumpet. In the mid-1930s, he performed with Tiny Bradshaw and Lucky Millinder. In 1935, he played in the trumpet section with Dizzy Gillespie and Carl (Bama) Warwick in Frankie Fairfax's Campus Club Orchestra. In 1936, he joined John Kirby's Sextet as trumpet soloist and arranger. He was only 16, but gave his birth date as 1917 to avoid child labor laws; many biographies still list this date. Sha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China Shavers
China Shavers (born June 16, 1977) is an American actress best known for her supporting roles as Brooke Harper on the high school drama ''Boston Public'' and as Dreama on the supernatural sitcom ''Sabrina, the Teenage Witch''. Career Shavers had a recurring role on the TV series '' ER''. Her guest-star appearances include roles in ''Beverly Hills, 90210'', ''The District'', '' Girlfriends'' and ''Sleeper Cell'', among others. She appeared in films like ''National Lampoon's Adam & Eve'', '' The Glass House'', ''Not Another Teen Movie ''Not Another Teen Movie'' is a 2001 American teen parody film directed by Joel Gallen and written by Mike Bender, Adam Jay Epstein, Andrew Jacobson, Phil Beauman, and Buddy Johnson. It features an ensemble cast including Chyler Leigh, Chris Eva ...'' and '' Dorm Daze 2''. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shavers, China 1977 births 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses American fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinerral Shavers
Dinerral Jevone "Dick" Shavers (March 19, 1981 — December 28, 2006) was an American jazz drummer and educator from New Orleans, Louisiana, who was best known as a member of the Hot 8 Brass Band. Career Shavers was a founding member of the Hot 8 Brass Band. He also taught music at L.E. Rabouin Career Magnet High School and created music programs for disadvantaged local youths. He appeared in the 2006 Spike Lee documentary film ''When the Levees Broke'' discussing the devastation of his family home in the Lower 9th Ward following Hurricane Katrina. Death Shavers was fatally shot at around 5:30 p.m. on December 28, 2006. He had been driving his family in a black Chevrolet Malibu in the 2200 block of Dumaine Street. Although critically wounded, he continued driving four blocks up Dumaine before stopping. By 6 p.m., Shavers lay motionless on his back in the middle of the street just outside the open driver's side door. Although he was taken to a hospital he died within an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earnie Shavers
Earnie Dee Shaver (August 31, 1944 – September 1, 2022), best known as Earnie Shavers, was an American professional boxer who competed between 1969 and 1995. A two-time world heavyweight championship challenger, he is known as one of the hardest punchers in heavyweight boxing history. He scored 69 knockout wins, including 23 in the first round, for a 76.7% overall knockout rate. Shavers challenged unsuccessfully twice for the heavyweight championship, losing to Muhammad Ali in 1977 and to Larry Holmes in 1979. He hurt Ali in the second round and knocked down Holmes in the seventh round. Shavers defeated former world champions Vicente Rondón, Jimmy Ellis, and Ken Norton, as well as three-time European heavyweight champion Joe Bugner and top heavyweight contender Jimmy Young. In 2001, Shavers released an autobiography called ''Welcome to the Big Time''. After retiring from boxing he continued to attend boxing events as a special guest, autograph signer, and motivational speak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shavers Fork
Shavers Fork of the Cheat River is situated in the Allegheny Mountains of eastern West Virginia, USA. It is 88.5 mi (142.5 km) long and forms the Cheat at its confluence with Black Fork at Parsons.DeLorme (1997). ''West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer''. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. . It was traditionally considered one of the five Forks of Cheat and its upper reaches constitute the highest river in the eastern United States. Geography Shavers Fork, via the Cheat, Monongahela and Ohio Rivers, is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 214 mi² (554 km²). It flows for much of its length through the Monongahela National Forest, and drains mostly rural and forested areas. 97% of the river's basin is forested, and two-thirds of it is public land. Shavers Fork rises in north-central Pocahontas County at Thorny Flat, highest peak of Cheat Mountain (4,848 ft/1,478 m) and the site of Snowshoe Mountain ski resort. Its headwaters flow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shavers Fork Mountain Complex
Shavers Fork Mountain Complex is the name given to the mountains on either side of Shavers Fork in the highlands portions of Randolph County, Pocahontas County, and Tucker County in West Virginia, USA. Much of the land surrounding the river and its adjacent mountains is protected by Monongahela National Forest including about of designated wilderness. Mountains Cheat Mountain Cheat Mountain follows the western side of Shavers Fork from Thorny Flat in Pocahontas County north to near Parsons in Tucker County. This ridge separates the Shavers Fork valley from the Tygart Valley River valley. Its high point is at Thorny Flat. Another notable point is where the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike (present-day U.S. Route 250) crosses Cheat Mountain at White Top. During the American Civil War, it was home to the highest Union Army fortification of the war. Shavers and Back Allegheny Mountains Shavers Mountain and Back Allegheny Mountain are part of the same structural ridge that foll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shavers Mountain
Shavers Mountain, is a high and rugged ridge situated in the Allegheny Mountains of eastern West Virginia. It is about long, north to south, and several of its peaks exceed in elevation. Shavers Mountain is notable for being "bookended", at its northern and southern ends, by two exceptional natural areas: the Otter Creek Wilderness and the Gaudineer Scenic Area, respectively, both of which preserve small stands of old growth forest on the mountain. Geography Most of Shavers Mountain lies within eastern Randolph County, although along its southern third, its crest forms the boundary between Randolph and Pocahontas Counties. Shavers Mountain is defined to the west by the valley of Shavers Fork and to the east by the valley of Glady Fork, West Fork of Glady Fork and the West Fork Greenbrier River. Shavers Mountain is part of the Shavers Fork Mountain Complex, which includes Cheat Mountain to the west and Middle Mountain to the east. Shavers Mountain's northern end is in a bend of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Shaver may refer to: * Razor * Electric shaver Places in the United States * Shaver, California, a former town * Shaver Creek (Missouri), a tributary of Muddy Creek * Shaver Creek (Pennsylvania), a tributary of the Juniata River * Shaver Lake, in Fresno County, California Other uses * Shaver (surname) * Shaver Transportation Company The Shaver Transportation Company is an inland water freight transportation company based in Portland, Oregon, Portland, Oregon, United States. The company was founded in 1880 and played a major role in the development of freight transport in the Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shivers (other)
Shivers may refer to: *Shivers, an instance of shivering, or the fast contraction and release of muscles *Equine shivers, a neuromuscular disease of horses Media * Shivers (novel series), a series of children's horror novellas * ''Shivers'' (1975 film), a film directed by David Cronenberg * ''Shivers'' (1981 film), a Polish drama film * ''Shivers'' (magazine), a British magazine covering the horror genre in movies and literature * ''Shivers'' (video game), a 1995 computer game by Sierra On-Line * ''Shivers'' (album), a 2005 album by Armin van Buuren * "Shivers" (The Boys Next Door song), a Rowland S. Howard song, popularised by Boys Next Door and Screaming Jets * "Shivers" (Ed Sheeran song), 2021 * The Shivers (Austin, Texas), an alt-country band * The Shivers (New York City), a rock, folk and soul duo See also * Shivers (surname), people with the surname Shivers * Shiver (other) *Mudbird Shivers, album by Dutch punk/experimental band The Ex *Shivers in Summer ''Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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