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The Poppies (other)
The Poppies may refer to: In music bands: * The Poppies (American band) * The Poppies (Welsh band) * Les Poppys ("The Poppys"), French band * Pop Will Eat Itself, sometimes referred to as ''The Poppies'' In football teams: * Bournemouth F.C., nicknamed ''The Poppies'' * Kettering Town F.C. Kettering Town Football Club is a football club based in Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire, England. They are currently members of and play at Latimer Park in Burton Latimer. Kettering were the first club to wear sponsorship on their shirts in ..., nicknamed ''The Poppies'' See also * Poppies (other) * Tall Poppies Records {{DEFAULTSORT:Poppies, The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Poppies (American Band)
The Poppies were an American 1960s girl group, formed and headed by Dorothy Moore with Petsye McCune and Rosemary Taylor. "Lullaby of Love" was the first 45 single and the group's biggest hit, followed by several more singles including "He's Ready" and "There's a Pain in My Heart." Moore served as the lead singer for the Poppies. The trio lived in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. They met in nearby Clinton at a recording studio where all three were booked as backing vocalists for other artists such as Irma Thomas and Freddy Fender. In early 1966, "Lullaby of Love" by the Poppies peaked at number 56 on the pop charts in the United States, and was number 25 in RPM's Canada. An LP of the same title was released on Epic Records, recorded and produced by Billy Sherrill Billy Norris Sherrill (November 5, 1936 – August 4, 2015) was an American record producer, songwriter, and arranger best known for his association with country artists, notably Tammy Wynette and George Jon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Poppies (Welsh Band)
The Poppies were a Welsh rock band which was active during the mid-2000s. Many of the songs were in the Welsh language. Band history In early 2003, Sam James (guitar and vocals), Twm Champagne (drums) and Eifion Austin (bass) met and formed The Poppies in Aberystwyth. Austin, originally from Morriston in Swansea was a first year politics student at Aberystwyth University , mottoeng = A world without knowledge is no world at all , established = 1872 (as ''The University College of Wales'') , former_names = University of Wales, Aberystwyth , type = Public , endowment = ... while Twm (from Carmarthen) studied Film & TV. James was still studying at the local Welsh comprehensive Ysgol Gyfun Penweddig. The band's first gig was held in Aberystwyth in 2003. They quickly gained support from Radio 1 DJ's Huw Stephens and Bethan Elfyn and often appeared on S4C's Welsh language music programme ''Bandit''. During 2005, the band recorded a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Poppys
Les Poppys is a French musical group of 17 children founded 1946 in Asnières, France by Jean Amoureux as '' Les Petits Chanteurs d'Asnières'' and renamed to ''Les Poppys'' in 1970. Francois Bernheim, former singer of the group Les Roche-Martin and artistic director for the record company Barclay, discovered the singers in 1970 and decided to create a group called ''Les Poppys'', named after the word 'Pop Music'. Les Poppys originated from the Hippie movement and made songs against the Vietnam War. Seventeen boys from the choir were then selected and recorded their first single: 'Noel 70'. The success came very quickly and 600,000 copies were sold. This first single was then followed by other hits during the 70's: 'Isabelle, je t'aime' (500,000 copies sold). The most successful chanson was ''Non, non, rien n'a changé'', for which Bruno Polius was the lead solo singer, and which sold 1,200,000 copies and was a number one hit in The Netherlands and stayed in the Dutch To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pop Will Eat Itself
Pop Will Eat Itself are an English alternative rock band formed in 1986 in Stourbridge in the West Midlands of England with members from Birmingham, Coventry and the Black Country. Initially known as a grebo act, they changed style to incorporate sample-driven indie and industrial rock. Graham Crabb describes their sound as "electronic, punk, alternative hip-hop, hybrid music for fucking, fighting & smoking cigars". Their highest- charting single was the 1993 top-ten hit "Get the Girl! Kill the Baddies!". After initially disbanding in 1996, and having a brief reformation in 2005, they issued their first release in more than five years in 2010. Career Early years: 1981–1988 An early permutation of the band formed in 1981 under the name From Eden. Members included Clint Mansell, Adam Mole, Chris Fradgley, Malcolm Treece and Miles Hunt (Treece and Hunt went on to form The Wonder Stuff). From Eden recruited Graham Crabb from ‘Kit-Form Colossus’ to replace Hunt on drums befor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bournemouth F
Bournemouth () is a coastal resort town in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council area of Dorset, England. At the 2011 census, the town had a population of 183,491, making it the largest town in Dorset. It is situated on the English south coast, equidistant () from Dorchester and Southampton. Bournemouth is part of the South East Dorset conurbation, which has a population of 465,000. Before it was founded in 1810 by Lewis Tregonwell, the area was a deserted heathland occasionally visited by fishermen and smugglers. Initially marketed as a health resort, the town received a boost when it appeared in Augustus Granville's 1841 book, ''The Spas of England''. Bournemouth's growth accelerated with the arrival of the railway, and it became a town in 1870. Part of the historic county of Hampshire, Bournemouth joined Dorset for administrative purposes following the reorganisation of local government in 1974. Through local government changes in 1997, the town began to be adm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kettering Town F
Kettering is a market and industrial town in North Northamptonshire, England. It is located north of London and north-east of Northampton, west of the River Ise, a tributary of the River Nene. The name means "the place (or territory) of Ketter's people (or kinsfolk)".R.L. Greenall: A History of Kettering, Phillimore & Co. Ltd, 2003, . p.7. In the 2011 census Kettering's built-up area had a population of 63,675. It is part of the East Midlands, along with other towns in Northamptonshire. There is a growing commuter population as it is on the Midland Main Line railway, with East Midlands Railway services direct to London St Pancras International taking about an hour. Early history Kettering means "the place (or territory) of Ketter's people (or kinsfolk)". Spelt variously Cytringan, Kyteringas and Keteiringan in the 10th century, although the origin of the name appears to have baffled place-name scholars in the 1930s, words and place-names ending with "-ing" usually derive f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poppies (other)
Poppies can refer to: *Poppy, a flowering plant *The Poppies (other) - multiple uses *''Poppies (film)'' - Children's BBC remembrance animation *"Poppies", a song by Patti Smith Group from their 1976 album ''Radio Ethiopia'' *"Poppies", the first track on the debut album by Marcy Playground. * Remembrance poppy, commemorates soldiers who have died in war; mainly used in current and former Commonwealth states. See also * Poppy (other) * Poppy & the Jezebels, a pop band in the UK * Poppy Factory (band) Poppy Factory were an English indie rock band from Bradford, England, signed to Chrysalis Records. They released one EP and three singles. Their debut, the ''Fabulous Beast'' EP, met critical acclaim and was played by a number of radio DJs and ..., a band from Bradford, England {{disambig [Baidu] |
