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The Rockets (South African Band)
A rocket is a vehicle, missile, or aircraft propelled by an engine that creates thrust from a high speed exhaust jet made exclusively from propellant. Rocket or Rockets may also refer to: Projectiles *Rocket (firework), a firework that propels itself into the air in order to fly * Rocket (weapon), an unguided, powered weapon Arts and entertainment *'' Rocket: Robot on Wheels'', a 1999 video game by Sucker Punch Productions * ''The Rocket'' (magazine), a monthly political news magazine published in Malaysia * ''The Rocket'' (newspaper), a defunct weekly newspaper in Seattle, Washington and Portland, Oregon * ''The Rocket'' (painting), a 1909 painting by Edward Middleton Manigault * "The Rocket" (short story), a 1950 science fiction short story by Ray Bradbury * ''The Rocket'' (Slippery Rock), a weekly newspaper published by the students of Slippery Rock University *a character in the animated series '' Little Einsteins'' *Zac’s pet hound dog in the animated series '' Shimmer an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocket
A rocket (from it, rocchetto, , bobbin/spool) is a vehicle that uses jet propulsion to accelerate without using the surrounding air. A rocket engine produces thrust by reaction to exhaust expelled at high speed. Rocket engines work entirely from propellant carried within the vehicle; therefore a rocket can fly in the vacuum of space. Rockets work more efficiently in a vacuum and incur a loss of thrust due to the opposing pressure of the atmosphere. Multistage rockets are capable of attaining escape velocity from Earth and therefore can achieve unlimited maximum altitude. Compared with airbreathing engines, rockets are lightweight and powerful and capable of generating large accelerations. To control their flight, rockets rely on momentum, airfoils, auxiliary reaction engines, gimballed thrust, momentum wheels, deflection of the exhaust stream, propellant flow, spin, or gravity. Rockets for military and recreational uses date back to at least 13th-century China. Signific ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Club Run
Club Run was an informal name for aircraft ferry operations from Gibraltar to Malta during the Siege of Malta in the Second World War. Malta was half-way between Gibraltar to Alexandria and had the only harbour controlled by the British in the area. Malta had docks, repair facilities, reserves and stores, which had been built up since the cession of the island to Britain in 1814. Malta had become an important staging post for aircraft and a base for air reconnaissance over the central Mediterranean. The Axis powers Italy and Germany made several attempts from 1941 to 1942 to either force the British military authorities on the island to surrender or to destroy its effectiveness as a military base. The island was a forward base from which Axis supplies to their North African armies could be attacked. It is a measure of Malta's importance that Britain reassigned fighter aircraft from home defence. Ferry missions were covered by Force H, based at Gibraltar (called The Club), consis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rockets (Rockets Album)
''Rockets'' is the debut self-titled studio album by French space rock band Rockets, released in June 1976. It is the only full album by the band to feature vocals in French (albeit, with some English lyrics in two tracks). In spite of their nationality, all subsequent albums are sung in English, with the exception of one song on the second and one on the sixth album. Track listing Personnel ;Rockets *Christian Le Bartz – vocals *"Little" Gerard L'Her – bass, vocals *Alain Maratrat – guitar * Bernard Torelli – guitar *Michael Goubet – keyboards *Alain Groetzinger – drums, percussion ;Additional personnel *Claude Lemoine – production * Karl Heinz Schäfer – strings, arrangements, vocals on "Futur Woman" *J. J. Bernier – photography Photography is the art, application, and practice of creating durable images by recording light, either electronically by means of an image sensor, or chemically by means of a light-sensitive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rockets (Daniel Lanois Album)
''Rockets'' is the first compilation album Canadian record producer and songwriter Daniel Lanois. It was self-released in 2004, and consists of a collection of unreleased demos, live and rehearsal tracks, and leftovers. It was created as a "renegade CD" to be sold only at gigs and on Daniel Lanois' website. Track listing #"Power of One" - 3:43 #"Sweet Soul Honey" - 4:13 #"JJ Leaves L.A." - 3:30 #"Sometimes" - 2:32 #"Rockets" - 4:38 #"Devil's Bed" - 2:11 #"The Maker" - 5:35 #"Panorama" - 4:15 #"Stormy Sky" (with Emmylou Harris and Willie Nelson Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 29, 1933) is an American country musician. The critical success of the album ''Shotgun Willie'' (1973), combined with the critical and commercial success of ''Red Headed Stranger'' (1975) and '' Stardust'' (197 ...) - 2:42 #"Space Kay" - 4:02 References 2005 compilation albums Daniel Lanois albums Albums produced by Daniel Lanois {{2005-rock-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocket (Primitive Radio Gods Album)
''Rocket'' is the Primitive Radio Gods' debut album, released on June 18, 1996 by Columbia Records. Their best known single from this album, "Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand", helped launch the band's career. Reception Despite the critical acclaim surrounding the lead single, the album as a whole received negative reviews from critics. AllMusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote "With its loping, unthreatening hip-hop beats and its looped B.B. King sample, "Standing" had all the appeal of an adult novelty for most listeners—it was something that was out of the ordinary, to be sure, but not something that you would want to investigate much further. Sadly, Primitive Radio Gods' debut mini-album, ''Rocket'', proves those doubters right." Erlewine criticized the frequency of sampling in the album, stating "Most of ''Rocket'' sounds ''exactly'' like somebody messing around with a four-track, more intent on capturing sounds, not songs. Usually, this would ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocket (Edie Brickell & New Bohemians Album)
Rocket is an album by Edie Brickell & New Bohemians. The album was released on October 12, 2018, and is their first album since 2006's ''Stranger Things.'' The band wrote the songs on the album during the rehearsals of their 2017 La Rondalla Benefit Concert. After that they decided to record them, and the band recorded seven songs in eight days. The lead singer of the band, Edie Brickell, says that the album doesn't have too much structure, and often bounces between genres. Brickell also hopes that this album is a new beginning for the band and will bring them back on the radar. Singles "What Makes You Happy" was released as the first single on September 13, 2018 along with a music video to accompany it. The second single, "Tell Me" was released on September 27, 2018. Track listing Personnel * Edie Brickell – vocals, electric guitar (6), acoustic guitar (13) * Kyle Crusham – Hammond B3 organ (1), Roland Juno-106 (2), wind controller (2), Prophet-6 (3), Moog bass (3), AR ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocket (Alex G Album)
''Rocket'' is the seventh studio album by American musician Alex G, released on May 19, 2017, through Domino Recording Company. Release On March 2, 2017, Giannascoli announced that his seventh studio album, ''Rocket'', would be released on May 19. The announcement was accompanied by the release of the first two singles, "Bobby" and "Witch", the former accompanied by a music video directed by Colin Acchione (who played bass on two of the album's tracks). On April 4, Giannascoli announced the change of his stage name from Alex G to (Sandy) Alex G, and shared another single, "Proud" alongside a music video. On May 4, he shared two more singles, "Brick" and "Sportstar", with a music video accompanying the latter. Critical reception At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, ''Rocket'' received an average score of 82, based on 21 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". Writing for ''Pitchfork'', Ian Cohen said, "Sometimes, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anson Funderburgh And The Rockets
Anson Funderburgh (born James Anson Funderburgh; November 14, 1954) is an American blues guitar player and bandleader of Anson Funderburgh and the Rockets since 1978. Their style incorporates both Chicago blues and Texas blues. Career Funderburgh was born in Plano, Texas, United States. Anson was with The Bee's Knees in 1976 and recorded "Cold Hearted Woman". In 1977 the Rockets began with Anson, Mark Hickman on Fender bass, David Watson on drums and vocalist Darrell Nulisch. In 1981, Funderburgh released the Rockets' debut album ''Talk to You By Hand'' from New Orleans, Louisiana based Black Top Records. The band consisted of Anson, with Darrell Nulisch on vocals and harmonica. The album included a cover version of Earl King's song, " Come On". ''Talk to You By Hand'' was also the first ever release by the record label. Before the debut album's release in 1981, Funderburgh participated that same year with The Fabulous Thunderbirds in recording of their ''Butt-Rockin album. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harlan Leonard
Harlan Leonard (July 2, 1905 – November 10, 1983) was an American jazz bandleader and clarinetist from Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Leonard was born in Kansas City in 1905. A professional musician from the age of 17, he joined Bennie Moten's orchestra in 1923, where he led the reed section until 1931. In 1931, he and Thamon Hayes formed the Kansas City Skyrockets, which included trumpeters Ed Lewis and James Ross, trombonist Vic Dickenson, and pianist Jesse Stone. After disputes with the Chicago local of the American Federation of Musicians the band broke up. In 1939, Leonard formed Harlan Leonard and his Rockets, which featured a young Myra Taylor. This band quickly became a leading band in Kansas City and toured nationally. Charlie Parker played in this band for five weeks, but he was fired by Leonard for lack of discipline. The band featured arrangements by its piano player Tadd Dameron that bore suggestions of the transition between swing and bebop. The band bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Crombie
Anthony John Kronenberg (27 August 1925 – 18 October 1999), known professionally as Tony Crombie, was an English jazz drummer, pianist, bandleader, and composer. He was regarded as one of the finest English jazz drummers and bandleaders, an occasional but capable pianist and vibraphonist, and an energizing influence on the British jazz scene over six decades. Life and career Born into London's East End Jewish community, Crombie was a self-taught musician who began playing the drums at the age of fourteen. He was one of a group of young men from the East End of London who ultimately formed the co-operative Club Eleven, bringing modern jazz to Britain. Having gone to New York with his friend Ronnie Scott in 1947, witnessing the playing of Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie, he and like-minded musicians such as Johnny Dankworth, and Scott and Denis Rose, brought be-bop to the UK. This group of musicians were the ones called upon if and when modern jazz gigs were available. In 194 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Holler
Richard Louis Holler (born October 16, 1934 in Indianapolis, IndianaBiography LMHOF website; accessed February 19, 2018.) is an American songwriter, pianist, and performer, best known as the writer of the standard " Abraham, Martin and John". The song has been recorded by numerous artists including Dion, , |
The Rockets (Los Angeles Band)
Crazy Horse is an American rock band best known for their association with Neil Young. Beginning in 1968 and continuing to the present day, they have been co-credited on a number of Young's albums, with 12 studio albums and numerous live albums being billed as by Neil Young and Crazy Horse. They have also released six studio albums of their own, issued between 1971 and 2009. Billy Talbot (bass) and Ralph Molina (drums) have been the only consistent members of the band. On four of Crazy Horse's studio albums, Talbot and Molina serve as the rhythm section to entirely different sets of musicians. Except for two notable intervals, Frank "Poncho" Sampedro (rhythm guitar) regularly performed with the group from 1975 until 2014. History Early years The band's origins date to 1963 and the Los Angeles-based a cappella doo-wop group Danny & the Memories, which consisted of lead singer Danny Whitten and supporting vocalists Lou Bisbal (soon to be replaced by Bengiamino Rocco, the hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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