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Thunderbird Records
Steve Brodie (c.1927 – March 15, 2004) was an American record label owner and founder who was very active during the 1960s and 1970s. He owned or co-owned Thunderbird Records, Sahara Records, Forever Music and various others. He also produced recordings for artists. Background Part of Brodie's history in the music business includes his work as a promoter. He played a big part in helping "Tragedy (Thomas Wayne song), Tragedy" become a hit for Thomas Wayne (singer), Thomas Wayne. During the 1960s, he headed Master's Releasing Corp. His promotion and production work included making "Wild Weekend (instrumental), Wild Weekend" for The Rebels (surf band), The Rockin' Rebels a hit. In distribution he was co-owner of Best Record Distributors and Gold Record Distributors. He was also co-owner of Transcontinent Record Sales and Amherst Records. Along with Leonard Silver, he opened a chain of music stores, Record Theater. The record labels he owned included Thunderbird Records. Caree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brackets
A bracket is either of two tall fore- or back-facing punctuation marks commonly used to isolate a segment of text or data from its surroundings. Typically deployed in symmetric pairs, an individual bracket may be identified as a 'left' or 'right' bracket or, alternatively, an "opening bracket" or "closing bracket", respectively, depending on the Writing system#Directionality, directionality of the context. Specific forms of the mark include parentheses (also called "rounded brackets"), square brackets, curly brackets (also called 'braces'), and angle brackets (also called 'chevrons'), as well as various less common pairs of symbols. As well as signifying the overall class of punctuation, the word "bracket" is commonly used to refer to a specific form of bracket, which varies from region to region. In most English-speaking countries, an unqualified word "bracket" refers to the parenthesis (round bracket); in the United States, the square bracket. Glossary of mathematical sym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elvis Wade
Sandy Posey (born Sandra Lou Posey, June 18, 1944) is an American popular singer who enjoyed success in the 1960s with singles such as her 1966 recording of Martha Sharp's compositions "Born a Woman" and "Single Girl". She is often described as a country singer, although, like Skeeter Davis (to whom she has been frequently compared), her output has varied. Later in her career, the term "countrypolitan", associated with the "Nashville sound", was sometimes applied. Posey had four hit singles in the , three of which peaked at number 12 on the . Session singer Posey was born in < ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Music Industry Executives
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soul Brothers Six
The Soul Brothers Six were an American rhythm and blues band formed in Rochester, New York, during the mid-1960s. They are best remembered for their songs " Some Kind of Wonderful", which was later a hit for Grand Funk Railroad and "I'll Be Loving You" which was a hit record on the 1970s Northern soul scene in the UK. History The band was originally called the Soul Brothers Five and featured brothers Sam Armstrong, Charles Armstrong, Moses Armstrong, Harry Armstrong and Gene Armstrong. Shortly after the group's formation, vocalist John Ellison joined, prompting a name change. This line-up released two unsuccessful singles in 1965, "Stop Hurting Me" and "I Don't Want to Cry", before both Harry Armstrong and Gene Armstrong left the group, being replaced by Vonn Elle Benjamin and Lester Peleman. It was this line-up that released the single "Don't Neglect Your Baby" before Sam Armstrong left the group to be replaced by Joe Johnson. They then signed a deal with Atlantic Records af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Ellison
John Ellison (born 11 August 1941) is an American/Canadian musician, best known for writing the song "Some Kind of Wonderful (Soul Brothers Six song), Some Kind of Wonderful." He was born in Montgomery, West Virginia, and was raised in Landgraff, West Virginia, a small, poverty-stricken coal mining village near Welch, West Virginia, and is a dual citizen of the United States and Canada, receiving his Canadian citizenship in 2006. Biography In the mid-1960s, Ellison traveled to Rochester, New York, where he met the original members of the Soul Brothers Five, becoming the sixth member and prompting the band to change its name to the Soul Brothers Six. The other members of the group included Charles Armstrong, Harry Armstrong, Vonnell Benjamin, Lester Pelemon, and Joe Johnson. The group signed a recording contract with Atlantic Records. Ellison was the lead guitarist, singer, and songwriter for the group; and while traveling to a recording session in Philadelphia in 1967, Ellison ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Link Wray And His Ray Men
Fred Lincoln "Link" Wray Jr. (May 2, 1929 – November 5, 2005) was an American guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist who became popular in the late 1950s. ''Rolling Stone'' placed Wray at No. 45 of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time. In 2013 and 2017 he was a nominee for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame."Nirvana, Kiss, Hall and Oates Nominated for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame" . ''Rolling Stone''. October 16, 2013; retrieved October 16, 2013. Early life Wray was born on May 2, 1929, in , to Fred Lincoln Wray, Sr. and ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What'll I Do
"What'll I Do" is a song written by Irving Berlin in 1923. It was introduced by singers Grace Moore and John Steel late in the run of Berlin's third '' Music Box Revue'' and was also included in the following year's edition."American Classics - Music Box Revues 1921-1924" (history), webpageAmClass-IBerlin Background "What'll I Do" is one of the few songs by Berlin that is clearly autobiographical. His fiancée, a society beauty named Ellin MacKay, had been sent to Europe by her disapproving father, a very wealthy Long Island magnate, in the hopes that MacKay would forget Berlin. (She did not and eventually they married.) The song was written during McKay's "tour" of Europe. In the lyrics, the singer longs disconsolately for his love, imagining how he can go on without her. Recordings *Nat King Cole recorded a cover for his album '' Unforgettable'' (1952). * Julie London recorded her version of this song in 1955, released in 1956 on her album ‘’Lonely Girl’’. * Johnn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brad Swanson
Brad Swanson was an American popular organist based in Western Pennsylvania and New York. His recordings, targeted towards older audiences, were popular jukebox selections and one of his albums made the national ''Billboard'' chart. Biography Born in Buffalo, New York, Swanson began playing the organ in Olean, New York.''The Billboard Albums'', 6th edn. Joel Whitburn. 2006. Record Research Inc. p. 1024. . He began his professional career at the age of eighteen, touring the country while giving concerts in clubs. In 1948 he was appearing twice daily at The Capitol Hill restaurant in Olean. In the early 1960s Swanson had a radio show entitled ''Dinner Serenade'' which broadcast on WKJF. His album ''Quentin's Theme'' appeared on ''Billboards album charts in October 1969 for two weeks, the highest listing being at position #185. In 1971 he was employed as an organist at the Erie, Pennsylvania Holiday Inn. By that time he had released ten LP records on Thunderbird Records and w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilmer Alexander Jr
Wilmer or Wilmers may refer to: Places *Wilmer, Alabama, United States, an unincorporated community *Wilmer, Louisiana, United States, an unincorporated hamlet *Wilmer, Texas, United States, a city *Wilmer, British Columbia, Canada, a settlement Surname Wilmer *Clive Wilmer (born 1945), British poet *Douglas Wilmer (1920–2016), English actor *Elizabeth Wilmer, American mathematician * Emmanuel Wilmer (died 2005), Haitian killed in political violence *Franke Wilmer (born 1950), American politician *Heiner Wilmer (born 1961), German Roman Catholic bishop * James Jones Wilmer (1750–1814), Episcopal priest and U.S. Senate chaplain *Val Wilmer (born 1941), British photographer and writer *William Holland Wilmer (1782–1827), Episcopal priest, author and president of College of William and Mary Wilmers *Mary-Kay Wilmers (born 1938), British journal editor * Robert G. Wilmers (1934–2017), American banker * Wilhelm Wilmers (1817–1899), German Jesuit professor of philosophy and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
