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The Rainmaker (1922 Film)
Rainmaker or The Rainmaker may refer to: * A practitioner of rainmaking * A practitioner of rainmaking (ritual) Characters * The Rainmaker, a mysterious character in the film ''Looper'' * Sarah Rainmaker, a fictional character from the ''Gen¹³'' comic book series Film and television * ''The Rainmaker'' (1926 film), a lost American silent film * ''The Rainmaker'' (play), by N. Richard Nash ** ''The Rainmaker'' (1956 film), starring Burt Lancaster and Katharine Hepburn ** ''The Rainmaker'', John Frankenheimer's 1982 television film * ''The Rainmaker'' (novel), a novel by John Grisham ** ''The Rainmaker'' (1997 film), starring Matt Damon and Danny DeVito Music Albums * ''Rainmaker'' (Fair Warning album) (1995) * ''Rainmaker'' (Kevin Moore album) (1980), and the title song * ''Rainmaker'' (YFriday album) (1999), and the title song * ''The Rainmaker'' (album) (2001), by The Flower Kings * ''Rainmaker'', a 1969 album by Michael Chapman Songs * "Rainmaker" (Emme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rainmaking
Rainmaking, also known as artificial precipitation, artificial rainfall and pluviculture, is the act of attempting to artificially induce or increase precipitation, usually to stave off drought or the wider global warming. According to the clouds' different physical properties, this can be done using airplanes or rockets to sow to the clouds with catalysts such as dry ice, silver iodide and salt powder, to make clouds rain or increase precipitation, to remove or mitigate farmland drought, to increase reservoir irrigation water or water supply capacity, to increase water levels for hydropower generation, or even to solve the global warming problem. In the United States, rainmaking was attempted by traveling showmen. It was practiced on the American frontier, but may have reached a peak during the dust bowl drought of the US west and midwest in the 1930s. The practice was depicted in the 1956 film '' The Rainmaker''. Attempts to bring rain directly have waned with development of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry (album)
''Harry'' is the fourth studio album by Harry Nilsson, released August 1969 on RCA. It was his first album to get onto Billboard Magazine's ''Billboard'' 200 chart, remaining there for 15 weeks and reaching #120. ''Harry'' features jazz saxophonist Tom Scott, pianist , flutist , session drummer Jim Gordon, |
Oregon (band)
Oregon is an American jazz and world music group, formed in 1970 by Ralph Towner, Paul McCandless, Glen Moore, and Collin Walcott. History Towner and Moore had been friends and occasional collaborators since meeting in 1960 as students at the University of Oregon. By 1969, both were working musicians living in New York; while collaborating with folksinger Tim Hardin they were introduced to world music pioneer Paul Winter's "Consort" ensemble, particularly member Collin Walcott, with whom Towner began improvising as an informal duo. By 1970 Towner and Moore had joined the Winter Consort and met fellow member McCandless; the four began exploring improvisation on their own, while their contributions continued to be seminal in redefining the Winter Consort "sound" in compositions like Towner's "Icarus". The four musicians made their first group recording in 1970, but the label, Increase Records, went out of business before it could be released (it eventually was issued by Vanguard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Richardson (other)
John Richardson may refer to: Academia *John Richardson (translator) (1564–1625), Master of Trinity College, Cambridge, 1615–1625 * John Richardson (orientalist) (1740/1–1795), Oxford editor of ''A Dictionary; Persian, Arabic and English'', 1777 *John Richardson (philosopher) (born 1951), professor of philosophy at New York University * John M. Richardson (professor) (born 1938), American university professor, system dynamics and Sri Lanka scholar * John V. Richardson Jr., American professor of information studies *John Henry Richardson (1890–1970), British economics professor *John T. Richardson (1923–2022), American academic administrator and priest at DePaul University Arts *John Richardson (1766–1836), actor who founded the travelling Richardson's Theatre in 1798 *John Richardson (actor) (1934–2021), English actor *John Richardson (art historian) (1924–2019), art historian, Picasso biographer *John Richardson (author) (1796–1852), Canadian novelist * John Rich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lynn Miles
Lynn may refer to: People and fictional characters * Lynn (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Lynn (surname) * The Lynns, a 1990s American country music duo consisting of twin sisters Peggy and Patsy Lynn * Lynn (voice actress), Japanese voice actress Places Canada * Lynn Lake, Manitoba, a town and adjacent lake * Lynn, Nova Scotia, a community * Lynn River, Ontario Ireland * Lynn (civil parish), County Westmeath United Kingdom * King's Lynn is a seaport in Norfolk, England, about 98 miles north of London United States * Lynn, Alabama, a town * Lynn, Arkansas, a town * Lynn, Oakland, California, a former settlement * Lynn, Indiana, a town * Lynn, Massachusetts, a city ** Lynn (MBTA station) * Lynn, Nebraska, an unincorporated community * Lynn, Ohio, an unincorporated community * Lynn, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, an historic community now part of Springville in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania * Lynn, Utah, an unincorporated community * Ly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ethnicity (album)
''Ethnicity'' is the eleventh studio album by Yanni, released on February 11, 2003 by Virgin Records. It peaked at #27 on Billboard's "Top Internet Albums" chart and at #27 on the " ''Billboard'' 200" chart in 2003. It also peaked at #1 on the "Top New Age Albums" chart in 2004. Background ''Ethnicity'' features greater use of vocals, percussion, and exotic rhythms, which were influenced by Yanni's period of travel during his hiatus between 1998 and 2000. As Yanni is unable to read music, he wrote and recorded demos of the album's tracks at his home studio in Florida, after which he employed transcribers and copyists to write the individual parts for the session musicians. Reception Backroads Music/Heartbeats wrote that the album was musically quite diverse, stating that "Though Yanni is widely known as one of the most popular purveyors of New-age music, there's actually quite a bit going on here." Track listing Personnel Music *All music composed and arranged by Yanni. (e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wombles (band)
The Wombles were a British novelty pop group, featuring musicians dressed as the characters from the children's TV show ''The Wombles'', which in turn was based on the children's book series by Elisabeth Beresford. Songwriter and record producer Mike Batt wrote and also performed many commercially successful singles and albums as 'The Wombles', including the TV series' theme tune. ''British Hit Singles & Albums'' jokingly referred to them as the "furriest (and possibly the tidiest) act... are natives of Wimbledon Common, London". In 2011, the band played at The Glastonbury Festival. History Filmfair acquired the television rights to ''The Wombles'' and commissioned Batt to write the theme song. He waived the flat fee for writing a single song and instead secured the rights to write songs under the name 'The Wombles'. The band released several albums and singles. All four studio albums went gold, and four of the singles reached the Top 10 in the UK Singles Chart. The Wombles w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The God Thing
''The God Thing'' is the second full-length studio album by the German progressive metal band Vanden Plas. It was later re-released in 2004 as a special edition with two bonus tracks. Track listing Personnel *Andy Kuntz – vocals *Stephan Lill – guitars *Günter Werno – keyboards *Torsten Reichert – bass *Andreas Lill – drums Guest musicians *Paul Achim Schneider - cello (on "Fire Blossom", "Crown of Thorns" & "You Fly") *Gunni Mahling - violin (on "Fire Blossom", "Crown of Thorns" & "You Fly") Production *Produced by Vanden Plas *Recorded and mixed at ROKO Soundstudio in Schöneck, GER *Engineered and mixed by Robert Kohlmeyer *Keyboards and strings recorded at Jam Studio in Pirmasens, GER *Engineered by Stefan Glass *Backing vocals by Andy Kuntz, Stephan Lill Stephan Lill is a German guitarist best known for his work with the Progressive metal band Vanden Plas. Biography Stephan Lill was born on 30 November 1968 in Eitorf, Germany. His interest in music, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys
''The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys'' is the fifth studio album by English rock band Traffic, released in 1971. The album was Traffic's most successful in the United States, reaching number 7 on the ''Billboard'' Top LPs chart and becoming their only platinum-certified album there, indicating sales in excess of one million. However, it failed to chart in the United Kingdom. The album features the minor hit "Rock & Roll Stew" and the title track, which received heavy FM airplay. Background It was Traffic's first studio album to feature percussionist Rebop Kwaku Baah, and the only studio appearance of drummer Jim Gordon and bassist Ric Grech. Grech had previously worked with Traffic singer/multi-instrumentalist Steve Winwood in the short-lived supergroup Blind Faith. This is the only Traffic album to feature two lead vocals by Jim Capaldi ("Light Up or Leave Me Alone" and "Rock & Roll Stew"). His only other solo lead vocal on a Traffic studio album was on "Dealer" from '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Eyed Jacks (album)
''One Eyed Jacks'' is the second studio album by Spear of Destiny, released by Burning Rome Records in 1984. Track listing All songs written by Kirk Brandon # "Rainmaker" - 2:55 # "Young Men" - 3:13 # "Everything You Ever Wanted" - 4:36 # "Don't Turn Away" - 3:38 # "Liberator" - 3:39 # "Prisoner of Love" - 3:36 # "Playground of the Rich" - 4:45 # "Forbidden Planet" - 3:14 # "Attica" - 2:34 # "These Days Are Gone" - 5:41 Personnel ;Spear of Destiny *Kirk Brandon - vocals, guitar * Stan Stammers - bass guitar *Dolphin Taylor - drums, vocals *Neil Pyzer - keyboards, saxophone, piccolo flute *Mickey Donnelly - saxophone * Alan St Clair - guitar ;Technical *Gary Langan - mixing *Pete Wilson - mixing on "Prisoner of Love" *David Levine, Steve Rapport - photography Recording With the exception of "These Days Are Gone", "Playground of the Rich" and "Prisoner of Love", all songs had been performed live by the original Spear of Destiny line-up for nearly a year prior to the recording of ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot
''Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot'' is the debut studio album by American indie rock outfit Sparklehorse, released in August 1995 by record label Capitol. The album was largely recorded with musicians from Cracker, for which Mark Linkous worked at the time as guitar tech, roadie and sometimes-collaborator. Most of the album was produced and recorded with Cracker's David Lowery, under the pseudonym David Charles. Background The story of ''Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot'' began in the late 1980s, when Mark Linkous, the guitarist and singer for a Los Angeles band called the Dancing Hoods, relocated to Richmond, Virginia in an attempt to kick his drug addiction and make a fresh start. At the time, Linkous had all but given up on a career in music: "I was fed up with the music scene. It was so nasty n Los Angeles That was the height of glam rock. Bands like Poison were supposed to be important." Upon arriving in Richmond, Linkous began playing music with his brother Matt, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kid Kruschev
''Kid Kruschev'' is an EP (referred to as a "mini-album") by American noise pop duo Sleigh Bells. It was released on November 10, 2017 through Torn Clean. The mini-album was preceded by the lead single "And Saints", released on October 10, and the second single "Rainmaker", released on October 24. Release and promotion On October 10, 2017, the duo announced that they would release a mini-album titled ''Kid Kruschev'' on November 10. That same day, they released the lead single, "And Saints". Derek Miller stated in a press release: Alexis moved north of Brooklyn recently, somewhere with trees and cliffs, providing us with a new space to write and record without pissing off neighbors, so that's what we've been doing. We didn't want to wait another year or two to release something. We like the idea of putting out shorter records at a more consistent rate, so we’re gonna give it a shot for a while, see how it feels. On October 24, the second single, "Rainmaker", was released. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
