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Tom Tom (other) , an American musical group active 1959-1962
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Tom tom or TomTom may refer to: * Tom-tom, a cylindrical drum with no snare * TomTom, a Dutch manufacturer of navigation systems * ''Tom Tom'' (TV series), a 1960s science-themed children's television series on BBC TV * Project Tom-Tom, a fighter plane experiment after the FICON project * '' Tom Tom Magazine'', a quarterly about women drummers See also * Tom Tom Club, a New Wave band ** ''Tom Tom Club'' (album), an album by Tom Tom Club * ''Tom Tom Blues'', an album by The 77s * "Tom Tom Tom", a Finnish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1973 by Marion Rung * "Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son", a nursery rhyme * Tommy & the Tom Toms Tommy & The Tom Toms (later known as The Bill Smith Combo) was an American musical group from 1959 to 1962 playing rock and roll, rhythm & blues, and rockabilly. History The group first started with two guitars and drums, Eddie Wayne Hill on l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom-tom Drum
A tom drum is a cylindrical drum with no snares, named from the Anglo-Indian and Sinhala language. It was added to the drum kit in the early part of the 20th century. Most toms range in size between in diameter, though floor toms can go as large as . It is not to be confused with a tam-tam, a gong. Design history The drum called "Thammattama", played by the Sinhala people of Sri Lanka, is used in a number of Buddhist rituals in that country. It is commonly heard in Buddhist temples paired along with the reed instrument called horanava. This may be etymologically derived from the Tamil term "Thappattam" or "Thappu", a frame drum associated with South Indian Tamil culture. However, the tom-tom drums on the Western drum set clearly resemble the Sri Lankan version more than the frame drum. The British colonists complained loudly about the noise generated by the "tom-toms" of the natives throughout South Asia. It is likely that the term tom-toms thus comes from their experiences ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TomTom
TomTom N.V. is a Dutch multinational developer and creator of location technology and consumer electronics. Founded in 1991 and headquartered in Amsterdam, TomTom released its first generation of satellite navigation devices to market in 2004. the company has over 4,500 employees worldwide and operations in 29 countries throughout Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the Americas. History The company was founded in Amsterdam in 1991 as Palmtop Software, by Corinne Vigreux, Peter-Frans Pauwels and Pieter Geelen. The company focused on corporate handheld device software before focusing on the consumer market and releasing the first route planning software for mobile devices in 1996. Software was developed mainly for Psion devices and the company was one of the largest developers of Psion software in the late 1990s. Palmtop also worked with Psion in the development of EPOC32. Software was also developed for Palm and Windows CE devices. In 1999, Vigreux's husband, Harold Goddijn left Psion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Tom (TV Series)
''Tom Tom'' (1965–1970) was a science-themed children's television series on the BBC, from BBC Bristol. Presented initially by Jeremy Carrad and John Earle, and from July 1968 by Norman Tozer. It later featured three female presenters - Janet Kelly (July–December 1968), future BBC TV newsreader Jan Leeming (1970) and Michele Brown (who later married Gyles Brandreth). First broadcast on 12 October 1965, the series replaced an earlier title from the same production team, ''Treasure House'' (13 October 1964 – 21 July 1965) hosted by Carrad together with a robotic hound named 'Serendipity Dog' (a pun on the Terrytoons character Deputy Dawg). Adopting a more serious tone, ''Tom-Tom'' dropped the dog (although the series would later feature its own 'robot' creation, Tobor) and was presented as a cross between ''Blue Peter'' and ''Tomorrow’s World'', the ''Radio Times'' billing describing it as 'new, unusual, and fascinating stories and items of interest in a modern and changin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Project Tom-Tom
The FICON (Fighter Conveyor) program was conducted by the United States Air Force in the 1950s to test the feasibility of a Convair B-36 Peacemaker bomber carrying a Republic F-84 Thunderflash parasite fighter in its bomb bay. Earlier wingtip coupling experiments included Tip Tow, which were attempts at carrying fighters connected to the wingtips of bombers. Tom-Tom followed the FICON project afterwards. Background Wingtip coupling experiments Wingtip coupling experiments were evolved from the concept of adding extra floating panels to extend the effective wingspan of an aircraft, in the hope this would extend the range of the aircraft. This would theoretically act in the same manner as the long narrow wings of a glider. It is reported that the Germans experimented with the idea in 1944 and 1945 by coupling two equal-sized light planes together, then the idea was further developed by Richard Vogt, who came to the US from Germany after World War II. The idea was tested at Wrigh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Tom Magazine
''Tom Tom Magazine'' is a quarterly print magazine and website based out of New York City. It was founded in 2009 by Mindy Abovitz who currently serves as editor-in-chief. It is the only magazine in the world that is dedicated to female drummers. According to the magazine's website, "Tom Tom's purpose is to raise awareness about girl and women percussionists from all over the world, to inspire females of all ages to drum, and to strengthen and build the otherwise fragmented community of female musicians.".http://tomtommag.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/TomTomMagazine_Mediakit_2010_sm1.pdf ''Tom Tom Magazine'' is distributed in the United States, as well as in Europe, Australia, South America and Japan and has many international subscribers and readers. Features ''Tom Tom Magazine'' includes many features including news, reviews, fashion and art. It also covers many topics such as technique for drummers, reviews of bands with female drummers, and reviews of equipment. Other se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Tom Club
Tom Tom Club is an American new wave band founded in 1981 by husband-and-wife team Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth and as a side project from Talking Heads. Their best known songs include "Wordy Rappinghood", "Genius of Love", and a cover of The Drifters' " Under the Boardwalk", all released on their 1981 debut album ''Tom Tom Club''. History Formation and debut Originally established as a side project from Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club comprised a loose aggregation of musicians, sound engineers, and artists of the Compass Point All Stars family, including Tina Weymouth's sisters and guitarist Adrian Belew, the latter of whom toured with Weymouth and Frantz in the expanded version of Talking Heads in 1980 and 1981. Named after the dancehall in the Bahamas where they rehearsed for the first time while on hiatus from Talking Heads in 1980, Tom Tom Club enjoyed early success in the dance club culture of the early 1980s with the hits "Genius of Love" and "Wordy Rappinghood", both of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Tom Club (album)
''Tom Tom Club'' is the debut studio album by Tom Tom Club, released in 1981, containing the UK hit singles "Wordy Rappinghood", which reached No. 7 in June 1981 and "Genius of Love", which reached No. 65 in October of the same year. It was re-released in the UK in 1982 to include "Under the Boardwalk", which reached No. 22 in August 1982. When released in the United States, "Genius of Love" peaked at No. 31 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Both "Wordy Rappinghood" and "Genius of Love" topped the US dance chart. The album was re-released on May 19, 2009, as a part of a two-CD deluxe package with the band's second album, '' Close to the Bone''. The album was further reissued on Limited Edition white vinyl by Real Gone Music on March 1, 2019. ''Slant Magazine'' listed the album at No. 87 on its Best Albums of the 1980s list. Track listing Composer credits as registered with ASCAP or APRA: all works by Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz, Adrian Belew and Steven Stanley, unless otherwise no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Tom Blues
''Tom Tom Blues'' is the title of The 77s' eighth album, released in 1995 on the Brainstorm Artists, Intl label. Track listing # "Rocks In Your Head" # "Honesty" # "You Still Love Me" # "Outskirts" # "Flowers In the Sand" # "Don't Leave Me Long" # "Gravy Train" # "Five In the Nave" # "Earache" # "Deliverance" Personnel The band * Mike Roe – guitars, lead vocals * Mark Harmon – bass guitar, background vocals * Bruce Spencer – drums Additional musicians * Carey Avery – percussion Production notes * Gene Eugene – executive producer * Ojo Taylor – executive producer * Guy Niosi – engineer Engineers, as practitioners of engineering, are professionals who invent, design, analyze, build and test machines, complex systems, structures, gadgets and materials to fulfill functional objectives and requirements while considering the l ..., mixing * John Flanagan – engineer, mixing * Rachel Thornton – cover illustration References {{Authority control 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Tom Tom
Finland was represented by Marion Rung, with the song "Tom Tom Tom", at the 1973 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 7 April in Luxembourg. Before Eurovision National final The Finnish national final was held on February 3 at Finlandia Hall in Helsinki. The show was hosted by Apeli Halinen. The winner was chosen by a professional jury consisting of ten members. Each juror awarded 1 to 10 points for each song. The best and worst points received by each song were ignored in the voting. Scoreboard Highest and lowest score received by each song were ignored and they are strikethrough. The winning song "Tom Tom Tom" was performed in Finnish in the national selection but translated into English for the international Song Contest. The English lyrics were written by Bob Barratt. However, the song title didn't change. At Eurovision On the night of the final Marion Rung performed first in the running order, preceding Belgium. The entry was conducted by Ossi Runne. At the close ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom, Tom, The Piper's Son
"Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son" is a popular English language nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19621. Lyrics Modern versions of the rhyme include: :Tom, Tom, the piper's son, :Stole a pig, and away did run; :The pig was eat :And Tom was beat, :And Tom went r "which sent him"crying r "roaring", or "howling", in some versions:Down the street.I. Opie and P. Opie, ''The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes'' (Oxford University Press, 1951, 2nd edn., 1997), pp. 408-11. The 'pig' mentioned in the song is almost certainly not a live animal but rather a kind of pastry, often made with an apple filling, smaller than a pie. And the meaning of the rhyme involves a naughty boy named Tom whose father was a piper, and he steals the "pig", eats it, and after his father (or someone else) physically chastises him, Tom cries all the way down the street. Another version of the rhyme is: :Tom, Tom, the piper's son, :Stole a pig, and away he run. :Tom run here, :Tom run there, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
