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Light Year (other)
A light-year is the ''distance'' that light travels through a vacuum in one year. Light year(s) and lightyear(s) may also refer to: Film and television * Buzz Lightyear, a main character in the animated film series ''Toy Story'' ** ''Lightyear'' (film), a spinoff animated film featuring the character * ''Gandahar'' (film), a 1988 animated science fiction film known as ''Light Years'' in English * ''Light Years'' (2015 film), a British drama film * ''Light Years'', an American TV series that has been renamed ''Life Unexpected'' * ''Light Years'', a Singaporean drama produced by Mediacorp Channel 5 Music * Lightyear (band), ska-punk band from the United Kingdom * Light Years (band), pop-punk band from Cleveland, Ohio * The Lightyears, pop-rock band based in London, England Albums * ''Light Years'' (Chick Corea album), 1987 * '' Light Years, The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra'', 1997 compilation album by Electric Light Orchestra * ''Light Years'' (Glen Campbell album) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Light-year
A light-year, alternatively spelled light year, is a large unit of length used to express astronomical distances and is equivalent to about 9.46 trillion kilometers (), or 5.88 trillion miles ().One trillion here is taken to be 1012 (one million million, or billion in long scale). As defined by the International Astronomical Union (IAU), a light-year is the distance that light travels in a vacuum in one Julian year (365.25 days). Because it includes the time-measurement word "year", the term ''light-year'' is sometimes misinterpreted as a unit of time. The ''light-year'' is most often used when expressing distances to stars and other distances on a galactic scale, especially in non-specialist contexts and popular science publications. The unit most commonly used in professional astronomy is the parsec (symbol: pc, about 3.26 light-years) which derives from astrometry; it is the distance at which one astronomical unit subtends an angle of one second of arc. Defini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kora (band)
Kora is a New Zealand music group, which originally consisted of four brothers from the Kora family. The band, which began in Whakatane, New Zealand fuses elements of reggae, rock, dub, roots, funk Funk is a music genre that originated in African American communities in the mid-1960s when musicians created a rhythmic, danceable new form of music through a mixture of various music genres that were popular among African Americans in the m ..., and more recently space funk and dub step elements. Members Current members *Francis Kora (bass guitar/vocals) *Stuart Kora (guitar/vocals) *Dan McGruer (bass guitar/keys/effects) *Richie Allan (guitars) *Darren Mathiassen (drums) *Marika Hodgson (bass) *Karlos Tunks (guitar) Former members *Brad Kora (drums/vocals) *Laughton Kora (guitar/vocals) Discography Studio albums *'' Kora'' (2007) *''Light Years'' (2012) EPs *''Volume'' (2004) Singles *L-OVER (2021) *''Weekend (DJ Spell Remix)'' (2021) *Weekend (2020) *''Secret L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Light Years (Jamiroquai Song)
"Light Years" is a song by the British funk and acid jazz band Jamiroquai, originally released in 1994 as a song from their second studio album, ''The Return of the Space Cowboy''. It was released as a single on 12 February 1995 but failed to chart on the UK Singles Chart due to little promotion of the track. Background In the United States, the song peaked at number six on the ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Club Play chart, mainly because the American version of the physical single features three mixes of the song by popular producer David Morales. The American release of ''The Return of the Space Cowboy'' also features a live version of "Light Years", performed in Marseille in December 1994, as a bonus track. Two main versions of the song exist: the radio edit, running at 3:59, and an album version, which lasts for 5:53. The music video for the track shows the band snowboarding down St. Anton. Whilst many of the David Morales mixes remain unreleased in the United Kingdom, an edited ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Hawkins
Walter Lee Hawkins (May 18, 1949 – July 11, 2010) was an American gospel singer, songwriter, composer, and pastor. An influential figure in urban contemporary gospel music, his career spanned more than four decades. He was consecrated to the bishopric in 2000. Biography The 7th of 8 children born to the late Dan Lee and Mamie Vivian Hawkins, Walter Lee Hawkins was born on May 18, 1949, in Oakland, California. Hawkins was the brother of Edwin Hawkins (d. 2018), Marava Ladale Hawkins (d. 1988), Carol Lee Hawkins (d. 2020), Feddie Joyce Hawkins, Jervis Ersell Hawkins (d. 1952), Daniel Lee Hawkins (Marcia) and Lynette Gail Hawkins-Stephens (Reginald). Bishop Hawkins was married to Tramaine Hawkins from 1971 until their divorce in 1994. They had two children, a son Walter Lee "Jamie" Hawkins, Jr., who is married to Myiia "Sunny" Davis-Hawkins, and a daughter Trystan Lynette Hawkins. Bishop Hawkins also had a granddaughter, Jahve Neru Deana Hawkins, and a grandson, Jamie Daniel Hawk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweet Comfort Band
Sweet Comfort Band was an American Christian rock band that first performed in 1973 in Riverside, California, and were active until 1984. The band was initially composed of keyboardist/lead vocalist, Bryan Duncan, and brothers Kevin (bass guitar) and Rick (drums/vocals) Thomson. The band was the brainchild of the Thomson brothers. Randy Thomas, guitarist/vocalist joined the group around 1976. After their second album, Sweet Comfort Band also became well known for their highly detailed, airbrushed album cover art by Kerne Erickson, a trend that had previously been considered too costly for Christian groups who did not produce the high-volume album sales of mainstream bands such as Kansas. The Sweet Comfort Band logo was created by Rick Griffin. Sweet Comfort Band was a late entry into Jesus music with their 1977 self-titled release on Maranatha! Records. When they started, they had a funky, jazzy, R&B and 70's rock sound. This set them apart from many of the bands in the nascent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Resurrection Band
Resurrection Band, also known as Rez Band or REZ, was a Christian rock band formed in 1972. They were part of the Jesus People USA Christian community in Chicago and most of its members have continued in that community to this day. Known for their blend of blues-rock and hard rock, Resurrection Band is credited as one of the forerunners of the Christian metal genre. ''Christianity Today'' called them "the most influential band in Christian music history." Following their debut in 1978, the band's greatest popularity was during the early 1980s, but later in the decade they received some crossover success when they had two music videos featured on MTV. Led by the husband-and-wife team of Glenn and Wendi Kaiser, the band sought to evangelize using Christian rock, and addressed a variety of social ills in the lyrics of their music. While the group is officially disbanded, they played several one-off dates at the now defunct Cornerstone Festival, which members of the band helpe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryan Duncan
Bryan Edward Duncan (born March 16, 1953) is an American contemporary Christian music artist. He is known for being lead singer of the group Sweet Comfort Band, solo career, and involvement with the Nehosoul Band. He is currently involved with "Radio Rehab" podcast while continuing as a solo artist with the 2019 ''Shine'' release. He has been the recipient of four Dove Awards and has received multiple Dove and Grammy Award nominations. Career Duncan started his career in 1973 with the Jesus music band Sweet Comfort Band which later transitioned to contemporary Christian music. After the band broke up in 1984 Duncan started his solo career. During this time, Duncan released several number one songs including "Traces of Heaven", "Things are Gonna Change", "United We Stand" and "Don't Look Away" from the ''Slow Revival'' album; "Love Takes Time", "You Don't Leave Me Lonely", "Into My Heart", "When It Comes to Love" and "I'll Not Forget You" from the ''Mercy'' album; and "A Heart Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andraé Crouch
Andraé Edward Crouch (July 1, 1942 – January 8, 2015) was an American gospel singer, songwriter, arranger, record producer and pastor. Referred to as "the father of modern gospel music" by contemporary Christian and gospel music professionals, Crouch was known for his compositions "The Blood Will Never Lose Its Power", " My Tribute (To God Be the Glory)" and "Soon and Very Soon". He collaborated on some of his recordings with famous and popular artists such as Stevie Wonder, El DeBarge, Philip Bailey, Chaka Khan, and Sheila E., as well as the vocal group Take 6, and many popular artists covered his material, including Bob Dylan, Barbara Mandrell, Paul Simon, Elvis Presley and Little Richard. In the 1980s and 1990s, he was known as the "go-to" producer for superstars who sought a gospel choir sound in their recordings; he appeared on a number of recordings, including Michael Jackson's "Man In the Mirror", Madonna's " Like a Prayer", and "The Power", a duet between Elton Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allies (band)
Allies was a Christian rock band. They released six albums during the late 1980s and early 1990s. Band members The most notable band members were guitarist Randy Thomas, formerly of the Jesus music group Sweet Comfort Band and vocalist Bob Carlisle. Carlisle went on to pursue a solo career and recorded the hit song " Butterfly Kisses", which was co-written with Randy. Sam O. Scott and Jimmy Erickson were both formerly of Psalm 150. * Randy Thomas: guitars, vocals, bass (on first release) * Bob Carlisle: lead vocals, guitars * Sam O. Scott: electric keyboards, acoustic keyboards, vocals (1984–1986) * Matthew Chapman: bass (1985–1991) * Jim Erickson: drums (1985–1991) * Kenny Williams: keyboards, saxophone, vocals (1987, died 2019) * Scott Sheriff: keyboards, vocals (1992) * Mark Hill: bass, vocals (1992) * Brian Fullen: drums (1992) History Thomas formed the act in San Bernardino, California in 1984 by bringing together members of two of his former act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunbeam (band)
Sunbeam is a German electronic music project. The band consists of Florian Preis (born 1972 in Bensheim) and Michael Gerlach (born 1973 in Tehran). Since 1992 they have made progressive dance/trance-productions and remixes. Their biggest hit "Outside World" (1994) is a hard trance track containing two vocal samples from the anime film '' Akira'' ("You know we aren't meant to exist in the outside world" and "I came to get you"). Discography 1994 * ''E.P. of High Adventure'' (CD) * ''Outside World E.P.'' (vinyl/single) * ''Outside World (Mixes)'' (vinyl/single) * ''Sunbeam EP'' (vinyl in Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...) 1995 * ''Love is Paradise'' (vinyl/single) * ''Out of Reality'' (CD/album - USA only) 1996 * ''Arms Of Heaven'' (vinyl/single) 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shin Terai
Shin Terai is a Japanese musician and producer most known for his work with Bill Laswell and Buckethead. On his albums he combines ambient and electronic music with dub and avant-garde jazz. Biography Shin Terai gained some first publicity as the singer of Chaos Face, a project by Laswell and Robert Musso. Second singer on Chaos Face's only album ''Doom Ride'' was Mick Harris, the former drummer of the metal band Napalm Death. The first album under Shin Terai's own name was ''Unison'', released in 1999. Guest musicians included Bernie Worrell and Nicky Skopelitis, besides Laswell and Buckethead. In 2004, Laswell reworked the material for the remix album ''Heaven & Hell''. Intermediately Terai worked as producer of ''Soup'', a trio consisting of Laswell, guitarist Otomo Yoshihide and drummer Yasuhiro Yoshigake (also playing trumpet). In 2007, with ''Lightyears'' another album was released under his own name. It featured the core members Laswell, Buckethead and Worrell, besides ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mansions On The Moon
Mansions on the Moon was an American band from Los Angeles, California. History The group was formed by Ted Wendler on guitar and vocals, Ben Hazlegrove on keyboards, and Lane Shaw on drums. Both Shaw and Hazlegrove were also members of Pnuma Trio. In 2010, the group released the debut mixtape, ''Paradise Falls'', presented by Diplo and DJ Benzi. ''Hypetrak'' called the group one of the "most interesting recording artists to have emerged this year." ''Paradise Falls'' includes collaborations with Xaphoon Jones (of Chiddy Bang) and Big Gigantic, among others. Pharrell Williams served as executive producer on the group's 2012 EP, ''Lightyears''. The group has produced official remixes for Foster the People and Zee Avi, and produced the Mac Miller track "PA Nights" on the album ''Blue Slide Park''. In 2011, the group joined Wiz Khalifa and Mac Miller on the Green Carpet Tour. In 2012, the group played South by Southwest and the Lightyears Tour, and charted on ''Billboard''s Next Bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
