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John Beecher
John Beecher may refer to: * Johnny Beecher (ice hockey) (born 2001), American ice hockey player * John Beecher (poet) (1904–1980), American activist poet, writer, and journalist * John Hubbard Beecher John Hubbard Beecher, ''also known as'' Little John Beecher (8 February 1927, Marshalltown, Iowa – 6 August 1987, Muscogee County, Georgia) was an American bandleader, jazz trumpeter and valve trombonist, and a singer of novelty songs. His ba ... (1927–1987), American musician See also * John Beech (other) {{hndis, Beecher, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Beecher (ice Hockey)
Johnny Beecher (born April 5, 2001) is an American ice hockey forward for the Providence Bruins of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 30th overall by the Bruins in the first round of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. He played college ice hockey for the Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey team from 2019 to 2022. Early life Beecher was born on April 5, 2001, in Elmira, New York to parents Bill and Natasha. Although his parents were collegiate athletes, they did not play ice hockey. His father played lacrosse and golf at Elmira College while his mother ran track and cross-country at Union College. Beecher began ice skating when he was six years old after spending the summer playing roller hockey and immediately made the local travel team. Beyond ice hockey, Beecher also played soccer, football, baseball, and lacrosse. Beecher and his older brother Bryce played together until 2015 when his brother had to get ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Beecher (poet)
John Beecher (January 22, 1904May 11, 1980) was an activist poet, writer, and journalist who wrote about the Southern United States during the Great Depression and the American Civil Rights Movement. Beecher was active in the American labor and civil rights movements. During the McCarthy era, Beecher lost his teaching job for refusing to sign a state loyalty oath. Following a 1967 decision of the California Supreme Court that disallowed such a loyalty oath, he was reinstated in 1977. Beecher's books include ''Report to the Stockholders'', ''To Live and Die in Dixie'', and ''In Egypt Land''. Biography John Henry Newman Beecher was born in New York City on January 22, 1904, to Leonard and Isabel Beecher. He was a descendant of the New England literary and abolitionist Beechers that included Harriet Beecher Stowe, the author of ''Uncle Tom's Cabin'', Lyman Beecher, and Henry Ward Beecher. His father was a steel industry executive. In 1907, Beecher's father was transferred to Birm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hubbard Beecher
John Hubbard Beecher, ''also known as'' Little John Beecher (8 February 1927, Marshalltown, Iowa – 6 August 1987, Muscogee County, Georgia) was an American bandleader, jazz trumpeter and valve trombonist, and a singer of novelty songs. His band, Little John Beecher and his Orchestra, was active throughout the 1950s, and was booked by National Orchestra Service of Omaha, Nebraska. Before forming his own band, he played trumpet with Lee Williams. Bands * Lee Williams Orchestra * Little John Beecher and His Orchestra — Beecher founded and served as its bandleader throughout the 1950s. The orchestra was a nonet plus a featured vocalist territory band. Beecher was a large man, weighing 300 pounds in 1955. He promoted the catchphrase "THE BAND with the big front." Beecher booked his gigs through the National Orchestra Service ("NOS"), a territory band agency based out of Omaha, Nebraska. Royce Stoenner, who had been an executive at NOS, left the agency in 1959 to become ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |