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Joseph Hillström
Joe Hill may refer to: * Joe Hill (activist) (18791915), Swedish-American labor activist and songwriter * Joe Hills (18971969), English cricketer and umpire * Joe Hill (alias of Joseph Graves Olney, 18491884), American rancher and outlaw * Blind Joe Hill (19371998), American blues singer, guitarist, harmonica player and drummer * Joseph Hill ( Dusty Hill) (1949–2021), American bassist associated with the band ZZ Top * Joe Hill (writer) (born 1972), pen name of American author Joseph Hillstrom King, son of author Stephen King * Joe Hills (American football) (born 1987), American football wide receiver * Joe Hill, fictional character on the TV series ''Blue Bloods'' * Jo Hill (born 1973), Australian women's basketball player Eponyms of the activist * ''Joe Hill'' (film), 1971 biopic of Joe Hill the activist and songwriter * "Joe Hill" (song), a song written by Alfred Hayes and Earl Robinson and recorded by Joan Baez for her 1970 album ''One Day at a Time'' * ''Joe Hill'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Hill (activist)
Joe Hill (October 7, 1879 – November 19, 1915), born Joel Emmanuel Hägglund and also known as Joseph Hillström, was a Swedish-American labor activist, songwriter, and member of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW, familiarly called the "Wobblies"). A native Swedish speaker, he learned English during the early 1900s, while working various jobs from New York to San Francisco. Hill, an immigrant worker frequently facing unemployment and underemployment, became a popular songwriter and cartoonist for the union. His songs include "The Preacher and the Slave" (in which he coined the phrase "wiktionary:pie in the sky, pie in the sky"), "The Tramp (song), The Tramp", "There Is Power in a Union", "The Rebel Girl", and "Casey Jones—the Union Scab", which express the harsh and combative life of itinerant workers, and call for workers to organize their efforts to improve working conditions. In 1914, John G. Morrison, a Salt Lake City area grocer and former policeman, and his son we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Hills
Joseph John Hills (14 October 1897 – 21 September 1969) was an English first-class cricketer, Test match umpire and professional footballer. Life and career Born in London in 1897, Hills served in World War I with the Royal Engineers and was awarded the Military Medal for his bravery as a cabler and telegraphist during the Battle of Amiens. Hills played professional football as a goalkeeper, moving to Wales when he was signed by Cardiff City in 1924. He also played for Swansea Town and Fulham before a serious injury to his right arm in 1927 ended his career. Hills played 107 cricket matches for Glamorgan and Wales between 1926 and 1931. A wicket keeper and right-handed batsman In cricket, batting is the act or skill of hitting the cricket ball, ball with a cricket bat, bat to score runs (cricket), runs and prevent the dismissal (cricket), loss of one's wicket. Any player who is currently batting is, since Septembe ..., he took 95 Caught (cricket), catches, complet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
