Feist (singer)
Leslie Feist (born 13 February 1976), known professionally as Feist, is a Canadian indie pop singer - songwriter and guitarist, performing both as a solo artist and as a member of the indie rock group Broken Social Scene.
List of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees
As of 2017, 22 performers have been inducted twice or more; fourteen have been recognized as a solo artist and with a band and seven have been inducted with two separate bands. Eric Clapton is the only one to be inducted three times: as a solo artist, with Cream and with The Yardbirds. Clyde McPhatter was the first to ever be inducted twice and is one of three artists to be inducted first as a solo artist and then as a member of a band, the other artists being Neil Young and Rod Stewart. Stephen Stills is the only artist to be inducted twice in the same year. Crosby, Stills & Nash, inducted in 1997, is the only band to see all of its inducted members be inducted with other acts: David Crosby with The Byrds in 1991, Stephen Stills with Buffalo Springfield in 1997, and Graham Nash with The Hollies in 2010.
Le calife de Bagdad
Le calife de Bagdad ("The Caliph of Baghdad") is an "opéra comique" in one act by the French composer François-Adrien Boieldieu with a libretto by Claude Godard d'Aucourt de Saint-Just. It was first performed at the Opéra-Comique, Paris on 16 September 1800 and soon became highly popular throughout Europe. It was Boieldieu's first major triumph. One member of the audience who was less impressed was the noted composer Luigi Cherubini who reproached Boieldieu, "Aren't you ashamed of such a great success, and doing so little to deserve it?" Boieldieu immediately applied to Cherubini for lessons in compositional techniques.
Remember When: The Anthology
Remember When: The Anthology is a DVD featuring a collection of live performances by Harry Chapin. It features commentary by his children Joshua and Jennifer, as well as his widow Sandy in between some performances. There are eleven performances by Harry, and one by his daughter, Jennifer (I Wonder What Would Happen to This World).
Unexploded
Unexploded is the name of a one-man rock band as well as the alias of its singer-songwriter member. Founded in 2002, Unexploded was asked to perform at several festivals in 2004, but settled for releases on 2 compilations; one in Japan on Stargate Recordings Antenna Volume One in company with amongst others Bill Laswell.
Programme for International Student Assessment
The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is a worldwide study by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in member and non-member nations of 15 - year - old school pupils' scholastic performance on mathematics, science, and reading. It was first performed in 2000 and then repeated every three years. Its aim is to provide comparable data with a view to enabling countries to improve their education policies and outcomes. It measures problem solving and cognition in daily life.
Take It to the Limit (Eagles song)
The song was written by Eagles' members Randy Meisner, Don Henley and Glenn Frey. Meisner, who sang lead on it, says the song began as his solo composition. As it remained unfinished when time came for the One of These Nights album to be recorded, Henley and Frey assisted Meisner in completing it. Meisner's performance of the song was popular with the audience in Eagles' concerts, but disputes over his reluctance to perform it would also directly lead to Meisner's departure from the band.
Erin Pitt
Pitt was born in Hamilton, Ontario, one of six siblings. She has two sisters and three brothers. She has attended the Hamilton Academy of Performing Arts, where she studies acting, singing and dancing, and has performed with the Hamilton City Ballet.
Be the One (album)
Be the One is the second studio album by Jackie Jackson, released on September 9, 1989. The musicians included Paul Jackson, Jr., Jeff Lorber, Robert Brookins and Gerald Albright.
The Imaginary Cuckold
Although Molière intended the play to be performed in one act without interruptions (as documented by La Grange in 1682), some 18th-century editors divided the play into three acts with the breaks coming after Scenes 6 and 17. The "Imaginary Cuckold" continues to be performed today in its original one-act version both in France and in other countries (often in translation). A performance of the play by the actors of the Comédie-Française with stage direction by Thierry Hancisse was broadcast on France 3 television in 2002 and released on DVD in 2008.
Heather Morgan
Heather Morgan is an American actress and comedian. She was a cast member and writer on "The Dana Carvey Show", writing and performing such notable skits as Jenny and First Ladies as Dogs, the latter being called "one of the two or three funniest things on the show" by writer and producer Robert Smigel. Morgan wrote, produced and starred in the movie "Bark!" which was nominated for a Grand Jury Prize at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival. She is an alum of The Groundlings.
Los Vendidos
Los Vendidos (Spanish for The Sold Ones or The Sellouts) is a one-act play by Chicano playwright Luis Valdez, a founding member of El Teatro Campesino. He wrote it in 1967, and it was first performed at the Brown Beret junta in Elysian Park, East Los Angeles. The play examines stereotypes of Latinos in California and how they are treated by local, state, and federal governments.
Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra
The Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra is one of the oldest youth orchestra programs in the United States, having performed its first concert under the direction of Stanley H. Levin in 1945 at Carnegie Music Hall in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, PA. The idea of an independent youth orchestra in Pittsburgh originated with the student musicians that participated in the Music Festival of the In-and-About Pittsburgh Music Educators Club. It is most often represented by its initials, PYSO, affectionately pronounced “Pie-So” by members, alumni and supporters.
I Won't Let You Down (OK Go song)
``I Wo n't Let You Down ''is a single by American rock band OK Go that was released as a single in December 8, 2014 and is part of their album Hungry Ghosts. The video for the song was released on October 27, 2014. Like many of the band's past videos, the video is a one shot take recorded in double time showing the band members and several hundred dancers on personal transportation devices performing intricate choreographed routines while filmed by a camera on a multirotor aerial drone.
Debabrata Das
Debabrata Das is a cricketer who plays domestic cricket for Bengal and the IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). Das first came to prominence as the member of the Indian Under-19 team in 2005. One of the older members of the Indian U19 World Cup squad which was defeated by Pakistan in the 2006 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup final, this right-handed batsman only broke into the team during the Afro-Asia U19 Cup in November 2005. He obviously did enough to impress the selectors as he played in every match and scored 156 runs in his six innings to date. However, he was unable to make the transition to the senior national team despite good performances for Bengal in the domestic one-day competition.
Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps
The United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps is one of four premier musical organizations of the United States Army. Members perform using musical instruments and wearing uniforms similar to those used by military musicians of the Continental Army during the American Revolution.
Infruset
On October 28, 2012, the first public performance of "Infruset" was celebrated as cinema event with broadcasts in cinemas and theaters in Sweden, Germany and Switzerland. The premiere consisted of two parts – a biography of Gustaf Fröding and interviews with band members, and the live performance of the new songs.
Jackie Jackson (album)
Jackie Jackson is the self-titled debut album from Jackie Jackson, the eldest member of The Jackson 5, released on Motown Records. It was arranged by Eddy Manson, Gene Page and The Corporation.
The Philadelphia Brass
The Philadelphia Brass is a touring professional brass quintet based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Noted and acclaimed for its members' excellent musicianship and humorous dispositions, The Philadelphia Brass has performed in over 500 concerts, toured internationally as well as throughout the United States of America, and given numerous clinics and master classes. In addition to its status as a performing ensemble, The Philadelphia Brass is committed to public education; the group has coached musicians of all ages, and each member is a noted music educator.
Lee Eddy
Lee Eddy is an American stage actress, comedian and writer. She was born in Shreveport, Louisiana where as a child she was a member of The Peter Pan Players. Eddy has appeared in the one-woman show "LadeeLeroy". Eddy regularly performs in Austin, Texas with the Salvage Vanguard Theater. She was well-reviewed when she appeared in an annual production of "The Santaland Diaries".
What group was the performer of Be the One a member of?
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Jackie Jackson
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Jackson 5