Author: mick

Cosmos UGC 2885

In this Hubble Space Telescope image the bright, spiky stars lie in the foreground toward the heroic northern constellation Perseus and well within our own Milky Way galaxy. In sharp focus beyond is UGC 2885, a giant spiral galaxy about 232 million light-years distant. Some 800,000 light-years across compared to the Milky Way’s diameter of…

Allan Clarke

Allan Clarke

Harold Allan Clarke (born 5 April 1942) is an English rock singer, who was one of the founding members and the original lead singer of the Hollies. He achieved international hit singles with the group and is credited as co-writer on several of their best-known songs, including “On a Carousel“, “Carrie Anne“, “Jennifer Eccles” and…

Stanley Turrentine

Stanley Turrentine

Stanley William Turrentine (April 5, 1934 – September 12, 2000) was an American jazz tenor saxophonistand record producer. He began his career playing R&B for Earl Bostic and later soul jazz recording for the Blue Note label from 1960, touched on jazz fusion during a stint on CTI in the 1970s. He was described by…

Billy Bland

Billy Bland

Billy Bland (April 5, 1932 – March 22, 2017) was an American R&B singer and songwriter. Bland, the youngest of 19 children, first sang professionally in 1947 in New York City, and sang with a group called The Bees in the 1950s on New Orleans‘s Imperial Records. In 1954, “Toy Bell” by the group caused…

Tony Williams singer

Tony Williams singer

Samuel Edward “Tony” Williams (April 5, 1928 – August 14, 1992) was an American singer. From 1953 to 1960,[2] he was the lead vocalist of the Platters. Williams was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, the son of Bertha and Edward Williams. He served in the United States Army Air Forces around the end of World…

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