This striking image, taken with the FORS2 instrument on the Very Large Telescope, shows a beautiful yet peculiar pair of galaxies, NGC 4438 and NGC 4435, nicknamed The Eyes. The larger of these, at the top of the picture, NGC 4438, is thought to have once been a spiral galaxy that was strongly deformed by…
María del Rocío Trinidad Mohedano Jurado (Spanish pronunciation: [roˈθi.o xuˈɾaðo], born 18 September 1946 – died 1 June 2006) was a Spanish singer and actress. She was born in Chipiona (Cádiz) and nicknamed “La más grande” (“The Greatest”). She was once married to boxer Pedro Carrasco, with whom she had a daughter, Rocío Carrasco. Divorced, she…
Born : September 18, 1929 in Byhalia, Mississippi. Died : September 05, 1994 in Chicago, Illinois. American blues guitarist, harmonicist, bassist, arranger and singer. Associated with the Chicago blues scene of the 1960’s and on, having backed and played with countless Chicago notables. Brother of guitarist/bassist Dave Myers.
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NGC 128 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Pisces. It is approximately 190 million light-years from earth and has a diameter of about 165,000 light years. NGC 128 with smaller galaxies NGC 130 (left) and NGC 127 (right). NGC 128 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on 25 December 1790 using a reflecting telescope…
Earl Charles Barrington May (September 27, 1927 – January 4, 2008) was an American jazz bassist. May was born and raised in New York City, where he began playing professionally in the early 1950s, learning to play left-handed using a double bass strung for a right-handed musician. He studied under Charles Mingus and played locally…
Eugene McDuff (September 17, 1926 – January 23, 2001), known professionally as “Brother” Jack McDuff or “Captain” Jack McDuff, was an American jazz organist and organ trio bandleader who was most prominent during the hard bop and soul jazz era of the 1960s, often performing with an organ trio. He is also credited with giving…
Hiram King “Hank” Williams (September 17, 1923 – January 1, 1953 Mount Olive, Butler County, Alabama) was an American singer-songwriter and musician. Regarded as one of the most significant and influential American singers and songwriters of the 20th century, Williams recorded 35 singles (five released posthumously) that reached the Top 10 of the Billboard Country…
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