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Hargrove, Roy Anthony
(Encyclopedia) Hargrove, Roy Anthony, 1969–2018, American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer, b. Waco, Tex. In 1986, while in high school, he attracted the attention of Wynton Marsalis, who…Hull, Brett Andrew
(Encyclopedia) Hull, Brett Andrew, 1956–, Canadian-American hockey player, son of Bobby Hull. Brett, an outstanding scoring right wing and a dual Canadian-U.S. citizen, played for the Univ. of…Narses
(Encyclopedia) NarsesNarsesnärˈsēz [key], c.478–c.573, Byzantine official and general, one of the eunuchs of the palace. He assisted in the suppression of the Nika riot (532) by bribing the Blues of…Clarksdale
(Encyclopedia) Clarksdale, city (2020 pop. 14,903), seat of Coahoma co., NW Miss., on the Sunflower River; inc. 1882. It is a processing and…Motley, Archibald John, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Motley, Archibald John, Jr., 1891–1981, African American artist, b. New Orleans, grad. Art Institute of Chicago (1918). He was an important figure in the early Harlem Renaissance,…Arlen, Harold
(Encyclopedia) Arlen, HaroldArlen, Haroldärˈlən [key], 1905–86, American jazz and popular composer, b. Buffalo, N.Y., as Hyman Arluck. From the age of seven Arlen sang in the synagogue where his…Charles, Ray
(Encyclopedia) Charles, Ray (Ray Charles Robinson), 1930–2004, African-American musician and composer, b. Albany, Ga. Blinded at age seven, he was raised in Florida and at 16 began singing in a local…Blades, Rubén
(Encyclopedia) Blades, RubénBlades, Rubénr&oomacr;bānˈ bläˈᵺās [key], 1948–, Panamanian singer, songwriter, band leader, and actor. He is a graduate (1972) of the Univ. of Panama law school and…Once in a Blue Moon
by Borgna Brunner and Anne Marie Imbornoni Related Links Perpetual Calendar Blue Moon Resources Blue Moon Page "What's a Blue Moon?" from Sky & Telescope Blue Moons 2010–2015…Brewer's: Admiral of the Blue
A butcher who dresses in blue to conceal blood-stains. A tapster also is so called, from his blue apron. A play on the rear-admiral of the British navy, called “Admiral of the Blue (Flag…Trending
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