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vaudeville
vaudeville , originally a light song, derived from the drinking and love songs formerly attributed to Olivier Basselin and called Vau, or Vaux, de Vire. Similar to the English music hall , American vaudeville was a live entertainment consisting of unrelated songs, dances, acrobatic and magic... Read more |
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Justin Timberlake
Timberlake, Justin January 31, 1981 • Memphis, Tennessee Singer, songwriter In late 2002 Justin Timberlake managed to make the leap that many young stars never accomplish—the leap from teen idol to full-fledged, adult artist. In the late 1990s, he was one-fifth of... Read more |
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House Un-American Activities Committee
House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), a committee (1938-75) of the U.S. House of Representatives, created to investigate disloyalty and subversive organizations. Its first chairman, Martin Dies , set the pattern for its anti-Communist investigations. The committee's methods included... Read more |
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Brad Paisley
Brad Paisley Singer, songwriter, guitarist For the Record… Selected discography Sources In what seemed a meteoric rise to fame, singer, songwriter, and guitarist Brad Paisley went from obscurity to near-superstardom with the release of his debut album in 1999. By early 2000 he was scheduled... Read more |
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James Forman
James Forman 1928-2005 Civil rights leader James Forman was "a strong pillar of the modern-day civil rights movement," his former colleague Rep. John Lewis told the Sacramento Observer. In April of 1969, when James Forman presented the Black Manifesto, a public call for reparations to the... Read more |
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Stella McCartney
McCartney, Stella September 13, 1971 • London, England Fashion designer While some may think that being the daughter of one of the world's most famous, respected, and wealthy rock stars would lead to plentiful advantages when building a career, British designer Stella McCartney might not... Read more |
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Earl G. Graves
Earl G. Graves 1935– Publisher, business executive At a Glance… Sources A highly respected and nationally known authority on black business development, Earl G. Graves is the founder and publisher of Black Enterprise, a magazine that focuses on issues and news relating to black-owned... Read more |
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Suzy Bogguss
Suzy Bogguss Singer The youngest of her family by eight years, Suzy Bogguss didn't mind growing up as a latchkey kid in the small Midwestern farming community of Aledo, Illinois, explaining in Country Sounds that she "had a lot of freedom and there was really nothing to be afraid of." This sense of... Read more |
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Free
Free Rock group Different Backgrounds Christened by Alexis Korner From Support Group to Headliners Time Off, a Reunion, and Drag Addiction Moving On Selected discography Sources Free is perhaps best remembered for the 1970 hit single and classic rock radio staple “All Right... Read more |
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