This was on late night broadcasts when I was supposed to be asleep, listening to Duke Ellington, Casa Loma and Fats Waller - who came through from WLW in Cincinnati had strange names and their strange sounds resembled the Armenian records that my parents had brought with them. The melodies ...
John Russell was the 4th Duke of Bedford. He was a British statesman and held many public offices. All three of his sons died before he did, but he was succeeded by his grandson. Thomas Gainsborough was another portrait artist in England. Both became famous, but Reynolds profited more ...
Why does the writer give the examples of Yevgen Adamenko and David Duke in Paragraph 4 ? A. To attract people to join the Homeless World Cup B. To show the influence of the Homeless World Cup C. To show the popularity of the Homeless World Cup ...
Because I married him, Mrs. Simpson said. The Duke of Windsor said: I love my sister. I liked Elizabeth at first, too, But she will not forgive me for falling in love and Worley silk. Thats why shes been keeping us so bad for so many years. Beaten into a gaunt wife In the eyes...
“No Rhyme, No Reason” is an anthem. When Duke did it in concert a lot of people in the crowd would be singing every word with him. It’s about relationships, commitment, caring and realizing that you can’t always be ethical and follow your heart at the same time. Jarreau and ...
Here in England we don’t care about that, because we know that if that hadn’t started the war, something else would have been found. “England wants peace. And it seems that, every so often, she has to fight for it. It was so when the Duke of Marlborough won his battles at ...
He introduced me to jazz when I was 11 years old. He brought home a record player with 13 free records that came with it. I remember hearing Louis Armstrong's When the Saints Go Marching In; Benny Goodman and Sing, Sing, Sing; and Jimmie Lunceford's White Heat. I loved what I ...
The screenplay adroitly cobbled together various episodes in the Duke of Wellington’s life and made a coherent story out of the pastiche: Mr. A in makeup and costume for THE IRON DUKE (1934) and the film’s director Victor Saville to his left join director Eugene Forde (on the right) ...
“I loved this short story collection, because it magnifies the heartbreaking realities of growing up and growing apart from the people you’re supposed to be the closest to. It’s also an incredible portrait of the tumultuous nature of first and second generation immigrant identities.” “...
GEORGE VILLIERS, DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM Mme. Bonacieuxand the duke entered the Louvre without difficulty. Mme. Bonacieux was known to belong to the queen; the duke wore the uniform of the Musketeers of M. de Tréville, who, as we have said, were that evening on guard. Besides, Germain was...