JFK - Head of the Blue Key Society of Southwestern Louisiana Institute at Lafayette (now ULL) who met and got photographed with future President Kennedy at the Crowley Rice Festival in 1959
In 1954 Ed Andrews was the New York Yankees' first Negro League pitcher. Unfortunately Andrews never panned out as expected or he and not Elston Howard would have been the first black player in team history.
Cuban American singer who came in sixth place on the 12th Season of American Idol (2013); he was the last male contestant to be eliminated; speaks with a significant stutter which disappears when he sings
American Country Singer born 1918.Songs-->'On Top of Old Smokey''Tennesse Waltz','Red River Valley','Across the Wide Missouri','Kentucky Waltz','Lonesome Road','Down in the Valley','The Cattle Call','You Dont Know Me','Bouquet of Roses'
CBS Big Brother 14 Houseguest; American musician bassist best known for her tenure in the Canadian alternative metal group Kittie; now bassist for the New York band Suicide City
Singer & Actor: Gremlins, Disorganized Crime, Number One Fan, We're No Angels, King Cobra, Harmony Cats, Buried Alive, Act of Vengeance, The Rousters, Liar's Moon, The Black Stallion
Country singer 'Midnight Hauler', 'Friends', 'Lovin' Up A Storm', 'She Left Love All Over Me', 'Anywhere There's A Jukebox', 'True Life Country Music', 'Ain't Got No Business Doing Business Today'
Comic Country performer/actor. Tours as his ornery redneck persona, Unknown Hinson. Best known as the lead voice of Early Cuyler in the cartoon 'Squidbillies.'
Is an American country music singer and performer. She is best remembered for performing on The Lawrence Welk Show throughout much of the 1970s and early '80s.
Born 1916.Last living female 'Monuments Men' of the 2nd wave of Monuments Men which began their work after the war had ended. She is related to writer Virginia Woolf
American lyricist (Broadway debut 1978) who worked with Jule Styne, Charles Strouse, a.o. Her credits include two songs Frank Sinatra recorded, 'Hey Look, No Crying' and 'It's Sunday'
Songwriter: (Garth Brooks) If Tomorrow Never Comes, Somewhere other than the night, Ain't goin down, It's midnight Cinderella, She's gonns make it, For a minute there
Canadian Born, American Female Singer/Musician - Alternative Country, Soft Rock, Folk. She Plays Acoustic Guitar, Baritone Electric Guitar, Electric Guitar And Rhodes Or Wurlitzer Organ
American Female Singer/Songwriter - Rock, Indie, Folk, Acoustic, Blues, Gospel, Soul, Blues, Rock, Country. TV Series - 'American Idol' (Runner Up Season 9, 2010)
Actor Director Writer active from the 50's into the 70's. Directed several religous themed films in the 50's. Appeared in small tv roles. Was the son of censor Joseph Breen
American Female Singer, Musician And Songwriter - Banjo Player - Jazz, Bluegrass, Rock, Blues Music. (1978- ). Alison Krauss & Union Station (1989 ? 1991)
American Female Singer (1995- ), Model, Songwriter, And Actress - Rap, Hip Hop Music. Albums - 'Ill Na Na (1996), 'Chyna Doll' (1999), 'Broken Silence' (2001). Movie - 'Woo' (1998)
American Male Singer - R&B, Soul, Soft Rock Music (1976- ). Single - 'Tonight I Celebrate My Love' (With Roberta Flack)(1983), 'Beauty and the Beast' (With Celine Dion)(1991), 'A Whole New World' (With Regina Belle)(1992)
American Former Actor - TV Series - 'Petticoat Junction' (1963-1967), 'Green Acres' (1965-1967). Movie - 'Lost River' (1950), 'Golden Lady' (1946), 'Checkmate' (1946), 'Oh, Susanna! (1936), 'The Old Corral' (1936), 'Prarie Moon' (1938) Plus Many More
American Former Male Comedian & Actor - TV Series - 'The George Burns & Gracie Allen Show' (1950-1958). Movie - 'Six of a Kind' (1934), 'Oh God!' 1977), ' The Sunshine Boys' (1975), '18 Again!' (1988), 'A Damsel In Distress' (1937) Plus Many More Roles
German ww2 ME262 pilot born 1924. Was never in the Wehrmacht; author - The last of the few: An Me.262 Pilot remembers, flew the buckner 181, 131, fw 44, ar 66, f-13, w33, w34, ju86, ju88, ju52, me110, me210, me40, me262, klemm 35, sg38, kranich
American Singer And Musician - Mandolin, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar. Folk Rock And Country Music. (1990- ). 'Billy Pilgrim' (1991-2001), 'Sugarland' (2002-2012, 2017- ). 'Dark Water' (2019- )
American Male Singer - Country Music (1992- ). Singles - 'Holdin' Heaven' (1993), 'The Keeper Of The Stars' (1995), 'Big Love' (1996), 'I'm From The Country' (1998)
American Female American Football Player - Defence Back/Fullback. Lingerie/Legends Football League (LFL) 'Baltimore Charm' (2010-2013 ) 'Las Vegas Sin' (2014-2015)
American Male Singer And Songwriter - Country Music (1992- ). Single - 'Rosalee' (1992), 'Baby Don't You Know' (1992), 'Poor Man's Rose' (1992), 'Honey I Do' (1995)
American Female Singer, Songwriter And Actress - R&B, Pop, Disco Music Genre (1968- ). Movie - 'Fame' (1980). TV Series - 'The Electric Company' (1971-1972) Plus More Roles. Singles - 'Fame' (1980), 'Flashdance...What a Feeling' (1983)
American Female Singer, Songwriter, Actress, And Adult Model - Popular, Rock, Jazz Music Genres. Music Duo 'Mama Lion' (1972-2001 ). Movie - 'Lord Love a Duck' (1966), 'How Sweet It Is!' (1968). Guest Roles in 6 TV Series. Penthouse Pet (December 1972)
American Female Singer, Musician, And Songwriter - Guitar. (1983- ).Country Music Genre. Music Group - 'Highway 10'1 (1986-1990, 1996-1997). Single - 'I?ll Start With You' (1991)
American Male Singer, Songwriter, And Musician - Guitar, Keyboards. (1967- ). Rock, And Pop Music Genre. Group - 'Raspberries' (Lead)(1970-1975). Singles - 'All By Myself' (1975), 'She Did It' (1977), 'Hungry Eyes' (1977)
American Male Singer And Musician - Keyboard. (1969- ). Pop, Easy Listening, Soft Rock, Jazz Music Gene. Music Duo - 'The Carpenters'. Single - '(They Long to Be) Close to You' (1970), 'Please Mr. Postman' (1974), 'Top of the World'(1973)
American Female Singer, Musician, And Actress - Guitar. (1962- ). Pop, Latin Pop, Mariachi Music Genre. Single - 'It Must Be Him' (1967), 'With Pen In Hand' (1968), 'The Lesson' (1968). TV Series - 'Fantasy Island' (Guest)(1982)
American Male Singer, Songwriter, Musician And Record Producer - Guitar (1962- ). R&B, Soul Music Genre. Single - 'Strokin' (1986), 'Slip Away' (1968), 'Patches' (1970), 'Snatching It Back' (1969), 'Back Door Santa' (1968)
American Former Female Singer And Musician - Accordion, Autoharp, Guitar, Piano, Mandolin. Country And Folk Music Genre. Music Group - 'The Carter Sisters and Mother Maybelle'. Single - 'Heart Full of Shame' (1956)
American Former Female Singer, Musician, And Dancer. Guitar, Banjo, Harmonica, Autoharp And Piano. (1939-2003). Country, Folk, Gospel Music Genre. Single - 'A Good Man' (1971). Singles With Johnny Cash -'Jackson' (1967), 'If I Were A Carpenter' (1969)
He has played the guitar for well-known alternative rock bands Queens of the Stone Age, earthlings? and Mondo Generator. He is also a member of Eagles of Death Metal, Yellow #5, and The Gnarltones.
American Male Singer (1958- ). Rock And Roll, Rhythm And Blues Musical Genres. Single - 'The Twist' (1960), 'Pony Time' (1961), 'Slow Twistin' - With Dee Sharp (1962), 'Limbo Rock' (1962), 'The Twist' ('Yo, Twist!' Version) - With The Fat Boys (1988)
American Male Singer And Actor (2000- ). Hip Hop Musical genre. Single - 'Right Thurr' (2003), 'Holidae In' (2003), 'One Call Away' (2004), 'Pullin' Me Back' (2006). Movie - 'Scary Movie 4' (2006), 'Polish Bar' (2010), 'The System Within' (2006)
American Male Singer (1962- ). Pop, Soft Rock, Pop Rock Musical Genres. Single - 'Lightnin' Strikes' (1965), 'Two Faces Have I' (1963), 'I'm Gonna Make You Mine' (1969), 'Rhapsody in the Rain' (1966)
American Female Singer And Actress (1998- ). Country Music Genre. Single - 'What's the Matter with You Baby' (1999). Movie -'Captive' (2015), 'Fugitives' (2015), 'Purity Falls' (2019), 'What's the Matter with Gerald?' (2016), 'Acquitted by Faith' (2020)
American Female Singer (1972- ). R&B, Disco, House Musical Genres. Single - 'Runaway Love' (1978),'If My Friends Could See Me Now' (1978), 'Red Light' (1978), 'Shoot Your Best Shot' (1980), 'Don't Give It Up' (1979), 'Don't Come Crying to Me' (1982)
American Male Singer And Songwriter (1955- ). Funk Music Genre. Groups - Parliament-Funkadelic' (1968- ). Singles -Atomic Dog' (1982), 'Flash Light' (1978), 'Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop)' (1978), 'One Nation Under a Groove' (1978)
American Female Singer And Musician - Guitar, Dobro, Banjo, Mandolin (1997- ). Country Music Genre. Single - 'What If I Said' -with Steve Wariner (1997), 'For Crying Out Loud' (1999), '(I Wanna Hear) A Cheatin' Song' -(with Conway Twitty (2004)
Blue-Eyed Soul/R&B Singer & Songwriter. Nicknamed 'The White Knight of Soul'. Wrote 'Last Kiss', popularized by J. Frank Wilson in 1964. Currently a minister in Florida
American Female Singer (2002- ). Country Music Genre. Single - 'Texas Plates' (2003), 'When You Lie Next to Me' (2001), 'At the End of the Day' (2002), 'Whatever It Takes' (2003), 'Dance with My Father' (2004), 'I Would Die for That' (2007)
American Singer, Musician, Songwriter And Actress - Piano (1992- ) Pop, Rock Musical Genre. Single - 'I Don't Want to Wait' (1997), 'Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?' (1997), 'Me' (1998)I Believe in Love' (1999). Movie - 'Don't Explain' (1998)
American Female Singer And Musician - Guitar (1973- ). Country Folk and Contemporary Folk Musical Genres. Single - 'Sunny Came Home' (1997), 'Get Out Of This House' (1997), 'You And The Mona Lisa' (1997), 'A Whole New You' (2001), 'Nothin' on Me' (1998)
WWII - Mine Platoon of the Anti-Tank Company, 69th Infantry Division, 271st Regiment. First combat at the 'Siegfried Line' in February 1945; crossed the Rhine on March 27, 1945; arrived at the KZ Buchenwald one day after its liberation
Director/actor/writer 'Return to Tarawa: The Leon Cooper Story' 'Random Passage'/4 years Naval officer in WW2. Landing craft officer-Boat Group Commander for my ship-landing assault troops on the beaches of six Japanese island strongholds
American Songwriter/Wrote over 700 songs, the most famous of which, 'Santa Claus Is Coming to Town', became one of the biggest best sellers in American music history
Songwriter &/or Record Producer for: The 4 Seasons (Sherry, Big Girls Don't Cry, Dawn, Rag Doll, many more), Mitch Ryder/Detroit Wheels (Sock It To Me, Devil With A Blue Dress, more), LaBelle (Lady Marmalade), The Rays (Silhouettes), Bob Crewe Generation
U.S. Air Force brigadier general (Ret.)& author 'Around the World with LBJ: My Wild Ride As Air Force One Pilot', White House Aide, & Personal Confidant/Military aide & chief Air Force One pilot under President Lyndon B. Johnson
Singer/Songwriter - What The World Needs Now Is Love, Put A Little Love In Your Heart, Love Will Find A Way, Needles & Pins, Bette Davis Eyes. Toured with The Beatles for 26 concerts in 1964
Author;'Just A Kid, A Guard at the Nuremberg Trials' 18 years old when drafted in 1944, into infantry. Found himself standing guard over Nazi war criminals, & watched as atrocities were described in detail throughout the Nuremberg Trails
R&B Singer/Songwriter - Blueberry Hill, The Fat Man, Ain't That A Shame, I'm Walkin', I'm In Love Again, Blue Monday, Whole Lotta Loving, I Want To Walk You Home, My Girl Josephine, 1986 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee
WWII veteran, born in 1913, believed to be the oldest living Pearl Harbor survivor. He served on the USS W> Virginia during the attack, and later served in the Korean War
Songwriter - It Was A Very Good Year, I Believe, Perdido, Tico Tico, Quando Quando Quando, Meet Mr. Callaghan, Castle Rock, Come To The Mardi Gras, A Room Without Windows, My Hometown. Born: 04/03/1918
U.S. Secret Service agent assigned to the White House detail during the Kennedy years, Duncan served as the advance agent for Fort Worth during the Texas visit in November 1963