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First Class
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Am I Black Enough for You?
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Legacy Recordings

categories: American soul singers,American male singers,1934 births,Deaths from pancreatic cancer,Grammy Award winners,2016 deaths,Musicians from Philadelphia,Deaths from cancer in New Jersey,People from Gloucester Township, New Jersey,American pop singers,Jubilee Records artists,African-American musicians,Temple University alumni

paragraph: Billy Paul

paragraph: Paul Williams (December 1, 1934 – April 24, 2016), known professionally as Billy Paul, was a Grammy Award-winning American soul singer, known for his 1972 #1 single, "Me and Mrs. Jones", as well as the 1973 album and single "War of the Gods" which blends his more conventional pop, soul, and funk styles with electronic and psychedelic influences.

paragraph: He was one of the many artists associated with the Philadelphia soul sound created by Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, and Thom Bell. Paul was identified by his diverse vocal style which ranged from mellow and soulful to low and raspy. Questlove of the Roots equated Paul to Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder, calling him "one of the criminally unmentioned proprietors of socially conscious post-revolution '60s civil rights music."

paragraph: Section::::Life and career.

paragraph: Section::::Life and career.:Early years.

paragraph: Paul was raised in North Philadelphia. His love of music began at a young age, listening at home to his family's music collection.

paragraph: He recalled: "That's how I really got indoctrinated into music. My mother was always...collecting records and she would buy everything from "Jazz at Philharmonic Hall" to Nat King Cole." He began singing along and tried to emulate the records he heard: "I always liked Nat King Cole. I always wanted to go my own way, but I always favored other singers like Dinah Washington, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald – I loved Ella Fitzgerald. There are so many of them. Nina Simone was one of my favorites – Johnny Mathis, They all had a style, a silkiness about them... I wanted to sing silky, like butter – mellow. I wanted to sing mellow you know what I mean. One of my favorites is Jessie Velvet – they used to call him Mr. Easy. A lot of people forgot about him you know – Sam Cooke is another one of my favorites."

paragraph: Paul explained why he was particularly influenced by female jazz singers: "I think the reason behind that is because of my high range. The male singers who had the same range I did, when I was growing up, didn't do much for me. But put on Nina Simone, Carmen McRae or Nancy Wilson, and I'd be in seventh heaven. Female vocalists just did more with their voices, and that's why I paid more attention to them." Perhaps the female vocalist who had the most impact on him was Billie Holiday who he called "a BIG influence." He began developing a vocal style that would eventually incorporate traces of jazz, R&B, and pop.

paragraph: He began his singing career at eleven, appearing on local radio station WPEN, then owned by the local "Philadelphia Bulletin " newspaper. He attended the West Philadelphia Music School and the Granoff School of Music for formal vocal training. He recalled: "Well you know, it was something that my mum would say I needed, holding my notes you know, and delivering my notes. It gave me assurity, cos my mother was 100% behind me and it created the style and uniqueness of Billy Paul. All my life I wanted to sound like myself, I never wanted to sound like anybody else. How that occurred was cause I always wanted to be a saxophone player...I took my uniqueness and treated it like a horn, which created a good style for me."

paragraph: Paul's popularity grew and led to appearances in clubs and at college campuses nationally. He changed his name from Paul Williams to Billy Paul so as to avoid any confusion with other artists such as songwriter Paul Williams and saxophonist Paul "Hucklebuck" Williams. He explained: "I had Jules Malvin, who was like my play father. He was my manager at the time. He took me up to the Apollo and I warmed the Apollo for six weeks and that’s where he gave me the name Billy Paul. I didn't question it."

paragraph: Section::::Life and career.:First recordings.

paragraph: In 1952 he traveled to New York City and entered the recording studio for Jubilee Records. Backed by Tadd Dameron on piano and Jackie Davis on the Hammond organ, the first single Paul released that April was "Why Am I" with "That's Why I Dream" as the B-side (Jubilee Records 5081, both written by Bernard Sacks and B. Sidney Zeff). "Billboard" reviewed the tracks favorably saying of "Why Am I" – "Expressive warbling of a moody ballad, by the label's new 16-year-old chanter" and of "That's Why I Dream" – "Organ and piano lend the singer a hand in this slow-paced etching of a romantic number".

paragraph: In June 1952, Paul released his second single – this time collaborating with the Buddy Lucas Orchestra – "You Didn't Know" backed with "The Stars Are Mine" (Jubilee Records 5086). "Billboard" was again positive saying about "You Didn't Know" – "Billy Paul, new young singer, makes an impressive bow on the label with a strong performance of a weeper ballad which should pick up spins and plays. The Lucas ork furnishes okay backing. A good disk" and about "The Stars Are Mine" – "Paul sings this new tune more quietly, over a smooth ork reading. Side is not as exciting as flip and tune is not as strong." A few weeks later, Jubilee took out an ad in "Billboard" to promote their artists in anticipation of the annual NAMM Show – the music industry trade convention put on by the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM). Jubilee plugged Paul's latest single and noted: "He's New – He's Hot!" Despite Jubilee's efforts, none of the tracks by the young singer made the charts.

paragraph: Section::::Life and career.:Army years and resumption of professional career.

paragraph: Paul's career took an unexpected turn when he was drafted into the Armed Services. He recalled:

paragraph: Paul and the other members of the 7th Army Band including Don Ellis, Leo Wright, and Ron Anthony used the service to further their musical careers as best they could—ones they knew would continue once they returned to civilian life. Paul said: "I sang in the service, I sang with a jazz band. So when I came out I sang Jazz, going to clubs and so forth.

paragraph: Paul also did some boxing in the Army – a sport he had grown up with as he explained in a 2012 interview: "Yeah we had a gym and all my friends from my neighborhood were boxers. Even during my army days I boxed as well as singing. Actually I still go to the gym; both me and my wife have trainers... Miles Davis would always say: 'Come to the gym! I'm gonna beat your ass!' Then one time I got hit too hard and I said no I'm going to sing!... That made my mind up."

paragraph: After his discharge, Paul formed a jazz trio with hard bop pianist Sam Dockery and bassist Buster Williams. In 1959 he joined the New Dawn record label and released the single "Ebony Woman" backed with "You'll Go to Hell" (New Dawn 1001) both written by Morris Bailey Jr. In 1960, Paul recorded "There's a Small Hotel" (Finch 1005, written by Rodgers and Hart) backed with "I’m Always A Brother" (Finch 1006, written by Leon Mitchell and Charles Gaston). None of these songs charted but Paul would resurrect and re-record both "Ebony Woman" and "There's a Small Hotel" in later years.

paragraph: Paul was a brief stand-in for one of the ailing Blue Notes with Harold Melvin. Paul remembered: "Well, I didn’t want to dance so Harold Melvin fired me (laughs). I had a six month stay with the Flamingos – I was with The Flamingos for a while." It was around this time that Paul established a lifelong friendship with Marvin Gaye—both singers filling in with other groups. Paul recalled: "I was one of the Blue Notes at one time and Marvin Gaye was in the Moonglows... We were such good friends. We never did a record together and that would have been one of my dreams. And you know what one of my fascinations is? What we would be doing if he were here today. I think about Marvin every day. The love I have for this man is unbelievable. We were close, we were like brothers. When I would go on the road out in California, he would go round to the house – he and Blanche (Billy's wife) [would] make sure Blanche’s mother would take her insulin because she was a diabetic. I would heavily depend on him to make sure she ate and took her insulin. That’s how close we were. You know sometimes, even today. I wake up and hope it was a dream, but it’s real – it’s real you know."

paragraph: Section::::Life and career.:Philadelphia soul years.

paragraph: In 2012, Paul was asked how important the city of Philadelphia is to him and what the Philly sound is: "It's very very important to me. I was born here and so many great and influential artists come from here as well. Its a city of its own and has its own sound. I think what makes it different is the drama; you know how they say everyone marches to their own beat? Well i think Philly has its own beat as well, and it's distinctive. It sounds easy, but it's hard to play."

paragraph: Section::::Life and career.:Philadelphia soul years.:Neptune and Gamble releases.

paragraph: Paul and his wife and manager Blanche Williams were in the process of recording his debut album when they met Kenny Gamble. Paul recalled:

paragraph: Paul's debut album "Feelin' Good at the Cadillac Club" was released in 1968 on the Gamble label. Largely a collection of jazz covers of songs popularized by others, it was a studio album that attempted to recreate the feel of Paul's live club performances. Neither the single "Bluesette" nor the album reached the charts. The album was re-released in 1973.

paragraph: Paul's second LP "Ebony Woman" (1970), was a more commercial release on Gamble & Huff's Neptune label. Paul cut a new version of his 1959 single and made it the title track. Gamble & Huff were firmly in control of the production. Merging jazz and soul, the LP achieved some modest success reaching #12 on the "Billboard" soul chart and #183 on the pop chart.

paragraph: Section::::Life and career.:Philadelphia soul years.:Philadelphia International releases.

paragraph: After Neptune folded, Gamble and Huff started their third label – Philadelphia International Records (PIR) – and brought Paul with them. Gamble and Huff signed a distribution deal with Clive Davis and CBS Records.

paragraph: "Going East" (1971) was the first Billy Paul album released on the Philadelphia International Records label, making full use of the label's regular group of ace musicians MFSB at Sigma Sound Studios. As they had done on the previous LP, Gamble and Huff sought to find the balance between Paul's jazz roots and the funky soul that they hoped would bring mainstream success. Paul nearly reached the charts with the single "Magic Carpet Ride" (a different song than the 1968 Steppenwolf hit) and the album climbed to #42 on the "Billboard" soul chart and #197 on the pop chart.

paragraph: Section::::Life and career.:Philadelphia soul years.:Philadelphia International releases.:"Me and Mrs. Jones" and international fame.

paragraph: With each album, Gamble and Huff were moving closer to realizing the sound they envisioned for Billy Paul, and they achieved it with the 1972 album "360 Degrees of Billy Paul" and the single "Me and Mrs. Jones". Both the album and song received commercial and critical acclaim.

paragraph: "Me and Mrs. Jones" was a #1 hit for the last three weeks of 1972, selling two million copies (platinum single status), and went on to win Paul a Grammy Award. The gold album and platinum single broke the artist on world charts, including the United Kingdom where the single entered the Top 20 of the UK Singles Chart reaching number 12 in early 1973. In the years since then, the song has been covered numerous times, most notably by the Dramatics in 1974, Freddie Jackson in 1992 and Michael Bublé in 2007. Paul recalled the Grammy win and the song's overall success: "Oh man! I was up against Ray Charles, I was up against Curtis Mayfield, I was up against Isaac Hayes. I was in the Wilberforce University in Ohio, I had to go do a homecoming – my wife and her mother went. And when I see Ringo Starr call my name, I said Ohhh... Yeah... The most sobering thing is to have a number one record across the whole entire world in all languages. It’s a masterpiece, it’s a classic."

paragraph: The song was PIR's first No. 1. In addition, the label was enjoying considerable success with their other artists including the O'Jays and Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes. Paul remembered the atmosphere at the label: "It was like a family full of music. It was like music round the clock, you know."

paragraph: Section::::Life and career.:Philadelphia soul years.:Philadelphia International releases.:"Am I Black Enough" controversy.

paragraph: But Paul's massive success was short-lived. The follow-up single – "Am I Black Enough for You?" – failed to reach the heights of "Mrs. Jones", with the song's Black Power political message proving too much for mainstream radio's taste. There was and continues to be much controversy surrounding the choice to release this track as the follow-up to a cross-over smash hit.

paragraph: In a 1977 interview, Paul made plain that he opposed the choice from the beginning:

paragraph: Decades later, Paul was more philosophical about the song: "That was what I had with 'Am I Black Enough.' I wanted – I'm gonna make it this time and come out. I think it's true to the audience, cos they look for something to come out compared to Mrs. Jones and that was Clive Davis' idea to do that. I think it was Kenny and Clive Davis, but I think it was mostly Clive Davis." For his part, Davis has said that he opposed releasing the song as a single. Still, Davis called it an "all time great record, all time great performance". Gamble, the co-writer and producer of the track, said the song "was great and Billy sounded great doing it". Paul reflected: "Well you know... For a long time I was angry about it, I had a bit of a letdown. Now the song is ahead of its time. I feel as though I let the song down when I went into my darkness. I feel like I abandoned the song. And I'm still going to get to the bottom of 'Am I Black Enough'".

paragraph: Ultimately, "360 Degrees of Billy Paul" reached #1 on the "Billboard" soul chart and #17 on the pop chart. Despite the disappointment over the chart performance of "Am I Black Enough", there was no reason to believe that he could not replicate the album's success or reach even greater heights. In May 1973, while still promoting "360 Degrees of Billy Paul", he was asked about a follow-up LP: "I'm afraid that there will be something of a delay. As of right now, there are two sides actually completed. I have to tell you about one of them — Kenny and Leon wrote it especially and it's a definite single at some point. It's called "I Was Married" and I honestly think it will be bigger than "Me and Mrs. Jones". But for me, there are still two singles from the "360 Degrees" album — "Brown Baby" and "I'm Just a Prisoner". But, we are starting to work on the album more seriously from May 15." Despite Paul's enthusiasm, neither "Brown Baby" or "I'm Just a Prisoner" were released in U.S., although "Brown Baby" was issued in the UK but failed to chart.

paragraph: "Me and Mrs. Jones" was such a huge hit that Gamble and Huff decided to re-release Paul's first two albums "Feelin' Good at the Cadillac Club" and "Ebony Woman". Reissued in 1973, both albums featured new cover art and were a boon to new fans hungry for Billy Paul product who had already purchased his first two PIR LPs. Still, neither reissue was terribly successful with only "Ebony Woman" re-entering the album charts at #186 Pop and #43 Soul.

paragraph: Paul's next album, "War of the Gods", was the follow-up to "360 Degrees of Billy Paul" and was issued in November 1973. Unique in Paul's catalog, it contains lengthy psychedelic soul, song suites and marked a conceptual and musical advance for Paul that did not go unrecognized by critics and fans. And while the LP and its singles enjoyed some success, Paul was unable to repeat the kind of wide impact he had with his previous album and "Mrs. Jones". The "War of the Gods" single "Thanks for Saving My Life", backed with "I Was Married" as the B-side, was a top 40 hit, reaching #37 on the pop chart and a top-ten soul record reaching #9. It also reached #33 in the UK.

paragraph: Paul's 1973 European tour with the O'Jays and the Intruders spawned his first true live album: "Live in Europe". Recorded in London and released in 1974, it reached #10 on the "Billboard" Soul Album chart and #187 on the pop chart.

paragraph: "Got My Head on Straight" was released in 1975 and was an attempt to return to the successful formula of "360 Degrees of Billy Paul". A collection of jazzy, soulful, funky, pop songs, it reached #140 on the Billboard Pop Album chart and #20 on the Soul chart. It included the singles "Be Truthful to Me" (#37 R&B); "Billy's Back Home" (#52 R&B); and "July, July, July, July", which did not chart. Despite the attempted return to form, the lack of mainstream success was a major disappointment to Paul, Gamble and Huff, and everyone at PIR.

paragraph: Section::::Life and career.:Philadelphia soul years.:Philadelphia International releases.:Jesse Jackson controversy.

paragraph: "When Love is New" followed in the same vein as its predecessor and had a similar fate. Released in December 1975, it reached #139 on the "Billboard" Pop Album chart and #17 on the Soul chart. It included the singles "Let's Make a Baby" which hit #83 on the Pop singles chart (the last record of Paul's to make that chart), #18 on the Soul chart, and #30 in the UK and "People Power" which reached #82 on the Soul chart and #14 on the U.S. Dance chart.

paragraph: "Let's Make a Baby" proved controversial and there were calls to ban or alter the track because of its supposed obscene or negative message. Jesse Jackson and Operation PUSH led the movement against this song and others such as Hall & Oates's "Rich Girl" and the Four Tops' "Catfish". The campaign was waged locally with individual stations making their own choices about how to handle the matter. For example, leading R&B station WWRL in New York City played "Let's Make a Baby" but decided not to announce its title. Other stations went so far as to alter the lyrics. Privately, several black disc jockeys described the controversy as "Jessie's phony crusade against sex on the air." The disc jockeys – who refused to allow their names to be used for fear of reprisals – accused Jackson of being "absolutely dishonest" about the campaign with one popular radio personality making reference to Richard Pryor's 1975 appearance at one of Jackson's events:

paragraph: The disc jockeys further pointed out that Jackson was not critical of other artists like Roberta Flack and the Brothers Johnson who had similarly suggestive songs like "Jesse" and "Get the Funk Out of My Face" but who were supporters of Operation PUSH. Several radio veterans were convinced that Jackson's actions were little more than a publicity stunt calling it "just another of his gimmicks, which he will soon drop for another, just to stay in the news."

paragraph: For his part, Jackson responded:

paragraph: Surprisingly, the controversy only escalated with the release of Paul's next album "Let 'Em In" in late 1976. The title track was a funky soul version of Paul McCartney's #3 U.S. hit from earlier that summer. While McCartney's version was heavy on personal references and comparatively light on political figures, Billy Paul's version turned the formula on its head to become a kind of civil rights anthem – albeit one with a personal touch due to the mention of his recently deceased twin sister Pauline Williams. As where McCartney only obliquely refers to "Brother John" (John Lennon or brother-in-law John Eastman or John F. Kennedy) and "Martin Luther" (the martyred civil rights leader or the 16th Century theologian), Billy Paul's version is far more explicit in reciting a list of deceased civil rights leaders (Elijah Muhammad, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Jr., John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Medgar Evers, and Louis Armstrong). Furthermore, interspersed with Billy Paul's verses are memorable passages of speeches by Malcolm X and King.

paragraph: Yet just as they had done with "Let's Make a Baby", WVON – Chicago's oldest black-oriented radio station – altered the song. This time an engineer at the station spliced in a parts of a speech by Jesse Jackson as a substitute for parts of King's speech. "Chicago Tribune" columnist Gary Deeb said the station "mutilated" the song, doing so in order to solidify ties with Jackson, and called the whole episode "simply ridiculous." Paul was furious and said that he had the "shock of my life" when he learned of the alteration.

paragraph: Reverend George Clements, the crusading pastor of Holy Angels Catholic Church on the South Side of Chicago presented Paul with an award for the song on Billy Paul Day, May 23, 1977 that included a ceremony at the church with the church's school choir performing the song. When informed of the honor by Father Clements, Paul reportedly cried tears of joy. Clements said:

paragraph: In all, "Let 'Em In" was Paul's first LP to crack the top 100 pop album chart since 1972's "360 Degrees of Billy Paul", reaching #88. Paul also had his usual success on the Soul charts with the album hitting #27 and the singles "How Good is Your Game," "I Trust You," and "Let 'Em In" reaching #50, #79, and #91 respectively. Paul's version of the Elton John hit "Your Song" cracked the top 40 in the U.K reaching #38.

paragraph: Section::::Life and career.:Philadelphia soul years.:Philadelphia International releases.:Final PIR recordings.

paragraph: Paul released "Only the Strong Survive" in 1977 and it proved to be his final charting album reaching #152 on the Pop chart and #36 Soul. The LP's title track was the first single reaching #68 on the Soul chart and #33 in the UK. The next time Paul's voice would be heard during the summer of 1977 was on the track "Let's Clean Up the Ghetto" featuring the "Philadelphia International All-Stars": Billy Paul, Lou Rawls, Archie Bell, Teddy Pendergrass, Dee Dee Sharp Gamble, and Eddie Levert and Walter Williams of The O'Jays. The song reached #91 on the Pop chart and #4 on the Soul chart. The "Let's Clean Up the Ghetto" album also included the Billy Paul tracks (both written by Gamble & Huff) "New Day" and "New World Comin'." All proceeds from the album and single went toward a program to benefit inner-cities throughout the U.S. Paul followed up the success of both his "Only the Strong Survive" single and "Let's Clean Up the Ghetto" with "Sooner or Later" – another track from his latest LP. Yet the track failed to chart as did "Don't Give Up on Us" and "Everybody's Breaking Up" which was officially released in the U.K. but only issued to radio in the U.S.

paragraph: Paul's final studio album for Philadelphia International was "First Class", released in 1979. It was the first album since his 1968 debut "Feelin' Good at the Cadillac Club" that did not make either the Pop or Soul charts. The LP's first single "Bring the Family Back" failed to chart but a 12" disco version did reach #90 on the Soul chart and #51 on the Dance chart. "False Faces" was also released in both single and 12" disco versions but neither charted.

paragraph: Paul's run at Philadelphia International officially ended with the 1980 release "Best of Billy Paul". This double-album compilation included four previously unreleased tracks: "You're My Sweetness," "Next to Nature," "What Are We Going to Do Now That He's Back," and "My Old Flame." The UK version was a single LP titled "Billy Paul's Greatest Hits" with a different track listing and only one of the "new" songs: "You're My Sweetness". That song was released as a single and reached #69 on the Soul chart. Paul's final single for Philadelphia International was an edited version of a song from his first Philadelphia International album "Going East": "Jesus Boy (You Only Look Like a Man)" which failed to chart.

paragraph: Numerous "best of" compilations of Paul's Philadelphia International work have been released over the years, though critics have made plain that most have failed to capture the right balance of singles and album tracks to fully represent the depth and breadth of his PIR output. For example, AllMusic's Andrew Hamilton said of the 2002 collection "Super Hits": "If you didn't live and die with Billy Paul's albums when he cranked them out on Philadelphia International Records, you won't have a clue as to what his fans want to hear. To compile a CD from Paul's singles is to compile a mediocre collection; you have to supplement the singles with choice LP cuts. And with a brief ten-track collection like this, some of the singles should have been replaced with a few of Paul's icy album joints." By contrast, Jason Ankeny said that the 1999 compilation "Me & Mrs. Jones: Best of Billy Paul" "goes far beyond the classic title track in restoring the singer to prominence, showcasing his versatility via superb covers of pop favorites... [and] the inclusion of R&B chart hits... it all adds up to a definitive portrait of Paul in his prime."

paragraph: Paul was on the Philadelphia International label, in all, for nine years and while he enjoyed considerable success – especially with "Me and Mrs. Jones" – critics generally agree that he deserved better. Andrew Hamilton put it bluntly: "Gamble and Huff did a horrible job picking Paul's singles. Some better choices, and his career might have been Hall-of-Famish." Similarly, Jason Ankeny wrote: "Too easily dismissed as little more than a one-hit wonder, Billy Paul was, in fact, one of the most gifted and affecting talents to grace the Philadelphia International stable – the recipient of some of the Gamble and Huff team's most lush and sophisticated productions. His deeply soulful voice bridged the gap between jazz and soul, textured in equal measure by street-smart swagger and touching vulnerability."

paragraph: Section::::Life and career.:Post-PIR studio recordings.

paragraph: Paul made two studio albums in the 1980s. The first "Lately" was released in 1985 and was a dramatic musical departure from the lush Philadelphia Soul of his previous efforts. Recorded for Lonnie Simmons' Total Experience Records, the album's synthesizer and keyboard-driven tracks (typical of music production at the time) were closer to Simmons' work with the Gap Band and Yarbrough and Peoples than they were to Paul's 70's orchestrated wall of sound. The album's title track, a ballad, was released as a single in the U.K. but did not chart. The follow-up single – a slow jam called "Sexual Therapy" – fared better climbing to #80 on the U.K. charts.

paragraph: Paul's final studio album was 1988's "Wide Open" for the Ichiban label. Similar in production style to his previous release, though perhaps a bit smoother, it reached #61 on the Soul chart. However, the singles "We Could Have Been" and "I Just Love You So Much" failed to chart.

paragraph: Section::::Life and career.:"Retirement" years.

paragraph: Paul announced his retirement in 1989 on stage in London. But like so many artists before him, he could not resist the temptation to continue to play live shows and record. In 2009 he was asked how he was enjoying his retirement in South Jersey: "Retired? Are you serious?"

paragraph: Post-"retirement," Paul regularly toured in the U.S. and abroad playing small clubs, hotel ballrooms, Las Vegas showrooms, Jazz festivals, and theaters. Asked in 2012 whether playing in Philadelphia held special meaning to him: "I try to feel comfortable wherever I play, but they call it being a native son and I do get a lot of respect there so it is special. The reaction internationally is great as well, so even in Paris or Brazil we have great audiences. Songs like Mrs. Jones are huge everywhere so I do perform a lot overseas."

paragraph: In 2000 he released a CD – "Live World Tour 1999–2000" – on his own label, "PhillySounds". Recorded in São Paulo, Brazil; Paris, France; Bermuda, and Philadelphia, it contained the following tracks: "Billy's Back Home," "Love Buddies," "When Love is New," "This is Your Life," "Thanks for Saving My Life," "Let's Get It On/What's Going On," "War of the Gods," "I Believe I Can Fly," "Your Song," "Without You," and "Mr & Mrs. Jones." Two years later, a complete show from that tour was released outside the U.S. on the PID label. Titled "Your Songs: Live in Paris", it was recorded in December 2000 at a private event for the RFM TV Channel at Studio 287 in Paris, France. It includes the songs "July, July, July, July," "Only the Strong Survive," "It's Too Late," "Brown Baby," "Let 'Em In," "It's Critical," "False Faces," and "Let's Clean Up the Ghetto" among others.

paragraph: As these live albums illustrate, Paul's concert set lists have been varied, containing both his own songs as well as cover versions of jazz, soul, rock, and pop tunes. For example, his September 16, 2001 Sunday afternoon show at Gloria's Seafood in Philadelphia featured: "Billy Boy," "Billy's Back Home," "Just in Time," "Old Folks," "Sleeping Bee," "Ebony Woman," "Thanks for Saving My Life," "Love Buddies," "April in Paris/I Love Paris," and "Me and Mrs. Jones."

paragraph: His show of June 12, 2011 in São Paulo, Brazil consisted of: "Thanks for Saving My Life," "I Will Survive" (performed by backing vocalist Anna Jordan), "Hello," "Purple Rain," "Smile," "Mrs. Robinson," "Your Song," "Me and Mrs. Jones," and "You Are So Beautiful."

paragraph: Section::::Life and career.:"Me and Mrs. Jones" lawsuits.

paragraph: In 2000, Nike began airing a commercial featuring track and field star Marion Jones – the face of Team USA for the 2000 Summer Olympics. The campaign, entitled "Mrs. Jones", depicted the athlete as a half-hidden DJ talking about issues such as education and better pay for female athletes. The ad also featured Paul's studio recording of "Me and Mrs. Jones". Paul saw the commercial and contacted an attorney who filed suit in a federal district court in Los Angeles against both the sportswear company and its advertising agency, Wieden & Kennedy. Paul sought $1 million in lost licensing fees, arguing that the company had not obtained his permission to use the song. A spokesperson for the ad agency called the decision to air the song without permission "a very stupid mistake."

paragraph: On the heels of the Nike suit, Paul targeted his former record company for unpaid royalties on his signature song. He claimed that he had not received an accounting statement from Philadelphia International Records in 27 years and sued Assorted Music, its owners Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, and Sony Music Entertainment for nearly half a million dollars. At the 2003 trial in a federal district court in Los Angeles, Joseph E. Porter, the attorney for Assorted Music, argued that Paul was only owed about $27,000, explaining that while the company had mistakenly failed to collect proper foreign royalties on the record, Paul actually owed the company about $314,000 for the costs of recording and producing the 10 albums he made for Philadelphia International from 1971–80.

paragraph: In the end, the jury deliberated for less than an hour and found that Paul did not owe the company anything. Instead, they awarded him half a million dollars in unpaid royalties for his recording of "Me and Mrs. Jones." Paul said through a statement issued by his attorney: "I'm so glad my path to justice has finally come to an end. I've been waiting years to be paid for my recordings." Seymour Straus, who testified at trial on Paul's behalf commented: "There is no question that Billy Paul's royalties had been improperly calculated for many years." Jay Berger of the Artists Rights Enforcement Corporation said: "This case firmly establishes the rights of singers signed to small production companies to receive 50% of the money earned by the major labels that distribute the records." Chuck Rubin the president of Artists Rights said: "The producers will no longer walk off with any of the artist's royalties." Paul's lawyer Steven Ames Brown commented: "It was a stunning victory for Billy. The jury awarded him $12,000 more than we requested. The years of deception and excuses are over and Billy Paul will from now on enjoy the fruits of his talents. Los Angeles juries have no patience for deadbeat record companies." Brown added: "And Billy Paul was Kenny Gamble's best friend. Can you imagine what might have happened to the others?"

paragraph: Paul's wife and manager Blanche Williams called the decision a "moral victory" and had especially harsh words for Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff: "The jury was...pissed off at the arrogance of G&H, the 'creative bookkeeping' done by Sony, and at discovering how blatantly and systematically Sony and PIR under-reported Billy's earnings... In addition G&H will have to pay us interest on that money going back to '94 (statute of limitations). Oh yes, 'the chickens came home to roost.' Winning this case opens the door for all of those other artists whose royalties were withheld or under-accounted to go to court and seek justice, and to know that they have a good chance of winning their case. This is just the beginning of G&H's worst nightmare. The avalanche cometh."

paragraph: Gamble & Huff's attorney Porter said after the verdict: "It was nothing but an accounting (issue). No one said 'you cheated me.'" Still, Paul's case was an important precedent for other artists including Archie Bell of Archie Bell & the Drells and the O'Jays who also sued Gamble & Huff for unpaid royalties.

paragraph: Section::::Life and career.:"Me and Mrs. Jones" lawsuits.:Feature film.

paragraph: In 2009, the biographical feature film "Am I Black Enough for You?", directed by Swedish director Göran Hugo Olsson was released. Awarding the film three stars, "Uncut" magazine said "Olsson modelled his film on "Let’s Get Lost", Bruce Weber’s 1989 portrait of Chet Baker, saying: "Paul is certainly no fallen demi-genius to set alongside Baker, but he proves an engaging, articulate subject, with a story that stretches back to playing alongside Charlie Parker, and peppered with the usual racial prejudice. His career is, in its way, emblematic of black America’s struggles over the last half century, including a descent into cocaine addiction and recovery, both shared with his wife, who remains a quirky, willful presence throughout the movie. The pair come across as a jazzy Derby and Joan."

paragraph: Paul explained why he agreed to work with the filmmakers: "Well I'm not getting any younger and I wanted to express some things that might have been hidden. I wanted to release my heart and tell people about my highs and lows and I think you get that from this documentary... It wasn't difficult to make. We were followed all over the world by this film crew from Europe and I got to be very good friends with the filmmakers. I would say things and do things as if the camera wasn't even there. They approached me about doing this film, and they are real fans. "Am I Black Enough for You?" is very popular in Sweden and these guys really knew their music. They were serious about it, they flew over and followed me and it got real personal...and I trusted them. It's very important like the relationship I have with my wife is based on trust. I wish everyone could have that level in their lives... I am now at peace with myself, I think this movie has done a lot for me because it's helped me get rid of a lot of demons.

paragraph: Section::::Life and career.:"Me and Mrs. Jones" lawsuits.:Later activity.

paragraph: In 2011, Paul participated in an album by French singer Chimène Badi, recording a duet with her on the Motown song, "Ain't No Mountain High Enough".

paragraph: To mark the 40th anniversary of Philadelphia International Records, in 2011 Big Break Records in the UK began remastering and reissuing many of the albums released on PIR including Paul's works. They included new liner notes, interviews, and bonus tracks. In the U.S., Legacy Recordings issued "Golden Gate Groove: The Sound of Philadelphia Live in San Francisco 1973" – a record company event recorded on June 27, 1973 at the Fairmont Hotel. Paul and other PIR acts were backed by MFSB which featured 35 musicians including Leon Huff on organ. Paul's performances of "East" (10:21) and "Me and Mrs. Jones" (8:34) appear on the album. AllMusic's Andy Kellman gave the release 4.5 out of 5 stars.

paragraph: Section::::Life and career.:Awards and honors.

paragraph: In addition to receiving the Grammy for "Me and Mrs. Jones", Paul won several Ebby awards given by the readers of "Ebony" magazine; was a recipient of an American Music Award, the NAACP Image Award and numerous proclamations and keys to cities across the United States. Paul received the 2015 AMG Favorite Retro Artist of the Year award as well as being given the Sandy Hosey Lifetime Achievement Award during the Artists Music Guild's 2015 AMG Heritage Awards broadcast held on November 14, 2015 in Monroe, North Carolina.

paragraph: Section::::Death.

paragraph: Paul died on the afternoon of April 24, 2016, at his home in the Blackwood section of Gloucester Township, New Jersey, from pancreatic cancer at the age of 81.

paragraph: Section::::Filmography.

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2009, "Am I Black Enough for You?" (Cert 12A), Director: Göran Hugo Olsson

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Billy Paul at Oldies.com

paragraph: BULLET::::- Billy Paul at Legacy Recordings

description: American singer

wikidata_label: Billy Paul

wikipedia_title: Billy Paul


text: Meiningen

text: paediatrician

text: New Zealand

text: University of Otago

text: Victoria University of Wellington

text: University of Otago

text: University of Bonn

text: Helmut Gollwitzer

text: Lincoln Theological College

text: Hessen-Nassau

text: Martin Niemöller

text: St Paul's Cathedral

text: Holy Trinity Church, Dalston

text: Christians on the Left

text: British Council of Churches

text: Christian Peace Conference

text: East Germany

text: Berlin Wall

text: General Synod of the Church of England

text: Blackheath

text: John Robinson (bishop of Woolwich)

text: Movement for the Ordination of Women

text: Red Army Faction

text: Siegfried Buback

text: British Council of Churches

text: South African Council of Churches

text: Anti-Apartheid Movement

text: Desmond Tutu

text: African National Congress

text: Mangosuthu Buthelezi

text: Inkatha Freedom Party

text: Society of Friends

text: Frauenkirche

text: Dresden

text: Wellington

text: International Centre for Reconciliation

text: Andrew White (priest)

text: Free University of Berlin

text: East Germany

text: Emeritus

text: Brighton

text: Gender Studies

text: University of Sussex

text: Stasi

text: University of Otago

text: Jews for Justice for Palestinians

text: University of Sussex

text: World Council of Churches

text: Kingston, Jamaica

text: Anglican Pacifist Fellowship

text: Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament

text: Amnesty International

text: Federal Service Cross

text: Meiningen

text: Coventry

text: Desmond Tutu

text: The Times

text: The Guardian

text: Church Times

text: Works on and by Oestreicher

text: Deutschen Nationalbibliothek

text: Other works by Oestreicher

categories: 20th-century English Anglican priests,Anglican pacifists,German emigrants to England,British people of German-Jewish descent,Converts to Quakerism,British Quakers,1931 births,Jewish emigrants from Nazi Germany,British tax resisters,Christian Peace Conference members,German emigrants to New Zealand,German Christian pacifists,British Christian pacifists,People from Meiningen,Quaker theologians,Officers Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany,Living people,New Zealand people of German-Jewish descent

paragraph: Paul Oestreicher

paragraph: Paul Oestreicher (born 29 September 1931, Meiningen) is an Anglican priest, Quaker, peace and human rights activist.

paragraph: Section::::Life and work.

paragraph: In 1938, shortly after he began school, his family had to leave their home in Germany due to the Jewish ancestry of his father, the paediatrician Paul Oestreicher (1896–1981). They found asylum in New Zealand in 1939, where he grew up. He studied Political Science and German Literature at the University of Otago and the Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand from 1949-1955, completing an MA with a thesis on the history of conscientious objection to WWII in New Zealand (1955). Whilst he was at the University of Otago he was editor of its student newspaper, Critic. He then moved to the University of Bonn for a two-year Alexander von Humboldt research fellowship to study Christianity and Marxism under professor Helmut Gollwitzer. Between 1956 and 1958 he trained as an Anglican Priest at Lincoln Theological College, before spending 1958 and 1959 as assistant guest pastor to the German Protestant Church in Rǖsselsheim in the church province of Hessen-Nassau, at the invitation of Church President Martin Niemöller.

paragraph: In 1959 he was ordained deacon in St Paul's Cathedral London and priest a year later. He served as curate in the parish of Holy Trinity Church, Dalston in east London, where he was trained by vicar Stanley Evans, a founding member of the Christian Socialist Movement, now Christians on the Left. From 1961 to 1964 he was a Features Producer in the BBC religious broadcasting department, winning an American Radio Award for a programme on abortion.

paragraph: From 1964 to 1969 was the Secretary of the East-West Relations Advisory Committee of the British Council of Churches, continuing this role in an honorary capacity until 1985. He took an active part early on in the Christian Peace Conference (Prague) and in 1964 was elected to its executive committee. On account of his critique of Soviet policies he was expelled from the Executive in 1968. He said his 'parish' stretched from East Berlin to Vladivostok, and he paid 77 pastoral visits to East Germany before the fall of the Berlin Wall.

paragraph: He was a member of the General Synod of the Church of England from 1970-81 and 1995-97.

paragraph: From 1968 to 1981 he was appointed the parish priest of the Church of the Ascension, Blackheath by John Robinson (bishop of Woolwich). During this time He appointed Deaconess Elsie Baker to lead the pastoral work of the parish, well ahead of the ordination of women to the priesthood. The Church of England eventually ordained her in her 85th year. Oestreicher was a founding member of the Movement for the Ordination of Women.

paragraph: In 1974 in his personal capacity, he was invited by the West German Minister of Justice, and the families of the prisoners, to help bring to an end a long-lasting hunger strike by the imprisoned members of the Red Army Faction, which had led to deaths inside and, in retaliation, outside the prison system. This entailed mediating between Attorney-General Siegfried Buback and the prisoners. Although partially successful, this mission did not prevent the subsequent deaths of the leading RAF prisoners.

paragraph: From 1981 to 1985 he was Director of the Division of International Affairs of the British Council of Churches. As part of this work, in cooperation with the South African Council of Churches, he was actively involved in the Anti-Apartheid Movement. Later, at the invitation of Desmond Tutu, he helped to bring an end to the armed conflict between the African National Congress and Mangosuthu Buthelezi's Inkatha Freedom Party. During this period he became a member of the Society of Friends. He made a substantial contribution to the work of the Dresden Trust, which raised funds in the UK for the reconstruction of the Frauenkirche in Dresden.

paragraph: In 1985 the Diocesan Synod elected Oestreicher Bishop of Wellington, New Zealand. The Anglican Church leadership declined to ratify this election.

paragraph: From 1985-1997, Oestreicher was Canon Residentiary and Director of the International Centre for Reconciliation at Coventry Cathedral UK. This enabled him to further the work of the Community of the Cross of Nails. After his retirement, he continued to work in an advisory role with his successor Andrew White (priest).

paragraph: In 1993, he spent a sabbatical year as Humboldt Fellow at the Free University of Berlin, studying Church-state relations in East Germany.

paragraph: He retired from the Cathedral in 1998, remaining Canon Emeritus and moving to Brighton, where he lives with his second wife, the New Zealander Barbara Einhorn, a professor of Gender Studies at the University of Sussex. They married in 2002, having first met after Oestreicher helped get Einhorn released from arrest and imprisonment by the Stasi for befriending a women's dissident peace group. In 2010, Einhorn and Oestreicher both taught for one semester at the National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Otago, of which they are still Research Affiliates. He and Einhorn are amongst the founding members of Jews for Justice for Palestinians.

paragraph: From 2004 to 2009 Oestreicher was honorary Quaker chaplain to the University of Sussex.

paragraph: In 2011, Oestreicher held the keynote speech on the abolition of war at the World Council of Churches International Ecumenical Peace Convocation (IEPC) in Kingston, Jamaica.

paragraph: A lifelong pacifist, Oestreicher was co-founder of the Anglican Pacifist Fellowship in New Zealand, and remains a Counsellor of APF UK. In 1959 he joined the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and is still one of its Vice-Presidents. He joined Amnesty International at its inception in 1961 and was Chair of AI UK from 1975-1979.

paragraph: Section::::Awards.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Federal Service Cross first class (1995)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Honorary Citizen, Meiningen, Germany (1995)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Wartburg Prize for the Promotion of European Unity (1997)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Award of Merit, Coventry, UK (2002)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Order of Merit of the Free State of Saxony, Germany (2004)

paragraph: Section::::Doctorates.

paragraph: BULLET::::- DD Lambeth UK (2008)

paragraph: BULLET::::- DLitt Coventry Polytechnic (1991) (honorary)

paragraph: BULLET::::- LLD University of Sussex UK (2005) (honorary)

paragraph: BULLET::::- DD University of Otago New Zealand (2009) (honorary)

paragraph: Section::::Publications.

paragraph: BULLET::::- (Editor, English edn) Helmut Gollwitzer, The Demands of Freedom (1965)

paragraph: BULLET::::- (Translator) H. J. Schultz, Conversion to the World (1967)

paragraph: BULLET::::- (Co-editor, with J. Klugmann) What Kind of Revolution: A Christian-Communist Dialogue (1968)

paragraph: BULLET::::- (Editor) The Christian-Marxist Dialogue (1969)

paragraph: BULLET::::- (Joint author) The Church and the Bomb (1983)

paragraph: BULLET::::- (Sole author) The Double Cross (1986); German version with a foreword by Desmond Tutu, Aufs Kreuz gelegt. Erfahrungen eines kämpferischen Pazifisten (1993)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Frequent articles in The Times, The Guardian, the Church Times, and German publications

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/pauloestreicher

paragraph: BULLET::::- Works on and by Oestreicher in the Deutschen Nationalbibliothek

paragraph: BULLET::::- Other works by Oestreicher

description: British pacifist

wikidata_label: Paul Oestreicher

wikipedia_title: Paul Oestreicher


text:
absolute pitch
Nouvelle Star
American Idol
X Factor
M6
Véronic DiCaire
Henry Padovani
Christophe Willem
Jean Schultheis
À l'envers
Steeve Estatof
Le Roi Soleil
Thierry Amiel
Thierry Amiel
Hélène Ségara
Inventaire
Christophe Willem
Mon Paradis
Christophe Maé
Mozart, l'opéra rock
Best of VO/VS
Calogéro
Donne moi le temps
Jennifer
X Factor website (series 1)
X Factor website (series 2)
Olivier Schultheis page at Discogs

categories: Living people,French male composers,French composers,1965 births

paragraph: Olivier Schultheis

paragraph: Olivier Schultheis (born 29 April 1965) is a musician, a lyricist, a composer and a conductor. He won the top prize of Conservatoire National de Musique de Paris for his absolute pitch technique.

paragraph: He became the music conductor in French TV show "Nouvelle Star" (adaptation of "American Idol") and he is now a judge in "X Factor" on M6 (for the second series in 2011), next to Véronic DiCaire, Henry Padovani and Christophe Willem. His father is Jean Schultheis and his brother is Julien Schultheis.

paragraph: Section::::Albums composer.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "À l'envers, (2004) by Steeve Estatof

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Le Roi Soleil" (2005)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Thierry Amiel" (2006) by Thierry Amiel

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Quand l'éternité..."(2006) by Hélène Ségara

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Inventaire" (2007) by Christophe Willem

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Mon Paradis" (2007) by Christophe Maé

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Mozart, l'opéra rock" (musical, 2008)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Best of VO/VS" (2010) by Calogéro

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Donne moi le temps" by Jennifer

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- X Factor website (series 1)

paragraph: BULLET::::- X Factor website (series 2)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Olivier Schultheis page at Discogs

description: musician

wikidata_label: Olivier Schultheis

wikipedia_title: Olivier Schultheis


text:
road cyclist
Meron Teshome
World Cycling Centre
Remco Evenepoel
La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
Tour of Rwanda
Joseph Areruya
Daniel Turek

categories: 2000 births,Living people,Eritrean male cyclists

paragraph: Biniam Hailu

paragraph: Biniam Ghirmay Hailu (born 2 April 2000) is an Eritrean road cyclist.

paragraph: Section::::Career.

paragraph: After discovering cycling through his cousin Meron Teshome, Hailu joined the World Cycling Centre in 2018 for his second junior year. That year, he became a triple junior cycling champion of Africa, winning the road race, time trial and team time trial. He also won the first stage of Aubel–Thimister–Stavelot, beating out favorite Remco Evenepoel.

paragraph: In 2019, with the Eritrea national team, he won the third stage in a sprint of the La Tropicale Amissa Bongo, his first professional victory. This made Hailu first cyclist born in the 2000s to win a professional race. His success continued, winning stage 5 of the Tour of Rwanda in a sprint against experienced riders, including Joseph Areruya and Daniel Turek who finished 2nd and 3rd.

paragraph: Section::::Major results.

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2018

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2019

description: bicycle racer

wikidata_label: Biniam Hailu

wikipedia_title: Biniam Hailu


text:
County Leitrim
Luke White (sr.)
County Longford
Whig
Daniel O'Connell
Repeal Association
House of Commons
Henry

categories: Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Longford constituencies (1801–1922),19th-century Irish people,UK MPs 1837–1841

paragraph: Luke White (of Rathcline)

paragraph: Luke White (jr.) was the son of Irish bookseller, lottery operator and Member of Parliament for County Leitrim Luke White (sr.). Born before 1789, Luke White junior stood for election as MP for County Longford on a number of occasions, initially as a Whig and later as a supporter of Daniel O'Connell's Irish nationalist Repeal Association. After winning election in 1832, 1835 and 1841 his victories were overturned within months by committees of inquiry by the House of Commons and the seat handed over to his political opponents. He did, however, serve the full parliamentary term from 1837 to 1841. He did not contest any further elections and died in 1854.

paragraph: Luke's brothers Samuel and Henry were also elected MPs, and Henry was ennobled as ‘Baron Annaly of Annaly and Rathcline’ in 1863.

description: Irish politician, died 1854

wikidata_label: Luke White

wikipedia_title: Luke White (of Rathcline)


text: Frank G. Carpenter

text: Frank G. Carpenter

text: Smith College

text: Embassy of the United States, Paris

text: United States Foreign Service

text: Mediterranean

text: Korea

text: children's book

text: Royal Geographical Society

text: Sulgrave Club

text: Cosmos Club

text: Chevy Chase Club

text: Cosmopolitan Club

text: Oak Hill Cemetery

text: Library of Congress

text: negatives

text: Carpenter Collection

categories: American women children's writers,American women writers,American children's writers,Smith College alumni,American women photographers,20th-century American photographers,Writers from Washington, D.C.,People from Washington, D.C.,Fellows of the Royal Geographical Society,1972 deaths,1890 births

paragraph: Frances Carpenter

paragraph: Frances Aretta Carpenter (April 30, 1890 – November 2, 1972) was an American photographer and author. She was the daughter of, and worked closely with, Frank G. Carpenter.

paragraph: Section::::Early life.

paragraph: Frances Aretta Carpenter was born in Washington, D.C. in 1890. Her mother was Joanna Condict. Her father was Frank G. Carpenter. In 1912 she graduated from Smith College.

paragraph: Section::::Photography, writing, and a life of travel.

paragraph: She photographed subjects for her father's books. She traveled with him from 1908 until 1915. They traveled throughout the world. On April 6, 1920, Carpenter married William Chapin Huntington. He worked at the Embassy of the United States, Paris and the United States Foreign Service from 1920 until 1961. Carpenter traveled with Huntington. W. Chapin Huntington died in 1958. The couple had two children: Joanna Huntington Noel and Edith Chapin Huntington Williams.

paragraph: In the early 1960s, she visited Canada and the Mediterranean. In 1964 she visited Africa and traveled throughout the continent by car. In 1966 they visited Japan and Korea. She edited work for her father, including "Carp's Washington," a memoir of his about working in Washington, D.C. It was published in 1960. She wrote children's books and work about women artists. Carpenter was a fellow for the Royal Geographical Society. She was president of the Smith College Alumnae Association. She was also on their Board of Trustees from 1936 until 1944. From 1960 until 1930 she was on the Board of Counselors. She also served as vice president of the International Society of Woman Geographers from 1939 until 1942. She was also a member of the Sulgrave Club, the Cosmos Club, the Chevy Chase Club and the Cosmopolitan Club.

paragraph: Section::::Death and legacy.

paragraph: She died on November 2, 1972. Carpenter is interred at Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C. The Frances Carpenter Papers are held in the collection of the Sophia Smith Collection at Smith College. The Library of Congress has a collection of approximately 7,000 negatives and 16,800 photographs taken by Carpenter to document her fathers writing.

paragraph: Section::::Further reading.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Carpenter, Frances. "South American Wonder Tales." Chicago: Follett Publishing (1969).

paragraph: BULLET::::- Carpenter, Frances. "Tales of a Chinese Grandmother: 30 Traditional Tales from China". Clarendon: Tuttle Publishing (2001).

paragraph: BULLET::::- Carpenter, Frances. "Tales of a Korean Grandmother: 32 Traditional Tales from Korea". Clarendon: Tuttle Publishing (1989).

paragraph: BULLET::::- Carpenter, Frances. "Tales of a Russian Grandmother". 1933

paragraph: Section::::Additional Information.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Frances Carpenter (Huntington) Papers, 1890–1972, Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Carpenter Collection from the Library of Congress

description: American photographer and writer

wikidata_label: Frances Carpenter

wikipedia_title: Frances Carpenter


text: Spanish Town, Jamaica

text: reggae fusion

text: Soundbwoy

text: UK Singles Chart

text: Come Over

text: Clean Bandit

text: South London

text: Soundbwoy

text: Scotland

text: Clean Bandit

text: Come Over

text: UK Singles Chart

text: MOBO Award

categories: Jamaican emigrants to the United Kingdom,British reggae musicians,Black British musicians,1985 births,People from Spanish Town,Living people,Reggae fusion artists

paragraph: Stylo G

paragraph: Jason McDermott (born 1985 in Spanish Town, Jamaica), better known by his stage name Stylo G, is an English-Jamaican reggae fusion recording artist known for his three hit singles "My Yout", "Call Mi a Leader" and "Soundbwoy". "Soundbwoy" peaked at number 18 on the UK Singles Chart. He also featured on the hit song "Come Over" by the British electronic group Clean Bandit.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: McDermott's family relocated to London at the age of twelve, following the murder of his father, artist and producer Poison Chang. He currently resides in South London.

paragraph: Section::::Music career.

paragraph: Section::::Music career.:2013–present: Breakthrough.

paragraph: On 26 May 2013, he released the single "Soundbwoy", his first UK Top 20 single. The song also reached number 29 in Scotland. In 2014, he appeared on the Clean Bandit song "Come Over" which peaked at number 45 on the UK Singles Chart. In September 2014, he was nominated for a MOBO Award in the Best Reggae Act category.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Video Interview with Stylo G (Reggae.Today)

description: British musician

wikidata_label: Stylo G

wikipedia_title: Stylo G


text:
Portugal
diocese
Guarda
Monsanto
Bishopric
Guarda
São Pedro Vir-on-Corces
baptize
revelation
Guarda

categories: Portuguese hermits,Portuguese Roman Catholic saints,Year of birth unknown,Christian saints in unknown century,Portuguese Roman Catholics

paragraph: Amador of Portugal

paragraph: Saint Amador of Portugal (), whose feast day is celebrated on 27 March, was a hermit in Portugal.

paragraph: Several churches in the diocese of Guarda and elsewhere in Portugal are dedicated to him.

paragraph: Section::::Life.

paragraph: Amador was born in Monsanto on the edge of the Bishopric of Guarda. He retired to the hermitage of São Pedro Vir-on-Corces, where he lived for many years. One day he found an abandoned newborn, whom he raised and educated, and who also became a hermit and priest in the same place. Over time, the cave where they lived was converted into a chapel.

paragraph: Section::::Legend.

paragraph: No one knew from where he had come nor his name, but because of his kindness, he was called Amador ("lover" or "embodiment of love"). There was in the neighborhood a woman of very bad temper who was reputed to fight with everyone. Her name was Ricarda and she was known to visit Amador, bringing him bread and fresh water. Despite her constant arguing and bad temper, Amador did not waver from his loving-kindness toward her. One day the woman went away, returning with a small child (possibly her son). Amador asked Ricarda to allow him to baptize the child, but Ricarda objected, saying that she would prefer if the child was taken by demons. According to the legend, a great storm instantly arose, the sun disappeared and a group of demons appeared and took the child, lifting it into the air. At the same time the ground opened and swallowed Ricarda.

paragraph: Amador prayed with such faith to save the child that the demons were forced to release it, and the child fell on a rock without receiving any harm to his feet. The hermit asked for help from God to raise the child, and God sent him a female deer every day who nourished the child with her milk. The child, growing up under Amador's care, became a monastic in the same tradition, and helped Amador as he aged. One day it was revealed that the father of the young monk had died and was suffering in purgatory, and Amador advised the young man to say Mass and to pray for his father's salvation. At some point soon after, Amador received a revelation that the prayers had been answered and the father's soul had been admitted to paradise. The boy continued to attend Amador and to praise his holiness and love until Amador's death and burial.

paragraph: The boy continued taking care of the church, following the way of life of his master, and when he died he was buried with Amador beneath the altar of the church.

paragraph: Section::::Veneration.

paragraph: The chapel became a place of pilgrimage and miracles attributed to the intercession of the saint, as well as protection against aphid pests and lizards in the fields. Some churches, particularly in the diocese of Guarda, are dedicated to him. His liturgical celebration is on 27 March.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- http://purl.pt/12169/3/hg-1443-v/hg-1443-v_item1/hg-1443-v_PDF/hg-1443-v_PDF_01-B-R0300/hg-1443-v_0029_320-331_t01-B-R0300.pdf

description: Portuguese saint

wikidata_label: Amador of Portugal

wikipedia_title: Amador of Portugal


text: British

text: Liberal

text: Eton

text: Balliol College, Oxford

text: House of Lords

text: Lord-in-waiting

text: William Ewart Gladstone

text: Civil Lord of the Admiralty

text: LL.D.

text: University of St Andrews

wikipedia_title: Civil Lord of the Admiralty (Royal Navy)

categories: People educated at Eton College,British people of Scottish descent,Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford,1918 deaths,1841 births,Earls in the Peerage of the United Kingdom

paragraph: Robert Haldane-Duncan, 3rd Earl of Camperdown

paragraph: Robert Adam Philips Haldane Haldane-Duncan, 3rd Earl of Camperdown (28 May 1841 – 5 June 1918), styled Viscount Duncan from 1859 to 1867, was a British Liberal politician.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: Camperdown was the eldest son of Adam Haldane-Duncan, 2nd Earl of Camperdown, and his wife Juliana (née Philips), and was educated at Eton and Balliol College, Oxford. He succeeded his father in the earldom in 1867 and took his seat on the Liberal benches in the House of Lords. The following year he was appointed a Lord-in-waiting (government whip in the House of Lords) in William Ewart Gladstone's first administration, a post he held until 1870, and then served as a Civil Lord of the Admiralty from 1870 to 1874.

paragraph: Lord Camperdown received an honorary doctorate (LL.D.) from the University of St Andrews in February 1902. The previous year he had become President of University College, Dundee, then a college of St Andrews. He remained President of the College until his death.

paragraph: Lord Camperdown died in June 1918, aged 77. He never married and was succeeded in the earldom by his younger brother George.

description: British Liberal politician


text: PC

text: FSA

text: Tory

text: Treasurer of the Household

text: Portland Place

text: Marylebone

text: Lord Arthur Hervey

text: Eton

text: Trinity College, Cambridge

text: Bury St Edmunds

text: Privy Council

text: Treasurer of the Household

text: House of Lords

text: Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries

text: John Manners, 5th Duke of Rutland

text: Lord Augustus Henry Charles Hervey

text: Lord Francis Hervey

text: smallpox

text: Ickworth House

text: Frederick

wikipedia_title: Bury St Edmunds (UK Parliament constituency)

wikipedia_title: Frederick Hervey, 3rd Marquess of Bristol

categories: UK MPs 1832–1835,UK MPs 1837–1841,UK MPs 1826–1830,Marquesses of Bristol,People educated at Eton College,Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London,UK MPs 1852–1857,1800 births,UK MPs 1835–1837,UK MPs 1830–1831,British Militia officers,Treasurers of the Household,UK MPs 1841–1847,UK MPs 1831–1832,Hervey family,1864 deaths,Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge,UK MPs 1847–1852,Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies,Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom

paragraph: Frederick Hervey, 2nd Marquess of Bristol

paragraph: Frederick William Hervey, 2nd Marquess of Bristol PC, FSA (15 July 1800 – 30 October 1864), styled Lord Hervey from 1803 to 1826 and Earl Jermyn from 1826 to 1859, was a British Tory politician. He served as Treasurer of the Household under Sir Robert Peel between 1841 and 1846.

paragraph: Section::::Background and education.

paragraph: Hervey was born at Portland Place, Marylebone, London, the eldest son of Frederick Hervey, 1st Marquess of Bristol, and his wife the Honourable Elizabeth Albana Upton, daughter of Clotworthy Upton, 1st Baron Templetown. Lord Arthur Hervey was his younger brother. He was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge.

paragraph: Section::::Political career.

paragraph: Styled Earl Jermyn after his father was raised to a marquessate in 1826, he became a member of Parliament as one of two representatives for Bury St Edmunds the same year. In 1841 he was sworn of the Privy Council and appointed Treasurer of the Household in the Tory administration of Sir Robert Peel, an office he retained until the government fell in 1846. He continued to represent Bury St Edmunds in Parliament until 1859, when he succeeded his father in the marquessate and entered the House of Lords. Apart from his political career he was also a Colonel in the West Suffolk Militia and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries.

paragraph: Section::::Family.

paragraph: Lord Bristol married Lady Katherine Isabella Manners, daughter of John Manners, 5th Duke of Rutland, in 1830. They had four sons and three daughters:

paragraph: BULLET::::- Hon. Elizabeth Frederica Hervey (1832? – 1 June 1856)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Lady Mary Katharine Isabella Hervey (1833? – 1 August 1928)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Frederick William John Hervey, 3rd Marquess of Bristol (28 June 1834 – 7 August 1907)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Lord Augustus Henry Charles Hervey (2 August 1837 – 28 May 1875)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Major Lord John William Nicholas Hervey (15 November 1841 – 25 February 1902)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Lady Adeliza Georgiana Hervey (17 August 1843 – 7 November 1911)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Lord Francis Hervey (16 October 1846 – 10 January 1931)

paragraph: The Marchioness of Bristol died at 47 Eaton Place, London, on 20 April 1848, from smallpox, in childbed, aged 39. Lord Bristol remained a widower until his death at Ickworth House, Suffolk, on 30 October 1864, aged 64. He was succeeded in the marquessate by his eldest son, Frederick.

alias:
Frederick Hervey
Earl Jermyn
Frederick William Hervey

description: British politician


categories: 2007 deaths,20th-century Japanese painters,1913 births,Artists from Yamanashi Prefecture

paragraph: Hideo Hagiwara

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Biography of Hideo Hagiwara

paragraph: BULLET::::- Gallery

paragraph: BULLET::::- Biography and prints of Hideo Hagiwara

description: Japanese artist

wikidata_label: Hideo Hagiwara

wikipedia_title: Hideo Hagiwara


text:
American
voice actress
Bulma
Dragon Ball
Dragon Ball Z
Dragon Ball GT
Yu Yu Hakusho
Case Closed
live action
Laura Bailey
Meredith McCoy
Mike McFarland
2008
2008
Bulma
Bulma
Dragon Ball Z
Dragon Ball GT
Bulma
Bulma
Yu Yu Hakusho
Case Closed

wikipedia_title:
United States
Voice acting
Bulma
Dragon Ball
Dragon Ball Z
Dragon Ball GT
Yu Yu Hakusho
Case Closed
Live action
Laura Bailey (voice actress)
Meredith McCoy
Mike McFarland
2008 in film
2008 in film
Bulma
Bulma
Dragon Ball Z
Dragon Ball GT
Bulma
Bulma
Yu Yu Hakusho
Case Closed

categories: American video game actresses,Place of birth missing (living people),Living people,1973 births,American voice actresses

paragraph: Tiffany Vollmer

paragraph: Tiffany Vollmer (born July 22, 1973) is an American film producer, make-up artist, and voice actress best known for voicing Bulma in the "Dragon Ball" franchise.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.

paragraph: Section::::Biography.:Career.

paragraph: As a voice actress, Vollmer was cast as Bulma in 1999 for FUNimation's English dub of the third season of "Dragon Ball Z", and went on to voice the character in the remainder of the series, as well as the redub of the first two seasons. She also voiced Bulma in "Dragon Ball" and "Dragon Ball GT", as well as ten feature films, a TV special, and eight video games. She also voiced a few smaller, additional characters in the "Dragon Ball" franchise, in addition to minor roles on "Yu Yu Hakusho" and "Case Closed".

paragraph: Vollmer also worked on a couple of live action films, both in front of and behind the camera. She was the associate producer of the half hour short, "Placebo" (2006) (co-starring three of her fellow Funimation VAs Laura Bailey, Meredith McCoy, and Mike McFarland). She also worked on the 2008 film "Ciao", as actress, key makeup artist, and head of wardrobe. She provided makeup and wardrobe for the 2008 film "Stalker's Dating Guide". In 2010, Vollmer was the assistant director and art director for the horror film, Evidence of a Haunting which was released in Fall 2010.

paragraph: In 2011 Ms. Vollmer relocated to New Orleans, Louisiana to continue her work as a film maker, artist, designer and actress.

paragraph: Section::::Filmography.

paragraph: Section::::Filmography.:Voice roles (as Bulma).:Anime series.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Dragon Ball"

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Dragon Ball Z"

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Dragon Ball GT"

paragraph: Section::::Filmography.:Voice roles (as Bulma).:Anime film.

paragraph: BULLET::::- ""

paragraph: BULLET::::- ""

paragraph: BULLET::::- ""

paragraph: BULLET::::- ""

paragraph: BULLET::::- ""

paragraph: Section::::Filmography.:Voice roles (as Bulma).:Video games.

paragraph: BULLET::::- ""

paragraph: BULLET::::- ""

paragraph: BULLET::::- ""

paragraph: BULLET::::- ""

paragraph: BULLET::::- ""

paragraph: BULLET::::- ""

paragraph: Section::::Filmography.:Other appearances.:Anime.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Manager in "Yu Yu Hakusho" (1 episode)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Betsy in "Case Closed" (2 episodes)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Juliana in "" (Movie)

paragraph: Section::::Filmography.:Other appearances.:Live action.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Placebo" (2006) (associate producer only)

paragraph: BULLET::::- Doctor in "Ciao" (2008) (also key makeup artist and wardrobe)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Stalker's Dating Guide" (2008) (makeup artist and wardrobe)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Evidence of a Haunting" (2010) (assistant director, art director)

paragraph: Section::::Filmography.:Other appearances.:Interviews.

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Invasion Anime" (2002)

paragraph: BULLET::::- "Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3: Behind the Screams" (2004)

paragraph: Section::::External links.

description: American actress

wikidata_label: Tiffany Vollmer

wikipedia_title: Tiffany Vollmer


text:
Antarctic
Terra Nova Expedition
Robert Falcon Scott
Cork
Royal Navy
Petty Officer
Tom Crean
Patrick Keohane
geologist
Cobh
Mount Forde
Old Church Cemetery, Cobh

wikipedia_title:
Antarctic
Terra Nova Expedition
Robert Falcon Scott
Cork (city)
Royal Navy
Petty officer
Tom Crean (explorer)
Patrick Keohane
Geologist
Cobh
Mount Forde
Old Church Cemetery (Cobh)

categories: 1875 births,People from County Cork,Explorers of Antarctica,1959 deaths

paragraph: Robert Forde

paragraph: Robert Forde (29 August 1875 – 13 March 1959) was an Antarctic explorer and member of the Terra Nova Expedition under Captain Robert Falcon Scott from 1910–1912.

paragraph: Section::::Early life.

paragraph: Robert Forde was born in rural parish of Moviddy near Bandon 16 miles from Cork City, Ireland . His father's name was George and his mother's was Charity (née Payne). George and Charity Forde married in 1859 in Bandon, Co. Cork. His mother was born in 1836. Forde was the youngest of three children. Sarah Forde was born in 1867 and his brother John Forde was born in 1874. In 1901 Charity, now a widow, and her children lived in Teadies, Co. Cork. By 1911 she had relocated with Sarah her eldest child to Brinny, Co. Cork. Forde was a Protestant and he lived near Kilmurry. He was related to the legendary car maker' Henry Forde', who lived near his family. At the age of sixteen, he had joined the Royal Navy which was 1891, rising to the rank of Petty Officer 1st Class. This was from his hard work. On 16 April 1910 at 35 years old and as Petty Officer he volunteered to take part in Robert Falcon Scott's second expedition, The British Antarctic [Terra Nova] Expedition 1910-1913. Forde was one of a number of Irishmen who took part, including Tom Crean and another Corkman, Patrick Keohane. Forde was part of a group which headed out from Cape Evans in January 1911 to explore the polar capes.

paragraph: Section::::Career.

paragraph: Forde took part in two depot laying journeys. During the Western Party journey, he was sledge master which was led by Griffith Taylor in 1911. The Terra Nova expedition undertook an extensive survey of the Antarctic from 1911-1913. Forde and his companions had the responsibility of examining the area around Ross Island and the Polar Plateau. This is the reason behind the glacier being called Mount Forde in the Victoria Land. Temperatures dropped as low as -62C leaving Forde to return home due his hand being severely frostbitten. By March 1912 Forde was suffering so badly that he was ordered to the Terra Nova by Captain Scott. His hands were saved and he was brought back to New Zealand in April 1912. As a result, he did not participate on the final and fatal attempt on the South Pole. He was missed deeply by his team. Scott's logs of the expedition stated that he missed Forde when he was gone - "no one who could replace him,". When he returned home he was able to serve in the Royal Navy at the height of the First World War. He served on number of ships. He received a promotion to chief petty officer. He was assigned to his former ship ‘HMS’ vivid in October 1913. His job in World War one was to serve on several vessels He survived the war and remained in the Royal Navy 17 February 1920 when he returned to Cobh, Co. Cork. Cobh, Co. Cork was where he spent the rest of his life. Until his death he wore a glove to protect his hand from the effects of the severe frostbite he had suffered half a century before hand.

paragraph: Section::::Career.:Terra Nova Expedition.

paragraph: On 15 June 1910, The Terra Nova left Cardiff. Some 8000 people volunteered to take part in this expedition. It was traveling via the uninhabited Ilha de Trinidade and Cape Town to New Zealand. On 19 November 1910, they collected supplies and members of the expedition and left Port Chalmers. It reached Ross Island on 4 January 1911 after coming in contact with severe storms and heavy pack ice. A shore party of 34 spent two seasons exploring on and around the Ross Island Shelf. They were unable to reach the old Discovery hut at Hut Point. Scott had to settle for base on Cape Evans and started to unload the same day. One of the expedition’s three experimental motor sledges was lost in the process, plunging through the sea ice.

paragraph: The Terra Nova left on 26 January carrying a four-man team headed for the Victoria Land mountains opposite Ross island, and six-man Eastern Party under Lt Victor Campbell. The Victoria Land Party included the geologists Thomas Griffith Taylor ad Frank Debenhams, the physicist Charles Wright, and PO Edgar Evans. It investigated the geology and glaciology of the McMurdo dry valleys and the Taylor and Koettlitz Glaciers, returning to Hut Point on 14 March . A geologist is a scientist who studies the solid and liquid matter that constitutes the Earth as well as the processes and history that have shaped it.

paragraph: The Terra Nova left Cape Evans with the remains of the expedition on 19 January 1903; pausing to pick up Taylor's and Debenhams’s and the Eastern Party’s specimens from Victoria Land, they sailed for New Zealand. They arrived to telegraph the news of Scott’s death on 10 February 1913.

paragraph: Section::::Career.:Robert Forde's relationship with Captain Scott.

paragraph: Captain Scott, whose full name was Robert Falcon Scott was the Captain of the Terra Nova. On this expedition Captain Scott was nicknamed ' The Skipper'. While on this expedition with Forde, Robert Scott wrote numerous diaries on the South Pole. This was then published in 1913 as Scotts Expedition. In January 1912 Captain Scott and the remaining men on his team reached the South Pole. They had been gone for 93 days and covered 960 statute miles. Scott died on his way back from the expedition from starvation and exposure. He and the rest of the team had been dead eight months before they were found.

paragraph: Section::::Death.

paragraph: Forde’s role in the expedition led to his promotion to Chief Petty Officer on board HMS "Vivid", and he served on her and several other British ships during World War 1. After demobilisation he retired to Cobh, which was still then known as Queenstown and was a major naval port for the British in Ireland. He died there in March 1959.

paragraph: He is remembered by the naming of Mount Forde, a monumental peak of over 1,200 metres at the head of Hunt Glacier in Victoria Land Antarctica (76°53'S, 162°05'E).

paragraph: Robert Forde is buried at the Clonmel Old Church Cemetery, Cobh in his native County Cork. In March 2009, on the 50th Anniversary of his death, a Memorial was unveiled to Forde by The Robert Forde Memorial Committee in The Promenade, Cobh. The rough hewn granite stone faces out to Cork Harbour and has a bronze plaque showing Forde with his sled. A Plaque was also unveiled at 52 Harbour Row, Cobh where he lived.

paragraph: Section::::Further reading.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Michael Smith, 2010, 'Great Endeavour – Ireland's Antarctic Explorers', Collins Press

paragraph: BULLET::::- Forde of the Antarctic, article by Tom McSweeney in the Cork Holly Bough, Christmas 2007 edition.

description: Irish explorer

wikidata_label: Robert Forde

wikipedia_title: Robert Forde


text: sitting volleyball

text: 2012 Summer Paralympics

text: Sesi

text: Brazil at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

categories: Women's sitting volleyball players,1976 births,Brazilian sitting volleyball players,Volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Paralympics,Paralympic competitors for Brazil,Place of birth missing (living people),Living people,Brazilian sportswomen

paragraph: Aderlandi Silva

paragraph: Aderlandi Silva (born ) is a Brazilian Paralympic sitting volleyball player. She is part of the Brazil women's national sitting volleyball team.

paragraph: She competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, finishing 5th.

paragraph: On club level she played for Sesi in 2012.

paragraph: Section::::See also.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Brazil at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- https://www.paralympic.org/news/watch-out-brazil

description: Brazilian volleyball player

wikidata_label: Aderlandi Silva

wikipedia_title: Aderlandi Silva


text: sitting volleyball

text: 2012 Summer Paralympics

text: 2016 Summer Paralympics

text: Brazil at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

text: Brazil at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

categories: Women's sitting volleyball players,Brazilian sitting volleyball players,Volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Paralympics,1983 births,Paralympic competitors for Brazil,Place of birth missing (living people),Living people,Brazilian sportswomen

paragraph: Adria Silva

paragraph: Adria Jesus da Silva (born ) is a Brazilian female Paralympic sitting volleyball player. She is part of the Brazil women's national sitting volleyball team.

paragraph: She competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, finishing 5th, and the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

paragraph: Section::::See also.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Brazil at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- https://www.paralympic.org/video/sitting-volleyball-brazil-v-ukraine-women-s-bronze-victory-match-rio-2016-paralympic-games

paragraph: BULLET::::- http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/1qUCqHdzxQ_/2016+Rio+Paralympics+Day+4/Adria+Jesus+da+Silva

description: Brazilian volleyball player

wikidata_label: Adria Silva

wikipedia_title: Adria Silva


text: sitting volleyball

text: 2012 Summer Paralympics

text: 2015 Parapan American Games

text: 2016 Summer Paralympics

text: Add

text: Brazil at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

text: Brazil at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

categories: Women's sitting volleyball players,Brazilian sitting volleyball players,Volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Paralympics,Paralympic competitors for Brazil,Brazilian sportswomen,Living people,1974 births

paragraph: Paula Herts

paragraph: Paula Herts (born ) is a Brazilian Paralympic sitting volleyball player. She is part of the Brazil women's national sitting volleyball team.

paragraph: She competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics finishing 5th, 2015 Parapan American Games, and 2016 Summer Paralympics.

paragraph: On club level she played for Add in 2012.

paragraph: Section::::See also.

description: Brazilian volleyball player

wikidata_label: Paula Herts

wikipedia_title: Paula Herts


text:
Warwick, Rhode Island
Portland, Maine
outfield
Brooklyn Superbas
Villanova University

categories: 1920 deaths,1884 births,Brockton Tigers players,New London Planters players,Meriden Hopes players,Lawrence Barristers players,Baseball players from Rhode Island,Villanova University alumni,Major League Baseball outfielders,Brooklyn Superbas players,Lawrence Colts players

paragraph: Tom Catterson

paragraph: Thomas Henry Catterson (August 25, 1884 in Warwick, Rhode Island – February 5, 1920 in Portland, Maine), was a professional baseball player who played outfield from 1908 to 1909 for the Brooklyn Superbas. He attended Villanova University.

description: American baseball player

wikidata_label: Tom Catterson

wikipedia_title: Tom Catterson


text:
Siege of Odani
Isono Kazumasa
Sakai Kyūzō
Battle of Katada
Etchū no kami
page.sannet.ne.jp
shiroato.hp.infoseek.co.jp

categories: Japanese warriors killed in battle,1570 deaths,Samurai,Year of birth unknown

paragraph: Sakai Masahisa

paragraph: Later, Masahisa was also present at the Siege of Odani (1573). In 1570, while under attack from Asai forces under Isono Kazumasa, he lost his son Sakai Kyūzō. Masahisa himself died soon after, at the Battle of Katada. Family headship was thus inherited by his second son, Sakai "Etchū no kami".

paragraph: Section::::References.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Papinot, Edmond. "Historical and Geographical Dictionary of Japan"

paragraph: BULLET::::- page.sannet.ne.jp

paragraph: BULLET::::- Naramoto Tatsuya (1994). "Nihon no Kassen: Monoshiri Jiten". Tokyo: Shufu to Seikatsusha.

paragraph: BULLET::::- shiroato.hp.infoseek.co.jp

description: samurai

wikidata_label: Sakai Masahisa

wikipedia_title: Sakai Masahisa


text:
World Cup
alpine ski racer
Austria
Schwaz
Tyrol
Olympic
downhill
1960
Squaw Valley
1964
Innsbruck
1967 season
Styria
Stephan Görgl
Elisabeth Görgl
giant slalom
2006
2006
2010
world champion
2011
downhill
super G
Garmisch
2014 Winter Olympics
downhill
giant slalom
super-G
combined
GS
SL
Traudl Hecher

categories: 1943 births,Olympic medalists in alpine skiing,Medalists at the 1960 Winter Olympics,Olympic alpine skiers of Austria,Medalists at the 1964 Winter Olympics,Austrian female alpine skiers,People from Schwaz,Sportspeople from Tyrol (state),Olympic bronze medalists for Austria,Alpine skiers at the 1964 Winter Olympics,Alpine skiers at the 1960 Winter Olympics

paragraph: Traudl Hecher

paragraph: Waltraud J. "Traudl" Hecher-Görgl (born 28 September 1943) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic medalist from Austria.

paragraph: Born in Schwaz, Tyrol, she won Olympic bronze medals in the downhill in 1960 at Squaw Valley and in 1964 at Innsbruck. Her medal in 1960 at age 16 made her the youngest alpine skiing medalist ever, an honor she retains over fifty years later. She raced through the 1967 season, the first year of World Cup competition.

paragraph: Section::::Personal life.

paragraph: Hecher retired in the summer of 1967. She later married Anton Görgl and settled in Styria. Her son Stephan Görgl (b. 1978) and daughter Elisabeth Görgl (b. 1981) are both alpine racers who have represented Austria at the Winter Olympics. Stephan competed in the giant slalom in 2006 and Elisabeth competed in the downhill in 2006 and 2010. She won bronze in the latter, a half-century after her mother won bronze in the same event. One year later, Elisabeth became double world champion in 2011, with victories in both speed events (downhill and super G) at Garmisch. In February 2014, Elisabeth also participated in four disciplines in the 2014 Winter Olympics (downhill, giant slalom, super-G and combined).

paragraph: Section::::World Cup results.

paragraph: Section::::World Cup results.:Race podiums.

paragraph: BULLET::::- 2 podiums – (1 GS, 1 SL)

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Traudl Hecher World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation

description: alpine skier

wikidata_label: Traudl Hecher

wikipedia_title: Traudl Hecher


text:
Christian
martyr
Saint-Tropez
France
Nero
gladiator
knight
Pisa
Saint Paul
Diana
decapitated
Arno
Liguria
cemetery
Cogolin
Grimaud
Saint Reparata
Saint Devota
Pisa
Genoa
Portugal
patron saint
civil code
Republic of Pisa
feast day
plague
San Torpete
bust
militia
Spanish
LE CHEVALIER TORPES
San Torpete (Torpes, Torpè)

categories: 1st-century Christian martyrs,Year of birth missing,Gallo-Roman saints,65 deaths,Saints from Roman Italy

paragraph: Torpes of Pisa

paragraph: Saint Torpes of Pisa ("Torpetius, Tropesius") (, , ) (died 65 AD) is venerated as an early Christian martyr. The town of Saint-Tropez, France, is named after him. His legend states that he was martyred during the persecutions of Nero.

paragraph: Most of the accounts about him are considered unreliable.

paragraph: Nothing else is known about his life. He is first mentioned in sources dating from the 9th century.

paragraph: Section::::Legend.

paragraph: Elaborations of his legend state that he was a gladiator or knight who was an attendant to the Emperor Nero, or head of the emperor's personal bodyguard. His full name was "Caïus Silvius Torpetius" and he was a native of Pisa.

paragraph: Torpes became a Christian after being converted by Saint Paul. He professed his faith during a ceremony in which Nero declared Diana to be the creator of the universe. After Torpes declared himself a Christian, Nero did not want to kill him immediately and instead asked him to renounce his faith. When Torpes refused to do so, Nero had him decapitated. Another variation of the legend states that Torpes left Rome and went to Pisa, but was recognized as a Christian by the local prefect, Satellicus, who had him executed.

paragraph: Torpes’ head was tossed into the Arno (and was later claimed by Pisa). His body was placed in a rotten boat with a cock and a dog, which had been placed there in order to nourish themselves on the saint's body. The boat floated towards Liguria.

paragraph: A holy woman named Celerina (Célèrine) had a premonition in a dream of the arrival of the saint's body, and indeed the boat reached the present-day location of Saint-Tropez, where Celerina lived. The boat landed not far from the present-day sailors' cemetery. The body was untouched by both the cock and the dog. The cock flew away towards the village later named Cogolin after it; the dog headed towards the village later named in its honor Grimaud.

paragraph: The local people named their village in honor of him. The theme of the relics being transported across the sea in a small boat is a tale found in the legends of other saints of the region, such as Saint Reparata and Saint Devota. Places on the coasts of Spain and Portugal also declared themselves to be the locations where Torpes' boat had landed.

paragraph: Torpes was venerated in Pisa, Genoa, and Portugal. He became the patron saint of sailors.

paragraph: Section::::Veneration.

paragraph: The earliest church in Pisa dedicated to him dates from the eleventh century. The civil code of the Republic of Pisa of 1284 established April 29 as the feast day of the saint. The Pisans credit Torpes with ending a terrible plague that afflicted the city in 1633.

paragraph: In Genoa, where the cult of Torpes was imported by Pisan merchants,

paragraph: the church of San Torpete is dedicated to the saint.

paragraph: In Saint-Tropez, his bust is honored during the festival of Les Bravades in mid-May and again in mid-June in the festival of "Les Bravades des Espagnols", a religious and military celebration commemorating the victory of the Tropezian militia over the Spanish in 1637.

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: BULLET::::- LE CHEVALIER TORPES

paragraph: BULLET::::- San Torpete (Torpes, Torpè)

description: Roman Catholic saint

wikidata_label: Torpes of Pisa

wikipedia_title: Torpes of Pisa


text:
Saint Petronilla
prison
sewer
Saint Nicomedes

categories: 90 deaths,Saints from Roman Italy,1st-century Christian martyrs

paragraph: Felicula

paragraph: Felicula (died 90 AD) was an early virgin martyr. She was the foster sister of Saint Petronilla. She was arrested after Petronilla refused to marry a Roman official. After Petronilla's death, Felicula had no food and water in prison. She was thrown into a sewer, where she eventually died. Saint Nicomedes recovered her body.

description: saint

wikidata_label: Felicula

wikipedia_title: Felicula


text: professional baseball

text: third baseman

text: Major League Baseball

text: Philadelphia Athletics

text: Brooklyn Superbas

text: Chicago Cubs

text: Pittsburgh Rebels

text: Federal League

text: Victor Martinez

text: Detroit Tigers

text: Miami Marlins

text: Retrosheet

categories: Kansas City Blues (baseball) players,Lancaster Red Roses players,New Haven Blues players,Major League Baseball third basemen,Montreal Royals players,Chicago Cubs players,Baseball players from New Jersey,Rochester Bronchos players,Louisville Colonels (minor league) players,1939 deaths,Pittsburgh Rebels players,Sportspeople from Camden, New Jersey,Brooklyn Superbas players,Meriden Silverites players,1883 births,Philadelphia Athletics players,Atlanta Crackers players

paragraph: Ed Lennox

paragraph: James Edgar Lennox (November 3, 1883 – October 26, 1939) was an American professional baseball third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Athletics, Brooklyn Superbas, Chicago Cubs, and Pittsburgh Rebels.

paragraph: While playing for the Rebels in 1914, Lennox hit for the cycle on May 6, becoming the only Federal League player to do so. He also hit pinch-hit home runs in consecutive games on June 10 and 11, a feat that was not accomplished again until Victor Martinez of the Detroit Tigers did so against the Miami Marlins on April 4 and 5, 2016.

paragraph: Section::::See also.

paragraph: BULLET::::- List of Major League Baseball players to hit for the cycle

paragraph: Section::::External links.

paragraph: , or Retrosheet

description: American baseball player

wikidata_label: Ed Lennox

wikipedia_title: Ed Lennox


text: Cornish wrestler

text: St Keverne

text: Cornwall

text: United Kingdom

text: St. Columb Major

text: Cornish style

text: Abraham Cann

text: Colebrooke

text: Devon

text: Devonport

text: Cornwall

text: Devonport

text: Richard Parkyn

categories: Cornish sportspeople,1854 deaths,People from St Keverne,1788 births

paragraph: James Polkinghorne

paragraph: James Polkinghorne (1788 – 15 September 1854) was a champion Cornish wrestler of the 19th century. He was born in 1788 at St Keverne, Cornwall, United Kingdom but spent much of his life at St. Columb Major, where he ran a pub called the Red Lion.

paragraph: He had a number of famous contests against Devon fighters, including Flower, Jackman (1816) and Abraham Cann (1826). The Devonians, "kickers", fought in the Devon style, wearing boots with toes that had been soaked in bullock's blood and then baked as "hard as flint". Polkinghorne fought in the Cornish style and was a "hugger" who fought without footwear. He died at St Columb at the age of 76.

paragraph: Section::::Polkinghorne's match with Cann.

paragraph: Polkinghorne's greatest match was on 23 October 1826 against Abraham Cann of Colebrooke who was the champion of Devon. The match took place at Devonport, and ten thousand people are said to have attended. The match was adjudged to be drawn. (The Devon style which was used allowed Cann to wear heavy boots soaked in bullock's blood).

paragraph: Cann had long been known as the champion of Devonshire when he challenged James Polkinghorne, the champion of Cornwall. Polkinghorne was 6 feet, 2 inches tall, weighed 320 lbs, and had not wrestled for some years, being the landlord of the Red Lion inn at Saint Columb Major. Cann was but 5 feet, 8½ inches in height, and weighed 175 lbs. This match, the purse for which was £200 a side for the best of three back falls, took place at Tamar Green, Morice Town, near Devonport, on 23 October 1826, in the presence of upwards of 12,000 spectators. After a long struggle, the Cornishman won a fair back fall. Cann then threw Polkinghorne, but a dispute arose, and a toss gave it in favour of the latter. After several other falls, Polkinghorne threw Cann, but the triers were divided in opinion as to the fall. Polkinghorne left the ring, and after much wrangling, the match was declared to be drawn. The Devonshire man, using the toes and heels of his shoes, kicked his adversary in the most frightful manner, while the Cornishman neither wore shoes nor kicked. The fight is remembered by a plaque on the Red Lion pub in Saint Columb Major, Cornwall, where Polkinghorne was landlord and by a ballad entitled ""A New Song on the Wrestling Match between Cann and Polkinghorne"".

paragraph: Section::::See also.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Richard Parkyn

paragraph: Section::::References.

paragraph: BULLET::::- Article on Cornish Wrestling which refers to James Polkinghorne

description: Cornish professional wrestler

wikidata_label: James Polkinghorne

wikipedia_title: James Polkinghorne