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Remember When (Alan Jackson song)


"Remember When" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Alan Jackson. Released in October 2003 as the second and final single from his compilation album, "Greatest Hits Volume II", it spent two weeks at number 1 on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot Country Songs chart in February 2004 and peaked at number 29 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. In "Remember When", Jackson looks back on his life with his wife. He describes their love from their first time together, through
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for several months in 1998 due to the strains of Jackson's career as well as his infidelity, they have since reconciled. Their story is referenced in several of Jackson's songs, including "She Likes It Too" and "Remember When," based on his memories, and the fond views of an everlasting love between his wife and him. Denise and their daughters appear in the latter song's video. Denise Jackson wrote a book that topped "The New York Times" Best Seller list about her life with Jackson
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Don't Rock the Jukebox (song)


, the song was covered by Alvin and the Chipmunks, featuring commentary by Alan Jackson himself, for their 1992 album "Chipmunks in Low Places". The song is sung from the perspective of a heartbroken bar patron who wishes to hear country music to ease his heartbreak. As such, he tells the other patrons in the bar, "don't rock the jukebox" (i.e. play country instead of rock). Alan wrote about the inspiration at the beginning of the video: ""I wanna tell you a little
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Remember When (Alan Jackson song)


raising their children, and describes how he and his wife will "remember when" the children were young after they are grown. "Billboard" called the single "the most poignant, well written country song to hit the format in a long time." "Remember When" debuted at number 45 on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of November 8, 2003, and reached number one on the chart. The song was certified Gold by the RIAA on January 31, 2005,
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Alan Chang


" The album features "melancholy interpretations of Christmas songs envisioned by various members of Michael Bublé's touring band." In addition to his writing credentials with Michael Bublé, Chang co-wrote two tracks with singer Josh Kelley on his album "To Remember": "Walk Right In" and "More Than Love". Chang also co-wrote "Stargazing" for "X Factor" champion Leon Jackson. The track is on his debut album "Right Now". Chang has also co-wrote "Giant"
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Jackson: My Life... Your Fault


Jackson: My Life... Your Fault is a 1995 gay-themed film directed by Duncan Roy starring Benjamin Soames and Alan Gilchrist. Jackson (Benjamin Soames) has lived sheltered with his mother since his father's death when he was a little boy. He remembers the event from childhood, and is still troubled by it. His mother (Georgina Hale), is over-protective, and plays upon Jackson's emotions to keep him tied to her. On meeting an attractive policeman, he needs to decide whether to grow
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Alan Jackson (The Sarah Jane Adventures)


from history by The Trickster, only Alan could remember her thanks to an alien device given to Maria by Sarah Jane, which in turn came from the Verron soothsayer. When he interrogated Andrea Yates about Maria's disappearance, the Graske chased him and tried to remove him from time. However, Alan trapped the Graske and forced it to tell him where Maria went. When the day was saved, he was very surprised to find out what his daughter had really been doing with Sarah Jane Smith. With his eyes now opened
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Uptown Funk


drew inspiration from the 80s funk/soul works by Prince, Michael Jackson, Nile Rodgers and others, leading the "80s to dominates modern culture". Nevertheless, when Angus Harrison of "Vice" asked musicologist Dr. John Burgoyne if it would be remembered in twenty years he explained that despite "the melody being sung, the hook is not" and he is unsure if it will be remembered as "the hook is that trumpet drop, whereas the words "Uptown Funk" just sort of disappear." During an
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Luck Key


wook slips on a soap Jae-sung accidentally drops and passes out. Remembering Hyung-wook's luxurious look, Jae-sung switches his locker key with Hyung-wook's and steals his car and money. Feeling guilty, Jae-sung later tries to return everything to Hyung-wook, who is recuperating in the emergency room. When Jae-sung finds that Hyung-wook does not remember anything due to a concussion, he leaves without telling Hyung-wook anything. While Jae-sung enjoys Hyung-wook
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Michael Jackson memorial service


about Jackson's humanitarian work, and Magic Johnson (who had appeared in the music video for "Remember the Time") recalled his memories of Jackson. Accompanied by a dancing chorus, Jennifer Hudson performed "Will You Be There" a song Jackson wrote and performed for the 1993 film "Free Willy" which is also from his "Dangerous" album, along with the dancers who would have been on stage with Jackson for his O2 concerts. John Mayer played guitar on a mainly instrumental version of "Human Nature"
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Small Town Southern Man


"Small Town Southern Man" is a song written and recorded by the American country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released in November 2007 as the lead single from his album "Good Time" (see 2008 in country music), the song reached the top of the "Billboard" Hot Country Songs charts in March 2008, becoming Jackson's 23rd number one hit on that chart, and his first since "Remember When" in February 2004. Described by the magazine "Country Weekly" as a "loping,
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Jackson sang in church as a child. His first job, at 12, was in a shoe store. He wrote his first song in 1983. As a youth, Jackson listened primarily to gospel music, but otherwise he was not a major music fan until a friend introduced him to the music of Gene Watson, John Anderson, and Hank Williams Jr. Jackson attended the local Elm Street Elementary and Newnan High School, and started a band after graduation. When he was 27, Jackson and his wife of six years,
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The Bluegrass Album (Alan Jackson album)


The Bluegrass Album is the nineteenth studio album and the first bluegrass album by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released on September 24, 2013 via Alan's Country Records and EMI Nashville. Jackson wrote eight songs for the album. It also includes covers of The Dillards' "There Is a Time", John Anderson's "Wild and Blue" and Bill Monroe's "Blue Moon of Kentucky". Also included is a re-recording of "Let's Get Back to Me and You" from his
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Personal relationships of Michael Jackson


the book, she claimed it was Jackson who attempted to make out with her. The actress wrote, "I was just 12 and not at all ready for a real-life encounter[...] Michael, who was sweating profusely, seemed as intimidated as I was. He jumped up nervously and said, 'Uh ... gotta go.'" But this contradicted O'Neal's own account of the relationship, published in 1995 in "Vibe" magazine, where she remembered Jackson as "being so shy" and
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Alan Jackson (The Sarah Jane Adventures)


Alan Jackson is a recurring character in The Sarah Jane Adventures. Alan is introduced as the father of main character Maria Jackson. Alan was portrayed by Joseph Millson. Alan's minor storylines within the series is being hypnotized by the Bane, turned to stone by the Gorgon and finding out the truth about Sarah Jane. After finding out about Sarah Jane and her gang, Alan assisted on three occasions. As a youth, Alan Jackson loved to skateboard, and even showed off his skateboarding skills when he was older. It was
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You and Me (La Toya Jackson song)


"You and Me" is a single by La Toya Jackson, taken from her sixth studio album, "Bad Girl". The song was originally titled Verso L'Ignoto, sung in Italian by Marcella and , who entered the song in the annual Sanremo Music Festival held from February 28 to March 3, 1990. Jackson wrote English lyrics to the song and also performed it in the festival. The single was released only in a 7" format, with the song "He's My Brother", a biographical track about
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Alan Jackson


it contained four number one hits: a cover of the Eddie Cochran standard "Summertime Blues", followed by "Livin' on Love", "Gone Country" and "I Don't Even Know Your Name". An additional track from the album, a cover of Rodney Crowell's "Song for the Life", made number six. In late 1994, Clay Walker reached number one with "If I Could Make a Living", which Jackson co-wrote. Jackson also appeared in the 1996 "When
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Rebecca West


's interview "A Visit With Dame Rebecca West," recorded in her London home when she was 89, was aired by PBS in July 1981. In a review of the interview, John O'Connor wrote that "Dame Rebecca emerges as a formidable presence. When she finds something or somebody "disagreeable," the adjective suddenly becomes withering." West's first novel, "The Return of the Soldier", was turned into a major motion picture in 1982, directed by Alan Bridges, starring Alan Bates, Glenda Jackson
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only in Japan, but peer to peer (P2P) sites like Napster and Audiogalaxy had the song files available for a brief moment after its release. Loren collaborated with other top recording artists including in 1990, when he produced, sung background vocals on, and co-wrote (along with an uncredited Michael Jackson) the song "Do the Bartman" from "The Simpsons Sing the Blues". Jackson was a fan of The Simpsons, and had agreed to write a song for the planned release of "The Simpsons
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Buz Kohan


Moon" (a rare song from 1985, sung by Michael Jackson, released in 2004 by Sony Music), and "Make a Wish," a never-heard song written by Kohan and sung by Jackson, for the Steven Spielberg version of Peter Pan, "Hook." Kohan met his wife Rhea Arnold when she was working in Lake George, New York. They married on July 17, 1962 and they have three children together: Jono, David Kohan (who are twins), and Jenji Kohan.
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It's Just That Way


." Justus stated that while there is "nothing particularly ground breaking or surprising in its execution," she concluded that it "marks a welcome return to the artist that created "Precious Memories" and "Like Red on a Rose"." Matt Bjorke of "Roughstock" reviewed the song positively, referring to it as "Alan Jackson at his best, charmingly laid-back as he sings a straight-up steel guitar laced ballad." He compared the song favorably to "Remember When" and noted that
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Chattahoochee (song)


"Chattahoochee" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released in May 1993 as the third single from his album "A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'bout Love)". The album is named for a line in the song itself. Jackson wrote the song with Jim McBride. "Chattahoochee" also received CMA awards for Single of the Year and Song of the Year. Alan Jackson talks about the song in the liner notes for his 1995 compilation album
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George Jackson (music producer)


-Atlantic co-production of a house tune called “Work It Out”, sung by recording artist RaShaan Houston and released on Peppermint Jam. Not long afterward, Jackson reunited with Houston and co-wrote the lyrics to “Happy”; which in turn, was a co-production with producer and entertainment attorney, Babatunde Williams. It was released on vinyl on an underground Chicago label, Bumpin' City Records. "Happy" caught the attention of legendary New Jersey DJ, Tony Humphries, who then featured "
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Alan Jackson (The Sarah Jane Adventures)


of her just showing up. Alan is later turned to stone by the Gorgon but is soon changed back thanks to an alien talisman. Alan accompanied Sarah Jane, Maria, Luke and Clyde to a skate park where they all had fun skating even though Luke was unable to do it. The next day, Alan had no knowledge of who Sarah Jane or Luke was. It was later revealed that Sarah Jane had been swapped for Andrea Yates her best friend who died when she was a teenager. When his daughter was erased
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James Carter and the Prisoners


he did not remember having sung the song 40 years previously. Fleming then informed him that the soundtrack album was outselling the latest CDs of Michael Jackson and Mariah Carey. "I told him, you beat both of them out," Mr. Fleming said. "He got a real kick out of that. He left the room to roll a cigarette and when he came back, he said, You tell Michael that I'll slow down so that he can catch up with me." Carter flew to Los Angeles to
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Alan Ladd


), whom Alan and Sue raised. In addition they had two children of their own, Alana (born 21 April 1943, when Ladd was in the army) and David Alan (1947). Alan Ladd, Jr., is a film executive and producer and founder of the Ladd Company. Actress Alana Ladd, who co-starred with her father in "Guns of the Timberland" and "Duel of Champions", is married to the veteran talk radio broadcaster Michael Jackson. Actor David Ladd, who co-
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(Who Says) You Can't Have It All


"(Who Says) You Can't Have It All" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released in January 1994 as the fifth and final single from his album "A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'bout Love)". The song peaked at number 4 on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot Country Singles chart and number 11 on the Canadian "RPM" Country Tracks chart. Jackson wrote the song with Jim McBride. The song is about a
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Say Say Say


plus McCartney's "Baby". On October 6, 2015, McCartney released a new version of the song in which the vocal roles of him and Jackson are reversed. It was remixed by Steve Orchard and Mark "Spike" Stent. On the new version, which is over three minutes longer than the original, the opening of the first is sung by Jackson instead of McCartney. Orchard said of the remix: "Paul remembered that there were two unused lead vocal performances by Michael and himself. We rearranged the vocal
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We Rode in Trucks


" that he has heard since Alan Jackson’s "Remember When." He goes on to say that the song contains many lines with "elegant simplicity and are delivered with evocative sincerity." Kevin John Coyne of "Country Universe" gave the song a B grade, calling it a nostalgic song but a similar theme "has been covered this year with greater effect by Miranda Lambert and Rodney Atkins." The video shows Bryan singing the song at a swamp in Georgia. It was directed by Shaun Silva and premiered in
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My Love Patzzi


and Hyun-sung and Song-yee get into a verbal fight. It is then that Hee-won comes up to the both of them, calms them down, and walks off with Song-yee. Hyun-sung pauses for a moment, then remembers Hee-won and chases after them. As he talks with Hee-won, Song-yee realizes who Hyun-sung is and is a little hurt he doesn't remember her, but doesn't have time to dwell on it as Hyun-sung
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Angels and Alcohol


Angels and Alcohol is the twentieth studio album by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released on July 17, 2015 via Alan's Country Records and EMI Nashville. Jackson wrote seven of the album's ten tracks. The album was produced by Keith Stegall. The album has received mixed reviews from critics. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of "AllMusic" gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, writing that "Alan manages to not sound complacent on Angels and Alcohol because like all great country singers -- and he long ago
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George Jones


felt were as passionate about the music as he was. "Everybody knows he's a great singer," Alan Jackson stated in 1995, "but what I like most about George is that when you meet him, he is like some old guy that works down at the gas station...even though he's a legend!" Shortly after Jones' death, Andrew Mueller wrote about his influence in "Uncut", "He was one of the finest interpretive singers who ever lifted a microphone...There cannot be
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Alistair MacLeod


stories...but he was also a good listener." Alan Cumyn, who studied creative writing at the University of Windsor, remembered MacLeod as a teacher who placed great emphasis on the fundamentals of good writing such as language and metaphor, character and conflict, narrative structure and form. He wrote that MacLeod read student work carefully and always began his critiques by pointing to the best things about a story before turning to its weaknesses. "By the end," Cumyn wrote, "a story might seem in tatters, but
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Remember Me (Coco song)


Lee Unkrich had admired them since they wrote "Finding Nemo – The Musical" in 2006. The film developed into a musical, but not a "break-into-song" type. A challenge with the song was in crafting lyrics that would pivot in meaning depending on the context in which they were sung. The team researched popular Mexican music, and wanted to write a song that could have been sung by Jorge Negrete or Pedro Infante. They wrote it as a bolero-ranchero style song, knowing that it
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Blues in the Night


was for a blues song to be sung in a jail cell. As usual with Mercer, the composer wrote the music first, then Mercer wrote the words. Arlen later recalled: When they finished writing the song, Mercer called a friend, singer Margaret Whiting, and asked if they could come over and play it for her. She suggested they come later because she had dinner guests—Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Mel Tormé, and Martha Raye. Instead, Arlen and Mercer went right over. Margaret Whiting remembered
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Leaning on the Everlasting Arms


is an alternate version of the refrain, typically sung by basses: It has been performed and recorded by such artists as Norbert Susemihl, Iris DeMent, George Jones, Mahalia Jackson, Twila Paris and Selah. Alan Jackson included it in his 2006 live gospel album "Precious Memories". Playing for Change has a version with multiple musicians including Dr. John. mewithoutyou uses the lyrics from the 3rd stanza and part of the 2nd in their song Watermelon Ascot from their Pale Horses album. The song has been used in several movies
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Gaylon H. White


of the Chicago Tribune, who wrote: “We can only hope that among today’s players there’s someone as sharp and funny as Handsome Ransom Jackson to remember them.” "Singles and Smiles" traces Artie’s life from Birmingham, Alabama, where he was born in 1920 to Portland, Oregon, where he lived 55 years until his death in 2010 at the age of 90. Artie was 30 years old when he quickly passed through the majors with the New York Giants. He started just one game, batting
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Dearie


"Dearie" is a popular song. The music was written by David Mann; the lyrics, by Bob Hilliard. The song was published in 1950. The song is about reminiscences, and often sung as a duet. When done as a duet, each one of the singers asks the other whether he or she remembers a number of long-ago events, and then says "if you remember, you're much older than I." When sung as a solo, the same questions are directed at the audience.
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Songs of Love and Heartache


Songs of Love and Heartache is the sixth greatest hits compilation album by American country artist Alan Jackson. It was released in the United States on November 2, 2009 on the Arista Nashville and Cracker Barrel labels. The release includes the greatest hits from Alan Jackson's studio albums: Here in the Real World (1989) A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'bout Love) (1992) Who I Am (1994) High Mileage (1998) When Somebody Loves You (2000) What I Do (2004)
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List of Hot Country Singles & Tracks number ones of 2004


of "Billboard" dated December 20, 2003. It remained at number one for the first five weeks of 2004 before being replaced by "Remember When" by Alan Jackson. The highest total number of weeks spent at number one by a song in 2004 was seven, achieved by "Live Like You Were Dying" by Tim McGraw, which was ranked number one on "Billboard"'s year-end chart of the most popular country songs. As the song's seven weeks at the top were split into two separate
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Remember the Time


song was about Rowe. Others have noted that when the single was originally released in 1992, Jackson dedicated the song to Diana Ross. "Remember the Time" is a new jack swing song. The lyrics recall a youthful love affair: "Do you remember when we fell in love/We were young and innocent then". The song is set in the key of F dorian with Jackson's voice range from Eb3 to C. The song's tempo is moderate at 116 beats per minute. "Remember the Time"
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Always Remember Us This Way


showing the sequence from the film when Gaga sings the track after being introduced by Jackson onstage, who sweetly tells her, "I love you, I'll always remember us this way". A vertical-shaped version of the clip was released to Spotify. Brooke Bajgrowicz from "Billboard" explained that the "reflective video" showed Ally and Jackson "falling in love with each other", while interspersed with scenes of the couple going on a motorbike ride, kissing in a parking lot and performing music together. The
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Helen Hunt Jackson


the Mission Indians, including the purchase of new lands for reservations and the establishment of more Indian schools. A bill embodying her recommendations passed the U.S. Senate but died in the House of Representatives. Jackson decided to write a novel to reach a wider audience. When she wrote Coronel asking for details about early California and any romantic incidents he could remember, she explained her purpose: I am going to write a novel, in which will be set forth some Indian experiences in a way to move people's hearts. People will
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The Very Best of Alan Jackson


The release includes 18 greatest hits from Alan Jackson's studio albums: Here in the Real World (1990) Don't Rock the Jukebox (1991) A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'bout Love) (1992) Who I Am (1994) Everything I Love (1996) High Mileage (1998) Under the Influence (1999) When Somebody Loves You (2000) Drive (2002) and two hits from his compilation albums: The Greatest Hits Collection (1995) Greatest Hits Volume II... and Some
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Stark Raving Dad


Silence of the Lambs". When Marge calls the institution, a muzak version of "Crazy", sung by Patsy Cline, can be heard over the phone. In the shot of the crowd that awaits Michael Jackson's arrival outside of the Simpson family's home, a man is holding a "" sign in reference to Rollen Stewart, who was famous for holding a similar sign at sporting events. Many aspects of Jackson's career are referenced in the episode. Kompowsky mentions several things which made Jackson famous, including
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An Affair to Remember (Our Love Affair)


"An Affair to Remember (Our Love Affair)" is a 1957 romantic song which was composed by Harry Warren for the 1957 film "An Affair to Remember". Lyrics were by Leo McCarey and Harold Adamson. The song is sung by Vic Damone during the film's opening credits and then sung later by Deborah Kerr's character, Terry McKay, a nightclub singer-turned-music teacher. Kerr's singing was dubbed by Marni Nixon, who also dubbed for Kerr in the film "The King and I"
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The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus


Danna and Jeff Danna who had previously worked on Gilliam's "Tideland" (2005). Gilliam wrote lyrics for the two songs "We Love Violence" and "We Are the Children of the World", the latter of which spoofed Michael Jackson's famous "We Are the World" and was nominated for a 2009 Satellite Award in the category "Best Original Song". The song "We Love Violence", performed in the film by policemen in drag, was sung by Gilliam, Mick Audsley (who edited
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Buz Kohan


, Christopher Adler, and Larry Grossman) "Shirley MacLaine on Broadway", produced at Gershwin Theatre, New York City, in 1984. He wrote songs with (and for) his dear friend singer-entertainer Michael Jackson, such as "You Were There" (a tribute to Sammy Davis Jr. sung by Jackson), "Gone Too Soon" (written during the early '80s, recorded later for Jackson's "Dangerous" album released in 1991 as a tribute to Ryan White), "Scared of the
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When Somebody Loves You (Alan Jackson song)


"When Somebody Loves You" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released in March 2001 as the second single and title track from the album of the same name. It peaked at number 5 on the Hot Country Songs chart. The song is a ballad, that speaks of the comfort and confidence that comes from being loved. In the bridge, Jackson takes a look at the pride that's getting in the way of a relationship. Deborah Evans Price, of "Billboard
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Leaving Neverland


victims". Singer Aaron Carter, a friend of Jackson as a child, stated that he remembered his friend as "an amazing guy" and reiterated his support for Jackson. Brett Barnes and American actor Macaulay Culkin, who knew Jackson when they were children, also denied any inappropriate behavior from Jackson. American singer Barbra Streisand spoke in Jackson's defense, saying "his sexual needs were his sexual needs" and that the accusers had been "thrilled" to be with him. She added that the accusers were "both
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Precious Memories (Alan Jackson album)


Precious Memories is the thirteenth studio album and the first gospel album by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released on February 28, 2006 on the Arista Nashville label. This project began at The Rukkus Room Recording Studios when Alan Jackson recorded a song for his Father-In-Law’s funeral. This recording lead to what is now the Precious Memories album. Unlike his previous albums, this is a side project composed of traditional gospel songs. Although no singles were released from it, "Precious Memories" earned
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Muse (band)


Skrillex and Nero (on "The 2nd Law: Unsustainable" and "Follow Me", with the latter being co-produced by Nero), Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder (on "Panic Station" which features musicians who performed on Stevie Wonder's "Superstition") and Hans Zimmer. The album features two songs with lyrics written and sung by bassist Wolstenholme, who wrote about his battle with alcoholism. It features extensive electronic instrumentation, including modular synthesisers and the French Connection, a synthesiser controller similar to the ondes
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2001 UEFA Cup Final


Alan Hansen declaring it "the best final ever." Liverpool manager Gérard Houllier hailed his players after the match: "When you play in a European final, you are looking for immortality. People remember who was playing and when you look at programmes from finals you just recall the facts of the game. These boys have produced a game which will be remembered for a long time — and that is thanks to Alavés too." Houllier hit back at critics who had labelled Liverpool as boring before the match: "Maybe
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Alan Jackson


number-one singles: the title track, "Someday", "Dallas" and "Love's Got a Hold on You", and the number three "Midnight in Montgomery". Jackson also co-wrote several songs on Randy Travis' 1991 album "High Lonesome". "A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'bout Love)", his third album, accounted for the number one hits "She's Got the Rhythm (And I Got the Blues)" (which Travis co-wrote
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Long Way to Go (Alan Jackson song)


"Long Way to Go" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released in June 2011 as the lead-off single from his seventeenth studio album "Thirty Miles West", and debut on his new label EMI Records Nashville. The song reached number 24 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Songs chart. When Alan Jackson was asked of the his self-penned song he stated, "Seems like every time you turn around lately there's just something heavy going on in
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It's Raining (Irma Thomas song)


's parents' house in New Orleans. Sat at the piano Toussaint composed many of his early songs. Toussaint later stated "I remember when I was writing 'It's Raining,' she was sitting right there, and it began raining outside," he said. "I just wrote that song then and handed it over to her and sung a little bit of it, just to show her the melody, and it fit like a gown." Toussaint captured solitude that remains possible in a depths of a rain
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George Leybourne


his salary rose to £120 per week. Leybourne also wrote the lyrics to the 1871 song "If Ever I Cease to Love", some of the lyrics of which caused a scandal. Today it is remembered for its association with Mardi Gras in New Orleans; it became the signature song for the Rex Krewe. The song was sung by Lydia Thompson, in the burlesque adaptation of Offenbach's operetta "Bluebeard", with which she was touring the United States. When he visited New Orleans in 1872, Russian Grand
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Dominic Howard


and "Follow Me", with the latter being co-produced by Nero), Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder (on "Panic Station" which features musicians who performed on Stevie Wonder's "Superstition") and Hans Zimmer. The album features two songs with lyrics written and sung by bassist Wolstenholme, who wrote about his battle with alcoholism. In 2004, Howard's father, William Howard, came to watch Muse's performance at Glastonbury Festival. Just after their performance finished, William died from a heart attack.
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Bubbles (chimpanzee)


, Jackson died at the age of 50, after suffering a cardiac arrest. News organizations reported that Bubbles was not brought to Jackson's memorial service. Animal trainer Dunn, speaking to the "News of the World", said: "Bubbles definitely missed [Jackson] when they parted and will miss him now. Chimpanzees are intelligent. They remember people and stuff. Bubbles and Michael were close friends and playmates. The last time Michael visited, Bubbles definitely recognized and remembered him." He said that Jackson thought of
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Alan Jackson


's style remarking, "If Garth and Shania have raised the bar for country concerts with Kiss-style production and endless costume changes, then Alan Jackson is doing his best to return the bar to a more human level." After the September 11, 2001 attacks, Jackson released "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)" as a tribute to those killed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The song became a hit single and briefly propelled him into the mainstream spotlight. At the 2001 CMA Awards, Jackson
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ANCODS


. However, Alan Robinson, who claimed to have discovered the vessel, could not remember where the wreck was originally located. Artefacts were then collected on 14 April 1963 when a spear fishing group stumbled across them. James, Alan, Graeme Henderson, and John Cowan, members of the spear fishing group that discovered site, offered their rights to the site to the WAM. However the last member of the group, Alan Robinson, did not. WAM accepted the rights. However, looters used explosives to breach the vessel
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Control (Janet Jackson album)


"They were emotionally abusive. Sexually threatening. Instead of running to Jimmy or Terry for protection, I took a stand. I backed them down. That's how songs like 'Nasty' and 'What Have You Done for Me Lately' were born, out of a sense of self-defense." Jimmy Jam wrote and played the keyboard arrangement, with Jackson playing the accompaniment. Background vocals were sung by Jackson, Jam and Lewis. The distinctive triplet swing beat of the song was developed by Jam on an
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Who Is It (Michael Jackson song)


Jonathan Bernstein, a writer for "Spin", wrote that "Who Is It" was "close skin to "Billie Jean". Alan Light of "Rolling Stone" noted that unlike his previous efforts, it is about betrayal. "Who Is It" was commercially successful worldwide, generally peaking within the top 30 positions on national music charts. The song peaked at number 14 on the United States' "Billboard" Hot 100 chart, while peaking at number six on "Billboard" Hot R&B/Hip-
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Bansha


and their son John was an artist and man of letters who wrote a famous memoir of bohemian Dublin in the 1950s—"Remembering How we Stood". Diarmuid O'Ríain (Darby Ryan) was born at Ashgrove, Bansha in 1777 and was a poet and patriot, his most famous composition was undoubtedly "The Peeler and the Goat", a ballad or satire which was popularly sung across Ireland and was taken worldwide by emigrants. Copies of his "Tipperary Minstrelsy" are to be found in The British Museum and at The Royal Irish Academy
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Blowin' in the Wind


. In his sleeve notes for "The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961–1991", John Bauldie wrote that Pete Seeger first identified the melody of "Blowin' in the Wind" as an adaptation of the old African-American spiritual "No More Auction Block/We Shall Overcome". According to Alan Lomax's "The Folk Songs of North America", the song originated in Canada and was sung by former slaves who fled there after Britain abolished slavery in 1833. In 1978, Dylan acknowledged the
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Last Clear Chance


as the film's production company. The film centers on the Dixon family, in particular Alan Dixon, who has recently received his driver's license and is eager to begin driving a car. When local police officer Hal Jackson visits the Dixons and learns that Alan's license has arrived, he sits down and tells Alan ways to drive safely and avoid getting into accidents. Although the film is fictional, a real family served as the inspiration for the film's scenario. During production, assistance was provided by staff of the
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Sirivennela


composed by K. V. Mahadevan with flute renditions by the renowned flautist Hariprasad Chaurasia. The movie saw the debut of Sirivennela Sitaramasastri as a lyricist, who wrote all of the songs. Because of "the wonderful songs," rich in meaning, he penned for the movie, Sitarama Sastry has taken the name Sirivennela. Each of the songs is remembered to this day. The song "Vidhata Thalapuna", sung by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and P. Susheela, is about Aum, the most sacred syllable in Hinduism, from which the
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Fall (Clay Walker album)


one record label and going to another one. It was a process that was excruciating." In an interview with "CMT", Walker explained why he chose Keith Stegall to produce the album when he said, "I always loved his style with Alan Jackson, and, of course, I already knew that he wrote 'If I Could Make a Living.' I kind of wanted to get back to that sound, to get more of a pure form of country. It's really cool because when you listen
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Alan Jackson (poet)


Alan Jackson (born 1938) is a Scottish poet. He was born in Liverpool in 1938, to Scottish parents who returned to Edinburgh in 1940. He attended the Royal High School in Edinburgh (1952–56) and Edinburgh University (1956–59). He began a reading career on Edinburgh Festival fringe in 1960, with the London poets Pete Brown, Mike Horovitz and Libby Houston. In 1965 Jackson founded the yearly series of readings during the Edinburgh Festival in the Traverse Theatre (with Tony Jackson, no relation). These readings
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I Don't Even Know Your Name


"I Don't Even Know Your Name" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released in May 1995 as the fifth and final single from his album "Who I Am". It reached number-one on the U.S. "Billboard" country charts and on the Canadian "RPM" Country Tracks chart. It was written by Jackson with Ron Jackson and Andy Lofton. Alan Jackson commented that the song was written as a joke by request of some family members.
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Hamilton (musical)


the Off-Broadway production for "Variety", wrote, "The music is exhilarating, but the lyrics are the big surprise. The sense as well as the sound of the sung dialogue has been purposely suited to each character. George Washington, a stately figure in Jackson's dignified performance, sings in polished prose... But in the end, Miranda's impassioned narrative of one man's story becomes the collective narrative of a nation, a nation built by immigrants who occasionally need to be reminded where they came from.
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Chris Tate


his vasectomy. Chris and Kathy began dating and Chris wrote a song for Kathy to sing at a village concert, 'Just This Side of Love' (which was released as a single sung by Malandra Burrows). They briefly split up over Chris's gambling habits after he lost his motorbike in a poker match to Alan Turner, but reunite and marry on 5 November 1991. The marriage began to break down a year later when Chris found out Kathy knew that Kim was having an affair with village toff Rt. Hon
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Michael (Glee)


2Cellos, Luka Šulić and Stjepan Hauser, who became famous when their instrument-only two-cello cover of the piece received over three million views on YouTube in its first two weeks. The arrangement used for the performance is based on the 2Cellos version. The remaining six songs that are covered in the episode include "I Just Can't Stop Loving You", performed by Michele and Monteith; The Jackson 5's "Never Can Say Goodbye", sung by Agron; "Ben" sung by Colfer, Michele and
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Breaux Brothers


18, 1929, he formed the Breaux Brothers band, consisting of Amédé, Ophey and Clifford. According to Cleoma's daughter, while Amédé is credited with writing the song, it was his sister Cleoma Breaux who actually wrote the lyrics while Amédé sung the song on the recording. In October 1934, the trio recorded in San Antonio, Texas for Vocalion releasing 16 songs. That same year, Alan Lomax recorded the brothers playing "Little Dog Blues". In December 1937, they traveled with Joe Falcon and Cleoma Breaux
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The Trip (2002 film)


Alan's book publisher, who previously decided the timing wasn't right, publishes Alan's book, "The Straight Truth", against Alan's wishes, listing the author as "Anonymous." The book is used to fuel homophobia by the Christian Right, and it threatens to erode Tommy's work with his group Out Loud, whose aim is to change the public's negative views of gays. When word is leaked about who actually wrote the book, Tommy leaves Alan. Alan is also fired from his job at
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Drive (Alan Jackson album)


Drive is the tenth studio album by American country music artist Alan Jackson. Released in 2002 on Arista Nashville, the album produced Jackson's highest-debuting single on the Hot Country Songs charts in the number 1 hit, "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)", a ballad written in response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. "Drive (For Daddy Gene)", "Work in Progress", and "That'd Be Alright" were also released as singles, peaking at number
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Alan Jackson (EastEnders)


new his contract. At the time it was reported that he had grown disillusioned with the storylines his character had been given, in particular an affair Alan had with home-wrecker Frankie Pierre (Syan Blake). Antony is quoted saying "There are those above me who make decisions for my character and they're not always ones I like. There were certain aspects of the Frankie story I didn't like. I was frustrated with Alan taking so much nonsense. I thought 'Why are you investing time in Frankie when
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Jean Ritchie


in Kentucky, and most of them later fought on the Confederate Side in the Civil War. Her grandfather Justice Austin Ritchie was 2nd Lieutenant of Company C of the 13th Kentucky Confederate Cavalry. Alan Lomax wrote that:They were quiet, thoughtful folks, who went in for ballads, big families and educating their children. Jean's grandmother was a prime mover in the Old Regular Baptist Church, and all the traditional hymn tunes came from her. Jean's Uncle Jason was a lawyer, who remembers the big ballads like "
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Ugo Benelli


and the Teatro San Carlo as Nemorino in "L'elisir d'amore". When Benelli made his debut at London's Royal Opera House singing Ernesto in "Don Pasquale" in 1974, the English critic Harold Rosenthal wrote, "Mr Benelli's Ernesto was the best I remember in the theatre, and except for the classic Tito Schipa performance on records, the best sung I have ever heard." Benelli had been singing the role from the earliest days of career. He sang it Costa Rica during the 1958 Latin American tour and
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William Beckett (singer)


sister found him playing his songs in the basement and started joining him. She was his first audience and gave him her honest feedback on the material he wrote. Prior to co-founding The Academy Is... with Mike Carden, Beckett performed in an acoustic band called Remember Maine, with Nick Scimeca, releasing the album "The Last Place You Look" on LLR Recordings when he was 17 years old. Beckett has also sung on a number of notable albums by other bands, such as the track "Sophomore Slump or
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Sissy's Song


"Sissy's Song" is a song written and recorded by American country music singer Alan Jackson. It was released in March 2009 as the fourth single from his album "Good Time", and his fifty-sixth single release overall (and to date his last solo top ten hit). Jackson wrote the song after the sudden death of a housekeeper that worked at his house. "Sissy's Song" is an acoustic mid-tempo country ballad, written by Jackson as a tribute to a housekeeper named Leslie "
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Alan Jackson (EastEnders)


of 1993 and early 1994. Among them were the Jackson family: mother Carol Jackson (Lindsey Coulson), her four children, Bianca (Patsy Palmer), Robbie (Dean Gaffney), Sonia (Natalie Cassidy), and Billie (Devon Anderson), as well as Carol's partner Alan Jackson (Howard Antony). Though Carol and Alan were not initially married in the serial, and though Alan was only the biological father of Billie, the whole family took on Alan's surname. The family was created by
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Burton Lane


Air." He was known for his Broadway musicals, "Finian's Rainbow" (1947) and "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever" (1965). He also wrote the music for the less remembered Broadway shows, "Hold On to Your Hats" (1940), "Laffing Room Only" (1944), and "Carmelina" (1979), the latter with lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, who had also written lyrics to Lane's music for "On a Clear Day" and
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The King of Rock 'n' Roll


song he wrote at that time, Cars and Girls. The lyric was prompted by an NME article about an Edwyn Collins gig where Collins covered Kevin Johnson's Rock and Roll (I Gave You the Best Years of My Life). McAloon's dislike for songs with 'rock 'n' roll' in the title compelled him to write one of his own. The song's lyrics concern a washed-up 1950s star who is only remembered for his one-hit novelty song, which is sung in the chorus (
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Trova


friends and disciples wrote them down. His first bolero, "Tristezas", is still remembered today. He also created advertisement jingles before the radio. He was the model and teacher for the great trovadores who followed him. The first, and one of the longest-lived, was Sindo Garay, born Antonio Gumersindo Garay Garcia (Stgo de C. 12 April 1867 – Havana, 17 July 1968). He was the most outstanding composer of trova songs, and his best have been sung and recorded many times. "
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Delta blues


John Lomax and his son Alan Lomax, who crisscrossed the southern U.S. recording music played and sung by ordinary people, helping establish the canon of genres we know today as American folk music. Their recordings, numbering in the thousands, now reside in the Smithsonian Institution. According to Dixon and Godrich (1981) and Leadbitter and Slaven (1968), Alan Lomax and the Library of Congress researchers did not record any Delta bluesmen or women prior to 1941, when he recorded Son House and Willie Brown near Lake Cormorant, Mississippi
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Death and legacy of Tom Thomson


in its eyes was too human." Dr. James MacCallum contributed stories to Thomson's image as an outdoorsman, including one story that Thomson encountered a large wolf who, after sniffing him briefly, left him alone. He further wrote, Thomson has often been remembered as an expert canoeist. David Silcox has argued that this image is likely romanticized. A. Y. Jackson wrote that Thomson "paddled like an Indian," holding his abilities in high esteem. Despite this, Park ranger Mark Robinson said that Thomson admitted to him in
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Nil Gavani Kadhali


. This song became a hit while the other songs become popular. Two other popular songs "Engeyo Paartha Mugam" (sung by P. B. Srinivas) and "Jilendra Kaatru Vanthatho" (sung by T. M. Soundararajan and P. Suseela); those two songs are duets performed in the film by (Jaishankar and Bharathi). Another plus point was the music created by "melody maker" M. S. Viswanathan, assisted by R. Govarthanam. Film critic and historian Randor Guy wrote that the film would be "Remembered For The music
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Branning family


Abi. Carol Jackson arrived on Albert Square in 1993 with her children Bianca, Robbie, Sonia, Billie and her boyfriend Alan Jackson. Alan was the father of her youngest child Billie, and Carol and her three other children had taken his surname, as he was a father and husband figure to them all. When April's fiancé, Nikos, jilted her at the altar in 1996, Carol and Alan married in their place. Carol's four children had four different fathers. David Wicks was the father of Bianca,
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In the Closet


going wild, or fabricating desperate nostalgia for their used-to-be." Alan Light of "Rolling Stone" called this song: repressed lust in the titillatingly titled (and determinedly heterosexual)" and he wrote that this song has a "snaky, unexpected bridge." "In the Closet" was originally conceived as a duet between Jackson and Madonna. According to a 1992 interview with British journalist Jonathan Ross, Madonna said she worked on some lyrical ideas for the song but when she presented them to Michael,
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Free to Be... You and Me


Free to Be… You and Me is a children's entertainment project, conceived, created and executive-produced by actress and author Marlo Thomas. Produced in collaboration with the Ms. Foundation for Women, it was a record album and illustrated book first released in November 1972 featuring songs and stories sung or told by celebrities of the day (credited as "Marlo Thomas and Friends") including Alan Alda, Rosey Grier, Cicely Tyson, Carol Channing, Michael Jackson, Roberta Flack, Shirley Jones, Jack Cassidy, and Diana
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Anyone Can Fall in Love


", within Wood's TV show "Victoria Wood As Seen On TV", stated that a single titled "Anyone Can Break A Vase", sung by Miss Babs, was now on sale. The song was performed by Alan Carr, with "EastEnders" actors Patsy Palmer (Bianca Jackson) and Sid Owen (Ricky Butcher), on his chat show, "", on 11 February 2010. English alternative dance artist Kindness included a cover version of the song on his 2012 album "World, You Need
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Carol Jackson


Jackson (Howard Antony) and his grandmother Blossom Jackson (Mona Hammond), and her four children, Bianca (Patsy Palmer), Robbie (Dean Gaffney), Sonia (Natalie Cassidy) and Billie (Devon Anderson), all of whom have different fathers but have taken Alan's surname despite Carol and Alan not being married. Carol is soon forced to tell her childhood sweetheart, David Wicks (Michael French), that he is Bianca's father when it looks like they are about to start a relationship. David
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Alan Jackson (footballer)


Alan Jackson (born 22 August 1938) is an English former professional footballer, who played in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Bury and Brighton. Jackson joined Wolverhampton Wanderers as a youngster in 1953. He spent his early professional days in the reserves before finally making his league debut on 7 April 1958 in a 2–0 win at Arsenal. He played in the return game staged just 24 hours later, in a season that saw the club win the league title. An injury to Jimmy Murray gave Jackson his only other appearances
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Songs of the Humpback Whale (album)


further discovered that the longer songs sung by the whales used the equivalent of “rhyming,” with key structures repeating at intervals. This raises the possibility that the whales use mnemonic devices to help them remember the more complicated songs. The album was an unexpected smash hit, quickly selling over 100,000 copies and eventually going multi-platinum. Excerpts from the record have shown up in songs by Judy Collins, Kate Bush and Glass Wave, in the symphonic suite "And God Created Great Whales" by Alan Hovhaness, on the
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Drive (For Daddy Gene)


"Drive (For Daddy Gene)" is a song written and recorded by American country music singer-songwriter Alan Jackson. It was released in January 2002 as the second single from his album, "Drive". It reached number one on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks in May 2002 and also peaked at number 28 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. The song is dedicated to Alan's father, Eugene Jackson, who died on January 31, 2000. In the song, Alan recalls
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BET Awards 2010


sung a piece of "The Way You Make Me Feel" and performed the Egyptian dance sequence of the "Remember the Time" music video. Brown later danced Jackson's moves to "Billie Jean", including his famous moonwalk. Finally, Brown was to sing "Man in the Mirror", but during the performance, he began to break down in tears to the point where he could not sing the rest of the song; the audience then helped Brown with the song and Brown was seen with Jermaine on his
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Vatos


general acclaim from television critics. James Poniewozik of "TIME" asserted that the episode successfully made the viewers experience the daily life of the show's characters, and HitFix's Alan Sepinwall felt that "Vatos" was the strongest episode since the series' pilot episode. In his 7.9 out of 10 star review, Josh Jackson of "Paste" wrote: "The whole spectrum of human nature is on view when civilization is stripped away—the bigger the immediate threat, the more varied the response. And it’s this
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Who Is It (Michael Jackson song)


's death. "Who Is It" was recorded by Michael Jackson in 1990 for his eighth studio album, "Dangerous", which was released the following year. Jackson wrote and composed the track, and produced it with Bill Bottrell. It was released as the fifth single from "Dangerous" on August 31, 1992 in the UK, and March 29, 1993 in the US, by Jackson's record label, Epic Records. The lyrics of the song tell of a man who is left in despair when his
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Good Time (Alan Jackson song)


Scootin' Boogie" by Brooks & Dunn. The radio edit omits two verses. Jackson also released a remix called the "Too Hot to Fish" mix, which increases the rhythm section. As with all the other songs on the album, Jackson wrote "Good Time" himself. Describing the song in an article for "Country Weekly" magazine, he said, "I've just always written things that are simpler… just things that I like and my fans still like… [Fans] would just rather have
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