Word: duking
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Joining Feaster as honored Carolina athletes were former Duke All-American Grant Hill, and San Diego Charger running back Natrome Means...
...incident that appears to have been typical, on one trip to Duke University shortly before his leave, a colleague went to meet Rudenstine in the morning only to find that he had been up all night hand writing personal notes, a source said...
...being taught one day to become king. Not just how to be an athlete, but how to do things right." The Hill household in Virginia was a strict one: Grant's parents wouldn't even let him use the phone except on weekends. Hill went on to play for Duke University, where he led his team to two national championships...
When it came time to lead his own band, Bellson went on to follow in the Duke's footsteps; he has continued to do so. "I try to do what Ellington did," he confesses, adding "If I get an idea to write a solo vehicle for someone in the band, I write a solo vehicle." The groups with which Bellson has played all over the country feature many up-and-coming musicians; he has often played with youth orchestras and colleges, and he even expressed interest in coming to Harvard sometime the next year. Bellson says his involvement with young...
...developed as an artist, Bellson has expanded his roster of roles as bandleader and small group player to include a now constant occupation as composer. In his earlier years, groups led by Harry James, Count Basic and Duke Ellington performed his work. Recently, he has added classical premieres to his list of achievements. When asked about his influences, Bellson said, "I listen to everybody...to find what's current, what's going on." As recent musical inspirations, Bellson cited funk, swing and Jamaican music...