Word: musician
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Duke of Wellington, the Roosevelts, Wallis Simpson and Winston Churchill (whose christening robes are still on display) made up the Leslies' inner circle and were frequent guests. But by the '60s, inheritance taxes had eroded the castle's fortunes, and its complexion began to change. Desmond Leslie, an experimental musician, set up a nightclub in the grounds. Called Annabel's on the Bog (named after the famous society nightspot in London's Mayfair), it attracted the likes of Mick Jagger and Marianne Faithfull...
...South Dakota Sioux attending an off-reservation elementary school, actor-musician Floyd Red Crow Westerman had to cut his hair and stop speaking his native language. The experience pushed him in later years to restlessly promote his heritage. A celebrated activist for Native American causes, he became a well-known actor in dozens of films and TV shows, and toured with Sting and performed with Willie Nelson. In his best-known role he played Sioux leader Ten Bears, who befriends Kevin Costner's character in 1990's Dances with Wolves. Westerman was 71 and had leukemia...
...felt I was really making a difference in the world,” Koh said of his performance, “and a musician can’t ask for anything more...
...video of the ballad, “Because of the Memories,” was officially released on the Internet. The music video is a patchwork montage of photographs spanning Baek’s life, providing glimpses into his childhood, his admission into Harvard, and his life as a musician...
...latest feature, producer Judd Apatow, the mastermind behind “Knocked Up,” “The 40 Year-Old Virgin” and “Superbad,” takes some calculated risks. First, a plotline constructed to mock the inexhaustible slew of musician bio-pics finds Apatow outside his filmmaking comfort zone. Second, Apatow’s brand of comedy has become the primary draw, instead of the film’s star, John C. Reilly, a leading man whose most memorable role for Apatow’s audience (or anyone else?...