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...time they arrived at Atlantic, L&S had already written songs that would be revived as monster hits in the rock era. Wilbert Harrison had a #1 hit with "Kansas City" in 1959, seven years after Little Willie Littlefield recorded it as "K.C. Lovin?." "Hound Dog," written for Big Mama Thornton, and "Love Me," for Willy and Ruth, were covered by Elvis Presley (whose Sun contract Ertegun had tried to buy, in 1955, for $25,000; RCA, which outbid him by $20,000, got a quick and lasting return on its investment). And somewhere beyond the sea, Edith Piaf would...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ahmet?s Atlantic: Baby, That Is Rock and Roll | 8/3/2001 | See Source »

...Gore-tex Wilbert Gore...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Man-Made Marvels | 12/4/2000 | See Source »

...doesn't faze convict-journalist WILBERT RIDEAU that he won't be able to attend this year's Oscars, even though his searing look at the hopelessness of prison life, The Farm: Angola, USA, is up for an Academy Award as best documentary film and will be encored on the Arts & Entertainment Network on March 15 and March 20. "One thing about prison is it keeps things in perspective," says co-director Rideau, who is 57 and has served 38 years in Louisiana prisons on a life sentence for murder. "The award would be nice, but it won't change...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Academy Awards | 3/22/1999 | See Source »

...doesn?t faze convict-journalist Wilbert Rideau that he won?t be able to attend this year?s Oscars, even though his searing look at the hopelessness of prison life, "The Farm: Angola, USA," is up for an Academy Award as best documentary film and will be encored on the Arts & Entertainment Network on March 15 and March 20. ?One thing about prison is it keeps things in perspective,? says co-director Rideau, who is 57 and has served 38 years in Louisiana prisons on a life sentence for murder. ?The award would be nice, but it won?t change...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Prisoner and the Academy | 3/13/1999 | See Source »

...Cops in Shops's first weekend seven violators were nabbed, including 51-year-old Wilbert McCoy of Dorchester...

Author: By Marc J. Ambinder, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Checking Your Card | 10/14/1998 | See Source »

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