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Billie Holiday(born Eleanora Fagan; April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazzand swing musicsinger. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and music partner, Lester Young, Holiday made a significant contribution to jazz music and popsinging. Her vocal style, strongly influenced by jazz instrumentalists, inspired a new way of ...
Cabaret. (musical) Cabaret is an American musical with music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and a book by Joe Masteroff. It is based on the 1951 play I Am a Camera by John Van Druten, which in turn was based on the 1939 novel Goodbye to Berlin by Christopher Isherwood. Set in 1929–1930 Berlin during the twilight of the Jazz Age as the ...
This is a list of individuals serving in the United States House of Representatives (as of September 23, 2024, the 118th Congress). [ 1 ] The membership of the House comprises 435 seats for representatives from the 50 states, apportioned by population, as well as six seats for non-voting delegates from U.S. territories and the District of Columbia. There are currently 432 members.
Leonard Bernstein (/ ˈbɜːrnstaɪn / BURN-styne; [1] born Louis Bernstein; August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American conductor, composer, pianist, music educator, author, and humanitarian. Considered to be one of the most important conductors of his time, he was the first American-born conductor to receive international acclaim.
Simon & Garfunkel Art Garfunkel (left) and Paul Simon performing in Dublin, 1982 Background information Also known as Tom & Jerry (1956–1958) Origin Forest Hills, Queens, New York City, U.S. Genres Folk pop folk rock Discography Simon & Garfunkel discography Years active 1956–1958 1963–1970 1972 1975–1977 1981–1984 1990 1993 2003–2005 2007–2010 Labels Columbia Past members Paul ...
The Harlem Globetrotters, a 1951 feature film starring Marques Haynes and other Globetrotters, also featured Thomas Gomez, Dorothy Dandridge, Bill Walker, and Angela Clarke. Young Bill Townsend drops out of college to join the famous independent Trotter team. He also finds romance along the way.
Hazbin Hotel is an American adult animated musical comedy television series created by Vivienne "VivziePop" Medrano. [1][4] The series revolves around Charlie Morningstar, princess of Hell, on her quest to find a way for sinners to be "rehabilitated" and allowed into Heaven, via her "Hazbin Hotel", as an alternative to Heaven's annual ...
The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress. The United States Senate and the lower chamber of the Congress, the United States House of Representatives, comprise the federal bicameral legislature of the United States. Together, the Senate and the House have the authority under Article One of the U.S. Constitution to pass or defeat federal legislation. The Senate ...