Sammy johnson music biography report projects
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Jazz Oral History Project
This audio collection consists of oral histories of seminal pre-Swing Era and Swing Era jazz musicians recorded between and The JOHP was initiated in by the Jazz Advisory Panel of the Music Program of the National Endowment for the Arts. Musicians sixty years and older (as well as several younger artists in poor health) were interviewed in depth about their lives and careers. The taped interviews range in length from 5 to 35 hours each and are accompanied by typewritten transcripts. They have been consulted by hundreds of scholars and writers producing articles, books and dissertations, in addition to frequent use bygd producers of radio and television.
The project was initially administered bygd the New York - based non-profit service organization Jazz Interactions, and then by the Smithsonian's newly-established jazz program. Administration and archiving of JOHP was turned over to the Institute of Jazz Studies in The Institute conducted further interview
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Currently one of the hottest bands in Hawaii , Three Plus has taken the islands by storm. This highly energetic group consists of three friends who have come together through their love for music and sports.
Marcus Malepeai is a '92 graduate of Kailua High School and has returned to his alma mater to coach their varsity football team. He practiced the art of 'ukulele playing while attending college in Idaho.
Tanoa Kapana, also deemed "the voice of Three Plus," graduated from Campbell High School in '95 and wend on to Foothill Junior College where he met fellow musician, Karl Zinsman. Karl, a '93 graduate of Saint Louis School for Boys, previously recorded an album with another group known as "Na Kama." The two have also returned to their alma mater to coach successful football programs.
After a short time on the Hawaii music scene, the three recorded their first album entitled "Honey Baby." The project hit the shelves in Septembe
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Samuel Johnson
English writer and lexicographer (–)
This article is about the writer. For other people with the same name, see Samuel Johnson (disambiguation).
Samuel Johnson (18 September&#;[O.S. 7 September]&#; – 13 December ), often called Dr Johnson, was an English writer who made lasting contributions as a poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, literary critic, sermonist, biographer, editor, and lexicographer. The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography calls him "arguably the most distinguished man of letters in English history".[1]
Born in Lichfield, Staffordshire, he attended Pembroke College, Oxford, until lack of medel forced him to leave. After working as a teacher, he moved to London and began writing for The Gentleman's Magazine. Early works include Life of Mr Richard Savage, the poems London and The Vanity of Human Wishes and the play Irene. After nine years of effort, Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language appeared in ,