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Sons of Bill is a band from Charlottesville, Virginia [1] founded by brothers Sam, Abe, and James Wilson, along with bassist Seth Green and drummer Todd Wellons. The band took their name from the Wilson brothers' father, Bill Wilson, a musician and professor of philosophical theology and Southern literature at the University of Virginia where the band initially formed. [2]
Wilson was born in Islington, London.His father, a chemist, died when James was only four days old, leaving his widowed mother to bring up three sons alone. Without any family background in music (the only real interest was his mother's slight interest in playing the piano), Wilson began piano lessons in 1931 (at the age of nine), continuing them until 1938.
Wilson often said "if I get the ugliest girl in the audience to come up and kiss me, they'll all think they can have me and keep coming back and buying my records." [28] Wilson was a regular on TV, making regular appearances on such shows as The Ed Sullivan Show, American Bandstand, Shindig!, Shivaree and Hullabaloo.
Song for My Daughter is an album by American jazz pianist Jack Wilson featuring performances recorded in 1968 and 1969 and released on the Blue Note label. [ 1 ] Reception
A Song for My Father is an anthology of songs performed by the children of American musicians in the 20th century. Each performer chose a song associated with their parents. The album was originally released in 2007 by 180 Music and was an exclusive US release, available only from Target stores. On June 1, 2010, it was re-released by 429 ...
A.J. Croce is honoring his father's memory with a series of special performances. Croce, an acclaimed singer and songwriter, is the son of Jim Croce , who was on the cusp of superstardom when he ...
Wilson was born in Bristol, the youngest child of James Wilson, headmaster of Clifton College who was once described as "something of a theological firebrand". He was named James after his father and Steuart in honour of his great-uncle Steuart Pears [1] Steuart's elder half-sister was the leading civil servant Mona Wilson and his elder brother was Arnold Talbot Wilson, [2] later the colonial ...
All My Sons is featured in the epistolary crime novel The Appeal by Janice Hallett. All My Sons is a 1991 song by the indie band James on the B-side of the single Sound. As an anti-war song, the premise of the lyrics is the same as the plot of the play. [35]