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George Owen Squier (March 21, 1865 – March 24, 1934) was an American general, scientist, and inventor [2] best known for inventing and popularizing what today is called Muzak. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Life and military career
Inventor George Owen Squier, credited with inventing telephone carrier multiplexing in 1910, developed the original technical basis for Muzak. [7] [8] [9] He was granted several US patents in the 1920s [9] related to transmission of information signals, among them U.S. patent 1,641,608 a system for the transmission and distribution of signals over electrical lines.
The video for "The Stroke" — as most of the music videos from both Don't Say No and its follow-up, Emotions In Motion — is a straight-ahead performance piece, featuring Squier on an arena stage. Billy's many videos were staples on the then brand-new channel known as MTV which brought him increased popularity.
Nick Massi (The Hollywood Playboys, among others [2] [3]) replaced Calello from late 1960 to September 1965.; Several studio albums and over 100 singles.Originally assembled from various New Jersey club groups, over the years, other notable names, including Don Ciccone (The Critters), John Paiva (The Happenings), Jerry Corbetta and session keyboardist Robby Robinson came and went as performers ...
It was released on July 23, 1982, and was Squier's second consecutive Top Five disc on the Billboard album chart. It contains the hit song "Everybody Wants You", which peaked at #32 on the Billboard Hot 100, and stayed at #1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for 6 weeks.
"Christmas Is the Time to Say 'I Love You'" is a holiday rock song by Billy Squier, released in 1981 as the B-side of his single "My Kinda Lover" (Capitol 5037). In 1981, a video of the song was recorded with MTV VJs and staff members singing along with a live performance by Squier.
The Big Beat is a 1980 song by Billy Squier from his debut album The Tale of the Tape. [1] While it never charted, the song has become a sampling staple in hip-hop music. [ 2 ] As of 2020, the song has been sampled in almost 300 recordings. [ 3 ]
Squier is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Billy Squier (born 1950), American rock musician; Carl Browne Squier (1893–1967), American World War I aviation pioneer; Cecil Clyde Squier (died 1951), American politician from Maryland; Ephraim George Squier (1821–1888), American archaeologist; George Owen Squier (1863–1934 ...