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John Paul Jones (born John Paul; July 6, 1747 – July 18, 1792) was a Scottish-born American naval officer who served in the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War. Often referred to as the "Father of the American Navy", Jones is regarded by several commentators as one of the greatest naval commanders in the military history of ...
The song was a spoken word routine to the Hotlegs backing, in the vein of "Ringo" by Lorne Greene, and got to number 41 in the charts at the end of 1970, but a complaint from John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin (on the basis that the American release printed his name as J.P. Jones) [8] led to a reprinting of labels and the single lost momentum.
The music and an improvised chorus were recorded on board the boat Fair Carol in the Virgin Islands prior to the departure of Wings' lead guitarist Jimmy McCulloch and drummer Joe English. [1] [2] According to McCartney, they did not have any of the words until the band returned to London from the Fair Carol recording sessions. [2]
USS Ranger was a sloop-of-war in the Continental Navy, serving from 1777 to 1780 and the first to bear her name.Built at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard on Badger's Island in Kittery, Maine, she is famed for the solo raiding campaign carried out by her first captain, John Paul Jones, during naval operations of the American Revolutionary War. [1]
"Yes, I would just like to say I'm sailing with the rock, and I'll be back, like Independence Day, with Jesus. June 6, like the movie. Big mother ship and all, I'll be back, I'll be back." [27] [28] — Aileen Wuornos, American prostitute and serial killer (9 October 2002), prior to execution by lethal injection "It was the food!" [29]
"Call Me Back Again" is a song credited to Paul and Linda McCartney and performed by Wings. It was originally released on the album Venus and Mars . [ 2 ] It was performed throughout their world tours in Australia and America and a live version was included on the album Wings Over America . [ 2 ]
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John Paul Jones is a 1959 biographical adventure film from Warner Bros. Pictures, filmed in the Technirama process, about the American Revolutionary War naval hero. The film, shot in Denia , Spain , was produced by Samuel Bronston and directed by John Farrow , from a screenplay by John Farrow, Ben Hecht , and Jesse Lasky Jr .