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Thomas David Roe (born May 9, 1942) is an American rock and pop singer-songwriter. [1]Best-remembered for his hits "Sheila" (1962), "Sweet Pea" (1966) and "Dizzy" (1969), Roe was "widely perceived as one of the archetypal bubblegum artists of the late 1960s, but cut some pretty decent rockers along the way, especially early in his career," wrote the AllMusic journalist Bill Dahl.
In U.S. culture, despite its republican constitution and ideology, [4] royalist honorific nicknames have been used to describe leading figures in various areas of activity, such as industry, commerce, sports, and the media; father or mother have been used for innovators, and royal titles such as king and queen for dominant figures in a field.
The song was later recorded by artists such as Boney M, Wreckless Eric and Billy J. Kramer. A 1991 cover version by Vic Reeves and the Wonder Stuff reached number one in the UK. The song has also been covered by Bob the Builder (voiced by Neil Morrisey) on the character's debut album in 2001 changing the lyrics to be about the character Dizzy.
Dylan Kwabena Mills [1] MBE (born 18 September 1984 [2]), known professionally as Dizzee Rascal, is a British rapper and MC. [3] He is often credited as a pioneer of British hip hop and grime music and was ranked by Complex as one of the greatest British rappers of all time. [4]
Quincy Delight Jones Jr. (March 14, 1933 – November 3, 2024) was an American record producer, composer, arranger, conductor, trumpeter, and bandleader. Over the course of his seven-decade career, he received many accolades including 28 Grammy Awards, [1] a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Tony Award as well as nominations for seven Academy Awards and four Golden Globe Awards.
Shaw was a jazz musician who became the musical group's singer. She had one son, Alfred Frank Alonzo Jackson (July 6, 1953 – August 29, 2019). [2] Nelson married Shaw on August 31, 1957, [3] and the couple had two more children, Prince [4] (1958–2016, a musician who was named after his father's stage name) and Tyka Nelson (1960-2024, a ...
William Jesse Shirley (July 6, 1921 – August 27, 1989) was an American actor and tenor/lyric baritone singer who later became a Broadway theatre producer. He is perhaps best known as the speaking and singing voice of Prince Phillip in Walt Disney's 1959 animated classic Sleeping Beauty and for dubbing Jeremy Brett's singing voice in the 1964 film version of My Fair Lady.
Mary, Princess Royal (Victoria Alexandra Alice Mary; 25 April 1897 – 28 March 1965) was a member of the British royal family.She was the only daughter of King George V and Queen Mary, the sister of kings Edward VIII and George VI, and aunt of Elizabeth II.