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Manhattoe, also Manhattan, was a name erroneously given to a Native American people of the lower Hudson River, the Weckquaesgeek, [a] a Wappinger band which occupied the southwestern part of today's Westchester County. [5] [b] In the early days of Dutch settlement they utilized the upper three-quarters of Manhattan Island [7] [8] as a hunting ...
The Wecquaesgeek (also Manhattoe and Manhattan) were a Munsee-speaking band of Wappinger people who once lived along the east bank of the Hudson River in the southwest of today's Westchester County, New York, [1] and down into the Bronx.
The Manhattans are an American R&B vocal group.Their songs "Kiss and Say Goodbye", recorded in 1976, and 1980's "Shining Star", both sold millions of copies. [1]The Manhattans have recorded 45 hits on the Billboard R&B Chart, including twelve top-10 R&B hits in the United States, starting in 1965. [2]
The Manhattan Transfer was an American vocal group founded in 1969 in New York City, performing music genres like a cappella, Brazilian jazz, swing, vocalese, rhythm and blues, pop, and standards. They have won eleven Grammy Awards .
The English kept the island of Manhattan, the Dutch giving up their claim to the town and the rest of the colony, while the English formally abandoned Surinam in South America, and the island of Run in the East Indies to the Dutch, confirming their control of the valuable Spice Islands. The area occupied by New Amsterdam is now Lower Manhattan.
The full length of "Kiss and Say Goodbye" on the album The Manhattans is 4:28. [4] The length of 3:29 on the 7" single is an edited version of the song. [1] The Edited version fades out earlier, because it was considered too long and monotonous for airplay, while the full length version ends on a climatic cadenza on the song's title.
Bands should be notable and linked to their articles which lists their New York origins in the lead. References should be provided for any new entries on this list. Bands may be temporarily red-linked (while an article is developed) as long as the reference establishes that the band is notable and from New York.
The Larry Elgart Dance Band (Project 3, 1979) (reissue of New Sounds at the Roosevelt) Flight of the Condor (RCA Victor, 1981) Hooked on Swing (RCA Victor, 1982) Hooked on Swing 2 (RCA Victor, 1983) Larry Elgart and His Swing Orchestra (RCA Victor, 1983) Let My People Swing (K-Tel, 1995) (reissue of New Sounds at the Roosevelt)