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Willie James Humphrey (December 29, 1900 – June 7, 1994) was a New Orleans jazz clarinetist. Willie Humphrey was born in a musical family, the son of prominent local clarinetist and music teacher Willie Eli Humphrey ; his brothers Earl Humphrey and Percy Humphrey also became well known professional musicians.
William Humphrey (Northern Ireland politician) (born 1967), Northern Irish unionist; William E. Humphrey (1862–1934), American politician; William F. Humphrey (1860–1928), Canadian politician in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick; William J. Humphrey (1875–1942), film director; Willie Humphrey (1900–1994), jazz clarinetist
America's best-known song is their 1972 debut single, "A Horse with No Name". It was the lead-off single to their self-titled debut album and became their first number one on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was also a Top 5 hit in the United Kingdom reaching number three on the UK Singles Chart. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, America had ...
The Complete Greatest Hits is the fourth principal major label greatest hits album by American folk rock duo America, released by Rhino Records in 2001. This is the first compilation to feature all 17 of the group's Billboard Hot 100 singles. The album was intended to update and expand upon History: America's Greatest Hits. It includes two new ...
The album was dedicated to the Tartan Army. The album was Rod Stewart's first #1 on the Billboard 200 since Blondes Have More Fun in 1979. [4] It later became the winner of the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album, giving Stewart his first and, to date, only Grammy victory in his career. [5]
Humphrey wrote 13 books, including five novels, collections of short stories and a memoir. His first novel, Home from the Hill, was made into a 1960 MGM film. While the movie betrays the original intent of the author, and Humphrey claimed never to have seen it, the sale of the movie rights enabled the struggling Humphrey family to pursue a literary life.
History: America's Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits album by American folk rock trio America, released by Warner Bros. Records in 1975. The album is credited as produced by George Martin , even though 7 of the 12 tracks were recorded before he started working with America.
Australian Albums [5] 7 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [6] 26 Canadian Albums [7] 1 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [8] 35 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [9] 38 Irish Albums [10] 14 New Zealand Albums [11] 42 Polish Albums [12] 2 Spanish Albums [13] 22 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [14] 8