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Lazy Bones was originally a comic strip in the British comic Whizzer and Chips. It made its first appearance in 1978. The strip was about a boy called Benny Bones, who would constantly fall asleep everywhere, much to the annoyance of his parents. Until 1986, the strip was drawn by Colin Whittock, [1] and moved to Buster in 1990 after Whizzer ...
Virginia Louise "Midge" Williams (May 27, 1915 – January 9, 1952) was an African-American swing and jazz vocalist during the 1930s and 1940s. Although not as famous as other jazz recording artists, Williams was a respected singer and her group, Midge Williams and Her Jazz Jesters, made several well-received recordings during the late 1930s.
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.
Some of the most notable nicknames and stage names are listed here. Although the term Jazz royalty exists for "Kings" and similar royal or aristocratic nicknames, there is a wide range of other terms, many of them obscure. Where the origin of the nickname is known, this is explained at each artist's corresponding article.
Zemaitis (birth name Antanas Kazimeras Žemaitis) was born 1935 in London, England of Lithuanian ancestry. He left school at the age of sixteen to help with family finances and took up a five-year apprenticeship as a cabinet maker. When he found an old, damaged guitar in his family attic he found his real passion in life.
He created the name in high school for a creative writing project, based on the main character of the Toni Morrison novel Song of Solomon. [114] The character, Macon Dead III, was nicknamed "Milkman" Dead. [115] Deadmau5 – When his computer crashed and emitted a strange odor, Joel Thomas Zimmerman dismantled it and found a dead mouse inside ...
From the 1920s through the early 1960s the Near North Side neighborhood boasted a vibrant entertainment district featuring African American music.The main artery of North 24th Street was the heart of the city's African-American cultural and business community with a thriving jazz and rhythm and blues scene that attracted top-flight swing, blues and jazz bands from across the country.
Yelawolf said his stage name was inspired by his father. [7] [8] Throughout childhood, Atha moved often. He spent much of his time in Antioch, Tennessee, and attended Carter Lawrence Middle School in Nashville, which is located near the Edgehill Homes apartment projects. He says that during that time, "hip hop started making sense to me.