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Born in Hamilton, Ohio, about 20 miles (32 km) north of Cincinnati in 1943, Bonner grew up poor, the oldest of 14 children. He ran away from home at 14, and eventually wound up in Dayton, where he connected with the musicians who would form the Ohio Players. The band's lineup changed over the years, but its instrumentation and sound remained ...
"Delaware" is a popular song, written by Irving Gordon. [1] The song was published in 1959 and has references to 15 states of the United States . [ 2 ] The states were portrayed, in the form of puns , as: Della wear , new jersey , Calla 'phone ya , how ar' ya , Missus sip , mini-soda , Ora gone , I'll ask 'er , taxes , Wiscon sin , new brass ...
Pages in category "People from Delaware, Ohio" The following 47 pages are in this category, out of 47 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
"My City Was Gone" is a song by the rock group The Pretenders. The song originally appeared in October 1982 as the B-side to the single release of " Back on the Chain Gang "; [ 3 ] the single was the first release for the band following the death of founding bandmember James Honeyman-Scott .
Delaware is a city in and the county seat of Delaware County, Ohio, United States. [4] It is located near the center of Ohio, about 30 miles (48 km) north of Columbus as part of the Columbus metropolitan area .
Jenkins was known for his faith healing, through the use of "miracle water".In 2003, while based in Delaware, Ohio, Jenkins' "miracle water", drawn from a well on the grounds of his 30-acre (12 ha) religious compound known as the Healing Waters Cathedral, [2] was found to contain coliform bacteria by the Ohio Department of Agriculture.
In 1990, Calloway was presented with the Beacons in Jazz Award from The New School in New York City. New York City Mayor David Dinkins proclaimed the day "Cab Calloway Day". [83] In 1992, the Cab Calloway School of the Arts was founded in Wilmington, Delaware. [84]
The song is an autobiographical lament about the singer returning to her childhood home in Ohio and discovering that rampant development and pollution had destroyed the "pretty countryside" of her youth; the lyrics make specific references to places in and around Akron, Ohio, the hometown of lead singer and writer Chrissie Hynde.