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John Sunseri
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Born	(1969-03-11) March 11, 1969 (age 43) Portland, Oregon, United States
Occupation	Writer
Nationality	American
Period	mid 2000s-present
Genres	horror, Science fiction
Influences Clive Barker, David Brin, Jeffery Deaver, Robert B. Parker, John Sandford, Dan Simmons, Martin Cruz Smith, Donald E. Westlake
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John Sunseri (born March 11, 1969) is a horror writer from Portland, Oregon in the United States. As well as writing traditional horror fiction he also writes Lovecraftian horror. John spent two years at Yale University studying a major in English. Today he manages a restaurant.

Writing since 2001, John has published over 50 short stories. 2007 saw the release of his first novel, The Spiraling Worm co-written with Australian author David Conyers.

Books[link]

The Jack Dixon/Harrison Peel series[link]

Modern day Lovecraftian horror series set in the world of spies and government conspiracies.

• The Spiraling Worm (2007), with David Conyers, ISBN 1-56882-212-X

Anthology appearances[link]

• When the Ship Came (2007), Horrors Beyond II, ed. William Jones, Elder Signs Press.
• Not What One Does (2007) with C. J. Henderson, Lai Wan: Tales of the Dreamwalker, ed. William Jones, Marietta Publishing.
• A Little Job in Arkham (2006), Hardboiled Cthulhu, ed. James Ambuehl, Elder Signs Press.
• The Hades Project (2005), Horrors Beyond, ed. William Jones, Elder Signs Press.

Select magazine appearances[link]

• A Business Proposal (2005) Black Petals Autumn Issue
• Household Gods (2005), Bare Bone #7
• A Prayer for the Silent, Bare Bone #8
• Spirits of Earth and Sky (2005), Cthulhu Sex v2 #22
• A Voice Was Heard in Ramah (2005), Black Petals Summer Issue
• Enter the Dragon (2004), Black Petals Summer Issue
• Rag Doll (2004), Bare Bone #5
• To Catch a Ghost (2004), Black Petals Spring Issue

External links[link]

• Official Homepage
• Amazon.com Author Page
• Interview conducted by Shane Jiraiya Cummings for OzHorrorScope (2007)
• Interview conducted by D.L. Snell’s Market Scoops (2007)
• The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2004, Stories, listed by Author, Sunseri, John
• The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2005, Stories, listed by Author, Sunseri, John
• John Sunseri at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database

Sal Sunseri (born August 1, 1959) is an American college and professional football coach. Sunseri played college football for the University of Pittsburgh, where he was an All-American linebacker. He is currently the defensive coordinator for the University of Tennessee.

Playing career[link]

Sunseri attended the University of Pittsburgh, where he played for the Pittsburgh Panthers football team from 1978 to 1981.^[1] He was a three-year starter and anchored a defense that led the NCAA in total defense in both 1980 and 1981.^[1] During his senior year, he was named a team captain and a consensus first-team All-American.

After graduating he was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1982 NFL Draft; however, he suffered a career ending knee injury during training camp^[1][2] and was given an injury settlement and released from the team.

Coaching career[link]

Between 1985 and 1992, Sunseri worked as a defensive line and linebacker's coach for his alma mater, the University of Pittsburgh.^[3] After Paul Hackett was fired as the team's head coach during Pittsburgh's 1992 season,^[4] Sunseri was promoted as an interim head coach for the final game versus Hawaiʻi^[5]—a 36–23 loss for the Panthers.^[6]

After having previously worked as the defensive line coach for the NFL's Carolina Panthers for six seasons,^[1] Sunseri returned to college football on January 21, 2009, when he was named as the outside linebackers coach for the Alabama Crimson Tide football team. ^[7][8] In January 2012, days after winning his second national championship with Alabama, Sunseri left to join Derek Dooley's staff at Tennessee as the defensive coordinator.^[9]

Personal life[link]

Sunseri is married to Roxann Sunseri (née Evans), who is a former varsity gymnast at Pittsburgh.^[1] The couple has two daughters and two sons. His son, Tino is the current starting quarterback for the Pittsburgh Panthers. His younger son, Vinnie, is a true freshman reserve safety for Alabama who contributes on special teams.^[1][10]

Head coaching record[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Sal Sunseri at Rivals.com
• Sal Sunseri bio at panthers.com

Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown at the Long Beach Blues Festival, 1996
Background information
Birth name	Clarence Brown
Also known as	Gatemouth, Gate
Born	(1924-04-18)April 18, 1924 Vinton, Louisiana, United States
Died	September 10, 2005(2005-09-10) (aged 81) Orange, Texas, United States
Genres	Blues, swing, country, cajun
Occupations	Musician
Instruments	vocals, guitar, violin, viola, mandolin, drums, harmonica, piano
Years active	1947–2005
Labels	Aladdin Records Peacock Records Cindrella Records Black and Blue Records Barclay Records Music Is Medicine Rounder Records Alligator Records Verve Records Occidental Records
Associated acts	Gate's Express (Harold Floyd, David Peters, Joe Krown, Eric Demmer & Lloyd Herrman on drums) Los Super Seven

Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown (April 18, 1924 — September 10, 2005^[1]) was an American musician from Louisiana and Texas. He is best known for his work as a blues musician, but embraced other styles of music, having "spent his career fighting purism by synthesizing old blues, country, jazz, Cajun music and R&B styles"^[2]

He was an acclaimed multi-instrumentalist, who played an array of musical instruments such as guitar, fiddle, mandolin, viola as well as harmonica and drums. He won a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album in 1982 for his album, Alright Again!^[3] He is regarded as one of the most influential exponents of blues fiddle and has had enormous influence in American fiddle circles.^[4]

Brown's two biggest musical influences were Louis Jordan and T-Bone Walker.^[5]

Career[link]

1940s and 1950s[link]

Born in Vinton, Louisiana, Brown was raised in Orange, Texas. His professional musical career began in 1945, playing drums in San Antonio, Texas.^[6] He was tagged with the "Gatemouth" handle by a high school instructor who accused Brown of having a "voice like a gate". Brown used it to his advantage throughout his career.^[1] His career was boosted while attending a 1947 concert by T-Bone Walker in Don Robey's Bronze Peacock Houston nightclub.^[1] When Walker became ill, Brown took up his guitar and quickly wrote and played "Gatemouth Boogie," to the delight of the audience right on the spot.^[5]

In 1949 Robey founded Peacock Records in order to showcase Brown's virtuoso guitar work.^[1] Brown's "Mary Is Fine"/"My Time Is Expensive" was a hit for Peacock in 1949.^[5] A string of Peacock releases in the 1950s were less successful commercially, but were nonetheless pioneering musically. Particularly notable was the 1951 instrumental "Okie Dokie Stomp",^[5] in which Brown solos continuously over a punchy horn section (other instrumentals from this period include "Boogie Uproar" and "Gate Walks to Board").^[1] As for his gutsy violin playing, Robey allowed him to record "Just Before Dawn" as his final Peacock release in 1959.

1960s and 1970s[link]

In the 1960s Brown moved to Nashville, Tennessee to participate in a syndicated R&B television show, and while he was there recorded several country singles.^[6] He struck up a friendship with Roy Clark and made several appearances on the television show Hee Haw.^[1] In 1966, Brown was the musical director for the house band on the short-lived television program, The !!!! Beat.^[5]

However, in the early 1970s several countries in Europe had developed an appreciation for American roots music, especially the blues, and Brown was a popular and well-respected artist there.^[6] He toured Europe twelve times, beginning in 1971 and continuing throughout the 1970s. He also became an official ambassador for American music, and participated in several tours sponsored by the U.S. State Department, including an extensive tour of Eastern Africa. Brown appeared at the 1973 Montreux Jazz Festival, where he jammed with American blues rock band Canned Heat.^[6] In 1974, he recorded as a sideman with the New Orleans pianist Professor Longhair on his album, Rock 'N' Roll Gumbo (originally a Blue Star Records release). He moved to New Orleans in the late 1970s.

Later years[link]

In the 1980s, a series of releases on Rounder Records and Alligator Records revitalized his U.S. career,^[6] and he toured extensively and internationally, usually playing between 250 and 300 shows a year. He won a Grammy in 1982 for the album Alright Again! and was nominated for five more. He was also awarded eight W. C. Handy Awards and the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Heroes Award.^[7]

Clarence Brown was featured as one of the stellar musicians on the Southern Stars poster created by Dianna Chenevert to help promote him and historically document his contribution to the music industry. On October 12, 1983, USA Today reporter Miles White highlighted Brown as being included on the poster, which provided him with more nationwide attention. In 1997 he was honored by the Rhythm and Blues Foundation, and in 1999 was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame.^[7]

In his last few years, he maintained a full touring schedule, including Australia, New Zealand, and countries with political conflicts in Central America, Africa, and the former Soviet Union. His final record "Timeless" was released in 2004.

In September 2004, Brown was diagnosed with lung cancer. Already suffering from emphysema and heart disease, he and his doctors decided to forgo treatment. This greatly affected his musical career. ^[7] Later his home in Slidell, Louisiana was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and he was evacuated to his childhood home town of Orange, Texas, where he died on September 10, 2005 at the apartment of a niece, at the age of 81. Brown is buried in the Hollywood Cemetery in Orange, Texas. However, flooding caused by Hurricane Ike in September 2008, damaged his grave.^[8]

Discography[link]

Original albums[link]

• 1972 The Blues Ain't Nothin' (Black and Blue)
• 1973 Cold Storage (Black and Blue)
• 1973 Sings Louis Jordan (Black and Blue)
• 1973 Drifter Rides Again (Barclay)
• 1974 Gate's on the Heat (Barclay)
• 1974 Down South in Bayou County (Barclay)
• 1975 Bogalusa Boogie Man (Barclay)
• 1976 Blackjack (Music Is Medicine)
• 1977 Heatwave (with Lloyd Glenn) (Black and Blue)
• 1979 Makin' Music (with Roy Clark) (One Way)
• 1981 Alright Again! (Rounder)
• 1982 One More Mile (Rounder)
• 1986 Real Life (Rounder)
• 1989 Standing My Ground (Alligator)
• 1992 No Looking Back (Alligator)
• 1994 The Man (Verve/Gitanes)
• 1996 Long Way Home (Verve/Gitanes)
• 1997 Gate Swings (Verve/Gitanes)
• 1999 American Music, Texas Style (Verve/Blue Thumb)
• 2001 Back to Bogalusa (Verve/Gitanes)
• 2004 Timeless (Hightone)

Compilations and bootlegs[link]

• 1974 San Antonio Ballbuster (Red Lightnin') Peacock recordings
• 1983 Atomic Energy (Blues Boy) Peacock recordings
• 1985 Pressure Cooker (Alligator) Black and Blue recordings
• 1985 More Stuff (Black and Blue) Black and Blue recordings
• 1987 Texas Swing (Rounder) Rounder recordings
• 1989 Hot Times Tonight (P-Vine)various recordings of the 1960-70s
• 1990 The Original Peacock Recordings (Rounder) Peacock recordings
• 1993 Just Got Lucky (Evidence Music) Black and Blue recordings
• 1994 Live (Charly) unreleased live recording
• 1995 The Best of Clarence Gatemouth Brown, A Blues Legend (Verve) Barclay recordings
• 1999 Okie Dokie Stomp (Bullseye Blues & Jazz) Rounder recordings
• 1999 Guitar in My Hand (Catfish) Aladdin & Peacock recordings
• 1999 Hot Club Drive (P-Vine) Black and Blue recordings
• 1999 The Blues Ain't Nothing (P-Vine) Black and Blue recordings
• 2000 Okie Dokie (AIM)various recordings of the 1960s
• 2002 "Gatemouth" Brown: 1947–1951 (Classics) Aladdin & Peacock recordings
• 2003 Clarence Gatemouth Brown: In Concert (DVD)
• 2005 "Gatemouth" Brown: 1952–1954 (Classics) Peacock recordings

Other contributions[link]

• 2003 Johnny's Blues: A Tribute To Johnny Cash (Northern Blues)^[9]

See also[link]

• List of blues musicians
• List of fiddlers
• List of Gibson players
• Music of Texas

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown

• Alligator Records' biography
• Obituary in the New York Times
• Brown's obituary at KLTV
• "W.C. Handy Blues Awards", from National Public Radio Talk of the Nation, program, May 24, 2001
• "Music: 'Gatemouth' Brown Plays Through Cancer, Years", from National Public Radio All Things Considered program, June 22, 2005
• "Remembrances: 'Gatemouth' Brown's Blues Voice Goes Quiet", from National Public Radio All Things Considered program, September 12, 2005
• Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown Disk Guide (Japanese)