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Kelly Wright is an American reporter for Fox News Channel^[1] and co-anchor of America's News Headquarters on Saturday, and is based in the network’s Washington, D.C., bureau. He was a co-host of Fox and Friends Weekend from July 2006 to January 2008.

Most recently, Wright reported from Tampa, Florida, on the Terri Schiavo story. In 2004 Wright spent nearly three months reporting on the developments in Iraq. He was among the first reporters to cover the Abu Ghraib prison scandal and the subsequent court martial cases held in Baghdad. Wright also spent time embedded with U.S. and British troops, reporting on the military’s humanitarian efforts in Baghdad, Basrah, and Mosul. Wright also provided coverage on U.S. forces training Iraqi security forces. Additionally, he reported on the historic U.S. handover of sovereignty to Iraq. Beyond Iraq, Wright extensively covered the 2004 presidential election, including the Democratic presidential race, the New Hampshire primary, and the South Carolina primary. In October 2003, Wright reported live from the Congressional Black Caucus/FNC Democratic presidential candidate debate in Detroit.

Before joining Fox News Channel, Wright worked as an anchor/reporter at WAVY-TV/WVBT-TV in Norfolk, VA, co-anchoring the Fox affiliate's first primetime newscast (produced by WAVY) from 1998 until 2003. During his tenure there, he covered a wide range of stories, including a historical event in Benin, West Africa, where African presidents Mathieu Kérékou of Benin, Jerry Rawlings of Ghana, and representatives from the United States, England, France and the Dominican Republic apologized for their role in slavery.

Previously, Wright served as a weekend news anchor and reporter for WRAL-TV in Raleigh, N.C. Wright secured numerous rare interviews, including a 1996 exclusive interview with O.J. Simpson following the criminal court trial.

Wright has also served as a general assignment reporter for WWOR-TV in New York. He reported on numerous high profile newsmakers and events for the station, including John Gotti, Amy Fisher, the Howard Beach and Bensonhurst murder trials, and the 1989 Central Park jogger rape case.

Wright began his journalism career in 1977 while serving in the United States Army.

Wright has received numerous awards for his reporting, including two local Emmy Awards for his developing, reporting and co-producing a documentary and news series on the transatlantic slave trade.

Wright attended Oral Roberts University. He graduated with the ORU Class of 2008, and delivered the commencement address. He is married and has two sons.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Wright's bio on FOXNews.com

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Bobby Caldwell
Bobby Caldwell, 2009
Background information
Born	(1951-08-15) August 15, 1951 (age 60) Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Genres	Smooth jazz, quiet storm, pop rock
Occupations	Singer, songwriter, musician
Years active	1968–present
Labels	TK Records, Atlantic Records

Bobby Caldwell (born August 15, 1951) is an American singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who, despite a prolific musical output over his 30-year career, is still best known for his 1978 hit single "What You Won't Do for Love".^[1] While he has always maintained a devoted fan base in the United States, a legendary status has been bestowed upon him in Japan. For R&B and modern jazz fans in the United States, he retains the title of: "The white guy most often mistaken for an African American vocalist."

Early life[link]

Bobby Caldwell was born in Manhattan to Bob and Carolyn Caldwell, the hosts of Suppertime, an early television variety show. Living in Memphis and, chiefly, Miami (which he has called an influential "dumping ground" for all kinds of music), he took up piano and guitar as a preteen. Forming his own band at 17, he took the group on the road, later recording an album entitled Kathmandu.

Caldwell's first performances were more rock-oriented than the bulk of his career would indicate; early dates had him playing Jimi Hendrix and Cream covers in small clubs.

Recording career[link]

[edit] Bobby Caldwell (What You Won't Do for Love)

Bobby Caldwell was signed to Miami label TK Records, home to many different kinds of musical acts: the pop-disco of KC & The Sunshine Band, the Latin-flavoured funk of Foxy, the down-home soul of George McCrae and his wife Gwen McCrae, and the futuristic, jazzy disco of Peter Brown.

For this label, Bobby recorded his self-titled solo album, scoring hits with the singles "What You Won't Do for Love", "My Flame", "Can't Say Goodbye" and, in Britain, "Down for the Third Time." In order to ensure significant airplay on the African American-dominated R&B radio format of the time, Caldwell's management took certain steps — such as portraying the artist only in silhouette on the cover and in advertisements — to hide the fact that he was white. The secret was, for obvious reasons, shattered by his first live appearances.

After the tracks were first recorded and the record was considered "complete," TK owner Henry Stone said that he enjoyed the album but couldn't hear a hit. Attempting to address this issue, Caldwell and his band re-entered the studio, laying down the song's now-familiar rhythm tracks. After he quickly penned a set of lyrics, "What You Won't Do for Love" was born.

Reaching the top ten on both the pop (#9) R&B (#6) AC (#10) charts, the song proved to be a success, though a bit of a surprise one due both to the haste with which it was written and the fact that Caldwell assumed "My Flame", the LP's second track ("What You Won't Do for Love" is the sixth), would wind up as the standout single. The album which contained it was later re-released under the song's title. The single was also marketed in the form of a distinctive red heart-shaped 45-RPM vinyl record (advertised as "the single that gets to the heart of the matter"), now a collector's item frequently seen on eBay. Although the record is heart-shaped, the grooves on the vinyl, of course, are round, even though the sleeve would lead one to think otherwise. (The What You Won't Do for Love album also received a novelty release on yellow vinyl.)

While the original song still receives frequent airplay today, it has been covered, re-made (once, in 1998, by Caldwell himself) and sampled many times since 1978. Phyllis Hyman for her Living All Alone album, Go West's version rose high in the adult contemporary charts, and Boyz II Men's version in 2004, Tupac Shakur's "Do for Love," which samples the lyric, also attained a good deal of popularity. Goldie covered it on his 1998 EP Ring of Saturn (the lyrics were sung by Diane Charlemagne), In 2007 it was given a funky house makeover by Central Avenue featuring Simon Green. In addition, "My Flame" was covered by actress/singer Vanessa Williams for her 1999 Greatest Hits CD and also sampled by Bad-Boy recording artist The Notorious B.I.G. and integrated into the song Sky's the Limit; which was also another major Rap/Hip-Hop hit. Another version is to notice from Ricky Peterson in the 1990s. The song was also heavily sampled on Oakland rap group The Luniz "Playa Hata" single. Also sampled by Kool G Rap, in the song "Blowin Up In The World"

[edit] Cat in the Hat through August Moon

Caldwell's sophomore period involved the considerable task of following up such a staggering success as What You Won't Do for Love; during this time, his Japanese audience steadily eclipsed his American one. Cat in the Hat (1980) and Carry On (1982), were artistic improvements upon the first album, but did not match its commercial success. They were, however, bestsellers in Japan -- The Cat went platinum and Carry On gold—and sealed Bobby's reputation as a superstar in that country.

1983 saw Bobby Caldwell put out August Moon, a project bearing a much more rock- than soul-oriented sound, in Japan only; it was released in the United States in the 1990s.

[edit] Heart of Mine through Where is the Love

Though August Moon went gold, Caldwell subsequently took a hiatus from recording, instead directing his efforts toward composing songs for other performers (and make his own version of this song), most notably "Heart of Mine" for Boz Scaggs, "The Next Time I Fall" for Amy Grant and Peter Cetera, "Janet" for the Commodores, "Niagara Falls" for Chicago, "The Real Thing" for Kalapana and "All or Nothing at All" for Al Jarreau.

In 1989 he contributed lead vocals to and co-produced "In the Name of Love," a track on saxophonist Richard Elliot's album "Take to the Skies."

Caldwell sold albums at a steady pace throughout the 1990s, producing 1991's Stuck on You, recorded with a sixty-piece orchestra, and 1993's Where is Love, the latter having been recorded with musicians who had previously played with Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett along with a twenty-four piece orchestra.

During this period, the airplay of his music shifted from the declining R&B radio format to the then-nascent Smooth Jazz stations. Caldwell is frequently cited as a staple of the genre, with "What You Won't Do for Love" as well as lesser-known singles such as "Real Thing," "All or Nothing at All" (both from Heart of Mine) still featuring prominently on programmers' playlists.

[edit] Soul Survivor through Come Rain or Come Shine

1995 saw the release of Soul Survivor, marking a turn toward coverage of others' songs. Though a handful of originals were present, the album was for the most part focused on, appropriately, soul standards such as "Walk on By" and "Your Precious Love".

He later turned to singing nothing but big band standards and original, yet big band standard-like songs (such as the much-promoted "Tomorrow") on 1996's Blue Condition and 1999's Come Rain or Come Shine. Blue Condition was recorded in real-time, live with a sixty-piece string section and twenty-piece jazz band in the same Capitol Records studios used by such icons as Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole and Bobby Darin.

[edit] Perfect Island Nights

In 2005, Caldwell released Perfect Island Nights, his first album of mostly original studio material since 1993. The record features a new version "Rain", a track which made its debut on his second anthology release, Time and Again, as well as versions of Phil Perry's "Perfect Island Night", "Where Is the Love" (rendered as a duet with Deniece Williams) and "Our Day Will Come". Guest players include saxophonist George Shelby and percussionist Russ Miller.

[edit] Bobby Caldwell Live at The Blue Note Tokyo

Caldwell's latest release of live standards on his own label STARMINE RECORDS. The CD is exclusively available on his website: www.bobbycaldwell.com.

Film soundtracks[link]

Caldwell has contributed music to a number of movies. He has both written and performed original songs for 1986's Back to School ("Educated Girl"), 1988's Mac & Me ("Take Me, I'll Follow You"), 1988's Salsa ("Puerto Rico") and its sequel ("Every Teardrop").

Songs penned by Caldwell but performed by others have appeared in films such as 1989's Ghostbusters 2 ("The Promised Land," performed by James "J.T." Taylor, the lead singer of Kool & the Gang) and 1987's Princess from the Moon ("Stay With Me," performed by Peter Cetera).

Due to what Caldwell has cited in interviews a lower cost of use than the original recordings, his versions of big band standards have appeared in several films. Examples include 2002's LakeBoat and 2001's S1m0ne.

Caldwell also composed and performed "Don't Quit," the theme song for Body by Jake's workout video of the same name. He also appears in the associated music video, musically urging an actor portraying a weak young man to engage in weight training in order to defeat the bully of a local beach.

A clip from "What You Won't Do For Love" is heard in the movie "Donnie Brasco", playing from the car radio as Donnie and Lefty drive home from the house where they had just slaughtered rival gangster Sonny Red and some of his crew. The song blends with the sight of the late '70s Cadillac to create a brief, but distinct, moment of fine nostalgia. The euphoria is quickly diminished by the tense and weighted conversation that follows, and the viewer is able to feel a complex array of emotions stemming from these sensory contradictions.

Sampling[link]

Caldwell's music has been a popular source material for other artists, sometimes of differing genres, to sample. Of the many releases that make use of pieces of Caldwell's work, the following are some of the most prominent:

Sampling "What You Won't Do for Love"[link]

• Aaliyah's "Age Ain't Nothin' But a Number"
• Da Brat and Mariah Carey's "Gotta Thing 4 You"
• 2Pac's "Can I Get Your Number", "What I Won't Do For Love (Unreleased)" "Do for Love"(Posthumous) and "Heaven Ain't Hard 2 Find"
• Tatyana Ali's "Boy You Knock Me Out"
• The Luniz's "Playa Hata"
• Guru (rapper)'s "Something in the Past"
• Esham's "24/7"
• Raheem DeVaughn and DJ Jazzy Jeff's "My Soul Ain't for Sale"
• Goldie's "What You Won't Do for Love" (drum and bass cover)
• Mona Lisa's "Jus Wanna Please U"
• Kool G Rap "Blowin' Up in the World"
• Master P featuring Steady Mobb'n's "If I Could Change"
• Gym Class Heroes "Viva La White Girl" (references the song)
• DJ Rashad "Ghetto Tekz Runnin It"
• The Candy Dealers "Stepping Out"
• Sweetback "Love is the Word"

Sampling "My Flame"[link]

• Notorious B.I.G.'s "Sky's the Limit"
• Portrait's "heartstrings"
• 5th Ward Boyz (early 90's rap group) "B**** Please"

Sampling other songs[link]

• Common's "The Light" (samples "Open Your Eyes")
• Medaphoar's "Can't Hold On" (samples "Carry On")
• Dwele's "Open your eyes" (samples "Open Your Eyes")
• Corduroy Mavericks' "Open Your Eyes" (samples "Open Your Eyes")

Acting[link]

Aside from a minor role in 1988's Salsa, Caldwell portrayed Frank Sinatra from October 1999 to January 2000 in the Las Vegas stage musical The Rat Pack is Back, garnering positive reviews.

Personal life[link]

Caldwell resides in New Jersey on a horse farm with his wife, Mary, and their children.

Current activity[link]

Bobby Caldwell is presently devoting his time to live performances. Bobby also hosts "Saturday Night with Bobby Caldwell" on Timeless Cool format radio stations in the US.

Japanese audience[link]

Like several other singers (such as Boz Scaggs, Peter Cetera, Janis Ian and Daryl Hall), Caldwell has attained a great deal of popularity in Japan, where he has been nicknamed "Mister AOR." (In Japan, the term "AOR", or "Adult Oriented Rock", is used to describe the style commonly called "Adult Contemporary" or "Yacht Rock" in the United States.) In 1992, he received the nation's equivalent of a Grammy as the "best international artist."

TV[link]

• In one episode of "New York Undercover" Montell Jordan performs "What You Won't Do for Love".

Discography[link]

LPs:

• What You Won't Do for Love #21 US Albums (1978) Initially released as Bobby Caldwell. Reached 2x platinum status in the US, and platinum status in Japan.
• Cat in the Hat #113 US Albums, #46 US R&B Albums (1980) Reached gold status in the US and platinum status in Japan.
• Carry On #133 US Albums, #41 US R&B Albums (1982) Reached gold status in Japan.
• August Moon (1984) Initially a Japan-only release, where it reached gold status.
• Heart Of Mine (1988) Reached double platinum status in Japan and received Ad Lib magazine's Best Record of the Year 1989 award.
• Stuck on You #5 US Jazz Albums, #65 US R&B Albums (1991) Released in Japan as Solid Ground
• Where is Love #13 US Jazz Albums (1993)
• Soul Survivor (1995) #23 US R&B Albums
• Blue Condition (1996) #12 US Jazz Albums
• Timeline: The Anthology #8 US Jazz Albums (1998)
• Come Rain or Come Shine" #8 US Jazz Albums (1999)
• Time and Again: The Anthology Part 2 (2001)
• Perfect Island Nights (2005)
• Bobby Caldwell Live at The Blue Note Tokyo (2007)

Singles:

• "What You Won't Do for Love" #9 US POP, #6 US R&B, #10 US AC (1978)
• "My Flame" #40 US R&B
• "Can't Say Goodbye" #103 US POP, #36 US R&B
• "Coming Down from Love" #42 US POP, #28 US R&B (1980)
• "Jamaica" #105 US POP, #54 US R&B (1982)
• "All of My Love" #77 US POP, #67 US R&B (1982)
• "Don't Quit" #53 US DANCE (1985)
• "Take Me, I'll Follow You (1988) B-Side is Non-Album Singles.
• "Real Thing" #41 US AC (1991)
• "Janet" #88 US R&B (1993)
• "I Give In #125 US POP, #53 US R&B (1996)

Quotes[link]

• "It got to where I could just send the hat to the show and stay home!" - on why he no longer wears his former trademark fedora during live performances
• "The record label went to great lengths to hide the fact that I was white, and I just deferred to what I didn't understand." - on his career immediately post-"What You Won't Do for Love"
• "Bobby Caldwell Lounges Hard" - Louis Boston

References[link]

External links[link]

• Bobby Caldwell's official site
• An interview from NPR's News & Notes with Ed Gordon
• Complete tracklist and lyrics Rebirth
• Bobby Caldwell Homepage In JAPAN

Dusty Harrison Hernández (born May 21, 1994 in Washington, D.C.) is an undefeated professional boxer in the Welterweight division.^[1]

Amateur career[link]

After having almost 200 amateur bouts and numerous championships at that level, 16-year-old Dusty Harrison will take the plunge into the paid ranks.^[2]

Professional career[link]

On June 11, 2011 Dusty won his pro debut against the veteran Alphonso Alexander, at the DeSoto Civic Center in Southaven, Mississippi.^[3]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Dusty Harrison on Twitter
• Professional boxing record for Dusty Harrison from BoxRec