Ashby may refer to:

Surname[link]

• Alan Ashby (born 1951), American baseball player
• Alexander Essebiensis (Alexander of Ashby) (c. 1220), English theologian and poet
• Andy Ashby (born 1967), American baseball player
• Carl Ashby (born 1914), American abstract expressionist artist
• Christopher C. Ashby American ambassador to Uruguay, 1997 to 2001
• David Ashby (born 1940), British Conservative Member of Parliament 1983–1997
• Debee Ashby (born 1967), British adult model
• Dorothy Ashby (1932–1986), African American jazz harpist and composer
• Edwin Ashby (1861–1941), Australian malacologist and ornithologist
• Eric Ashby, Baron Ashby (1904–1992), British botanist and educator
• George Ashby (martyr) (died 1537), martyred English monk
• Hal Ashby (1929–1988), American film director
• Irving Ashby (1920–1987), American jazz guitarist
• Jeffrey Ashby (born 1954), American naval aviator and astronaut
• John Ashby (Royal Navy officer) (1640–1693), English admiral during the War of the League of Augsburg
• John Ashby (militiaman) (18th century), colonel in the Virginia Militia
• Joseph Ashby-Sterry (c. 1837 – 1917), English poet and novelist
• Linden Ashby (born 1960), American actor
• Margery Corbett Ashby (1882–1981), British feminist and internationalist
• Peter Ashby, British musician and composer
• Ray Ashby, British rugby league footballer
• Thomas Ashby (1874–1931), British archaeologist and architectural historian of ancient Rome
• Turner Ashby (1828–1862), Confederate cavalry general in the American Civil War
• William Ross Ashby (1903–1972), English psychiatrist and founder of the English school of cybernetics

Other name[link]

• Alan la Zouche, 1st Baron la Zouche of Ashby (1267–1314), governor of Rockingham Castle and steward of Rockingham Forest, England
• Walter Ashby Plecker (1861–1947), American physician and public health advocate
• Henry Ashby Turner (born 1932), American historian of Germany

Places[link]

Australia

• Ashby, Victoria
• Ashby, Western Australia

United Kingdom

• Ashby with Oby, Norfolk
• Ashby, Suffolk
• Ashby, Yorkshire
• Ashby by Partney, Lincolnshire
• Ashby cum Fenby, Lincolnshire
• Ashby de la Launde, Lincolnshire
• Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire
• Ashby Folville, Leicestershire
• Ashby Magna, Leicestershire
• Ashby Parva, Leicestershire
• Ashby Puerorum, Lincolnshire
• Ashby St Ledgers, Northamptonshire
• Ashby St Mary, Norfolk
• Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire
• Castle Ashby, Northamptonshire
• Cold Ashby, Northamptonshire
• Mears Ashby, Northamptonshire
• West Ashby, Lincolnshire

United States of America

• Ashby, Alabama
• Ashby, Massachusetts
• Ashby, Minnesota
• Ashby, Nebraska
• Ashby, Cumberland County, Virginia
• Ashby, Warren County, Virginia
• Ashby, Washington

Buildings[link]

• Ashby (BART station), a passenger rail station in Berkeley, California
• Ashby (MARTA station), a passenger rail station in Atlanta, Georgia
• Ashby Manor Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa
• Ashby (Ladoga, Indiana), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana

Literary work[link]

• Ashby, a novel by Pierre Guyotat

See also[link]

• Ashbee

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Jimmy Kimmel
Kimmel in May 2007
Birth name	James Christian Kimmel
Born	(1967-11-13) November 13, 1967 (age 44) Brooklyn, New York, USA
Medium	Radio, Television, Film, Stand up
Nationality	American
Years active	1989–present
Genres	Observational comedy, Black comedy, Satire, Deadpan
Subject(s)	American politics, Celebrities, Everyday life, Sex
Influences	David Letterman
Spouse	Gina Kimmel (1988–2002; divorced; 2 children)
Domestic partner(s)	Sarah Silverman (2002–2007; 2008–2009) Molly McNearney (2009–present)
Notable works and roles	Creator and Host of Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC) Creator and Co-Host of The Man Show co-host of Win Ben Stein's Money (Comedy Central) co-host of Crank Yankers
Emmy Awards
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host: 1999 Win Ben Stein's Money

James Christian "Jimmy" Kimmel (born November 13, 1967) is an American comedian, actor, voice artist and television host. He is the host of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, a late-night talk show that airs on ABC. Prior to that, Kimmel was best known as the co-host of Comedy Central's The Man Show and Win Ben Stein's Money. Kimmel is also a television producer, having produced shows such as Crank Yankers, Sports Show with Norm Macdonald, and The Andy Milonakis Show.

Early life[link]

Kimmel was born in the Mill Basin neighborhood of the New York City borough of Brooklyn,^[1] the eldest of three children of Joann (née Iacono), a homemaker, and James Kimmel, an IBM executive.^[2][3][4] He is Roman Catholic and, as a child, served as an altar boy.^[5][6] Kimmel is of German and Irish descent on his father’s side and Italian descent on his mother’s side.^[7] His uncle, Frank Potenza, appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! as a regular from 2003 until his death in 2011.^[8]

The family moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, when he was nine years old.^[2] He graduated from Ed W. Clark High School and then attended University of Nevada, Las Vegas for one year before attending Arizona State University for two years without completing a degree.

Career[link]

Radio career[link]

Kimmel began working in the radio industry while in high school, hosting a Sunday night interview show on UNLV's college station KUNV. While attending Arizona State University, he became a popular caller to the KZZP-FM afternoon show hosted by radio personalities Mike Elliott and Kent Voss in Phoenix, Arizona. In 1989, Kimmel landed his first paying job alongside Voss as morning drive co-host of The Me and Him Show at KZOK-FM in Seattle, Washington. Ten months later, Kimmel and Voss were fired by KZOK (for reasons unknown) and were fired again a year later at WRBQ-FM in Tampa, Florida. Kimmel went from Tampa to host his own show at KCMJ in Palm Springs, California, where Kimmel convinced a young Carson Daly to drop out of college and become his intern. After a morning stint at KRQQ In Tucson, Arizona, Kimmel landed at KROQ-FM in Los Angeles. He spent five years as "Jimmy The Sports Guy" for the Kevin and Bean morning show. During this time he met and befriended a struggling comedian named Adam Carolla.^{[citation needed]}

Comedy Central[link]

Kimmel began his television career as the comedic counterpart to Ben Stein on the game show Win Ben Stein's Money, which began airing on Comedy Central in 1997. His quick wit and loutish everyman personality were counterpoints to Stein's monotone performing style and patrician demeanor. The combination earned the pair an Emmy award for Best Game Show Host.^{[citation needed]}

In 1999, during his time with Win Ben Stein's Money, Kimmel was also co-host with Adam Carolla and co-creator (with Daniel Kellison) of Comedy Central's The Man Show. Kimmel permanently left Win Ben Stein's Money in 2001, replaced by comedian Nancy Pimental, who was eventually replaced by Kimmel's cousin Sal Iacono. The Man Show's success allowed Kimmel, Carolla and Kellison to create and produce, under the banner Jackhole Industries, Crank Yankers for Comedy Central (on which Kimmel plays the characters "Elmer Higgins", "Terrence Catheter", "The Nudge", "Karl Malone" and himself), and later The Andy Milonakis Show for MTV2. Kimmel also produced and co-wrote the feature film Windy City Heat, which won the Comedia Award for Best Film at the Montreal Comedy Festival.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Jimmy Kimmel Live!

In January 2003, Kimmel permanently left The Man Show to host his own late-night talk show, Jimmy Kimmel Live! on ABC. Jimmy Kimmel Live was briefly also broadcast on Irish digital TV channel 3e.^[9] In the April 2007 issue of Stuffmagazine.com, Kimmel was named the "biggest badass on TV". Kimmel said it was an honor but clearly a mistake.

Since the show's second season, it has not actually been broadcast live. This is due to an incident during the 2004 NBA Finals in Detroit, when Kimmel appeared on ABC's halftime show to make an on-air plug for his show. He suggested that if the Detroit Pistons defeated the Los Angeles Lakers, "they're gonna burn the city of Detroit down ... and it's not worth it." Officials with Detroit's ABC affiliate, WXYZ-TV, immediately announced that night's show would not air on the station. Hours later, ABC officials pulled that night's show from the entire network. Kimmel later apologized.^[10] The incident led ABC officials to force Kimmel to tape his show an hour before it airs in most of the country to check for offending content.^[11]

Kimmel usually ends his show with, "My apologies to Matt Damon, we ran out of time." When Matt Damon did actually appear on the show to be interviewed, he walked in and sat down only to be told just a few seconds later by Kimmel, "Sorry, but once again we are completely out of time." Damon seemed to become angry.^{[citation needed]}

In February 2008 Kimmel showed a mock music video with a panoply of stars called, "I'm Fucking Ben Affleck",^[12] as "revenge" after his then-girlfriend Sarah Silverman and Matt Damon recorded a similar video, "I'm Fucking Matt Damon". Silverman's video originally aired on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and became an "instant YouTube sensation."^[13] Kimmel's "revenge" video featured himself, Ben Affleck, and a large lineup of stars, particularly in scenes spoofing the 1985 "We Are the World" video: Brad Pitt, Don Cheadle, Cameron Diaz, Robin Williams, Harrison Ford, Dominic Monaghan, Benji Madden and Joel Madden from Good Charlotte, Lance Bass, Macy Gray, Josh Groban, Huey Lewis, Perry Farrell, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Pete Wentz, Meat Loaf, Rebecca Romijn, Christina Applegate, Dom Joly, Mike Shinoda, Lauren Conrad, and Joan Jett, among others. After this Jimmy's sidekick, Guillermo, appeared in a spoof of The Bourne Ultimatum, which starred Damon. He was then chased down by Damon as Matt cursed about Kimmel being behind all this. Guillermo also stopped Damon on the red carpet one time and before he could finish the interview he said, "Sorry we are out of time." The most recent encounter was titled "The Handsome Men's Club" which featured Kimmel, along with the "Handsome Men", who were: Matthew McConaughey, Rob Lowe, Lenny Kravitz, Patrick Dempsey, Sting, Keith Urban, John Krasinski, Ethan Hawke, Josh Hartnett, Tony Romo, Ted Danson, Taye Diggs, Gilles Marini, and Ben Affleck, speaking about being handsome and all the jobs that come with it. At the end of the skit Kimmel has a door slammed in his face by none other than Matt Damon, stating that they had run out of time and then Damon continues with a sinister laugh. Jennifer Garner also makes a surprise appearance.

As a tradition, celebrities voted off Dancing with the Stars appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, causing Kimmel to describe himself as "the three-headed dog the stars must pass on their way to No-Dancing Hell".^[14] In the 2008 season of his show, Kimmel started another tradition of ceremonially burning the dancers' shoes after they were voted off DWTS.^{[citation needed]}

Other television work[link]

In Spring 1996, Kimmel appeared as "Jimmy the Fox Guy" in promos on the Fox network.

Kimmel's other television work included being the on-air football prognosticator for Fox NFL Sunday for four years. He has had numerous appearances on other talk shows including, but not limited to, Live with Regis and Kelly, The Howard Stern Show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and The Late Show with David Letterman. Kimmel has appeared on The Late Show five times, most recently in 2010. Kimmel served as roastmaster for the New York Friars' Club Roast of Hugh Hefner and Comedy Central Roasts of Pamela Anderson. He has appeared on ABC's Dancing with the Stars, along with his parking lot security guard Guillermo.

In August 2006, ABC announced that Jimmy Kimmel would be the host of their new game show Set for Life.^[15] The show debuted on July 20, 2007. On April 6, 2007, Kimmel filled in for Larry King on Larry King Live. That particular show was about the paparazzi and Kimmel reproached Emily Gould, an editor from Gawker.com, about the web site's alleged stalking of celebrities. On July 8, 2007, Kimmel managed the National League in the 2007 Taco Bell All-Star Legends and Celebrity Softball Game in San Francisco. He played in the game in 2004 and 2006 (Houston and Pittsburgh). On July 11, 2007, Kimmel along with basketball player LeBron James, hosted the 2007 ESPY Awards. The show aired on ESPN on July 15, 2007. Kimmel hosted the American Music Awards on ABC four times, in 2004, 2006, 2007, and 2008.

Kimmel guest hosted Live with Regis and Kelly during the week of October 22, 2007 – October 26, 2007, commuting every day between New York and Los Angeles. In the process, he broke the Guinness Book of World Records for the longest distance (22,406 miles (36,059 km)) travelled in one work week.^[16]

Kimmel has performed in several animated films, often voicing dogs. His voice appeared in Garfield and Road Trip, and he portrayed Death's Dog in the Family Guy episode "Mr. Saturday Knight"; Family Guy creator Seth McFarlane later presented Kimmel with a figurine of his character on Jimmy Kimmel Live!. Kimmel also did voice work for Robot Chicken. Kimmel's cousin "Sal" (Sal Iacono) has accepted and won a wrestling match with WWE superstar Santino Marella. On January 14, 2010, in the midst of the 2010 Tonight Show host and time slot conflict, Kimmel was the special guest of Jay Leno on The Jay Leno Show's "10 at 10" segment. Kimmel derided Leno in front of a live studio audience for taking back the 11:35 pm time slot from Conan O'Brien, and repeatedly insulted Leno. He ended the segment with a plea that Leno "leave our shows alone," as Kimmel and O'Brien had "kids" while Leno only had "cars".^[17]

Kimmel also made a brief appearance in the TV commercial "There's A Soldier In All Of Us" promoting the 2010 video game Call of Duty: Black Ops, along with Kobe Bryant. He is seen taking cover from bullets, then firing an RPG-7 with the words PROUD N00b on it, with the aftershock from the weapon sending him tumbling backwards.

He has been asked to host the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards which will air on September 23, 2012, marking his first time hosting the event.^[18]

Kimmel hosted the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington, D.C. on April 28, 2012.

Personal life[link]

Kimmel and his then girlfriend, Gina, married in June 1988. They have two children, Katie (born 1991) and Kevin (born 1993). The marriage ended in separation in early 2002. Kimmel then dated comedian Sarah Silverman for five years, splitting with her in March 2009.^[19] He started dating current girlfriend, Molly McNearney, in October 2009. McNearney is also a co-head writer for Jimmy Kimmel Live.^[20]

Kimmel plays the bass clarinet. He got a chance to showcase his talent during a July 20, 2008, concert in Costa Mesa, California, featuring the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, when he took the stage and played bass clarinet on their hit song "The Impression That I Get."^[21]

Kimmel has spoken publicly of being a narcoleptic.^[22]

Kimmel co-founded the annual LA Feast of San Gennaro,^[23] which celebrates Italian culture through entertainment, music and cuisine. The festival also honors outstanding members of the Los Angeles community and raises funds to aid needy children and families in the city. He hosted Los Angeles' eighth annual feast of San Gennaro from September 28 to 30, 2009.^[24] Kimmel served as Master of Ceremonies for the National Italian American Foundation's 34th Anniversary Gala in Washington, D.C., on October 24, 2009.

Awards[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

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Gregg Marshall (born February 27, 1963) is an American college basketball coach and the current men's basketball head coach at Wichita State University (WSU). He was hired to coach WSU on April 14, 2007.^[1] He was born in Greenwood, South Carolina.

Education[link]

Gregg Marshall graduated from Randolph–Macon College with a B.A. degree in economics/business in 1985.^[2] He later received his Master's degree in Sports Management from the University of Richmond in 1987.^[2]

Career[link]

Marshall accepted the Wichita State University coaching position on April 14, 2007, having previously coached at Winthrop University for nine seasons.

In his nine seasons as head coach at Winthrop, Marshall led the Eagles to seven NCAA tournament appearances and transformed a previously undistinguished program into a mid-major powerhouse. In his first season at Winthrop, the 1998–99 season, he compiled a record of 19–8 (9–1 in Big South Conference play), giving the Eagles their first regular season Big South title. They went on to win the Big South Conference Tournament, earning the Eagles their first ever bid to the NCAA Tournament. As a #16-seed, the team lost to the #1-seed Auburn Tigers in the first round, 80–41.^[3]

Since his first season at Winthrop, Marshall had led the team to regular season titles six times, won the Big South Tournament five times, has had five 20-win seasons, was named Big South Coach of the Year three times, and in 2006, surpassed Nield Gordon as the all-time winningest coach in Winthrop men's basketball history.^[2]

In the 2006–07 season, Marshall became the first coach in the history of the Big South Conference to have his team go undefeated in conference games. In 2007, he also became the first Big South coach to win an NCAA first round tournament game by defeating #6-seed Notre Dame.^[4]

Prior to coming to Winthrop, Gregg Marshall spent two years (1985–87) as an assistant at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Virginia and was an assistant at Belmont Abbey College during the 1987–88 season. He then spent eight years under John Kresse at the College of Charleston from 1988 to 1996, where the program received an at-large 1994 NCAA bid, and NIT invitations in 1995 and 1996. In 1996, he became an assistant coach at Marshall University until being hired by Winthrop in 1998.

Accomplishments[link]

• Big South Coach of the Year

1999, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007^[5]

• MVC Coach of the Year

2012

• Regular Season Titles

1999, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007

• Big South Conference Tournament Champions

1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007

• Missouri Valley Conference Regular Season Titles

2012

• NIT appearances

2010 (3) vs. (6) Nevada (Lost, 74–70)

2011 (4) vs. (5) Nebraska (Won, 76–49)

(4) vs. (1) Virginia Tech (Won, 79–76)

(4) vs. (6) College of Charleston (Won, 82–75)

(4) vs. (1) Washington State (Won, 75–44)

(4) vs. (1) Alabama (Won, 66–57)

• NCAA Tournament appearances

2012 (5) vs (12) Virginia Commonwealth (Lost, 62–59)

2007 (11) vs. (6) Notre Dame (Won, 74–64)

(11) vs. (3) Washington St. (Lost, 75–61)

2006 (15) vs. (2) Tennessee (Lost, 63–61)

2005 (14) vs (3) Gonzaga (Lost, 74–64)

2002 (16) vs. (1) Duke (Lost, 84–37)

2001 (16) vs. (16) Northwestern State (Lost, 71–67)

2000 (14) vs. (3) Oklahoma (Lost, 74–50)

1999 (16) vs. (1) Auburn (Lost, 80–41)

The 2006 NCAA Tournament matched up Winthrop against second-seeded Tennessee, the SEC Eastern Division champion. Winthrop led for much of the game, only to lose 63-61 on a long jump shot with 2.9 seconds remaining.^[6]

Gregg Marshall's success at the mid-major level created a lot of speculation that he could be a contender for the coaching position at North Carolina State University, which was vacated with the departure of Herb Sendek. Sidney Lowe, a former NC State player and former head coach of the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves and Memphis Grizzlies, was eventually named the head coach of the Wolfpack.

Marshall accepted an offer to coach the College of Charleston in June, 2006^[7] but changed his mind after the press conference introducing him as coach and returned to Winthrop.^[8] It was reminiscent of Georgia Tech head coach Bobby Cremins' decision to leave the Yellow Jackets in 1993 for the University of South Carolina, only to change his mind and return to Georgia Tech. In an ironic twist of fate, the College of Charleston eventually hired Cremins as the new coach.^[9]

At Wichita State he broke into the AP Top 25 poll on February 13, 2012, the first time since December 25, 2006,^[10] under Mark Turgeon, and only the second time since 1983.^[11] Wichita State made its first appearance in the NCAA tournament for the first time since the 2005–06 season.^[12] The Shockers were selected as a #5-seed versus the #12-seeded VCU Rams, but the Shockers lost 62–59.^[12]

Head coaching record[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Gregg Marshall Bio - GoShockers.com—Official Web Site of Wichita State Athletics

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Dorothy Ashby (August 6, 1932 — April 13, 1986) was an American jazz harpist and composer.^[1]

Along with Alice Coltrane, Ashby extended the popularization of jazz harp past a novelty, showing how the instrument can be utilized seamlessly as much a bebop instrument as the saxophone. Her albums were of the jazz genre, but often moved into R&B, world and other musics, especially on her 1970 album The Rubaiyat of Dorothy Ashby, where she demonstrates her talents on another instrument, the Japanese koto, successfully integrating it into jazz.

Her musical legacy is great; music from her albums has been sampled numerously by hip hop musicians, ensuring her sound is heard often, though she is seldom recognized for her important contributions. Though marginalized by her singular instrument, Ashby is now recognized as a true musician of great skill and creativity.

Biography[link]

Born as Dorothy Jeanne Thompson in 1932, she grew up around music in Detroit where her father, guitarist Wiley Thompson, often brought home fellow jazz musicians. Even as a young girl, Dorothy would provide support and background to their music by playing the piano. She attended Cass Technical High School where fellow students included such future musical talents and jazz greats as Donald Byrd, Gerald Wilson, and Kenny Burrell. While in high school she played a number of instruments (including the saxophone and string bass) before coming upon the harp.

She attended Wayne State University in Detroit where she studied piano and music education. After she graduated, she began playing the piano in the jazz scene in Detroit, though by 1952 she had made the harp her main instrument. At first her fellow jazz musicians were resistant to the idea of adding the harp, which they perceived as an instrument of classical music and also somewhat ethereal in sound, into jazz performances. So Ashby overcame their initial resistance and built up support for the harp as a jazz instrument by organizing free shows and playing at dances and weddings with her trio. She recorded with Ed Thigpen, Richard Davis, Frank Wess and others in the late 1950s and early 1960s. During the 1960s, she also had her own radio show in Detroit.

Ashby's trio, including her husband, John Ashby, on drums, regularly toured the country, recording albums for several different record labels. She played with Louis Armstrong and Woody Herman, among others. In 1962 Down Beat magazine's annual poll of best jazz performers included Ashby. Extending her range of interests and talents, she also worked with her husband on a theater company, the Ashby Players, which her husband founded in Detroit, and for which Dorothy often wrote the scores.

In the 1960s Dorothy Ashby, together with her husband, John Ashby formed a theatrical group to produce plays that would be relevant to the African American community of Detroit, Mich. This production group went by several names depending on the theater production. The group was most commonly called the Ashby Players or the Ashby's, but the production company also went by the names Aid to Creative Arts, Artists Productions, and the Ashby Players of Detroit.

They created a series of theatrical musical plays that Dorothy and John Ashby produced together as this theatrical company, The Ashby Players. In the case of most of the plays, John Ashby wrote the scripts and Dorothy Ashby wrote the music and lyrics to all the songs in the plays. Dorothy Ashby also played harp and piano on the soundtracks to all of her plays. She starred in the production of the play "3-6-9" herself. Most of the music that she wrote for these plays is available only on a handful of the reel to reel tapes that Dorothy Ashby recorded herself. Only a couple of the many songs she created for her plays later appeared on LPs that she released. Later in her career, she would record records and perform concerts primarily to raise money for the Ashby Players theatrical productions.

California[link]

The theatrical production group “The Ashby Players" not only produced black theater in Detroit and Canada but provided early theatrical and acting opportunities for black actors, Ernie Hudson (of Ghostbusters 1 and 2; credited as Earnest L. Hudson) was a featured actor in the Artists Productions version of the play “3-6-9”. In the late 1960s, the Ashbys gave up touring and settled in California where Dorothy broke into the studio recording system as a harpist through the help of the soul singer Bill Withers, who recommended her to Stevie Wonder. As a result, she was called upon for a number of studio sessions playing for such popular recording artists as Dionne Warwick, Diana Ross, Earth, Wind & Fire, and Barry Manilow. Her harp playing is featured in the song "Come Live With Me' which is on the soundtrack for the 1967 movie, Valley of the Dolls.

Death[link]

Ashby died from cancer on April 13, 1986 in Santa Monica, California, aged 53.

Tribute[link]

The High Llamas recorded a song entitled "Dorothy Ashby" on their 2007 album Can Cladders.

Discography[link]

As leader[link]

• 1957: The Jazz Harpist with Frank Wess, Eddie Jones, Ed Thigpen, Wendell Marshall
• 1958: In a Minor Groove (Prestige) with Frank Wess, Roy Haynes, Art Taylor
• 1958: Hip Harp with Herman Wright, Art Taylor, Frank Wess
• 1961: Soft Winds with Terry Pollard, Jimmy Cobb, Herman Wright
• 1962: Dorothy Ashby
• 1965: The Fantastic Jazz Harp of Dorothy Ashby with Richard Davis, Grady Tate, Willie Bobo
• 1968: Afro Harping
• 1969: Dorothy's Harp
• 1970: The Rubaiyat of Dorothy Ashby with Lenny Druss, Cash McCall, Cliff Davis, Fred Katz, Stu Katz, Ed Green
• 1984: Django/Misty (Philips Records) Solo harp

As sideman[link]

With Gene Harris

• Tone Tantrum (1977)

With Freddie Hubbard

• Bundle of Joy (1977)

With Bobbi Humphrey

• Fancy Dancer (1975)

With Wade Marcus

• Metamorphosis (1976)

With Billy Preston

• Late at Night (1979)

With Stevie Wonder

• Songs in the Key of Life (1976)

With Sonny Criss

• Warm and Sonny (1977)

With Osamu Kitajima

• The Source (1984)

References[link]

External links[link]

• Dorothy Ashby (biography from SpaceAgePop.com)
• Dorothy Ashby's Ashby Players Black Theater (A selection of Ashby Players flyers, programs, and posters on Flickr)

Austin Carlile
Carlile at Warped Tour 2011
Background information
Birth name	Austin Robert Carlile
Born	(1987-09-27) September 27, 1987 (age 24)
Genres	Metalcore, post-hardcore, electronic music, nu metal
Occupations	Musician
Instruments	Vocals, keyboard
Years active	2005–present
Labels	Rise
Associated acts	Of Mice & Men, Attack Attack!, Call It Even
Website	www.austincarlile.com

Austin Robert Carlile is an American musician. He was previously the lead vocalist for the band Attack Attack! and currently lead vocalist for Of Mice & Men. He is known for his chirping high-pitched screamed vocals done in the fry scream technique. During his time living in Ohio, Carlile was a part of the local band, Call It Even before his move to Attack Attack! in 2007. He was kicked out in 2009 and started Of Mice & Men the same year, yet was forced to leave a year after as well before re-joining in 2011. Carlile has performed on three full-length studio albums, one EP and has been included as a featured guest for a variety of bands on numerous occasions.

Musical career history[link]

Call It Even (2005–2006)[link]

Austin Carlile formed Call It Even with some of his high school friends in 2005. Mark Morbitzer (lead guitar), Frankie Walton (bass), Matt Tighe (rhythm guitar), and Connor Woodall (drums) The band only ever produced 7 songs and disbanded in 2006. One of their songs, "Superman Is Real", contains a line of lyrics that has been recycled in the Of Mice & Men's song "The Great Hendowski" from the 2011 release of Of Mice & Men's second album The Flood. Another one of their songs "No Really, Its Fine" contains a line of lyrics that has been recycled in the Of Mice & Men's song "Still YDG'N" from the 2011 release of Of Mice & Men's second album The Flood .

Attack Attack! (2006–2008)[link]

Carlile joined Attack Attack! in 2006. Carlile suggested that if the band were going to start making heavier music with screamed vocals as its lead vocal work, it would be a good idea to "toughen up the name" a bit. The band was then renamed Attack Attack!, as selected by lead guitarist, Andrew Whiting. Carlile was featured in the recording of the band's debut EP, If Guns Are Outlawed, Can We Use Swords?, and their debut album, Someday Came Suddenly. On November 18, 2008, merely a week after the release of the album, Carlile announced that "[he wasn't] in Attack Attack! anymore." When asked why, he merely responded with "personal things". This post also officially announced his then-new project, Of Mice & Men.^[1] Alternative Press reported that he was fired while the band was on tour .^[2]

Of Mice & Men (2008–present)[link]

On the same day that Carlile announced that was no longer a part of Attack Attack!, he officially announced the formation of his new project, Of Mice & Men with Jaxin Hall. The band recruited several members of already-existing bands, such as A Static Lullaby, Covette, and Lower Definition.^[1] Their debut album was officially announced to be released on February 23, 2010 but was delayed until March 9 for finishes on production.^[3] Carlile parted ways with Of Mice & Men for not being able to tour full time with the band due to his health.^[4]

In September 2010, shortly after the departure of Craig Owens of Chiodos, rumors that Carlile would replace him circulated quickly, but were denied when Brandon Bolmer was announced as vocalist.^[5] A fake tweet from Carlile's account was produced making it appear that Carlile would be vocalist,^[6] which he later denied.

Carlile worked for months toward a brand new project, until on January 3, 2011, Carlile was invited back into being the vocalist for Of Mice & Men, and collaborator Alan Ashby (the individual that was associated with Carlile's project) would be joining the band as well. With Carlile replacing Jerry Roush and Ashby added to the band as rhythm guitarist, their previous rhythm guitarist, Shayley Bourget was repositioned to the bass guitar.^[7]

Personal life[link]

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Carlile was born in Pensacola, Florida. He moved to Ohio during his teenage years and remained there until his 20s, but currently resides in Hollywood, California. Carlile's mother died just as he joined Attack Attack! in 2007. His mother passed by the same heart problem he has today, called Marfan Syndrome, which is a genetic disorder of the connective tissue and causes the aortic artery to swell. The Of Mice & Men song "Second & Sebring" is about his mother and how she has been a major influence in his musical career from the start. He was divorced after a short term marriage.

Discography[link]

With Call It Even

• Call It Even Demo (self-released, 2006)

With Attack Attack!

• If Guns Are Outlawed, Can We Use Swords? (self-released, 2008)
• Someday Came Suddenly (Rise, 2008)

With Of Mice & Men

• Of Mice & Men (Rise, 2010)
• The Flood (Rise, 2011)

Guest appearances

• 2008 - "Time Won't Wait" (Fantastic!) on the album, Go Whatever
• 2009 - "Have You Ever Danced?" (Breathe Carolina) on the Deluxe Edition of the album, Hello Fascination
• 2009 - "Truth Be Told" (Her Demise, My Rise) on the album, The Takeover
• 2009 - "It's a Long Drive Home from Texas" (We Are Defiance)
• 2009 - "Fighting Is for Dead Men" (Though She Wrote) on the album, The Invitation
• 2011 - "The New York Chainsaw Massacre" (That's Outrageous!) on the album Teenage Scream^[8]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• Austin Carlile on Twitter