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Ray Charles Robinson (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004), known by his shortened stage name Ray Charles, was an American musician. He was a pioneer in the genre of soul music during the 1950s by fusing rhythm and blues, gospel, and blues styles into his early recordings with Atlantic Records. He also helped racially integrate country and pop music during the 1960s with his crossover success on ABC Records, most notably with his Modern Sounds albums. While with ABC, Charles became one of the first African-American musicians to be given artistic control by a mainstream record company.Frank Sinatra called Charles “the only true genius in show business.”
The influences upon his music were mainly jazz, blues, rhythm and blues and country artists of the day such as Art Tatum, Nat King Cole, Louis Jordan, Charles Brown, Louis Armstrong. His playing reflected influences from country blues and barrelhouse, and stride piano styles.
Rolling Stone ranked Charles number ten on their list of "100 Greatest Artists of All Time" in 2004, and number two on their November 2008 list of "100 Greatest Singers of All Time". In honoring Charles, Billy Joel noted: "This may sound like sacrilege, but I think Ray Charles was more important than Elvis Presley. I don't know if Ray was the architect of rock & roll, but he was certainly the first guy to do a lot of things . . . Who the hell ever put so many styles together and made it work?"
Willie Hugh Nelson (pronounced /wɪli nɛlsən /; born April 30, 1933) is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie (1973), combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger (1975) and Stardust (1978), made Nelson one of the most recognized artists in country music. He was one of the main figures of outlaw country, a subgenre of country music that developed at the end of the 1960s as a reaction to the conservative restrictions of the Nashville sound. Nelson has acted in over 30 films, co-authored several books, and has been involved in activism for the use of biofuels and the legalization of marijuana.
Demetria Devonne "Demi" Lovato (born August 20, 1992) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress. Her earliest roles included Angela on Barney & Friends, before she became better known for her starring roles in the Camp Rock movies, as Sonny Munroe in the Disney sitcom Sonny with a Chance, and as the star of the 2009 movie Princess Protection Program. She is also involved in philanthropic activities through charity work and various social and environmental causes.
As a solo musical artist, Lovato released her debut album Don't Forget on September 23, 2008. The album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 selling 89,000 copies in the first week. It has since shipped over 500,000 copies, earning a gold certification in the United States. Lovato released her second album, Here We Go Again, on July 21, 2009. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, selling 108,000 copies in the first week. Her third studio album, Unbroken, was released on September 20, 2011 and peaked at number four on the Billboard 200. She is working on her fourth studio album.
Actors: William James Kelly (actor), Johnny Williams (actor), Brian Anthony Wilson (actor), Mickey Rooney (actor), Gary Gustin (actor), David Born (actor), Gavin Peretti (actor), Lionel Anthony Cook (actor), Vincent Riviezzo (actor), Dan Van Wert (actor), Tommy Lafitte (actor), Keyon Smith (actor), Connie Lamothe (actress), Robert Gulya (composer), Carl Clemons (actor),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Seth MacFarlane (actor), Seth MacFarlane (actor), Seth MacFarlane (actor), Seth MacFarlane (actor), Seth MacFarlane (actor), Seth MacFarlane (actor), Ron Livingston (actor), Rene Auberjonois (actor), Phil LaMarr (actor), Seth Green (actor), Seth Green (actor), Phil LaMarr (actor), Michael Clarke Duncan (actor), Bill Fagerbakke (actor), Seth MacFarlane (actor),
Plot: The major sub-plot circles around the youngest Griffin, Stewie, who has a near-death experience at a pool when a lifeguard chair falls on him, but he survives. After having a vision of being in Hell, he decides to change his ways, but this doesn't last long. While watching television, he and Brian spot a man that looks like Stewie. Brian is convinced that he is Stewie's real father, until Stewie learns that the man is actually himself as an adult, taking a vacation from his own time period. Baby Stewie visits thirty years later to discover that his adult self, going by the name Stu, is a single blue-collar middle-aged virgin working at a Circuit City-type store. Meanwhile, Peter and Lois are trying to teach their two older kids, Meg and Chris, to date. In the future, Chris, who hasn't changed much, is working as a cop and is married to a foul-mouthed hustler named Vanessa. Meg is now called Ron, since she had a sex-change after college.
Keywords: actor-playing-himself, adult-animation, adult-humor, altering-future, animal-as-human, anthropomorphic-animal, anthropomorphism, black-comedy, bleeped-dialogue, car-accidentActors: David Krumholtz (actor), Terrence Howard (actor), Jamie Foxx (actor), Michael Arata (actor), Gary Grubbs (actor), Jeff Galpin (actor), Trae Ireland (actor), Rick Gomez (actor), Patrick Bauchau (actor), Warwick Davis (actor), Curtis Armstrong (actor), Ray Charles (actor), Kurt Fuller (actor), Afemo Omilami (actor), Harry Lennix (actor),
Plot: Ray Charles has the distinction of being both a national treasure and an international phenomenon. By the early 1960s, Ray Charles had accomplished his dream. He had come of age musically and had made it to Carnegie Hall. The hit records "Georgia on My Mind" and "Born to Lose" successively kept climbing to the top of the charts. He had made his first triumphant European concert tour in 1960 (a feat which, except for 1965, he has repeated at least once a year ever since). He had taken virtually every form of popular music and broken through its boundaries with such awe inspiring achievements as the LP's "Genius Plus Soul Equals Jazz" and "Modern Sounds in Country & Western". Rhythm and blues (or "race music" as it had been called) became universally respectable through his efforts. Jazz found a mainstream audience it had never previously enjoyed. And country and western music began to chart an unexpected course to general acceptance, then worldwide popularity. And along the way, Ray Charles was instrumental in the invention of rock and roll. Born in a poor African American town in central Florida, Ray Charles went blind at age seven. With the staunch support of his determined single mother, he developed the fierce resolve, wit and incredible talent that would eventually enable him to overcome not only Jim Crow Racism and the cruel prejudices against the blind, but also discover his own sound which revolutionized American popular music. Nonetheless, as Ray's unprecedented fame grew, so did his weakness for drugs and women, until they threatened to strip away the very things he held most dear. This little known story of Ray Charles' meteoric rise from humble beginnings, his successful struggle to excel in a sighted world and his eventual defeat of his own personal demons make for an inspiring and unforgettable true story of human triumph.
Keywords: 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, abc-paramount-records, adultery, african-american, african-american-music, african-american-protagonistActors: Don Lake (actor), David Millbern (actor), David Wells (actor), Phil Hawn (actor), Billy Barty (actor), Gwen McGee (actress), Bob Pepper (actor), Dan Hedaya (actor), Michael Angarano (actor), Michael Buffer (actor), Ray Charles (actor), Bob Einstein (actor), Mike Connors (actor), Bob Einstein (writer), Bob Einstein (producer),
Plot: After a backfiring stunt and a mishap-filled New Year's Eve 1999, klutzy and legendary stuntman Super Dave Osborne decides to hang up the crash helmet and retire. Coupled with financial problems, a double-crossing protégé' named D.J., and slimy promoter and arch-nemesis Gil Ruston, things do not look good for the super one. However, he meets klutzy mother Sandy and her son Timmy, who has a heart condition, who he immediately takes a shine to. When D.J.'s taunting prompts Timmy to attempt to jump a ramp with his bicycle (and fail), he aggravates his heart condition and requires an operation, forcing Super Dave to accept an offer from Ruston to do a stunt to get the necessary money for Timmy's operation.
Keywords: based-on-sketch-comedy, based-on-tv-series, sketch-comedy, stuntmanActors: Abe Vigoda (actor), Gary Lucchesi (producer), Nick Stellate (actor), Andy Garcia (actor), Andie MacDowell (actress), Andy Garcia (producer), Don Novello (actor), Michael Higgins (actor), Bill Irwin (actor), Ronald Guttman (actor), Richard Bradford (actor), Elizabeth Ashley (actress), Alice Drummond (actress), Lonnie Ramati (miscellaneous crew), Andie MacDowell (producer),
Plot: Gary is a charming guy, but Linda is tired of his grand plans and schemes. All of which have gone down the drain. Gary is a 'scalper'. Together with his friends and his 'Guardian Angel', Benny, he buys tickets to events and sells them off at highly increased prices. This doesn't really make him rich and proves to be more difficult than usual when a new guy gets into town, strong-arming all of Gary's sources. But then the gift of heaven arrives. The Pope is coming for a visit. Gary wants to make a lot of money on this so he can finally get one of his (more decent) plans for Linda off the ground and really work on a lasting relationship with her.
Keywords: boyfriend-girlfriend-relationship, con-artist, new-york-city, papal-visit, ticket-scalping