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A chain gang is a group of prisoners chained together to perform menial or physically challenging work, such as mining or timber collecting, as a form of punishment. Such punishment might include building roads, digging ditches or chipping stone. This system existed primarily in the southern parts of the United States, and by 1955 had been phased out nationwide, with Georgia the last state to abandon the practice. Chain gangs were reintroduced by a few states during the "get tough on crime" 1990s, with Alabama being the first state to revive them in 1995. The experiment ended after about one year in all states except Arizona, where in Maricopa County inmates can still volunteer for a chain gang to earn credit toward a high school diploma or avoid disciplinary lockdowns for rule infractions.
A single ankle shackle with a short length of chain attached to a heavy ball is known as a ball and chain. It limited prisoner movement and impeded escape.
Two ankle shackles attached to each other by a short length of chain are known as a hobble or as leg irons. These could be chained to a much longer chain with several other prisoners, creating a work crew known as a chain gang. The walk required to avoid tripping while in leg irons is known as the convict shuffle.
Dillon Francis | |
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Birth name | Dillon Hart Francis |
Born | Los Angeles, California, United States |
October 5, 1987
Origin | Los Angeles, California, United States |
Genres | Dubstep, electro house, Trap, moombahcore and moombahton |
Occupations | DJ and record producer |
Years active | Since 2010 |
Labels | Dim Mak Records, Fly Eye Records, Fool's Gold Records, Mad Decent and OWSLA |
Associated acts | A-Trak, Diplo, Doctor P, Example, Calvin Harris, Kill the Noise and Munchi |
Website | dillonfrancis.com |
Dillon Hart Francis (born October 5, 1987) also known by his stage name, "Tiësto",is an American electronic-dance musician, known for being one of the pioneers of moombahton, a fusion genre of house music and reggaeton, and moombahcore, a sub-genre of electronic-dance music deviating from moombahton.
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He was born in Los Angeles, California.[citation needed] [1]
Francis first rose to fame after gaining the respect of American producer Diplo and eventually collaborating on the song "Que Que". His song "Masta Blasta", originally a 130 BpM house track, was edited after inspiration from Dutch musician Munchi and eventually ended up as the moombahton track that brought him to fame.[2]
He has released works on multiple labels including Dim Mak Records, Mad Decent[3] and OWSLA.[4]
In February 2012, Francis became the first moombahton artist to achieve the number-one spot atop the Beatport Top 5 Releases Chart with the release of his extended play Something, Something, Awesome.[5]
In late 2012, he embarked on his Wet & Reckless tour across North America, as well as supporting the English electronic-music trio Nero on their Welcome Reality tour and English musician Flux Pavilion on his Standing on a Hill tour.[6]
In 2013 he announced a headlining 'Wurld Turr'[7] across the USA and Canada, as well as confirming that his debut album would be released in 2013. He also gained prominence by being announced as one of MTV Clubland's Artists to watch in 2013 [8], alongside acts such as Kill The Noise and Otto Knows.
Year | Album | Label |
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2010 | Swashbuckler | Play Me Records |
2011 | Westside! | Mad Decent |
2011 | Ultra (with Cory Enemy) | — |
2011 | Bossa Rocka | Top Billin |
2011 | Que Que (Remixes) (Diplo and Dillon Francis, featuring Maluca) | Mad Decent |
2012 | Something, Something, Awesome. | OWSLA |
2012 | Money Makin (Remixes) (with A-Trak) | Fool's Gold Records |
Year | Song | Label |
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2011 | "I.D.G.A.F.O.S." | Mad Decent |
2012 | "Money Makin" (with A-Trak) | Fool's Gold Records |
2012 | "Masta Blasta (The Rebirth)" | Mad Decent |
2012 | "Bootleg Fireworks (Burning Up)" | Fly Eye Records |
2013 | "Bootleg Fireworks (Burning Up) (The Rebirth) | Fly Eye Records |
Year | Song | Album | Label |
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2011 | "Beautician 2.0" | Mad Decent Vol. 1 | Mad Decent |
2012 | "Music Is Dead" (with Doctor P) | Mr Mongoose's Fantastic Weekend EP | Circus Records |
2012 | "Fiyah" | Straight Up Electro House! Vol. 7 | Straight Up |
2012 | "Epidemic" (with Jack Beats) | Careless | OWSLA |
2012 | "Here 2 China" (with Calvin Harris & Dizzee Rascal) | 18 Months | Fly Eye Records |
2012 | "Someone to Die For" (with Example) | The Evolution of Man | Data Records |
Year | Song | Artist |
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2010 | "Lassitude" | DJ Fresh and Sigma |
2011 | "Spaceman" | Vaski |
2011 | "Transition" | DWNTWN |
2011 | "Take It Back" | Toddla T |
2011 | "Just Fall" | HeavyFeet, featuring Hannah T |
2011 | "Look at Me Now" | Chris Brown, featuring Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes |
2011 | "Broken Hearts" | Kito and Reija Lee |
2011 | "Hitz" | Chase & Status, featuring Tinie Tempah |
2011 | "She Blows (The Whistle Tune)" | Time Takers |
2011 | "Swagger Jagger" | Cher Lloyd |
2011 | "Hits Me Like a Rock" | CSS |
2011 | "Louder" | DJ Fresh, featuring Sian Evans |
2011 | "Stereo Hearts" | Gym Class Heroes, featuring Adam Levine |
2011 | "Feel So Close" | Calvin Harris |
2011 | "A Woman Like Me" | Willy Joy |
2011 | "Turn It On" | Kissy Sell Out |
2011 | "Earthquakey People" | Steve Aoki, featuring Rivers Cuomo |
2011 | "Circles" | Digitalism |
2011 | "Kill the Noise" | Kill The Noise |
2011 | "Who Is Ready to Jump" | Chuckie |
2012 | "Pull Up, Wheel Up" | Sinden |
2012 | "Hulk" | Clockwork |
2012 | "Stars Come Out" | Zedd, featuring Heather Bright |
2012 | "Daydreamer" | Flux Pavilion, featuring Example |
2012 | "Control Freak" | Steve Aoki, featuring Blaqstarr and Kay |
2012 | "Finale" | Madeon |
2012 | "Where Did I Go?" (with Kill Paris) | Monsta |
2012 | "Like Home" | Nicky Romero, featuring Nervo |
2013 | "So Young So High" | Dada Life |
Ryland Peter "Ry" Cooder (born March 15, 1947) is an American guitarist, singer and composer. He is known for his slide guitar work, his interest in roots music from the United States, and, more recently, his collaborations with traditional musicians from many countries.
His solo work has been eclectic, encompassing folk, blues, Tex-Mex, soul, gospel, rock, and much else. He has collaborated with many musicians, including Larry Blackmon, The Rolling Stones, Van Morrison, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Randy Newman, Earl Hines, Little Feat, Captain Beefheart, The Chieftains, John Lee Hooker, Pops and Mavis Staples, Flaco Jiménez, Ibrahim Ferrer, Freddy Fender, Vishwa Mohan Bhatt and Ali Farka Touré. He formed the band Little Village with Nick Lowe, John Hiatt, and Jim Keltner.
Ry Cooder produced the Buena Vista Social Club album (1997), which became a worldwide hit. Wim Wenders directed the documentary film of the same name (1999), which was nominated for an Academy Award in 2000.
He was ranked eighth on Rolling Stone magazine's 2003 list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". A 2010 ranking by Gibson placed him at number 32.
Actors: Mike Starr (actor), Nick Stellate (actor), Joe Mantegna (actor), Paul Sorvino (actor), Harry Hamlin (actor), Tom Sizemore (actor), Dom Irrera (actor), Courtney Gains (actor), Ian Fisher (actor), Bruce Davison (actor), Joey Diaz (actor), William Forsythe (actor), Robert Davi (actor), Ray Wise (actor), James Russo (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Jonah Hill (writer), David Guilbeau (miscellaneous crew), Mark Mothersbaugh (composer), Cory Fleming (miscellaneous crew), Charlie French (miscellaneous crew), David Guilbeau (miscellaneous crew), Channing Tatum (producer), Joe Chrest (actor), Neal H. Moritz (producer), Jonah Hill (producer), Jonah Hill (actor), Ice Cube (actor), Channing Tatum (actor), Kevin Lorio (miscellaneous crew), Claire Raskind (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: After making their way through high school (twice), big changes are in store for officers Schmidt (Jonah Hill) and Jenko (Channing Tatum) when they go deep undercover at a local college. But when Jenko meets a kindred spirit on the football team, and Schmidt infiltrates the bohemian art major scene, they begin to question their partnership. Now they don't have to just crack the case - they have to figure out if they can have a mature relationship. If these two overgrown adolescents can grow from freshmen into real men, college might be the best thing that ever happened to them.
Keywords: address-as-title, based-on-tv-series, college, college-student, digit-in-title, number-in-title, second-part, sequel, street-in-title, undercover-copActors: John W. Iwanonkiw (actor), Christopher M. Nicholson (editor), Christopher M. Nicholson (producer), Christopher M. Nicholson (writer), Christopher M. Nicholson (director), Jason Bender (writer), Jason Bender (writer), Henry Tjernlund (actor), Russ Faulk (actor), Matt Hildebrand (actor), Kevin B. Hayes (actor), Craig Conway (actor),
Plot: Vita Teneri (Bound by Life) is a short film that explores a journey from birth to death and raises the question: Are we really free to explore our own life? Are we fearful of freedom? Or possibly bound to a different life's path? This film symbolizes a life where we might not have the freedom of choice that we all think we have.
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: John W. Iwanonkiw (actor), Christopher M. Nicholson (editor), Christopher M. Nicholson (producer), Christopher M. Nicholson (writer), Christopher M. Nicholson (director), Jason Bender (writer), Jason Bender (writer), Henry Tjernlund (actor), Russ Faulk (actor), Matt Hildebrand (actor), Kevin B. Hayes (actor), Craig Conway (actor),
Plot: Vita Teneri (Bound by Life) is a short film that explores a journey from birth to death and raises the question: Are we really free to explore our own life? Are we fearful of freedom? Or possibly bound to a different life's path? This film symbolizes a life where we might not have the freedom of choice that we all think we have.
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Alun Armstrong (actor), Victor Hugo (writer), Matt Lucas (actor), Nick Jonas (actor), Nick Morris (director), Lea Salonga (actress), Nick Morris (editor), Roger Allam (actor), Michael Ball (actor), Cameron Mackintosh (producer), Larry Moran (actor), Jon Lee (actor), Peter Polycarpou (actor), Ashley Artus (actor), Frances Ruffelle (actress),
Genres: Musical,Actors: Mike Kimmel (actor), Michael Kallio (producer), Ben McCain (director), Ben McCain (writer), Ben McCain (actor), Ben McCain (producer), Robert Malone (actor), Frank Traynor (actor), Butch McCain (producer), Butch McCain (actor), Butch McCain (writer), Tracy Metro (actress), Sean Traynor (actor), Don Appleby (actor), Norman Solomon (actor),
Plot: The good people of Middle America are being attacked by tumbleweeds! The U.S. military is testing tumbleweeds as weapons to destroy terrorists. The tumbleweeds have escaped. Now hundreds of innocent people in Middle America have been killed. 10,000 head of livestock destroyed, not counting chickens and sheep and, more than 300,000 children are suffering Killer Tumbleweed Trauma. The military refuses to take responsibility. Our government will not comment. Only one news organization is bold enough to report on this tragedy. The whole world is watching it unfold.
Genres: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi,Actors: Mike Kimmel (actor), Michael Kallio (producer), Ben McCain (director), Ben McCain (writer), Ben McCain (actor), Ben McCain (producer), Robert Malone (actor), Frank Traynor (actor), Butch McCain (producer), Butch McCain (actor), Butch McCain (writer), Tracy Metro (actress), Sean Traynor (actor), Don Appleby (actor), Norman Solomon (actor),
Plot: The good people of Middle America are being attacked by tumbleweeds! The U.S. military is testing tumbleweeds as weapons to destroy terrorists. The tumbleweeds have escaped. Now hundreds of innocent people in Middle America have been killed. 10,000 head of livestock destroyed, not counting chickens and sheep and, more than 300,000 children are suffering Killer Tumbleweed Trauma. The military refuses to take responsibility. Our government will not comment. Only one news organization is bold enough to report on this tragedy. The whole world is watching it unfold.
Genres: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi,Actors: Mike Kimmel (actor), Michael Kallio (producer), Ben McCain (director), Ben McCain (writer), Ben McCain (actor), Ben McCain (producer), Robert Malone (actor), Frank Traynor (actor), Butch McCain (producer), Butch McCain (actor), Butch McCain (writer), Tracy Metro (actress), Sean Traynor (actor), Don Appleby (actor), Norman Solomon (actor),
Plot: The good people of Middle America are being attacked by tumbleweeds! The U.S. military is testing tumbleweeds as weapons to destroy terrorists. The tumbleweeds have escaped. Now hundreds of innocent people in Middle America have been killed. 10,000 head of livestock destroyed, not counting chickens and sheep and, more than 300,000 children are suffering Killer Tumbleweed Trauma. The military refuses to take responsibility. Our government will not comment. Only one news organization is bold enough to report on this tragedy. The whole world is watching it unfold.
Genres: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi,Actors: Mike Kimmel (actor), Michael Kallio (producer), Ben McCain (director), Ben McCain (writer), Ben McCain (actor), Ben McCain (producer), Robert Malone (actor), Frank Traynor (actor), Butch McCain (producer), Butch McCain (actor), Butch McCain (writer), Tracy Metro (actress), Sean Traynor (actor), Don Appleby (actor), Norman Solomon (actor),
Plot: The good people of Middle America are being attacked by tumbleweeds! The U.S. military is testing tumbleweeds as weapons to destroy terrorists. The tumbleweeds have escaped. Now hundreds of innocent people in Middle America have been killed. 10,000 head of livestock destroyed, not counting chickens and sheep and, more than 300,000 children are suffering Killer Tumbleweed Trauma. The military refuses to take responsibility. Our government will not comment. Only one news organization is bold enough to report on this tragedy. The whole world is watching it unfold.
Genres: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi,Actors: John Massari (composer), Robert Donavan (actor), David DeCoteau (producer), David DeCoteau (director), David DeCoteau (writer), Michael Deak (producer), Matthew Jason Walsh (writer), Matthew Jason Walsh (writer), Gary DeGalla (miscellaneous crew), Mona C. Vasiloiu (producer), Bruce Little (editor), Darius Siwek (miscellaneous crew), Susan Bannout (miscellaneous crew), Edward Reno Hibbs (costume designer), Ryan Scott Greene (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Action, Horror, Thriller,That's the sound of the men
They are working on the chain gang
That's the sound of the men
They are working on the chain gang
That's the sound of the men
They are working on the chain gang
All day long they work so hard
Till the sun's comin' down
Workin on the highways and biways
And wearin a frown
I hear them moanin' their lives away
And then you hear somebody say
That's the sound of the men
They are working on the chain gang
That's the sound of the men
They are working on the chain gang
That's the sound of the men
They are working on the chain gang
Hear someone sayin'
Whoa I work, work so hard
See my woman, who I love so dear
But I, I've got to work right here
That's the sound of the men
They are working on the chain gang
That's the sound of the men
They are working on the chain gang
That's the sound of the men
They are working on the chain gang
My, my, my, my, I work so hard
Give me water, I'm thirsty
Whoa I, I work so hard
You hear them moanin' their lives away
And then you hear somebody say
That's the sound of the men
They are working on the chain gang
That's the sound of the men
They are working on the chain gang
That's the sound of the men
They are working on the chain gang
That's the sound of the men
They are working on the chain gang
That's the sound of the men
They are working on the chain gang
That's the sound of the men