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Anthony Dominick Benedetto, better known as Tony Bennett (born August 3, 1926), is an American singer of popular music, standards, show tunes, and jazz. Bennett is also a serious and accomplished painter, having created works — under the name Benedetto — that are on permanent public display in several institutions. He is the founder of Frank Sinatra School of the Arts in New York City.
Raised in New York City, Bennett began singing at an early age. He fought in the final stages of World War II as an infantryman with the U.S. Army in the European Theatre. Afterwards, he developed his singing technique, signed with Columbia Records, and had his first number one popular song with "Because of You" in 1951. Several top hits such as "Rags to Riches" followed in the early 1950s. Bennett then further refined his approach to encompass jazz singing. He reached an artistic peak in the late 1950s with albums such as The Beat of My Heart and Basie Swings, Bennett Sings. In 1962, Bennett recorded his signature song, "I Left My Heart in San Francisco". His career and his personal life then suffered an extended downturn during the height of the rock music era.
Neil Percival Young,OC,OM (born November 12, 1945) is a Canadian singer-songwriter who is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of his generation.
Young began performing as a solo artist in Canada in 1960, before moving to California in 1966, where he co-founded the band Buffalo Springfield along with Stephen Stills and Richie Furay, and later joined Crosby, Stills & Nash as a fourth member in 1969. He forged a successful and acclaimed solo career, releasing his first album in 1968; his career has since spanned over 40 years and 34 studio albums, with a continual and uncompromising exploration of musical styles. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame website describes Young as "one of rock and roll’s greatest songwriters and performers". He has been inducted into the Hall of Fame twice: first as a solo artist in 1995, and second as a member of Buffalo Springfield in 1997.
Young's work is characterized by his distinctive guitar work, deeply personal lyrics and signature alto or high tenor singing voice. Although he accompanies himself on several different instruments, including piano and harmonica, his idiosyncratic electric and clawhammer acoustic guitar playing are the defining characteristics of a varyingly ragged and melodic sound. While Young has experimented with differing music styles, including swing and electronic music throughout a varied career, his best known work usually falls into two primary styles: acoustic (folk and country rock) and electric (amplified hard rock, very often in collaboration with the band Crazy Horse). Young has also adopted elements from newer styles such as alternative rock and grunge. His influence on the latter caused some to dub him the "Godfather of Grunge".
Actors: Sean Paul Murphy (writer), Craig Sechler (actor), Jeff Allin (actor), Dionne Audain (actress), Al Ghanekar (actor), Paul Webster (actor), Noor Naghmi (actor), Julie Mun (actress), Tamara Johnson (actress), David DeBoy (actor), Ward LeHardy (producer), Tom Feliu (director), Scott Snider (editor), Salma Qarnain (actress), Jan Garvin (producer),
Plot: Doug Collins has been a highly-respected analyst at the FBI for twenty-five years. He is liked and admired by all the members of his team, but they've seen changes in Doug recently: an attractive young girlfriend, working odd hours, increased frustration at work. And then there was the time he was seen texting on his Blackberry from inside the SCIF. It's all probably nothing. They know his recent divorce has been tough on him. It's not like he's a spy. But what if he is? What is the price of silence?
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Tony Denison (actor), Chris Potter (actor), Amanda Foreman (actress), Scott Mosher (miscellaneous crew), Oliver Hudson (actor), Andrea Thompson (actress), Carl Kocis (actor), Terry Nemeroff (actor), Helen Pinkston (miscellaneous crew), Héctor Mercado (actor), Joseph Manduke (writer), Joseph Manduke (director), Dean Rader-Duval (actor), John Fortson (actor), Paul Scherrer (actor),
Genres: Family, Thriller,Actors: Gerard Parkes (actor), Lee Remick (actress), Fred Karlin (composer), Cec Linder (actor), Tom Butler (actor), Josef Sommer (actor), Charles W. Fries (producer), Marlee Matlin (actress), Michael O'Keefe (actor), Maxine Miller (actress), Karen Arthur (director), Gino Marrocco (actor), Graham McPherson (actor), Kristine M. Gilbert (miscellaneous crew), Geordie Johnson (actor),
Plot: John and Peg are both deaf and they have a six year old daughter, Lisa. On their way to Peg's parents they have a car accident and John is killed. Peg has a nervous breakdown and Peg's mother temporarily takes care of Lisa. But when Peg recovers, her mother won't let her take care of her daughter and files a lawsuit to become Lisa's legal guardian.
Keywords: deaf, deaf-parent, deafness, family-relationships, sign-language