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Chesney Henry "Chet" Baker, Jr. (December 23, 1929 – May 13, 1988) was an American jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist and singer.
In the 1950s, Baker earned much attention and critical praise, particularly for albums featuring his vocals, such as Chet Baker Sings. Jazz historian David Gelly descibed the promise of Baker's early career as seemingly representing "James Dean, Sinatra, and Bix, rolled into one." However, his "well-publicized drug habit" also drove his notoriety and fame, as Baker was in-and-out of jail for much of his life before enjoying a career resurgence in the late 1970s and '80s.
Baker died in 1988 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Baker was born and raised in a musical household in Yale, Oklahoma; his father was a professional guitar player. Baker began his musical career singing in a church choir. His father introduced him to brass instruments with a trombone, which was replaced with a trumpet when the trombone proved too large.
Baker received some musical education at Glendale Junior High School, but left school at age 16 in 1946 to join the United States Army. He was posted to Berlin where he joined the 298th Army band. Leaving the army in 1948, he studied theory and harmony at El Camino College in Los Angeles. He dropped out in his second year, however, re-enlisting in the army in 1950. Baker became a member of the Sixth Army Band at the Presidio in San Francisco, but was soon spending time in San Francisco jazz clubs such as Bop City and the Black Hawk. Baker once again obtained a discharge from the army to pursue a career as a professional musician.
Actors: A. Lawrence Dreyfuss (director), A. Lawrence Dreyfuss (editor), A. Lawrence Dreyfuss (actor), A. Lawrence Dreyfuss (writer), A. Lawrence Dreyfuss (producer), Emily Siner (miscellaneous crew), Emily Siner (actress), Sam Kearney (composer), Sam Kearney (actor), Matt Sass (actor), Hamela Anderson (miscellaneous crew), Chessy Garcia (miscellaneous crew), Rabia Jawed (actress), Kazz Fernandes (actor), Emmett Houlihan (actor),
Plot: Raja (Rabia Jawed) was quiet high school senior until 5 drunk guys from her school, led by Chet Baker (Chris Izzo), killed Raja's mother in a hit-and-run driving accident. Now Raja is out for revenge. Alongside her best friend Emma (Emily Siner), Raja hatches a plan to use her friends to lure the five guys into the woods and kill them. When the girls begin to die as well, Raja realizes something is amiss. Now everyone is in the same boat to figure out who the killer is before the Slaughter Massacre begins. Director A. Lawrence Dreyfuss weaves a tale of suspense like nothing you have seen before.
Keywords: camping, campy, slasher, tongue-in-cheek, woodsActors: Robert Budreau (writer), Robert Budreau (director), Stephen McHattie (actor), Robert Budreau (producer), Linda Muir (costume designer), Steve London (composer), Ted Dykstra (actor), Mitch Lackie (editor), Sten Eirik (actor), Thayer Radic (producer), Chris Roberts (miscellaneous crew), Robert Fisher (producer),
Genres: Biography, Short,Actors: Josh Hartnett (actor), Pieter Kroonenburg (producer), Jonathan Vanger (producer), Julie Allan (producer), Julie Allan (writer),
Genres: Biography, Drama, Music,Actors: Kim Rossi Stuart (actor), Corso Salani (actor), Michele Placido (actor), Marco Spoletini (editor), Roberto De Francesco (actor), Mariella Valentini (actress), Alba Rohrwacher (actress), Giorgio Magliulo (producer), Ivan Cotroneo (writer), Ivan Cotroneo (writer), Fabio Fumelli (miscellaneous crew), Sandra Ceccarelli (actress), Carlo Degli Esposti (producer), Paola Cortellesi (actress), Claudio Gioè (actor),
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Genres: Crime,Time after time
I tell myself that I'm so lucky
To be loving you
So lucky to be
The one you run to see
In the evening
When the day is through
I only know what I know
The passing years will show
You kept my love so young
So new
And time after time
You'll hear me say that I'm
So lucky to be loving you
I only know what I know
The passing years will show
You kept my love so young
So new
And time after time
You'll hear me say that i'm
So lucky to be loving you
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