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James Bruce (14 December 1730 – 27 April 1794) was a Scottish traveller and travel writer who spent more than a dozen years in North Africa and Ethiopia, where he traced the origins of the Blue Nile.
James Bruce was born at the family seat of Kinnaird, Stirlingshire, and educated at Harrow School and Edinburgh University, and began to study for the bar; but his marriage to the daughter of a wine merchant resulted in him entering that business. His wife died in October 1754, within nine months of marriage, and Bruce thereafter travelled in Portugal and Spain. The examination of oriental manuscripts at the Escurial led him to the study of Arabic and Ge'ez and determined his future career. In 1758 his father's death placed him in possession of the estate of Kinnaird.
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949), nicknamed "The Boss," is an American singer-songwriter-performer who records and tours with the E Street Band. Springsteen is widely known for his brand of heartland rock, poetic lyrics, and Americana sentiments centered on his native New Jersey.
Springsteen's recordings have included both commercially accessible rock albums and more somber folk-oriented works. His most successful studio albums, Born in the U.S.A. and Born to Run, showcase a talent for finding grandeur in the struggles of daily American life; he has sold more than 65 million albums in the United States and more than 120 million worldwide and he has earned numerous awards for his work, including 21 Grammy Awards, two Golden Globes and an Academy Award. He is widely regarded by many as one of the most influential songwriters of the 20th century, and in 2004, Rolling Stone ranked him as the 23rd Greatest Artist of all time.
Springsteen was born in Long Branch, New Jersey, and spent his childhood and high school years in Freehold Borough. He lived on South Street in Freehold Borough and attended Freehold Borough High School. His father, Douglas Frederick Springsteen, was of Dutch and Irish ancestry and worked, among other vocations, as a bus driver, although he was frequently unemployed; his surname is Dutch for jump stone. His mother, Adele Ann (née Zerilli), was a legal secretary and was of Italian ancestry. His maternal grandfather was born in Vico Equense, a city near Naples. He has two younger sisters, Virginia and Pamela. Pamela had a brief film career, but left acting to pursue still photography full time; she took photos for the Human Touch and Lucky Town albums.
Morgan James (born November 24) is an American singer and actress. In November 2011, she began starring in the first-ever Broadway revival of Godspell at the Circle in the Square Theatre, in New York City. She is a member of AEA, AFTRA, and SAG.
Born Morgan Grunerud, in Boise, Idaho, Morgan is the daughter of Allen Grunerud and Shellie Harwood. Growing up, Morgan's family moved from Pocatello, ID, to Logan, UT, to Knoxville, TN, and finally to Modesto, CA, where Morgan attended Johansen High School. Upon graduation, Morgan was accepted to The Juilliard School, in New York City, where she received her BM in Voice. Morgan made her Broadway debut in The Addams Family, starring Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth, in 2010.
James' vocal range runs from G above high C to E below middle C. She started voice lessons and singing in choirs when she was 13. As a solo artist, James has performed at popular New York City nightspots such as Birdland Jazz Club, Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola at Lincoln Center, Dominion, Joe's Pub, (Le) Poisson Rouge, and Rockwood Music Hall. She performs songs from several genres, including blues, classical jazz, soul, R&B and rock and roll. She cites Nina Simone, Aretha Franklin, Eva Cassidy, Donny Hathaway, and Etta James as influences.