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1974 CMA Awards

Entertainer of the YearCharlie RichSingle of the Year“Country Bumpkin,” Cal SmithAlbum of the YearA Very Special Love Song, Charlie Rich (Epic)Song of the Year (Songwriter's Award)“Country Bumpkin…

Movies and Film: Stars' Bucks

Stars' BucksMovies and FilmFilm Financing, Production, and DistributionProduction, Distribution, ExhibitionDistributionExhibition(ists)Stars' BucksIndependent Films TodayForeign FilmsSome Films About…

Dirksen, Everett McKinley

(Encyclopedia) Dirksen, Everett McKinleyDirksen, Everett McKinleydûrkˈsən [key], 1896–1969, American politician, b. Pekin, Ill. A veteran of World War I, he held minor offices in Pekin before serving…

Davis, Miles

(Encyclopedia) Davis, Miles, 1926–91, American jazz musician, b. Alton, Ill. Rising to prominence with the birth of modern jazz in the mid-1940s, when he was a sideman in Charlie Parker's bop quintet…

Mingus, Charles

(Encyclopedia) Mingus, CharlesMingus, Charlesmĭngˈgəs [key], 1922–79, American jazz musician, b. Nogales, Ariz. Mingus was a bassist, pianist, bandleader, composer, and vocalist. He was one of the…

Smith, Dean Edwards

(Encyclopedia) Smith, Dean Edwards, 1931–2015, American college basketball coach, b. Emporia, Kans. After playing basketball at the Univ. of Kansas (grad. 1953), Smith joined (1954) the Air Force and…

ocher

(Encyclopedia) ocherocherōˈkər [key], mixture of varying proportions of iron oxide and clay, used as a pigment. It occurs naturally as yellow ocher (yellow or yellow-brown in color), the iron oxide…

Entertainment Bios — B

Judy BacaLauren BacallBurt BacharachBackstreet BoysKevin BaconErykah BaduJoan BaezJoe Don BakerJosephine BakerKathy BakerLaVern BakerRussell BakerGeorge BalanchineAlec BaldwinWilliam…

farce

(Encyclopedia) farce, light, comic theatrical piece in which the characters and events are greatly exaggerated to produce broad, absurd humor. Early examples of farce can be found in the comedies of…