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James Jimmy Stewart Biography

James “Jimmy” Stewart Age: 89 film actor An American icon, Stewart will be remembered for his sincere, all-American charm and his slow drawl. Though often thought of as the embodiment of…

Jimmy Carter, 2002 News

former president, won the Nobel Peace Prize in October. He was cited for “his untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights,…

Jimmy Griffin 2005 Deaths

Jimmy GriffinAge: 61 musician who was a founding member of the soft-rock band Bread. Died: Franklin, Tenn., Jan. 11, 2005L. Patrick Gray IIIG - LHenry Grunwald

Jimmy Smith 2005 Deaths

Jimmy SmithAge: 76 jazz organist whose scintillating music, called “soul jazz,” combined jazz, R&B, and bebop. He played on a Hammond B-3 electronic organ, an instrument not previously…

The Jimmy Rogers All-Stars

Blues Blues BluesAtlantic With Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant on board, it's tough to top the lineup on this tribute to the late great Chicago bluesman…

Biographies: Selected Country Musicians

Selected Country Musicians Hank Williams See also Notable Women Musicians and Dancers Notable African-American Musicians Notable African-American Visual and Performing Artists…

Wade, Benjamin Franklin

(Encyclopedia) Wade, Benjamin Franklin, 1800–1878, U.S. senator from Ohio (1851–69), b. near Springfield, Mass. He moved (1821) to Ohio and studied law. He was successively prosecuting attorney of…

Davis, William Morris

(Encyclopedia) Davis, William Morris, 1850–1934, American geographer, geologist, and teacher, b. Philadelphia; B.S. Harvard, 1869. He founded (1904) the Association of American Geographers and served…