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Don't Check Me With No Lightweight Stuff (1972–75)Blood and Fire Fast-talking Jamaican DJs are often cited as the ancestors of rap, and these long-unavailable sides deliver the proof better…

Brewer's: Roy

(Le) [or la Reine] s'avisera. This is the royal veto, last put in force March 11, 1707, when Queen Anne refused her assent to a Scotch Militia Bill. During the agitation for Catholic…

Roy Emerson

Roy EmersonBorn: Nov. 3, 1936Australian tennis player won 12 majors in singles— 6 Australian, 2 French, 2 Wimbledon and 2 U.S. from 1961-67.John ElwayD - FKornelia Ender

Rammohun Roy

Rammohun RoyGreater, however, than the influence exercised on the philosophical thought of modern Europe, has been the impulse which these same Upanishads have imparted to the religious life…

Roy Campanella

Roy CampanellaBorn: Nov. 19, 1921Baseball C 3-time NL MVP (1951,53,55); led Brooklyn to 5 pennants and 1st World Series title (1955); career cut short when 1958 car accident left him…

Roy Riegels

Roy RiegelsBorn: Apr. 4, 1908Football California center who picked up fumble in 2nd quarter of 1929 Rose Bowl and raced 70 yards in the wrong direction to set up a 2-point safety in 8-7 loss…

Patrick Roy

Patrick RoyBorn: Oct. 5, 1965Hockey G led Montreal to 2 Stanley Cup titles (1986,93) and won 3rd and 4th Cups with Colorado (1996,2001); 3-time playoff MVP (as rookie in 1986,93,2001); won…

Lynch, John Roy

(Encyclopedia) Lynch, John Roy, 1847–1939, African-American politician, b. near Vidala, La. Born a slave, he became active in the Republican party after the Civil War in Natchez, Miss., and served (…

Bean, Roy

(Encyclopedia) Bean, Roy, c.1825–1903, legendary American frontier judge, b. Mason co., Ky. He left Kentucky in 1847 to seek his fortune in California. Soon, however, he was managing a trading post…

Lichtenstein, Roy

(Encyclopedia) Lichtenstein, RoyLichtenstein, Roylĭkˈtənstīnˌ [key], 1923–97, American painter, b. New York City. A master of pop art, Lichtenstein derived his subject matter from popular sources…