Showing posts with label Barack Obama. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Barack Obama. Show all posts

Friday, February 18, 2011

Esperanza Spalding - jazz bassist and singer, winner of Grammy Award

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Esperanza Spalding is an American multi-instrumentalist best recognized as a jazz bassist and singer, who draws upon several genres in her own compositions. In 2011, she won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist at the 53rd Grammy Awards, creation her the initial jazz artist to win the award. Spalding has record 3 albums Junjo (2006), Esperanza (2008) and Chamber Music Society (2010). The first was formed to display the dynamic that she felt among her trio.

On December 10, at the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize ceremonies, Spalding achieve at Oslo City Hall in honor of the 2009 Laureate President Barack Obama and again at the Nobel Peace Prize performance the following day. She was personally chosen by Obama, as per the tradition of one laureate-invited-artist to perform. On February 7, 2010, Spalding became the nearly all searched person and second most searched item on Google as a effect of her look the previous evening on the PBS television program Austin City Limits.

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Year of Born

1984

Place of Birth

Portland, Oregon, U.S.

Genres

Jazz, jazz fusion, bossa nova, neo soul

Occupations

Musician, composer, educator, bandleader

Instruments

Vocals, upright bass, bass guitar, violin, oboe, clarinet

Sunday, February 6, 2011

Billy Graham - American evangelical Christian reverend/evangelist

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Billy Graham is an American evangelical Christian reverend/evangelist. As of April 25, 2010, when he met with Barack Obama, Graham has spent personal time with twelve United States presidents going back to Harry S. Truman, and is number seven on Gallup's list of admired people for the 20th century. He is a Southern Baptist. He rose to celebrity status as his sermons were broadcast on radio and television. It is said that Graham has preached in person to more people around the world than any other preacher in history.

According to his staff, as of 1993 more than 2.5 million people have "stepped forward at his crusades to accept Jesus Christ as their personal Savior", many to the altar call song "Just As I Am". As of 2008, Graham's lifetime audience, including radio and television broadcasts, topped 2.2 billion. In 1971, Graham received an award from the National Conference of Christians and Jews. He has received the Congressional Gold Medal from the United States Congress and the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Reagan, America's highest civilian honors.

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Birth Name

William Franklin Graham Jr.

Date Of Birth

November 7, 1918

Place Of Birth

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Nationality

American

Occupation

Evangelist

Religion

Evangelical Christian

Denomination

Southern Baptist

Spouse

Ruth Graham

Friday, November 26, 2010

Aretha Franklin - singer, songwriter

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Aretha Louise Franklin is an American singer, songwriter and pianist usually referred to as The Queen of Soul. Although famous for her soul recordings, Franklin is also adept at jazz, blues, R&B and gospel music. Rolling Stone magazine ranked Franklin Number one on its list of The Greatest Singers of All Time. Aretha is one of the most pleased artists by the Grammy Awards, with 18 competitive Grammys to date, and two honorary Grammys. She has achieved a total of 20 No. 1 singles on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart, one of which also became her first number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100: "Respect" (1967).

"I Knew You Were Waiting" (1987), a duet with George Michael, became her second number one on the latter chart. Since 1961, Franklin has achieved a total of 45 "Top 40" hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. She also has the majority million selling singles of any female artist with 14. Between 1967 and 1982 Aretha had 10 #1 R&B albums more than any additional female artist. In 1987, Franklin became the first female performer to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Aretha Franklin was the only characteristic singer at the 2009 presidential inauguration for Barack Obama.

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Birth name

Aretha Louise Franklin

Date Of Birth

March 25, 1942

Place Of Birth

Memphis, Tennesee, U.S.

Genres

Soul, jazz, blues, R&B, gospel, rock

Occupations

Singer, songwriter, pianist

Instruments

Vocals, piano

Thursday, November 25, 2010

Hillary Rodham Clinton - United States Secretary of State, Lawyer

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Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton is the 67th United States Secretary of State, helping in the administration of President Barack Obama. She was a United States Senator for New York in between 2001 to 2009. As the wife of the 42nd President of the United States, Bill Clinton, she was the initial Lady of the United States from 1993 to 2001. In the 2008 election, Clinton was a foremost candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination. Her years as First Lady drew a polarized reaction from the American public. The only First Lady to have been subpoenaed, she testify before a central grand jury in 1996 due to the Whitewater controversy.

After moving to the state of New York, Clinton was selected as a U.S. Senator in 2000. That election noticeable the first time an American First Lady had run for public office; Clinton was also the first female senator to represent the state. Senator Clinton was reelected by an extensive margin in 2006. In the 2008 presidential proposal race, Hillary Clinton won more primaries and provide than any other female candidate in American history, but narrowly lost to Senator Barack Obama. As Secretary of State, Clinton becomes the first former First Lady to serve up in a president's cabinet.

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Date Of Birth

October 26, 1947

Place Of Birth

Chicago, United States

Political party

Democratic Party

Spouse(s)

Bill Clinton

Profession

Lawyer

Religion

Methodism

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