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"Genius of Love" is a 1981 hit song by American new wave band Tom Tom Club from their 1981 eponymous debut studio album. The song reached number one on the Billboard Disco Top 80 chart , and was performed by Talking Heads (the group from which Tom Tom Club originated) in the 1984 concert film Stop Making Sense .
Jailbirds is an American reality television series about female inmates at the Sacramento County Jail, California, which premiered on Netflix in 2019. It documents the lives of female inmates of Sacramento County Jail in California, which has just under 2,400 inmates. The show aired a single season with six episodes in 2019, revealing to the ...
1970–2013. Labels. Alithia Records. Members. Billy Martin, La’Grant Harris [ 1] Past members. Reginald Haynes, Lawrence Franklin, Robert Arrington, William Dugger, Stephen Carter, Frank Heard, Marion Murphy [ 2] The Escorts, also known as the Legendary Escorts, were an American R&B group formed in Rahway State Prison in 1970. [ 1]
Joan Chandos Baez ( / baɪz / BYZE, [ 1][ 2] Spanish: [ˈbaes]; born January 9, 1941 [ 3]) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and activist. [ 4] Her contemporary folk music often includes songs of protest and social justice. [ 5] Baez has performed publicly for over 60 years, releasing more than 30 albums.
Jailhouse Rock (song) " Jailhouse Rock " is a rock and roll song recorded by American singer Elvis Presley for the film of the same name. It was written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. RCA Victor released the song on a 45 rpm single on September 24, 1957, as the first single from the film's soundtrack EP.
Years active. 1963–1996. 2001–2006. Formerly of. Love. Website. lovearthurlee .com. Arthur Taylor Lee (born Arthur Porter Taylor; March 7, 1945 – August 3, 2006) was an American musician, singer and songwriter who rose to fame as the leader of the Los Angeles rock band Love. Love's 1967 album Forever Changes was inducted into the Grammy ...
Jailbird is a novel by American author Kurt Vonnegut, published in 1979 by Delacorte Press. [1] The novel is often described as Vonnegut's " Watergate novel," as it explores themes related to the Watergate scandal, the American labor movement, and the political landscape of the United States during the mid-20th century.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame selected "Pride (In the Name of Love)" as one of 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. [29] Music television network VH1 ranked the song number 38 on the "100 Greatest Songs of the 80s" countdown in its series The Greatest. [30] In 2004, Mojo placed the song at number 63 on its list of the "100 Epic Rock Tracks". [31]