Within philosophy familiar names include Daniel Dennett who writes from a computational systems perspective, John Searle known for his controversial Chinese room, Jerry Fodor who advocates functionalism, and Douglas Hofstadter, famous for writing Gödel, Escher, Bach, which questions the nature of words and thought.

Claims have been made for Manu Dibango's " Soul Makossa " ( 1972 ), Jerry Butler's " One Night Affair " ( 1972 ), the Hues Corporation's " Rock the Boat " ( 1973 ), George McCrae's " Rock Your Baby " ( 1974 ), and " Kung Fu Fighting " ( 1974 ) by Biddu and Carl Douglas.

* 1956 – Jerry Douglas, American musician and producer ( The Country Gentlemen and Strength in Numbers )

** Jerry Douglas, American dobro player

* November 12 – Jerry Douglas, American actor

However, several candidates such as Tom Harkin, Paul Tsongas, Jerry Brown, Bob Kerrey, Douglas Wilder and Bill Clinton chose to run.

* Grant, Jerry V. & Douglas R. Allen.

Performers at the concert included Shawn Colvin, Philip Glass, Alison Krauss, Jerry Douglas, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Lyle Lovett, James Taylor, and Stevie Wonder as well as Simon's former collaborator Art Garfunkel.

" Among the performers who paid tribute to Simon were Stevie Wonder, Alison Krauss, Jerry Douglas, Lyle Lovett, James Taylor, Dianne Reeves, Marc Anthony, Yolanda Adams, and Ladysmith Black Mambazo.

Some Bluegrass musicians in this group are Doc Watson, J. D. Crowe, Doyle Lawson, Sam Bush, Bela Fleck, John Hartford, Jerry Douglas, Norman Blake, Frank Wakefield, Bill Keith, Del McCoury and Tony Rice.

** The Turning Point-Theodore Soderberg, Paul Wells, Douglas O. Williams and Jerry Jost

Jerry Douglas is a country / bluegrass musician.

Jerry Douglas may also refer to:

* Jerry Douglas ( actor ), actor, who was on The Young and the Restless for 25 years

* Jerry Douglas ( director ), director and writer of adult films such as, Score

* Jerry Douglas ( Grammy Award Winning Musician )

** Jerry Douglas, Gen Duncan, Vince Gill, Albert Lee, Steve Martin, Leon Russell, Earl Scruggs, Gary Scruggs, Randy Scruggs, Paul Shaffer & Marty Stuart for " Foggy Mountain Breakdown "

In May 1985, he decided he needed a private plane and leased a luxurious, fourteen-seat, 1944 Douglas DC-3 for private use that once belonged to the DuPont family and later to Jerry Lee Lewis.

Other artists who have recorded or performed at The Barn include Gordon Stone Band, Herbie Hancock, Béla Fleck, John Patitucci, DJ Logic, Toots & the Maytals, Tony Levin, The Slip, RAQ, John Medeski, Jerry Douglas, Nicholas Cassarino, and Addison Groove Project, among others.

** Jerry Douglas & Tut Taylor ( producers ) for The Great Dobro Sessions performed by various artists

Their son, Douglas, a lawyer, practices with Stewart and is a member of the Oakland Planning Commission, having been appointed to that office by then-mayor Jerry Brown.

** Michael Boddicker, Irene Cara, Kim Carnes, Douglas Cotler, Keith Forsey, Richard Gilbert, Jerry Hey, Duane Hitchings, Craig Krampf, Ronald Magness, Dennis Matkosky, Giorgio Moroder, Phil Ramone, Michael Sembello, Shandi Sinnamon ( composers ) for Flashdance performed by various artists

Starring Peter Palmer, Leslie Parrish, Julie Newmar, Stella Stevens, Stubby Kaye, Billie Hayes, Howard St. John, Joe E. Marks, Carmen Alvarez, William Lanteau and Bern Hoffman, with cameos by Jerry Lewis, Robert Strauss, Ted Thurston, Alan Carney, Valerie Harper and Donna Douglas.

It's sung by Charlie's daughter Petra Haden, with instrumental breaks from Bruce Hornsby ( piano ), Jerry Douglas ( dobro ) and Pat Metheny ( guitar ), who also wrote the arrangement in contemporary harmonies.

Chris Sarandon ( born July 24, 1942 ) is an American actor who is best known for playing Prince Humperdinck in the film The Princess Bride, the vampire Jerry Dandridge in Fright Night and Detective Mike Norris in the first entry of the Child's Play series, and providing the speaking voice of Jack Skellington from The Nightmare Before Christmas.

Jerry Lewis ( born March 16, 1926 ) is an American comedian, actor, singer, film producer, screenwriter and film director.

* Jerry Rook ( born 1943 ), American former professional basketball player

The Italian American DeLaria was born in Belleville, Illinois, the daughter of Jerry, a homemaker, and Robert DeLaria, a jazz pianist and social worker.

Jerry Lee Lewis ( born September 29, 1935 ) is an American rock and roll and country music singer-songwriter and pianist.

Jerry Herman ( born July 10, 1931 ) is an American composer and lyricist, known for his work in Broadway musical theater.

* Jerry Wayne Tolbert, Poet & Humorist, born in Uniontown in 1945

* Jerry D. Thompson, historian of the American Southwest, was born in Springerville but reared in western New Mexico.

* Jerry Rook ( born 1943 ) – two-time All-American basketball player at Arkansas State University, was born in Turrell.

ABC News Reporter Christen Craig as well as sports figures Jerry Sloan ( former basketball player and head coach for the Chicago Bulls and former head coach of the Utah Jazz ) and Carl Mauck ( former center for the Houston Oilers and NFL coach ) were also born there.

* Jerry E. Hinshaw, Arkansas politician and businessman, was born in Sheridan in 1917.

* Jerry Kramer, National Football League player and author, was born here in 1936.

* Jerry Only ( born 1959 ), bass player and vocalist for The Misfits.

* Jerry Lewis ( born 1926 ), comedian, actor, director.

* Jerry Casale ( born 1933 ), former Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Angels and Detroit Tigers.

* Maniac Magee: Author Jerry Spinelli based the fictional town of Two Mills on Norristown, where he was born.

* Jerry Brudos-Oregon serial killer was born in Webster.

* Jerry Haymes ( Haynes ) ( born August 30, 1940 )-Country / Rock-A-Billy singer / musician.

Jerry Yang (; born November 6, 1968 ) is a Taiwanese-born American internet entrepreneur, the co-founder and former CEO of Yahoo!

Neal Adams ( born June 15, 1941 ) is an American comic book and commercial artist known for helping to create some of the definitive modern imagery of the DC Comics characters Superman, Batman, and Green Arrow ; as the co-founder of the graphic design studio Continuity Associates ; and as a creators-rights advocate who helped secure a pension and recognition for Superman creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.

Jerral Wayne " Jerry " Jones Sr. ( born October 13, 1942 ) is an American businessman.

Jerry, Jr ( born September 27, 1969 ) is a graduate of Georgetown University who earned his law degree from Southern Methodist University, is the Cowboys ' chief sales and marketing officer / vice president.

Edmund Gerald " Jerry " Brown, Jr. ( born April 7, 1938 ) is an American politician who has previously served and is currently serving as the Governor of California.