On April 8, 2010, Kendrick Meek made history by becoming the first statewide candidate in the history of Florida to qualify for the ballot by petition.

" He made his first recording, Chuck Berry's " Maybellene ", in 1964 with The Syndicats, who were produced by Joe Meek.

Among their clients was a young actor and singer called John Leyton, whose unexpected success as a recording artist made both Stigwood and his then associate Joe Meek into Britain's first independent record producers.

The Tornados single " Globetrotter " made it to number 5 in the UK Singles Chart but Meek induced bassist Heinz Burt to leave for a solo career and in 1963 the group began to fall apart.

Leaving in early January, Meek and George W. Ebbert made the difficult winter trip, arriving in Saint Joseph, Missouri on May 11 and proceeding to Washington by steamboat and then by rail.

The following spring, Joseph Lane was appointed Territorial Governor and Meek was made Territorial Federal Marshal.

Meek represented Missouri at the Miss USA 2001 pageant telecast live from Gary, Indiana in March 2001, and made the semifinals.

Stephen Meek, the older brother of Joe Meek, was an experienced fur trapper and explorer who made his living as a wagon train guide.

In this way Meek made his escape, and the crew sent to help the pioneers arrived in time to help the over 1, 000 people cross with their wagons.

He would come to know many of the major figures of the early west, including Brigham Young, Kit Carson, George Armstrong Custer, John Fremont, Joseph Meek, and John Sutter.

Supporters of the amendment, including People for the American Way, Florida Education Association, and Florida NAACP, focused on large classes in many urban areas of Florida which had as many as 40 students: Meek said, " the first time parents will have a chance to vote on something they've always wanted and that is smaller class sizes.

's, Einstürzende Neubauten, the Johnny Burnette Rock and Roll Trio, Brian Eno, Marlene Dietrich, Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey, Xavier Cugat, Junior Kimbrough, Laura Dukes, Mud Boy and the Neutrons, Chris Spedding, Jimmy Reed, The Nightcrawlers, the Velvet Underground, Junior Parker, Othar Turner, Charlie Feathers, Howling Wolf, Mose Vinson, Van Zula Hunt, Cordell Jackson, Ronnie Hawkins, the Ventures, Scotty Moore, Elvis Presley, Skip James, Pat Hare, The Doors, R. L. Burnside, Karlheinz Stockhausen, John Fahey, Joe Meek, Bobby " Blue " Bland, Gene Pitney, and Elmore James, among many others Falco has listed over the years.

Considered one of the most violent of Gardner's Bond novels, it is also remarkably prognostic in its depiction of increased security and paranoia under a terrorist threat ; in many ways the Meek Ones can be compared to Al-Qaeda and the story to that of the War on Terrorism.

Harry C. Meek, member of Lions Clubs International, claimed that he had first the idea for Father's Day in 1915.

In the UK in the early 1960s, Joe Meek was the first British pop producer to make records with studio-created groups, and he had major hits with singles like " Telstar " and Heinz's " Just Like Eddy ".

While the record did make an appearance in the Top Ten, it proved that Meek needed the support of a major record company.

Excited by the idea, Stigwood gave Meek £ 100 to make Leyton's first record, but when it was completed Meek was reluctant to hawk the tape to the record companies himself, so Stigwood took on the task.

Meek won both the swimsuit and evening gown competitions with scores of 9. 45 and 9. 39 respectively and advanced to the top five but failed to make the top three after finishing last in the interview competition.

There are scenes in which people seem to vanish, no longer seen onscreen, yet the space they once occupied still resonates with their echoes, moving through the poetic sublime. In common with Wim Wenders, Jim Jarmusch and Gus Van Sant, and films like Meek ’ s Cutoff, there is a sense of homesickness to the films that make up In Passing.

The band was set up in the studio to make recordings with Joe Meek.

* Joseph Lafayette " Joe " Meek ( 1810 – 1875 ) was a trapper, law enforcement official, and politician in the Oregon Country and later Oregon Territory of the United States.

Joseph Lafayette " Joe " Meek ( 1810 – 1875 ) was a trapper, law enforcement official, and politician in the Oregon Country and later Oregon Territory of the United States.

`` We're just real happy for the players '', Coach Bill Meek said of the 9-7 victory over the Air Force Academy.

Meek expressed particular gratification at the defensive performances of end Happy Nelson and halfback Billy Gannon.

`` Nelson played magnificent football '', Meek praised.

`` As soon as it started to form, Gannon spotted it '', Meek said.

`` He just lay back there and waited for it '', Meek said.

Except for sophomore center Mike Kelsey and fullback Mike Rice, Meek expects the squad to be physically sound for Rice.

`` Kelsey is very doubtful for the Rice game '', Meek said.

`` He's looking a lot better, and he's able to run '', Meek explained.

`` We'll work hard Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday '', Meek said, `` and probably will have a good scrimmage Friday.

* Ronald L. Meek, Social Science and the Ignoble Savage, Cambridge U. P.

Some historians of music have pointed to important and innovative developments that built on rock and roll in this period, including multitrack recording, developed by Les Paul, the electronic treatment of sound by such innovators as Joe Meek, and the Wall of Sound productions of Phil Spector, continued desegregation of the charts, the rise of surf music, garage rock and the Twist dance craze.

Late in his life Fyodor Dostoyevski wrote " The Meek One " ( 1876 ) and " The Dream of a Ridiculous Man " ( 1877 ), two stories with great psychological and philosophical depth.

Early works included recordings produced by audio pioneer Joe Meek.

** Planes piloted by Major Harold Geiger and Horace Meek Hickam, students at the Air Corps Tactical School, collide in mid-air at Langley Field, Virginia.

* November 18 – Donald Meek, Scottish actor ( b. 1878 )

In 1964 the group recorded several solo tracks with producer Joe Meek, who took them to various labels, but they had little success.

In September 1840, Robert Newell, Joseph L. Meek, and their families reached Fort Walla Walla with three wagons that they had driven from Fort Hall.

Among the most famous early independent producers are the famed songwriting-production duo Leiber & Stoller, " Wall of Sound " creator Phil Spector and British studio pioneer Joe Meek.

Examples of such engineers includes George Martin, Joe Meek, Teo Macero, Phil Spector, Brian Wilson, and Biddu.