Prior touring commitments with Aretha Franklin prevented Pamela from appearing with Dawn on tour.

Prior to his death, according to the Book of Jubilees, Amram was among those who went to Egypt and recovered the bones of the sons of his grandfather and great uncles ( excluding those of Joseph which had already been brought to Canaan ), so that they could be reburied in the cave of Machpelah.

Prior to the December 1984 coup that brought Taya to power, the Mauritanian-Moroccan cooperation agency stated that relations between the two countries were on the mend in spite of alleged Moroccan complicity in a 1981 coup attempt and Mauritania's subsequent turn toward Algeria.

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Prior to the building of the Tribune Tower, correspondents for the Chicago Tribune brought back rocks and bricks from a variety of historically important sites throughout the world at the request of Colonel McCormick.

Prior to the start of the 2007 – 08 season, the Blue Jackets organization brought a hand-made replica 1857 Napoleon cannon into Nationwide Arena.

Prior to its creation, cases brought to court were tried in The Dalles, county seat of the vast Wasco County.

Prior to the sawmill, boards were brought by boat from Manistee to Portage Lake and then carried, or carted, to Bear Lake.

Prior to take off, or at the onset of the jump, the ball is brought to the abdomen and then the windmill motion is started by moving the ball below the waist according to the length of the player's fully extended arm.

Prior to the onset of Rock ' n ' Roll in the 1950s, songs were published and several records of a song might be brought out by singers of the day, each giving it their individual treatment.

Prior to that, Indonesianist Joseph Errington — making use of earlier work by Indonesianists not necessarily concerned with language issues per se — brought linguistic anthropological methods ( and semiotic theory ) to bear on the notion of the " exemplary center ," or the center of political and ritual power from which emanated exemplary behavior.

Prior to the late 1960s, fleets of paddle steamers brought holidaymakers doon the watter from Glasgow to it and numerous other piers on the Clyde.

Prior to the reform of local government in 1974, brought about by the Local Government Act 1972, Goole was in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

As Grand Prior of St John he served on a number of commissions: he was involved with drainage in Lincolnshire, where the order had substantial holdings and was brought in on a commission to investigate irregularities by the Masters of the Mint.

Prior to Septimius Severus, women who engaged in acts that brought infamia to them as slaves also suffered infamia when freed.

Prior to the 1890s, sleeping sickness was unknown in Uganda but the Tetse fly was probably brought by Emin from the Congo territory.

The region produced no significant bands in the electric folk movement of the 1970s but can claim one of the most significant figures, as Maddy Prior was brought up in Blackpool.

Prior to these DVD releases, the BBC brought episodes to VHS in the 1990s.

Prior to 1980, more than 1, 500 bottlenose dolphins were collected from the United States, Mexico, and the Bahamas, and more than 550 common and 60 Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins were brought into captivity in Japan.

Prior to the 1995-96 tournament the club brought in former Real Madrid greats Emilio Butragueño and Hugo Sánchez who led the club to the Final with a record of 14 / 10 / 10 for a total of 52 points, qualifying them for the quarterfinals for the first time in club history.

Prior to the 1885 season, Mutrie shifted over to manage the Gothams and brought along star pitcher Keefe and third baseman Esterbrook.

Prior to this, a Ruler was immune from any proceedings brought against them in their personal capacity.

Prior to the rock era, which brought high-powered entertainment lawyers into the music industry, business was often conducted casually, sometimes on a handshake.

Prior to the loss of her son, she had not been very religious, but his death brought her to consider religion more and more.

Prior to the formation of a unified police force, Tasmania ( then called Van Diemen's Land ) was policed from 1803 under the administration of Lieutenant Governor David Collins by a small number of superintendents and overseers, and from 1804 by a civilian body known as the " Night Watch ", brought by Collins from Port Phillip Bay.

Prior to the invention of tension rods drum skins were attached and tuned by rope systems such as that used on the Djembe or pegs and ropes such as that used on Ewe Drums, a system rarely used today, although sometimes seen on regimental marching band snare drums.

Prior to this, most music heard on radio was live ; most radio stations had an orchestra or band on the payroll.

Prior to ABBA's formation, Björn and Benny were living in a Volkswagen bus and had decided to leave music and gain regular jobs, however Anderson persuaded them to start a new band, investing considerable money in the group.

Prior to 1868 the Capote ( Kapota ) band of Ute Indians lived in the valley.

Prior to finding success in the alternative rock scene, Linnell was also involved with The Mundanes, a Rhode Island-based new wave band.

Prior to leaving, Crosby worked as a producer for metal band Lillian Axe.

Prior to the new recording sessions, the band toured Australia and New Zealand ( after a two-show night in Hong Kong ), played concerts in the Netherlands, Denmark and Sweden and made several television, radio and live concert appearances in the UK.

Prior to the relatively recent ITU standardization of the term, one common meaning for coarse WDM meant two ( or possibly more ) signals multiplexed onto a single fiber, where one signal was in the 1550 nm band, and the other in the 1310 nm band.

Prior to starting his solo career, he was the principal songwriter, lead singer and bassist for the rock band The Police.

Prior to this release, Pete Hammoura left the band due to injuries sustained while touring for The Catacombs.

Prior to 1745, the area was primarily occupied by the Wahpekute band of Dakotah.

Prior to the 1840s when Euro-Americans settled the area, the Atfalati band of the Kalapuya Native American tribe lived on the Tualatin Plains in what is now Forest Grove.

" Prior to shows scheduled at Madison Square Garden in New York City, Chamberlin and touring keyboardist Jonathan Melvoin overdosed on heroin ; Melvoin subsequently died, and Chamberlin was kicked out of the band, ostensibly to protect his health.

Prior to the formation of CSN, each member of the band had belonged to another prominent group.

Prior to the album's release, the band played festival and headline dates, and supported The Who in Europe through summer 2007, with a US headline tour to follow.

Prior to this, Collura had played in his own band who'd toured with The Ataris.

Prior to its release, band members promised a much darker and heavier album than Slipknot, and many sources praised the band for achieving this – effectively fulfilling their promises.

Prior to the album release, Glenn Danzig noted how the band had improved in the interim between the debut recording and the recording of Lucifuge: “ Everybody's much more comfortable with each other now.

Hutchings ' new band was formed after he met established duo Tim Hart and Maddy Prior on the London folk club scene, and the initial lineup was completed by husband and wife team Terry Woods ( formerly of Sweeney's Men, later of The Pogues ) and Gay Woods.

Rocket Cottage also included experimental tracks " Fighting for Strangers " ( with sparse vocals singing concurrently in a variety of keys ) and, on the final track, excerpts of studio banter between the band members and a seemingly impromptu rendition of " Camptown Races ", in which Prior gets the lyrics wrong.

Prior and Kemp devoted much energy to their own band ( The Maddy Prior Band ; see Maddy Prior ( solo albums )), recording 4 albums, and also had children together.