In New York he was well received by what was then only a small brave band of non-figurative artists, including Alexander Calder, George K. L. Morris, De Kooning, Holty and a few others.

All day long Mr. Podger, who was a straw-hat man in the summer, had worn the feather in the band of his broad-brimmed sunshield.

His eyes had the same dreadful rigid stare as Dr. Grimesby Roylott's when he was found before his open safe wearing the speckled band.

At one time it was the ambition of every saxophone player in every high school band in America to blow like Bird.

One of the rings was a white gold band with a diamond setting, valued at $900.

Such fascinating novelties in the score as the fugual treatment of `` On The Side Of The Angels '' and `` Politics And Poker '' were handled splendidly, and I thought Rudy Bond and his band of tuneful ward-heelers made `` Little Tin Box '' even better than it was done by the New York cast ; ;

Beginning with Reginald Fessenden's audio demonstrations in 1906, it was also the original method used for audio radio transmissions, and remains in use today by many forms of communication —" AM " is often used to refer to the mediumwave broadcast band ( see AM radio ).

He was given the name Gaius Octavius Thurinus, his cognomen possibly commemorating his father's victory at Thurii over a rebellious band of slaves.

The Alan Parsons Project was an English progressive rock band, active between 1975 and 1990, consisting of singer Eric Woolfson and keyboardist Alan Parsons surrounded by a varying number of session musicians.

The one occasion where the band was introduced as " The Alan Parsons Project " in a live performance was at Night of the Proms 1990 ( at the time of the group's break-up ), featuring all Project regulars except Woolfson who was present but behind the scenes, while Parsons stayed at the mixer except during the last song, where he played acoustic guitar.

* The New Wave band Missing Persons ' best-selling album was called Spring Session M.

Louisa May Alcott, who was ten years old at the time, later wrote of the experience in Transcendental Wild Oats ( 1873 ): " The band of brothers began by spading garden and field ; but a few days of it lessened their ardor amazingly.

The tempo of their arrangement was slowed to allow for the bagpipes, but it was based on Collins ': it began with a bagpipe solo introduction similar to her lone voice, then it was accompanied by the band of bagpipes and horns, whereas in her version she is backed up by a chorus.

Alaric's first appearance was as the leader of a mixed band of Goths and allied peoples who invaded Thrace in 391, who were stopped by the half-Vandal Roman General Stilicho.

In general, the larger the ensemble, the greater the need for a formal arrangement, although the early Count Basie big band was famous for its head arrangements, so called because they were worked out by the players themselves, memorized immediately and never written down.

Articolo 31 was a popular band from Milan, Italy, melding hip hop, funk, pop and traditional Italian musical forms.

Urban Dance Squad was a Dutch rap rock band formed after what was originally intended as a one-time jam-session at a festival in Utrecht on December 20, 1986.

* Jon Anderson, singer with rock band Yes, was born there

In March 1964, " Elverket Spelmanslag " was up against another band in a talent contest, The Hep Stars.

After the band disbanded in 1971, Jones reunited with Micky Dolenz as well as Monkees songwriters Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart in 1974 as a short-lived group called Dolenz, Jones, Boyce & Hart.

After performing for the short-lived Washington D. C .- based band State of Alert in 1980, Rollins fronted the California hardcore punk band Black Flag from August 1981 until mid-1986.

* Mars ( band ), a short-lived No Wave band

The band was relatively short-lived, but had a strong influence on the hardcore punk scene, both stylistically and in establishing a " do it yourself " ( DIY ) ethic for music distribution and concert promotion.

The Presidents also collaborated with Sir Mix-A-Lot as Subset, a short-lived rock and hip-hop band.

Ian Brown ( at the time the bassist ) and guitarist John Squire, who knew each other from Altrincham Grammar School for Boys, formed a short-lived Clash-inspired band called The Patrol in 1980 along with singer / guitarist Andy Couzens and drummer Simon Wolstencroft.

1 ), Steve Jolliffe ( wind instruments and vocals on Cyclone and the following tour ; he was also part of a short-lived 1969 line-up ), Ralf Wadephul ( in collaboration with Edgar Froese recorded album Blue Dawn, but it was released only in 2006 ; also credited for one track on Optical Race ( 1988 ) and toured with the band in support of this album ), and Linda Spa ( saxophonist who appeared on numerous albums and concerts between 1990 and 1996, as well as 2005 onwards ).

That band was short-lived as well.

During this time David J released two solo albums and collaborated with other musicians, recording two albums with The Jazz Butcher, and also with comics writer / spoken-word artist Alan Moore in the short-lived band The Sinister Ducks.

Wetton and Palmer did, however, get together to form Qango, which included Kilminster and John Young, although the band was short-lived.

* Perennial Divide, a short-lived band formed in 1986, two members of which went on to form Meat Beat Manifesto

After attending York College in 1966-1967, he started the short-lived cover band The Crystal Ship with Al Whiteside and Dave Speece in the summer of 1967.

The band was short-lived, and Innes and McGee relocated to London while Gillespie chose to remain in Glasgow.

Other short-lived groups followed – at fourteen, he formed Midnight Special, another modified skiffle band and played at a school concert.

After Littler disbanded the short-lived Photons, he moved to Cardiff, Wales, in October 1978, where he formed a band, The White Boys, but changed their name to The Spitfire Boys, as pressure by a financer of the band, who thought the name would sell better.

Crucifix was preceded by the short-lived band Subsidize Mess, featuring Sothira on bass, Matt Borusso on guitar, and Christopher Douglas on vocals.

* Angelfish ( band ), a short-lived Scottish alternative rock band, former band of Garbage's Shirley Manson

After the release of the fourth and final single from the album, however, O ' Sullivan left the band to form the short-lived Slippery Feet.

A number of short-lived characters were added to the Jughead comics, including his paraplegic African-American crush Anita ; blind rival for Ethel's affections Jeff and his guide dog Spike ; and heavy metal band The Potholes.

In 1987 he and Doyle formed the short-lived Kryst the Conqueror, a Christian heavy metal band with barbarian imagery.

Haskins had already agreed to tour American airbases with another band, but decided that joining his friends ' group was " the right thing to do ".

In 1981, Haskins, Simon, and Thomas formed a new funk band using the name Funkadelic, appeared on Soul Train under that name, and released the album, Connections & Disconnections.

The band disbanded in 1984 shortly before Ash and Haskins went on to form Love and Rockets.

He began playing in cover bands, often together with future band mates David J and Kevin Haskins whom he knew since nursery school.

It wasn't until Haskins attended a Sex Pistols gig, that he and his brother David J formed a band called the Submerged Teeth.

Love and Rockets were an English alternative rock band formed in 1985 by former Bauhaus members Daniel Ash ( vocals, guitar and saxophone ), David J ( bass guitar and vocals ) and Kevin Haskins ( drums and synthesizers ) after the group split in 1983.

Ash and Haskins had recorded and performed in another band, Tones on Tail, between 1982 and 1984.

In 2008 the band was also featured in the film Roll Up Your Sleeves, directed by Dylan Haskins.

The band feature in Roll Up Your Sleeves, directed by Dylan Haskins and released in 2008.