A brisk, amusing man, apparently constructed on an ingenious system of spring-joints attuned to the same peppery rhythm as his mind, Smith began his academic career teaching speech to Barnard girls -- a project considerably enlivened by his devotion to a recording about `` a young rat named Arthur, who never could make up his mind ''.

In the mid-1980s, Grant began touring and recording with young up-and-coming songwriter Michael W. Smith.

As the two couples began supporting each other during recording sessions, the sound of the girls ' voices convinced the songwriters to model their ' group ' on the like of MOR acts Blue Mink, Middle of the Road and The Sweet.

BDP as a group essentially ended because KRS-One began recording and performing under his own name rather than the group name.

Holly then hired Norman Petty as manager, and the band began recording at Petty's studios in Clovis, New Mexico.

He began his professional career at the age of six, and has worked on over 400 television episodes, 18 motion pictures, various commercials, and scores of voice over work, as well as working as a musician, songwriter, recording artist and writer.

Following the recording sessions with Tim, Neil began writing and recording a third Crowded House album with Hester and Seymour, but these tracks were rejected by the record company, so Neil asked Tim if Crowded House could use the Finn songs.

Nick Seymour, Barcelona, October 2007. Crowded House began recording their follow-up to Time on Earth in April 2009, at Finn's own Roundhead Studios.

Atkins began working on recording sessions, performing on WSM-AM and the Opry.

Day started her career as a big band singer in 1939, but only began to be noticed after her first hit recording, " Sentimental Journey ", in 1945.

Having established himself as a solo artist with " Space Oddity ", Bowie began to sense a lacking: " a full-time band for gigs and recording — people he could relate to personally ".

He began recording around Los Angeles in 1982 as a member of the Radio Crew, and also Uncle Jam's Army.

Under Jæger's commandment that Munch should " write his life ", meaning that Munch should explore his own emotional and psychological state, Munch began a period of reflection and self-examination, recording his thoughts in his " soul's diary ".

Bell Laboratories began experimenting with wider-range recording techniques in the early 1930s.

RCA Victor began recording performances by several orchestras on optical sound around 1941, resulting in higher-fidelity masters for 78-rpm discs.

In 1971, Brown began recording for Polydor Records which also took over distribution of Brown's King Records catalog.

He also began drawing and painting birds, and recording their behavior.

In the late 1960s and into the 1970s, stored audible materials began to dominate the music recording industry and revolutionized the portability and ease of use of band and instrumental music by musicians and entertainers as the demand for entertainers increased globally.

However, when recording sessions began Atlantic wanted more of a rock sound and didn't initially like " Cowboy ," " Devil Without A Cause " and " Only God Knows Why.

Following Beck's departure in October 1966, The Yardbirds — tired from constant touring and recording — began to wind down.

Later that month, they began recording their first album, which was based on their live set.

Though limited in resources, the band began recording and producing songs within Shinoda ’ s makeshift bedroom studio in 1996, resulting in a 4-track demo tape.

The band parted ways with Anodyne, signed to Megaforce and began recording new material in the winter of 2008.

Beginning in September 1997, Tripp began secretly recording their telephone conversations regarding the affair with Clinton.

In April / May 2007, Andersson worked on the film soundtrack, re-recording the old ABBA songs with musicians from the old ABBA recording sessions.

In May 2010, the band stated on their website that they were " back in the studio working on some new songs " and later revealed that they were " in the final stages of recording the album ".

Charlton then lifted the League One trophy on 5 May 2012, having been in the top position since 15 September 2011, and after recording a 3 – 2 victory over Hartlepool United, recorded their highest ever league points score of 101, the highest in any professional European league that year.

The track " Long May You Run " is a different mix to that found on the album of the same name, featuring the harmonies of the full Crosby Stills & Nash before David Crosby and Graham Nash left the recording sessions.

In a May 2011 interview Enya's manager said that she is working on a new album and will likely tour to support it, with part of the recording taking place in Abbey Road studios in London.

Triesman resigned as chairman of the bid and the FA on 16 May 2010 after the publication of a secret recording of a conversation between the peer and a former ministerial aide, during which he claimed that Spain and Russia were planning to bribe referees at the World Cup in South Africa.

James Joseph Brown ( May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006 ) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and recording artist.

Thomas Alva Edison conceived the principle of recording and reproducing sound between May and July 1877 as a byproduct of his efforts to " play back " recorded telegraph messages and to automate speech sounds for transmission by telephone.

He announced his invention of the first phonograph, a device for recording and replaying sound, on November 21, 1877 ( early reports appear in Scientific American and several newspapers in the beginning of November, and an even earlier announcement of Edison working on a ' talking-machine ' can be found in the Chicago Daily Tribune on May 9 ), and he demonstrated the device for the first time on November 29 ( it was patented on February 19, 1878 as US Patent 200, 521 ).

As of May 2011, there are plans to release a new Russell Crowe & The Ordinary Fear of God recording ( co-written with Alan Doyle ) and for a US tour which would be the first live dates in the US since 2006.

The band also released a new live album and DVD, recorded at the Hammersmith Apollo in May 2010, and are recording further tracks for their next studio album, likely to be released early in 2011.

Another Bed-In in May 1969 at the Queen Elizabeth Fairmont in Montreal, Canada, resulted in the recording of their first single, " Give Peace A Chance ", a Top 20 hit for the newly christened Plastic Ono Band.

* May 26 – Acker Bilk's Stranger On The Shore becomes the first British recording to reach number one in the US Billboard Hot 100.

* May 20 – Emil Berliner, telephone and recording pioneer ( d. 1929 )

Silvertone owners Zomba Records took out an injunction against the band in September 1990 to prevent them from recording with any other label, but in May 1991 the court sided with the group, which was then released from its contract.

On May 20, 2008, Lange confirmed that he had completed recording dialogue for the game.

While recuperating, May was initially absent when the band started work on their third album, but he returned midway through the recording process.

In May 2002, Coxon left Blur during the recording of their seventh album Think Tank ( 2003 ).

Blur entered the studio early that year to record material for a new album, but in May producer William Orbit told the NME that Albarn had halted recording.

In the wake of the group's success for the Victor release, in May the band returned to Columbia, recording two selections of popular tunes of the day chosen for them by the record company ( possibly hoping to avoid the copyright problems which arose after Victor recorded two of the band's supposedly original compositions ) " Darktown Strutter's Ball " and "( Back Home Again in ) Indiana " as catalogue # A-2297.

In May 1913, Goux took one to Indianapolis, and won at an average of, recording straightaway speeds of.

Clooney continued working with the Pastor band until 1949, making her last recording with the band in May of that year and her first as a solo artist a month later, still for Columbia.

* Audio recording of Mayday call made from the Sunshine Skyway Bridge Collapse, Tampa Bay, Florida, May 1980 ( MP3 format ) ( updated URI, Jun 29 2005 )

On VE Day, 8 May 1945, Lyttelton joined in the celebrations by playing his trumpet from a wheelbarrow, inadvertently giving his first broadcast performance ; the BBC recording still survives.

According to a post made on the 25 May 2010 on the band's Myspace page, Barry, Diani and Fiocco are recording new material with new drummer Martin Davies.