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Wells and success
The première of Peter Grimes at Sadler's Wells in 1945 was his greatest success thus far.
Gaye was one of many who shaped the sound and success of Motown Records in the 1960s, becoming that label's top-selling solo artist of that decade with a string of hits including " How Sweet It Is ( To Be Loved By You )", " Ain't That Peculiar ", " I Heard It Through the Grapevine " and his duet singles with singers such as Mary Wells and Tammi Terrell.
Wells ' British tour was ultimately a personal success, and led to the formation of the British Anti-Lynching Committee, which included such notables and the Duke of Argyll, the Archbishop of Canterbury, members of Parliament, and the editors of The Manchester Guardian.
Wells graduated from Detroit's Northwestern High School at the age of 17 and set her sights on becoming a scientist, but after hearing about the success of Detroit musicians such as Jackie Wilson and The Miracles, she decided to try her hand at music as a singer-songwriter.
The success of " You Beat Me to the Punch " helped to make Wells the first Motown star to be nominated for a Grammy Award when the song received a nod in the Best Rhythm & Blues Recording category.
Wells ' success at the label was recognized when she became a headliner during the first string of Motortown Revue concerts, starting in the fall of 1962.
When describing Wells ' landmark success in 1964, former Motown sales chief Barney Ales:
Among the only Motown acts to write and compose their own recordings, the group would also write and compose hits for the likes of Mary Wells, The Temptations and Marvin Gaye with much success.
During this period, the group members begin to write for other artists including Mary Wells, Marvin Gaye and The Temptations finding success with their compositions for the artists.
Also, sophomores receive their Wells ivy plant which is symbolic of their growth, time and success at Wells.
Sadler's Wells Opera produced it in London in the late 1950s, after the success of Lehár's The Merry Widow starring June Bronhill had rescued the company from bankruptcy.
It was first performed at Sadler's Wells in London on 7 June 1945, conducted by Reginald Goodall and was the first of Britten's operas to be a critical and popular success.
The largest of these was the purchase of a majority share in Crocker National of California, USA: this was not a success and Midland was forced to take full ownership in 1985 so that it could sell it to Wells Fargo the following year.
The unprecedented success of New Adventures relationship with Sadler's Wells Theatre was recognised in 2006 by the invitation to become Resident Company.
Despite Signor Paulo's success at Sadler's Wells, Richard Hughes's widow Lucy, who was a majority shareholder at the theatre, pleaded with Grimaldi to return.
She first found success in the film adaptation of H. G. Wells ' Kipps ( 1941 ), but it was in the Gainsborough melodrama The Man in Grey ( 1943 ) that confirmed her status.
The album was not a huge commercial success ( though the Dylan-penned title tune did receive some airplay ), but it received considerable acclaim and, through its association with the Allmans, brought Wells to the attention of a younger audience.
Wells ' other children have both had tries as country music singers, but neither had any bigger success.
Champion sires to have stood at Coolmore include the incomparable Sadler's Wells ( retired from stud duties in 2008 ) who was champion sire of Europe on 14 occasions, though his success in his later years was somewhat eclipsed by the astonishing exploits of three other Coolmore stallions, namely Danehill and his own sons Galileo and Montjeu.
He then passed the baton onto deputy editor Darren Wells, after the success of the 200th issue release.
In the late 1940s, Wells had recorded on RCA Victor, but had little success there.
Years later, Wells told an interviewer she was shocked over the song's success and endurance.
Wells ' novel Tono-Bungay features the protagonists working on hybrid airship designs with arguable lack of success.

Wells and continued
Ted Wells had been replaced as Chief Engineer by Herbert Rawdon, who remained at the post until his retirement in the early 1960s ( he continued as a part-time consultant to Cessna President Dwane Wallace in Wichita until shortly before his death ).
late 20th and early 21st century critics, Jonathan Wells and Stephen Jay Gould, have objected to the continued use of Haeckel ’ s embryo drawings in textbooks.
Wells continued at Morley's Academy until 1880.
Wells purchased the Palestine Farm from Benjamin Franklin Guy in 1878 and 1879 and continued the farm's dairy operations until 1903.
As transportation facilities continued to improve, all the county's small school districts were gradually absorbed into the 5 school districts that exist today: Wells, Alto, Rusk, Jacksonville, and New Summerfield.
Most Kidderminster to Bewdley trains continued through the Wyre Forest line ( dismantled in the 1960s and now a popular walking route ) to Tenbury Wells or Woofferton.
She continued full-time stage work, however, including appearances as Lady Agatha Lazenby in The Admirable Crichton in 1916 and Clara de Foenix in Trelawny of the Wells.
The continued existence of Sadler's Wells Opera was threatened by divisions within the company.
Her back continued to be an issue, forcing her out of Indian Wells and Miami.
During the eighteenth century the growth of the town continued, as did its patronage by the wealthy leisured classes – it received celebrity cachet from visits by figures such as Cibber, Johnson, Garrick and Richardson – and in 1735 Richard ( Beau ) Nash appointed himself as master of ceremonies for all the entertainments that Tunbridge Wells had to offer.
Wells continued to wage her anti-lynching campaign and to write columns attacking Southern injustices.
Wells succeeded her and continued as editor until its final issue in 1914.
The see-saw continued to teeter in Game 5 as David Wells and Mariano Rivera combined to shut Boston down.
By December 1985, after a relapse into his drug habit, Negron was let go, and the group continued with Wells and Hutton fronting the band.
The Tories lost power in 1989 but continued to argue for decentralization in opposition, voting in favour of a package of proposed constitutional amendments called the Meech Lake Accord, while the Liberal Party led by Clyde Wells opposed it.
Sadler's Wells continued its downward spiral.
Wells continued his studies at Yale University, earning a Ph. D. in religious studies in 1986, focusing on historical reactions to Darwinism.
Wells returned to the U. S. and continued with the sport as manager of the Birmingham Black Barons.
Wells continued to write for the seventh season and contributed two episodes " The Visit ", and " A Walk in the Woods ".
It then continued on to Mordialloc as Wells Road.
( However, Livingston, Wells & Company continued to operate under that firm name in England, France and Germany.
) Dynegy continued to hold leases on several floors of the Wells Fargo Plaza, however.
The plain talking alter-ego as an instrument of satire continued with Robertson Davies ' series of Samuel Marchbanks books ( 1947 – 67 ) and John Metcalf's James Wells in General Ludd ( 1980 ).
Malcolm Wells retired from the active practice of architecture in June 2004, although he continued his advocacy for underground living to the end of his life.

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