" Francis James Child indeed retitled Child ballad 102 ; though it was titled The Birth of Robin Hood, its clear lack of connection with the Robin Hood cycle ( and connection with other, unrelated ballads ) led him to title it Willie and Earl Richard's Daughter in his collection.

Callow, rich Ensign Willis Seward " Willie " Keith ( Robert Francis ) reports for duty aboard the Caine, his first assignment.

* Robert Francis as Ensign ( later Lieutenant, junior grade ) Willis Seward " Willie " Keith

Versions have been recorded by Louis Armstrong, Dave Brubeck, Tommy Dorsey, Tex Beneke with The Glenn Miller Orchestra ( Recorded in New York City on February 1, 1947 and released by RCA Victor Records as catalogue number 20-2016B and by EMI on the His Master's Voice label as catalogue number BD 5968 ), Frank Sinatra, Billie Holiday, Doris Day, Jan Garber, Fumio Nanri, Dizzy Gillespie, Nat King Cole, Mel Tormé, Connie Francis, Jean Sablon, Keely Smith, Terumasa Hino, Harry Connick Jr, Ella Fitzgerald, Olavi Virta, The Peanuts, Django Reinhardt, Barry Manilow, John Coltrane, Earl Grant, Willie Nelson, Billy Ward and His Dominoes, George Benson, Mina, Ken Hirai, Los Hombres Calientes and many others.

The Enid at a live show in 1979 on the Touch Me tour ( L-R: Dave Storey, Terry Pack, Steve Stewart, Tony Freer, Willie Gilmour, Francis Lickerish, Robert John Godfrey )

It features songs by Hank Williams, Willie Mae " Big Mama " Thornton, and " All Creatures of Our God and King ," a song accredited to St. Francis of Assisi.

Francis v. Resweber,, is a case in which the U. S. Supreme Court was asked whether imposing capital punishment ( the electric chair ) a second time, after it failed in an attempt to execute Willie Francis in 1946, constituted a violation of the United States Constitution.

* Gilbert King, The Execution of Willie Francis: Race, Murder, and the Search for Justice in the American South, Basic Civitas, New York, 2008.

Notable executions in the chair were those of Elmo Patrick Sonnier ( the inmate on whom the film Dead Man Walking was based ) and Willie Francis.

During the execution of the 18-year old, black teenager Willie Francis — on May 3, 1946 — the electric chair had been improperly set up by a drunken prison guard, causing Francis to scream " Take it off!

family violence – fear of crime – federal inmate – federal interest computer – felony – feminist criminology – fentanyl – Enrico Ferri – Fifth Amendment rights of witnesses – fine – fingerprint – first degree murder – focal concern – forcible rape – forensic accounting – forensic anthropology – forensic ballistics – forensic engineering – forensic entomology – forensic evidence – forensic genetics – forensic odontology – forensic palynology – forensic pathology – forensic psychiatry – forensic psychology – forensic science – forensic toxicology – forgery – Willie Francis – fraud – frustration-aggression theory

Influential contemporary artists include Larry D. Alexander, Laylah Ali, Amalia Amaki, Emma Amos, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Dawoud Bey, Camille Billops, Mark Bradford, Edward Clark, Willie Cole, Robert Colescott, Louis Delsarte, David C. Driskell, Leonardo Drew, Mel Edwards, Ricardo Francis, Charles Gaines, Ellen Gallagher, Herbert Gentry, Sam Gilliam, David Hammons, Jerry Harris, Richard Hunt, Martha Jackson-Jarvis, Katie S. Mallory, M. Scott Johnson, Rashid Johnson, Joe Lewis, Glenn Ligon, James Little, Al Loving, Kerry James Marshall, Eugene J. Martin, Richard Mayhew, Sam Middleton, Howard McCalebb, Charles McGill, Thaddeus Mosley, Sana Musasama, Senga Nengudi, Joe Overstreet, Martin Puryear, Adrian Piper, Howardena Pindell, Faith Ringgold, Gale Fulton Ross, Alison Saar, Betye Saar, Raymond Saunders, John T. Scott, Joyce Scott, Gary Simmons, Lorna Simpson, Renee Stout, Kara Walker, Carrie Mae Weems, Stanley Whitney, William T. Williams, John Wilson, Fred Wilson, Richard Yarde, and Purvis Young, Kehinde Wiley, Mickalene Thomas, Barkley Hendricks, Jeff Sonhouse, William Walker, Ellsworth Ausby, Che Baraka, Emmett Wigglesworth, Otto Neals, Dinga McCannon, Terry Dixon ( artist ), and many others.

The Jordanaires have also recorded with Patsy Cline, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Horton, Ferlin Husky, Johnny Cash, Tammy Wynette, Kenny Rogers, Sawyer Brown, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Dolly Parton, Red Foley, Jim Reeves, Willie Nelson and George Jones, Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gormé, Connie Francis, Johnny Hallyday and Julie Andrews.

* 1980: 360 ° Experience-A Well-Kept Secret-with Don Pullen, Bill Warnick, Greg Williams, Willie Ruff, Candido Camero, Sharon Freeman, Hamiet Bluiett, Ricky Ford, Buster Williams, Francis Haynes

Willie Francis ( January 12, 1929 – May 9, 1947 ) is best known for being the first recipient of a failed execution by electrocution in the United States.

" The actual meaning of his statement is still uncertain, but author Gilbert King, in his book, " The Execution of Willie Francis ," alludes to rumors in St. Martinville of sexual abuse by the pharmacist.

During the trial of Willie Francis, the court-appointed defense attorneys offered no objections, called no witnesses and put up no defense.

Just two days after the trial began, Willie Francis stood convicted of murder and was sentenced to death by twelve jurors and the judge.

On May 3, 1946, the electric chair failed to kill Willie Francis.

Subsequently, Willie Francis was executed at 12: 05 pm ( CST ) on May 9, 1947.

And so it was over the weekend what with 40-year-old Warren Spahn pitching his no-hit masterpiece against the Giants and the Giants' Willie Mays retaliating with a record-tying 4-homer spree Sunday.

" Willie " Lincoln was born on December 21, 1850, and died on February 20, 1862.

" Opponents sometimes referred to him as " Slick Willie ", a nickname first applied while he was governor of Arkansas and lasting throughout his presidency.

The series was notable for Willie Mays ' over-the-shoulder catch off the bat of Vic Wertz in Game 1.

In 1967 a tribute song called " Chet's Tune " was produced for his birthday, with contributions by a long list of RCA / Victor artists including Eddy Arnold, Connie Smith, Jerry Reed, Willie Nelson, Hank Snow, and others.

Dissatisfied with the King Bees and their repertoire of Howlin ' Wolf and Willie Dixon blues numbers, Bowie quit the band less than a month later to join the Manish Boys, another blues outfit, who incorporated folk and soul — " I used to dream of being their Mick Jagger ", Bowie was to recall.

Willie Dixon ( 1915 – 1992 ) was one of the most notable figures in the history of rhythm and blues.

Donald Dewar was selected for the seat Glasgow Garscadden by a majority of three, after Dewar's friend the veteran Amalgamated Union of Engineering Workers MP Willie Small died unexpectedly.

Not all of those executed were leaders: Willie Pearse described himself as " a personal attaché to my brother, Patrick Pearse "; John MacBride had not even been aware of the Rising until it began, but had fought against the British in the Boer War fifteen years before ; Thomas Kent did not come out at all — he was executed for the killing of a police officer during the raid on his house the week after the Rising.

Artistik Records was created by freestyle artist and producer Willie Valentin, and was distributed by Tazmania / Hot productions in early 1994 and by Mic-Mac Records in 1995-1996.

The song was later covered by Wet Willie and also The Commitments.

Big Walter Horton was the favored harmonicist of many Chicago blues bandleaders, including Willie Dixon.

When Offensive Tackle Willie Roaf was selected in 2012, he became the second player whose time with the Saints contributed to his selection.

However, the use of distortion was predated by Guitar Slim, Willie Johnson of Howlin ' Wolf, and Pat Hare ; the latter two also made use of distorted power chords in the early 1950s.

On August 22, 2007, as part of the Golden Anniversary of the Rawlings Gold Glove Award, Clemente was selected to the All-Time Rawlings Gold Glove Team, joining his onetime mentor, Willie Mays, and his indirect disciple, Ken Griffey Jr .,.

The pitching staff was bolstered by ace Jack Morris ( 19 – 11, 3. 60 ERA ), Dan Petry ( 18 – 8 ), Milt Wilcox ( 17 – 8 ), and closer Willie Hernández ( 9 – 3, 1. 92 ERA with 32 saves ).

In their passing game, the Bears primary deep threat was wide receiver Willie Gault, who caught 33 passes for 704 yards, an average of 21. 3 yards per catch, and returned 22 kickoffs for 557 yards and a touchdown.

Lionel Aldridge had replaced Quinlan, but Jordan and Davis still anchored the defensive line, linebacker Ray Nitschke excelled at run stopping and pass coverage, while the secondary was led by defensive backs Herb Adderley and Willie Wood.

Their defensive secondary was extremely hard hitting and talented, led by safeties Jack Tatum, George Atkinson, cornerback Skip Thomas and cornerback Willie Brown.

The secondary was led by Pro Bowl defensive back Carnell Lake and Willie Williams, who led the team with 7 interceptions and 122 return yards.

To Parcells credit, much of the improvement was the result of the contributions from their draft picks that they made before the season: linebackers Willie McGinest and Chris Slade.

However, the play was nullified by a holding penalty on linebacker Willie McGinest, who illegally hugged Rams running back Marshall Faulk and prevented him from becoming an eligible receiver.

" Alabama Song " was written and composed by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill in 1927, for their opera Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny ( Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny ); " Back Door Man " was written by Willie Dixon and originally recorded by Howlin ' Wolf.