Rosie and the Originals
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| Rosie and the Originals were a 1960s musical group best known for their single, "Angel Baby." Fronted by lead singer Rosie Hamlin, the group produced two singles (including "Angel Baby") for Highland Records and, like many other artists of the era, ended up in protracted legal battles with their record label over royalties and credits. |  |
Early career
Rosie Hamlin wrote the lyrics for "Angel Baby" as a poem when she was 14 years old, still attending Mission Bay High School in San Diego, California. When she was 15, she and some friends rented a recording studio in San Marcos, California to record the song. The resulting record had a very simplistic sound, and, in fact, was eventually slightly damaged from excessive playing, so the group was unable to find a record label to distribute it. Finally, bringing the master to a department store, they convinced a manager to play it in the listening booths of the store's music department. The song received positive reactions from teenage listeners, and a scout from Highland Records offered the group a recording contract, under the condition that the company take possession of the master recording, and that David Ponci be named as the author of the song, as he was the eldest member of the group.
"Angel Baby" made its radio debut in December 1960, before the group had ever received their contract. When the contract finally came, Hamlin found that she was ineligible to collect record royalties from the song because she was not listed as the songwriter. This led to the group's break-up, and although Hamlin secured the copyright to her music in 1961, decades of battles over royalties followed.
After Highland
After leaving Highland Records, Hamlin recorded a full-length album with guitarist Noah Tafolla for Brunswick Records and toured with the label's other artists.
Hamlin and Tafolla married and had two children together, and in 1963, she retired from singing to spend time with her family. She returned to record singles in 1969 and again in 1973, performing occasionally throughout the 1970s and 1980s and more regularly throughout the 1990s and 2000s. In a 1969 interview with Life magazine, John Lennon named Hamlin as one of his favorite singers, and he recorded a version of "Angel Baby" in the mid-1970s.
In 2000, Ace Records released the album Angel Baby Revisited, with previously unreleased cuts and lost material.
Discography
Singles
- "Angel Baby" (Highland Records, 1960)
- "Why Did You Leave Me" (Highland Records, 1961)
- "Bring Me Happiness" (Donna Records, 1961)
- "Lonely Blue Nights" (Brunswick Records, 1961)
- "Lonely Blue Nights" (Highland, 1961) [1]
- "My One and Only Love" (Globe Records, 1969)
- "You're No Good" (Wax World, 1973)
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Urbanworld Film Festival
Event Name: Urbanworld Film FestivalWhen: 09/10/2008 &151; 09/14/2008Submission Deadline: 05/31/2008Where: New York, New YorkVenue: AMC Loews 34th Street TheatersWebsite: www.urbanworld.org The Urbanworld Film Festival is the largest internationally competitive festival of its kind. The five-day festival includes feature, documentary, short film and music video screenings, as well as panel discussions, live staged screenplay readings and the celebrated Actors Spotlight, with previous honorees including Vondie Curtis Hall, Samuel L. Jackson, Billy Dee Williams and Rosie Perez. Over the last eleven years, Hollywood studios have consistently chosen Urbanworld to premiere box office and award-winning hits, including: Hustle & Flow, Collateral, The Best Man, Soul Food, Roll Bounce, The Fighting Temptations, Drumline, Hero, The Woodsman, Rush Hour 2, O, The Original Kings of Comedy, Hoodlum, HBO Films Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, Why Do Fools Fall in Love, Blue Streak, Paid in Full, Hair Show, Out of Time, and more. The Urbanworld Film Festival is an initiative of the Urbanworld Foundation Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to redefining the role of multicultural constituents in contemporary cinema by implementing programs and events that support the development and success of the urban filmmaking community. When: Sep 10, 2008 12:00:00 AM to Sep 14, 2008 12:00:00 AM Where: AMC Loews 34th Street Theaters in New York,New York Posted by:evdb |
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Rockwell's America: Celebrating the Art of Norman Rockwell
Presented by Ohio Historical Center / Ohio Historical Society Step back in time and into the eyes of the famous American painter Norman Rockwell. Touch, feel, and see how America lived in the early to mid 1900s as you walk through three-dimensional recreations of his famous Saturday Evening Post magazine covers. Visitors will enjoy some of Rockwell's most famous art brought to life in twenty theatrical environments. Experience and learn about the changing times and technologies in America through life-sized, 3-dimensional versions of Rockwell's Saturday Evening Post covers. These charming recreations feature scenes from America's history, frozen in time allowing visitors to become part of the past. Travel to "Main Street" featuring the famous "The Gossips" illustration, sit in a WWII army jeep or go on your first-date at "The Soda Jerk." Every theatrical scene is coupled with multimedia experiences, live character interpretation and is a family photographic opportunity just waiting to happen. Rockwell's America: Celebrating the Art of Norman Rockwell contains more than 100 original Saturday Evening Post covers. At the tender age of twenty-two, Rockwell sold his first cover painting in 1916 to America's oldest magazine, The Saturday Evening Post and ended up doing over 300 additional covers for the magazine. The weekly magazine was first published in 1728 by twenty-two year old Benjamin Franklin and started as the Pennsylvania Gazette, one of five regular publications in the colonies. Purchased in 1897 by Cyrus H. Curtis, The Saturday Evening Post rose to the coveted status of "America's Magazine" by showcasing the best American writers, artists and illustrators of the Twentieth Century. Rockwell was tuned in to social change, which gave him a connection to people from other races and walks of life. In "Times of Change," the mood shifts toward the dramatic and serious where he confronts a changing world head on. "Rosie the Riveter" and the wartime adventures of Willy Gillis illustrate how the artist conveyed endurance, courage, hardship and hope. In this area of the exhibit, visitors encounter "Politics and Presidents," and come face to face with the Civil Rights movement in his landmark paintings, "The Problem We All Live With" and "The Four Freedoms." Rockwell's America: Celebrating the Art of Norman Rockwell is produced by the Becker Group under license by Curtis Publishing. Order & Box Office Information Box Office: 800.686.6124 When: Nov 1, 2008 12:00:00 AM to Mar 1, 2009 12:00:00 AM Where: Ohio Historical Center in Columbus,Ohio Cost: $7.00 - $11.00 Posted by:evdb |
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