Bernie Bonvoisin
Bernard Bonvoisin, known as Bernie Bonvoisin( born 9 July 1956 in Nanterre, Hauts- de- Seine), is a French hard rock singer and film director.
He is best known for having been the singer of Trust.
He was one of the best friends of Bon Scott the singer of AC/ DC and together they recorded the song" Ride On" which was one of the last songs by Bon Scott.
St. James Infirmary Blues
"St. James Infirmary Blues" is an American jazz song of uncertain origin.
Louis Armstrong made the song famous in his 1928 recording on which Don Redman was credited as composer; later releases gave the name Joe Primrose, a pseudonym of Irving Mills.
The melody is 8 bars long, unlike songs in the classic blues genre, where there are 12 bars.
It is in a minor key, and has a 4/4 time signature, but has also been played in 3/4.
O Valencia!
" O Valencia!" is the fifth single by the indie rock band
The Decemberists, and the first released from their fourth studio album," The Crane Wife".
The music was written by The Decemberists and the lyrics by Colin Meloy.
It tells a story of two star- crossed lovers.
The singer falls in love with a person who belongs to an opposing gang.
At the end of the song, the singer's lover jumps in to defend the singer, who is confronting his lover's brother( the singer's" sworn enemy") and is killed by the bullet intended for the singer.
Margo St. James
Margo St. James( born September 12, 1937 as Margaret Jean St. James), is an American self- described prostitute and sex- positive feminist.
In 1973 she founded the organization COYOTE( Call Off Your Old Tired Ethics), which advocates decriminalization of prostitution.
In 1999, she was instrumental in founding the St. James Infirmary Clinic, a medical and social service organization serving sex workers in San Francisco.
Jon St. James
Jon St. James is an American guitarist, songwriter – composer, producer and recording engineer.
His Casbah Recording Studio was a part of Orange County, California's new music scene in the late 1970s and early to mid-1980s.
St. James' first album was as leader – frontman – songwriter of the progressive rock group French Lick.
St James was a pioneer of techno pop and dance music, using Moog synthesizers, electronic effects, and tape loops.
St. James lived in France for two years, studying Musique concrète with French composers.
There he first used Revox A77 tape machines to create ambient electronic textures.
Upon returning from France, St. James started the electronic pop group Q with Stacey Swain( Stacey Q), Dan Van Patten from Berlin and John Van Tongeren.
Q released one single," Playback", on Cocteau Records, which was co-owned by Bill Nelson of Bebop Deluxe fame.
Q also released a self- titled EP on red vinyl in the US on M.A.O. Records in 1982.
Q later became SSQ and signed with EMI America Records on the heels of St. James' recording the first Berlin album" Pleasure Victim".
EMI signed St. James to a six- record solo deal.
The first single off St. James' solo album" Trans- Atlantic" was to be" The Girl Who Seduced the World", which David Bowie wanted for his album" Let's Dance".
However, EMI America closed its doors almost immediately after the release of the SSQ and Jon St. James albums.
St. James continued to do TV and movie work.
He and Swain regrouped as Stacey Q in 1984 and released" Two of Hearts", which became a worldwide pop hit on Atlantic Records.
Louis Armstrong
Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971), nicknamed Satchmo, Satch, and Pops, was an American trumpeter, composer, vocalist, and actor who was among the most influential figures in jazz.
His career spanned five decades, from the 1920s to the 1960s, and different eras in the history of jazz.
In 2017, he was inducted into the Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame.
Armstrong was born and raised in New Orleans.
Coming to prominence in the 1920s as an inventive trumpet and cornet player, Armstrong was a foundational influence in jazz, shifting the focus of the music from collective improvisation to solo performance.
Around 1922, he followed his mentor, Joe "King" Oliver, to Chicago to play in the Creole Jazz Band.
In Chicago, he spent time with other popular jazz musicians, reconnecting with his friend Bix Beiderbecke and spending time with Hoagy Carmichael and Lil Hardin.
He earned a reputation at "cutting contests", and relocated to New York in order to join Fletcher Henderson's band.
With his instantly recognizable rich, gravelly voice, Armstrong was also an influential singer and skillful improviser, bending the lyrics and melody of a song.
He was also skilled at scat singing.
Armstrong is renowned for his charismatic stage presence and voice as well as his trumpet playing.
By the end of Armstrong's career in the 1960s, his influence had spread to popular music in general.
Armstrong was one of the first popular African-American entertainers to "cross over", meaning his music transcended his skin color in a racially divided America.
He rarely publicly politicized his race, to the dismay of fellow African Americans, but took a well-publicized stand for desegregation in the Little Rock crisis.
He was able to access the upper echelons of American society at a time when this was difficult for black men.
Billy Milano
Billy Milano is a Bronx- born heavy metal musician now based in Austin, Texas.
He is the singer and- occasionally- guitarist and bassist of crossover thrash band M.O.D., and he was also the singer of its predecessor, Stormtroopers of Death.
He was also the singer of United Forces, which also featured his Stormtroopers of Death bandmate Dan Lilker.
Theodred II (Bishop of Elmham)
Theodred II was a medieval Bishop of Elmham.
The date of Theodred's consecration unknown, but the date of his death was sometime between 995 and 997.
Brian Saunders (weightlifter)
Brian Saunders( date of birth and death unknown) was a male weightlifter who competed for England.
Etan Boritzer
Etan Boritzer( born 1950) is an American writer of children ’s literature who is best known for his book" What is God?" first published in 1989.
His best selling" What is?" illustrated children's book series on character education and difficult subjects for children is a popular teaching guide for parents, teachers and child- life professionals.
Boritzer gained national critical acclaim after" What is God?" was published in 1989 although the book has caused controversy from religious fundamentalists for its universalist views.
The other current books in the" What is?" series include
What is Love?,
What is Death?,
What is Beautiful?,
What is Funny?,
What is Right?,
What is Peace?,
What is Money?,
What is Dreaming?,
What is a Friend?,
What is True?,
What is a Family?,
What is a Feeling?"
The series is now also translated into 15 languages.
Boritzer was first published in 1963 at the age of 13 when he wrote an essay in his English class at Wade Junior High School in the Bronx, New York on the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
His essay was included in a special anthology by New York City public school children compiled and published by the New York City Department of Education.
Boritzer now lives in Venice, California and maintains his publishing office there also.
He has helped numerous other authors to get published through" How to Get Your Book Published!" programs.
Boritzer is also a yoga teacher who teaches regular classes locally and guest- teaches nationally.
He is also recognized nationally as an erudite speaker on" The Teachings of the Buddha."

Question: When was the performer of song St. James Infirmary Blues born?
Answer: August 4, 1901