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."
Harry Chapin
Harry Forster Chapin (December 7, 1942 – July 16, 1981) was an American singer-songwriter, humanitarian, and producer best known for his folk rock and pop rock songs, who achieved worldwide success in the 1970s and became one of the most popular artists and highest paid performers.
Chapin is also one of the best charting musical artists in the United States.
Chapin, a Grammy Award winning artist and Grammy Hall of Fame inductee, has sold over 16 million records worldwide and has been described as one of the most beloved performers in music history.
Chapin recorded a total of 11 albums from 1972 until his death in 1981.
All 14 singles that he released became hit singles on at least one national music chart.
As a dedicated humanitarian, Chapin fought to end world hunger; he was a key participant in the creation of the Presidential Commission on World Hunger in 1977.
Chapin is credited with being the most politically and socially active American performer of the 1970s.
In 1987, Chapin was posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for his humanitarian work.
Johan Bengtsson
Johan Bengtsson( born May 3, 1979 in Helsingborg, Sweden) is the bassist for The Sounds.
He has also collaborated with DJ Tommie Sunshine on the song" Dance Among the Ruins".
Edward Kamuda
Edward Stephen
Kamuda
( November 10, 1939 – April 13, 2014) was an American historian who specialized in the study of the RMS Titanic.
The Titanic sank on April 14, 1912, after striking an iceberg in the north Atlantic Ocean.
Kamuda devoted much of his life to the preservation of the Titanic's legacy as the founder and president of the Titanic Historical Society.
Much of his research focused on the biographies of the crew and passengers of the RMS Titanic.
Kamuda co-founded the Titanic Historical Society on July 7, 1963, in Indian Orchard, Springfield, Massachusetts, with five other people.
The society was originally called the" Titanic Enthusiasts of America", but Kamuda changed its name after a widow of a Titanic passenger questioned their" enthusiasm" for the disaster which killed 1,517 people, including her husband.
Kamuda, who served as the president of the Titanic Historical Society, saw the society's membership grow to thousands during his lifetime.
Under his leadership, the Titanic Historical Society became one of the world's leading centers for the research of the RMS Titanic, as well as its passengers and crew.
Kamuda and other members of the society served as consultants for the 1997 film," Titanic", directed by James Cameron.
Kamuda helped Cameron with the historical details of the set and story.
In return, Cameron cast Kamuda and his wife, society vice president Karen Kamuda, as extras in the film.
Before shooting their scene, James Cameron told the assembled" Titanic" cast and crew," Because of these two people we are here today."
The director also introduced Kamuda to several actors, telling them," Here's the man who made it all possible."
Ed and Karen Kamuda can be seen in the background on the ship's promenade while Leonardo DiCaprio( who plays Jack Dawson) teaches Kate Winslet( Rose DeWitt Bukater) how to spit.
Edward Kamuda, who was initially reluctant to appear onscreen in the film, later described the experience on set in a 1997 interview with" The Republican To look at the books for 40 years and then to walk the decks of the ship- it was a dream come true."
In 2012, Kamuda, on behalf of the Titanic Historical Society, presented the city of Springfield, Massachusetts, with the Titanic Centennial Memorial, a 10,000 pound, black granite monument to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the disaster.
The Titanic Centennial Memorial, which was dedicated in the Oak Grove Cemetery, includes the names of two Springfield residents who died on the Titanic: Jane Carr, 47, a third class passenger and Milton C. Long, 29, a first class passenger and son of a Springfield mayor and judge.
Ed Kamuda died from a long illness at his home on April 13, 2014, at the age of 74.
He was survived by his wife, Karen Kamuda.
Kamuda was buried at Oak Grove Cemetery in Springfield, Massachusetts.
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.
Sam Browne (musician)
Sam Browne( 26 March 1898 – 2 March 1972) was an English dance band singer, who became one of the most popular British dance band vocalists of the 1930s.
He is remembered for singing with Jack Hylton and with Ambrose and his Orchestra, at the Mayfair Hotel and Embassy Club, with whom he made many recordings from 1930 to 1942, and for his duets and variety performances with the singer, Elsie Carlisle.
Band on the Run (song)
" Band on the Run" is a song by the British – American rock band Paul McCartney and Wings, released as the title track to their 1973 album" Band on the Run".
The song was released as a single in April 1974 in the US and in June 1974 in the UK, following the success of" Jet", and became an international chart success.
The song topped the charts in the United States, also reaching number 3 in the United Kingdom.
The single sold over one million copies in 1974 in America.
It has since become one of the band's most famous songs.
A medley of three distinct musical passages that vary in style from folk rock to funk," Band on the Run" is one of McCartney's longest singles at 5:09.
The song was partly inspired by a comment that George Harrison had made during a meeting of the Beatles' Apple record label.
The song- wide theme is one of freedom and escape, and its creation coincided with Harrison, John Lennon and Ringo Starr having parted with manager Allen Klein in March 1973, leading to improved relations between McCartney and his fellow ex-Beatles.
The original demos for this and other tracks on" Band on the Run" were stolen shortly after Wings arrived in Lagos, Nigeria, to begin recording the album.
With the band reduced to a trio consisting of McCartney, his wife Linda, and Denny Laine," Band on the Run" was recorded at EMI's Lagos studio and completed at AIR Studios in London.
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.
Dance Band on the Titanic (song)
"Dance Band on the Titanic" is a song written and performed by Harry Chapin.
The song was included on the album of the same name in 1977.
Released as a single, the song became a hit on the Australian Charts.
It has been included on numerous posthumous compilation albums.
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.

Question: What is the award that the performer of song Dance Band On The Titanic (Song) earned?
Answer: Congressional Gold Medal