Walter Robinson (composer)
Walter Robinson is an African American composer of the late 20th century.
He is most notable for his 1977 song" Harriet Tubman", which has been recorded by folk musicians such as Holly Near, John McCutcheon, and others.
He is also the composer of several operas.
Lamman Rucker
Lamman Rucker( born October 6, 1971) is an American actor.
Rucker began his career on the daytime soap operas" As the World Turns" and" All My Children", before roles in Tyler Perry's films
" Why Did I Get Married?
Why Did I Get Married Too?", and" Meet the Browns", and its television adaptation.
In 2016, he began starring as Jacob Greenleaf in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama series," Greenleaf".
David Bowie
David Robert Jones (8 January 1947 – 10 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie , was an English singer-songwriter and actor.
He was a leading figure in the music industry and is considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, acclaimed by critics and musicians, particularly for his innovative work during the 1970s.
His career was marked by reinvention and visual presentation, with his music and stagecraft having a significant impact on popular music.
During his lifetime, his record sales, estimated at 140 million albums worldwide, made him one of the world's best-selling music artists.
In the UK, he was awarded ten platinum album certifications, eleven gold and eight silver, and released eleven number-one albums.
In the US, he received five platinum and nine gold certifications.
He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996.
Born in Brixton, South London, Bowie developed an interest in music as a child, eventually studying art, music and design before embarking on a professional career as a musician in 1963.
"Space Oddity" became his first top-five entry on the UK Singles Chart after its release in July 1969.
After a period of experimentation, he re-emerged in 1972 during the glam rock era with his flamboyant and androgynous alter ego Ziggy Stardust.
The character was spearheaded by the success of his single "Starman" and album "
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars", which won him widespread popularity.
In 1975, Bowie's style shifted radically towards a sound he characterised as "plastic soul", initially alienating many of his UK devotees but garnering him his first major US crossover success with the number-one single "Fame" and the album "Young Americans".
In 1976, Bowie starred in the cult film "
The Man Who Fell to Earth", directed by Nicolas Roeg, and released "Station to Station".
The following year, he further confounded musical expectations with the electronic-inflected album "Low" (1977), the first of three collaborations with Brian Eno that came to be known as the "Berlin Trilogy"Heroes (1977) and "Lodger" (1979) followed; each album reached the UK top five and received lasting critical praise.
After uneven commercial success in the late 1970s, Bowie had UK number ones with the 1980 single "Ashes to Ashes", its parent album "Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)", and "Under Pressure", a 1981 collaboration with Queen.
He reached his commercial peak in 1983 with "Let's Dance"; the album's title track topped both UK and US charts.
Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, Bowie continued to experiment with musical styles, including industrial and jungle.
He also continued acting; his roles included Major Jack Celliers in "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence" (1983), Jareth the Goblin King in "Labyrinth" (1986), Pontius Pilate in "The Last Temptation of Christ" (1988), and Nikola Tesla in "The Prestige" (2006), among other film and television appearances and cameos.
He stopped touring after 2004 and his last live performance was at a charity event in 2006.
In 2013, Bowie returned from a decade-long recording hiatus with "The Next Day."
He remained musically active until he died of liver cancer at his home in New York City, two days after his 69th birthday and the release of his final album, "Blackstar" (2016).
Dorothy Sloop
Dorothy Sloop( September 26, 1913 – July 28, 1998), also later known as Dorothy Sloop Heflick, was an American jazz pianist who performed with female jazz bands.
A native of Ohio, her nickname was Sloopy, and she was likely the inspiration behind the song" Hang On Sloopy" by the Dayton, Ohio, rock band The McCoys.
The No. 1 single became the official rock song of Ohio in 1985 and is used by the Ohio State University marching band.
How Can We Hang On to a Dream?
How Can We Hang On to a Dream?
is a song composed and recorded by Tim Hardin.
Many covers of the song have been recorded by prominent artists of the age, including a 1969 psychedelic rock recording by the short- lived band Gandalf.
A cover version with a choral arrangement by Duncan Browne was recorded by The Nice, as" Hang On to a Dream", on their third album," Nice", and Nazareth on" Snakes' N' Ladders"( 1989).
A closer cover version was performed by Fleetwood Mac on a 1968 BBC recording, released on" Live at the BBC" in 2001.
Emerson, Lake& Palmer covered it on" The Return of the Manticore".
Johnny Hallyday released a French version in 1967, as" Je m'accroche à mon rêve", with French lyrics by Georges Aber.
The Lemonheads released a cover of the track as a bonus addition to online editions of their 2009 covers album" Varshons" includes a cover version of the song.
Françoise Hardy recorded the song for her album" En Anglais" under the title" Hang On to a Dream".
The Moody Blues with Denny Laine recorded two complete versions of the song( on April 5, 1966, and July 5, 1966).
Both versions remained unissued until the late 2014 UK Esoteric 2- CD boxset of" The Magnificent Moodies".
Kathryn Williams recorded a cover version on her album" Relations".
Hardin's version appeared on the soundtrack to the 1997 film" Fever Pitch"; the English Romo band Orlando contributed a cover version to the" Fever Pitch E.P." which was released to accompany the soundtrack.
Alonso Mudarra
Alonso Mudarra( c. 1510 – April 1, 1580) was a Spanish composer of the Renaissance, and also played the vihuela, a guitar- shaped string instrument.
He was an innovative composer of instrumental music as well as songs, and was the composer of the earliest surviving music for the guitar.
Hang On (Weezer song)
" Hang On" is a song by the band Weezer.
The song impacted radio on February 15, 2011.
It is the seventh track and second single from their eighth studio album," Hurley".
The album version of" Hang On" is co-written by Rick Nowels and features Canadian actor Michael Cera on backing vocals and pseudo- mandolin.
The single version features no mandolin, and contains a harder sound.
Hang On to Yourself
"Hang On to Yourself" is a song written by David Bowie in 1971 and released as a single with his band Arnold Corns.
A re-recorded version was released on the album "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars".
The main riff is representative of glam rock's influence as a bridge between 1950s rock and roll, specifically rockabilly, and the punk to come; it draws on rockabilly influences such as Eddie Cochran, in a way that would influence punk records such as "Teenage Lobotomy" by Ramones.
Alexander Courage
Alexander Mair" Sandy" Courage Jr.( December 10, 1919
May 15, 2008) was an American orchestrator, arranger, and composer of music, primarily for television and film.
He is best known as the composer of the theme music for the original" Star Trek" series.
Richard T. Jones
Richard Timothy Jones( born January 16, 1972) is an American actor.
Jones is best known for his portrayals of Laveinio in the dramatic film" The Wood"( 1999) and Mike of the dramatic films" Why Did I Get Married?"( 2007) and" Why Did I Get Married Too?"( 2010).
He is also well known for his role as Bruce Van Exel, court services officer on the CBS television series" Judging Amy" that aired from 1999 to 2005.

Question: Why did the composer of song Hang On To Yourself die?
Answer: liver cancer