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America (America album)

America is the debut studio album by America, released January 1972. It was initially released without "A Horse with No Name", which was released as a single in Europe in late 1971 and in the US in January 1972. When "A Horse with No Name" became a worldwide hit in early 1972, the album was re-released with that track.

The album went to the top of Billboard's album chart in the United States and stayed there for five weeks. It produced two hit singles, with "A Horse with No Name" which spent three weeks on top of the Billboard singles chart in 1972, and "I Need You" hit the ninth position on the Billboard singles chart. Several other songs received radio airplay on FM stations, including "Sandman" and "Three Roses". The album was certified platinum by the RIAA for sales in excess of one million units in the United States.

Reception
In his AllMusic review, music critic David Cleary called the band's debut album a "folk-pop classic" and concluded, "In spite of its flaws, this platter is very highly recommended."

Personnel
Credits are per back cover of 1972 vinyl issue.

America with:
 * Dewey Bunnell – lead and backing vocals, 6-string acoustic guitar (except on "Here" and "Never Found the Time")
 * Gerry Beckley – bass (except on "Three Roses" and "A Horse with No Name"), 6 and 12-string acoustic guitars (except on "Sandman", "I Need You" and "Pigeon Song"), lead and backing vocals (except on "Pigeon Song"), electric guitar and chimes on "Clarice", piano on "I Need You" and "Clarice"
 * Dan Peek – 6 and 12-string acoustic guitars (except on "A Horse with No Name", "I Need You", "Clarice" and "Pigeon Song"), lead and backing vocals (except on "Pigeon Song"), electric guitar (on "Sandman", "Donkey Jaw" and "I Need You"), piano on "Never Found the Time", bass on "A Horse with No Name" and "Three Roses"
 * Ray Cooper – percussion
 * Dave Atwood – drums on "Sandman", "Here", "I Need You" and "Donkey Jaw"
 * Kim Haworth – drums on "A Horse with No Name"
 * David Lindley – electric guitar on "Children", steel guitar on "Rainy Day"

Technical
 * Ian Samwell – producer
 * Jeff Dexter – executive producer
 * Ken Scott – engineering
 * Nigel Waymouth – cover photos and design
 * Flash Fox – logo and graphics

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Grutness

Grutness is a small settlement and headland at the southern tip of the main island of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Dunrossness. It is located close to Sumburgh Head and is the terminus of the ferry service between the Shetland Mainland and Fair Isle. It has a pebbly beach and seals, whales and orcas can be seen in the sea nearby.

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Talk:List of military engagements of World War I

Note to self
Continue listing battles from (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Battles_of_World_War_I) starting with E. Eightball 7/21

Information
As you can see, many of the Battles in here still need to be written on. So thus, I am calling for a "Crusade" to make the red words blue. Also, the Fall of Baghdad article needs a disambiguation page. It only goes to the 2003 fall, not the 1917 fall. That must be a perogative.

Battle
Anyone know where/when/what the Battle of Wurst Farm Ridge was? I have seen numerous references to it on different Internet sites (424 matches via Google), but no explanation. Ben davison 22:23, 1 September 2005 (UTC)

Major update
I have made a major update of this page, and I hope it is somewhat better organized now. My regards, Dennis Nilsson. Dna-Dennistalk - contribs 07:36, 29 November 2005 (UTC)

Order
Shouldn't the battles in each section be in chronological order? --Pmsyyz 22:56, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

Issues to work out
Thanks, Res Mar 22:44, 10 November 2009 (UTC)
 * How does one cite a book in which there are two editors, many authors and one who wrote the entry you're using, specifically?
 * Should I use "August 1st" or "August 1"?
 * http://www.firstworldwar.com Is this considered an accurate source?
 * Would I be penilized for using (atm) just 3 sources?
 * Should or shouldn't I use "General?" For example, General Example's Third Army vs. Example's Third Army.
 * Is "Air engagements" really a necessary section?
 * Citations aren't my thing and I don't know if there's an exact rule or way it should be done, but check WP:CITE, as it should probably be somewhere on there.
 * I'd go with "August 1".
 * Accurate: from my brief look-through of the site, yes. Credible: possibly. But I definitely feel that there needs to be more sources. Hew Strachan's The First World War, R.G. Grant's Battle, World War I by H.P. Wilmott, Robin Cross, and Charles Messenger are three good ones off the top of my head.
 * You wouldn't really be penalized, but diversity is generally better.
 * I would give the rank as it's more informative to the reader, and thus, better.
 * It's not really necessary but it does serve a purpose, so I would keep it. But it definitely needs to be expanded. My regards, Laurinavicius (talk) 23:45, 10 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Look at the documentation for cite book. If you can't figure it out, ping me and I will work it out for you :)
 * "1 August"
 * I'm leaning yes, but try asking at WP:RS/N.
 * At FL, probably.
 * Use General at the first mention at least.
 * I'm not sure. — Ed   (talk  •  contribs)  00:11, 11 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Hmmm....Res Mar 02:00, 11 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Uh oh: Reliable_sources/Noticeboard Res Mar 02:17, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

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List of World War I battles duplicates a lot of the content found on List of military engagements of World War I. The only significant difference in scope is that the latter article covers naval and air engagements as well as land battles. It might be beneficial to merge List of World War I battles into List of military engagements of World War I. Alcherin (talk) 21:45, 9 May 2016 (UTC)

✅ Completing obvious merge. AmericanAir88 (talk) 03:17, 16 March 2018 (UTC)

Trench or manevar battle
Greatings Wikipedian friends...Is there any option to make a list of all battles on land in WW1 sorted by the fact which were battles with trenches and which were not...Also it would be great but many work to write on every battle article from WW1 about land battles was that trench battle or manuevre battle without trneches...I think it would be helpful...With regards...93.86.220.250 (talk) 15:30, 3 June 2016 (UTC)

Vlora War
Does the Vlora War counts as the contemparary wars? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:642:4200:EEB7:5C2F:8815:7D3B:D2E8 (talk) 03:03, 17 December 2016 (UTC)

The liege
— Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.175.216.211 (talk) 08:50, 10 April 2018 (UTC)

The major battle which changed world war one see below.

Why does the first section have paragraphs explaining each battle?
The first part of the section "Western Front" has paragraphs explaining each battle, but after that, it only lists the battles. Either all of the battles listed should have some text explaining them, or none of them should. Considering that this is a list article, I think the latter is appropriate. DarkStar110531 (talk) 17:57, 12 February 2022 (UTC)

Add information about who won
Add information about who fought and won so we have a general understanding what happened. AVeryUncoolGuy (talk) 17:25, 18 February 2024 (UTC)


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Talk:Marty Friedman

Guitar Technique
"His solos tend to target certain notes that relate to the rhythm chords played underneath his leads. He utilizes vocal-like bending techniques and Asian influenced note-bends(including rapid pre-bend, double bend,slow release and bending from an 'outside note'), rather than just hitting the target note itself. These qualities make Friedman's solos unique and hard to duplicate using an alternate picking approach"

These are incredibly general statements that do not lead up to the qualifier of Friedman's solos being "unique". In fact, these techniques are more or less ubiquitous in the world of guitar playing. Any player who chooses not to target "certain notes that relate to the rhythm chords played underneath his leads" will find himself creating a cacophony (heh) rather than music. The obvious caveat here is the world of jazz, but that's getting off topic. Bends are also extremely common. The original writer's qualifications of pre-bend, double bend et al. are all techniques part of any sufficiently advanced guitarist's wheelhouse and don't necessarily need to be mentioned. I think the original article's writer was making the mistake of comparing Marty's technique to that of a beginner rather than to comparably advanced players, which I believe would be a far more important frame of reference. As well, the original writer's opinion on how difficult Marty's solos are to recreate is irrelevant. I'm going to go ahead and remove this whole passage. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.180.50.239 (talk) 09:32, 19 June 2015 (UTC)

Picture
This is my first time posting on a discussion page, so please don't flame me or whatever if I made a mistake. I think Marty Friedman deserves a better picture, right? I could supply it, but it's the whole copyright issue which I need to verify. Could someone help me with changing the picture, since I'm unfamiliar with the procedure of finding out whether an image is copyrighted or not? Please don't refer me to an article ^_^ ! Thank you.

Darkanius 19:39, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

Discography
A discography of his solo stuff would be tight. I might do it. So this is sort of to remind me. But hey if anyone else wants to do it PLEASE FEEL FREE to. --Eel 06:30, 21 July 2005 (UTC)

 * there we go, discography added. thanks. --Eel 08:16, 30 July 2005 (UTC)
 * I want to add the rock fujiyama cd here also, but he only plays guitar for it and produces it. how would i go about putting this in the proper place? BLT420 09:44, 6 May 2007 (UTC)

NPOV
This article desperately needs an NPOV revision.

I'm a fan of Friedman. I own and enjoy Scenes, Introduction, etc. -- but this article reads like a fan letter, not an encyclopedia article.

yeah, I definitely agree to that, but I don't think I'd be the write person for the job due to my tragic love for Marty. --Eel 08:03, 2 August 2005 (UTC)

Dragon's kiss
anyone got a source on dragon's kiss being released in 1990? allmusic guide says 1988, but i hear it's prone to be mistaken. --Eel 21:33, 23 August 2005 (UTC)

Metal Archives says 1988, and so does Marty's website (but it also states the CD version of the album was released in 1990, which might be where the confusion came from). I've changed it until anyone can provide a reliable source saying otherwise.

Which part of this article seems wrong? Teknomancer
 * i have this cd and the back covers copyright says 1988, so im pretty sure its as such. BLT420 09:44, 6 May 2007 (UTC)

Excellent vibrato?
"He is also known for having excellent vibrato."

I disagree. Relative to another neo-classical player, Yngwie Malmsteen, Friedman's vibrato is rather weak. Unless anyone argues against it, I will remove this sentence in a week.

You have one example to compare him against? Mphudson 04:25, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

 * what does having excellent vibrato have to do with marty friedman's skillset anyway? oh, and here are a few examples: Joe Satriani, Gary Moore. LyTe 19:14, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

No rock guitarist is "known for having excellent vibrato." In fact, the only guitarist in the history of Western music who has been "known for having excellent vibrato" is B.B. King. This is a rather stupid comment — particularly when you consider that vibrato requires that a note be held for some duration and Friedman, like most any metal guitarist, is specifically known for fast runs and rapid arpeggios.

 * In fact, the only guitarist in the history of Western music who has been "known for having excellent vibrato" is B.B. King." Now that is astupid comment, absolute rubbish indeed. In fact, it was BB King who said that "you can identify a great guitarist by his virbrato alone". I presume that this was not a purely self-referntial claim! And as for your comment: "...consider that vibrato requires that a note be held for some duration and Friedman, like most any metal guitarist, is specifically known for fast runs and rapid arpeggios." This merely reveals an ignorance about guitar technique or vibrato, or both, and it certainly evidences a limited view of what metal guitar is, and can be.Dusksailor 15:56, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

 * So true. Marty has great feel in his own eclectic way of playing, but saying he has excellent vibrato without mentioning the rest of his skillset is doing great injustice to him. he's a technical master, yes, an arpeggio wiz, true, and of course, a thrash master (eg., Dragon's Kiss). LyTe 23:08, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

Heavy Metal San
I'm just noting that I am altering the translation of "hebimeta-san" into the Anglofied form of Heavy Metal-San. It's what the title was intended to be, and leaving it in romaji seems counter productive as the katakana follows it. I thought I'd take this note here in case anyone has any huge problems with it. Silvanos 14:42, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure I agree with it. The first problem is that not everyone is able to read katakana. The romanized name of the program is imo vital, since it shows to those who can't read Japanese what the program is called. The current form makes it seem as though it is called "Heavy Metal-san", while it's not called that way. It's called Hebimeta-san, with Hebimeta meaning "Heavy Metal." I think the form should be "... hebimeta-san ([katakana], hebimeta meaning heavy metal)..." Aecis AppleknockerFlophouse 19:03, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
 * anglofied? what's that? Retropunk 09:23, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

Alright, seems fair enough. I'll revise it as such to denote both hebimeta and heavy-metal san
 * Actually, with proper translation, it is "Mr. Heavy Metal". as so, i believe we should name it that, and i will create a wiki on it. BLT420 09:44, 6 May 2007 (UTC)

Japanese Fluency
I don't know how to cite the fact on his Japanese fluency. If you live in Japan, you can hear him speaking fluent Japanese quite often. Can we remove this "citation needed" request? It may be hard to imagine elsewhere but it's so obvious here...Poisonotter 13:59, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
 * You have to find a reliable citation that says he speaks Japanese. Unfortunately someone saying they saw or heard him doing it is considered original research and not allowed.  Good luck! :) --  Aguerriero  ( talk ) 16:09, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
 * I've found two sources, from his official website though, but it's better than nothing. http://www.martyfriedman.com/info_archive_detail.php?id=6&det=74 (at Q20) and http://www.martyfriedman.com/info_detail.php?id=7 (in facts section). Found more: http://www.the-fuze.com/martyfriedman.html an interview. I'll try adding it. Grinder0-0 23:01, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

I don't think the Japanese fluency is as interesting as determining when he became fluent in Japanese 128.113.148.163 08:04, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

Megadeth and Discography
The section about Marty and Megadeth is only two sentences, still he was in the band for ten years, shouldn't it be expanded? His influences on the band's sound, especially on Rust in Peace is noticable (and it's concidered one of Megadeth's and thrash metal's greatest albums). And just linking to Megadeth discography does not give a real image of what albums he participated in, you have to go through one or two articles from that link to find that information. I'll try to add something, talk here! Grinder0-0 23:12, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

Ok, so I just wrote a new piece in the new Megadeth section of his career. It's a bit sloppy and I'll come back soon and clean it up, and I'll also add a Megadeth discography section with his albums Grinder0-0 00:10, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

Forgot to mention in "edit summary": Changed infobox, made clear megadeth discography, though I may change it to one without pictures instead, I don't know. Also, I rephrased the opening bit. Still to make the Megadeth section better and encyclopedic. Grinder0-0 20:36, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

Marty's Religion
The article is in the category "Jewish musicians", still there aren't any reference or official thing on his website that he is jewish. I googled his website for "jew" and "religion", founding two questions from fans that are interesting: http://www.martyfriedman.com/fans_faq_content.php?id=3596 and http://www.martyfriedman.com/fans_faq_content.php?id=2389 (strange question, but still). It seems that he wants his religion to be private, or just thinks it's fun having people wonder about it. Grinder0-0 23:38, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Marty is not jewish! i have found no proof on this and from what he says on Rock Fujiyama, he doesnt believe in religion at all because there is too much politics behind it. as such, i believe we need to delete this clam, until proven otherwise. BLT420 09:44, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
 * He played guest guitar solos for a Christian band, yes a Christian one. Tourniquet. Yes, let's delete that "clam." I think the reason someone listed him as Jewish is because Friedman is a widely-known last name particular to those of Jewish ethnicity/faith. IronCrow 19:17, 26 May 2007 (UTC)
 * I looked around for this again, and found some Israeli sources that he is indeed jewish (also he has toured Israel several times it seems). However, I do not found it enough reliable, so your decision to delete the category should stay (until proven otherwise). Links:, (ctrl-f for "marty", a very long article), he also played the israeli national anthem in Israel . Grinder0-0 19:43, 26 May 2007 (UTC)
 * that just doesnt seem reliable to me. marty has played everywhere it seems, and i wouldnt doubt he has played different anthems as well. news sites always put in facts that are not true. unless there is an interview where he says he is in fact jewish, i dont believe that should be included. BLT420 21:12, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Then we agree! (cause that's pretty much what i meant) Grinder0-0 12:58, 1 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Here's a link with an interview with Marty while preforming in Israel, saying he's Jewish (Click the Videolink) http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-3385845,00.html

now can we take off this verification thing?
 * Maybe he's a Messianic Jew? Who knows. I say keep him off until there's more to prove it. The interview works well, yeah, but let's just wait for more. If we can't find anything, let's stick him back into the Jewish catagory. IronCrow 02:01, 30 June 2007 (UTC)Could you please tell me what works better than an interview in which he himself states he is Jewish and was raised Jewish? I couldn't care less either way; I just think it's more somewhat faulty logic.
 * I watched the video and I can confirm that he says that he is jewish was raised as an orthodox jew. Looked into this again after an IP readded the Jewish musicians category. Grinder0-0 12:57, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

Nevermind. I really should look at the timestamps. :/ --79.64.234.155 (talk) 01:32, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

Info Box Picture
I emailed Marty's website manager for promission to use one of his images as the main picuture for the article. This article has not had a stable picture for a long time. If you have or know of any please add it!!Adumbvoget 18:14, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

 * I doubt that the new image is created by User:Blt024. So when it gets deleted, we still need a new one. Someone here must have been on a concert and taken his photo, contribute! Grinder0-0 15:46, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

 * 156.34.226.76 keeps taking down my picture, no matter what lincence i put it under, even though i believe its correct, if anybody can help, put a proper lincence on it so 156.34.226.76 doesnt erase it again [[File:Martyfriedmanlive.jpg]] Blt024 06:26, 4 May 2007 (UTC)
 * That editor erased it, because he/she does not believe that you took it yourself. It would really help if you could specify where you found it, or where and when you took it. A lot of people upload images that under a wrong license, for instance they pretend like it's a picture they took themselves when in fact they found it on a website somewhere. Wikipedia takes copyright problems very seriously and we really want to make sure that an image has the right license.--JoanneB 09:31, 4 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Thank, as always, JoanneB for your intervention. You didn't have to be "Laura Secord" this time :). Everyone wants to have a good image in the article. But Wikipedia policies should not be sidestpped just to get one in there. It's a goodpicture. If it would just be sourced and licensed honestly with a proper fair-use rationale it would be a good addition. 156.34.142.110 14:29, 4 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Also, try solving your disputes, before try making any more images. Grinder0-0 13:32, 4 May 2007 (UTC)
 * yes, i will not upload any more picture that are not identified properly. sorry for that whole hassle. BLT420 09:44, 6 May 2007 (UTC)

Dispute/revert
I noticed the article's been messed up since last time i checked it. User:Blt024, you edited the article to a more worse state than before, for some reason you thought that his favourite bands should be put under "Carreer". You also deleted the recent activity section, merging it with japanese life, without rephrasing it, making a lot of short sentences which were confusing, and I do not see a improvement in making that. If you disagree please write here signing you comment before making any drastic edits. Thank you. Grinder0-0 13:27, 4 May 2007 (UTC)
 * im sorry about that, but i do not believe that the info should be under "recent activity", as all of his current life is in Japan. i believe the article contradicts themselves, thus i combined them together and added more info. we need to come together to make a new plan for this wiki because i dont believe it to be accurate, sorry! BLT420 09:44, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
 * No problem, I'm glad you want to make something useful. This article is a bit contradicting yeah, especially about his japanese history (in sections "japanese life" and "recent activity"), but I don't know a lot about just that, so I'm a bit cautious about editing there. Those sections are also not chronological (mentions one thing he did in 2007, then something he did in 2004 etc.). The part which describes his style is written in an unclear way too. The article also lacks references in some places, which shouldn't be too hard to find. We need, for example, refs about when he became active and famous in Japan and if he's really jewish (which I've tried to find but no luck).

 * To find refences, the easiest way is to search on google or yahoo etc. for "marty friedman", or "marty friedman interview", as it will probably lead you to a lot of information about something. Be careful with what references you choose though, they have to be reliable, so having lots of refs from a random fan site or a non professional website is not really preferable. What you should know is wikipedia original research policy and about references.

 * If you want to add references, look at how I added the existing ones, and you can either put the new ones in as external links, or click at "edit this page" and look at the code for the reference to see how to place it. If you're not sure it will turn out correct, preview the page instead of saving it, it will enable you to tweak your edit without making a lot of small ones. I'm gonna try to fix the parts I mentioned, if I have enough time. We can cooperate in making it better, so make some edits and I'll check them afterwards ok! If you have other questions ask me or see WP:HELP Grinder0-0 10:43, 6 May 2007 (UTC)

Rolly
yes i believe he should be as an aff. because he is always playing with marty in japan. they really are never separated and are really good friends elsewise. rolly was also a co-host for Rock Fujiyama. BLT420 04:51, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

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Fake Marty Friedman album article
I don't know who did this, but someone posted an obviously fake Marty Friedman album article. I put something about it on the discussion page there, but no one responded. I'm not sure of the proper procedure for removing an article. Here is the link: 69.225.95.125 (talk) 00:30, 14 December 2009 (UTC)

It looks like the article has now been deleted; thanks.69.225.95.125 (talk) 06:56, 7 January 2010 (UTC)

Virtuoso?
I do not believe that Marty Friedman should be considered a virtuoso. He can play fast, and incredibly well, but a guitar virtuoso should be someone who brings something new and different to the guitar that hasn't been done before. If you argue against this, then could I at least get a reference to something he does that sounds different? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.252.146.39 (talk) 04:07, 11 July 2011 (UTC)

 * Unnecessary IMO. The definition of virtuoso is "A person (especially a musician) with masterly ability, technique, or personal style". By your own admission he plays "fast and incredibly well", which appears to be synonymous with "masterly ability and technique". Innovation is not required to be a virtuoso. Many classical musicians are considered "virtuosos" yet their very nature is often un-innovative (most spend their careers playing music they did not write and being directed by another person in the manner of their playing). 206.28.38.227 (talk) 17:30, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

Marty Friedman is definitely a virtuoso with plenty of technique. He is one of those guys up in the pantheon like Vinnie Moore, Eddie Van Halen or Yngwie J. Malmsteen. All you have to do is listen to Cacophony.

ICE77 (talk) 05:42, 8 June 2021 (UTC)

Requested move

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The result of the move request was: Move. Jafeluv (talk) 12:18, 21 September 2012 (UTC)

Marty Friedman (musician) → Marty Friedman – Primary topic. Page views: musician, basketball. Disambiguation page can be replaced with a hatnote. Marcus Qwertyus (talk) 01:19, 10 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Comment we should keep the disambiguation page around. It'd make a large hatnote with other spellings so is best served by a disambiguation page. -- 76.65.131.248 (talk) 02:10, 11 September 2012 (UTC)

 * Support, per WP:TWODABS. If you google, everything on the first page refers to the muscian. Kauffner (talk) 07:51, 12 September 2012 (UTC)
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Dec. 2012, "out came an album"... really?
?whats next, "the itsy-bitsy spider went up the water spout"? i'll be hacking away at this article in my free time; just announcing my appearance, Marty deserves better~ one thing i won't touch for now but SURELY needs some consideration, in the lead: "...Jewish guitarist..." :it's IDIOTIC and maybe even somewhat rude to name a religion in the first sentence like that, unless Marty actually goes around wearing t-shirts with glitter letters proclaiming "I AM JEWISH" everywhere he goes! (even then, i still think its out of place in the lead sentence!)... why don't we then go to Jimi Hendrix' article and add he's a "black" guitarist to the lead sentence? Or Van Halen's article and add he's a "catholic" guitarist? (i just made that up; i don't know if he is or not, but it STILL would be out of place in the lead!) my point: the lead is to describe what the person is famous/known for/as; is Marty famous as a Jew? Is being "Jewish" something which Marty is known for at all? i know the answer already: "NO!" ...you'll see me around here again over the next few days, but right now i'm gonna go change my account name to "Jewish editor Japanglish"...(not) Japanglish (talk) 01:38, 12 November 2013 (UTC)

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Discography with Hawaii and Shout not listed
Many albums are listed but not the ones with Hawaii and Shout (5 for each). ICE77 (talk) 05:39, 8 June 2021 (UTC)

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His Band and the Street Choir

His Band and the Street Choir (also referred to as Street Choir) is the fourth studio album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison. It was released in November 1970 by Warner Bros. Records. Originally titled Virgo's Fool, Street Choir was renamed by Warner Bros. without Morrison's consent. Recording began in early 1970 with a demo session in a small church in Woodstock, New York. Morrison booked the A&R Studios on 46th Street in New York City in the second quarter of 1970 to produce two sessions of songs that were released on His Band and the Street Choir.

Reviewers praised the music of both sessions for its free, relaxed sound, but the lyrics were considered to be simple compared with those of his previous work. Morrison had intended to record the album a cappella with only vocal backing by a vocal group he called the Street Choir, but the songs released on the album that included the choir also featured a backing band. Morrison was dissatisfied with additional vocalists to the original quintet that made up the choir, and these changes and others have led him to regard Street Choir poorly in later years.

His Band and the Street Choir was as well received as Morrison's previous album, Moondance, peaking at number 32 on the Billboard 200 and number 18 on the UK Album Chart. It owes its success mainly to the US Top Ten single "Domino", which was released before the album and surpassed Morrison's 1967 hit, "Brown Eyed Girl". As of 2019, "Domino" remains the most successful single of Morrison's solo career. Two other singles were released from the album, "Blue Money" and "Call Me Up in Dreamland"; although less successful, they still managed to reach the Billboard Hot 100.

Recording
Recording began with a demo session at a small church in Woodstock, which was not intended to produce any official releases. During its course Morrison worked on leftover material from his previous two albums (Astral Weeks and Moondance), recorded songs that he had not performed in the studio before ("Crazy Face" and "Give Me a Kiss"), as well as two instrumentals. Limited recording equipment was used, operated by drummer Dahaud Shaar, who was intending to open a recording studio in Woodstock at the time. Shaar remembered: "I found an old church and we would just load in. I'd set up a pair of mikes and we would just run down some tracks with the tapes running. They became like a working thing for the album."

For his new band Morrison brought back three musicians from the Moondance sessions: saxophonist Jack Schroer; guitarist John Platania and bassist John Klingberg. The backing vocal trio of Emily Houston, Judy Clay and Jackie Verdell also returned to sing on "If I Ever Needed Someone". Multi-instrumentalist Dahaud Shaar joined for His Band and the Street Choir; he was a veteran of the Moondance tour, though he had not played on the album. Keyboardist Alan Hand joined Morrison's band in late April 1970, replacing Jef Labes, who had left the band and moved to Israel before the end of the year. Keith Johnson completed the line-up on trumpet and Hammond organ.

Between March and May 1970 Morrison began work on the album at the A&R recording studios in New York City. He intended to create a full a capella record, and with this in mind assembled a vocal group he called the Street Choir, consisting of his friends Dahaud Shaar, Larry Goldsmith, Andrew Robinson and then wife, Janet "Planet" Rigsbee, who all lived near Woodstock. He had wanted the choir to feature only four vocalists, but was persuaded to allow two additional members to join: the wives of Keith Johnson and Jack Schroer (Martha Velez and Ellen Schroer). However, Morrison was later persuaded to abandon the use of a cappella: "I had a group of people in mind for the Street Choir ... I asked them if they wanted to sing ... then the old ladies got involved and it ruined the whole thing." He was unhappy with the tracks recorded with the choir, as he wanted to use the group for a different effect: "I wanted these certain guys to form an a cappella group so that I could cut a lot of songs with just maybe one guitar. But it didn't turn out." During this session Morrison recorded the same tracks used for the demo session in Woodstock, as well as "Gypsy Queen" and an additional instrumental, six of which were used on Street Choir. Elliot Scheiner was used as the engineer for this session, after he helped to produce Moondance. However, according to biographer Clinton Heylin, Scheiner and Morrison had a disagreement, so he was not used for the rest of the album.

Morrison returned to the A&R studios between June and August to record the remaining six tracks that featured on the album. For this second session Dahaud Shaar filled the role of engineer, though Shaar did not remember Morrison giving the job to him: "Elliot thought he was going to be the co-producer, but then again I never saw him calling takes or asking people to change parts ... I didn't consider myself co-producer. Van would ask me questions and I would give him answers, but it was never a defined role." Morrison felt dissatisfied with some of the final recordings, and notably reworked the song "Street Choir" shortly before studio work concluded.

Composition
Some songs featured on His Band and the Street Choir were first recorded for the albums Astral Weeks and Moondance. Morrison rewrote and rearranged them for release on Street Choir because the recordings for his new album featured different personnel and instrumentation. The songs on the album, which Rolling Stone reviewer Jon Landau believes have a free, relaxed sound to them, borrow from various music genres; the simple lyrics lack the complexity popularly expected from Morrison's work. According to Pitchfork journalist Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Street Choir eschewed Moondance's jazz influences in favor of "soul and gospel, using folk almost as an accent", all the while possessing a "heavy R&B kick". AllMusic contributor Jason Ankeny believed that, without the "overt mysticism" of the singer's previous two records, it was "simply Morrison's valentine to the rhythm and blues that inspired him".

The first recording that would feature on His Band and the Street Choir was "I've Been Working", an out-take from the Astral Weeks sessions in 1968 and the Moondance sessions in 1969. The final version produced on His Band and the Street Choir is upbeat and shows the influence of James Brown. Morrison notably sings the line "Woman, woman, woman, you make me feel alright" in unison with the horn section, which Jon Landau describes as "breathtaking".

"Domino" had been recorded many times before its release. The first was in sessions from September to November 1968, just after Astral Weeks was recorded. Morrison rearranged "Domino" frequently from 1968 to 1970, notably recording rap and harmony versions. For its release it was arranged in a moderate 4/4 tempo and features rhythm guitar. Horn overdubs were later added to the recording. Morrison ad libs between the end of the chorus and the start of the verses, when he shouts the words "Dig it!", as well as near the end with "And the band ... one more time!", which, according to biographer Peter Mills, helps bring out the theme of "liveliness" in both the song and the album as a whole. The song was considered by musicologist Brian Hinton as a tribute to pianist and singer-songwriter, Fats Domino. As with "Domino", Morrison first recorded "If I Ever Needed Someone" in late 1968; it is one of many blues-influenced tracks on the album.

"Virgo Clowns" was first recorded at the start of 1969 as "(Sit Down) Funny Face". Morrison next recorded it during the first Street Choir session, renaming it simply "Funny Face". It was re-recorded during the second session under the completely different title of "Virgo Clowns". In its final form, Morrison and John Platania duet on acoustic guitars. As the song fades out laughter is heard performed by Dahaud Shaar and Larry Goldsmith.

"Crazy Face" evolved from "Going Around with Jesse James", a song Morrison first recorded for Astral Weeks on 15 October 1968. Both songs contain references to American outlaw Jesse James. Morrison arranged "Crazy Face" in the irregular time signature 8/4; the first, third and seventh beats of the bar are emphasised. It begins with a gentle piano introduction, and ends abruptly, which, in Peter Mills' view, represents a shot from a gun, consistent with the American outlaw theme.

"Give Me a Kiss" and "Gypsy Queen" are the final songs recorded during the first recording session. Morrison wrote "Give me a Kiss" about either Planet or his newly born baby girl Shana. It is a twelve bar blues in the style of boogie rock, a music genre prominent in the 1960s, leading reviewers to compare the song to the work of The Beatles and Elvis Presley. Reviewers believed the song "Gypsy Queen" was inspired by "Gypsy Woman", first recorded by Curtis Mayfield and The Impressions. Johnny Rogan feels the song is "a failed attempt to recapture the spirit of 'Caravan'", another Morrison composition inspired by "Gypsy Woman", released on the album Moondance. Morrison sings the song in falsetto, while keyboardist Alan Hand plays celeste, imitating a music box at both the beginning and end.

The second recording session yielded the remaining material. "Call Me Up in Dreamland" is a gospel-style composition. The lyrics refer to life on the road, as Morrison was touring when he recorded the album. They also refer to Morrison and Janet Planet's life at the time: "We were finally, really living in a dreamland—believe it or not—it was a magical time", Planet recalled.

"I'll Be Your Lover, Too" was inspired by Morrison and Planet's marriage. This acoustic ballad has a moderate 4/4 tempo, with one 5/8 bar before the vocal comes in. "Blue Money", a pun-filled reference to Morrison's financial situation, is about a model, perhaps his wife. (Planet worked in the industry before meeting Morrison.) "Sweet Jannie" is the second twelve-bar blues on the album; written about young love, the song is another that reviewers speculated was about Planet. The lyrics, "I've been in love with you baby / Ever since you were in Sunday school" lead Clinton Heylin to believe it was written about memories from Morrison's childhood when he attended Sunday school in Belfast; Planet is a California-raised Texan.

In the album closer, "Street Choir", Morrison repeats the questions, "Why did you let me down / And now that things are better off / Why do you come around". Because of these lyrics Heylin wrote that "such songs [as "Street Choir"] were spawned by an increasing awareness of just how badly ripped off he had been". Ken Brooks has said that the lyric "Move On Up" is another reference on the album to a Curtis Mayfield song. The track prominently features Keith Johnson's trumpet and Morrison's harmonica. Writer Brian Hinton described the lyrics as perversely bitter, while Jon Landau wrote that "Street Choir" was one of the "two or three finest songs" of Morrison's career because of its "musical and poetic energy".

Packaging
Warner Bros. Records scheduled His Band and the Street Choir for rush-release to sell over Christmas 1970, leaving little time to plan the packaging. These pressured conditions led the company to mistitle the promotional releases as His Band and Street Choir and prepare an incorrectly ordered track listing. At the end of "I'll Be Your Lover, Too" an unedited conversation is left on the finished record, which Peter Mills notes is an example of the album's rough edges. Janet Planet designed the album cover and wrote the sleeve notes, which sound "a little desperate", in the words of Brian Hinton, as she wrote, "This is the album that you must sing with, dance to, you must find a place for these songs somewhere in your life."

David Gahr took the gatefold photos of Morrison surrounded by his musicians with their wives and children at a party for Planet's son, Peter, born from a previous relationship. Morrison dismissed these photos as "rubbish". However, Johnny Rogan commented that the front cover looks far worse; it included a "hilarious" image of Morrison in a full-length kaftan. Morrison complained about the stereotypical front cover as well: "people think you're a hippie because of the long hair and beard. ... I'd bought the kaftan in Woodstock, and that's what people were wearing." Mills agrees that "Van Morrison was never a hippie, but this was as close as he came."

Release
His Band and the Street Choir was first released on LP in November 1970 and was Morrison's third record to be produced for Warner Bros. It was re-released by the record company on CD in 1987, 1990 and 2005, and LP in 2008 with Rhino Records. On 30 October 2015, along with Astral Weeks, the album was remastered and reissued by Warner Bros. Records with five session bonus tracks; three alternate takes, and two alternate versions of "I've Been Working" and "I'll Be Your Lover, Too".

His Band and the Street Choir peaked at number 32 on the Billboard 200, and at number 18 on the UK Album Chart. The album received a warm reception in North America—as Moondance had done—largely due to the success of "Domino", a sampler single that peaked at number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100. This single remains Morrison's biggest US hit (as of 2010), as it climbed one place higher than his 1967 hit "Brown Eyed Girl", from the album Blowin' Your Mind!. "Domino" was also a hit in the Netherlands, reaching number 22 on the Dutch Top 40. Jon Landau of Rolling Stone magazine attributed the success of "Domino" to the guitar figure at the beginning of the track, which he considered "not only a great way to start a single, but a fine way to begin the album". "Blue Money" debuted as the second single, faltering outside the Top 20 at number 23 in the US. The final single, "Call Me Up in Dreamland", managed only two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, while reaching number 95; biographer Ken Brooks believed it deserved better. John Platania recalled that Morrison "had designs" on securing radio airplay for Street Choir, and the success of its singles reflected a growing audience and commercial appeal for his music.

Critical response
Reviewers generally praised Street Choir. Jon Landau of Rolling Stone compared it to Morrison's previous work: "'His Band and the Street Choir is a free album. It was recorded with minimal over-dubbing and was obviously intended to show the other side of Moondance. And if it has a flaw it is that, like Moondance, it is too much what it set out to be. A few more numbers with a gravity of 'Street Choir' would have made this album as close to perfect as anyone could have stood.'"

ZigZag magazine reviewer John Tobler felt, "even if it's inferior to Moondance, it is still better than eighty per cent of the records you've got in your collection." Robert Christgau wrote in The Village Voice, "A few humdrum cuts and an occasional minor lapse of taste make this a less compelling album than Moondance, which only means it wasn't one of the very best of 1970. The good cuts, especially 'Domino' and 'Blue Money,' are superb examples of Morrison's loose, allusive white r&b." Biographer Brian Hinton commented that His Band and the Street Choir is "vaguely reminiscent of Bob Dylan's Nashville Skyline". Singer-songwriter Elvis Costello identified His Band and the Street Choir as one of his 500 essential albums and "Street Choir" as one of his favorite songs. In 2006 Johnny Rogan called the songs on the album "a severe disappointment when compared to the material on the previous two albums."

Morrison and the musicians' responses
Van Morrison regarded Street Choir poorly, as he told biographer Ritchie Yorke in 1973: "Somewhere along the line I lost control of that album. I'd rather not think about that album because it doesn't mean much in terms of where I was at ... the album didn't sell very well and I'm glad." Morrison first lost control of the album before its release, when it was retitled from Virgo's Fool to His Band and the Street Choir: "'Somebody else got control of it and got the cover and all that shit while I was on the West Coast. I knew what was happening to it, but it was like I couldn't stop it. I'd given my business thing over to someone else and although I had final approval on things, they just went ahead and did the wrong thing. They told the record company it was one thing and it wasn't. So the whole thing went wrong.'"

Despite this, assistant producer and drummer Dahaud Shaar recalled that Morrison had positive feelings towards the album at the time of its release.

Janet Planet holds the view that "There is much to love about the songs on this album: 'Blue Money', 'Crazy Face', 'Call Me Up in Dreamland', 'Domino' - these are just great songs in any era."

Track listing
All songs written by Van Morrison.

Personnel

 * Musicians
 * Van Morrison – lead vocals, guitar, harmonica, tenor saxophone (on "Crazy Face" and "Call Me Up in Dreamland")
 * Alan Hand – piano, Hammond organ, celeste
 * Keith Johnson – trumpet, Hammond organ
 * John Klingberg – bass
 * John Platania – electric and acoustic guitars, mandolin
 * Jack Schroer – soprano, alto, and baritone saxophones, piano
 * Dahaud Shaar (David Shaw) – drums, percussion, bass clarinet, backing vocals
 * Judy Clay, Emily Houston, Jackie Verdell – backing vocals (on "If I Ever Needed Someone")

 * The Street Choir
 * Larry Goldsmith
 * Janet Planet
 * Andrew Robinson
 * Ellen Schroer
 * Dahaud Shaar (David Shaw)
 * Martha Velez

 * Production
 * Van Morrison – producer
 * Dahaud Shaar – assistant producer
 * Elliot Scheiner – production coordinator, engineer
 * Dixon Van Winkle, Ed Anderson, Mark Harman, Richard Lubash – assisting engineers
 * David Gahr – photography
 * Janet Planet – album design

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Endy Chow

Endy Chow Kwok-yin (born 11 December 1979) is a Hong Kong actor, singer and songwriter.

Early life
Chow was born on 11 December 1979 at Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital in Happy Valley, his family immigrated to New Zealand when he was 13. He went to Japan to further his studies when he was 19.

Career
At 15, Chow formed a band with friends (including current members of Climax), naming it Zarahn after the band's first guitar teacher. Thereafter, Zarahn composed more than 100 songs. He was signed to Warner Hong Kong as a solo artist in September 2003 after a friend, Candy Hung, helped pass his demo tape to composer and producer, Joannes Lam.

He currently has three releases: the 'Endy Chow EP', 'Greenhouse Balloon' and recently his new album 'Light'.

In 2005, he performed in the male lead role in Denise Ho's stage musical, "The Butterfly Lovers".

In a recent interview, Endy said that he is interested in the music industry because he likes to create music from scratch. He finds it very rewarding and thanks all his fans for the continuous support given.

Personal life
In 2001, Chow married a Korean woman he met while studying in Japan. With his wife, Chow has three daughters named Clara, Rachael and Elisia. The couple ended their marriage in 2021.

Film

 * The Sunny Side of the Street (2022)
 * One Second Champion (2021)
 * Invincible Dragon (2019)
 * Remember What I Forgot (2019)
 * Love Is Cold (2017)
 * The Midnight After (2014)
 * Old Master Q and Little Ocean Tiger (2011)
 * Cocktail (2006)
 * Good Times, Bed Times (2006)
 * The Invincible Dragon (2019)

Television series

 * Stained (2017)
 * 3X1 (2016)
 * ICAC Investigators 2011 (2011)
 * Hearts of Fencing (2003)

Studio albums

 * 《周國賢同名EP》(2004/March)]
 * 《周國賢同名EP 》(2nd Version)(2004/April)]
 * 《溫室汽球》(2004/Nov)]
 * 《溫室汽球》(2nd Version)(2005/Jan)]
 * 《光》 (2005/Nov)]
 * 《光》(Special Edition)(2005/Dec)]
 * 《College》(新曲+精選)(2009/June)]
 * 《Implode》(2010/Oct)]
 * 《This Is Not The End》(White+Black EP)(2011/July)]
 * 《This Is Not The End》(Is The Beginning Version)(2011/Sept)]
 * 《Project December》(2011/Dec)]
 * 《Live A Life》(2012/Aug)]
 * 《Live A Life》(2nd Version)(2012/Sept)]

Songwriting Works For Other Singers
As Composer
 * "坐看雲起時" by Jer Lau (2022)
 * "七姊妹星團" (My Seven Stars) by Lolly Talk (2023)

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Talk:Accommodation reflex

Introductory paragraph
Regarding: "The Accommodation Reflex is a reflex action of the eye, in response to focusing on a near object, then looking at distant object (and vice versa)." "Focusing on a near object" is called "accommodation", therefore, the essence of the statement is "the accommodation reflex is a reflex in response to accommodation". The sentence would be more accurate if that part read "viewing a near object". The last phrase (i.e. "then looking at distant object (and vice versa)" should be removed because viewing a distance object is not actually part of the reflex.

Regarding: "It is dependent on cranial nerve II (afferent limb of reflex), higher centres and cranial nerves III, IV and VI (efferent limb of reflex)." Unless there is some new theory, I don't believe IV and VI are involved in the reflex. Edwardian 06:35, 21 July 2005 (UTC)

 * You raise good points. Technically it is true that IV is not involved... but only if you're in the the horizontal (transverse) plane of the eye.  Generally, that exception aside I do believe IV is important 'cause you can't look up and down without it relaxing or contracting.  It might be a question of definition... not sure.  VI controls the lateral rectus and that muscle has to relax... tone has to decrease ('cause it is opposes the medial rectus).  A reference would be a good thing... Nephron 07:13, 21 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Regarding "you can't look up and down without it relaxing or contracting": I'm not sure what you mean by "it" - the superior oblique muscle (innervated by IV) or the ciliary muscle? I don't think the accommodation reflex is dependent on IV and VI because you CAN look up or down or to the side and not accommodate. Edwardian 18:05, 21 July 2005 (UTC)

Conditions that affect accommodation and cause vision problems
The main article describes correct operation but not conditions that cause vision problems with example images. Can someone add a list of conditions that affect accommodation and resulting vision changes? Deformation while accommodating. Can changing focus deform an uneven lens resulting in multiple focal points (multiple images or blur in each eye separately)? The optometrist performs the standard tests and supplies a prescription that works (myopia & astigmatism) for a very narrow range of accommodation. If I defocus while using a single vision lens and single eye at a time, I see the image separate into multiple copies of different sizes/shapes/locations (of the order of 0.1 degree per 2 diopter change). I read with only a window of 2 characters in focus with the adjacent characters loosing legibility by 50% per character from centre (ie. the c of centre I can guess correctly 25% of the time when eyes are focused between the "n" and "t"). My peripheral vision test as normal, my central vision correctable with glasses but obviously more complicated. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tygrus (talk • contribs) 03:19, 10 October 2019 (UTC)

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Grant Shaud

Edward Grant Shaud III (born October 17, 1960) is an American actor best known for his portrayal of the character of Miles Silverberg on the television sitcom Murphy Brown. He's also had notable roles in the films The Distinguished Gentleman and Antz, among other voice performances in The Wild Thornberrys, Godzilla: The Series and Batman: The Animated Series.

Early life
Edward Grant Shaud III was born in Evanston, Illinois, the son of Anna Barbara (née Dougherty) and Edward Grant Shaud Jr. His family is Irish Catholic. He attended Conestoga High School in Berwyn, Pennsylvania, and graduated in 1979. In 1983, he graduated with a journalism degree from the University of Richmond, where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon.

Career
In 1984, Shaud moved to New York City to begin working in theater. His first acting role in television was as a guest character named Jack on Kate & Allie, who was a college student and director on a local cable channel. In 1988, he began as Miles Silverberg on Murphy Brown. He lived with co-star Jane Leeves before and during her guest stint on the show, in which she concurrently played his girlfriend. He left in 1996 to pursue other projects, with his producer role on the show taken by Lily Tomlin. On February 26, 2018, it was announced that Shaud would return to a revival series of Murphy Brown with former co-stars Candice Bergen, Faith Ford and Joe Regalbuto.

In recent years, Shaud has done some voiceover work in animation, most notably the television series Batman: The Animated Series. He had a guest role on The Drew Carey Show as a character named Jack, who believed himself to be the devil. He also played Alex Rosetti on the sitcom Madigan Men, starring Gabriel Byrne.

Theater

 * Torch Song Trilogy, Broadway, 1986
 * Today, I Am a Fountain Pen as Pete Lisanti, Theater 890, 1986
 * Writer's Block as David, Atlantic Theater, 2003
 * After Ashley as David, Vineyard Theatre, 2005
 * Thicker than Water (multiple roles), Ensemble Studio Theatre, 2008
 * Relatively Speaking (multiple roles), Brooks Atkinson Theater, 2011

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Saint Dominic's Preview

Saint Dominic's Preview is the sixth studio album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison. It was released in July 1972 by Warner Bros. Records. Rolling Stone declared it "the best-produced, most ambitious Van Morrison record yet released."

The diversity of the material on the album highlighted Morrison's fusing of Celtic folk, R&B, blues, jazz and the singer-songwriter genre. "Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)" and the title track were blends of soul and folk, while lesser known tracks such as "Gypsy" and "Redwood Tree" continued to display a lyrical celebration of nature's beauty. Also on the album were two lengthy tracks, "Listen to the Lion" and the closing "Almost Independence Day" which were given primal, cathartic and intense vocal performances from Morrison. These tracks were similar to the songs on his 1968 album, Astral Weeks.

The album reached number 15 on the Billboard 200 when it was released. This would remain Morrison's highest-charting album on the Billboard 200 until 2008 when Keep It Simple came in at number 10.

Recording
The recording sessions for Saint Dominic's Preview ran between the third quarter of 1971 and the second quarter of 1972 at the Pacific High and Wally Heider Studios in San Francisco. "Listen to the Lion" was left over from the Tupelo Honey sessions, that took place in the summer of 1971 at Columbia Studios in San Francisco. Morrison co-produced the album with Ted Templeman, while some of the musicians who played on it were newly recruited. Morrison's band was constantly changing at the time of recording; members were sometimes unavailable, replaced or fired in between sessions.

"Listen to the Lion" was meant to be included on Tupelo Honey, but got replaced by "You're My Woman", the final track recorded during the session. There were two takes that were recorded; Gary Mallaber played drums on the first and Connie Kay on the second. Mallaber contributed vibraphone to the second take instead, as he remembered: "I did one and Connie did the other. They used the one with the live vibes, which is what I played live." The other musicians on the recording were pianist Mark Jordan, guitarist Ronnie Montrose and bassist Bill Church. Morrison and "Boots" Houston provided backing vocal overdubs.

"Almost Independence Day" was recorded at the first session at the Pacific High Studios in autumn 1971. Morrison had used the studio recently to record a concert in front of a small audience that was broadcast over radio on 5 September. It is the only song on the album to feature guitarist Ron Elliott, double bassist Leroy Vinnegar and Bernie Krause. Mark Naftalin, who plays piano and Moog synthesizer on the song, became a part of Morrison's band and played in subsequent recording sessions. Krause's high synthesizer part was overdubbed afterwards.

On 29 January 1972, Morrison returned to the Pacific High Studios to record "Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)" and "Gypsy". This time Morrison used his touring band, which included Church, Naftalin, guitarist Doug Messenger, drummer Rick Shlosser and saxophonist Jack Schroer, with overdubs added by Schroer and "Boots" Houston on "Jackie Wilson Said", and trombonist Pat O'Hara and saxophonist Jules Broussard on "Gypsy". The band did not have much time to rehearse "Jackie Wilson Said" and the parts were rewritten frequently before recording began. The first take of the song was used for the album, as Messenger remembered: "At the end [we] all stood in silence: had [we] got it in one go? Van called for another take, but stopped a few bars in because he felt it wasn't working. 'I think we’ve got it. "Gypsy" was recorded many times, but Morrison preferred the first take, because he thought it had the better vocal. There were sections of that version that the band had not played in time, which meant the bass part had to be redone. Messenger overdubbed a twelve string guitar part and backing vocals were added as well. There were two outtakes from the session, "Take Out the Garbage, Bring in the Trash" and "You've Got the Power". The former was in a similar style to James Brown, but was abandoned because, as Doug Messenger recalled, it "did not come together quickly". The latter had been recorded at an earlier date, but guitar overdubs were made by Messenger, and it was released as the B-side of "Jackie Wilson Said".

The final session was recorded at the Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco in April 1972. Gary Mallaber replaced Shlosser on drums and Tom Salisbury replaced Naftalin on piano. "Saint Dominic's Preview", "I Will Be There" and "Redwood Tree", the three songs recorded at the session, were arranged by Salisbury. He had perfect pitch, which allowed him to easily write down the music over the phone with instruction from Morrison: "[I] think he was relieved to have someone like me take over the chart preparation and arrangements of the songs he still needed to record for his next album. ... Everyone in the band was very cooperative and the rehearsals went very well. As I was perhaps the most experienced musician in the band, everyone seemed to accept my position as MD, even though Van didn't introduce me as such."

When asked in late May, less than two months before the eventual release of Saint Dominic's Preview, how the recording for album was going, Morrison said: "I've still got two more songs I've got to put together and right now I don't know where they're gonna come from. I'm pretty confused right now, but, y'know, I've got a feeling that everything's starting to come together … I think it's all gonna work out." Peter Wrench notes that Morrison had already recorded all the songs that were to feature on the album, which suggests "that ‘Listen To The Lion’ and ‘Almost Independence Day’ were not yet confirmed for inclusion on this release."

Composition and themes
Unlike his two previous albums, Morrison spoke well of this one when interviewed by biographer Ritchie Yorke: "The album was kind of rushed because of studio time and things like that. But I thought it was a good shot, that album.  There were a lot of good songs on it.  St. Dominic's Preview was more into where I'm at, more into what I was doing."

The album opens with "Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)", which draws from the pop, R&B, jazz and blues genres and inspired lyrically, vocally and musically by Jackie Wilson and his hit song, "Reet Petite".

According to Rolling Stone reviewer Stephen Holden on "Gypsy": "Van states where he's at artistically; the rhythms, alternating between double and triple time, are driving and excited, the harmonies faintly Middle Eastern, and the multiple guitar textures exotic."

"I Will Be There" evokes Ray Charles, composed of heavily realistic lyrics that speak of the singer grabbing an overcoat, his toothbrush and underwear.

"Listen to the Lion" is an eleven-minute song that begins with a mellow opening and Morrison then improvises new singing methods, turning himself into a lion with growling, wailing and various other vocal techniques as the song progresses. It has been said to be, by both technique and emotion, "a vocal performance that remains unparalleled by his contemporaries." Caledonia, one of Morrison's favourite symbols, is referred to "during the coda when he works himself up into a trancelike gospel improvisation": "And we sailed and we sailed and we sailed and we sailed... way up to Caledonia." Brian Hinton described the song: "We are back in Astral Weeks territory, a bass led shuffle and Van lost in his own poetic universe, but here his voice takes wilder risks; growling, a near death rattle, feral grunts and roars." The chorus chanting "Listen to the Lion" behind the singer is made up of three male voices, including Morrison, "singing at himself".

The title track, "Saint Dominic's Preview", was said by Morrison to have been composed after seeing an ad for a peace vigil to be held at St. Dominic's Church in San Francisco. The song is written in a "stream of consciousness" fashion as with the Astral Weeks songs. Lyrics in the song refer to different stages of Morrison's life: "chamois cleaning all the windows" (teenage years) and "The record company has paid out for the wine" (his contemporary status as a pop music star). Erik Hage calls it "expansive and groundbreaking, representing an enlarging scope and ambition in Morrison's music."

"Redwood Tree" is reminiscent of "And It Stoned Me" on the Moondance album, with a soulful celebration of nature, water and a boy's childhood experiences.

"Almost Independence Day" is a two-chord cycle that uses a Moog synthesizer and various musical and vocal techniques to translate to the listener the feelings the singer had while staring across the San Francisco harbour. Along with "Listen to the Lion", it is more than ten minutes in length and has been compared to it as being as "musically daring in its own way". Erik Hage describes the song as "a mood piece, and a precursor to his 1980s work (particularly Common One), where his whole raison d'être became trying to inspire meditative states in the listener." Speaking of this song, Morrison told Ritchie Yorke: "It wasn't my concept to write a sequel to 'Madame George'. I like the song though. It was just contemplating organ and the Moog. Everything was recorded live except that one high part on the synthesiser. I asked Bernie Krause to do this thing of China Town and then come in with the high part because I was thinking of dragons and fireworks. It reminded me of that. It was a stream of consciousness trip again."

Reception
The album charted at number 15 on the Billboard 200. This would remain Morrison's best ever US charting until 2008's Keep It Simple came in at number 10 on the Billboard charts.

Erik Hage wrote that "it is one of the strongest albums in the Van Morrison canon because it seems to adapt and incorporate all of the lessons and discoveries of the rich period of evolution that came before it while still opening up new windows." Miles Palmer writing in The Times commented that "The cumulative impact is devastating."

In Rolling Stone, Stephen Holden wrote that "The coexistence of two styles on the same record turns out to be very refreshing; they complement each other by underscoring the remarkable versatility of Van's musical imagination." He also declared it "the best-produced, most ambitious Van Morrison record yet released".

Robert Christgau ends his A− rated review with: "The point being that words—which on this album are as uneven as the tunes—sometimes say less than voices. Amen."

The Allmusic review with a rating of 4.5 stars comments that the album, "hangs together on the strength of its songs, an intriguingly diverse collection which draws together the disparate threads of the singer's recent work into one sterling package."

It was voted number 71 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums 3rd Edition (2000).

Packaging

The album was originally planned to be titled Green but it was changed after Morrison wrote the song "Saint Dominic's Preview" and used it as the title song. A Rolling Stone profile of Morrison in June 1972 quoted him as saying that the song had evolved from a dream about a St. Dominic's church gathering where a mass for peace in Northern Ireland was being held. Rolling Stone then commented that later while Morrison was in Nevada he read in a newspaper article that a mass was being held the next day for peace at a St. Dominic's church in San Francisco.

It was his first album not to have love as its central theme and significantly (as his marriage was deteriorating). The cover shows Morrison sitting on church steps playing guitar with ripped trousers and scruffy boots looking like a gypsy troubadour out on the street. Photographs for the album were taken by Michael Maggid in St. Anselm's Church in San Anselmo, California, near Morrison's home and where some of the recordings for the album took place, with the cover photograph shot on the steps of Montgomery Chapel on the grounds of the San Francisco Theological Seminary in San Anselmo.

Track listing
All songs written by Van Morrison.

Personnel

 * Musicians
 * Van Morrison — lead vocals; acoustic, rhythm & twelve string guitars; backing vocals on "Listen to the Lion"
 * Jules Broussard — tenor saxophone, flute
 * Lee Charlton — drums on "Almost Independence Day"
 * Bill Church — bass
 * Ron Elliott — acoustic guitar on "Almost Independence Day"
 * "Boots" Houston — tenor saxophone, backing vocals
 * Mark Jordan — piano on "Listen to the Lion"
 * Connie Kay — drums on "Listen to the Lion"
 * Bernie Krause — Moog synthesizer on "Almost Independence Day"
 * Gary Mallaber — drums, percussion, vibraphone
 * John McFee — steel guitar on "Saint Dominic's Preview"
 * Doug Messenger — electric, acoustic and twelve string guitars
 * Ronnie Montrose — acoustic guitar, backing vocals on "Listen to the Lion"
 * Mark Naftalin — piano, Moog synthesizer
 * Pat O'Hara — trombone on "Saint Dominic's Preview" and "Gypsy"
 * Janet Planet — backing vocals
 * Tom Salisbury — piano, organ
 * Rick Shlosser – drums
 * Ellen Schroer — backing vocals
 * Jack Schroer — alto and baritone saxophones
 * Mark Springer — backing vocals on "Saint Dominic's Preview" and "Redwood Tree"
 * Leroy Vinnegar — double bass on "Almost Independence Day"

 * Production
 * Producers: Van Morrison, Ted Templeman
 * Engineers: Donn Landee, Bob Schumaker, Jim Gaines, Dave Brown, Steve Brandon
 * Mixing: Donn Landee, Bob Schumaker on "Jackie Wilson Said"
 * Photography: Michael Maggid
 * Arrangements: Van Morrison, Tom Salisbury on "I Will Be There", "Redwood Tree" and "Saint Dominic's Preview"
 * Remastering: Tim Young, Walter Samuel

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Sumburgh Head

Sumburgh Head is a headland located at the southern tip of the main island of the Shetland Archipelago, in northern Scotland. The head consists of a 100 m high rocky spur and topped by the Sumburgh Head Lighthouse. In the Old Norse language, Sumburgh Head was called Dunrøstar høfdi, it means "The Head onto the loud tide-race", referring to the noise of Sumburgh Roost. Robert Stevenson was the engineer in charge of building the Sumburgh Head lighthouse. Work started on the building in 1819, and the light was first lit in 1821.

Local ecology
The area is now recognized as a nature reserve by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. The cliffs are home to large numbers of seabirds with 33,000 puffins being estimated in the year 2000. These numbers have declined sharply: for example only 570 of the birds were counted in 2017. The decline in Puffin numbers also appears to apply to other species native to Sumburgh Head. In as birds, Sumburgh Head has become a popular viewing point for whales and dolphins.

Nearby locations

 * Sumburgh Airport, which takes its name from the head, lies immediately to the north, and serves as the main airport for the Shetland Islands. Flights from here connect to mainland Scotland, the Orkney Islands and Norway.

 * The archaeological site of Jarlshof, at which a series of settlements existed dating back to the neolithic period.

 * The tiny settlement of Grutness, which is the terminus of the Shetland Mainland to Fair Isle ferry service, lies 1 mi north of Sumburgh Head.

 * Sumburgh Head Lighthouse

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Joe Regalbuto

Joe Regalbuto (born August 24, 1949) is an American actor and director. He is known for his role as Frank Fontana on the CBS television sitcom Murphy Brown, which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination in 1989.

Early life
Regalbuto graduated from New Milford High School in New Milford, New Jersey, in 1967.

Career
After some bits and guest appearances, he had his first major role as attorney Elliot Streeter in the acclaimed but short-lived legal sitcom The Associates, which aired from 1979-80.

In 1982 Joe Regalbuto played a supporting role in the critically acclaimed film Missing, as well as the role of Darius in the cult sci-fi/fantasy movie The Sword and the Sorcerer, and, on television, the recurring role of Kalnik the evil alien in three episodes of Mork & Mindy.

He starred in the CBS series Knots Landing in the 1984–1985 and 1985–1986 seasons as Harry Fisher, a man who takes possession of the Ewing twins illegally, which centered on the Black Market storyline.

In 1984 he appeared in the TV movie Invitation to Hell, directed by Wes Craven.

In 1985 Regalbuto increased his household recognition when he guest starred as cab driver and high school friend, Don Eddie Rice, in the television series Magnum, P.I. episode "Going Home". A year earlier, he co-starred with Magnum, P.I. star Tom Selleck in Selleck's 2nd film, Lassiter.

In 1986 Regalbuto starred in the TV movie Fuzz Bucket and a short-lived series, Street Hawk, and co-starred in the short-lived 1979 sitcom The Associates with Martin Short.

In 1988, he played the part of Rebecca Devereaux's verbally abusive boyfriend, Jeremy, in the TV series The Golden Girls.

Joe starred in Murphy Brown for the entire first run of the acclaimed series from November 14, 1988 to May 18, 1998.

He appeared on a uncredited role in the 1992 movie The Babe.

Late in the series, Regalbuto directed more than 20 episodes of Murphy Brown. He also has directed episodes of “ Friends “,Titus, George Lopez, Wizards of Waverly Place and other television programs. Regalbuto also was an early spokesman for DirecTV when it first came out.

In 2002, he appeared on the final season (5th) of the Ally McBeal TV series, episode 10, "One Hundred Tears", as Harvey Hall, a man who believed he could fly, using wings of his own making.

In 2008, he had a small role in the movie Bottle Shock. In 2008, he also had guest roles in the TV series Ghost Whisperer and Criminal Minds. In 2009, Regalbuto had a guest appearance on NCIS.

In 2012, he played the critically acclaimed part of Mr Rogers in the TV Series Southland: "his character feigned grief in what Det. Lydia Adams (Regina King) called 'an Academy Award-winning performance.' He's not eligible for an Oscar, but Regalbuto might just get an Emmy".

He has also directed episodes of Hot in Cleveland - Season 3, Episode 5 in 2011 and Season 4, Episodes 6 and 7 in 2013.

In 2015, he had a guest role as Stuart "Stu" Sloan in episode 4, "Turn Down", of season 4 in the TV series Major Crimes.

Regalbuto returned to a revival series of Murphy Brown in 2018 along with former co-stars Candice Bergen, Faith Ford and Grant Shaud.

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Pat Corley

Pat Cleo Corley (June 1, 1930 – September 11, 2006) was an American actor who portrayed bar owner Phil on the CBS sitcom Murphy Brown from 1988 to 1996. He also had a recurring role as Chief Coroner Wally Nydorf on the television drama Hill Street Blues (1981–87) and supporting roles in a number of films, including Night Shift (1982), Against All Odds (1984), and Mr. Destiny (1990).

Early life
Pat Cleo Corley was born in Dallas, Texas on June 1, 1930, the son of Ada Lee (née Martin) and R.L. Corley. He got his start in the entertainment business as a teenage ballet dancer for the Stockton Ballet where he performed for three seasons. While serving in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, Corley helped put on entertainment shows for the brass while stationed in France. After his honourable discharge, he entered Stockton College on the G.I. Bill where he met his future second wife, Iris Carter, a younger student, champion debater and a locally acclaimed actress.

Career
After moving to New York City he worked as a waiter, attended the American Theatre Wing, studied under Uta Hagen and auditioned for plays. Corley and his wife toured in summer stock in Indiana and New Jersey with his young daughter Troy in tow. His first Broadway appearance was in James Baldwin's Blues for Mr. Charlie, a production by the Actors Studio, where Corley had been accepted as a member. Early in his career he shared the stage with future stars Al Pacino and James Earl Jones in the Off-Broadway play The Peace Creeps. In the 1970s, Corley appeared in several Broadway productions including Of Mice and Men with James Earl Jones and Sweet Bird of Youth with Christopher Walken.

Corley's Hollywood career began in 1969 in TV with a small role in N.Y.P.D. and a few television commercials. His first feature film roles were in Gordon Parks' The Super Cops and the comedy Law and Disorder with Carroll O'Connor and Ernest Borgnine. He also appeared in Coming Home and in an early Oliver Stone feature, The Hand, with Michael Caine.

Corley appeared on dozens of TV shows, among the earliest of which were: The Wackiest Ship in the Army, Get Christie Love and Kojak. Other series on which Corley has guest-starred include Starsky and Hutch, Barnaby Jones, Hill Street Blues, Hart to Hart, St. Elsewhere, Simon & Simon, Murder, She Wrote, Magnum, P.I., Cagney & Lacey, Night Court, Moonlighting, L.A. Law, and Hey Arnold!. Corley also had roles in two mini-series, Roots and Fresno. He provided the voice of Sheriff McGee in Tom Sawyer (2000).

Death
Corley died of heart failure at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on September 11, 2006, at age 76. His wife, actress Iris Corley, had died the year prior.

Filmography

 * The Super Cops (1974) as Captain Bush
 * Law and Disorder (1974) as Ken
 * Get Christie Love! (1974, TV Series, Episode: Highway to Murder)
 * Kojak (1974, TV Series, Episode: "Cross Your Heart and Hope to Die") as Mr. Miller
 * Delvecchio (1976, TV Series, episode "Numbers") as Manny
 * The Blue Knight (1974, TV Series, episode: "Throwaway") as The Man
 * Roots (1977, TV Mini-Series) as Referee
 * Audrey Rose (1977) as Dr. Webster
 * Martinelli, Outside Man (1977, TV Movie) as Sally
 * Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn (1977, TV Movie) as Marty
 * The Quinns (1977, TV Movie) as Eugene Carmody
 * The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training (1977) as Morrie Slaytor
 * The Betty White Show (1977, TV Series, Episode: "Mitzi's Cousin") as TV Repairman
 * The Night They Took Miss Beautiful (1977, TV Movie) as Roman
 * Barnaby Jones (1977-1980, TV Series) as Sid Markham / Sam Powell
 * Coming Home (1978) as Harris
 * A Death in Canaan (1978, TV Series) as Judge Vincent
 * Starsky and Hutch (1978, TV Series, Episode: "Moonshine") as Ben Meadows
 * The Paper Chase (1978, TV Series, Episode: "The Seating Chart") as Plumber
 * The Amazing Spider-Man (1978, TV Series, Episode: "The Con Caper") as IFMM receptionist
 * And I Alone Survived (1978, TV Movie) as Kaminsky
 * Family (1979, TV Series) as "Driver" / "Umpire"
 * The Best Place To Be (1979, TV Movie)
 * Nightwing (1979) as Vet
 * The Onion Field (1979) as Jimmy's Lawyer #2
 * Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker (1979, TV Movie)
 * Flesh and Blood (1979, TV Movie)
 * The Last Word (1979) as Chief Norris
 * The Two Worlds of Jennie Logan (1979, TV Movie) as Realtor
 * The Rose (1979) as Police Chief Morrison
 * The Gift (1979, TV Movie)
 * The Waltons (1980, TV Series, Episode: "The Idol") as The Bartender
 * Lou Grant (1979-1980, TV Series) as Organizer
 * The Black Marble (1980) as Itchy Mitch
 * City In Fear (1980, TV Movie) as Supermarket Manager
 * On the Nickel (1980)
 * Loving Couples (1980) as Delmonico Clerk
 * Act of Love (1980, TV Movie) as Sgt. Waterson
 * Mark, I Love You (1980, TV Movie) as Bucky Sims
 * The Hand (1981) as Sheriff
 * The Best Little Girl in the World (1981, TV Movie) as Store Manager
 * True Confessions (1981) as Sonny McDonough
 * Callie and Son (1981, TV Movie) as Deputy Sheriff
 * Mr. Merlin (1981, TV Series, Episode: "The Cloning of The Green") as Roy Oakland
 * Of Mice and Men (1981, TV Movie) as Carlson
 * Darkroom (1981, TV Series, Episode: "Siege of 31 August") as Colonel / Sheriff
 * Hart To Hart (1981, TV Series, Episode "The Hartbreak Kid") as Monty
 * Flamingo Road (1982, TV Series, Episode: "Old Friends")
 * McClain's Law (1982, TV Series, Episode: "What Patrick Doesn’t Know")
 * House Calls (1982, TV Series, Episode: "Ducks of Hazzard")
 * Hanky Panky (1982) as Pilot
 * Kiss My Grits (1982) as Sheriff Joe Cozy
 * Night Shift (1982) as Edward Koogle
 * The Executioner's Song (1982, TV Movie) as Val Conlan
 * Cagney & Lacey (1982-1988, TV Series) as Sheriff Craddock / Tom
 * Hill Street Blues (1982–1986, TV Series) as Coroner Wally Nydorf
 * The Powers of Matthew Star (1983, TV Series, Episode: "Matthew Star D.O.A") as Donzelli
 * St. Elsewhere (1983, TV Series, Episode: "Release") as Norman Wyler
 * The Fall Guy (1983, TV Series, Episode: "Spaced out") as Sheriff Nick Baker
 * Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land (1983, TV Movie) as Joe Pedowski
 * I Want To Live (1983, TV Movie) as Bartender
 * Curse of the Pink Panther (1983) as Lt. Palmyra
 * Bay City Blues (1983-1984, TV Series) as Ray Holtz
 * Against All Odds (1984) as Ed Phillips
 * Calendar Girl Murders (1984, TV Movie) as Lt. Tony
 * Domestic Life (1984, TV Movie) as Coach
 * Scorned and Swindled (1984, TV Movie) as Ty Jenkins
 * Hawaiian Heat (1984, TV Series, Episode: "Missing In Hawaii") as Charlie
 * Simon & Simon (1984-1987) as Sheriff Brian McKenzie / Don Burton / Mayor K.K. Drinkman
 * Robert Kennedy & His Times (1985, TV Mini-Series) as Andy McLaughlin
 * Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1985, TV Series, Episode "A Little Sex, A Little Scandal") as Detective Tuggey
 * Moonlighting (1985, TV Series) as Farley Wrye / Frankie Tate
 * Stormin' Home (1985, TV Movie) as Broker
 * Stark (1985, TV Movie) as Wichita Police Chief Waldron
 * Hardcastle and McCormick (1985, TV Series, Episode: "She Ain't Deep But She Sure Runs Fast") as Buzz Bird
 * Silent Witness (1985, TV Movie) as Brad Huffman
 * Murder, She Wrote (1986, TV Series, Episode: "Powder Keg") as Frank Kelso
 * Magnum, P.I. (1986, TV Series, Episode: "A Little Bit of Luck...A Little Bit of Grief") as Dennis Mackenzie
 * Joe Bash (1986, TV Series, Episode: "Tour of Duty") as Ernest Janowitz
 * Stark: Mirror Image (1986, TV Movie) as Wichita Police Chief Waldron
 * Falcon Crest (1986, TV Series, Episode: "The Stranger Within") as James Saunders
 * Fresno (1986, TV Mini-Series) as Earl Duke
 * A Year in the Life (1986, TV Mini-Series) as George Bilzarian
 * The Christmas Gift (1986, TV Movie) as Bud Sawyer
 * He's the Mayor (1986, TV Series) as Chief Walter Padget
 * The Stepford Children (1987, TV Movie) as Sheriff Weston
 * L.A. Law (1987, TV Series, Episode: "Pigmallion") as Uncle Willard Sabrett
 * Poker Alice (1987, TV Movie) as Mccarthy
 * CBS Summer Playhouse (1987, TV Series, Episode: "Day to Day") as Bob
 * Mr. Belvedere (1988, TV Series, Episode: "Commentary") as Mr. Franklin
 * J.J. Starbuck (1988, TV Series, Episode: "Cactus Jack’s Last Call") as Cactus Jack
 * Night Court (1988, TV Series, Episode "Another Day in the Life") as Otis Edwards
 * Murphy Brown (1988-1998, TV Series) as Phil the Bartender
 * Mr. Destiny (1990) as Harry Burrows
 * In Defense of a Married Man (1990, TV Movie) as Det. Brendan Bradley
 * Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy, and Blue (1992, TV Movie) as Lucky Herb
 * Saved By The Bell: Wedding In Las Vegas (1994, TV Movie) as Sheriff Myron Thorpe
 * Murder One (1995, TV Movie, Episode: "Chapter Four") as Marvin Siegalstein
 * All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 (1996) as Officer McDowell (voice)
 * Coach (1997, TV Series, Episode: "It’s a Swamp Thing") as Jeb
 * When Time Expires (1997, TV Movie) as TV car salesman, Becks Interface
 * Walking Across Egypt (1999) as Sheriff Tillman
 * Tom Sawyer (2000) as Sheriff McGee (voice)
 * Hey Arnold! (2002, TV Series, Episode: On the Lam/Family Man) as Mr. Camacho (voice)
 * Purgatory Flats (2003) as Roy
 * Come Early Morning (2006) as Papa (final film role)

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