#darryl Curtis icons | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

junker-town · 5 years ago

Text

The best available players after Round 1 of the 2020 NFL Draft

Photograph by Ken Murray/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

Houston offensive tackle Josh Jones highlights the best players for the second round on Friday.

In the end, after several twists, turns and false rumors, the beginning of the 2020 NFL Draft went as usual. And that goes beyond Joe Burrow going first and Chase Young going second. The Lions took cornerback Jeff Okudah at No. 3. The Giants took an offensive tackle. Tua Tagovailoa went to the Dolphins like most expected until people started assuming they would take Justin Herbert. The Chargers wisely took the best quarterback that fell to them in Herbert.

But not everything went according to plan. The wide receivers came off the board in an order few expected. Same for the offensive tackles. The first round was also filled with some stunners, like the Green Bay Packers moving up for quarterback Jordan Love or the Seattle Seahawks holding at No. 27 and taking linebacker Jordyn Brooks.

Those unexpected picks meant some big names fell out of the first round. Here are the best players available at the start of the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft, based on SB Nation’s top 100 players and then some:

21. Josh Jones, OT, Houston

22. A.J. Epenesa, Edge, Iowa

23. Grant Delpit, S, LSU

25. Yetur Gross-Matos, Edge, Penn State

26. Xavier McKinney, S, Alabama

27. Ezra Cleveland, OT, Boise State

28. Antoine Winfield Jr., S, Minnesota

31. Laviska Shenault Jr., WR, Colorado

32. D’Andre Swift, RB, Georgia

33. J.K. Dobbins, RB, Ohio State

34. Jonathan Greenard, Edge, Florida

35. Trevon Diggs, CB, Alabama

36. Denzel Mims, WR, Baylor

40. Ross Blacklock, DL, TCU

43. Jonathan Taylor, RB, Wisconsin

44. Tee Higgins, WR, Clemson

46. Michael Pittman Jr., WR, USC

47. Prince Tega Wanogho, OT, TCU

48. Jaylon Johnson, CB, Utah

49. Kristian Fulton, CB, LSU

50. Marlon Davidson, DL, Auburn

51. Curtis Weaver, Edge, Boise State

52. Lloyd Cushenberry, C, LSU

53. Justin Madubuike, DL, Texas A&M

54. Cameron Dantzler, CB, Mississippi State

56. KJ Hamler, WR, Penn State

57. Zack Baun, LB, Wisconsin

58. Kyle Dugger, S, Lenoir-Rhyne

59. Terrell Lewis, Edge, Alabama

60. Cam Akers, RB, Florida State

61. Julian Okwara, Edge, Notre Dame

62. Jeremy Chinn, S, Southern Illinois

63. Neville Gallimore, DL, Oklahoma

64. Robert Hunt, G, Louisiana

65. Matt Peart, OT, Connecticut

66. Josh Uche, Edge, Michigan

67. Bryan Edwards, WR, South Carolina

68. Van Jefferson, WR, Florida

69. Zack Moss, RB, Utah

70. Cole Kmet, TE, Notre Dame

71. Saahdiq Charles, OT, LSU

72. Jacob Eason, QB, Washington

73. Chase Claypool, WR, Notre Dame

74. Jabari Zuniga, Edge, Florida

75. Adam Trautman, TE, Dayton

76. Lucas Niang, OT, TCU

77. Jalen Hurts, QB, Oklahoma

78. Matt Hennessy, C, Temple

80. Jordan Elliott, DL, Missouri

81. Harrison Bryant, WR, Florida Atlantic

82. Alex Highsmith, Edge, Charlotte

83. Ashtyn Davis, S, California

84. Amik Robertson, CB, Louisiana Tech

85. Hunter Bryant, TE, Washington

86. Damien Lewis, G, LSU

87. James Lynch, DL, Baylor

89. Eno Benjamin, RB, Arizona State

90. Devin Duvernay, WR, Texas

91. Reggie Robinson, CB, Tulsa

92. Darrell Taylor, Edge, Tennessee

93. Akeem Davis-Gaither, LB, Appalachian State

94. Leki Fotu, DL, Utah

95. AJ Dillon, RB, Boston College

96. Khalid Kareem, Edge, Notre Dame

97. K’Von Wallace, S, Clemson

98. Willie Gay Jr., LB, Mississippi State

99. Colby Parkinson, TE, Stanford

100. Bradlee Anae, Edge, Utah

101. Jack Driscoll, OT, Auburn

102. Antonio Gibson, RB, Memphis

103. Lynn Bowden, WR/RB/QB, Kentucky

104. Alton Robinson, Edge, Syracuse

105. Raekwon Davis, DL, Alabama

106. Jonah Jackson, G, Ohio State

107. Tyler Biadasz, C, Wisconsin

108. Kenny Willekes, Edge, Michigan State

109. Jake Fromm, QB, Georgia

110. Gabriel Davis, WR, UCF

111. Netane Muti, G, Fresno State

112. Davon Hamilton, DL, Ohio State

113. Albert Okwuegbunam, TE, Missouri

114. Josiah Scott, CB, Michigan State

115. Collin Johnson, WR, Texas

116. Thaddeus Moss, TE, LSU

117. Troy Dye, LB, Oregon

118. Anfernee Jennings, Edge, Alabama

119. Antonio Gandy-Golden, WR, Liberty

120. Rashard Lawrence, DL, LSU

121. Trey Adams, OT, Washington

122. Jonathan Garvin, Edge, Miami

123. Nick Harris, C, Washington

124. Ke’Shawn Vaughn, RB, Vanderbilt

125. John Simpson, G, Clemson

126. Logan Wilson, LB, Wyoming

127. Ben Bartch, OT, Saint John’s (Minn.)

128. Kenny Robinson, S, West Virginia/XFL

129. John Hightower, WR, Boise State

130. Terrell Burgess, S, Utah

131. Devin Asiasi, TE, UCLA

132. Jason Strowbridge, DL, North Carolina

133. Alex Taylor, OT, South Carolina State

134. Logan Stenberg, G, Kentucky

135. Malik Harrison, LB, Ohio State

136. John Reid, CB, Penn State

137. Jared Pinkney, TE, Vanderbilt

138. Donovan Peoples-Jones, WR, Michigan

139. Lamar Jackson, CB, Nebraska

140. Joshua Kelley, RB, UCLA

141. Geno Stone, S, Iowa

142. Anthony Gordon, QB, Washington State

143. Tyler Johnson, WR, Minnesota

144. Anthony McFarland, RB, Maryland

145. Larrell Murchison, DL, North Carolina State

146. K.J. Hill, WR, Ohio State

147. A.J. Green, CB, Oklahoma State

148. Brandon Jones, S, Texas

149. Jauan Jennings, WR, Tennessee

150. Khalil Davis, DL, Nebraska

151. James Proche, WR, SMU

152. Bryce Hall, CB, Virginia

153. Markus Bailey, LB, Purdue

154. Calvin Throckmorton, OT, Oregon

155. Troy Pride Jr., CB, Notre Dame

156. Darryl Williams, C, Mississippi State

157. Benito Jones, DL, Ole Miss

158. Alohi Gillman, S, Notre Dame

159. Stanford Samuels III, CB, Florida State

160. Danny Pinter, G, Ball State

161. Derrek Tuszka, Edge, North Dakota State

162. Isaiah Hodgins, WR, Oregon State

163. Cole McDonald, QB, Hawaii

164. Joe Bachie, LB, Michigan State

165. Lavert Hill, CB, Michigan

166. Brycen Hopkins, TE, Purdue

167. J.R. Reed, S, Georgia

168. Quintez Cephus, WR, Wisconsin

169. McTelvin Agim, DL, Arkansas

170. Jacob Phillips, LB, LSU

171. Rodrigo Blankenship, K, Georgia

172. Darrynton Evans, RB, Appalachian State

173. Nate Stanley, QB, Iowa

174. Trajan Bandy, CB, Miami

175. D.J. Wonnum, Edge, South Carolina

176. Quartney Davis, WR, Texas A&M

177. Tanner Muse, S, Clemson

178. Davion Taylor, LB, Colorado

179. Solomon Kindley, G, Georgia

180. Stephen Sullivan, TE, LSU

181. Carlos Davis, DL, Nebraska

182. Essang Bassey, CB, Wake Forest

183. Kevin Dotson, G, Louisiana

184. Kalija Lipscomb, WR, Vanderbilt

185. Lamical Perine, RB, Florida

186. Carter Coughlin, Edge, Minnesota

187. Cam Brown, LB, Penn State

188. Levonta Taylor, S/CB, Florida State

189. Michael Onwenu, G, Michigan

190. Robert Landers, DL, Ohio State

191. David Woodward, LB, Utah State

192. Mason Fine, QB, North Texas

193. Trevis Gipson, Edge, Tulsa

194. Tyre Phillips, OT, Mississippi State

195. Michael Warren, RB, Cincinnati

196. Michael Ojemudia, CB, Iowa

197. Evan Weaver, LB, California

198. Jeff Thomas, WR, Miami

199. Nick Coe, Edge, Auburn

200. Dane Jackson, CB, Pittsburgh

0 notes

jazzworldquest-blog · 7 years ago

Text

USA: EP Release: Total Music: The Golden Conversation between American and Brazilian Music Blossoms on Alexandra Jackson: Legacy & Alchemy

EP Release: Total Music: The Golden Conversation between American and Brazilian Music Blossoms on Alexandra Jackson: Legacy & Alchemy

Music industry veteran and IT entrepreneur Robert Hebert happened to be in Brazil on a work trip. One day in Rio, he stepped out of an ordinary hotel elevator and had a revelation. “I heard these young musicians in the lobby, and realized that Brazil might create the next Sade, the next singer to really synthesize pop, jazz, and Brazilian sounds like Sade and her producer Robin Millar did.”

Hebert’s insight led him somewhere altogether different, ever deeper into Brazil’s unique repertoire, heritage, and spirit. Amalgamating the golden age of 20th-century Brazilian sounds with Chicago jazz and funk, unleashing a soulful young vocalist from Atlanta on the Brazilian and Brazil-inspired songbook, Hebert created the first, epic project on his new independent LEGACY AND ALCHEMY label, Alexandra Jackson: Legacy & Alchemy. At the center stands singer Alexandra Jackson, supported by some of the most significant musicians in samba, bossa nova, and MPB, and by American jazz and funk heavyweights.

“We wanted to bring together Brazilian and American musicians and create something around the vocals, and to our pleasant surprise, it was an American vocalist who made this possible,” remarks Hebert. “We embraced the highest level of Brazilian music, with its great musicianship. The highest levels of Brazilian music and American jazz have always resonated.”

Legacy & Alchemy pays homage to samba, now in its second century, with the classic “Sonho Meu,” which contrasts Jackson’s voice with that of 96-year-old samba grande dame and songwriter Doña Ivone Lara. It demonstrates the power of Brazilian bossa nova with a cheeky, gender-reversed “Girl from Ipanema,” in which Jackson finds a whole other American-inflected swing to beloved song. It also draws on songwriting inspired by Brazil’s boundless musical creativity and resilience: “Brazilica” (by Chess Records alums Charles Stepney, Maurice White, and Ramsey Lewis) and “Our Time Now” (a heartfelt anthem co-crafted by Lionel Richie and Rod Temperton that ends with the powerhouse contribution by Armando Marcal from Rio de Janeiro’s legendary Portela samba school (reigning champion of Carnaval).

The main musical catalyst was a young singer out of Atlanta, the daughter of a remarkable, culturally and socially prominent African American family, Alexandra Jackson. With intensive vocal training and wide-ranging musical interests, Jackson had the sensitivity, sensuality, and strength to capture the essence of these songs, whether singing in English or Portuguese. (Jackson worked with coaches for weeks to be able to nail the lyrics and win over Brazilian critics.)

“I’ve worked with so many top singers, and I don’t think anyone else I’ve worked with could have or would have even tried to do this. Alexandra could and did. The biggest thing is she made it convincing for Brazilians,” including standout performances as part of the 2016 Rio Olympics festivities.

“There’s a huge melting pot of music in our world today,” says Jackson. “This album offers the opportunity for people to step outside the box. It’s not just jazz, not the blues, not soul, not bossa nova, not samba, but it’s a mix of them all.”

Though the project resulted in 23 tracks with more than 35 contributing artists in featured roles (and 100 musicians and engineers overall), this first EP-length burst of songs sets the historical stage for the project’s ongoing engagement with Brazilian and American music’s decades-long dialog. The project’s bigger-picture goal is as ambitious as its scope: “I want to reintroduce this music to the world,” says Hebert. “I want to return it to its rightful place in the mainstream.”

This ambition has a powerful historical precedent. Brazilian music was some of the most popular in the world until the British Invasion struck and tastes shifted. There was a reason Brazilian music resonated worldwide: the sway of samba, the wry elegance of bossa nova balanced the earthy and the refined. It channeled some of the world’s most breathtaking musicianship. Hebert reached out to everyone from Jobim’s son and grandson, to samba elders like Lara and its next generation master (percussionist Pretinho de Serrinha), to the iconic Brazilian composer Ivan Lins.

Hebert and his collaborators knew it was time to elevate these elements again. “We’re really giving all we got to reintroduce this music to the mainstream, where it left off in the mid 60s. I wanted to choose songs that were hits in Brazil. Some may be familiar, but many are incredible songs the world outside of Brazil hasn’t been exposed to very much yet. We’re alchemizing it with American music, and the heart of this music is Chicago,” Hebert’s hometown and the birthplace of a jazz aesthetic that pairs perfectly with midcentury Brazilian sounds.

This alchemy creates what project advisor and contributor Ivan Lins calls “total music,” music that has no limits due to its geographical origins, that is timeless and widely compelling. Lins, along with the legacy of icon Quincy Jones, inspired Hebert to reach for the best possible performers and performances as the vision came together.

“Quincy has really inspired me over the years — not just with music, but the way he applies his true genius to the interaction of master-level human beings. I have known him since 1993 and his musical legacy was a guiding star for me on this project. [In the wake of the untimely passing of Rod Temperton, Jones directly assisted in securing co-writer’s Lionel Richie’s blessing for “Our Time Now.”] I knew if Quincy were doing this, he would really try to get to the heart and soul of the music in a way that opened up the musicianship, that brought something new to it. I did the best I could, knowing I’m less than 1% of the musician that Q is,” Hebert laughs. “But, I just kept asking myself for 3 years … as a Producer, what do I think Q would do?”

To get there, Hebert asked multi-instrumentalist, composer, and producer Larry Williams to be his main collaborator. Williams, who has worked with Jones, Al Jarreau, George Benson, Sheila E, and Michael Jackson, over a 40-year career was lead producer on eight of the 23 tracks recorded for the project. “This record got done because of Larry. No Larry Williams … no Rod Temperton, no Ivan Lins, no Djavan, no Al Jarreau,” Hebert notes. “Larry was my anchor. I knew that this ambitious undertaking would get done because Larry Williams was in my corner. I needed one of the greatest arrangers of our time to get us over the top, where we needed to be. That could only happen with a music master of Larry’s genius, commitment, focus, pedigree and context.”

Hebert and Williams formed a Chicago-meets-Rio house band to record in Brazil. It included Williams and Marco Brito as primary keyboardists, tag-teaming super bassists (Darryl Jones, Arthur Maia), one of Brazil’s greatest drummers (in a country of excellent drumming) Teo Lima, guitarist Ricardo Silveira, percussionist Armando Marcal, horn players and arrangers Marcelo Martins and Jesse Sadoc. They were joined by vocal masters Chris Walker (who produced the vocals for the album), Darryl Tookes, and Curtis King, and by percussionist Pretinho da Serrinha. The Brazilian and American feels for the pocket differ, but the conversation between and among master musicians adds another layer to an already rich mix.

Hebert also gathered an orchestra for the two songs orchestrated and conducted by Larry Williams, and 4 songs orchestrated and conducted by Hebert’s 1970s’ Chicago high school bandmate Charles Floyd (who has gone on to conduct over 500 orchestras all over the world). Hebert named the orchestra “The Bossa Nova Noites Orquestra” … comprised of Brazil’s top orchestra musicians under the supervision of concertmaster Ricardo Amado.

It is no accident Hebert and company made the record they did, one that has all the precision and warmth of a Quincy Jones project, or the early Sade projects produced by Robin Millar, but with all the virtuosic scrappiness of Chicago and Rio.

“This is old school; I’m not interested in contemporizing this music with drum machines or sequencers. Computers cannot spiritually collaborate, interact, and connect in context and in real time with a human,” Hebert states. “I wanted to create an environment and commitment to the alchemy of the music, based on humans endeavoring to evolve the origins of the music. Brazilian, African and American music have a history of connection due to the slave trade, and that’s what creates this sense of musical integrity, what ties it all together. I let the music masters of Brazil and America contemporize the music with their insight, context and virtuosity.”

Links

Alexandra's Facebook

Alexandra's Instagram

Alexandra's Twitter

Alexandra's Vimeo

Facebook (Album)

Instagram (Album)

Twitter (Album)

Vimeo (Album)

Contact

Publicist

Ron Kadish

[email protected]

812-339-1195 X 202

via Blogger http://ift.tt/2FO93h5

0 notes

jobsearchtips02 · 5 years ago

Text

With coronavirus dispersing, the US military is handling a social-distancing issue

The armed force has started to adopt social distancing as a way to stem the spread of the coronavirus.

As that and other similar policies have gone into impact, the armed force’s number of coronavirus cases has actually ticked up, and the nature of its operations suggests that troops may just have the ability to get however so far from each other.

Check out Company Expert’s homepage for more stories

Military leaders have rushed to modify the force’s habits to insulate their troops, however the nature of the military, that of a massed force working in close quarters, is a constraint on those efforts.

The White Home and the Centers for Disease Control have promoted social distancing as a method to stop the spread of the illness, which is believed to be primarily between individuals within 6 feet of each other

United States soldiers in Tikrit, Iraq, phone house on Christmas Day, December 25,2003

Reuters.

” We are altering workouts, training, and our present day-to-day operations to ensure security for all,” Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy informed reporters Friday, stating that as of 7 p.m. on Thursday the Army had 45 coronavirus cases, including 21 soldiers.

The Army “is an individuals company,” utilized to eating and exercising together, McCarthy said, but “to avoid the spread of the infection, we must comply with the social distancing guidelines of the CDC, such as quarantining and hand-washing.”

United States European Command has “approximately 72,000 US uniformed military members, and at this very moment we have approximately 35 reportedly cases of the coronavirus,” Air Force Gen. Tod Wolters, head of the command, stated Friday morning.

” The measures we are taking are all of those that countries have actually put in place,” Wolters added. “One of the very effective ones that our company believe is assisting is social distancing, however all of the practices that you recognize with and all of us have actually checked out in the news, we are accepting here in Europe.”

United States soldiers arrive in Zagan, Poland, as part of NATO release, January 12,2017

REUTERS/Zbigniew Janicki/Agencja Gazeta.

Wolters’ command is likewise managing the reduction of Defender-Europe 20, which was expected to be the United States Army’s biggest workout in Europe in 25 years but has become one of numerous exercises to be reduced in size or canceled due to the coronavirus.

In the context of a big, international exercise, a disease like coronavirus is “something you have actually got to take the appropriate preventative measures [for], since it can spread out rapidly and have an immediate … impact on readiness and health of the force,” retired Army Gen. Curtis M. Scaparrotti, who led European Command between 2016 and 2019, told Expert this week.

‘ It’s a quite nimble force’

Members of the United States Army’s sixth Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment oversleep their chairs after going back to base throughout a 24 hour Cavalry “Stimulate Flight” at Fort Drum, New York.

Reuters.

Soldiers in barracks or in the field, sailors in port and at sea, and airmen on base or in the air all live in close confines, sharing area to consume, sleep, shower, and relax.

Senior military leaders have said the force’s typical age and general level of fitness suggests, Defense Secretary Mark Esper stated this week, that “they are less most likely to agreement and reveal symptoms at the rates of individuals older than them.”

But that doesn’t make them immune. Esper said Friday early morning that the number of service members who’ve contracted COVID-19 had risen to 67, up from 51 on Thursday.

The Pentagon executed social-distancing guidelines on March 9, and the results have been evident in the Pentagon. Elsewhere in the military, such precautions have actually arrived slower.

That very same day, “ numerous employees” from the United States Army Air Travel and Rocket Command gathered for a town hall with the system’s leader to talk about concerns facing its workforce. A day later, leaders at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri held a city center to talk about concerns about the COVID-19 infection.

US Navy.

On March 11, officials at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida had a city center conference to discuss the coronavirus in a space with “a capacity limitation of around 475 individuals.” A day later, at Wright Patterson Flying Force Base in Ohio– where the guv has prohibited mass gatherings– leaders held a town hall to go over the coronavirus.

A day after the Navy’s March 15 announcement that a sailor aboard the USS Fighter, which was docked in San Diego, had contracted the illness, the ship’s leaders purchased dozens of senior enlisted sailors and officers into a confined room for a rundown on social distancing, according to ProPublica

One sailor informed ProPublica that some 80 team members spent the roughly 30- minute meeting standing about 2 feet to 4 feet from each other– “Definitely not sufficient room to preserve appropriate distance,” the sailor said.

The Navy has reported four cases of the coronavirus– two on the Fighter, and one each on the destroyer USS Ralph Johnson and the littoral fight ship USS Coronado.

” Our ships that are operating out at sea … since of those enhanced procedures that were undertaken weeks back, we have not seen active transmission,” Gillingham said. “So our company believe they are basically self-quarantined in location.”

Chief Petty Officer Darryl Wood.

The Navy has likewise informed its commands to prevent mass events and carry out social distancing to the best extent possible.

Asked on March 17 whether the Pentagon would issue a moratorium on these sort of mass gatherings, Defense Secretary Mark Esper stated he didn’t strategy to do so, “at least not as this time.”

” That has not been raised to me as an issue at this moment in time,” Esper told press reporters. “My view is the leaders have the authorities they require to take whatever preventative measures.”

Scaparrotti, the former European Command commander, stated that because of the armed force’s “ability to run as an organization, a military one that’s disciplined, that has a concentrate on health of the force, that has in part of it a good medical system,” it’s “most likely in a little much better shape” to react to the challenge postured by coronavirus.

” It’s a quite agile force, when it comes to being able to deal with the unidentified or the unanticipated,” Scaparrotti stated.

‘ This is a good order and discipline concern’

Large tents the Army’s 82 nd Airborne Division set up for returning soldiers at Fort Bragg, North Caroline, March 17,2020

Associated Press.

The State Department has actually told United States people to prevent international travel, however the military’s service branches are still preparing for soldiers to return from and deploy abroad.

In a remote training location at Fort Bragg in North Carolina, large camping tents have actually been set up in recent days for hundreds of 82 nd Airborne Division troops who are returning from Afghanistan and other implementations in the Middle East.

In Europe, some of the thousands of soldiers who released for Defender-Europe 20 are preparing to return to the US ahead of schedule.

” As soon as we have actually made sure those quarantined are without the virus, operations will proceed as scheduled,” a Marine Corps spokesperson informed Stars and Stripes.

Martial Arts Instructor Course trainees grapple with each other during their last workout on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, April 17,2014

U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ali Azimi/Released.

How reliable those quarantines will be is another concern.

One soldier returning from Afghanistan this month informed The Daily Monster that his 14- day seclusion period at Fort Bliss in Texas– spent in a 15- foot by 15- foot space with three other soldiers, one bathroom, and little to do– was “the most dysfunctional Army operation I have actually ever seen in almost 17 years of service.”

Images obtained by The Daily Monster likewise revealed soldiers who were expected to be quarantined joining other soldiers at Fort Bliss and Fort Hood, also in Texas.

Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael Grinston, the service’s senior gotten member, said Friday that senior leaders were looking into issues raised about the quarantine conditions at Fort Happiness.

A Marine changes a fellow Marine’s equipment as they prepare to move for a cold-weather training walking inland, Iceland, October 19, 2018,.

United States Marine Corps.

Wolters, the head of European Command, said his command had about 2,600 personnel that fall into the classification of “concern” which he’s been able to talk by phone or video with those who’ve checked favorable and those who remain in quarantine.

They “remain in excellent shape and very, extremely positive,” Wolters stated Friday.

Pentagon U.S. Armed Force Social Distancing coronavirus

Chevron icon It indicates an expandable section or menu, or sometimes previous/ next navigation alternatives.

%%.

from Job Search Tips https://jobsearchtips.net/with-coronavirus-dispersing-the-us-military-is-handling-a-social-distancing-issue/

0 notes

thatstrueonline · 5 years ago

Text

BMI celebrated the songwriters, producers and publishers of the past year’s most-performed R&B/hip-hop songs during the 2019 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards held at the Sandy Springs Arts Center in Atlanta. Multiple-award-winning singer/songwriter and actress Brandy received the BMI President’s Award in recognition of her powerful impact on the entertainment industry and her timeless hits, which have secured her place in R&B history.

Hosted by BMI President & CEO Mike O’Neill and BMI Vice President, Creative, Atlanta, Catherine Brewton, the evening included stellar performances by some of the hottest artists on the music scene. The ceremony kicked off with a moving tribute video in honor of the late rapper and activist Nipsey Hussle to celebrate his musical legacy and remarkable philanthropic work. Atlanta-based rapper Gunna followed with a medley of his biggest hits, ending with his smash “Drip Too Hard,” featuring Lil Baby, who joined him on stage for the performance. Afterwards, Gunna received a special award in recognition of the song garnering one billion streams. Television personality and comedian, DC Young Fly then presented Memphis rapper NLE Choppa with the 2019 BMI Social Star Award.

The evening also featured a series of special tributes to Brandy, beginning with contemporary R&B singer/songwriter Jade Novah performing a beautiful rendition of “Talk About Our Love.” The tributes continued with Samoht singing a stripped-down version of “Brokenhearted,” followed by gospel singer Kierra Sheard’s sultry performance of two of Brandy’s ballads, “Have You Ever” and “He Is.” Eric Bellinger rounded out the tributes with “Baby” and “Nothing” which had the audience singing along. Brandy’s brother, Ray J, took to the stage and serenaded his sister with “Best Friend” before she was presented with the BMI President’s Award. Brandy accepted the accolade with an impromptu performance, encouraged by the audience, of “I Wanna Be Down,” before singing her iconic hit “Almost Doesn’t Count.”

The event also honored the top producers and songwriters of the previous year’s 35 best-performing R&B/hip-hop songs in the U.S. from BMI’s repertoire of more than 14 million musical works. Wheezy Beatz tied for Producer of the Year with Tay Keith. Keith also received the coveted Songwriter of the Year award, an honor he shared with Post Malone, marking his second tie for the evening. Song of the Year went to “God’s Plan” by Yung Exclusive and Marciano and Sony/ATV was named Publisher of the Year for having 18 of the most performed songs of the year including “Sicko Mode,” “I Like It” and “In My Feelings.”

As the 2019 BMI President’s Award honoree, Brandy joins previous recipients Curtis Mayfield, Ludacris, Toni Braxton and Will.i.am, among others in sharing this distinction.

This slideshow requires JavaScript.

MAJOR WINNERS: 2019 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards

R&B/HIP-HOP SONG OF THE YEAR God’s Plan Daveon “Yung Exclusive” Jackson Brock “Marciano” Korsan Annuity Songs Nasrock Music Publishing Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing Yex Publishing

R&B/HIP-HOP SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR BryTavious “Tay Keith” Chambers Look Alive Nonstop Sicko Mode

Post Malone Better Now I Fall Apart Psycho

R&B/HIP-HOP PUBLISHER OF THE YEAR Sony/ATV Music Publishing Be Careful Better Now Boo’d Up Butterfly Effect Fefe Finesse (Remix) I Fall Apart I Like It In My Feelings Lucid Dreams MotorSport No Limit Nonstop Pray for Me Psycho Sicko Mode Sky Walker Taste

R&B/HIP-HOP PRODUCER OF THE YEAR BryTavious “Tay Keith” Chambers Wesley “Wheezy Beatz” Glass

PRESIDENT’S AWARD Brandy

SOCIAL STAR NLE Choppa

BMI 35 Most Performed R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

All the Stars Kendrick Lamar SZA Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing Songs of Universal, Inc.

Bartier Cardi Samuel “30Roc” Gloade Jaucquez “London Jae” Lowe Darryl “Cheeze Beatz” McCorkell Lamont “EZ Elpee” Porter BMG Platinum Songs US Have We Got Music For You Mushie Music Ten Down Muzik TJK Forever Publishing Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.

Be Careful Adam “Frank Dukes” Feeney (SOCAN) Ghostface Killah Lamont “U-God” Hawkins Jason-Scott “Rebel-INS.” Hunter Method Man Ol’ Dirty Bastard RZA Jorden “Pardison Fontaine” Thorpe Corey Woods EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc. MYNY Music Sam Fam Beats Sony/ATV Ballad Sony/ATV Songs LLC Universal Music-Careers Wu Tang Publishing, Inc.

Better Now Adam “Frank Dukes” Feeney (SOCAN) Post Malone Austin Rosen Electric Feel Music EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc. MYNY Music Posty Publishing Sam Fam Beats Songs of Universal, Inc. Sony/ATV Songs LLC

Big Bank DJ Mustard Nye “NANO” Lee, Jr. Nicki Minaj YG Ce A Million Music Irving Music Kjack Publishing Mustard on the Beat Publishing Songs of Roc Nation Music Songs of Universal, Inc. Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.

Boo’d Up DJ Mustard Larrance Dopson Ella Mai Blue Nike Publishing Ella Mai Publishing Mustard on the Beat Publishing peermusic lll, Ltd. Songs of Roc Nation Music Songs of Volume Ventures Sony/ATV Ballad Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.

Butterfly Effect Felix Leone (SOCAN) Travis Scott Sony/ATV Ballad Travis Scott Music

Crew Brent Faiyaz Teddy Walton Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing Teddy Walton Publishing

Fefe Kevin Gomringer Tim Gomringer Andrew “Trifedrew” Green Nicki Minaj Tekashi 6ix9ine Create Digital Music Songs of Universal, Inc. Sony/ATV Ballad

Finesse (Remix) Ray Romulus Jonathan Yip Music for Milo Please Enjoy the Music Sony/ATV Songs LLC Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.

God’s Plan Daveon “Yung Exclusive” Jackson Brock “Marciano” Korsan Annuity Songs Nasrok Music Publishing Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing Yex Publishing

Good Old Days Ben Haggerty Andrew Joslyn Bengal Yucky Publishing D.B. Joslyn Music Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing

Him & I Dakari Ashley Frangipane Edgar “Edd Grand” Machuca 17 Black Music BMG Platinum Songs US Cider Sounds Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing Songs of Universal, Inc.

I Fall Apart Carlo “Illangelo” Montagnese (SOCAN) Post Malone Posty Publishing Songs of Hear The Art Songs of Universal, Inc. Sony/ATV Ballad

I Get the Bag Southside Leland “Metro Boomin” Wayne Irving Music Pluto Mars Music Royal Legend Publishing Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.

I Like It J Balvin Edgar “Edd Grand” Machuca Luian Malave Marcos Masís “Tainy” Tony Pabon Manny Rodriguez Jorden “Pardison Fontaine” Thorpe Anthony “J.White Did It” White BMG Platinum Songs US EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc. EMI-Longitude Music Co. Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing Songs of LVS Music Publishing Sony/ATV Ballad Universal-Música Unica Publishing

In My Feelings Jim Jonsin Lil Wayne Magnolia Shorty Adam “BlaqNmilD” Pigott Benny Workman Rex Zamor Eighth And Groove Music EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc. Jimipub Music Laumar Music Co. peermusic lll, Ltd. Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing Songs of Volume Ventures TrapMoneyBenny Songs Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. You A Genius Publishing Young Money Publishing, Inc.

Lemon Rihanna Monica Fenty Music Publishing Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.

Look Alive Paul “DJ Paul” Beauregard BlocBoy JB BryTavious “Tay Keith” Chambers Jordan “Juicy J” Houston Patrick “Project Pat” Houston Bloc Nation BMG Bumblebee BMG Platinum Songs US Lakeith Legacy Publishing Tefnoise Publishing LLC Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.

Lucid Dreams Juice Wrld Dominic Miller (PRS) Nick Mira Taz Taylor Sting (PRS) Artist 101 Publishing Group BMG Platinum Songs US Electric Feel Music EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc. Nick Mira Publishing Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing Songs of Universal, Inc. Taz Taylor Beats

MotorSport Kevin Gomringer Tim Gomringer Nicki Minaj Songs of Universal, Inc. Sony/ATV Songs LLC

Nice for What Jerome “5th/Ward Weebie” Cosey Ghostface Killah Lamont “U-God” Hawkins Jason-Scott “Rebel-INS.” Hunter Mannie Fresh Method Man Ol’ Dirty Bastard Adam “BlaqNmilD” Pigott RZA Bryan “Baby” Williams Corey Woods Fresh Is The Word Money Mack Music Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing Songs of Universal, Inc. Universal Music-Careers Wobblemart Publishing Wu Tang Publishing, Inc. You A Genius Publishing

No Brainer Nick Balding DJ Khaled Nolan Lambroza David Park BMG Platinum Songs US Give Thanks Publishing Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.

No Limit A$AP Rocky Jay Anthony Edgar “Edd Grand” Machuca Jorden “Pardison Fontaine” Thorpe A$AP Rocky Publishing LLC BMG Platinum Songs US Sony/ATV Ballad Sony/ATV Songs LLC

Nonstop BryTavious “Tay Keith” Chambers Sakata Oatis Kenza Samir (SOCAN) EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc. Great South Bay Music Lakeith Legacy Publishing Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.

Plug Walk Grant “Lab Cook” Dickinson (SOCAN) JRHITMAKER Tay Taylor Annuity Songs Artist 101 Publishing Group Electric Feel Music JR Hitmaker Publishing Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing Songs of Universal, Inc. Taz Taylor Beats

Pray for Me Adam “Frank Dukes” Feeney (SOCAN) Kendrick Lamar Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc. MYNY Music Sam Fam Beats Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing Sony/ATV Songs LLC

Psycho Tyrone “Ty Dolla $ign” Griffin, Jr. Post Malone Austin Rosen Electric Feel Music EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc. Its Drugs Publishing Posty Publishing Songs of Universal, Inc.

Ric Flair Drip Leland “Metro Boomin” Wayne Songs of Universal, Inc.

Sicko Mode Khalif “Swae Lee” Brown Busta Rhymes Luther “Uncle Luke” Campbell Rogét Chahayed BryTavious “Tay Keith” Chambers Mike Dean Rick Finch Kevin Gomringer Tim Gomringer John Hawkins Bryan Higgins Chauncey “Hit Boy” Hollis James “Dinco D” Jackson KC Travis Scott Fred Scruggs, Jr. Tyrone “Sonny Seeza” Taylor Cydel Young BMG Platinum Songs US EMI-Longitude Music Co. Fat Pat Lives Music Ill Hill Billy’z Muzik, Inc. Lakeith Legacy Publishing Mr. Redan Music of Ever Hip-Hop Music of Evergreen Papa George Music Songs of Universal, Inc. Sony/ATV Ballad Sony/ATV Melody Travis Scott Music Tziah Music U Can’t Teach Bein’ The Shhh, Inc. Universal Music-Z Songs Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.

Sky Walker Rogét Chahayed Happy Perez Travis Scott Songs of Universal, Inc. Sony/ATV Ballad Travis Scott Music

Stir Fry Harry Palmer (PRS) Embassy Music Corporation

Taste Cameron Forbes Tyga EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc. Sound of Money Tygaman Music Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.

Walk It Talk It Grant “Deko” Decouto DJ Montay Harbosky Martiniz Gordon Frederick D. Hall “Jamezz Bonn” Donald B. Jenkins Brian Nash Korey “Big Oomp” Roberson Howard “MC Assault” Simmons Southern Style Techniques, Inc. Top Quality Publishing Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.

Yes Indeed Branden Brown aka B-Rackz Wesley “Wheezy Beatz” Glass Annuity Songs Songs of B-Rackz Ultra Empire Music

Brandy Honored with the BMI President’s Award at the 2019 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards BMI celebrated the songwriters, producers and publishers of the past year’s most-performed R&B/hip-hop songs during the 2019 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards held at the Sandy Springs Arts Center in Atlanta.

0 notes

cordlock7-blog · 6 years ago

Text

Sixers History | Uniform Retrospective - A Stately Greatness: Andrew Toney and the Simply Red Jerseys

A STATELY GREATNESS – ANDREW TONEY AND THE SIMPLY RED JERSEYS

Written by @SixersHistory's Curtis Harris

Lasting from 1978-79 to the 1990-91 season, the 76ers’ simply red jerseys are perhaps the most iconic in the franchise’s long history. Minus some trimming, these jerseys were pure red with SIXERS cleanly stated across the chest. During this era, there was no mistaking who you were playing when Philadelphia rolled into town.

Considering the players who wore these uniforms, there was even less room for confusion by opposing fans and players. You have stone cold legends like Julius Erving, Charles Barkley, Maurice Cheeks, Moses Malone, and Bobby Jones working their way to All-Star and Hall of Fame greatness in these jerseys. And don’t forget fan favorites such as Darryl Dawkins, Caldwell Jones, Mike Gminski, Clint Richardson, and Rick Mahorn, who seared their own ruby red imprint on the mind when they played.

There’s also the stately Andrew Toney, whose on-the-court disposition carried a fierceness that fit perfectly with the understated but fiery red jerseys.

And since our third City Edition jersey night of 2018 falls on Andrew Toney’s birthday (November 23), let’s celebrate Toney’s often overlooked greatness by checking out 10 of his greatest games as a 76er.

1. November 13, 1980 – at Indiana

Stats: 32 points, 14/19 FGs, 4/4 FTs

In one of the great swindles in franchise history, the 76ers in 1976 traded Mel Bennett to the Indiana Pacers for a future 1st round draft pick. Fast forward to 1980, even though they had just appeared in the NBA Finals, the 76ers had the no. 8 overall pick draft.

Taking Andrew Toney, the 76ers were quickly rewarded with a supremely gifted scoring machine. In just his 10th NBA game, Toney exploded for 32 points. Adding insult to injury, this outburst came against the Pacers as the Sixers won by 27 points.

2. April 21, 1981 – at Boston, Game 1 ECF

Stats: 26 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 8/18 FGs, 9/10 FTs

Okay, so the rookie could light it up in the regular season. What about the playoffs?

Well, in his first appearance in the Eastern Conference Finals, Toney delivered 26 points. Every bucket was needed, as the 76ers won by a single point on the road in Boston.

Although the Sixers wound up losing the series in seven tough games, Toney was second on the team in scoring (19.1 ppg) for the series, just behind Dr. J (19.9 ppg). Not bad for a rookie coming off the bench.

3. March 7, 1982 – vs. Los Angeles Lakers

Stats: 46 points, 5 assists, 21/29 FGs, 4/5 FTs

Now in his second season, but still a reserve, Toney smothered the Lakers with a career-high 46 points in just 35 minutes of play. The potent display included 20 fourth-quarter points that helped the 76ers erase a 10-point deficit in the final period, and eke out a victory.

You know Toney was cooking when opponent Magic Johnson – as quoted in the Camden Courier-Post the next day – was marveling at the thrashing LA had taken:

“It was the way he did it. He gave us a variety. He was shooting from the outside, driving, double-pumping. It was a spectacular display of basketball. He just put on a show.”

4. May 12-23, 1982 – vs. Boston, Games 2, 4 and 7 ECF

Average stats: 34.3 PPG, 3.7 RPG, 5.7 APG, 62% FG, 81% FT

Yeah, we’re sort of cheating, since these are three games combined. But this is where Toney cemented his legacy as “The Boston Strangler” with absurd performances in Games 2, 4 and 7 of the 1982 Eastern Conference Finals.

But if we HAD to pick just one game out of the three, it would be Game 7. The Sixers had let a 3-1 series lead slip away, and subsequently had to win that seventh game on the road.

Instead of narrowly losing out, like the Sixers had done the year before, Toney spearheaded Philadelphia’s throttling of the Celtics with 34 points on 14 for 23 shooting.

5. June 6, 1982 – vs. Los Angeles Lakers, Game 5 NBA Finals

Stats: 31 points, 8 assists, 13/18 FGs, 5/6 FTs

Unfortunately, the 76ers would lose the 1982 Finals, but Toney proved brilliant in the series nonetheless. Leading the team in points and assists, Toney helped Philadelphia blow out the Lakers, 135-102, at the Spectrum in Game 5.

Downplaying his own hand in the domination, Toney said after the game, “I don’t think I felt hot out there. I didn’t want to go on a tangent, just going one-on-one. I wanted everyone to get involved.”

Typical response from the modest Toney.

6. All-Star Game 1983

Stats: 8 points, 7 assists, 4/5 FGs

In his first of two All-Star Games, Toney tallied 18 minutes of play. As you can see, he made the most of the limited time, particularly in the second quarter, where he basically functioned as the point guard for the East. His probing forays into the lane and lengthy fast break passes set up teammates for easy dunks, open jumpers, and trips to the foul line.

Bill Russell, who called the game for CBS, noted that All-Star contests allow players to show off their other talents. Toney definitely did so here with his playmaking.

7. March 20, 1983 - @ Detroit

Stats: 39 points, 14/21 FGs, 9/9 FTs

Even though the 76ers had added Moses Malone for the 1982-83 season, Toney hadn’t let up with his obligatory deluge-scoring. This game against the Pistons showcased that quality magnificently.

Finishing with 39 points total, Toney broke Detroit’s heart, as the Sixers turned a 94-82 deficit into a 121-119 win.

Specifically, Toney scored 10 consecutive points near the game’s finish (two two-pointers, a three-pointer, and three free throws) to cement the win.

8. March 24, 1985 – vs. Denver

Stats: 28 points, 11 rebounds, 12 assists, 8/14 FGs, 12/14 FTs

Considering this contest was against the Doug Moe-coached Denver Nuggets, there was surprisingly little stat inflation. The final score was 124-103 in favor of Philadelphia.

A contest against those Nuggets could easily escalate into the 140s or 150s, if you weren’t careful. And if you noticed from the stat line, Mr. Toney corralled a triple-double, the only one of his career. And as usual shot the lights out.

9. May 5, 1985 – vs. Milwaukee, Game 4, ECSF

Stats: 23 points, 11 assists, 11/14 FGs

In his final postseason as a starter, Toney had several gems, but this one suffices to show he still had the goods in the clutch. The game totals are certainly impressive, but Toney – as I’m sure you’ve noticed – had a knack for putting his thumb on the scale at critical moments.

In this closeout game versus Bucks, Toney ignited in the fourth quarter making all six of his shots that period to go along with six assists in the final frame as well.

10. February 20, 1987 – vs. Sacramento

Stats: 32 points, 8 assists, 15/24 FGs

By this point, Toney was struggling with foot injuries that would ultimately go on to derail his career. In fact, this game fell just a couple weeks after Toney had been activated from the injured list.

The Sixers trounced the Kings, 123-91, but Toney’s output wasn’t the result of garbage time.

Down 12-6 in the first quarter, the Sixers went on 13-2 run to seize control of the game.

The key man in the run? Andrew Toney, of course. The guard poured in 10 of the 13 points during that run and the Sixers never looked back.

Hope you enjoyed this look back at the spectacular, if reserved, Andrew Toney, and 10 of his greatest games.

Source: https://www.nba.com/sixers/history/sixers-history-uniform-retrospective-stately-greatness-andrew-toney-and-simply-red-jerseys

0 notes