#h b barnum

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Boz Scaggs - I Got Your Number (CBS)

arr. H. B. Barnum, 1974.

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FEVER: Little Willie John's Fast Life, Mysterious Death, & The Birth Of Soul

"Little Willie John is the soul singer's soul singer." -- Marvin Gaye 

 "My mother told me, if you call yourself 'Little' Stevie Wonder, you'd better be as good as Little Willie John." -- Stevie Wonder 

 Little Willie John was induced into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996. Before Marvin Gaye, Jackie Wilson, The Temptations, Levi Stubbs and The Four Tops and The Supremes there was John. He is best known for his hit "Fever" which has been covered by Beyonce and Peggy Lee. The Beatles covered his song "Leave My Kitten Alone." The legendary H. B. Barnum, says, "In bad voice, he could out-sing anybody." Barnum should know having been Aretha Franklin's musical director for nearly three decades.   Little Willie John lived for a fleeting 30 years, but his dynamic and daring sound left an indelible mark on the history of music. His deep blues, rollicking rock 'n' roll, and swinging ballads inspired a generation of musicians, forming the basis for what we now know as soul music. The soaring heights of Little Willie John's career are matched only by the tragic events of his death, cutting short a life so full of promise. Charged with a violent crime in the late 1960s, an abbreviated trial saw Willie convicted and incarcerated in Walla Walla Washington, where he died under mysterious circumstances in 1968. In this, the first official biography of one of the most important figures in rhythm & blues history, author Susan Whitall, with the help of Little Willie John's eldest son Kevin John, has interviewed some of the biggest names in the music industry and delved into the personal archive of the John family to produce an unprecedented account of the man who invented soul music.

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Hello! Just a quick introduction, and hopefully the only post that I have to make here!

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Hello! Just a quick introduction, and hopefully the only post that I have to make here!

I'm Casey (21, he/him), the main host of the Nuthouse system. We have OSDD1-B, and we've decided to start blogs for some of our fictives as an outlet to get them out of their own heads and interacting with the real world.

So this not a story I have control of, it is Hawk's blog. And with it being such, please remember that this headmate may share and reference things that we do not approve, encourage, or condone. This is an outlet for him, and things that were normal or accepted in his source are not okay in real life.

And of course, a disclaimer: We do not own this source series. The M*A*S*H television series belongs to Disney.

Our other blogs:

@theamazingcashew

@46091-irradiated-haggis

@arigj

@barnums--humbug

@charliexmorningstar

@cockadoodledumbass

@cyclotis

@grayninjabreeze

@my-stalag-13th-reason

@rory-inferno

@sinemaveriteofficial

@v-oxclassic

[clickyourradio]

A song written by American musician Johnny Bristol and arranged by H. B. Barnum as the title track from his first album. It was released as a single in 1974, reaching No. 8 on the U.S. Hot 100 and No. 2 on the U.S. R&B chart. In the UK it reached No. 3.

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I've come to make an announcement William J. Barnum is a bitchass motherfucker he pissed on my wife that's right he pissed on my fucking wife he took his Colonel fuckin' army dick out and he pissed on my fucking wife and he said his dick was t h i s b I g and I said that's disgusting so I'm making a callout party in my big fucking mansion Colonel J. Barnum you've got a small dick it's the size of this pistol except way smaller and guess what here's what my dong looks like BOOM that's right baby no war no mustache look at that it looks like two balls and a bong he fucked my wife so guess what I'm gonna FUCK THE MANSION THAT'S RIGHT THIS IS WHAT YOU GET MY SUPER LASER PISS except I'm not gonna piss on the mansion I'm gonna go higher I'm PISSING ON THE SPACESHIIIP HOW DO YOU LIKE THAT CELINE I PISSED ON THE SPACESHIP YOU IDIOT you have twenty three hours before my piss drrrroplets hit the fuckin District Attorney now get out of my sight before I piss on you too

[samnyangie]

Since people liked rsl interview on dps, I’d like to share one of my favourite interview by him. I think it’s one of those rare interview where he wasn’t joking around that much but discuss acting quite seriously haha

So enjoy:DD

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1990 New York Times

Young Actor's Life Has the Makings of a Movie

by Lynn Mautner

New York Times

May 20, 1990

It would make a good movie. A 15-year-old sophomore at Ridgewood High School is playing the Artful Dodger in the musical ''Oliver'' with the school's theater group, New Players, when he is discovered by a casting agency secretary and whisked off to Broadway and the movies.

That's exactly what happened to Robert Sean Leonard, now 21, and a star of the 1989 film ''Dead Poets Society,'' which received an Oscar for best original screenplay.

''My mother took me to New Players' summer performances when I was 10,'' he said, ''and I loved the camaraderie of people, rehearsing and singing. I began spending more time there, painting signs and moving furniture, and soon became an element of the company, with small roles in 'The Miracle Worker,' 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,' 'Barnum.' ''

Starting as an understudy for three roles at the New York Public Theater (he never got on stage), Mr. Leonard amassed credits that include ''The Beach House'' with George Grizzard for the Circle Repertory Theater, television movies, ''Brighton Beach Memoirs'' and ''Breaking the Code'' on Broadway, plays at the West Bank Cafe on 42d Street and the recent ''When She Danced'' at Playwrights Horizons.

He has just completed a part as Paul Newman's and Joanne Woodward's son in the movie ''Mr. and Mrs. Bridge,'' filmed in Kansas City, to be released in August. ''I age from a 15-year-old Eagle Scout to 22, coming home from World War II with a mustache,'' Mr. Leonard said.

Mr. Leonard, who received a general equivalency diploma when he was 17, lives in New York City and attends Fordham University between performances. Soon to return from the Cannes Film Festival with his fellow actors in ''Dead Poets,'' he is next scheduled to go into rehearsal for the film ''Married to It,'' a romantic comedy.

Q. Do you remember when you decided on an acting career?

A. I never decided to pursue an acting career. It just has happened. I still think it's going to stop and I'll have to get a real job soon, but I'm afraid to question it because if I do, it will disappear.

Q. How do you think your theater experience in high school has helped you?

A. It was a great teaching experience that prepared me in a lot of ways. We did 10 shows in 10 weeks, so there was no time to think about method. It was running for the stage, hoping you'll make it in time for your entrance. In Steven Soderbergh's new book of his diaries when directing the film ''Sex, Lies and Videotape,'' he said that on a film set there should always be a chain of command, but never a chain of respect.

At New Players, those three to four years, everyone was given the same respect. You had to, because you'd be the lead one week and painting sets the next. That's a luxury that is not available in New York, unfortunately, because of the unions. You're an actor and that's it.

Q. Have you taken any acting lessons? Do you recommend them for others?

A. I've taken two classes - a video acting class to help me get from stage to film, with Marty Winkler, currently my manager, and an acting class at H. B. Studios.

Acting classes are tricky. It's like asking someone in therapy if they'd recommend going to a psychiatrist. For some people it's great; for some it's not necessary; for some it's harmful. The best way to learn acting is just to do it.

There's a danger to the classroom, because it's safe, and you can get addicted to it. The clique of people are there, and you might tend to remain with them and never go out on your own. So it can give you the safety net which can eventually strip away your courage to go out and really try. On the other hand, you can get a wonderful teacher who brings out the best in you and gives you the courage to go out and dazzle everybody.

Q. You went from high school to Off Broadway. What were your feelings and fears during your first professional performance?

A. The first time I performed in New York - in ''Sally's Gone, She Left Her Name'' - I played Michael Learned's son. I think I was too young. I wasn't even aware of reasons to be afraid. I was just there for the fun of it. Fresh out of New Players, I knew it to be fun. I've never worried about lines. In ''Brighton Beach'' I should have been tense, because it was Broadway. I was nervous, but not racked - more excited.

Q. What do you enjoy most about acting?

A. The people, and opportunities to learn, to travel, both physically and emotionally. To look at people other than myself and try to figure out what makes them tick.

Olivier said you never play a villain; you play a man considered to be a villain; that you have to justify everything he does first; you have to know that what you are doing is right and find a way to make it right - even murder.

I just played a conceited piano player in ''When She Danced,'' and I had to figure out what would make a person be conceited and make that O.K. with me. I learned where conceit comes from - from confidence and talent.

Worst thing you can do is play someone and judge him at the same time, saying: ''Here I am. I am so conceited.'' First you have to understand why you're that way so that people interpret you as conceited.

Q. Do you consider acting an escape?

A. I don't look at performing as escaping, as really becoming another person and leaving my problems for two hours, so I don't have to deal with me, because I don't become another person. I work, so that when I am working, in a way it is me at my best. I'm not leaving myself; in fact, I'm more focused on myself than ever. I don't become that person, but I fully understand him, fully explore him, as to why he does what he does and justify it.

You can't play a fool to play Bottom, who's the opposite of fool in Shakespeare's ''Midsummer Night's Dream.'' What makes people fools is that they're completely confident in what they're doing. They don't think they're fools; they think they're right on track, which makes them so funny and makes them look like fools.

Q. Who influenced you the most?

A. I have not had one person or experience that stands out that's a turning point. Every step in acting relies heavily on the one before. Everything I've learned colors everything I have known before, and suddenly changes it.

I have learned a little bit from everyone I have known, whether about acting itself, or living and working as an actor. Like a good detective novel, for every clue that is solved, two more appear. Every time I learn something, it opens two other doors. In ''Dead Poets,'' the rooftop scene, where I throw the desk set off, was improvised. Are instincts then a part of acting?

Q. Are there desirable qualities to have as an actor?

A. Concentration, perseverence, lack of inhibitions. There's no room for self-consciousness on stage. Also, there is an element in acting that is not fair. Whatever talent is, part of it can be learned and part can't. There are people that audiences like to watch or don't. In Soderbergh's book, he says that talent plus perseverance will equal luck. But I don't know what talent is; it is beyond definition.

Q. Do you learn by watching other films and plays? Your own? Other people?

A. Sometimes I watch for directing; sometimes for performing. There are lines in ''Dead Poets'' I would do differently, if given the chance. For example, Todd said: ''You talk and people listen to you, Neil. I am not like that.'' I answer, ''Don't you think you could be?'' I think I could have made it clearer. I don't get much from observing strangers, because although I see what they do, I don't know where they're coming from.

Q. What are the main differences between stage and film work?

A. I feel that as an actor, you should start in theater, to learn the process of creating a character, in rehearsal. Film is an arena for people who already know that, because on the set they expect you to know the character inside out.

Film work is harder, because this tangible part has to happen in your head before filming takes place. And it's more solitary. You create your character alone, without the give-and-take of other actors.

Q. What tips would you give young, aspiring actors?

A. Read plays aloud with friends at home; do any work you can do in high school. Hang out with jocks, leatherheads, and see what makes them work. Don't be a theater rat and only talk to actors. Read a lot. You really have to feel it; really want it; then take it. Don't take no for an answer. Seize the day.

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There’s another one I really want to share as well, I’ll bring it with me at some point:))

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Norman x Ray

Asked by Anonymous. Thank you very much for the ask!!!

Prepare yourself because this is going to be long. I l o v e them!!!!!!!!!!!!

Favorite thing about them: How they know and love each other deeply and tenderly; how they admire and respect each other!

Least favorite thing about them: Nothing really, they make one of my favourite ships,,

Favorite line(s):

And:

The unofficial translation as well because "I like talking to you"

Random headcanon(s): Ok I have tons.

Rember that time Shirai said that Ray and Norman like disassembling small machines together in their free time? Well Norman has in fact no interest in the activity itself: he does that just because 1) he gets to spend time with Ray and 2) Ray has fun, and those are the things that make Norman the happiest.

Norman steals Ray's clothes~

Also I love the concept of Norman and Ray alone in Norman's studio, slowly dancing to some jazz music, Ray's face buried into Norman's neck? I don't know, a soft scenario I carry behind since I finished the manga. I just love them so much it hurts ;;;;;;

Unpopular opinion: Uhm. I get that you love the boys but please stop disrespecting Emma. She's an important part of their relationship and characters even when she's not romantically involved with any of them.

Also... How some people depicts their relationship in a very unbalanced way makes me low-key uncomfortable? I mean I like them exactly because I find them so similar and balanced (as in: they complete what the other lacks), but maybe it's just me ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I really really love this ship but I really don't get the interest of the fandom in depicting Norman as mean / psycho? I find it really oc tbh

Song i associate with them: Ok listen I love these songs and they make me think about them a lot:

You Matter to Me - Waitress

[With Norman as Dr. Pomatter and Ray as Jenna]

Jenna is so rough and uncensored, she reminds me tons of Ray! And Pomatter's sweet words here fit Norman so much... Owww I love them so much it hurts 😭😭😭

IT'S HARD TO CHOSE ONLY A BRIEF PART THE WHOLE SONG IS SO PERFECT

[Norman / Dr. Pomatter]

I could find the whole meaning of life in those sad eyes

They've seen things you never quite say, but I hear

Come out of hiding, I'm right here beside you

And I'll stay there as long as you'll let me

Because you matter to me

Simple and plain and not much to ask from somebody

You matter to me

I promise you do, you, you matter too

I promise you do, you'll see

You matter to me

[Ray / Jenna]

It's addictive the minute you let yourself think

The things that I say just might matter to someone

All of this time I've been keeping my mind on the running away

And for the first time, I think I'd consider the stay

Ok just imagine Ray saying this to Norman I'm literally crying???? Hello???????

The Other Side - The Greatest Showman

[With Norman as P.T. Barnum and Ray as Phillip Carlyle]

This one when Norman is persuading Ray to join their escape plan

[Norman / P.T. Barnum]

Right here, right now

I put the offer out

I don't want to chase you down

I know you see it

You run with me

And I can cut you free

Out of the drudgery and walls you keep in

[...]

Don't you wanna get away from the same old part you gotta play

'Cause I got what you need

So come with me and take the ride

It'll take you to the other side

'Cause you can do like you do

Or you can do like me

Stay in the cage, or you'll finally take the key

Oh, damn! Suddenly you're free to fly

It'll take you to the other side

[...]

But you would finally live a little, finally laugh a little

Just let me give you the freedom to dream and it'll

Wake you up and cure your aching

Take your walls and start 'em breaking

Now that's a deal that seems worth taking

But I guess I'll leave that up to you~

Jackman's part in this song has the sultry / persuading vibes that fit Norman so much!!! I love it.

Favorite picture of them:

🥺

Send me a character (or a ship) and I’ll list

[abbybubbls]

The Actor upon realizing William slept with Celine

“I’ve come to make an announcement; William J. Barnum is a BITCH-ASS MOTHERFUCKER. He pissed on my FUCKING WIFE. That’s right. He took his somehow-bigger-than-Mark’s-dick out, and he PISSED on my FUCKING WIFE, and he said his dick was “t h i s  b i g ,” and I said “THAT’S DISGUSTING!” So I’m making a callout post on my Twitter dot com. William, you’ve got a SMALL DICK, it’s the size of this wallnut except WAY SMALLER, and guess what? Here’s what MY dong looks like! (proceeds to steal Damien’s body) That’s right, baby! Tall points, no quills, no pillows, look at that, it looks like two balls and a bong! He fucked my wife, so guess what? I’M GONNA FUCK THE EARTH! THAT’S RIGHT, THIS IS WHAT YOU GET! MY SUPER LASER PISS!!! Except I’m not gonna piss on the earth, I’m gonna go HIGHER; I’M PISSING ON THE MOON!!!! HOW DO YOU LIKE THAT, DAMIEN?! I PISSED ON THE MOON, YOU IDIOT!! YOU HAVE 23 HOURS BEFORE THE PISS DRRRRROPLLLLETS HIT THE FUCKING EARTH, NOW GET OUT OF MY FUCKING SIGHT BEFORE I PISS ON YOU TOO.”

[goswagcollectorfire]

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3-17-20:  CLEBURNE COUNTY AND ITS PEOPLE, VOL.3, Chapter 26, “EARLY SETTLERS IN EDGEMONT, ARKANSAS.

Chapter 26

The People of Edgemont

Oather D. Bailey (1909-1995)

 Oather D. Bailey was born in Miller, Cleburne County, Arkansas, on August 30, 1909, to Julian Bailey and Pearl Hazelwood Bailey.

He married Ella Davis of Edgemont and this marriage was blessed with three sons and two daughters.

Oather D. Bailey was a farmer in the Edgemont community. He was well known throughout Cleburne County. Besides farming, he was a former foreman of the Olivette Lumber Company.

He was a member of the Heber Springs First Baptist Church.

On Tuesday, November 14, 1995, Oather D. Bailey passed away at the White County Memorial Hospital in Searcy, White County, Arkansas. He was eighty-six years old.

At the time of his death, he was survived by his wife, Ella Davis Bailey of Edgemont; three sons, Billy D. Bailey of Oakland, Arkansas, Roy Bailey of Memphis, Tennessee, and Tommy Bailey of Edgemont; two daughters, Margie Winn of Heber Springs, and Barbara Hayes of Searcy, Arkansas; two brothers, Leon Bailey of Idaho Falls, Idaho, and Kenneth Bailey of Kentucky; one sister, Opal Stark of Heber Springs; nine grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren and one great–great-grandchild.

Funeral services for Oather Bailey were held at 2:00 P.M., Thursday, November 16, 1995, in the Shiloh Crossroads Church with Rev. J. C. Verser officiating.

Interment was in the Shiloh Crossroads Cemetery by Olmstead Funeral Home, Heber Springs, Arkansas.

 Ella Ann Davis Bailey (1913-2006)

 Ella Ann Davis Bailey was born on October 10, 1913, at Miller, Arkansas. She was the daughter of Annual Lafayette Davis and Martha Ann Hooten Davis. Th e Davis were some of the earlier

settlers to the Edgemont community.

Annual and Martha had several children: James Davis, Hattie Davis, Roy Davis, Brannon Davis, Ada Davis, Nathaniel Davis, Troy Davis, E. C. Davis, Bud Davis, and Ella Ann Davis.

The Davis were some of the most influential settlers in the area. They were prominent farmers and were well thought of in Cleburne County.

One of Annual and Martha’s daughters was Ella Ann Davis who married Oather D.Bailey.

Ella chose nursing as her profession.

She and Oather had three sons and two daughters which she instilled a deep faith in God.

She was a member of the First General Baptist Church.

Ella was a lifelong resident of Cleburne County. During her ninety-two years of life, she gave her time willingly to her nursing job, her family, and her church. She was widely known throughout Cleburne County.

On September 18, 2006, at the age of ninety-two, Mrs. Ella Ann Davis Bailey went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. She passed away at the Baptist Health Center in Heber Springs, Arkansas.

She was preceded in death by her husband Oather D. Bailey; her brothers, Troy Davis, Bud David, E. C. Davis, Roy Davis, Brannon Davis, and Jim Davis; her sisters, Hattie Trammell and Ada Chitwood; and one grandson Brian Hayes.

She is survived by a son, Billy D. Bailey and a daughter-in-law, Norma Bailey of Oakland; two sons, Roy Lee Bailey of Memphis, Tennessee, and Tommy Joe Bailey of Edgemont; two daughters, Margie Wynne and son-in-law Ronnie Wynne of Heber Springs,

and Barbara Hayes and son-in-law, Danny Hayes of Searcy; nine grandchildren, twelve great-grandchildren, six great-great-grandchildren; and one brother, Todd Davis of Greers

Ferry, Arkansas.

Funeral services were held at the Shiloh Crossroads Church with Rev. Bennie Foster officiating.

Active Pallbearers were Phillip Lancaster, Cody Hayes, Tommy Smith, John Bailey, Ernest

Bailey and Gerald Trammell.

Honorary Pallbearer were Cameron Bailey Hayes.

Interment was in the Shiloh Crossroads Cemetery under the directions of Olmstead Funeral Home in Heber Springs, Arkansas.

 Brose Barnum (1907-1988)

 Brose Barnum was born in Edgemont, Cleburne County, Arkansas, on October 2, 1907. He was

the son of W. T. Barnum and Alyce Morgan Barnum.

He was educated in the Edgemont Public Schools.

Brose was a retired farmer and a United States mail carrier. He also served many years on the Democratic Committee for Cleburne County.

Being a rural mail carrier, he was widely known and had made several friends over the years he carried the mail. He was reliable in running his rural route. Th e patrons on his route were very appreciative of Brose for his consistency in getting the mail to them on time.

Brose was a good family man as well. He loved his family and was a good provider for

them. On Saturday, September 24, 1988, at the age of eighty, Brose Barnum passed away.

At the time he died, he was survived by his wife, Mrs. Marie Smith Barnum of the home, three daughters, Tommie Clanton of North Little Rock, Carol Kafka of Little Rock, and Lou Majors of Greers Ferry; one sister, Mrs. Azalea Wilson of Blytheville; eleven grandchildren, and

seven great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held at the West Side Baptist Church in Greers Ferry, Arkansas, on Monday, September 26, 1988. Th e Rev. Vann Harness officiated his last rites. Interment was in the Shiloh Crossroads Cemetery by Olmstead Funeral Home.

Pallbearers were Mike Clanton, Darrell Clanton, Byron Clanton, B. J., Majors, Ronny Majors, Greg Kafka and Eric Kafka.

 Lena Birdsong (1865-1949)

 Margarette Lena Lockard Birdsong was born on July 13, 1965. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Lockard.

 Lena spent her entire life in Cleburne County. She was a member of the Christian Church and was very active in that church for fifty-two years. During her eighty-three years in theEdgemont, Arkansas, she built many strong friends. She was active in her church as well as community sponsored events.

She was a good mother and a good grandmother.

Mrs. Lena Birdsong went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Monday, July 14, 1949.

She was eighty-three years old when she passed away at her home in Edgemont.

At the time of her death, she was survived by two sons, Luther Birdsong and Dommer Birdsong of Prim, Arkansas; five daughters, Mrs. D. L. Hipp, and Mrs. H. D. Hipp, of Prim, Arkansas, Mrs.

Carol Eason of Edgemont, Arkansas, Mrs. L. R. Bolton and Mrs. Dewey Morgan of Little Rock; twenty-nine grandchildren and several great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held in the Shiloh Crossroads Cemetery near Shiloh under the direction of Rev. G. W. Norman.

Interment was in the Shiloh Crossroads Cemetery by Olmstead Funeral Home of Heber Springs.

 Marine Gentry Bittle (1927-1993)

 Marine Gentry was born in 1926, in Edgemont, Cleburne County, Arkansas, to Elmer Gantry and Mollie Gentry. Marine came from a large family of brothers and sisters. Her brothers were

Marvin, Elvis, Melvin, Elvin, Alvin, Joe and David Gentry. Her sisters were Betty and Marleen Gentry.

She spent most of her life in Cleburne County, Arkansas. She attended the two-room schoolhouse in Edgemont. She later married Jim Piles Bittle and moved to Searcy, Arkansas where she

lived for the remainder of her life.

On January 20, 1993, at the age of sixty-six, Marine Gentry Bittle passed away at her residence in Searcy. She was a homemaker and a Baptist.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Jim Piles Bittle; three brothers, Marvin Gentry, Melvin Gentry, and Elvis Gentry; and one sister Betty Louis Gentry Spier.

At the time of her death, she was survived by four brothers, Elvin Gentry of Greers Ferry, Arkansas, Alvin Gentry of Shirley, Joe Gentry of Edgemont, and David Gentry of Shirley,

Arkansas; and one sister, Murlean Trammel.

Funeral services were held on Friday, January 22, 1993, at 2:00 P.M. at the Shiloh Cross

Roads Church.

Interment was in the Shiloh Cross Roads Cemetery under the direction of McEwen Funeral Home of Searcy, Arkansas.

 Annual Lafayette Davis (1872-1951)

 Annual Lafayette Davis was born in Mississippi, on March 26, 1872. He moved to Van Buren County with his parents while a small boy. Following the death of his father he was taken into the home of Uncle John Bradford and family for rearing.

He spent his entire life in Van Buren and Cleburne Counties, and it was in his honor that the community of Davis Special derived its name. He lived out his life in the Post Oak, and Edgemont, Arkansas, communities where he was a well-known farmer.

In the 1900, Van Buren County, Union Township federal census, we find Annual Davis listed as head of the family. The federal census listed his age as being thirty-one, and his wife, Rilda Campbell Davis, at thirty-three years old, being born in December 1866. The federal census records listed Annual and Gilda having the following children: E.C. Davis, James A. Davis, Hattie Davis, William R. Davis, and Floyd B Davis.

In 1902, Gilda Campbell passed away at the family home in Edgemont.

Annual later married Martha Ann Hooten. To this marriage union was born four children.

In the 1910, the Cleburne County federal census, Poff Township, listed Annual as head of the family and Martha as his wife. In their household the following children were listed: James Davis, Hattie Davis, Roy Davis, Brannon Davis, Ada Davis, Nathaniel Davis, and Troy Davis.

In the 1920 federal census, we find that Annual and Martha have Ada, Nathaniel, Troy, Todd Davis, and Ella A. Davis living in their household. By 1930, only Troy and Ella remain at home with Annual and Martha.

In 1938, Martha Ann Hooten Davis died and Annual married Mrs. Maud Gaither.

Annual was affectionally known by his many admirers as “Uncle Annual.” He was a faithful husband, father, and a bulwark of strength of righteousness. He was a public-spirited citizen always actively associated with any undertaking calculated to better the moral, spiritual, and public welfare of his community.

He had been a member of the Presbyterian church for sixty years. He was a charter member of the Sam Williams Lodge, #89, of Edgemont.

On Monday, September 25, 1951, at his home in Edgemont, Arkansas, Annual LaFayette Davis passed away at the age of seventy-nine.

At the time of his death, he was survived by his wife, Mrs. Maud Gaither of the home; seven sons, E. C. Davis of Cotton Plant, Arkansas, Jim A. Davis of Miller, Arkansas, Roy Davis of

Memphis, Tennessee, Brandon Davis of Heber Springs, Arkansas, Nathan Davis, and Troy Davis of Edgemont, Arkansas, and Todd Davis of Miller, Arkansas; and three daughters, Mrs. Hattie

Trimwell, of Miller, Arkansas, Mrs. Ada Chitwood, Micawber, Oklahoma, and Mrs. Ella Bailey, Heber Springs, Arkansas; twenty-four grandchildren, and thirty-eight great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were conducted by Rev. C. W. Tapley, with special music by a quartet composed of Alton Bittle, T. L. Turney, Floyd Pettus and Shelby Henderson. Gravesite rites were conducted by the Masonic Lodge of Edgemont.

Interment was in the Shiloh Crossroads Cemetery under the direction of Olmstead Funeral

Home of Heber Springs.

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Louie Shelton - The Weight (Warner Bros.)

arr. H B Barnum & Backing Vocals, The Blossoms.

[julio-viernes]

De la nota del vídeo: "Lou Rawls comenzó a grabar en 1959, y como artista de Capitol Records de 1961 a 1971, grabó varios álbumes con David Axelrod como productor y el conmovedor arreglista H. B. Barnum, que utilizaba a Leon Russell porque sabía que su interpretación al piano agregaría magia a las grabaciones. Lou canta la canción principal de su LP "Come On In, Mr. Blues" de Clea Bradford y la canción de Randy Newman, "Love is Blind". Los dos temas del vídeo se editaron en singles separados. Son canciones con un gran trabajo de piano de Leon, acompañado de grandes músicos (mucha Wrecking Crew) como Ray Pohlman, Jimmy Bond, Rene Hall, Carol Kaye, Earl Palmer, Plas Johnson, etc....".

[theretirementhome]

H B Barnum - Three Rooms With Running Water

[ch-dld-bft-brit-omm]

FEVER: Little Willie John's Fast Life, Mysterious Death, & The Birth Of Soul

"Little Willie John is the soul singer's soul singer." -- Marvin Gaye "My mother told me, if you call yourself 'Little' Stevie Wonder, you'd better be as good as Little Willie John." -- Stevie Wonder Little Willie John was induced into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996. Before Marvin Gaye, Jackie Wilson, The Temptations, Levi Stubbs and The Four Tops and The Supremes there was John. He is best known for his hit "Fever" which has been covered by Beyonce and Peggy Lee. The Beatles covered his song "Leave My Kitten Alone." The legendary H. B. Barnum, says, "In bad voice, he could out-sing anybody." Barnum should know having been Aretha Franklin's musical director for nearly three decades.   Little Willie John lived for a fleeting 30 years, but his dynamic and daring sound left an indelible mark on the history of music. His deep blues, rollicking rock 'n' roll, and swinging ballads inspired a generation of musicians, forming the basis for what we now know as soul music. The soaring heights of Little Willie John's career are matched only by the tragic events of his death, cutting short a life so full of promise. Charged with a violent crime in the late 1960s, an abbreviated trial saw Willie convicted and incarcerated in Walla Walla Washington, where he died under mysterious circumstances in 1968. In this, the first official biography of one of the most important figures in rhythm & blues history, author Susan Whitall, with the help of Little Willie John's eldest son Kevin John, has interviewed some of the biggest names in the music industry and delved into the personal archive of the John family to produce an unprecedented account of the man who invented soul music.

(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BxVOmBGTfo)

[sunny-jac-blog]

i got tagged by @philippcarlyle tysm!! this seems like fun!!

rules: answer the questions in a new post and tag 10 people!

a- age?: 16 since October !

b- birthplace?: the most violent town in oklahoma (luckily i live away from it now)

c- current time?: 5:44 AM, i should be sleeping rn

d- drink you last had?: an entire glass of milk at 2 AM like a heathen

e- easiest person to talk to?: my aunt. she's been there for me since day one!!

f- favorite songs?: The Village- Wrabel, Little Did You Know- Alex and Sierra, Hotel Ceiling- Rixton, The Other Side- TGS soundtrack, and Top Of The World- Greek Fire

g- grossest memory?: i once saw my principal in shorts and a backstreet boys t-shirt. his legs haunt my nightmares.

h- horror, yes or no?: no thanks. the only 3 horror films I've ever enjoyed were A Quiet Place, Cabin In The Woods, and IT (the 2017 one)

i- in love?: im tragically single but id love a gf!!!

j- jealous of people?: i try not to get jealous, but a lot of my friends have money while my family struggles to buy food a lot. sometimes im jealous but only when we're going through a hard time.

k- keyboard smash of choice?: the classic HSHHDHSHSD is always a good choice

l- love at first sight or should i walk by again?: as a hopeless romantic gay girl, i 2ish i could say love at first sight is something i believe in. unfortunately for me it only applies to cats in my book

m- middle name?: Danielle

n- number of siblings?: i have two younger bros that i would take a bullet for

o- one wish?: i wish i could help my family out financially more

p- person you last called?: i call my grandmother every day!!

q- question you're always asked?: "how,,, do u pronounce your name?" HINT: jacque sounds like 'jackie'

r- reaction to a compliment?: i freak out omg. i go blushy n laugh really weirdly

s- song you last sang?: Speechless by Dan + Shay

t- time you woke up?: 4:25-ish

u- underwear color?: like,, gray with black dots

v- vacation destination?: the favorite ive been to was galveston, TX, but i would love to go somewhere in the Caribbean!! ive researched a lot about wildlidlfe there and just,,, it's so pretty and the cultures are amazing to learn about aaaa, but I'd also go anywhere i can see an orca in the wild!!

w- where you feel safest?: my bedroom and my Ag classroom

x- x-rays: ive had one like once when i broke my ankle at 2 years old

y- your favorite food?: quesadillas!!! both authentic from my Mexican family members and the taco bell ones

z- zodiac sign?: libra

Tagging- @nerdy-snowflake @circus-playwright @phillip-cheesesteak @i-stole-barnums-hat @xanderdanfandomman @charlestratton and anyone else who would like to do this!!

[stompandtwistandshout]

H. B. Barnum - Heartbreaker