query: Shawn Michaels was a WWE Hall of Fame inductee.

pos: Shawn Michaels Michael Shawn Hickenbottom ( born July 22 , 1965 ) , better known by his ring name Shawn Michaels , is an American actor , professional wrestling personality , television presenter and retired professional wrestler . He is currently signed to WWE , as an ambassador and trainer , since December 2010 . Michaels wrestled consistently for WWE , formerly the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF ) , from 1988 until his first retirement in 1998 . He held non-wrestling roles from 1998 to 2000 and resumed wrestling in 2002 until retiring ceremoniously in 2010 .   In the WWF/E , Michaels headlined major pay-per-view events between 1989 and 2010 , closing the company 's flagship annual event , WrestleMania , five times . He was the co-founder and original leader of the successful stable , D-Generation X . He also wrestled in the American Wrestling Association ( AWA ) , where he founded The Midnight Rockers with Marty Jannetty in 1985 . After winning the AWA Tag Team Championship twice , the team continued to the WWF as The Rockers , and had a high-profile breakup in January 1992 . Within the year , Michaels would twice challenge for the WWF Championship and win his first WWF Intercontinental Championship , heralding his arrival as one of the industry 's premier singles stars . He would go on to be widely regarded as its finest performer in the 1990s and 2000s , winning the Pro Wrestling Illustrated `` Match of the Year '' reader vote a record eleven times . Michaels was voted the greatest professional wrestler of all time in a 2011 poll of the WWE roster .   Michaels is a four-time world champion , having held the WWF Championship three times and WWE 's World Heavyweight Championship once . He is also a two-time Royal Rumble winner , the first WWF Grand Slam Champion and the fourth WWF Triple Crown Champion , as well as a 2011 WWE Hall of Fame inductee .

neg: Marty Jannetty Fredrick Marty Jannetty ( born Fredrick Martin Jannetty on February 3 , 1960 ) is an American professional wrestler , best known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation as part of tag team The Rockers with partner Shawn Michaels , and later as a singles competitor . While in the WWF , he became a one time Intercontinental Champion and a one time Tag Team Champion with the 1-2-3 Kid , and headlined Survivor Series 1989 . With Michaels , The Rockers became two time World Tag Team Champions in the American Wrestling Association .

neg: Royal Rumble (2014) Royal Rumble ( 2014 ) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view ( PPV ) event produced by WWE and presented by Jackson Hewitt which took place on January 26 , 2014 at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania . It was the twenty-seventh annual Royal Rumble , the first to be held in the city of Pittsburgh and the first WWE pay-per-view in 2014 .   The event featured four professional wrestling matches and one pre-show match , two of which were for championships . The main event was the Royal Rumble match , a battle royal in which wrestlers enter the ring at regular intervals . Batista won by last eliminating Roman Reigns to become a two-time Royal Rumble winner . Elsewhere on the event 's card , Randy Orton successfully defended the WWE World Heavyweight Championship against John Cena , Bray Wyatt defeated Daniel Bryan , and Brock Lesnar defeated Big Show . On the event 's pre-show , The New Age Outlaws defeated Goldust and Cody Rhodes to become the new WWE Tag Team Champions .   The event is known for the overwhelmingly negative crowd response during the Orton-Cena title match , as well as towards the end of ( and after ) the Royal Rumble match , when the fans booed the Rumble winner Batista and repeatedly chanted for Daniel Bryan ( who had competed earlier in the night and was not involved in the main event ) . Fans worldwide ( including retired wrestler Mick Foley ) voiced their displeasure over social media , and the event was covered by many major news outlets as one of the worst Royal Rumble pay-per-views . However , the bout between Daniel Bryan and Bray Wyatt was highly praised by fans and critics . The event also marked the final wrestling appearance of CM Punk , who walked out on WWE the next day despite still being under contract and subsequently signed a contract to compete in the UFC .   The event received 467,000 buys , down 8.8 % from the 512,000 buys for the previous year 's event .

neg: Backlash (2003) Backlash ( 2003 ) was the fifth annual Backlash professional wrestling pay-per-view ( PPV ) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) . It was presented by Castrol GTX , and took place on April 27 , 2003 , at the Worcester Centrum in Worcester , Massachusetts and starred talent from the promotion 's Raw and SmackDown ! brands .   The main event and featured match of the Raw brand was the encounter of Goldberg and The Rock , where Goldberg , in his first WWE Pay-Per-View , defeated Rock by pinfall , following a spear and a Jackhammer . The featured match on the undercard was a WWE Championship match from the SmackDown ! brand , between John Cena and the reigning champion , Brock Lesnar , where Lesnar defeated Cena by pinfall after an F-5 . The other predominant match on the undercard was a six-man tag team match from the Raw brand , between the team of Triple H , Ric Flair , and Chris Jericho facing Shawn Michaels , Kevin Nash , and Booker T. Triple H , Flair , and Jericho won the match by pinfall , after Triple H hit Nash with a sledgehammer . The predominant undercard match from the SmackDown ! brand was the encounter of The Big Show and Rey Mysterio , where Big Show pinned Mysterio after a chokeslam .   The event grossed $ 450,000 with 10,000 ticket sales and had a 0.67 buyrate . Following the event , Goldberg began a feud with Chris Jericho . At Bad Blood , Goldberg defeated Jericho via pinfall after a Jackhammer . Brock Lesnar began a storyline with The Big Show over the WWE Championship . At Judgment Day , Lesnar defeated The Big Show in a Stretcher match to retain the WWE Championship . Triple H engaged in a storyline with Kevin Nash over the World Heavyweight Championship . At Judgment Day , Nash defeated Triple H via disqualification ; due to WWE regulations , Triple H retained the championship .

neg: Phoenix Championship Wrestling Phoenix Championship Wrestling was a short-lived American independent professional wrestling promotion based in Toms River , New Jersey . It was founded by twin brothers Don and Mike Bucci in 2001 and promoted by Don Bucci until its close two years later . The promotion enjoyed a high degree of success during its existence and was home to many independent wrestlers in the Jersey Shore and Mid-Atlantic region later signed to both Total Non-Stop Action and World Wrestling Entertainment .   Stars from both promotions made appearances for PCW such as TNA 's Alexis Laree , Frankie Kazarian , Amazing Red and The S.A.T. ( Jose and Joel Maximo ) . The Wall and the Harris Brothers were also signed to TNA while competing for the promotion . From the World Wrestling Federation included former and then current superstars such as Jimmy Snuka , Gillberg , Gangrel , Eddie Guerrero and Three Minute Warning ( Rosey and Jamal ) . A number of WWE developmental wrestlers from Ohio Valley Wrestling spent time in the promotion including Kara Drew , Charlie Haas , Mike Kruel , Tank Toland and The Basham Brothers ( Doug and Danny Basham ) .   Mike Bucci , a mainstay of Extreme Championship Wrestling , was also able to bring in many of its stars prior to and following the promotion 's close in 2001 . Among these included Prodigy , Chris Chetti , Little Guido , Jerry Lynn , Crowbar , Steve Corino , Julio Dinero , Chris Hamrick , Tommy Dreamer , Raven , Joey Matthews & Christian York and the `` heel '' stable Triple Threat ( `` Franchise '' Shane Douglas , Chris Candido and Bam Bam Bigelow ) . Both Bucci and Prodigy would win titles in the promotion , Prodigy being the first PCW Television Champion .   Despite the fierce competitive environment among independent Mid-Atlantic promotions , the smaller PCW had working relationships with several of its rivals allowing appearances by Nicky Benz and Ric Blade from Combat Zone Wrestling , and Michael Shane , `` Fallen Angel '' Christopher Daniels and Samoa Joe from Ring of Honor . PCW also featured many established independent wrestlers , not only in the Jersey Shore and Mid-Atlantic region , but from throughout the United States and Canada . The mix of wrestlers would occasionally result in unofficial interpromotional matches that would not normally be seen in mainstream companies . The promotion also had a weekly Public-access television cable TV series , Fire Bird TV , and many of its supercards and televised events were later released on VHS/DVD by Smart Mark Video and RF Video .

neg: Blackjack Lanza John `` Jack '' Lanza ( born October 14 , 1935 ) is an American retired professional wrestler , better known by his ring name , Blackjack Lanza . Lanza was one-half of the tag team The Blackjacks with Blackjack Mulligan in the American Wrestling Association ( AWA ) and World Wide Wrestling Federation ( WWWF ) . He is currently a producer in WWE . He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2006 .

neg: Showdown in the Sun Showdown in the Sun was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by Ring of Honor ( ROH ) that took place over two consecutive days : Friday , March 30 and Saturday , March 31 , 2012 at the War Memorial Auditorium in Fort Lauderdale , Florida .   All three of Ring of Honor 's championships were defended throughout the course of the weekend . The ROH World Championship was defended in a three-way match between champion Davey Richards , his former tag team partner Eddie Edwards and their mutual long-term rival Roderick Strong . All three wrestlers were scheduled for a `` Blind Destiny '' match on the second day , with the winner having to defend the championship against their respective opponent : Michael Elgin , Kevin Steen and Jay Lethal . ROH World Television Champion Jay Lethal defended his title against Kyle O'Reilly on the first day , while the ROH World Tag Team Championship were defended on the second day , by the Briscoe Brothers ( Jay and Mark ) against former champions Wrestling 's Greatest Tag Team ( Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin ) . Also on the card , the Young Bucks ( Nick and Matt Jackson ) faced the All Night Express ( Kenny King and Rhett Titus ) in tag team matches on both nights , with differing stipulations .   Guest competitors not contracted to Ring of Honor also wrestled in matches over the weekend , most notably former WWE , World Championship Wrestling , and Extreme Championship Wrestling star Lance Storm , former ROH star and ( at the time ) NWA World Heavyweight Champion Adam Pearce , and Fire Ant , who was representing the Chikara promotion ( with whom ROH has a talent exchange agreement ) .

neg: Hernandez (wrestler) Shawn Hernandez ( born February 11 , 1973 ) is an American professional wrestler , best known for his time in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA ) under the ring name Hernandez .  He is an eight-time World Tag Team Champion , having held the TNA World Tag Team Championship five times , the NWA World Tag Team Championship twice and the IWA World Tag Team Championship once .   Hernandez is also the co-promoter of the Houston , Texas-based promotion Latino Wrestling Entertainment ( LWE ) .

neg: WWE One Night Stand WWE One Night Stand was a professional wrestling pay-per-view ( PPV ) event , produced every June by WWE , a professional wrestling promotion based in Connecticut . The event was created in 2005 , with its inaugural event taking place in June of that year . The event 's name refers to its original format , that being a one night reunion show for former Extreme Championship Wrestling alumni . The first two shows were promoted under the ECW acronym ; this however was changed for the 2007 and 2008 events . As WWE launched their own version of ECW in 2006 , these two shows were promoted under the WWE acronym . The final event under the One Night Stand name was in 2008 before being renamed to Extreme Rules in 2009 . This event was noted by WWE to be a direct continuation of the One Night Stand chronology . However , the 2010 event was later promoted as only the second event under a new chronology , one that is no longer a direct continuation of the One Night Stand event .

neg: Monday Night Wars The Monday Night War ( s ) is the common term describing the period of mainstream televised American professional wrestling from September 4 , 1995 , to March 26 , 2001 . During this time , the World Wrestling Federation 's ( WWF , now WWE ) Monday Night Raw went head-to-head with World Championship Wrestling 's ( WCW ) Monday Nitro in a battle for Nielsen ratings each week .   The ratings war was part of a larger overall struggle between the two companies , originating in personal animosity between WWF owner Vince McMahon and then-owner of WCW , Ted Turner . The rivalry between the companies steadily escalated throughout the 1990s to include the use of cutthroat tactics and the defections of employees between the two companies . Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW ) , while not a party to the ratings battle , was also involved as a tertiary player . Throughout the wars , the WWF and WCW would both adopt different concepts and narrative techniques innovated by ECW ; meanwhile , both companies would establish both formal and informal partnerships with the company , with ECW performers either appearing on WWF and WCW shows while still under contract , or outright leaving ECW to work for one of the other two federations .   While WCW was the dominant federation for much of the mid-1990s , a variety of factors coalesced to turn the tide in the WWF 's favor at the end of the decade , including a radical rebranding of their formerly family friendly product to highly sexualized and violent shows geared towards older teens and adults . WCW ultimately ran into financial difficulties as a result of the amount of money they had promised wrestlers during a hiring binge in the early and middle part of the decade , which had been aimed at acquiring large portions of the WWF 's talent roster . Despite efforts to salvage the federation , it was ultimately sold to Vince McMahon , ending the Monday Night Wars .   In retrospect , wrestling commentators have come to see the era of the Monday Night Wars as a golden age of wrestling , with the feud between the two companies bringing out their best quality product both in terms of creativity and the performances of their wrestlers . Many have come to regard the end of the wars -- and , in particular , the subsequent WWE storyline regarding the acquisition of WCW -- as marking a severe decline in the quality of modern wrestling programming . Notably , as of 2017 , no other company has ever emerged as a viable competitor to WWE since the acquisition of WCW , and WWE itself has never again enjoyed the same level of mainstream success that it did during the Wars .

neg: King of the Ring (1995) King of the Ring ( 1995 ) was the third annual King of the Ring professional wrestling pay-per-view ( PPV ) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF ) . It took place on June 25 , 1995 , at the CoreStates Spectrum in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania .   The main event was a tag team match in which WWF World Heavyweight Champion Diesel and Bam Bam Bigelow faced Tatanka and Sycho Sid . Diesel won the match by pinning Tatanka . The main matches on the undercard were Bret Hart versus Jerry Lawler in a `` Kiss My Foot '' match and the King of the Ring Final as Mabel faced Savio Vega .

neg: The Mega Bucks The Mega Bucks were a professional wrestling tag team that competed in the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF ) in 1988 . The team , consisting of `` The Million Dollar Man '' Ted DiBiase and André the Giant , was formed in a storyline that saw DiBiase purchase André 's contract from fellow manager Bobby Heenan . André was to win the WWF World Heavyweight Championship from Hulk Hogan , but then he attempted to sell the belt to DiBiase . The title was vacated , but DiBiase and André were then scheduled to face Hogan and Macho Man Randy Savage in a match at SummerSlam , which Hogan and Savage won . After the match , DiBiase and André went their separate ways and the team was dissolved .

neg: Elimination Chamber (2014) Elimination Chamber ( 2014 ) ( known as No Escape ( 2014 ) in GermanyFor Germany , it was feared that the name `` Elimination Chamber '' may remind people of the gas chambers used during the Holocaust . ) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view ( PPV ) event produced by WWE . The fifth Elimination Chamber event took place on February 23 , 2014 , at the Target Center in Minneapolis .   Eight matches , including the pre-show , took place at the event . In the Elimination Chamber match main event for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship , Randy Orton retained his title against John Cena , Daniel Bryan , Christian , Cesaro and Sheamus .   The event had 183,000 buys , down from previous year 's 213,000 buys .

neg: Stone Cold Steve Austin Steve Austin ( born Steven James Anderson on December 18 , 1964 , later Steven James Williams ) , better known by the ring name `` Stone Cold '' Steve Austin , is an American actor , media personality , producer , and retired professional wrestler who is signed to a Legends contract with WWE . Veteran pro wrestling journalist Wade Keller remarked that Austin is `` in every conversation for the greatest wrestling act of all time '' , as well as for `` the most profitable and the most influential '' .   He enjoyed a successful mid card career as `` Stunning '' Steve Austin in World Championship Wrestling ( WCW ) and a stint as a main event performer in Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW ) during the early and mid 1990s , before signing with the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF , now WWE ) in 1995 as The Ringmaster . Rebranded `` Stone Cold '' Steve Austin the following year , he gained significant mainstream popularity as a disrespectful , beer-drinking antihero who routinely defied the establishment and his boss , company chairman Vince McMahon . This persona of Austin 's became the `` poster boy '' of the Attitude Era , a boom period in WWF business in the latter 1990s and early 2000s . He also devised the long-standing `` What ? '' chant in pro wrestling . Several prominent industry figures , including McMahon , have declared Austin to be the biggest star in WWF/E history , while stressing that he surpassed the popularity of Hulk Hogan .   Austin held 19 championships throughout his wrestling career ; he is a six-time WWF Champion , a two-time WWF Intercontinental Champion , and a four-time WWF Tag Team Champion , thus making him the fifth Triple Crown Champion in WWE history , while also being a two-time WCW United States Heavyweight Champion , a two-time WCW World Television Champion , a one-time WCW World Tag Team Champion , and a one-time NWA World Tag Team Champion in WCW . He was also the winner of the 1996 King of the Ring tournament , as well as the 1997 , 1998 , and 2001 Royal Rumbles , making him the only three-time winner of the event . Furthermore , he was awarded the unsanctioned Million Dollar Championship by Ted DiBiase .   Austin has headlined multiple pay-per-view events for the WWF , including three WrestleManias ( XIV , XV , and X-Seven ) . He was forced to retire from in-ring competition in 2003 due to a series of knee injuries and a serious neck injury . Throughout the rest of 2003 and 2004 , he was featured as the Co-General Manager and `` Sheriff '' of Raw . Since 2005 , he has continued to make occasional appearances , and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2009 by Vince McMahon . In 2011 , Austin returned to WWE to host the reboot of the reality series Tough Enough .

neg: Night of Champions (2009) Night of Champions ( 2009 ) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view ( PPV ) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) , which took place on July 26 , 2009 , at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . It was the second annual event to be promoted solely under the Night of Champions name and the ninth annual event under the Vengeance/Night of Champions chronology . Similar to the previous two events , the concept of the show was that every championship in the company would be defended . It featured talent from the Raw , SmackDown , and ECW brands . Eight matches were contested on the card .   This show was considered a supercard , which featured more than one main event match . The main event matches featured were : Jeff Hardy defeating CM Punk for the World Heavyweight Championship , Randy Orton retaining the WWE Championship against Triple H and John Cena , Mickie James winning the WWE Divas Championship against Maryse , and WWE Intercontinental Champion Rey Mysterio retain his title against Dolph Ziggler . The undercard , featured Chris Jericho and The Big Show defending the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship against The Legacy , Christian defeating Tommy Dreamer for the ECW Championship , Kofi Kingston defending the WWE United States Championship in a Six-Pack Challenge against Montel Vontavious Porter , The Miz , Carlito , Primo , and Jack Swagger , and Michelle McCool defending the WWE Women 's Championship against Melina . The event had 267,000 buys , down on the 2008 's Night of Champions figure of 273,000 buys .

neg: WrestleMania 23 WrestleMania 23 was the twenty-third annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view ( PPV ) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) . It was presented by 360 OTC and took place on April 1 , 2007 , at Ford Field in Detroit , Michigan . The event was the first WrestleMania at Ford Field and the second to take place in the Detroit metropolitan area ( following WrestleMania III , at the Pontiac Silverdome , in Pontiac , Michigan ) .   The event was a joint-brand pay-per-view , featuring performers from the Raw , SmackDown ! , and ECW brands . Eight professional wrestling matches were featured on the event 's supercard , a scheduling of more than one main event . The main match on the Raw brand was John Cena versus Shawn Michaels for the WWE Championship , in which Cena won . The predominant match on the SmackDown ! brand was Batista versus The Undertaker for the World Heavyweight Championship , in which The Undertaker was victorious . The primary match on the ECW brand was an eight-man tag team match between The ECW Originals and The New Breed ; The ECW Originals claimed victory in the match . Other featured matches on the card included ECW Champion Bobby Lashley ( representing Donald Trump ) versus Intercontinental Champion Umaga ( representing Vince McMahon ) in a match where either Trump or McMahon would be shaved bald if their wrestler lost , and an eight-man interpromotional Money in the Bank ladder match .   Tickets for the event went on sale on November 11 , 2006 . The all-time Ford Field attendance record of 80,103 consisted of people from all fifty U.S. states , twenty-four countries , and nine Canadian provinces . WrestleMania 23 grossed US$ 5.38 million in ticket sales , breaking the previous record of $ 3.9 million held at WrestleMania X8 . WWE estimated that $ 25 million was pumped into the Detroit economy . With about 1.2 million buys , the event was the highest WWE pay-per-view buyrate in history . WrestleMania XXVIII in 2012 passed 1.2 million buys with 1.21 million buys . It also has the fourth highest attendance in WrestleMania history behind only WrestleMania III and later WrestleMania 29 , and WrestleMania 32 which drew 80,676 fans in 2013 and 101,763 in 2016 , respectively .

neg: WrestleMania 33 WrestleMania 33 was the thirty-third annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view ( PPV ) event produced by WWE . In addition to standard PPV outlets , it was broadcast simultaneously on the WWE Network . It took place on April 2 , 2017 at Camping World Stadium in Orlando , Florida . WrestleMania 33 was a joint-promotion event for the Raw and SmackDown brands , the first since WrestleMania XXVII in 2011 as the brand split ended that year , but was reintroduced in July 2016 .   Thirteen matches were contested at the event , including three on the pre-show . For the first time since WrestleMania 29 in 2013 , two world championships were contested : Raw 's Universal Championship and SmackDown 's WWE Championship ; it marked the first time that the Universal Championship , SmackDown Women 's Championship , and new Cruiserweight Championship were defended at WrestleMania . In the main event , Roman Reigns defeated The Undertaker in a No Holds Barred match , giving Undertaker his second loss at WrestleMania . It was Undertaker 's unannounced retirement match , ending his 27-year in-ring career in the WWE .   In addition , Brock Lesnar defeated Goldberg to become the new Universal Champion and Randy Orton defeated Bray Wyatt to win his ninth WWE Championship . The event also marked the surprise return of The Hardy Boyz , who won the Raw Tag Team Championship . It was also the first WrestleMania to be on the air past midnight Eastern time .   WWE claimed an attendance of 75,245 for WrestleMania 33 . This number has been disputed , as The A.V. Club wrote that it was `` almost certainly a fake number '' as WWE `` has had a reputation for wildly inflating the attendance figure -- as Vince McMahon once said on an investor 's call , the fake number is for entertainment purposes '' , while wrestling journalist Dave Meltzer described it as `` a total worked number even more than usual '' .

neg: Mauro Di Pasquale Mauro G. Di Pasquale , B.Sc. , MD , MRO , MFS is a world champion powerlifter , bodybuilding author and columnist . Di Pasquale was an assistant professor at the University of Toronto from 1988 to 1998 . He lectured and researched on athletic performance , nutritional supplements and drug use in sports . He holds an honors degree in biological science , majoring in molecular biochemistry ( 1968 ) , and a medical degree ( 1971 ) - both from the University of Toronto . Di Pasquale is certified as a Medical Review Officer ( MRO ) by the Medical Review Officer Certification Council ( MROCC ) . He was the MRO for the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ( NASCAR ) . From 1997 to 1999 Di Pasquale was involved in writing , research and product development for Experimental and Applied Sciences ( EAS ) .   As a bodybuilding author , Di Pasquale has written thousands of articles for many large bodybuilding and fitness magazines such as Muscle & Fitness and Iron Man . He has also written several books on bodybuilding related topics such as bodybuilding nutrition and performance-enhancing drugs . Impressed by the way Di Pasquale would monitor steroid use in the bodybuilding industry , World Wrestling Federation ( WWF ) owner Vince McMahon hired him in June 1992 to monitor the company 's new drug testing program ; at this time , McMahon was facing criminal charges for allegedly supplying steroids to some of his wrestlers in a manner that violated federal law and was hoping to regain public confidence . While working with the WWF , Di Pasquale took a hardline approach and ensured that anyone who failed a drug test would leave the company ; such an example showed when WWF wrestler The Ultimate Warrior failed a drug test in September 1992 . His firm policy towards steroid use earned him the nickname `` Mr. Steroid Hunter . ''

neg: Ring of Honor Ring of Honor ( ROH ) is an American professional wrestling promotion , founded in 2002 by RF Video owner Rob Feinstein . From 2004 to 2011 , the promotion was under the ownership of Cary Silkin before being sold to the Sinclair Broadcast Group ( SBG ) , an American telecommunications company that operates the largest number of local television stations in the United States .   ROH holds TV tapings , pay-per-view events , live events , and Internet pay-per-view events throughout the United States and Canada . It has also held shows in the United Kingdom and Japan . Annual shows include the Anniversary Show , Supercard of Honor ( held annually during WrestleMania weekend ) , Best in the World , Global Wars , Death Before Dishonor , Glory By Honor , and Final Battle ( the last show of the calendar year and ROH 's marquee event ) .   ROH records all of its shows and sells them on DVD through mail order via its online store , and the DVDs have developed a fanbase for the promotion in the United States and beyond . In 2009 , ROH signed a television deal with HDNet , which aired shows every week until 2011 . As of September 2011 , ROH 's flagship broadcast Ring of Honor Wrestling has been syndicated by parent company Sinclair Broadcasting , and airs on Sinclair owned stations across the country . ROH is also broadcast on Samurai TV in Japan , and is the third-largest professional wrestling promotion in the United States , behind WWE and after Impact Wrestling .   On June 22 , 2014 , ROH had its first live pay-per-view broadcast , Best in the World , from Nashville , Tennessee . It was followed-up on December 7 with their biggest show of the year Final Battle , from Terminal 5 in New York City . Their next pay-per-view aired March 1 , 2015 , which was their 13th Anniversary Show , from Las Vegas , Nevada .

neg: The Hardy Boyz The Hardy Boyz , often referred to simply as The Hardys , are a professional wrestling tag team , consisting of real-life brothers Jeff and Matt Hardy . They are currently signed to the WWE under the Raw brand , and are the brand 's current Tag Team Champions .   They first began teaming together in 1993 in independent promotions in North Carolina , winning the NWA 2000 Tag Team Championship in NWA 2000 , and founded the Organization of Modern Extreme Grappling Arts , where they held the OMEGA Tag Team Championship . They both signed contracts with the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF , now WWE ) in 1998 . In 2000 , they were joined by Lita , and the trio became Team Xtreme .   After splitting as a team in 2002 , the brothers reunited in 2006 and teamed sporadically afterward . They also appeared in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA , now known as Impact Wrestling ) , briefly reuniting in 2011 as members of Immortal , and teaming more frequently from 2014 -- 2017 .   The Hardy Boyz gained fame for their participation in ladder matches and Tables , Ladders , and Chairs matches with The Dudley Boyz/Team 3D and Edge and Christian . Overall , they are 11-time world tag team champions between WWE , TNA , and ROH , having won the WWF/World Tag Team Championship six times , the WWE Raw Tag Team Championship once , the WCW Tag Team Championship once in WWF/E , the TNA World Tag Team Championship twice , and the ROH World Tag Team Championship once.Considered as one of the greatest tag teams of all time , they are the only team to have held the WWF/World , WCW , TNA , ROH , and WWE Raw Tag Team Championships . On the independent circuit , the brothers hold tag team championships in All Star Wrestling , The Crash , Wrestling Superstar , and OMEGA , the final of which Matt is also the Heavyweight Champion .   Both brothers also won singles championships during their runs , with each becoming multi-time world champions in their own right . In 2017 , they held seven Tag Team Championships from seven different promotions at the same time , including the ROH World Tag Team Championship . They are the only tag team in history to be recognized as the TNA and ROH Tag Team Champions simultaneously .   At WrestleMania 33 , the Hardy Boyz made their surprising return to the WWE after eight years and won the Raw Tag Team Championship . This makes them the only tag team in history to hold all three top tag titles in North American wrestling in a month 's span .

neg: In Your House In Your House was a pay-per-view ( PPV ) series created by the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF , now WWE ) that aired from May 1995 to April 1999 .   The original concept was that , in months when the WWF was not holding one of its major PPV events ( WrestleMania , King of the Ring , SummerSlam , Survivor Series , and Royal Rumble , which at the time ran for three hours and retailed for $ 29.95 ) , they would offer a two-hour PPV , priced at US$ 14.95 . The price was raised to $ 19.95 starting in December 1995 with In Your House 5 . The WWF did this in response to a move by competitor World Championship Wrestling ( WCW ) to increase their annual pay-per-view events ( in 1995 , WCW held 9 PPV events ; in 1996 , 10 and finally started airing monthly events in 1997 ) . Notwithstanding the addition of more WWF events , WCW 's events regularly ran between 2.5 -- 3 hours . Starting in September 1997 , the WWF expanded all of its In Your House events to three hours , thus matching the runtime of its major PPV events .   The WWF retired the In Your House branding for its monthly pay-per-views following April 1999 's Backlash : In Your House event , as the company moved to install permanent names for each of its monthly events . The similar branding of this series was then used for the NXT TakeOver series in 2014 .   The WWF Championship would never change hands at any event in the In Your House series . A new champion was crowned only once , in a four corners elimination match for the vacant title at February 1997 's In Your House 13 : Final Four ; Shawn Michaels was forced to relinquish the championship due to injury three days earlier , turning what was originally a number one contender 's match into a title match .


query: Britney Spears acts.

pos: Britney Spears Britney Jean Spears ( born December 2 , 1981 ) is an American singer , dancer , and actress . Born in McComb , Mississippi , and raised in Kentwood , Louisiana , she performed acting roles in stage productions and television shows as a child before signing with Jive Records in 1997 . Spears 's first and second studio albums , ... Baby One More Time ( 1999 ) and Oops ! ... I Did It Again ( 2000 ) , became international successes , with the former becoming the best-selling album by a teenage solo artist . Title tracks '' ... Baby One More Time '' and `` Oops ! ... I Did It Again '' broke international sales records . In 2001 , Spears released her self-titled third studio album , Britney , and played the starring role in the film Crossroads ( 2002 ) . She assumed creative control of her fourth studio album , In the Zone ( 2003 ) , which yielded the worldwide success of the single `` Toxic '' .   In 2007 , Spears 's much-publicized personal issues sent her career into hiatus . Her fifth studio album , Blackout , was released later that year , and spawned singles such as `` Gim me More '' and `` Piece of Me '' . Her erratic behavior and hospitalizations continued through the following year , at which point she was placed under a still ongoing conservatorship . Spears 's sixth studio album , Circus ( 2008 ) , included the international chart-topping single `` Womanizer '' . Her seventh studio album , Femme Fatale ( 2011 ) , became her first to yield three top-ten singles in the United States . She released her eighth studio album Britney Jean in 2013 . Later that year , Spears began the four-year residency show , Britney : Piece of Me , at The AXIS at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas . In 2016 , Spears released her ninth studio album , Glory . In 2017 , she announced that her residency show would develop into a world tour , Britney : Live in Concert .   Spears is regarded as a pop icon and credited with influencing the revival of teen pop during the late 1990s . She became the best-selling teenage artist of all time and garnered honorific titles including the `` Princess of Pop '' . Her work has earned her numerous awards and accolades , including a Grammy Award , six MTV Video Music Awards including the Lifetime Achievement Award , seven Billboard Music Awards including the Millennium Award and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame . In 2009 , Billboard ranked her as the 8th overall Artist of the Decade , and also recognized her as the best-selling female artist of the 2000s , as well as the fifth overall . The Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) lists Spears as the eighth top-selling female artist in the United States , with 34 million certified albums . She has sold over 100 million records worldwide making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time . According to Billboard Spears has sold about 22.38 million singles in digital downloads in US and is the fourth best-selling female artist since Nielsen SoundScan began .   Rolling Stone recognized her instant success as one of the Top 25 Teen Idol Breakout Moments of all time , while VH1 ranked her eleventh on their `` 100 Greatest Women in Music '' list in 2012 , and Billboard named her the sexiest woman in music . Forbes reported that Spears was the highest paid female musician of 2012 , with earnings of $ 58 million , having last topped the list in 2002 .

neg: A Night to Remember: Pop Meets Classic Sarah Connor Live in Concert -- A Night to Remember : Pop Meets Classic is the first live DVD released by German pop star Sarah Connor . It was recorded live on January 24 , 2003 at Altes Kesselhaus in Düsseldorf , Germany .   There are three sets . The first set starts with 5 of Sarah 's songs all performed in a bit of a classical way . The second set involves 4 of Sarah 's more pop like tracks and more dancing . The third and final set involves covering some pop standards such as `` I Say a Little Prayer '' and `` Summertime '' . The concert finishes with her signature song `` From Sarah with Love '' and her then current single `` One Nite Stand ( of Wolves and Sheep ) '' . All the songs performed were from Sarah 's first two albums , Green Eyed Soul and Unbelievable , as well as the four covers .   The DVD features a bonus track ( a cover of The Beatles ' `` Yesterday '' ) , a making of featurette , gallery , special web link , an interview with Connor about the songs , a discography with song snippets , and performances of two songs with multiple angles . The DVD also offers English subtitles ( the songs were in English , but she spoke in German ) .

neg: Happiness Tour The Happiness Tour is the first concert tour by British band Hurts in support of their debut album Happiness . At the end of February 2010 Hurts played four concerts in the UK and Germany , and in April and May they joined the NME Radar tour , then they resumed their recitals and played at the festivals in Europe and Asia , including a debut performance at the festival in Japan . Since October , a variety of solo artists and groups increasingly began to play as the opening acts at Hurts ' gigs , and by the end of 2010 Hurts themselves supported Scissor Sisters in their UK arena tour . In April 2011 , Hurts held their debut performance in the USA at the festival Coachella , and in May 2011 Hurts made an Asian tour , which was followed by a series of European summer festivals . 4 November 2011 was the final performance of a two-year Happiness Tour , in London Kylie Minogue joined the group to perform a duet of two songs . In 2012 , the band played at a few summer music festivals .

neg: Battlefield Tour The Battlefield Tour was a concert tour by American pop singer Jordin Sparks in support of her second studio album Battlefield . It is Sparks ' first headlining tour . The tour consisted of mostly general assembly venues such as theaters , ballrooms , amusement parks , and casinos . It was initially only set to visit 15 cities nationwide . On April 22 , several dates were rescheduled in order to expand the tour to 35 cities across the nation . The tour started on May 1 , 2010 in Uncasville , Connecticut and ended on July 18 , 2010 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . In an interview with AI Now , Sparks spoke of the tour `` Hopefully , maybe in March I will be doing a tour . I would love to do a House of Blues theater type tour so it 's a little more intimate ... it 's really fulfilling after you get off a stage like that , it 's really awesome because it 's like you can say ` hey , I left everything out there . ' ''

neg: Alexandra Burke discography The discography of British R&B and pop recording artist Alexandra Burke , which consists of one studio album , seven singles as a main artist , two as a featured artist and nine music videos . All songs which have been released under the recording label of Sony BMG and Syco Music .   Alexandra made her debut in 2008 when she auditioned for British reality talent show , The X Factor during the fifth series , and ultimately won the show on 12 December 2008 . During the series she dueted with Beyoncé Knowles on Knowles ' `` Listen '' . After winning the show , she instantly had a record deal with Sony BMG and Syco Music and released debut single , `` Hallelujah '' . `` Hallelujah '' peaked at number-one on the UK Singles Chart and the Irish Singles Chart . The song became the current European record holder for single sales over a period of 24 hours , selling 105,000 copies in one day . It was also the top-selling song of the year in the UK , and became the 2008 UK Christmas number one single . By January 2009 , UK sales of Burke 's version had passed one million copies , a first for a British female soloist . The music video for the song was directed by Max and Dania who directed the charity single Burke released with fellow X Factor Finalists 2008 , `` Hero '' which also charted at number-one on the UK Singles Chart and Irish Singles Chart .   Burke returned in late 2009 with follow up single , `` Bad Boys '' which featured vocals from American rapper , Flo Rida . She performed the song on the first live show of the sixth series of The X Factor . The R&B single debuted at number-one on the UK Singles Chart and Irish Singles Chart as well as Burke gaining international success with the single . `` Bad Boys '' went on to gain a Platinum certification and Burke was nominated for a BRIT Award , it was the second time Burke was nominated for the Best British Single , first time with `` Hallelujah '' . In the UK , `` Bad Boys '' is the 18th Biggest Download of all time .   She released her debut album Overcome in October 2009 . It was described as `` edgy '' and `` beaty '' . The album was said to resemble artists such as Rihanna or Lady Gaga . Upon the release of the album , the album went straight to number one on the UK Albums Chart selling 132,065 in its first week . Its first-week numbers were the fourth largest first-week sales by a female artist in 2009 behind releases by Susan Boyle , Lily Allen and Leona Lewis and was the twenty-second best-selling album of 2009 , and the forty-third best-selling album of 2010 . The album spent 60 weeks on the UK Albums Chart and has been certified double platinum by The British Recorded Music Industry for shipments over 600,000 copies . `` Broken Heels '' was released as the album third single and `` All Night Long '' featuring Pitbull as the fourth . `` All Night Long '' received a platinum certification and Burke was nominated for another BRIT Award in 2010 . `` Start Without You '' was released in mid-2010 and the song went on to top the UK Singles Chart , `` The Silence '' was released as the final single from the album .   Work began in 2011 on a second studio album , titled Heartbreak on Hold - was released on the 4 June 2012 . The lead single , `` Elephant '' - featuring Erick Morillo - was released on 11 March 2012 through RCA Records , where it debuted at number three in the United Kingdom ; marking Burke 's sixth top ten single as a solo artist . A second single , `` Let It Go '' was released and underperformed peaking at 33 . The album then debuted and peaked at 18

neg: I Am... World Tour I Am ... World Tour ( sometimes referred to as the I Am ... Tour ) was the fourth concert tour by American recording artist Beyoncé . It was launched in support of her third studio album , I Am ... Sasha Fierce ( 2008 ) . The tour was announced in October 2008 and the first dates were revealed in December 2008 . It kicked off in late-March 2009 with five rehearsal shows in North America , officially commencing in late April 2009 . The tour visited the Americas , Europe , Asia , Africa , and Australia with 108 shows in total . Preparations for the shows began eight months prior to the beginning of the tour with twelve-hour rehearsals for two months . Knowles described the shows as her best and most theatrical from all of her tours . Pre-concert food drives were held during several stops of the I Am ... World Tour as part of a campaign by General Mills ' Hamburger Helper entitled , `` Show Your Helping Hand '' where fans were asked to bring food during the concerts .   The set list for the concerts included songs from Knowles ' three studio albums as well as several covers of other artists and a Destiny 's Child medley . The central theme of the tour was to showcase the difference between Knowles ' dual personality ; her emotional side and her onstage persona , Sasha Fierce which was also demonstrated in the dual album I Am ... Sasha Fierce . The show featured two stages -- the main one and a smaller B-stage where Knowles was transferred during the middle of the show . She was backed by an all-female band , female background dancers and a big LED screen . Thierry Mugler collaborated with Knowles on the costumes and had a creative advisor role further working on the choreography , lighting and production . Chris March made the costumes usable for stage and helped in their making . For the ballads , Knowles wore longer dresses while for the performances of the up-tempo songs , more make-up and more revealing outfits were worn . The fashion and Knowles ' look and figure received praise from critics .   I Am ... World Tour received critical acclaim from music critics who praised Knowles ' performance abilities calling her the best female performer and chose the performances of `` Ave Maria '' , `` Listen '' and `` At Last '' as highlights during the shows . A concert in Malaysia was cancelled by Knowles after several Muslim groups tried to ban it although she agreed to tone down her look according to the country 's standards . The tour was commercially successful grossing $ 86.0 million from 93 shows in total . Separate performances of several songs were broadcast on different channels and two concerts were released as live albums ; the live performance at the I Am ... Yours revue was released in a CD/DVD format in 2009 and footage of the tour was released on an eponymous titled live album in 2010 .

neg: Purple Medley `` Purple Medley '' is a song by American musician Prince from 1995 . There is no album accompanying the single . The track is a mix of many hits and well-known songs from Prince 's career . Some of the pieces of music are samples , while others are re-recorded for the mix . Some of the additional instrumentation is credited to The New Power Generation . The `` Purple Medley '' consists of snippets from the songs : `` Batdance '' , `` When Doves Cry '' , `` Kiss '' , `` Erotic City '' , `` Darling Nikki '' , `` 1999 '' , `` Baby I 'm a Star '' , `` Diamonds and Pearls '' , `` Purple Rain '' and `` Let 's Go Crazy '' and fades for the edit . The full version continues with `` Sexy Dancer '' , `` Let 's Work '' , `` Irresistible Bitch '' ( with the music of `` Sexy MF '' ) , `` I Wan na Be Your Lover '' , `` Alphabet St. '' , `` Thieves in the Temple '' , the bassline to The Time 's `` 777-9311 '' , Sheila E. 's `` A Love Bizarre '' , `` If I Was Your Girlfriend '' , `` Raspberry Beret '' , `` Little Red Corvette '' , `` Cream '' and `` Peach '' .   The CD single release includes both the full version of the medley ( which clocks in at 11 minutes ) and the edited version , which is 3:14 in length , and omits about half of the tracks present in the full version . Despite , in essence , being a megamix of Prince 's biggest hits ( barring `` The Most Beautiful Girl in the World '' ) , the B-side of the single is `` Kirk J 's B-Sides Remix '' which consists of additional Prince hits remixed ( oddly , only one was an actual B-side ) . This track appears to have little additional input from Prince , but is rather a compilation of remixes made by band member Kirk Johnson . The compilation includes bits of `` Pop Life '' , `` When Doves Cry '' , `` Shockadelica '' , `` Head '' and `` The Continental '' . The remix of `` The Continental '' was released in a longer version on the 1998 compilation Crystal Ball as `` Tell Me How U Wan na B Done '' .

neg: Brittany Spears Brittany or Britney Spears may refer to :   Britney Spears ( born 1981 ) , an American singer and actress  Brittany Spears ( basketball ) ( born 1988 ) , American basketball player  Brittany Spears : Unbreakable by The Pleasers

neg: Brit Award for British Breakthrough Act The Brit Award for British Breakthrough Act is an award given by the British Phonographic Industry ( BPI ) , an organisation which represents record companies and artists in the United Kingdom . The accolade is presented at the Brit Awards , an annual celebration of British and international music . The winners and nominees are determined by the BRIT Awards voting academy with over 1,000 members , which comprise record labels , publishers , managers , agents , media , and previous winners and nominees .   The award was first presented in 1977 as two awards as `` British Male Newcomer '' and `` British Female Newcomer '' which were won by Graham Parker and Julie Covington . When the Brit Awards was held for the second time in 1982 , the awards `` British Male Newcomer '' and `` British Female Newcomer '' became joint as one award for both male and female acts as well introducing groups acts to award . The first award for the joint `` British Newcomer '' was won by The Human League . In 2003 the award was renamed to `` British Breakthrough Act '' .

neg: The Click List: Top 10 Videos The Click List : Top 10 Videos is an hour length music video show that airs on the television channel Logo . Viewers vote for their top ten favorite videos at LOGOonline.com and each week the winners are counted down in a new episode . An episode usually includes Indie and big label LGBT artists such as Rufus Wainwright , God-Des , Ari Gold , Deadlee , Scissor Sisters , Naked Highway , and Jonny McGovern . Mainstream artists like Madonna , Hilary Duff , Rihanna , and Justin Timberlake have also made the list .   A few special editions of The Click List : Top 10 Videos have aired in the past , including The Click List : Ultimate Madonna Videos and The Click List : Ultimate Comebacks . The videos for Vogue by Madonna and Believe by Cher were voted into the number one spots , respectively .

neg: MTV Europe Music Award for Best New Act The MTV Europe Music Award for Best New Act is one of the four original general categories that have been given out since the first annual MTV Europe Music Awards in 1994 . Originally called Best Breakthrough Act , it was briefly retitled to Future Sounds in 2006 and the winner was chosen by their peers . In 2007 the category featured only European artists chosen by viewers in each region of Europe , every day the artist with the fewest votes was eliminated and the winner would play live at the EMAs . In 2008 the award was once again retitled , this time to its current name . The current holder by this award is Zara Larsson .

neg: Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ Hey ! Hey ! Hey ! Music Champ was a Japanese music variety show on Fuji Television hosted by the comedy duo Downtown , which consists of Hitoshi Matsumoto and Masatoshi Hamada . It is a very popular show with comical hosts who like to pick on their guests . An episode usually consists of live performances ( of recently released songs ) from popular artists , chat segments and other fun and games .   Many famous singers such as Ayumi Hamasaki , Britney Spears , Utada Hikaru , and Namie Amuro have performed almost all of their singles on this show . Japanese rock artists such as Glay , X Japan , Alice Nine , The Gazette , Nightmare , Gackt , and L'Arc-en-Ciel have also been on the show performing their hit singles as well as playing games with the hosts . All bands signed under Johnny & Associates have also appeared on the show as guests and have performed their latest hit songs . South Korean boybands SS501 , Big Bang , TVXQ and girl groups S.E.S. , Girls ' Generation , and Kara have also appeared on the show .   On September 18 , 2012 , Fuji TV announced that `` Hey ! Hey ! Hey ! Music Champ '' would end its run after eighteen years . The series finale aired on December 17 , 2012 .

neg: Sad Britney Sad Britney is the third EP from American singer-songwriter Christopher Dallman . It was released on November 9 , 2009 by Beauteous Bird Records . After hearing Dallman 's cover of Britney Spears 's `` Gim me More '' , producer Rachel Alina suggested releasing an EP of Spears 's songs to bring attention to his music . The EP also included covers of `` Radar '' , `` Toxic '' and '' ... Baby One More Time '' . All the songs were recorded during the first day of the recording of his second EP , Never Was . The EP became Dallman 's first record to chart on iTunes . His music video for `` Gim me More '' received attention from Spears 's fans who misenterpreted his message and thought he was parodying her , which he denied .

neg: Epic Records Epic Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment , a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America , Inc. . Epic was founded predominantly as a jazz and classical music label in 1953 . It later expanded its scope to include a more diverse range of musical genres , including pop , R&B , rock and hip hop . Historically , the label has housed popular acts such as Michael Jackson , Cheap Trick , Shakira , Celine Dion , ABBA , Anastacia , Boston , Dave Clark Five , Gloria Estefan , Pearl Jam and Sly & the Family Stone .   Along with Columbia and RCA Records , Epic is one of Sony Music Entertainment 's three main record labels . Artists currently signed to Epic as of 2017 include Fiona Apple , Sara Bareilles , Mariah Carey , Keyshia Cole , Future , Fifth Harmony , Jennifer Hudson , Zara Larsson , Jennifer Lopez , Outkast , Ozzy Osbourne , Judas Priest , Busta Rhymes , Rick Ross , Sade , 21 Savage , Travis Scott and Meghan Trainor .

neg: List of Girls' Generation concert tours South Korean girl group Girls ' Generation ( ; So Nyeo Si Dae ) , known as Shoujo Jidai in Japan , have embarked on three concert tours across Asia , playing to more than 500,000 people . They embarked on their first tour , Into The New World Tour in November 2009 , which then continued into 2010 . Their next tour , The First Japan Tour in support of their first Japanese studio album Girls ' Generation was played to more than 300,000 people , and saw two sold-out audiences at the Saitama Super Arena to a combined audience of 74,000 people . The group followed up the success of their Japan tour by embarking on their eponymously titled third tour , the Girls ' Generation Tour and had the group perform in Hong Kong for the first time . The group toured Japan for the second time , in 2013 , with a total of 20 stops on their Second Japanese Tour . In addition to their own songs , the group perform cover versions of their favorite artists , such as Britney Spears .   In addition to their own headlining tours , the group has participated in three SMTown tours , two of which have been worldwide . The first was SMTown Live ' 08 , and the following SMTown Live '10 World Tour saw the group ( along with fellow SMTown acts ) become the first Asian singers in history to reach the top 10 on the US Billboard Concert Boxcore chart . The group also performed on SMTown Live World Tour III , which stopped in the United States , Taiwan , Japan , South Korea , Singapore , Thailand , and Indonesia .

neg: Friday Night Videos Friday Night Videos ( later becoming Friday Night and then Late Friday ) is an American music video show that was broadcast on NBC from July 29 , 1983 to May 24 , 2002 . It was the network 's attempt to capitalize on the emerging popularity of music videos as seen on MTV . Belinda Carlisle was the guest host for the first episode .

neg: Mmm Papi `` Mmm Papi '' is a song by American singer-songwriter Britney Spears . The song was written by Spears and Nicole Morier , while additional writing and song production were done by Canadian band Let 's Go to War , whose members are Henry Walter , Adrien Gough and Peter-John Kerr , for Spears ' sixth studio album , Circus ( 2008 ) . `` Mmm Papi '' is noted for having a Latin pop influence , similar to Madonna 's `` La Isla Bonita '' ( 1987 ) . The lyrics of the song tell about a woman who has an attraction to a man , longing for him to come and take her away .   `` Mmm Papi '' received generally unfavorable reviews from contemporary critics . Many said the song represents Spears ' trouble with men , and speculated that its lyrics deal to either her father James Spears or paparazzi Adnan Ghalib . The speculations were later denied by co-writer Morier . The song was also compared to Rosemary Clooney 's `` Come On-a My House '' ( 1951 ) . Despite not being released as a single , `` Mmm Papi '' managed to peak at number ninety-four on Billboard Pop 100 , due to moderate airplay on mainstream top 40 radio stations , singles sales , and digital downloads .

neg: List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 2007 The Billboard Hot 100 is a chart that ranks the best-performing singles of the United States . Published by Billboard magazine , the data are compiled by Nielsen SoundScan based collectively on each single 's weekly physical and digital sales , and airplay . In 2007 , 17 singles reached the top spot on the chart . An 18th single , Beyoncé Knowles ' `` Irreplaceable '' , began a run at the top in 2006 which continued into 2007 .   In 2007 , eight acts achieved their first US number-one single , either as a lead artist or featured guest : Maroon 5 , Avril Lavigne , Mims , Plain White T 's , Sean Kingston , Soulja Boy Tell 'Em , T-Pain , and Yung Joc . Producer Timbaland earned his first number-one single as lead artist with `` Give It to Me '' ; he had previously appeared as featured guest on singer Nelly Furtado 's number-one single `` Promiscuous '' . T-Pain , Justin Timberlake , Nelly Furtado and Fergie each earned two number-one singles , either as a lead artist or featured guest .   Three number-one singles tied for the longest run on the chart in 2007 : Knowles ' `` Irreplaceable '' , Rihanna 's `` Umbrella '' , and Soulja Boy Tell 'Em 's `` Crank That ( Soulja Boy ) '' all topped the chart for seven weeks ; the last of these was non-consecutive . However , `` Irreplaceable '' , which started its peak position in three issues the previous year , is credited to by Billboard magazine as 2006 's longest-running single . To this effect , `` Umbrella '' and `` Crank That ( Soulja Boy ) '' are the longest-running singles of 2007 . Other singles with extended chart runs include singer Alicia Keys ' `` No One '' which stayed at number one for five straight weeks .   `` Irreplaceable '' is the best-performing single of the calendar year , topping the Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2007 for seven consecutive weeks . Band Maroon 5 's `` Makes Me Wonder '' is noted for its jump from 64th to 1st place on the Billboard Hot 100 , making it the largest leap of 2007 . `` Umbrella '' , which occupied the top slot for seven of summer 's thirteen weeks , has been credited by the music press as 2007 's Song of the Summer .

neg: Nancy O'Meara Nancy O'Meara is an American dancer , choreographer and occasional actress .   O'Meara was born and raised in Boston , Massachusetts with a strong technical background , trained in all forms of dance . Her choreography is known to be fast paced and powerful .   She has worked with some of the biggest names in showbusiness , including Jennifer Lopez , Kelly Clarkson , Britney Spears , Usher , Reba McEntire and Paula Abdul .   She has performed in a variety of specials including the Grammy Awards , the MTV Movie Awards , the American Music Awards , the Academy Awards , the Billboard Awards , and the Latin Grammy Awards and on television shows that include The Tonight Show , the Late Show with David Letterman and Chicago Hope .   She has choreographed and directed world tours for artists such as Hilary Duff ( `` Metamorphosis Tour , '' `` Most Wanted Tour '' ) , Jesse McCartney ( `` Beautiful Soul Tour '' ) , Aly and AJ ( `` On The Ride Tour , '' `` Aly and AJ Tour '' ) , Vanessa Hudgens ( `` Baby V Tour '' ) , Colbie Caillat ( `` Coco World Tour '' ) and six world tours with Latin superstar Chayanne .   Her choreography can most recently be seen on the High School Musical concert tour , with Hayden Panettiere on PBS ' A Capitol Fourth with Ashley Tisdale on NBC 's Christmas at Rockefeller Center and on Disney 's hit television series Hannah Montana . She has also done choreography and staging for American Idol .   She has also choreographed several music videos , including `` Fly '' for Hilary Duff , `` Come Back To Me '' for Vanessa Hudgens , `` She 's No You '' for Jesse McCartney , `` Potential Break Up Song '' for Aly and AJ , `` He Said , She Said '' for Ashley Tisdale and `` Monkey to The Man '' for Elvis Costello .   Her feature film dance credits include Showgirls , for which she also acted as assistant choreographer , The Wedding Planner , 13 Going on 30 The Country Bears , Forrest Gump , Austin Powers in Goldmember and Clerks II .   She is a judge on Bravo 's dance reality series Step It Up and Dance along with world-renowned choreographer Vincent Paterson and actress Elizabeth Berkley . Web design is currently provided by Robert Rambin of Exact One Media and her choreography and artistic direction is by Abrams Artists Agency .

neg: List of Kylie Minogue concert tours This is a list of concert tours by Australian pop music singer , Kylie Minogue . Since 1989 , Kylie has embarked on ten worldwide concert tours including performances in Australia , Europe , Asia , Africa , South America and North America . Minogue 's first live concert performance was in 1988 at Canton , a nightclub in Hong Kong . The following year she embarked on her first tour , performing in front of 38,000 at the Tokyo Dome in Japan .   Minogue 's stage shows include elaborate costumes and sets that were inspired by Broadway musicals , science fiction films and electronic music groups such as Kraftwerk . In 2003 , Minogue was named `` Live Performer of the Year '' at the Australian Mo Awards .

neg: Butterfly World Tour The Butterfly World Tour was the third concert tour by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey . The tour promoted Carey 's album at the time , Butterfly ( 1997 ) , and included songs from several of her previous albums . The tour visited Asia , Australia and the United States , with rehearsals taking place in December 1997 . Starting on January 11 , 1998 the tour spanned five shows in Asia , six in Australia , and one in Hawaii , US . Throughout the tour , Carey varied hairstyles and outfits , as well as song selections . The Butterfly World Tour was very successful ; the four dates at Japan 's largest stadium , Tokyo Dome , sold out in under one hour , equaling over 200,000 tickets , breaking the previous record she held at the stadium for show sell-outs .   The tour was recorded in VHS format , and was titled Around the World . The video featured live performances of Carey at different worldwide venues including New York , Japan , Hawaii and Brisbane . Other scenes are included in the video such as a conversation between Carey and Brenda K. Starr prior to her performance of `` I Still Believe '' . Prior to the performances in Australia , a scene of Carey swimming with dolphins is shown . Additionally , Olivia Newton-John makes a cameo appearance during their joint performance of Newton-John 's song , `` Hopelessly Devoted to You '' . The video was commercially successful , being certified platinum in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) and gold in Brazil by the Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos ( ABPD ) .


query: Ginger Baker was inducted into the Classic Drummer Hall of Fame.

pos: Ginger Baker Peter Edward `` Ginger '' Baker ( born 19 August 1939 ) is an English drummer , best known as the founder of the rock band Cream . Baker 's work in the 1960s earned him praise as `` rock 's first superstar drummer '' , although his individual style melded a jazz background with his interest in African rhythms . Baker is an inductee of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Cream and is widely considered one of the most influential drummers of all time , recognised by his induction into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 2008 , and his induction into the Classic Drummer Hall of Fame in 2016 . Baker is credited as a pioneer of drumming in genres like jazz fusion , heavy metal and world music .   Baker began playing drums at age 15 around 1954 , and later took lessons from Phil Seamen . In the 1960s , he joined Blues Incorporated , where he met bassist Jack Bruce . The two clashed often , but would be rhythm section partners again in the Graham Bond Organisation and Cream , the latter of which Baker co-founded with Eric Clapton in 1966 . Cream achieved worldwide success but only lasted until 1968 , in part due to Baker 's and Bruce 's volatile relationship . After briefly working with Clapton in Blind Faith and leading Ginger Baker 's Air Force , Baker spent several years in the 1970s living and recording in Africa , often with Fela Kuti , in pursuit of his long-time interest in African music . Among Baker 's other collaborations are his work with Gary Moore , Masters of Reality , Public Image Ltd , Atomic Rooster , Bill Laswell , jazz bassist Charlie Haden , jazz guitarist Bill Frisell , and another personally led effort , Ginger Baker 's Energy .   Baker 's drumming attracted attention for his style , showmanship , and use of two bass drums instead of the conventional one . In his early days , he performed lengthy drum solos , most notably in the Cream song `` Toad '' , one of the earliest recorded examples in rock music .

neg: Classic Albums Live Classic Albums Live is a concert series based in Toronto , Ontario , in which musicians perform a classic rock album in its entirety . The series was founded in 2003 by Craig Martin , a musician who had previously produced a series of boutique cabaret shows as well as composed music for television and film .   The musicians go to great lengths to faithfully recreate every sound on the original album . They have performed with orchestras , sitarists , choirs and schools . The shows are treated like recitals with the album being performed in its entirety followed by a ` greatest hits ' set of the featured artist .   Albums that have been performed include Led Zeppelin 's Led Zeppelin , Led Zeppelin II and Led Zeppelin IV , Bruce Springsteen 's Born to Run , Supertramp 's Crime of the Century and Breakfast in America , the Rolling Stones ' Sticky Fingers and Exile on Main St. , Fleetwood Mac 's Rumours , Eagles ' Hotel California , Guns N ' Roses ' Appetite for Destruction , Pink Floyd 's The Dark Side of the Moon , Wish You Were Here , The Wall and Animals , Queen 's A Night at the Opera , and the Beatles albums Rubber Soul , Revolver , Sgt. Pepper 's Lonely Hearts Club Band , The Beatles ( AKA the `` White Album '' ) , and Abbey Road .   In recent years , the series has presented concerts in a variety of cities , including Orlando , Florida , Los Angeles , Philadelphia , Akron , La Mirada , Jacksonville , Gainesville , Lakeland , Coral Springs , New York , New Jersey , Dallas , Houston , Uncasville , Connecticut , Las Vegas , Nevada , and Rochester , New York . On December 17 , 2006 , Classic Albums Live performed the entire 213-song Beatles song catalogue in one 13-hour concert at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto .   A different lineup performs each album . There is a group of core musicians who are frequently part of the performances , including Nick Hildyard , Rob Phillips , Lindsay Clark , Leslea Keurvorst , Troy Feener , Clifton David , Dom Polito and Marty Morin . Occasionally , more famous Canadian musicians are brought in as well , including Mia Sheard , Kim Bingham , Nicholas Walsh , and ex-members of Moist . In some venues , they will bring in local musicians to fill needed spots . For example , on June 16 , 2006 , the group performed the Beatles ' Sgt. Pepper album at the Hard Rock Live in Orlando ; they brought in the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra to fill in on the orchestral parts .   When performing in Toronto , they usually play at Massey Hall . The producer of Classic Albums Live has created a musical called Gig which will run in 2016 .   List of albums performed :   The Beatles ' catalogue  Led Zeppelin  Led Zeppelin II  Led Zeppelin IV  Houses of the Holy  Physical Graffiti  In Through the Out Door  Meddle  The Dark Side of the Moon  Animals  Wish You Were Here  The Wall  A Night at the Opera  Who 's Next  Are You Experienced  Boston  Crime of the Century  Breakfast in America  The Last Waltz  Rust Never Sleeps  Harvest  The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars  OK Computer  Ten  Nevermind  Regatta de Blanc  Outlandos d'Amour  The Joshua Tree  London Calling  Band on the Run  Texas Flood  Let It Bleed  Sticky Fingers  Some Girls  Exile on Main St.  Appetite for Destruction  Highway to Hell  Back in Black  Born to Run  Hotel California  Rumours  The Doors  L.A. Woman  Legend  Pearl  Paranoid  Van Halen  Thriller  Purple Rain  Nothing 's Shocking  Woodstock  2112  Saturday Night Fever  A Very Lennon Christmas  Elton John Greatest Hits

neg: Pete La Roca Pete La Roca ( born Peter Sims ; April 7 , 1938 -- November 20 , 2012 ) was an American jazz drummer . Born and raised in Harlem by a pianist mother and a stepfather who played trumpet , he was introduced to jazz by his uncle Kenneth Bright , a major shareholder in Circle Records and the manager of rehearsal spaces above the Lafayette Theater . Sims learned percussion in Public School , at the High School of Music and Art , and at the City College of New York , where he played tympani in the CCNY Orchestra . He adopted the name La Roca early in his musical career when he played timbales for six years in Latin bands .   In 1957 Max Roach became aware of him while jamming at Birdland and recommended him to Sonny Rollins . As drummer of Rollins ' trio on the afternoon set at the Village Vanguard on November 3 he became part of the important record A Night at the Village Vanguard ( Originally only two of five recorded tracks with La Roca found their way on the album ) . In 1959 he recorded with Jackie McLean ( New Soil ) and in a quartet with Tony Scott , Bill Evans and Jimmy Garrison . Besides Garrison he often joined with bassists who played in the Bill Evans Trio , especially Scott LaFaro and Steve Swallow , and also accompanied pianists like Steve Kuhn , Don Friedman and Paul Bley .   Between the end of the 1950s and 1968 he also played with Slide Hampton , the John Coltrane Quartet , Marian McPartland , Art Farmer , Freddie Hubbard , Mose Allison , Charles Lloyd , among others , as well as leading his own group and working as the house drummer at the Jazz Workshop in Boston , Massachusetts . During this period , he twice recorded as leader , firstly on Basra ( Blue Note , 1965 ) and also on Turkish Women at the Bath ( Douglas , 1967 ) , also issued as Bliss under pianist Chick Corea 's name on Muse .   In 1968 he stopped taking side-man gigs , and only accepted work as a band leader/drummer . La Roca began earning a living by driving a taxi cab in New York City , and later attended law school at New York University . When his second album as leader , Turkish Women at the Bath , was released under Chick Corea 's name without La Roca 's consent , La Roca filed and argued a lawsuit against Douglas Records , and the erroneously-labeled records were recalled .   He returned to jazz in 1979 , and recorded one new album as a leader , Swing Time ( Blue Note , 1997 ) .

neg: Clive Bunker Clive William Bunker ( born 30 December 1946 ) is a British rock drummer . He was the original drummer in the British band Jethro Tull . Never the self-professed technical drummer , Bunker made his technique based on his throbbing , gritty engagement with the essence of blues and rock and roll , in the same vein as Ginger Baker and Mitch Mitchell . He was inspired by Buddy Rich and The Hollies ' Bobby Elliott .

neg: Eric Clapton Eric Patrick Clapton , ( born 1945 ) , is an English rock and blues guitarist , singer , and songwriter . He is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame : once as a solo artist and separately as a member of the Yardbirds and Cream . Clapton has been referred to as one of the most important and influential guitarists of all time . Clapton ranked second in Rolling Stone magazine 's list of the `` 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time '' and fourth in Gibson 's `` Top 50 Guitarists of All Time '' . He was also named number five in Time magazine 's list of `` The 10 Best Electric Guitar Players '' in 2009 .   In the mid-1960s Clapton left the Yardbirds to play with John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers . Immediately after leaving Mayall , Clapton formed the power trio Cream with drummer Ginger Baker and bassist Jack Bruce , in which Clapton played sustained blues improvisations and `` arty , blues-based psychedelic pop '' . Furthermore , he formed blues rock band Blind Faith with Baker , Steve Winwood , and Ric Grech . For most of the 1970s Clapton 's output bore the influence of the mellow style of J. J. Cale and the reggae of Bob Marley . His version of Marley 's `` I Shot the Sheriff '' helped reggae reach a mass market . Two of his most popular recordings were `` Layla '' , recorded with Derek and the Dominos ; and Robert Johnson 's `` Crossroads '' , recorded with Cream . Following the death of his son Conor in 1991 , Clapton 's grief was expressed in the song `` Tears in Heaven '' , which was featured on his Unplugged album .   Clapton has been the recipient of 18 Grammy Awards , and the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music . In 2004 he was awarded a CBE at Buckingham Palace for services to music . In 1998 , Clapton , a recovering alcoholic and drug addict , founded the Crossroads Centre on Antigua , a medical facility for recovering substance abusers .

neg: Rick Marotta Richard Thomas `` Rick '' Marotta ( born January 7 , 1948 ) is an American drummer and percussionist . He has appeared on recordings by leading artists such as Aretha Franklin , Carly Simon , Steely Dan , James Taylor , Paul Simon , John Lennon , Hall & Oates , Stevie Nicks , Wynonna , Roy Orbison , Todd Rundgren , Roberta Flack , Peter Frampton , Quincy Jones , Jackson Browne , Al Kooper , Waylon Jennings , Randy Newman , Peter Gabriel , Kenny G , The Jacksons , Crosby , Stills & Nash , Warren Zevon , and Linda Ronstadt .

neg: Mousey Alexander Elmer `` Mousey '' Alexander ( June 19 , 1922 -- October 9 , 1988 ) was an American jazz drummer .   Born in Gary , Indiana , Alexander studied at the Roy Knapp School in Chicago . He began to work with Jimmy McPartland there , soon after playing in the band of his wife , Marian McPartland . In the middle of the 1950s he played with the Sauter-Finegan Orchestra , and played in a small group with guitarist Johnny Smith .   In 1956 he accompanied Benny Goodman on a tour of the Far East . Later in the 1950s he worked often with Bud Freeman and Eddie Condon . He also played with Charlie Ventura , Red Norvo , Clark Terry , Ralph Sutton , Sy Oliver , and Doc Severinsen . He freelanced during the 1960s with many bands and in the 1970s he started recording for Harry Lim under the Famous Door record label . He was a great well schooled drummer able to swing any band with which he performed . Buddy Rich and Mousey were friends and Buddy thought highly of his playing .   Mousey had a bad stroke in 1980 but fully recovered over time , and played up until his death in 1988 . He died of heart and kidney failure .

neg: Milestones (instrumental composition) `` Milestones '' is a jazz composition written by Miles Davis . It appears on the album of the same name in 1958 . It has since become a jazz standard . `` Milestones '' is the first example of Miles composing in a modal style and experimentation in this piece led to the writing of `` So What '' from the 1959 album Kind of Blue . The song 's modes consist of G Dorian for 16 bars , A Aeolian for another 16 bars , and then back to G Dorian for the last eight bars , then the progression repeats .   Originally titled `` Miles '' on the initial album pressings , people soon began referring to the piece as `` Milestones '' rather than `` Miles . '' On later editions of the album the title was changed .   The musicians who performed on `` Milestones '' are :  Miles Davis - trumpet  Cannonball Adderley - alto saxophone  John Coltrane - tenor saxophone  Red Garland - piano  Paul Chambers - double bass  Philly Joe Jones - drums   Only Cannonball , Miles , and Coltrane solo .   `` Milestones '' is also the title of another composition credited to Miles Davis that John Lewis had written for him while playing with Charlie Parker . Musically it is not related to the more famous tune and should not be confused with each other .   Category :1958 compositions  Category : Compositions by Miles Davis  Category : Jazz compositions  Category :1950 s jazz standards  Category : Modal jazz standards

neg: Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame The Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame is an independent organization honoring the historical preservation of Rhythm and Blues , Gospel , Jazz , and Hip-Hop music and culture .

neg: Daniel Glass (drummer) Daniel Glass ( born May 16 , 1966 ) is an American drummer , author , historian and educator . He is recognized in the drum industry as an authority on classic American drumming and the evolution of American Popular Music . A member of the pioneering swing group Royal Crown Revue since 1994 , Glass has recorded and performed all over the world with many artists , including Brian Setzer , Bette Midler , Liza Minnelli , Marilyn Maye , Klea Blackhurst , Lorna Luft , Chita Rivera , Lucie Arnaz , Freddy Cole , Mike Ness , Johnny Boyd , Debbie Davies , Unknown Hinson , Glen Glenn , Robert Gordon , and Gene Simmons of KISS . He was twice voted one of the top five R&B drummers in the world by readers of Modern Drummer and Drum ! magazine .   As an educator , Glass has published several books and DVDs , including , The Century Project DVD ( winner of the Modern Drummer reader 's poll : Best Education Package , 2010 ) , Music Alive ! 's Percussion , The Commandments of Early Rhythm and Blues Drumming ( co-written with Zoro and the winner of the 2009 Drum ! Magazine Drummie Award for `` Best Drumming Book . '' ) and The Roots of Rock Drumming ( co-edited with Journey drummer , Steve Smith and voted one of the top four drumming books of 2014 by Drum ! Magazine . ) Glass has also contributed to the Encyclopedia of Percussion ( second edition ) with the `` Rock 'n' Roll Drumming ( 1948-2000 ) '' chapter , and is a regular contributor to publications like Modern Drummer , Drum ! and Classic Drummer Magazine '' . He has performed hundreds of clinics and master classes globally , appearing at many educational conferences and music festivals . In 2013 , he co-curated an exhibit on the history of the drum set at the Rhythm Discovery Center in Indianapolis , Indiana , for which he was awarded the Percussive Arts Society 's `` Distinguished Service Award . ''   Glass endorses Drum Workshop/DW Drums ( drums/pedals/hardware ) , Crescent cymbals , Vic Firth ( drumsticks and brushes ) , and Aquarian Drumheads .

neg: Martin France Martin France ( born 1964 in Rainham -- then in Kent ) is an English drummer based in London . He has been the rhythmic backbone on more than 100 albums working with some of the world 's finest musicians . `` Combining fluid groove playing with powerhouse virtuosity , Martin has been the driving rhythmic force behind Loose Tubes , Kenny Wheeler Big Band , Delightful Precipice and most recently his own band Spin Marvel . In-demand as a Jazz and Session player , Martin is also a notable exponent of electronic drums . ''   Throughout a career spanning over thirty five years Martin France has performed and recorded with some of the world 's finest and creative musicians . He has performed in all five continents including concerts and tours in over forty countries worldwide . He is currently Professor of Jazz -- Drums/Percussion at the Royal Academy of Music in London .   Martin began performing at the age of twelve backing singers in Working Men 's clubs with Organ trios in and around Manchester in the North of England . He studied under Geoff Riley , Richard Smith -- Principal Percussionist with the Halle Orchestra and Kenny Clare in London . After moving to London in 1983 he began his recording career performing on several records for Manfred Eicher 's ECM label . He has since gone on to record over one hundred CD 's for a variety of different artists since his ECM debut .   He has been invited to perform with many orchestras such as the London Symphony Orchestra , Britten Sinfonia , London Sinfonietta , BBC Concert Orchestra , National Symphony Orchestra of Wales , Liverpool Philharmonic , City of London Sinfonia , Royal Scottish National Orchestra , BBC Radio Big Band , BBC Philharmonic , Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg , ASKO Ensemble -- Amsterdam , Danish Radio Big Band -- Copenhagen , Bergen Radio Big Band -- Norway , HR Big Band -- Frankfurt , WDR Symphony Orchestra -- Cologne , MDR Sinfonieorchester Leipzig , Duisburg Philharmonic Orchestra , The European Jazz Orchestra -- Portugal . He is also a regular performer with NDR Big Band in Hamburg .   He has been active for many years as a studio musician in London performing on numerous recording sessions with many of the world 's leading composers , conductors and arrangers for both European and American Film and TV productions . He is also involved in composing music for KPM/EMI Music in London , the music from which has been used extensively for worldwide TV and commercial broadcast .   Along the way Martin has performed and recorded with some of the world 's most diverse and finest musicians including Elvis Costello , Evan Parker , David Gilmour , John Taylor , Kenny Wheeler , Ralph Towner , John Dankworth , Lee Konitz , Dave Holland , Arild Anderson , Marc Johnson , Steve Swallow , Bob Mintzer and The Yellowjackets , Norma Winstone , Nils-Petter Molvaer , Bugge Wesseltoft , Arve Henriksen , Mike Gibbs , Maria Schneider , Gwilym Simcock , Sidsel Endresen , John Paul Jones , Stephen Warbeck , Anders Jormin , Victor Bailey , Eivind Aarset , J. Peter Schwalm , Charles Hazelwood , Palle Danielsson , June Tabor , Claire Martin , Dave McKean , David Binney , Adam Rogers , Django Bates , Jason Rebello , Joanna MacGregor , Liane Carroll , Charlie Mariano , Charles Hazlewood , Paul Englishby , John Surman , Joe Lovano and Mark Feldman to name but a few .   His pioneering use of electronic and sequenced Drums/Percussion has resulted in performances and recording sessions for many contrasting musical projects for a variety of artists . He has also released two critically acclaimed CD 's with his own band -- Spin Marvel . They recently performed a `` return '' performance at Cheltenham Jazz Festival in the UK with the line up featuring amongst others Nils-Petter Molvaer ( tpt ) and John Paul Jones ( bass ) of Led Zeppelin fame .

neg: Gingerbeer (web community) Gingerbeer is a London-based virtual community for lesbian and bisexual women . The name `` Gingerbeer '' ( Cockney rhyming slang for `` queer '' ) refers to both the web site , and to the community which it supports . It is maintained and moderated entirely by a team of volunteers .   Gingerbeer was initially launched on January 1 , 2000 , and has undergone two subsequent relaunches , firstly on June 25 , 2001 , and later on November 11 , 2005 , following a major redesign . Gingerbeer became an official not-for-profit organisation in March 2004 , when it was registered as a limited company by guarantee .   The site 's main feature is a highly active messageboards forum , with over 2,000 registered members in May 2007 . In the eighteen months to the end of May 2007 , they had logged over 335,000 posts in over 5000 topics or discussion threads . One of the distinctive features of the messageboards is that they support an active calendar of social , cultural and sporting events across the UK , so that Gingerbeer exists as both a web community and a real life community .   Besides the messageboards , Gingerbeer offers listings of bars , clubs and community events , reviews , and a London guide . Gingerbeer has been recommended as a useful resource for lesbians by some travel guides .

neg: The Better Beatles The Better Beatles were a short-lived post-punk band formed in Omaha , Nebraska in 1981 . The group consisted of Kurt Magnuson on bass , Dave Nordin on synthesizer , Jean pSmith on vocals , and Jay Rosen on drums and vocals . Their repertoire consisted entirely of cold , minimalist covers of the songs of The Beatles in an irreverent manner comparable to covers performed by The Residents .   Nordin has stated that he considered the Beatles `` an oppressive influence , '' and pSmith has said their goal was to `` -LSB- strip -RSB- the songs of their sacred status . '' After a handful of shows , they recorded an album 's worth of material in late 1981 . They broke up shortly before their debut single `` Penny Lane '' / `` I 'm Down '' was released on Woodgrain Records , leaving the bulk of their music unreleased .   The single received some play from John Peel in the UK and the band was mentioned in The Village Voice by critic Robert Christgau as a candidate for the Best Name Award in the annual Pazz & Jop Critics Poll . There was some interest from labels , but the members had already moved on , with pSmith and Magnuson having relocated to Seattle . Attention died down and the band was largely forgotten for over two decades . Rosen went on to perform as a guitarist with the Altamont Boys , the backing band for The Legendary Stardust Cowboy . Due to a growing cult interest online , pSmith tracked down Rosen and the two of them compiled the `` Penny Lane '' single and the remaining recorded material into an album , Mercy Beat , which was released in 2007 . The cultural organization Hear Nebraska has described the album as `` some of the definitive Nebraska recordings of the punk-rock era . ''

neg: David Baker (singer) David Baker is the former lead singer and founding member of the band Mercury Rev. He is prevalent on the albums Yerself Is Steam and Boces and all of the singles and Peel Sessions the band did concurrently . Mercury Rev 's sound changed considerably after the departure of Baker , whose deep voice was replaced by the much higher-pitched singing of Jonathan Donahue .   David Baker left Mercury Rev sometime before 1994 and produced the album World under the name Shady . The album featured contributions from artists such as Adam Franklin from Swervedriver , Martin Carr from The Boo Radleys , Jimi Shields from Lotus Crown and Rollerskate Skinny , Bill Whitten from St. Johnny and Grand Mal , and Sooyoung Park from Seam . A music video for the song `` Narcotic Candy '' was directed by Jim Spring and Jens Jurgensen . He then moved to Chicago , IL where he is a studio engineer , and has produced a number of bands , such as Comet , from Mesquite , TX , and Marvelkind from Chicago .   In 2012 it was announced David Baker 's new band Variety Lights was to be releasing their debut album Central Flow on Fire Records June 12 , 2012 . This was followed by a UK tour in 2013 , and headlining slot of Chicago Psych Fest V in 2014 .

neg: Minor Hall Minor Hall ( March 2 , 1897 -- October 16 , 1959 ) , better known as Ram Hall , was an American jazz drummer active on the New Orleans jazz scene . He was the younger brother of Tubby Hall .   Minor Hall was born in Sellers , Louisiana . He studied at New Orleans University until 1914 , then began playing with Kid Ory in the middle of the decade . He played in various New Orleans ensembles , including the Superior Band , then moved to Chicago in 1918 . He took his brother 's spot in Lawrence Duhe 's band briefly before serving in the U.S. Army during World War I. By the time he returned , King Oliver was leading Duhe 's band , which Hall rejoined in 1921 . In 1926 he played with Jimmie Noone , and then moved to California for an extended run with Mutt Carey 's Jeffersonians ( 1927 -- 32 ) .   He played in the Winslow Allen Band in the 1930s , but took a hiatus from music for part of the decade , and served briefly in the Army again in 1942 . In 1945 he rejoined Ory in his Creole Jazz Band and became one of his most longstanding members , remaining with Ory 's ensemble until 1956 , when he retired on account of poor health . Hall never led his own recording date , though he recorded extensively with Ory and also did some recording with Louis Armstrong in the 1940s . He died in Sawtelle , California , aged 61 .

neg: Cliff Leeman Cliff Leeman ( September 10 , 1913 - April 26 , 1986 ) was an American jazz drummer . His nickname was `` Mr. Time '' .   Leeman , born in Portland , Maine played percussion with the Portland Symphony Orchestra at age 13 , and toured as a xylophonist on the vaudeville circuit late in the 1920s . He first made his name in the jazz world working in the swing bands of Artie Shaw ( 1938 -- 39 ) , Glenn Miller ( 1939 ) , Tommy Dorsey ( 1939 ) , Charlie Barnet ( 1940 -- 43 ) , Johnny Long , and Woody Herman ( 1943 -- 44 ) . After a stint in the Army in 1944 , he worked with Don Byas , John Kirby ( 1944 -- 45 ) , Raymond Scott , Jimmy Dorsey , and Ben Webster .   He left the music industry briefly before joining the Casa Loma Orchestra in 1947 , later moving on to Charlie Barnet 's orchestra ( 1949 ) and Bob Chester 's big band ensemble ( 1949 -- 50 ) . He played on radio and television in the 1950s , in addition to playing live often with Eddie Condon and Bobby Hackett . Later associations include Pee Wee Erwin , Yank Lawson/Bob Haggart , Ralph Sutton , Billy Butterfield , Bob Crosby ( 1960 ) , Wild Bill Davison ( 1962 ) , Dukes of Dixieland ( 1963 -- 64 ) , Peanuts Hucko , Joe Venuti , The Kings of Jazz ( 1974 ) , Bud Freeman , Don Ewell , the World 's Greatest Jazz Band ( 1976 -- 77 ) , and Jimmy McPartland . He recorded several albums for Fat Cat Jazz in the 1970s .

neg: Roland TR-808 The Roland TR-808 Rhythm Composer , often referred to simply as the 808 , is a drum machine introduced by the Roland Corporation in 1980 and discontinued in 1983 . It was one of the earliest programmable drum machines , with which users could create their own rhythms rather than having to use presets .   Unlike its nearest competitor , the more expensive and sample-based Linn LM-1 Drum Computer , the 808 is completely analog , meaning its sounds are generated via hardware . Launched at a time when electronic music had yet to become mainstream , the 808 received mixed reviews for its unrealistic drum sounds and was a commercial failure . Having built approximately 12,000 units , Roland discontinued the 808 after improvements to semiconductor technology made it impossible to restock the faulty transistors that were an essential part of its design . It was succeeded in 1984 by the TR-909 .   Over the course of the decade , the 808 attracted a cult following among underground musicians for its affordability , ease of use , and idiosyncratic sounds , particularly its deep , `` booming '' bass drum . It became a cornerstone of the emerging electronic , dance , and hip hop genres , popularized by early hits such as Marvin Gaye 's `` Sexual Healing '' ( 1982 ) and Afrika Bambaataa and the Soulsonic Force 's `` Planet Rock '' ( 1982 ) . The 808 was eventually used on more hit records than any other drum machine , and its sounds continue to be used ; its popularity with hip hop in particular has made it one of the most influential inventions in popular music , comparable to the Fender Stratocaster 's influence on rock .

neg: Clef Club of Jazz and Performing Arts The Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz and Performing Arts , INC. ( PCC ) is an American trade union . It was founded in 1966 by members of Musicians ' Protective Union Local # 274 , American Federation of Musicians ( A F of M ) . Local # 274 was chartered in 1935 as a separate Black local because Black musicians were denied membership in the racially segregated Local # 77 . Local # 274 enjoyed its autonomy for more than 36 years . It was the longest surviving independent Black Musicians ' Union in the United States , of the more than fifty chartered in major cities .   Local # 274 and PCC 's social unit are integral parts of the history of JAZZ in Philadelphia . They evolved out of the struggle of Black musicians for political , economic , and cultural recognition during Philadelphia 's overt segregation period . Local # 274 's membership rolls included JAZZ greats like John Coltrane , Dizzy Gillespie , Shirley Scott , Lee Morgan , `` Philly '' Joe Jones , Grover Washington Jr. , the Heath Brothers , and Nina Simone to name a few .

neg: Ginger Johnson George Folunsho `` Ginger '' Johnson ( 1916 -- July 15 , 1975 ) was a Nigerian percussionist and bandleader who was a prominent musician in London from the 1950s to the early 1970s . He led Ginger Johnson and His African Messengers , and recorded and performed with Edmundo Ros , The Rolling Stones , Ronnie Scott and Quincy Jones among many others .

neg: 1950s in jazz By the end of the 1940s , the nervous energy and tension of bebop was replaced with a tendency towards calm and smoothness , with the sounds of cool jazz , which favoured long , linear melodic lines . It emerged in New York City , as a result of the mixture of the styles of predominantly white swing jazz musicians and predominantly black bebop musicians , and it dominated jazz in the first half of the 1950s . The starting point were a series of singles on Capitol Records in 1949 and 1950 of a nonet led by trumpeter Miles Davis , collected and released first on a ten-inch and later a twelve-inch as the Birth of the Cool . Cool jazz recordings by Chet Baker , Dave Brubeck , Bill Evans , Gil Evans , Stan Getz and the Modern Jazz Quartet usually have a `` lighter '' sound which avoided the aggressive tempos and harmonic abstraction of bebop . Cool jazz later became strongly identified with the West Coast jazz scene , but also had a particular resonance in Europe , especially Scandinavia , with emergence of such major figures as baritone saxophonist Lars Gullin and pianist Bengt Hallberg . The theoretical underpinnings of cool jazz were set out by the blind Chicago pianist Lennie Tristano , and its influence stretches into such later developments as Bossa nova , modal jazz , and even free jazz . See also the list of cool jazz and West Coast musicians for further detail .   Hard bop , an extension of bebop ( or `` bop '' ) music that incorporates influences from rhythm and blues , gospel music , and blues , especially in the saxophone and piano playing , developed in the mid-1950s , partly in response to the vogue for cool jazz in the early 1950s . The hard bop style coalesced in 1953 and 1954 , paralleling the rise of rhythm and blues . Miles Davis ' performance of `` Walkin ' '' the title track of his album of the same year , at the very first Newport Jazz Festival in 1954 , announced the style to the jazz world . The quintet Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers , fronted by Blakey and featuring pianist Horace Silver and trumpeter Clifford Brown , were leaders in the hard bop movement along with Davis . ( See also List of Hard bop musicians )   Modal jazz recordings , such as Miles Davis 's Kind of Blue , became popular in the late 1950s . Popular modal standards include Davis 's `` All Blues '' and `` So What '' ( both 1959 ) , John Coltrane 's `` Impressions '' ( 1963 ) and Herbie Hancock 's `` Maiden Voyage '' ( 1965 ) . Later , Davis 's `` second great quintet '' , which included saxophonist Wayne Shorter and pianist Herbie Hancock , recorded a series of highly acclaimed albums in the mid-to-late 1960s . Standards from these sessions include Shorter 's `` Footprints '' ( 1966 ) and Eddie Harris 's `` Freedom Jazz Dance '' ( 1966 ) .   In Brazil , a new style of music called bossa nova evolved in the late 1950s . The free jazz movement , coming to prominence in the late 1950s , spawned very few standards . Free jazz 's unorthodox structures and performance techniques are not as amenable to transcription as other jazz styles . However , `` Lonely Woman '' ( 1959 ) a blues by saxophonist Ornette Coleman , is perhaps the closest thing to a standard in free jazz , having been recorded by dozens of notable performers .

neg: Simon Phillips (drummer) Simon Phillips ( born 6 February 1957 ) is an English jazz , pop and rock drummer and producer , best known for his studio and session work with seminal English rock acts throughout the 1970s and 1980s .   Phillips first started to play professionally at the age of twelve in his father 's Dixieland band for four years . Phillips was the drummer on the 1976 LP 801 Live with Phil Manzanera and Brian Eno . He is also a prolific session drummer , having played for Jeff Beck , The Who , Judas Priest , Tears for Fears , Mike Oldfield and Gary Moore , among others . He was The Who 's drummer in their 1989 American reunion tour . He has released four of his own solo albums . Phillips joined Toto in 1992 after Jeff Porcaro died during rehearsals for an upcoming tour . On January 26 , 2014 Phillips left Toto to focus on his own career .   He was inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 2003 .