query: California Gurls is part of Katy Perry's studio album.

pos: California Gurls `` California Gurls '' is a song recorded by American singer Katy Perry for her third studio album , Teenage Dream ( 2010 ) . The song features verses from rapper Snoop Dogg . Both artists co-wrote the song with Bonnie McKee and its co-producers Dr. Luke and Max Martin , with additional production from Benny Blanco . According to Perry , the song is an answer song to `` Empire State of Mind '' ( 2009 ) , by Jay-Z and Alicia Keys . `` California Gurls '' is a midtempo disco-pop , and funk-pop song , with influences of new wave , and electropop . Its lyrics are an ode to the state of California , in which both Perry and Snoop Dogg were born and raised .   `` California Gurls '' garnered positive reviews from music critics , with the majority of them labeling it a `` summer anthem '' , as well as complimenting its production and chorus . Originally intended to be sent to mainstream and rhythmic airplay on May 25 , 2010 , the song debuted on May 7 , 2010 , after clips from the Teenage Dream album were leaked online . It was subsequently released to iTunes on May 11 , 2010 as the album 's lead single . The song was a worldwide success , peaking at number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 for six consecutive weeks , giving Perry her second US number-one single in and Snoop Dogg his third . The song reached number-one in ten other countries , including Australia , Canada , Ireland , New Zealand , and the United Kingdom .   A music video for the song was released on June 15 , 2010 , and features Perry and her dancers as pieces of a board game , set in the fictional `` Candyfornia '' . Perry has said that the inspiration behind the video was artist Will Cotton , who was also the artistic director of the video . It has been noted that the video is influenced by several other works , including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory , Alice 's Adventures in Wonderland , and the board game Candyland . On December 2 , 2010 , the song received a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals . In 2012 , Billboard ranked the song number one on a special The 30 Summer Songs of All Time listing .

neg: The Vandals Play Really Bad Original Country Tunes The Vandals Play Really Bad Original Country Tunes is an album by the southern California punk rock band The Vandals , released in 1999 by Kung Fu Records . Essentially a re-release of their 1989 album Slippery When Ill , it contains 8 of the 10 songs from that album along with 2 newer , previously unavailable songs . Part of the impetus for its release was that the original Slippery When Ill , long asked for by the band 's fans , had become very rare and difficult to obtain due to the small size of the record labels it was originally released on . With their Kung Fu label ( founded in 1996 by Vandals members Joe Escalante and Warren Fitzgerald ) now firmly established , the band was able to re-release this music from ten years earlier in their career .   The original Slippery When Ill album represented a turning point in the history of the Vandals . It was their first album to feature Dave Quackenbush on vocals , who would remain the band 's singer throughout the rest of their career . It was also something of a departure from the punk rock formula of their previous releases , fusing a country and western style with their humorous brand of punk . The result was a sound the band called `` cowpunk '' which somewhat mocked the resurgence in popularity of country music in their native Huntington Beach . Two exceptions were the songs `` Shi'ite Punk '' and '' ( Illa Zilla ) Lady Killa , '' which relied heavily on scratch boxes . These songs were left off Country Tunes and replaced with the more country-sounding `` Play That Country Tuba , Cowboy '' and `` Complain . '' `` Shi'ite Punk '' was re-issued the following year on the special anniversary re-release of their album Fear of a Punk Planet .

neg: Hunx and His Punx Hunx and His Punx is an American punk band from San Francisco , California .   Hunx , real name Seth Bogart , started the band in 2008 after years of performing in a gay pop group called Gravy Train !!!! The group 's sound has been compared to girl groups and is a mix of punk and bubblegum music . The band played its first national tour of the United States alongside Jay Reatard and Nobunny in 2009 . The band officially released its debut singles compilation album Gay Singles in 2010 on True Panther Sounds in the US and Born Bad in France . Hunx used to co-own ` Down At Lulu 's ' , a hair salon in Oakland , California , but sold it in 2011 .   In January 2010 , Hunx began a tour featuring an all-girl backing band . The new line-up has been identified on the tour and in new songs such as `` Lovers Lane '' as Hunx and His Punkettes .   In March 2010 , the band played in a tribute concert for the recently deceased Jay Reatard . In May 2010 , LensCrafters began airing a commercial featuring a short audio clip of `` Gimmie Gimmie Back Your Love . '' In October 2010 , Hunx and His Punx signed to Hardly Art . The band 's debut album for the label , Too Young to Be in Love , was released in April 2011 . It was produced in New York City by Ivan Julian of Richard Hell and The Voidoids .   In June 2011 , Hunx announced that they would be playing their last show with the `` Punkettes '' due to Hunx and His Punx guitarists Amy Blaustein and Michelle Santamaria quitting . He then moved to Los Angeles .   In February 2012 , Hunx released a solo album titled Hairdresser Blues on Hardly Art . In 2016 , he released his second solo album Seth Bogart under his birth name on Burger , featuring collaborations from Kathleen Hanna and Tavi Gevinson .   Hunx and His Punx now consists of Seth Bogart , Shannon Shaw and Erin Emslie . They released Street Punk in 2013 and toured with a new guitarist Nik Johnson . In 2014 they released a greatest hits for their Japan Leg of Street Punk tour .   Seth Bogart has since opened his own clothing line called Wacky Wacko that has been seen on some of his idols Miley Cyrus and Kathleen Hanna .

neg: The Untouchables (Los Angeles band) The Untouchables are a soul/mod revival band from the Silver Lake , Los Angeles , California area . Described by original lead singer Kevin Long as `` mods who played ska music , '' The Untouchables are credited with being America 's first ska band .   They formed in 1981 as part of the embryonic L.A. mod revival , after being inspired by the ska revival/punk rock band The Boxboys . Since some could n't play instruments , they either hastily learned , or became vocalists . The original lineup included : Kevin Long ( vocals ) , Chuck Askerneese ( vocals ) , Terry Ellsworth ( rhythm guitar ) , Clyde Grimes ( guitar ) , Rob Lampron ( drums ) , Herman Askerneese ( bass ) and Jerry Miller ( vocals , timbales ) .   After a shaky start playing at parties , the integrated septet were eventually booked at the O.N. Klub ( known as the On to regulars ) . The band had guaranteed the club that they would pack the venue , and they did not disappoint . In middle of that year , they released their first ( ska-styled ) 7 '' single , copies of which were snapped up by local mods . Late in 1982 , the band began a stint as the house band at the Roxy Theatre . Terry Ellsworth left the band in the summer of 1983 , at the height of the California mod revival . Josh Harris was added on keyboards , Timothy Moynahan on trombone and Will Donato ( who became a successful smooth jazz artist ) started on sax .   Their second single , `` The General , '' became a minor local hit , despite poor distribution . The band performed `` The General '' in the 1984 comedy The Party Animal , and they appeared as a scooter gang in the movie Repo Man . In early 1984 , they were signed to Stiff Records . Concerts with The B-52 's , Black Uhuru , Bow Wow Wow , Red Hot Chili Peppers , Fishbone , No Doubt and X all over California gave the group a disparate following of whites , blacks , mods , punks , surfers and rockabilly fans , with the local performances drawing up to 1,500 people . The band also appeared in the 1984 film Surf II , performing `` Dance Beat '' , and 1987 's No Man 's Land , performing `` What 's Gone Wrong '' .   Vocalist Kevin Long ( who had named the band ) left in 1984 . Guitarist Clyde Grimes took on more vocal leads , and in 1984 the band recorded `` Free Yourself '' , which became very popular , especially in the United Kingdom where it was a # 26 hit in April 1985 . The band has gone through many lineup changes since then , and as of 2006 , only vocalist Jerry Miller remains from the original lineup .

neg: Buona Vita Buona Vita ( English : Good Life ; Greek : Ωραία Ζωή ) is the 1st Italian and 18th studio album by Greek recording artist Katy Garbi . The album will be released commercially in Italy on June 8 , 2013 by EGEA Music , with releases in various European locations thereafter . The album was produced by well-known Italian Producer Alberto Zeppieri .   The album contains 12 newly recorded tracks , all Italian remakes of Garbi 's hits as well as some well-known Italian tracks , including 5 duets with well-known Italian artists such as Ornella Vanoni and Carlo Marrale .

neg: Calibraska (EP) Calibraska is an extended play ( EP ) by the American pop-rap duo Jack & Jack . Their debut extended play , Calibraska was independently released by the duo via the Philip J. Kaplan digital music distributor DistroKid on July 24 , 2015 . The title is a portmanteau of the U.S. states Nebraska , where the duo originate , and California , where they are now based . Within hours of its release , Calibraska charted at No. 1 on the iTunes on the U.S. iTunes albums chart ahead of DS2 by Future and 1989 by Taylor Swift .

neg: List of songs written by Bonnie McKee American singer and songwriter Bonnie McKee has co-written eight number-one singles , which have sold more than 30 million copies worldwide combined . Her debut album Trouble was released in September 2004 . She singlehandedly wrote all but one song on the album , some when she was 14 and 15 years old . A standalone single , `` American Girl , '' was released in 2013 . An album was due for release in spring of 2014 but , by the end of the year , had not yet materialized , Instead , an EP , Bombastic was released in June 2015 .   McKee also has over 50 songwriting credits for songs that have been recorded by other artists . Eight of these have topped either the British or the American charts . McKee has collaborated with pop singer Katy Perry , and the pair have written five of Perry 's number-one singles together : `` California Gurls '' , `` Teenage Dream '' , `` Last Friday Night ( T.G.I.F. ) '' , `` Part of Me '' and `` Roar '' . McKee has also written four other songs recorded by Perry . She co-wrote five songs on Britney Spears ' seventh studio album Femme Fatale , including `` Hold It Against Me '' , which topped the Billboard Hot 100 . McKee has co-written two singles that reached the number-one position on the UK Singles Chart : `` Dynamite '' by Taio Cruz and `` How We Do ( Party ) '' by Rita Ora . `` Dynamite '' became the second-best-selling song by a British artist in the digital era . In 2012 , McKee co-wrote three songs on Adam Lambert 's album Trespassing and two songs for Ke $ ha 's album Warrior , `` C'Mon '' and `` Supernatural '' , the former of which served as the second single from the record . She also co-wrote two songs that appear on Leona Lewis ' album Glassheart , including the album 's second single `` Lovebird '' . McKee has also co-written songs that have been recorded by Christina Aguilera , Kelly Clarkson , Cher , Carly Rae Jepsen and Ellie Goulding among others .

neg: Killer Queen by Katy Perry Killer Queen by Katy Perry is a fragrance created by American singer Katy Perry and Coty Inc. . The fragrance was released in 2013 , and follows her first two fragrances Purr and Meow ! . The perfume comes in a box that is red with gold touches , and the bottle is shaped like a red ruby .

neg: Move to the Beat Move to the Beat is the name of Coca-Cola 's promotional campaign for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London . `` Anywhere in the World '' , the song by Mark Ronson and Katy B is the `` centerpiece '' of the campaign .

neg: California (Wilson Phillips album) California '' is the third studio album and the first cover album by American female group Wilson Phillips . The group reunited in 2003 to record it . It is their first studio album in twelve years . The album peaked at # 35 on the charts , and it sold 31,000 copies during the first week of its release .

neg: LP (singer) Laura Pergolizzi ( born March 18 , 1981 ) is an American pop singer and songwriter , originally from Long Island , New York , who performs under the stage name LP . She moved to Los Angeles in 2010 . She has released three albums and one EP . As a songwriter , she has written for Cher , Rihanna , the Backstreet Boys and Christina Aguilera , among others .

neg: Made in California Made in California ( 1962 -- 2012 ) is a compilation box set by the Beach Boys , released on August 27 , 2013 . The set is released through Capitol Records and is packaged in a form emulating a high school yearbook . The set contains six CDs with tracks that span the band 's entire career , including outtakes , demos , B-sides , rarities , alternate takes and versions , over 60 previously unreleased . It supersedes the theretofore career-spanning 1993 box set Good Vibrations : Thirty Years of The Beach Boys , which followed a similar premise .

neg: Election Special Election Special is the 2012 fifteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Ry Cooder . After his 2011 album Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down , Cooder continued writing topical and storyline-inspired songs . Displeased with the Republican Party and its financial supporters , he also wanted to write an album that would address listeners during the United States presidential election of 2012 , which he believed to be a critical event in the country 's history . Election Special was recorded mostly at Drive-By Studios in North Hollywood and produced by Cooder .   Election Special is an American roots and blues rock album of protest songs with music characterized by upbeat melodies , simple instrumentation , and sparse arrangements . Cooder played all of the instruments , including bass , guitar , and mandolin , with the exception of drums by his son Joachim . A deeply political album , it expands on the socio-political musings and current event topics of Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down with forthright , satirical lyrics and song-form vignettes . Cooder 's songwriting exhibits liberal and populist sentiments and draws on older musical sources such as broadside ballads and country blues .   Election Special was released by Perro Verde Records and Nonesuch Records on August 16 , 2012 , one week before the 2012 Republican National Convention . It received generally positive reviews from critics , who complimented its topical protest songs and Cooder 's musicianship . The album peaked at number 164 on the Billboard 200 chart in the US , but charted significantly higher in other countries . Cooder did not tour in promotion of the album , citing a lost interest in both playing large concert venues and the commercial aspect of releasing records .

neg: Goodbye for Now (song) `` Goodbye for Now '' is a song by P.O.D. and the lead single from their sixth studio album , Testify , released in 2006 . It contains a young Katy Perry vamping over the final chorus of the song . The track was later included on Greatest Hits : The Atlantic Years in 2006 .   `` Goodbye for Now '' received considerable radio play and was used in promotional videos for the film The Chronicles of Narnia : The Lion , the Witch and the Wardrobe . It is the band 's most successful single since 2002 's `` Youth of the Nation '' and reached No. 48 on the Billboard Hot 100 on January 31 , 2006 ( making it their third Hot 100 entry and Top 50 hit ) , No. 41 on the Billboard Pop 100 , No. 25 on the U.S. Modern Rock Tracks , and No. 17 on the U.S. Mainstream Rock Tracks .   The song 's music video also reached the No. 1 spot on MTV 's TRL and became P.O.D. 's fourth No. 1 video .   Musically , `` Goodbye for Now '' reintroduced rap vocals to P.O.D. 's singles catalog ; the style had not been prominently heard on any single since 2002 's `` Satellite . '' The song also emphasizes clean melody and vocal harmony while lacking any heavy guitar work . Katy Perry 's drawn out backup vocals enter during the final chorus shortly before the song comes to an end . P.O.D. frontman Sonny Sandoval described the feel and meaning behind `` Goodbye for Now '' in an MTV interview :  `` It 's more of a laid-back track , it 's more of a vibe track , it 's definitely not the heavy side of P.O.D. , but lyrically it 's a hopeful song ... We know with just dealing with the people around us and just coming across so many people that there are a lot of people struggling out there . And being that positive influence that we like to have in our music , we are just trying to encourage people . No matter how bad today is , tomorrow has a bright promise and a bright future . There 's a lyric that says , ` If joy really comes in the morning time / Then I 'm going to sit back and wait until the next sunrise . ' And in our faith , we believe that joy does come in the morning time , so just hold on and hang out and tomorrow is a whole different day . ''

neg: Calm Down Gurrl Calm Down Gurrl is the sixth album and seventeenth Bravo stand-up comedy special by stand-up comedian Kathy Griffin and nineteenth overall . It was televised live from the Wells Fargo Center for the Arts in Santa Rosa , California on on Bravo .

neg: California 37 (album) California 37 is the sixth studio album from California rock band Train . The album was released on April 13 , 2012 through Columbia Records . It is the last Train album to feature drummer Scott Underwood before his departure in 2014 and the last recorded as a three-piece . It was preceded by the lead single `` Drive By '' on January 10 , 2012 .

neg: California Stars (song) `` California Stars '' is an American folk song with lyrics by Woody Guthrie . Guthrie never recorded the song , but in 1998 it was recorded as part of Mermaid Avenue , a collection of Guthrie 's work that was put to music and recorded by British singer Billy Bragg and the American band Wilco . Music for the song was ultimately composed by Wilco lead singer Jeff Tweedy and guitarist Jay Bennett .   In 1992 , Guthrie 's estate asked Bragg to set `` California Stars '' and other unrecorded works to music in what would become Mermaid Avenue .   No date is known for the creation of the original lyrics , which could have taken place any time from the 1940 's to Guthrie 's death in 1967 . The lyrics are simple but surreal , describing the singer lying under the California sky and dreaming of lying with a lover on a `` bed '' of stars . A `` California Star '' is a complex geometric pattern used in making quilts , which could have been an influence on Guthrie 's writing , lending a more literal interpretation to the phrase `` a bed of California Stars . ''   Wilco has frequently performed the song live , and it is one of their most popular recordings . Since being set to music , the song has been recorded and released by other musicians , including Bob Seger on his 2014 album Ride Out .

neg: Katy La Oruga Katy , la Oruga ( `` Katy , the Caterpillar '' ) is a special single by Lucerito , this single was a gift for the purchase of the Discopóster Magazine . First edition was released on 1984 . The songs from this single were included in the soundtrack of the Spanish-Mexican animated film of 1983 produced by Fabian Arnaud and directed by José Luis Moro and Santiago Moro and is based from an original story by Silvia Roche .

neg: Sunshine pop Sunshine pop ( originally `` soft pop '' ) is a subgenre of pop music originating in Southern California in the mid-1960s , although it only acquired the name later . Rooted in easy-listening , advertising jingles , and the growing drug culture , sunshine pop acts purveyed a lightly produced style that combined nostalgic or anxious moods with `` an appreciation for the beauty of the world '' .   It began as an outgrowth of the 1960s California Sound and folk rock movements , largely consisting of lesser-known artists who imitated more popular groups like the Beach Boys , the Mamas & the Papas , and the 5th Dimension . While the Beach Boys are noted as prominent influences , they rarely worked in the genre . Sunshine pop is characterized by lush vocals and light arrangements similar to samba music . In some ways the genre is similar to baroque pop music through being elaborate and melancholic , though it also crossed into folk pop and Brill Building styles .   Sunshine pop enjoyed mainstream success in the latter half of the decade , with many of its top 40 hits peaking in the spring and summer of 1967 , especially just before the Summer of Love . Popular bands include the Mamas & the Papas , the Turtles , and the Association . Other acts , like the Millennium , Sagittarius , and the Yellow Balloon were less successful but gained a cult following years later ; with albums like Begin ( 1968 ) and Present Tense ( 1968 ) highly sought-after on the collectors ' market .

neg: Greetings from California Greetings from California is the debut studio album by The Madden Brothers , whose members consist of Joel and Benji Madden from pop punk band Good Charlotte , which was released on September 16 , 2014 in the United States . The album 's first single , `` We Are Done '' , premiered on May 30 , 2014 on 102.7 KIIS FM . The music video for the single premiered on June 30 , 2014 and on July 7 , 2014 , `` We Are Done '' reached # 1 on the Australian iTunes songs chart . The album was made available for pre-ordering on the iTunes Store on July 4 , 2014 with `` California Rain '' made available for immediate download .   The album is split into two `` sides '' . The first filled with upbeat , sunny pop rock produced by their long-time collaborator Eric Valentine , who also produced Good Charlotte 's The Young and the Hopeless and The Chronicles of Life and Death . Side two is produced by Joe Chiccarelli , is inspired by `` 70s-era FM pop . ''

neg: Sara Bareilles discography American singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles has released five studio albums , two demo albums , three live albums , five extended plays , eleven singles and nine music videos . After graduating from University of California , Los Angeles , Bareilles independently released her debut album Careful Confessions in January 2004 . In 2005 , music executive Charlie Walk signed her to a record deal with Epic Records . A year after , she began to work with Eric Rosse on her second studio album , Little Voice , which featured re-recorded songs that were originally on Careful Confessions . Little Voice was released on July 2007 and entered the Billboard 200 chart in the United States at number 45 , which marked as her chart debut . The album became a commercial success , it peaked on the chart at number 7 and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) for shipments of one million copies in the United States , subsequently becoming her most successful studio album to date . Its lead single , `` Love Song '' , became a worldwide hit , charting at the top-ten in many regions . Epic released two additional singles , `` Bottle It Up '' and `` Gravity '' , from Little Voice .   After experiencing a writer 's block , she began to work for her third studio album with Neal Avron in 2009 . The album , Kaleidoscope Heart , was released on September 2010 and debuted at the top of the Billboard 200 chart . Its lead single , `` King of Anything '' , became a top-forty hit on the Billboard Hot 100 , and was succeeded by `` Uncharted '' and `` Gon na Get Over You '' as the album 's subsequent single releases . In 2013 , Bareilles began to work for her fourth studio album , The Blessed Unrest , after moving to New York City . The album was released on July 2013 and entered the Billboard 200 chart at number 2 . Two singles , `` Brave '' and `` I Choose You '' , were released from The Blessed Unrest , with `` Brave '' surpassing `` Love Song '' as her longest-staying song on the Billboard Hot 100 . According to Epic Records , Bareilles has sold over 1.75 million albums and 9 million singles in the United States .


query: The Muse stars Albert Brooks.

pos: The Muse (1999 film) The Muse is a 1999 comedy film starring Albert Brooks , Sharon Stone , Andie MacDowell and Jeff Bridges , directed by Brooks .

neg: Real Life (1979 film) Real Life is a 1979 American comedy film starring Albert Brooks ( in his directorial debut ) , who also co-authored the screenplay . It is a spoof of the 1973 reality television program An American Family and portrays a documentary filmmaker named Albert Brooks who attempts to live with and film a dysfunctional family for one full year .   Charles Grodin co-stars as the family 's patriarch who consents to permit cameras in his Arizona home . Real-life producer Jennings Lang also has an acting role in Real Life .

neg: Patricia Brooks Patricia Brooks ( November 7 , 1937 -- January 22 , 1993 ) , was a lyric soprano , actress , and opera singer , who performed primarily with the New York City Opera . She was known for her acting ability as much as for her voice .

neg: I'm from Missouri I 'm from Missouri is a 1939 American comedy film directed by Theodore Reed and written by Duke Atteberry and Jack Moffitt . The film stars Bob Burns , Gladys George , Gene Lockhart , Judith Barrett , William `` Bill '' Henry and Patricia Morison . The film was released on April 7 , 1939 , by Paramount Pictures .

neg: Springtime in the Rockies Springtime in the Rockies is an American Technicolor musical comedy film released by Twentieth Century Fox in 1942 . It stars Betty Grable , with support from John Payne , Carmen Miranda , Cesar Romero , Charlotte Greenwood , and Edward Everett Horton . Also appearing were Grable 's future husband Harry James and his band . The director was Irving Cummings . The screenplay was based on the short story `` Second Honeymoon '' by Philip Wylie .

neg: Abbie Mitchell __ NOTOC __   Abriea `` Abbie '' Mitchell Cook ( 25 September 1884 -- 16 March 1960 ) , also billed as Abbey Mitchell , was an American soprano opera singer who sang the role of `` Clara '' in the premier production of George Gershwin 's Porgy and Bess in 1935 , and was also the first to record `` Summertime '' from that musical .   Mitchell was the daughter of an African-American mother and a Jewish-German father from New York City 's Lower East Side . She was reared by a maternal aunt , Alice Payne , in Baltimore , Maryland , where she attended a convent school .   After finishing her school education in Baltimore , she started studying voice in New York in 1897 . The next year composer Will Marion Cook and lyricist Paul L. Dunbar cast her in their musical comedy Clorindy ; or , the Origin of the Cakewalk . It was so successful that it ran for the whole season at the Casino Roof Garden . She married Cook a year later , and appeared in the lead role in his Jes Lak White Folks ( 1899 ) . She also appeared in his production The Southerners ( 1904 ) .   Cook and Mitchell had a daughter , Marion Abigail Cook , in 1900 , and a son , Will Mercer Cook , in 1903 . Their daughter , raised by family members as had been Mitchell herself , married dancer Louis Douglas . Their son became a professor at Howard University and United States Ambassador to Niger and Senegal .   In London she premiered the principal role in the 1903 musical In Dahomey , produced by the team of George Walker and Bert Williams , with music composed by her husband Cook . The cakewalk , considered old fashioned by the cast , was almost cut from the show , but proved popular with audiences and became a fad in the United Kingdom . Mitchell received international acclaim for her performance , and was invited to appear at a command performance for King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra at Buckingham Palace .   Mitchell later performed with the Black Patti 's Troubadours , and in the operetta The Red Moon ( 1908 ) by Bob Cole and J. Rosamond Johnson . In 1913 , she appeared in the unfinished film Lime Kiln Field Day with Bert Williams , and produced by Klaw and Erlanger . In 1919 , Mitchell went to Europe with Cook 's Southern Syncopated Orchestra . In New York , she appeared on the concert stage and in opera .   Mitchell 's 1935 appearance in Porgy and Bess was her last musical role on the stage , after which `` she taught and coached many singers in New York and appeared in many ` spoken ' dramatic roles on the stage . '' She performed in New York City and taught at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama .   Lee De Forest made a short film Songs of Yesteryear ( 1922 ) of Mitchell singing , using his DeForest Phonofilm sound-on-film process . This film is preserved in the Maurice Zouary film collection at the Library of Congress .   Mitchell died in New York on 16 March 1960 .

neg: The Seven Descents of Myrtle The Seven Descents of Myrtle is a play by Tennessee Williams . It originally began as a short story , which Williams then turned into a one-act play , and then later revised it into the seven-act play that is accepted today . Its title character is reminiscent of another Williams ' heroine , Blanche Dubois in A Streetcar Named Desire .   Originally titled Kingdom of Earth , the serio-comic play focuses on Lot , a tubercular neurotic youth who is an impotent transvestite overly attached to the memory of his late mother . He has returned to his ancestral home , a decaying house on the edge of a river on the verge of overflowing , with his new bride Myrtle , a sometime prostitute and former showgirl , the sole survivor of the Five Memphis Hot Shots . She dwells in a fantasy world of romantic illusions , one of which is to nurse Lot back to health so they can consummate their marriage , but soon discovers Lot only wants to use her to steal the deed to the property from his multiracial half-brother Chicken , who has lived on and farmed the property for years . Once he meets Myrtle , he gets some romantic designs of his own .   The Broadway production was produced by David Merrick and directed by José Quintero . After two previews , it opened on March 27 , 1968 , at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre and closed after 29 performances . It starred Brian Bedford as Lot , Harry Guardino as Chicken , and Estelle Parsons as Myrtle . She was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play .   In 1970 , the play was adapted to a feature film and released under the title Last of the Mobile Hot Shots ( aka `` Blood Kin '' ) .   A 1975 production in London , at the Greenwood Theatre , starring Marianne Faithfull as Myrtle , was cancelled after just three performances when Ms Faithfull fell ill with peritonitis .   In 1976 , the play had its West Coast premiere at The Pasadena Repertory Theatre located in The Hotel Carver in Pasadena , California . It starred Marie Peckinpah as Myrtle , Duane Waddell as Chicken , and Ed Harris as Lot . It featured a remarkable three story , rain-drenched set by Howard Whalen . The play was presented under Williams ' original title `` Kingdom of Earth '' and ran for approximately 24 weekend performances over three months . It was directed by Gill Dennis , with executive producer Duane Waddell , and produced by Kevin Cloud Brechner .   In 1991 , the play was produced in the UK at the Redgrave Theatre , Farnham starring Kit Hollerbach as Myrtle , Stephen Hattersley as Chicken and Marc Warren as Lot in a production directed by Bill Bankes-Jones . Stephen Hattersley won Best Actor 1991 in the TMA Awards for his performance in this production .   In 2011 it was revived at the Print Room in Notting Hill , under its alternative title Kingdom of Earth , directed by Lucy Bailey .   In 2012 , Tom Hiddleston did a reading of the short story version for the series Stories Before Bedtime at the Criterion-Theatre in the United Kingdom . This short story is a more erotic version written in the first person from the perspective of Chicken .

neg: Mark Brooks (director) Mark Brooks is an American producer , director , writer and musician .

neg: King Lear (1953 film) King Lear is a 1953 live television adaptation of the Shakespeare play staged by Peter Brook and starring Orson Welles . Preserved on kinescope , it aired October 18 , 1953 , as part of the CBS television series Omnibus , hosted by Alistair Cooke . The cast includes Micheál Mac Liammóir and Alan Badel .

neg: Roger Miller Roger Dean Miller , Sr. ( January 2 , 1936 -- October 25 , 1992 ) was an American singer-songwriter , musician , and actor , best known for his honky-tonk-influenced novelty songs . His most recognized tunes included the chart-topping country/pop hits `` King of the Road '' , `` Dang Me '' , and `` England Swings '' , all from the mid-1960s Nashville sound era .   After growing up in Oklahoma and serving in the United States Army , Miller began his musical career as a songwriter in the late 1950s , penning such hits as `` Billy Bayou '' and `` Home '' for Jim Reeves and `` Invitation to the Blues '' for Ray Price . He later began a recording career and reached the peak of his fame in the mid-1960s , continuing to record and tour into the 1990s , charting his final top 20 country hit `` Old Friends '' with Willie Nelson in 1982 . He also wrote and performed several of the songs for the 1973 Disney animated film Robin Hood . Later in his life , he wrote the music and lyrics for the 1985 Tony-award winning Broadway musical Big River , in which he acted .   Miller died from lung cancer in 1992 , and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame three years later . His songs continued to be recorded by younger artists , with covers of `` Tall , Tall Trees '' by Alan Jackson and `` Husbands and Wives '' by Brooks & Dunn , each reaching the number one spot on country charts in the 1990s . The Roger Miller Museum in his home town of Erick , Oklahoma , is a tribute to Miller .

neg: The Producers (1968 film) The Producers is a 1968 American satirical comedy film written and directed by Mel Brooks and starring Zero Mostel , Gene Wilder , Dick Shawn , and Kenneth Mars . The film was Brooks 's directorial debut , and he won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay . Although the release date was officially 1968 , the premier took place in Pittsburgh on November 22 , 1967 .   Decades later , the film was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry and placed eleventh on the AFI 's 100 Years ... 100 Laughs list . It was later remade by Brooks as an acclaimed Broadway stage musical , which itself was adapted for a 2005 feature film starring Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick .

neg: The Man in the Saddle (1926 film) The Man in the Saddle is a lost 1926 American Western film directed by Lynn Reynolds and Clifford Smith , starring Hoot Gibson and featuring Boris Karloff .

neg: The Tragic Muse The Tragic Muse is a novel by Henry James , first published as a serial in The Atlantic Monthly in 1889-1890 and then as a book in 1890 . This wide , cheerful panorama of English life follows the fortunes of two would-be artists : Nick Dormer , who vacillates between a political career and his efforts to become a painter , and Miriam Rooth , an actress striving for artistic and commercial success . A huge cast of supporting characters help and hinder their pursuits .

neg: Enchanted April (1992 film) Enchanted April is a 1992 film directed by Mike Newell . The screenplay by Peter Barnes was adapted from Elizabeth von Arnim 's 1922 novel The Enchanted April . The film stars Miranda Richardson , Josie Lawrence , Polly Walker and Joan Plowright , with Alfred Molina , Michael Kitchen and Jim Broadbent in supporting roles .

neg: Herbert Marshall Herbert Brough Falcon Marshall ( 23 May 1890 -- 22 January 1966 ) was an English stage , screen and radio actor who , in spite of losing a leg during the First World War , starred in many popular and well-regarded Hollywood films in the 1930s and 1940s . After a successful theatrical career in the United Kingdom and North America , he became an in-demand Hollywood leading man , frequently appearing in romantic melodramas and occasional comedies . In his later years , he turned to character acting .   The son of actors , Marshall is best remembered for roles in Ernst Lubitsch 's Trouble in Paradise ( 1932 ) , Alfred Hitchcock 's Murder ! ( 1930 ) and Foreign Correspondent ( 1940 ) , William Wyler 's The Letter ( 1940 ) and The Little Foxes ( 1941 ) , Albert Lewin 's The Moon and Sixpence ( 1942 ) , Edmund Goulding 's The Razor 's Edge ( 1946 ) , and Kurt Neumann 's The Fly ( 1958 ) . He appeared onscreen with many of the most prominent leading ladies of Hollywood 's Golden Age , including Greta Garbo , Marlene Dietrich and Bette Davis .   From 1944 to 1952 , Marshall starred in his own radio series , The Man Called ` X ' . Often praised for the quality of his voice , he made numerous radio guest appearances and hosted several shows . He performed on television as well . The actor , known for his charm , married five times and periodically appeared in gossip columns because of his sometimes turbulent private life . During the Second World War , he worked on the rehabilitation of injured troops , especially aiding amputees like himself . Marshall received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960 .

neg: Albert Steinrück Albert Steinrück ( 20 May 1872 -- 10 February 1929 ) was a German film actor of the silent era . He appeared in 88 films between 1910 and 1929 . He starred in the 1923 film The Treasure , which was directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst .   He was also a leading role in the pioneering German expressionist 1920 Film ` The Golem ' , in which he plays a Rabbi .

neg: Al Brooks Al Brooks may refer to :  Albert Brooks ( born 1947 ) , American actor  Alfred Brooks ( dancer ) ( 1916-2005 ) , American modern dancer and dance company founder

neg: Muse (Grace Jones album) Muse is the third studio album by Grace Jones , released in September 4 , 1979 by Island Records .

neg: The Flame (Cheap Trick song) `` The Flame '' is a ballad written by British songwriters Bob Mitchell and Nick Graham . The song was first offered to English singer Elkie Brooks , who turned it down , and was then released by Cheap Trick , for whom it was a hit single in 1988 . The song appeared on the band 's Lap of Luxury album .   `` The Flame '' reached number one on the American Billboard Hot 100 in July 1988 . It also reached number one in Australia and Canada .

neg: Artie Shaw Artie Shaw ( born Arthur Jacob Arshawsky ; May 23 , 1910 -- December 30 , 2004 ) was an American clarinetist , composer , bandleader , and actor . Also an author , Shaw wrote both fiction and non-fiction .   Widely regarded as `` one of jazz 's finest clarinetists , '' Shaw led one of the United States ' most popular big bands in the late 1930s through the early 1940s . Though he had numerous hit records , he was perhaps best known for his 1938 recording of Cole Porter 's `` Begin the Beguine . '' Prior to the release of `` Beguine , '' Shaw and his fledgling band had languished in relative obscurity for over two years and , after its release , he became a major pop artist within short order . The record eventually became one of the era 's defining recordings . Musically restless , Shaw was also an early proponent of what became known much later as Third Stream music , which blended elements of classical and jazz forms and traditions . His music influenced other musicians , such as John Barry in England , with the vamp of the James Bond Theme , possibly influenced by `` Nightmare , '' which also has a similar vamp to Kurt Weill 's `` Lonely House . ''   Shaw also recorded with small jazz groups drawn from within the ranks of the various big bands he led . He served in the US Navy from 1942 to 1944 , ( during which time he led a morale-building band that toured the South Pacific amidst the chaos of World War II ) and , following his discharge in 1944 , he returned to lead a band through 1945 . Following the breakup of that band , he began to focus on other interests and gradually withdrew from the world of being a professional musician and major celebrity , although he remained a force in popular music and jazz before retiring from music completely in 1954 .

neg: Muse Entertainment Muse Entertainment is a Canadian producer of films and television programs founded by Michael Prupas in 1998 . The company gained press attention in 2011 for their production of the multi-Emmy winning and nominated miniseries The Kennedys in association with Asylum Entertainment .


query: Kiiara is a cat.

pos: Kiiara Kiara Saulters ( born May 24 , 1995 ) , known professionally as Kiiara , is an American singer and songwriter from Wilmington , Illinois . She is currently signed to Atlantic Records . Her music is described as downcast electronic pop with bass-heavy , trap-style rap production .

neg: Into the Wild (novel) Into the Wild is a children 's fantasy novel written by Erin Hunter after concepts and outlines created and developed by Victoria Holmes . The novel was published by HarperCollins in Canada and the United States in January 2003 , and in the United Kingdom in February 2003 . It is the first novel in the Warriors series . The book has been published in paperback , and e-book formats in twenty different languages . The story is about a young domestic cat named Rusty who leaves his human owners to join a group of forest-dwelling feral cats called ThunderClan , adopting a new name : Firepaw . He is trained to defend and hunt for the Clan , becomes embroiled in a murder and betrayal within the Clan , and , at the end of the book , receives his warrior name , Fireheart , after a battle with another Clan . The novel is written from the perspective of Fireheart ( previously known as Rusty for a short time , then , for most of the book , Firepaw ) .   The series began in 2003 when HarperCollins requested Holmes to write a book on feral cats . After creating one storyline Holmes brought in Kate Cary to finish writing the book as Holmes went behind the scenes to edit and supervise the details . Holmes has compared the style of the book to a different language as the books are written by three separate authors . She feels that Erin Hunter must have a consistent voice the entire series . The story uses a lexicon with words such as `` twoleg '' substituted for `` human '' or `` new-leaf '' for `` spring '' . The style has been compared to the Harry Potter series , J.R.R. Tolkien and Brian Jacques . Themes include family , loyalty , death , courage , and survival . Into the Wild was critically well received . Booklist believed the book would appeal to followers of Brian Jacques ' Redwall series . Among other awards , it claimed third place in the 2006 Young Reader 's Choice Award .

neg: Kellas cat The Kellas cat is a small black feline found in Scotland . Once thought to be a mythological wild cat , with its few sightings dismissed as hoaxes , a specimen was killed by being caught in a snare in 1984 by a gamekeeper named Ronnie Douglas and found to be a hybrid between wild and domestic sub-species of Felis silvestris . It is not a formal breed of cat , but a landrace of felid hybrids . It is named after the village of Kellas , Moray , where it was first found . The historian Charles Thomas speculates that the Pictish stone at Golspie may depict a Kellas . The Golspie stone , now held at the Dunrobin Castle Museum , shows a cat-like creature standing on top of a salmon which may allude to the characteristics ascribed to a Kellas of catching fish while river swimming .   Andrew Kitchener , researcher and Natural Sciences curator at the National Museum of Scotland , examined eight specimens of black felines . One carcass was already in the Museum 's collection ; the remaining seven were supplied by Di Francis , who is described by Thomas as a `` writer , researcher and practical naturalist '' . Kitchener 's analysis identified one of the animals as a melanistic wild cat ; this juvenile male was the first wild cat ever documented as melanistic in Scotland . Most of the other specimens examined were concluded to be hybrids but more closely aligned to the wild cat ; only one hybrid leaned more towards a domestic cat .   The Kellas cat is described as being 24 to long , with powerful and long hind legs and a tail that can grow to be around 12 in long ; its weight can range from 5 to . Douglas had measured the animal snared in 1984 and he stated it was 15 in to shoulder height and 43 in in length . A specimen is kept in a museum in Elgin . The Zoology Museum of the University of Aberdeen also hold a mounted specimen that was found during 2002 in the Insch area of Aberdeenshire .

neg: Cat agility Cat agility is a sport in which trained cats are lured through timed obstacle courses by their handlers .   Cat agility contests , like similarly themed dog agility contests , are modeled after the equestrian sport of show jumping . Under the rules , cats must complete a course in under 270 seconds , completing each obstacle in a prescribed manner . Lures such as laser pointers and toys on string may be used , but food treats are not allowed . The obstacles are arranged in a circle and include tunnels , steps , and poles . For a typical contest there are between six and fourteen obstacles , and the winning cats complete the course in about ten seconds .   The first known cat agility contest was held in Albuquerque , New Mexico by Vickie Shields and three friends in 2003 . By the late 2000s , the contests were popular worldwide , with approximately 40 held each year in connection with cat shows . In the US , the two largest cat fancy organizations , The Cat Fanciers Association ( CFA ) , and The International Cat Association ( TICA ) both have feline agility competitions , which have met with mixed success and popularity . CFA awarded its first National Agility Win in the 2006-07 season , with the top cat in Agility competition being Zehnder 's Twyla Mooner of Hitails , a blue Abyssinian female . Twyla was born in 2005 and competed in -- and won -- her first agility competition as a five-month-old kitten , without ever having any prior training , or practice in , running an obstacle course .

neg: Ring-tailed lemur The ring-tailed lemur ( Lemur catta ) is a large strepsirrhine primate and the most recognized lemur due to its long , black and white ringed tail . It belongs to Lemuridae , one of five lemur families , and is the only member of the Lemur genus . Like all lemurs it is endemic to the island of Madagascar . Known locally in Malagasy as maky ( -LSB- makʲ -RSB- , spelled maki in French ) or hira , it inhabits gallery forests to spiny scrub in the southern regions of the island . It is omnivorous and the most terrestrial of extant lemurs . The animal is diurnal , being active exclusively in daylight hours .   The ring-tailed lemur is highly social , living in groups of up to 30 individuals . It is also female dominant , a trait common among lemurs . To keep warm and reaffirm social bonds , groups will huddle together . The ring-tailed lemur will also sunbathe , sitting upright facing its underside , with its thinner white fur towards the sun . Like other lemurs , this species relies strongly on its sense of smell and marks its territory with scent glands . The males perform a unique scent marking behavior called spur marking and will participate in stink fights by impregnating their tail with their scent and wafting it at opponents .   As one of the most vocal primates , the ring-tailed lemur uses numerous vocalizations including group cohesion and alarm calls . Experiments have shown that the ring-tailed lemur , despite the lack of a large brain ( relative to simiiform primates ) , can organize sequences , understand basic arithmetic operations and preferentially select tools based on functional qualities .   Despite reproducing readily in captivity and being the most populous lemur in zoos worldwide , numbering more than 2,000 individuals , the ring-tailed lemur is listed as endangered by the IUCN Red List due to habitat destruction and hunting for bush meat and the exotic pet trade . At present ( as of early 2017 ) , the population in the wild is believed to have crashed as low as 2,000 individuals due to habitat loss , poaching and hunting , making them far more critically endangered .

neg: Te Matua Ngahere Te Matua Ngahere is a giant kauri ( Agathis australis ) coniferous tree in the Waipoua Forest of Northland Region , New Zealand . The tree 's Maori name means `` Father of the Forest '' . Although not as massive or tall as its neighbour Tāne Mahuta , Te Matua Ngahere is stouter , with a girth just over 16 m . It is believed to be the second largest living kauri tree , and to have the biggest girth of any kauri in the country . According to The New Zealand Herald , it has the biggest girth of any tree in New Zealand .   As there is no means of measuring the tree 's age , it is variously estimated to be between 1200 and 2000 years old ; or between 2000 and 3000 years old ; or even 4000 years old . One resource , published by National Geographic Books , claims that Te Matua Ngahere may be the oldest tree in New Zealand , while another suggests that it 's the oldest rainforest tree on earth .   Claimed to be revered by the Māori , Te Matua Ngahere is said to be under their special protection . The tree , a remnant of the ancient rain forest that once grew on the North Auckland Peninsula , has a relationship with other flora , such as orchids , clubmoss , and a rata tree that grew on it . Unfortunately , the Te Matua Ngahere suffered severe damage in July 2007 , due to extreme winter storms in Northland when the rata which was growing on top of Te Matua Ngahere , was felled by strong storm winds , and took with it the central leader of Te Matua Ngahere plus several of its branches , thus shortening its life by hundreds of years .

neg: Kora (pilgrimage) __ NOTOC __   Kora ( , THL : kor ra ) is a transliteration of a Tibetan word that means `` circumambulation '' or `` revolution '' . Kora is both a type of pilgrimage and a type of meditative practice in the Tibetan Buddhist or Bon traditions . A Kora is performed by the practitioner making a circumambulation a in a clockwise fashion round a sacred site or object , typically as a constituent part of a pilgrimage , ceremony , celebration or ritual . However , in broader terms , it is a term that is often used to refer to the entire pilgrimage experience in the Tibetan regions .

neg: Jungle cat The jungle cat ( Felis chaus ) , also called the reed cat or swamp cat , is a medium-sized cat native to the Middle East , South and Southeast Asia and southern China . It is a member of the genus Felis and was first described by Johann Anton Güldenstädt in 1776 . Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber gave the jungle cat its present binomial name and is therefore generally considered as binomial authority . Ten subspecies are recognised at present .   The jungle cat is a large , long-legged cat ; it stands nearly 36 cm at shoulder and weighs 2 -- . Its sandy , reddish-brown or grey coat is uniformly coloured and without spots ; melanistic and albino individuals are also known . Moults occur biannually .   Typically diurnal , the jungle cat hunts throughout the day . Solitary in nature , jungle cats do not interact appreciably except in the mating season . The only prominent interaction is the mother-kitten bond . Territories are maintained by urine spraying and scent marking . The cat is primarily a carnivore , and prefers small mammals ( gerbils , hares and rodents ) and birds . It hunts by stalking its prey , followed by a sprint or a leap ; the sharp ears help in pinpointing the location of prey . Both sexes become sexually mature by the time they are a year old ; females enter oestrus from January to March . Mating behaviour is similar to that in the domestic cat : the male pursues the female in oestrus , seizes her by the nape of her neck and mounts her . Gestation lasts nearly two months . Births take place between December and June , though this might vary geographically . Kittens begin to catch their own prey at around six months and leave the mother after eight or nine months .   The jungle cat is a habitat generalist ; it inhabits places with adequate water and dense vegetation , such as swamps , wetlands and riparian areas . Despite its name , the jungle cat shuns rainforests and woodlands . The jungle cat is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List and is mainly threatened by destruction of wetlands , trapping and poisoning . The status of the cat in the wild needs further study , though populations are thought to be declining .

neg: The Kiesha'ra Series The Kiesha ` ra Series is a set of five fantasy novels written by the young adult author , Amelia Atwater-Rhodes , which focus on several races of shapeshifters , including the avians ( bird people ) , the serpiente ( snake people ) , and the shm ` Ahnmik ( falcon people ) .   The series title , which is in a language from the series called ha'Shmla , translates as `` Children of Kiesha . '' Kiesha is the first cobra serpiente , from whom the royal line of the Cobriana descends .

neg: List of Cat's Eye episodes is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tsukasa Hojo . It was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1981 to 1985 , and collected into 18 tankōbon by Shueisha . The story follows the adventures of the three Kisugi sisters , Hitomi , Rui and Ai , who are art thieves trying to collect all the works belonging to their missing father .   Cat 's Eye was adapted into an anime series by Tokyo Movie Shinsha and directed by Yoshio Takeuchi . Thirty-Six episodes were broadcast between July 11 , 1983 until March 26 , 1984 . The opening theme Cat 's Eye by Anri . Dancing with the Sunshine was the ending theme . For episodes 1-12 it was performed by Anril . For episodes 13-36 it was performed by Cathi Linn .   A Second series was later produced that ran for Thirty-Seven episodes from October 8 , 1984 until July 8 , 1985 . The opening theme was Derringer by Mariko Tone and the ending theme was Hot Stuff by Sherry Savage .   For the 30th anniversary of the anime , the series was released in Japan on Blu-Ray format from a new transfer . Two boxsets , one for each series were published by King Records on March 13 , 2013 . The boxset for the second series came with a DVD-ROM of animation artwork .   On April 16 , 2007 , ImaginAsian announced that they would broadcast the first season of Cat 's Eye on ImaginAsian TV , and would thereafter give the series its first North American home video release , which happened in September 2007 . The show began broadcasting in June of that year , with the first DVD released later that September . As of August 2008 , it is currently unavailable . However , ImaginAsian still held the license and was working to someday re-release the series . At Anime Expo 2013 , Right Stuf Inc. announced that they had licensed the series and will be release it on DVD under their Nozomi label .

neg: Tjilpa Tjilpa is the name given to a marsupial cat amongst the Northern Aranda language group of Australian Aboriginal people . There are many dreamtime stories of tribes of ancestral Tjilpa-men , who had a significant mythological role . The geographical range of these stories includes Aranda , Unmatjera , Kaititja , Ngalia , Ilpara and Kukatja lands .   Category : Australian Aboriginal mythology  Category : Arrernte

neg: Tonkinese cat Tonkinese are a domestic cat breed produced by crossbreeding between the Siamese and Burmese . They share many of their parents ' distinctively lively , playful personality traits and are similarly distinguished by a pointed coat pattern in a variety of colors . In addition to the modified coat colors of the `` mink '' pattern , which is a dilution of the point color ( as in watercolors ) , the breed is now being shown in the foundation-like Siamese and Burmese colors : pointed with white and Solid overall ( sepia . ) They are also now designated a natural breed , as their history has now determined them to have been extant since the 14th Century .

neg: The Cat (2011 film) The Cat ( ; lit . `` The Cat : Eyes that See Death '' ) is a 2011 South Korean horror film directed by Byun Seung-wook . The film is about So-yeon ( Park Min-young ) , who works at a small pet-grooming shop called Kitty N Puppy . So-yeon suffers from claustrophobia and starts having apparitions of a ghostly young girl with cat-like eyes ( Kim Ye-ron ) .

neg: Cat Power Charlyn Marie `` Chan '' Marshall -LSB- ʃɑːrlɪn_məri_ʃɒn_mɑːrʃəl -RSB- ( born January 21 , 1972 ) , better known by her stage name Cat Power , is an American singer-songwriter , musician , occasional actress , and model . Cat Power was originally the name of Marshall 's first band , but has become her moniker as a solo artist .   Marshall was discovered opening for Liz Phair in 1994 by Steve Shelley of Sonic Youth and Tim Foljahn of Two Dollar Guitar , with whom she recorded her first two albums , Dear Sir ( 1995 ) and Myra Lee ( 1996 ) , on the same day in 1994 . In 1996 she signed with Matador Records , and released a third album of new material with Shelley and Foljahn , What Would the Community Think . Following this she released the critically acclaimed Moon Pix ( 1998 ) , recorded with members of Dirty Three , and The Covers Record ( 2000 ) , a collection of sparsely recorded cover songs . After a brief hiatus she reemerged in 2003 with You Are Free , featuring guest musicians Dave Grohl and Eddie Vedder , followed by the soul-influenced The Greatest ( 2006 ) , recorded with numerous Memphis studio musicians , and a second covers album , Jukebox ( 2008 ) . In 2012 she released the self-produced Sun , which opened at number 10 on the Billboard 200 , the highest charting album of her career to date .   Critics have noted the constant evolution of Cat Power 's sound , with a `` mix of punk , folk and blues '' on her earliest albums , and elements of soul and other genres more prevalent in her later material . Her 2012 album Sun incorporated electronica , in a self-proclaimed move from the `` really slow guitar songs '' she initially wrote for the album .

neg: Cat Bauer Catherine `` Cat '' Bauer ( born July 27 , 1955 in Greenville , South Carolina ) is the award-winning author of contemporary novels featuring the young protagonist , Harley Columba , and is known for her unique and honest voice . Publishers Weekly said , `` Bauer creates a witty and resilient narrator in ... Harley Columba ... Readers will be rooting for this sympathetic heroine . '' In the Thomson Gale biography , the authors noted that : `` Readers and reviewers often found the strength of Bauer 's novel in the authentic voice of its heroine , Harley . Patricia Morrow , for example , in Voice of Youth Advocates ( VOYA ) , remarked that ` Harley 's voice is true to the experience of many young people , ' and that ` Although the outcomes are not unexpected , they do not follow any formulas . ' ''   Bauer is the oldest of five children . She was born on an Air Force Base where her father was stationed in Greenville , South Carolina . According to family lore , she was struck by ball lightning while sleeping in her bassinet during a thunderstorm . She spent the first five years of her life in Kearney , New Jersey in the same three-family house as her paternal grandparents , and her summers at the Bauer family property on Bodin Lake in Upstate New York . Her grandfather was the foreman of Kearfott , where her father was also an engineer .   When she was nearly five years old , her grandparents relocated to Montreat , North Carolina , while her immediate family moved to Pompton Lakes , New Jersey , a small , suburban town in North Jersey which Bauer has fictionalized in her novels as `` Lenape Lakes '' -- `` only forty-five minutes outside of New York City , if there 's no traffic , although it may as well be four zillion light-years away since no one from here ever goes there . '' Bauer learned to read and use the slide rule before she went to kindergarten , and began writing books at the age of six . She showed musical ability at a young age , and played the clarinet , piano , violin and guitar , and was also active in the theater .   Bauer graduated with honors from Pompton Lakes High School in 1973 .   After a brief marriage to her high school sweetheart , she moved to the West Village in New York City , and studied acting with Stella Adler and the National Shakespeare Conservatory .   She later moved to Los Angeles , California to pursue an acting career , and was active in the LA theater scene as both an actress and a playwright , co-authoring and performing in the cult hit , `` Peacocks . '' She was a close friend and student of the late Don Richardson , whose former students also included Grace Kelly and Anne Bancroft . Bauer assisted Mr. Richardson with his book `` Acting Without Agony , '' and it was in his workshop that she met her future husband , television director , James Quinn , noted for one-hour episode shows such as Law & Order . During this period , Bauer lived in the hills of Los Feliz .   In July , 1993 , Sassy published her first short story , Run Away , which was the inspiration for her first novel , Harley , Like a Person . Under the working title of `` Zee , '' that effort was the recipient of the very first Sue Alexander Most Promising New Work Award given by the Society of Children 's Book Writers and Illustrators ( SCBWI ) . Selected from manuscripts submitted for individual critique at the SCBWI Annual Conference in Los Angeles , the award is given to the manuscript deemed most promising for publication . Another in the list of `` firsts , '' Bauer 's winning entry was critiqued by Walter Dean Myers , the first-ever Michael L. Printz Award winner , a prize which recognizes excellence in young adult literature .   Bauer later changed the title of her first novel to Harley , Like a Person , which was originally published in 2000 by Winslow Press , a boutique publisher that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2002 .   John Lennon 's life and work were major influences on Bauer , and her novels are peppered with references to the former Beatle . For example , Harley Columba was born on the anniversary of John Lennon 's death , December 8 , while her parents were attending a memorial concert in his honor .   In 2004 , Holly Bolstad of White Bear Lake , Minnesota , won her state Level I Letters About Literature competition , a national reading-writing contest sponsored by the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress , together with Target Stores , by writing to Cat Bauer about how Harley , Like a Person had affected her life . To enter , readers write a personal letter to an author , living or dead , from any genre -- fiction or nonfiction , contemporary or classic , explaining how that author 's work changed the student 's way of thinking about the world or themselves .   In April 1998 , Bauer moved to Venice , Italy , where she lives today on the Grand Canal . She is presently divorced .   Bauer was also a regular contributor to International Herald Tribune 's Italian supplement , Italy Daily , writing about the art , culture and architecture of Venice . Her popular blog , Venetian Cat - Venice Blog has been featured in the Financial Times Arts & Weekend Magazine .   On May 27 , 2004 the Honorable Prudence Carter Beatty signed an Order reverting all rights to Harley , Like a Person to Bauer . That book was republished in a slightly different form in 2007 by Alfred A. Knopf , a division of Random House , Inc. , New York , together with a companion novel entitled , Harley 's Ninth , which takes place all on one day , October 9 , John Lennon 's birthday .   AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS for HARLEY , LIKE A PERSON   Booklist Top Ten Youth First Novel  American Library Association Best Books for Young Adults  Two-time Winner American Library Association YALSA Popular Paperback for Young Adults  American Library Association YALSA Quick Pick  New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age  Bookreporter Top Ten Teen First Novel  Book of the Year - First Place YA Fiction - ForeWord Magazine  Oregon Young Adult Network Book Rave  BookSense 76 Pick  teenreads.com Top 10 Teen Book  Teen People Book Club Selection  CosmoGirl Book Club Selection  Selected Adoption-Related Book No . American Council on Adoptable Children Awareness Guide  Winner - SCBWI Sue Alexander Most Promising New Work Award  Novels  Harley , Like a Person  Harley 's Ninth   Collections   Sixteen - Stories About that Sweet and Bitter Birthday , edited by Megan McCafferty  Lines in the Sand , New Writing on War and Peace  Time Out Venice : Verona , Treviso and the Veneto Time Out Guides

neg: Domestic Shorthair Domestic Shorthair may refer to :   Domestic short-haired cat , the most common type of non-purebred house cat ; `` Domestic Shorthair '' is a cat show competition category name for this landrace , as used by some but not all fancier organizations which permit them  American Shorthair , a formal cat breed ; `` Domestic Shorthair '' was its original name in some US-based fancier organizations

neg: When the Cat's Away When the Cat 's Away may refer to :   When the Cat 's Away ( 1929 film ) , a Mickey Mouse short cartoon  When the Cat 's Away ( 1996 film ) , a French drama directed by Cédric Klapisch  When the Cat 's Away ( band ) , a New Zealand female vocal group .  When the Cat 's Away ( album ) , a live album from When the Cat 's Away ( band ) ( 1987 )  `` When the Cat 's Away '' ( The Brothers Garcia ) , an episode of The Brothers Garcia  `` When the Cat 's Away '' ( Desmond 's ) , an episode of Desmond 's  `` When the Cat 's Away '' ( Romeo ! ) , an episode of Romeo !  When the Cat 's Away , an unproduced screenplay co-written by Cara Buono

neg: Cria A cria ( pronounced -LSB- / kriː.ə / -RSB- ) also known as alpaclettes is the name for a baby camelid such as a llama , alpaca , vicuña , or guanaco . It comes from the Spanish word cría , meaning `` baby '' . Its false cognate in English , crya ( pronounced -LSB- / kraɪ.ə / -RSB- ) , was coined by British sailors who explored Chile in the 18th century and were quick to describe the camelids onomatopoeically according to the mwa sound they made , which was not unlike that of a human crying baby .

neg: Kingdom of Cat Cait or Cat was a Pictish kingdom ( 25 -- 871 AD ) during the Early Middle Ages . It was centred in what is now Caithness in northern Scotland . It was , according to Pictish legend , founded by Caitt ( or Cat ) , one of the seven sons of the ancestor figure Cruithne . For a period of time Cait was the largest of the northern Pictish kingdoms , but its power waned over time . After the death of its last king , Taran mac Ainftech , in 697 , it was absorbed into the broader Pictish kingdom .   The name is preserved in the modern placename Caithness , which occupies approximately the same location as the ancient kingdom . The name is also preserved in the Gaelic name for Sutherland ( Cataibh ) , in several specific names within that county and in the earliest recorded name for Shetland ( Inse Catt , meaning `` islands of the Cat people '' ) .   Watson ( 2005 ) compares this usage with the early Irish Innse Orc ( islands of the boars ) for Orkney and concludes that these are tribal names based on animals .   Legends of Clan Chattan ( pronounced cattan ) suggest that Madoc ( a Dalriadic Pict of Royal line ) the father of St Chattan , had retreated to Dál Riata after losing Cat to the Norse . Thus Clan Chattan or Caitt-an is recognised by the Lord of the Isles as being of Pictish descent when he ratifies the Clan Chattan document ( lost 1666 ) .

neg: Cat Soup is a 2001 Japanese short experimental anime film directed by Tatsuo Satō , inspired by the work of manga artist Nekojiru . The surreal film follows Nyatta , an anthropomorphic kitten , on his travel to the land of the dead and back in an effort to save his sister 's soul . Cat Soup was released direct-to-DVD in Japan on 21 February 2001 . Central Park Media licensed the film in North America under its Software Sculptors label and was released on DVD on September 9 , 2003 .

neg: Ragdoll The Ragdoll is a cat breed with blue eyes and a distinct colorpoint coat . It is a large and muscular semi-longhair cat with a soft and silky coat . Like all long haired cats , Ragdolls need grooming to ensure their fur does not mat . Developed by American breeder Ann Baker in the 1960s , it is best known for its docile and placid temperament and affectionate nature . The name `` Ragdoll '' is derived from the tendency of individuals from the original breeding stock to go limp and relaxed when picked up . Particularly popular in both the United Kingdom and the breed 's native United States , ragdoll cats often are known as `` dog-like cats '' or `` puppy-like cats '' due to behaviors such as their tendency to follow people around , their ease at being physically handled , and their relative lack of aggression toward other pets .


query: California Gurls was recorded by an American singer.

pos: Katy Perry Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson ( born October 25 , 1984 ) , known professionally as Katy Perry , is an American singer and songwriter . After singing in church during her childhood , she pursued a career in gospel music as a teenager . Perry signed with Red Hill Records and released her debut studio album Katy Hudson under her birth name in 2001 , which was commercially unsuccessful . She moved to Los Angeles the following year to venture into secular music after Red Hill ceased operations and she subsequently began working with producers Glen Ballard , Dr. Luke , and Max Martin . After adopting the stage name Katy Perry and being dropped by The Island Def Jam Music Group and Columbia Records , she signed a recording contract with Capitol Records in April 2007 .   Perry rose to fame in 2008 with the release of the singles `` I Kissed a Girl '' -- which sparked controversy for its sapphic themes -- and `` Hot n Cold '' from her second album , a pop rock record titled One of the Boys . Her third album , Teenage Dream ( 2010 ) , ventured into disco , and contained the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart-topping singles `` California Gurls '' , `` Teenage Dream '' , `` Firework '' , `` E.T. '' , and `` Last Friday Night ( T.G.I.F. ) '' as well as the number-three single `` The One That Got Away '' . The album became the first by a female artist to produce five number-one songs in the U.S. , and the second overall after Michael Jackson 's album Bad . In March 2012 , she re-issued the album as Teenage Dream : The Complete Confection , which produced the songs `` Part of Me '' and `` Wide Awake '' . Her fourth album , Prism , was released in 2013 , and is influenced by pop and dance . She became the first artist with multiple videos to reach one billion views on Vevo with the videos for its songs `` Roar '' and `` Dark Horse '' .   Perry has received many awards , including four Guinness World Records , a Brit Award , and a Juno Award , and been included in the Forbes list of `` Top-Earning Women In Music '' ( 2011 -- 2016 ) . Her estimated net worth as of 2016 is $ 125 million . She is one of the best-selling musical artists of all time , having sold 100 million records globally throughout her career . In film , she released an autobiographical documentary titled Katy Perry : Part of Me in 2012 , and voiced Smurfette in the 2011 film The Smurfs and its sequel in 2013 .

pos: California Gurls `` California Gurls '' is a song recorded by American singer Katy Perry for her third studio album , Teenage Dream ( 2010 ) . The song features verses from rapper Snoop Dogg . Both artists co-wrote the song with Bonnie McKee and its co-producers Dr. Luke and Max Martin , with additional production from Benny Blanco . According to Perry , the song is an answer song to `` Empire State of Mind '' ( 2009 ) , by Jay-Z and Alicia Keys . `` California Gurls '' is a midtempo disco-pop , and funk-pop song , with influences of new wave , and electropop . Its lyrics are an ode to the state of California , in which both Perry and Snoop Dogg were born and raised .   `` California Gurls '' garnered positive reviews from music critics , with the majority of them labeling it a `` summer anthem '' , as well as complimenting its production and chorus . Originally intended to be sent to mainstream and rhythmic airplay on May 25 , 2010 , the song debuted on May 7 , 2010 , after clips from the Teenage Dream album were leaked online . It was subsequently released to iTunes on May 11 , 2010 as the album 's lead single . The song was a worldwide success , peaking at number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 for six consecutive weeks , giving Perry her second US number-one single in and Snoop Dogg his third . The song reached number-one in ten other countries , including Australia , Canada , Ireland , New Zealand , and the United Kingdom .   A music video for the song was released on June 15 , 2010 , and features Perry and her dancers as pieces of a board game , set in the fictional `` Candyfornia '' . Perry has said that the inspiration behind the video was artist Will Cotton , who was also the artistic director of the video . It has been noted that the video is influenced by several other works , including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory , Alice 's Adventures in Wonderland , and the board game Candyland . On December 2 , 2010 , the song received a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals . In 2012 , Billboard ranked the song number one on a special The 30 Summer Songs of All Time listing .

neg: California Stars (song) `` California Stars '' is an American folk song with lyrics by Woody Guthrie . Guthrie never recorded the song , but in 1998 it was recorded as part of Mermaid Avenue , a collection of Guthrie 's work that was put to music and recorded by British singer Billy Bragg and the American band Wilco . Music for the song was ultimately composed by Wilco lead singer Jeff Tweedy and guitarist Jay Bennett .   In 1992 , Guthrie 's estate asked Bragg to set `` California Stars '' and other unrecorded works to music in what would become Mermaid Avenue .   No date is known for the creation of the original lyrics , which could have taken place any time from the 1940 's to Guthrie 's death in 1967 . The lyrics are simple but surreal , describing the singer lying under the California sky and dreaming of lying with a lover on a `` bed '' of stars . A `` California Star '' is a complex geometric pattern used in making quilts , which could have been an influence on Guthrie 's writing , lending a more literal interpretation to the phrase `` a bed of California Stars . ''   Wilco has frequently performed the song live , and it is one of their most popular recordings . Since being set to music , the song has been recorded and released by other musicians , including Bob Seger on his 2014 album Ride Out .

neg: Hollywood Fats Michael Leonard Mann ( March 17 , 1954 -- December 8 , 1986 ) , known as Hollywood Fats , was an American blues guitarist , active in Los Angeles , California .

neg: PEACH PEACH ( born Patricia Elaine Reasoner ; June 1 , 1951 ) is an American blues and jazz artist -- singer , songwriter , and guitarist , and producer . She currently resides in Venice , California U.S.A.

neg: Justin Chart Justin Chart ( born February 6 , 1960 ) is a Los Angeles based singer-songwriter and producer . Chart is known for his song , `` Los Angeles The Song '' .

neg: Greetings from California Greetings from California is the debut studio album by The Madden Brothers , whose members consist of Joel and Benji Madden from pop punk band Good Charlotte , which was released on September 16 , 2014 in the United States . The album 's first single , `` We Are Done '' , premiered on May 30 , 2014 on 102.7 KIIS FM . The music video for the single premiered on June 30 , 2014 and on July 7 , 2014 , `` We Are Done '' reached # 1 on the Australian iTunes songs chart . The album was made available for pre-ordering on the iTunes Store on July 4 , 2014 with `` California Rain '' made available for immediate download .   The album is split into two `` sides '' . The first filled with upbeat , sunny pop rock produced by their long-time collaborator Eric Valentine , who also produced Good Charlotte 's The Young and the Hopeless and The Chronicles of Life and Death . Side two is produced by Joe Chiccarelli , is inspired by `` 70s-era FM pop . ''

neg: Al Rogers Al Rogers ( born July 24 , 1926 ) is an American Country and Western singer .

neg: Helen Baylor Helen LaRue Lowe ( born January 8 , 1954 ) , known professionally as Helen Baylor , is an American singer -- songwriter .

neg: Buddy Clark Buddy Clark ( July 26 , 1912 - October 1 , 1949 ) was an American popular singer of the 1930s and 1940s . In the late 1940s , after his return from service in World War II , his career blossomed and he became one of the nation 's top crooners . He died in a plane crash in 1949 .

neg: Larry Pierce (singer) Larry G. Pierce ( born July 18 , 1950 ) is an American comedic-country music singer .

neg: Radio Recorders Radio Recorders , Inc. located at 7000 Santa Monica Boulevard , was a recording studio based in Los Angeles , California .   Many notable musicians are reported to have been recorded in the studio include Billie Holiday , Charlie Parker , Jimmie Rodgers , Louis Armstrong , Mario Lanza , Elvis Presley , Jimi Hendrix , Frank Zappa , Paul Frees and The Carpenters among others . In its prime , the studio was known as the best recording facility in Los Angeles .   During the forties and fifties , Radio Recorders was responsible for recording countless radio shows , both network and local , for delayed broadcast , not always for California , but for many western states . Telephone lines ran to all the important stations and the networks . Studio C was the nerve center with at least six recording lathes and turntables and an `` on-the-air '' playback turntable protected by a railing so that it would not be bumped while it was playing a program onto the air . The recording lathes were shock mounted in sand to prevent rumble from the street cars on Santa Monica Boulevard . For much of that era , the recordings were made and played back on lacquer coated aluminum discs , before tape recording was introduced . The room could handle several programs at once , 24 hours a day , and quite often a single engineer on duty would have his hands full .   Most of the major labels used Radio Recorders well into the 1960s . Columbia , RCA Victor , Capitol , and Decca ultimately had their own facilities , but Radio Recorders was still the choice of many independent labels and both popular and classical artists , from Stravinsky to Elvis . In addition , most of the jingles were recorded there . In 1962 H.B. Barnum and Bill Aken chose the annex to record their big band version of ` Goody , Goody '' for Governor Goodwin J. ( Goodie ) Knight 's re-election campaign . Additionally in 1962 Bill Aken would record the classic ` Theme For Shock Theater , ' again with engineer Phil Yeend working the board . The main location at 7000 Santa Monica had two large studios and some smaller ones , as well as disc mastering facilities . In 1946 , the company remodeled a warehouse at 1032 North Sycamore Avenue and built a large studio , capable of handling approximately fifty musicians . This studio was known as Radio Recorders Annex , or , within the industry , just `` The Annex . '' The warehouse originally belonged to RCA Victor and `` the Annex '' was a legendary studio that Victor had built in their warehouse back in the ` 30 's .   In 1965 , Radio Recorders ' star engineer , Thorne Nogar , purchased The Annex and started his own independent Annex Studios , which attracted a distinguished clientele as a full service studio , including mastering . For many years , Lawrence Welk pre-recorded the music for his popular television show , becoming the most important client ; in addition , in the 1960s and 1970s Annex mastered for such labels as Uni Records , Dot Records and Ranwood Records , as well as cutting early pressings of Barbra Streisand 's hit single `` The Way We Were . '' The Annex 's location now houses The Record Plant Studios .   In the late 1980 's the studio was reopened as Studio 56 by Paul Shwartz . At that time bands such as Guns & Roses , Sugar Ray , Toni Braxton , Brandy , No Doubt and others recorded there . The documentary `` Standing in the Shadows of Motown '' was also partially filmed there . Kenneth Crouh , Keith Crouch and Leon Sylvers were all house producers there at that time .   In 2002 the studio gained two new partners Pride Hutchison and Michael Dumas . The studio was then brought back to business under its original name Radio Recorders , and they enlisted the help of longtime friends Jordan Winsen and Steve Loiacano as their staff second engineers . Tom O'Brien , who was working for Schwartz , was kept on as chief engineer . In 2004 the property was declared a historic attraction but never achieved official landmark status by the city of Los Angeles . From 2002 to 2008 the studio welcomed many great projects and clients including Natalie Cole , Dwight Yoakum , Lucinda Williams , Lil ' John , Exzihbit , Annie Lennox and many more ... The facility closed again in 2008 a midst a fraud dispute between Hutchison , Dumas and Shwartz , Silent owners seeking to save the building and real estate property flipper David Bennet . In the end the building was sold in bankruptcy court . Shwartz was left broke , betrayed and feeling blindly used . With lack of capital to fight and overturn the courts decision , the silent owners were left with no moves and the legendary Radio Recorders building was gutted and demolished from the inside . The story as it goes from the inside supposedly is :  Schwartz had a partner before Dumas and Hutchison who passed away and with him likely many of the studios strongest contracts .  Under Schwartz mismanagement the studio struggled and subsequently defaulted on all financial obligations . Hutchinson and Dumas than found Schwartz in a vulnerable position and for a total sum if 50-60k each ( 100k ) Schwartz agreed to partner with them . It is unclear whether they were ever added to the deed or if this money ever went to debts . Its also rumored that during the period of their partnership many raves were held in soundstage studio E ( dubbed so for Elvis ) and rampant drug abuse took place and continued among the partners . It is known that methamphetamine was found in the cupboards of the studio kitchen shortly after Schwartz and that his behavior was often erratic . What than takes place is a battle for property rights among all involved both the silent partner and David Bennet claiming they paid Schwartz a sum of money for his rights .  One side is that a late night meeting took place with notary a menial fee was given to Schwartz and he gave his rights . The other side is David Bennet provided compensation to both Dumas and Hutchison in excess of 50k each for their investment as well as 100k to Schwartz in return for all of their rights . The problem for Bennet being a flipper was that currently each studio was occupied by a tenant and this other silent partner was laying claim . He proceeded to systematically attempt to forge alliances under the false premises that all who helped would bennifit either from the sale / that he would n't sell the building and had no intention of gutting it but rather would maintain it as a studio/That he would sell the property atca fair price to a tenant if they helped him and could raise the capital in a small window . . Supposedly this stipulation was met and Bennet than backed out on his agreement . Hutchison and Dumas were the first to go followed by others . All gear by this point including the piano axel rose recorded November rain with was liquidated and only one studio operated in the building . When Bennet backed out of his deal ( or perhaps the money was never actually raised ) the fight for ownership intensified . Reportedly glass doors were shatterd having had the hinge pins pulled from them and orange Xs were spray painted on other wooden doors of vacant rooms when no one was around . While the silent partner and tenant had teamed up . The results were the same radio recorders studios shut its doors September 2009 . Sleepy Brown of Organized Noise would be the last artist to produce a record in the building . Despite Bennett 's best assurances the studios would all be gutted turned into accounting offices sadly only to become owned by a studio company againv . Schwartz sadly would take his own life.Today the space is used for art exhibits .   In 2010 the property was once again sold and is now part of the Siren Production Company .

neg: Sunshine pop Sunshine pop ( originally `` soft pop '' ) is a subgenre of pop music originating in Southern California in the mid-1960s , although it only acquired the name later . Rooted in easy-listening , advertising jingles , and the growing drug culture , sunshine pop acts purveyed a lightly produced style that combined nostalgic or anxious moods with `` an appreciation for the beauty of the world '' .   It began as an outgrowth of the 1960s California Sound and folk rock movements , largely consisting of lesser-known artists who imitated more popular groups like the Beach Boys , the Mamas & the Papas , and the 5th Dimension . While the Beach Boys are noted as prominent influences , they rarely worked in the genre . Sunshine pop is characterized by lush vocals and light arrangements similar to samba music . In some ways the genre is similar to baroque pop music through being elaborate and melancholic , though it also crossed into folk pop and Brill Building styles .   Sunshine pop enjoyed mainstream success in the latter half of the decade , with many of its top 40 hits peaking in the spring and summer of 1967 , especially just before the Summer of Love . Popular bands include the Mamas & the Papas , the Turtles , and the Association . Other acts , like the Millennium , Sagittarius , and the Yellow Balloon were less successful but gained a cult following years later ; with albums like Begin ( 1968 ) and Present Tense ( 1968 ) highly sought-after on the collectors ' market .

neg: Leslie Mills Leslie Mills is an American singer , songwriter , record producer , and actress .

neg: Golden Throats Golden Throats is Rhino Records ' series of humorous compilations of critically lambasted cover versions of songs , performed mostly either by celebrities known for something other than musical talent or musicians not known for the genre from which the song they are covering comes . For example , William Shatner sings ( or , more precisely , does a dramatic reading of the lyrics to ) `` Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds , '' Leonard Nimoy sings `` If I Had a Hammer , '' and Muhammad Ali sings `` Stand by Me . '' Other examples include the Bing Crosby cover of the Beatles ' `` Hey Jude '' and the Mel Tormé cover of Donovan 's `` Sunshine Superman , '' as both were rock songs being covered by musicians of an older generation . In most cases , the songs appear to be performed sincerely , rather than in a spirit of irony or intentional goofiness . In many respects , these albums were among the first to anthologize lounge music , with their focus on `` light '' versions of contemporary hits . The series ( of four albums ) was created and produced by long-time Rhino staffer Gary Peterson and pop culture historian Pat Sierchio . Each release contained liner notes penned by acclaimed music historian Irwin Chusid , and most featured original art by Drew Friedman . The cover art parodied well-known albums ( Sgt. Pepper 's Lonely Hearts Club Band , Their Satanic Majesties Request , Sweetheart Of The Rodeo , and the Beatles ' infamous `` butcher '' cover for Yesterday And Today ) . The notoriety of the series no doubt contributed to William Shatner 's decision to relaunch his musical career .   There were a total of four albums in the series : They are :  Golden Throats : The Great Celebrity Sing Off ( LP : 1988 ; CD : 1992 )  Golden Throats 2 : More Celebrity Rock Oddities ! ( 1991 )  Golden Throats 3 : Sweethearts of Rodeo Drive ( 1995 )  Golden Throats 4 : Celebrities Butcher the Beatles ( 1997 )

neg: Bel-Tone Records Bel-Tone Recording Corporation was a small American independent record label founded in 1944 in Hollywood , California , that recorded and produced artists of the pop , race , and folk genres .

neg: Gus Hardin Gus Hardin ( born Carolyn Ann Blankenship ; April 9 , 1945 -- February 17 , 1996 ) was a country music singer .

neg: Katie Lee (singer) Katie Lee ( born October 23 , 1919 in Tucson , Arizona , United States ) is an Arizona folk singer , writer , actress , photographer and environmental activist .   She graduated from the University of Arizona with a Bachelor of Fine Arts . After that , she went on to study with two of the most successful folksingers of the 1940s , Burl Ives and Josh White .   After joining a rafting trip in the Grand Canyon she became a regular on river trips on the Colorado River and joined the opposition to the construction of Glen Canyon Dam . In September and October 1955 , she , Tad Nichols , and Frank Wright traveled through and documented parts of the Glen Canyon that later were to be submerged .

neg: The Untouchables (Los Angeles band) The Untouchables are a soul/mod revival band from the Silver Lake , Los Angeles , California area . Described by original lead singer Kevin Long as `` mods who played ska music , '' The Untouchables are credited with being America 's first ska band .   They formed in 1981 as part of the embryonic L.A. mod revival , after being inspired by the ska revival/punk rock band The Boxboys . Since some could n't play instruments , they either hastily learned , or became vocalists . The original lineup included : Kevin Long ( vocals ) , Chuck Askerneese ( vocals ) , Terry Ellsworth ( rhythm guitar ) , Clyde Grimes ( guitar ) , Rob Lampron ( drums ) , Herman Askerneese ( bass ) and Jerry Miller ( vocals , timbales ) .   After a shaky start playing at parties , the integrated septet were eventually booked at the O.N. Klub ( known as the On to regulars ) . The band had guaranteed the club that they would pack the venue , and they did not disappoint . In middle of that year , they released their first ( ska-styled ) 7 '' single , copies of which were snapped up by local mods . Late in 1982 , the band began a stint as the house band at the Roxy Theatre . Terry Ellsworth left the band in the summer of 1983 , at the height of the California mod revival . Josh Harris was added on keyboards , Timothy Moynahan on trombone and Will Donato ( who became a successful smooth jazz artist ) started on sax .   Their second single , `` The General , '' became a minor local hit , despite poor distribution . The band performed `` The General '' in the 1984 comedy The Party Animal , and they appeared as a scooter gang in the movie Repo Man . In early 1984 , they were signed to Stiff Records . Concerts with The B-52 's , Black Uhuru , Bow Wow Wow , Red Hot Chili Peppers , Fishbone , No Doubt and X all over California gave the group a disparate following of whites , blacks , mods , punks , surfers and rockabilly fans , with the local performances drawing up to 1,500 people . The band also appeared in the 1984 film Surf II , performing `` Dance Beat '' , and 1987 's No Man 's Land , performing `` What 's Gone Wrong '' .   Vocalist Kevin Long ( who had named the band ) left in 1984 . Guitarist Clyde Grimes took on more vocal leads , and in 1984 the band recorded `` Free Yourself '' , which became very popular , especially in the United Kingdom where it was a # 26 hit in April 1985 . The band has gone through many lineup changes since then , and as of 2006 , only vocalist Jerry Miller remains from the original lineup .

neg: Bobby Troup Robert Wesley Troup Jr. ( October 18 , 1918 -- February 7 , 1999 ) , known as Bobby Troup , was an American actor , jazz pianist , singer and songwriter . He is best known for writing the popular standard '' ( Get Your Kicks On ) Route 66 '' , and for his role as Dr. Joe Early , opposite his real-life wife Julie London 's character , in the 1970s US TV series , Emergency !

neg: Eddie Money Edward Joseph Mahoney ( born March 21 , 1949 ) , known professionally as Eddie Money , is an American singer , songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who had success in the 1970s and 1980s with a string of Top 40 hits and platinum albums .

neg: Debbie Gravitte Debbie Shapiro Gravitte ( born September 29 , 1954 ) is an American actress and singer .   Shapiro was born in Los Angeles , California ,