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8 unusual facts about Hammond


Arthur Henry Knighton-Hammond

In 1927, he married Emmeline Mary Low at the Consular Office in Nice, France and they subsequently had two children, Mary and John.

Carla Speed McNeil

Carla Speed McNeil born in Hammond, Louisiana, is an American sci-fi writer, cartoonist, and illustrator of comics, best known for the science fiction comic book series Finder.

Hammond-Harwood House

It was modeled on the design of the Villa Pisani in Montagnana, Italy in Book II, Chapter XIV of I Quattro Libri dell’Achitettura.

The initial design of Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello was taken from the Villa Cornaro in Piombino Dese, Italy, in Book II, Chapter XV of I Quattro Libri dell’Architettura, but this façade was later covered up by Jefferson’s own expansions to his house.

Linda Darling-Hammond

From 1994-2001, Darling-Hammond served as executive director of the National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future, chaired by Governor James B. Hunt, a blue-ribbon panel whose work put the issue of teaching quality on the map nationally and led to sweeping policy changes affecting teaching and schooling.

Ninian Pinkney

Ninian Pinkney, born in the Hammond-Harwood House in Annapolis, Maryland, on 7 June 1811, graduated from St. John's College, Annapolis, Maryland, in 1829, and from Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1833.

Tamar Gendler

After graduating from college, she worked for several years as an assistant to Linda Darling-Hammond at the RAND Corporation’s education policy division in Washington, DC.

The Internationals Network for Public Schools

The Stanford study, led by Linda Darling-Hammond and her team of researchers, found "the Internationals Network for Public Schools (Internationals) is an important model that originated in New York City and has shown itself to be both successful and adaptable" in California.


Ambre Hammond

Lalo Schifrin, a renowned Hollywood film score writer has composed a double concerto for Ambre Hammond and trumpeter James Morrison which was premiered on 19 July 2007 at the Sydney Opera House with the Sydney Symphony; the concert was later broadcast on ABC Television.

Bas Clas

In 1982, author and producer Samuel Charters heard Bas Clas live at Grant Street Dancehall and sent a cassette tape demo of the band's music to his friend, producer John Hammond Sr.

Bobbie Nelson

In 1961, after suffering a breakdown for the death of Bud Fletcher and the custody of her children was given to Fletcher's parents, she moved to Fort Worth, Texas where she worked for the Hammond Organ Company.

City of Hammond Classic

The presenting sponsor was Horseshoe Casino, a casino located in Hammond.

Cleveland Street scandal

Inspector Abberline went to the brothel on 6 July with a warrant to arrest Hammond and Newlove for violation of Section 11 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885.

County Carlow by-election, 1908

Kavanagh's candidature for the by-election caused by the death of John Hammond, was endorsed by the Catholic Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin Dr. Patrick Foley (former president of Carlow College), due to Kavanagh's support for a Catholic University of Ireland.

Delaware Air National Guard

Over a dozen C-130 transport missions brought Civil Engineers from the 166 Civil Engineer Squadron (CES), communications specialists, ground and air medical personnel, fire fighters (166CES) and other skilled personnel who contributed to relief efforts in almost a dozen cities in Mississippi as well as Louisiana in the city of New Orleans, in areas north of Lake Pontchartrain such as the towns of Slidell and Hammond.

Doug Hammond

In 2010 Doug Hammond wrote and conducted "Acknowledgement Suite" with Dwight Adams, Jean Toussaint, Roman Filiú, Howard Curtis, Wendell Harrison, Dick Griffin, Stéphane Payen, Kirk Lightsey and Arron James.

Durham Concerto

At the premiere of the work, Lord himself played the Hammond organ part, and Kathryn Tickell the pipes.

Elkland, Pennsylvania

In March 1811, came a colony from Elmira, New York and Southport, New York, consisting of Samuel Tubbs Sr., his sons, Samuel, James and Benjamin, and his sons-in-law, John Ryon Jr., David Hammond, and Martin Stevens.

Francis C. Hammond Middle School

The school was built in 1956 as Francis C. Hammond High School and named after Francis C. Hammond, a United States Navy Hospital Corpsman.

Frank Hammond

Hammond's books helped to transfer the ideas of deliverance ministry into the Catholic Charismatic Renewal, in particular the concept of demonic influence short of the demonic possession that requires exorcism by a priest.

Graeme Hammond

During World War I, Hammond was commissioned as a Major in the Medical Reserve Corps of the United States Army and stationed at Camp Mills and Camp Upton.

Hammond graduated from the Columbia School of Mines in 1877 and earned a Doctor of Medicine degree from New York University School of Medicine in 1881.

Greg Murphy

Greg Murphy joined Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond presenting Top Gear Live, when it had its first international Live show at ASB Showgrounds in Auckland from 12–15 February 2009, and again when the show returned in 2010 with James May replacing Hammond.

Harald Dahlstrøm

Harald Dahlstrøm (born 2 March 1961 in Bergen, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (piano and Hammond B3 organ), known for participation on a series of records, from collaborations with musicians like Kenneth Sivertsen and Dance with a Stranger, and as band leader for his own lineups.

Howard Paul

His recent work includes performances with pianist/composer Bob James, George Mesterhazy, Hammond organist Tony Monaco, guitarists Bucky Pizzarelli, Howard Alden, Jack Wilkins, Joe Beck, Andreas Oberg, Jimmy Bruno, Joe Negri, and Frank Vignola.

Illiana Expressway

On December 11th U.S. Representative Pete Viscloskey (D-IN) repeated his support for the project while Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott declared his opposition.

Inclusive capitalism

Allen Hammond is Vice President of Special Projects and Innovation at the World Resources Institute: a Washington, DC-based, non-profit, environmental, think tank created in 1982 through a $15 million donation by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation of Chicago (World Resources Institute website 2008).

It Never Rains in Southern California

"It Never Rains in Southern California", written by Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood, is a song first released by Hammond, a British born singer-songwriter, in 1972.

John Hays Hammond

In May 1926, an organization called "The Company of Friends of John Hays Hammond" sponsored eleven dinners around the world (Manhattan, San Francisco, London, Paris, Tokyo, Manila, etc.) in honor of Hammond.

Katzie

Oe’lecten and his people were based at what is now known as Pitt Lake, Swaneset at Sheridan Hill, Xwoe’pecten at Port Hammond (whose descendants became the Kwantlen), Smakwec at Point Roberts (whose people, the Nicomekl were largely killed in a smallpox epidemic in the 18th century), and C’simlenexw at Point Grey (whose descendents became the Musqueam).

Lawrence Knapp

Alice's brother, the notorious producer and talent scout of Columbia Records fame, John Hammond, introduced Benny to his sister.

Live at the Marquee 1980

No known live soundboard recordings exist of the 1980 (Crane/Du Cann/Hammond) lineup of Atomic Rooster and the source cassette tape, belonging to Du Cann, was recorded via a single onstage microphone.

London Calling!

American inventor Hammond had earlier developed a Teleview sequential viewing system for use as part of the successful productions of the Ziegfeld Follies (1907–1931).

Mauritius cricket team

In April 2011, Tommy Hammond, of Tommy Hammond Sports, took South African first-class side Kwazulu-Natal Inland Under-15 side to Mauritius in what promised to be a most important and promising tour and proved to a ground-breaking tour in Mauritian cricket.

McKinleyville, California

Following the historic Hammond Lumber Company railroad grade, the trail begins at the Hammond Bridge – which crosses the Mad River near the Mad River County Park – and extends north to Clam Beach County Park just south of Little River State Beach.

Media in Missoula, Montana

In 1900, Hammond began selling stock in the Missoulian to political rival Joseph M. Dixon who would later become a US Congressman, US Congressman, and the state of Montana's seventh governor.

Missoulian

In 1900, Hammond began selling stock in the Missoulian to political rival Joseph M. Dixon who would later become a US Congressman, US Senator, and the state of Montana's seventh governor.

MonkeyJunk

Band members include Steve Marriner on vocals, baritone guitar, harmonica, hammond organ; Tony D on lead guitar; and Matt Sobb on drums and percussion.

Mundell music

Successive artists at the Famous Bein Inn included Curtis Stigers, Long John Baldry, John Martyn, Gene Parsons, Fairport Convention, John Hammond, Andrew Gold, Tony Joe White, Micky Moody, B A Robertson, Albert Lee, Snowy White and the venue developed a reputation as a "living room feel" where you could be part of an intimate audience (max 60) and rub shoulders with legends from the past.

Ogyges

Hammond, N.G.L. and Howard Hayes Scullard (editors), The Oxford Classical Dictionary, second edition, Oxford University Press, 1992.

RCA Inspiration

The new group consisted of Verity Records, GospoCentric Records and four artist owned imprints: Quiet Water Entertainment (Donald Lawrence), Fo Yo Soul Entertainment (Kirk Franklin), New Life Records (John P. Kee) and F. Hammond Music (Fred Hammond).

Sacrifist

Additionally, Bootsy Collins and Bernie Worrell (of Parliament-Funkadelic), both also featured on the debut album, return for one lengthy track each: "Deathstar" includes Collins' "free-form bass explorations" and "Crossing" features Worrell's "psychedelic improvisation on a distorted Hammond organ".

School of Geography, University of Leeds

Alumni include: Piers Sellers, NASA astronaut, Simon Rix, bassist of Leeds based band the Kaiser Chiefs, Jon Hammond, who won a gold in the men's 50m shooting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, Martine Croxall, BBC News Reader and the most Reverend Alan Harper, Archbishop of Armagh (awarded an OBE for services to conservation).

Shining Light

The Annie Lennox recording also appeared as Elaine Hammond's (Sigourney Weaver) theme song in the USA Miniseries Political Animals.

Signify

Richard Barbieri - synthesisers, Hammond organ, Prophet V/System 700 electronics, piano, tapes, texture, sequencers

Stephen Hammond

Hammond was appointed a Director of the Equities division of Dresdner Kleinwort Benson in 1994 and four years later joined Commerzbank Securities.

Suspension training

In 2008, ex Bristol City F.C. fitness coaching team Mark Hammond and Pete Faulkner developed the FKPro two strap system.

Tall Stacks

Musical acts included Creedence Clearwater Revisited, Lucinda Williams, Steve Earle, Emmylou Harris, Shawn Colvin, The Jayhawks, Delbert McClinton, John Hammond, Nickel Creek, B. B. King, Los Lobos, Ricky Skaggs, Mary Chapin Carpenter, and more than 150 other national, regional, and local bands.

The Fool and the Princess

The Fool and the Princess is a 1948 British drama film directed by William C. Hammond and starring Bruce Lester, Lesley Brook and Adina Mandlová.

The Search for Robert Johnson

Throughout, Johnson's music is both foreground and background, from recordings of Johnson and as performed on camera by Hammond, David Honeyboy Edwards, and Johnny Shines.

The Teacher Salary Project

American Teacher also features interviews with US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, Deputy Secretary of Education Brad Jupp, the founder of The Equity Project Charter School Zeke Vanderhoek, Stanford Professor of Education Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond, Stanford economist Eric Hanushek, and several regional and national teachers of the year.

Wade H. Hammond

Hammond receied his B.A. from Alabama A&M College, and then studied at the Royal Military School of Music of England.


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