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unusual facts about Karl L. King



All Saints' Church, King's Heath

This was replaced in 1892 by an organ by Flight and Robson from St. John's Church, Blackheath, London.

Brokers of Death arms case

The four-month investigation, costing over $100,000, led to arrests in April 1986 in New York and Bermuda, with the involvement of Special Agent Joseph F. King.

Capaz de Todo

Aside from this song, the Misión Eurovisión version contains 6 songs that do not appear on the first release, including "Qué Sabes del Amor", which was featured on the Special Christmas edition, and the Ben E. King cover "Stand by Me".

Charles W. King

Cannon were fired from the hilltops of the Miura Peninsula as soon as the ship approached Uraga, in compliance with the 1825–42 Shogunal order that any approaching Western ships, apart from Dutch ones, should be fired upon.

Chris King

Christopher J. King (born 1976), former Pennsylvania state representative

Christopher J. King

After the 2002 election, King was appointed by Governor Ed Rendell to serve as a member of Rendell's Education Transition Team.

Cipher

David A. King, The ciphers of the monks - A forgotten number notation of the Middle Ages, Stuttgart: Franz Steiner, 2001 (ISBN 3-515-07640-9)

Clarence Tex Walker

In Las Vegas, Walker appeared with the Drifters who worked in the same venues with Sammy Davis, Jr., Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Tony Bennett and many major rock, blues and jazz artists including: The Rolling Stones; The Beatles; B.B. King; Aretha Franklin; Louis Armstrong; Count Basie; Herbie Hancock; Miles Davis; Ray Charles and Nat King Cole.

Daniel P. King

King was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-eighth and to the three succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1843, until his death on July 25, 1850.

Dave Mejias

That seat is currently held by Republican Peter King (R-Seaford), chairman of House Committee on Homeland Security.

David Hoffman

Other feature films include: Earl Scruggs: His Family and Friends, starring Scruggs with Bob Dylan, Doc Watson, and The Byrds; Sing Sing Thanksgiving, a concert feature film at Sing Sing Prison in New York with B.B. King, Joan Baez and others; and It’s All Good, a film chronicling the lives of two aggressive inline skating teams in New York City and Los Angeles.

David S. King

King was a resident of Kensington, Maryland where he lived with his wife of 61 years, Rosalie King.

Donald G. Alexander

Donald G. Alexander was appointed to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court in 1998 by Governor Angus S. King.

Edwin Barclay

Edwin Barclay, a member of the True Whig Party which ruled at that time, served as foreign minister and secretary of state of Liberia in the government of Charles D.B. King from 1920 until 1930.

Francis Patrick O'Connor

In 1981, Gov. Edward J. King appointed him to the Supreme Judicial Court, where he served for 18 years and earned a reputation for his thoughtful and precise opinions.

FYÜTCH

He performed his speeches at various events, such as Mayor Scott L. King's campaign banquet and in Washington, D.C. on the steps of the Congress building concerning the National Deficit.

Gatemouth Moore

During his career as a recording artist, Moore worked with various jazz musicians, including Bennie Moten, Tommy Douglas and Walter Barnes, and had songs recorded by B.B. King and Rufus Thomas.

Goliad massacre

Amon B. King and a group of men had been executed on March 16 at Refugio, but some 15 to 18 prisoners were marched to Goliad to serve as blacksmiths or mechanics.

His Best – The Electric B. B. King

Two songs from the album, "The B.B. Jones" and "You Put It on Me", are from the motion picture soundtrack for the film For Love of Ivy.

J. D. King

J.J. Sedelmaier Productions animated King's eccentric cartoon characters for a Nick@Nite promotional film, and Curious Pictures also animated King's creations for a U.S. Cellular phone commercial.

James Fargo

Fargo has also directed television shows, such as The A-Team, Hunter, Scarecrow and Mrs. King and Beverly Hills 90210.

Jimmy Cox

The song has been covered by a wide variety of artists, including Peter, Paul and Mary, The Chad Mitchell Trio, Dave Van Ronk, Otis Redding, Popa Chubby, The Allman Brothers Band, Rod Stewart, Janis Joplin, B.B. King, Nina Simone, Sam Cooke, Bobby Womack, Katie Melua and Steve Winwood with The Spencer Davis Group.

Joe Sentieri

It became one of their greatest hits and was covered more than thirty times, e.g. by Tom Jones, Gladys Knight, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Ben E. King, Sylvester James, Luther Vandross and Shirley Bassey.

John A. King

King was elected as a Whig to the 31st United States Congress, holding office from March 4, 1849, to March 3, 1851.

Kelly Sullivan

Other well-known works include depictions of musical icons including Dave Matthews Band, B.B. King, James Brown, Bruce Springsteen, Jimmy Rogers, Pete Seeger, Koko Taylor, Clarence Clemons, John Lee Hooker.

Lazy Lester

The group photograph inside the album depicted Lester grinning, dead-center among peers and musical progeny including B.B. King, Solomon Burke, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Buddy Guy, Levon Helm, Chuck D, The Neville Brothers, Dr. John, John Fogerty, and Aerosmith.

Limay, Bataan

In Lamao, Limay, Major General Edward P. King capitulated to the Japanese forces, after the last stand of the American and Filipino forces faltered along the banks of the Alangan River.

Liz McComb

While regularly touring in Germany, Spain, France and Switzerland, she was in constant contact with the “greats”, doing the first part of their concerts, such as Bessie Griffin, Helen Humes, Luther Allison, B.B. King, James Brown, Ray Charles, Memphis Slim, Taj Mahal, Randy Weston, etc.

MassResistance

Parents' Rights Coalition opposed a Massachusetts public school teacher reading of King & King, a fairy tale involving two married men, to kindergartners.

Memphis Slim

It has become famous as "Every Day I Have the Blues." The tune was recorded in 1950 by Lowell Fulson, and subsequently by a raft of artists including B. B. King, Elmore James, Ray Charles, Eric Clapton, Natalie Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, Jimi Hendrix, Mahalia Jackson, Sarah Vaughan, Carlos Santana, John Mayer and Lou Rawls.

Men on...

Author J. L. King, whose writings explore the down low phenomenon within the African American male community, cited Blaine and Antoine, along with drag performer RuPaul, as images of what the word "gay" means to African American men who have sex with men to explain one reason why such men do not identify themselves as gay.

Neil Hubbard

Neil Terrence Hubbard is a British guitarist who performed with Juicy Lucy (band), The Grease Band, Bluesology, Joe Cocker, Roxy Music, Kokomo, B.B. King, Kevin Rowland, and Tony O'Malley; and played on the original 1970 concept album, Jesus Christ Superstar.

Peter King

Peter T. King (born 1944), U.S. Republican Congressman from New York

Richard D. King

In 1983, King transferred to the California Air National Guard and was assigned to the 261st Combat Communications Squadron.

Robert R. King

While working for Radio Free Europe in Germany, he proposed returning the Holy Crown of Hungary to Hungary to help improve relations with that nation in a mock memo as part of his application to work in a White House Fellow for the Carter Administration.

Same-sex marriage in New Jersey

The state's motion did not list any particular injury that the state would suffer if it enacts same-sex marriage, only citing an in-chambers opinion of Chief Justice Roberts when the U.S. Supreme Court was deciding Maryland v. King, 133 S.Ct.

Sampson County, North Carolina

Sampson County is the birthplace of William R. King, a politician and diplomat who was elected both to the House of Representatives and the Senate.

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

James Cromwell, Lee's nemesis Gregory, two episodes, 3.4, Tail of the Dancing Weasel, and 3.18, Wrong Number.

Shooting of Hosie Miller

Civil rights attorney C.B. King represented the Miller family in a civil suit against Hall seeking monetary damages for lost income, medical, and funeral costs.

Smithsonian Channel's Sound Revolution

Each hour-long program is filled with recent performances, largely from the Montreux Jazz Festival, featuring performances by: B.B. King, Ike Tuner, Buddy Guy, Etta James, Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana, Robert Cray, Miles Davis, The Neville Brothers and many others.

Sweet Auburn

Originally called the Top Hat Club when it opened in 1938, the club hosted local talent and national acts such as B.B. King, the Four Tops, the Tams and Atlanta's own Gladys Knight.

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 Maxes

The band performed their first shows at CB's Gallery, The Duplex, Arlene's Grocery and branched out to Fez Under Time Cafe, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, B.B. King's, Joe's Pub and other noted New York City venues.

Tim Carmon

The roster of musicians with whom Carmon has performed, toured, written, or produced is lengthy: Eric Clapton, Babyface, Stevie Wonder, Paul McCartney, Queen Latifah, Marcus Miller, Sheryl Crow, Bob Dylan, Gladys Knight, B.B. King, Jamie Foxx, Earth Wind and Fire, Carlos Santana, Herbie Hancock, Michael McDonald, Mary J. Blige, David Sanborn and more.

Valley Music Theater

Among the performers who appeared at the Valley Music Theater were Sammy Davis Jr., Johnny Carson, Don Rickles, Woody Allen, Ray Charles, Art Linkletter, Robert Goulet, Mitzi Gaynor, Ike & Tina Turner, Peter, Paul & Mary, B.B. King, Lou Rawls, Three Dog Night, Jim Croce, and the Spiral Staircase.

When Love Comes to Town

"When Love Comes to Town" is the 12th song on U2's 1988 album, Rattle and Hum, where it was recorded at the historic Sun Studio in Memphis TN as a duet between U2 and B.B. King.

Yelverton P. King

In 1851, he was appointed Chargé d'Affaires to New Granada by President Millard Fillmore, and resigned in April 1853 due to poor health.


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