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Music Hall, Britain's first form of commercial mass entertainment, emerged, broadly speaking, in the mid-19th century, and ended (arguably) after the First World War, when the halls rebranded their entertainment as Variety. [1]
Dr. Demento. Barret Eugene Hansen (born April 2, 1941), [ 1] known professionally as Dr. Demento, is an American radio broadcaster and record collector specializing in novelty songs, comedy, and strange or unusual recordings dating from the early days of phonograph records to the present. Hansen created the Demento persona in 1970 while working ...
English. The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up is a 2022 stand-up comedy film honoring four standup comedy legends, George Carlin, Robin Williams, Joan Rivers, and Richard Pryor. They were honored by Jon Stewart, John Mulaney, Chelsea Handler, and Dave Chappelle. [1] Pete Davidson opened the show. The special was a part of Netflix is a Joke ...
Ray Stevens. Harold Ray Ragsdale (born January 24, 1939), [ 1] known professionally as Ray Stevens, is an American country [ 2] and pop singer-songwriter and comedian. [ 3][ 4] He is best known for his Grammy -winning recordings "Everything Is Beautiful" and "Misty", as well as novelty hits such as "Gitarzan" and "The Streak".
Bill Carlisle. William Toliver Carlisle (December 19, 1908 – March 17, 2003), better known as Bill Carlisle and Jumpin' Bill Carlisle, was an American country music singer, songwriter, comedian, and guitarist popular in the late 1940s and 1950s but who influenced the genre for more than 50 years. He is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame .
The rotunda of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, Tennessee. This is a list of the 155 inductees to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, as of 2024, counting groups as a single inductee. Of these, 16 inductions are solo female performers, and 1 induction is a female duet.
The Apollo Legends Hall of Fame was created in 1985. [131] [243] The Hall of Fame initially consisted of the names of 25 performers who debuted at the Apollo before 1955, [387] as well as memorabilia representing the theater's history. [131] Every year thereafter, up to ten people have been inducted into the Hall of Fame.
The Georgia Music Hall of Fame Museum was located in downtown Macon, Georgia, United States, from 1996 until it closed in 2011.[1] The Hall of Fame museum preserved and interpreted the state's musical heritage through programs of collection, exhibition, education, and performance; it attempted to foster an appreciation for Georgia music and ...