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DENNIS DEYOUNG recreates 30 years of musical history featuring all the music he wrote and sang. [1]

DENNIS DEYOUNG recreates his 30 years of musical history. [2]

Dennis DeYoung’s new CD “One Hundred Years From Now” Canadian Import version is available NOW. [3]

The keyboardist/vocalist of Chicago-based arena rock band, Styx, Dennis DeYoung continues to cultivate a successful solo career. [4]

Dennis DeYoung (born February 18, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter, musician and producer best known for being a founding member of the rock band Styx, a tenure which lasted from 1970 to 1999. [5]

This live concert showcases the talents of legendary singer/songwriter/keyboardist/record producer DENNIS DEYOUNG with his 6 piece rock band including singer/songwriter/guitarist and NJ native Glen Burtnik. [1]

NIGHT RANGER led by rock superstar Jack Blades starts the evening with their hits including SISTER CHRISTIAN, DAWN PATROL, DON’T TELL ME YOU LOVE ME and MIDNIGHT MADNESS. [2]

DeYoung used the opportunity to record his fourth solo album, 10 on Broadway, which celebrated the influence of such composers as George and Ira Gershwin, Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and Tim Rice. [...] Dennis DeYoung (born February 18, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter, musician and producer best known for being a founding member of the rock band Styx, a tenure which lasted from 1962 to 1999. [4]

A Rock Spectacular featuring all your favorite STYX classics including 8 top 10 hits such as LADY, BABE, COME SAIL AWAY, BEST OF TIMES, MR. [2]

Recording on his own as early as 1984, DeYoung produced four impressive solo albums — Desert Moon, Back to the World, and Boomchild before reuniting briefly with his former bandmates in 1990. [4]

Influenced by the recent release of Emerson, Lake & Palmer ’s first album, DeYoung ‘ a novice synthesizer player at the time ‘ used a modular Moog to record the keyboard tracks for the first Styx album. [5]

All your favorite classics including 8 top 10 hits such as LADY, BABE, COME SAIL AWAY, BEST OF TIMES, MR. [1]

In February 2000, DeYoung was approached to perform a concert featuring his many songs from Styx, as well as his solo works and his 1997 stage musical The Hunchback of Notre Dame, with an orchestra. [5]

He composed and recorded a musical based on Victor Hugo’s novel, Hunchback of Notre Dame, played Pontius Pilate in a touring production of Jesus Christ Superstar, and re-recorded the Styx hit, “The Grand Illusion” for Siegfried and Roy’s IMEX film. [4]

Sources:
[1] The Official Dennis DeYoung Web Site
[2] The Official Dennis DeYoung Web Site
[3] The Official Dennis DeYoung Web Site
[4] Dennis DeYoung: Information from Answers.com
[5] Dennis DeYoung - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Editor’s note: Saturday marks the 30th anniversary of “The Thrilla In Manila,” the final installment in the legendary Muhammad Ali-Joe Frazier trilogy. [1]

The Thrilla in Manila is the third and final famous boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier for the ‘Heavy Weight Boxing Championship of the World ‘, fought at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines on October 1, 1975. [2]

Subscribers will be the first to hear about a special Thrilla in Manila edition that will be released this week. [3]

Joe Frazier said that of Muhammad Ali, but so fierce and unsparing was their confrontation that the phrase could have applied to them both. [4]

Oct. 1, 1975 - “Of all the men I fought, Sonny Liston was the scariest, George Foreman was the most powerful, Floyd Patterson was the most skilled as a boxer,” Ali once said. [5]

Yet even if Ali and Frazier could have foreseen the years of torment they had coming, neither would have yielded that day. [1]

When the bell rang for the 15th round, Frazier, with his eyes almost completely shut, remained in his corner as his trainer, Eddie Futch, threw in the towel. [5]

Unlike the Sly Stallone written film classic inspired in part by the fight in Manila (Stallone had gotten the inspiration to write the script after watching Ali-Wepner via closed circuit theater), Frazier’s trainer determined he should stop the bout after the fourteenth round, so the decision went to Ali as a technical knockout (TKO). [2]

He brought out the best in me, and the best fight we fought was in Manila.” [5]

Right up until the bell rang for Round One, Ali was dead certain that Frazier was through, was convinced that he was no more than a shell, that too many punches to the head had left Frazier only one more solid shot removed from a tin cup and some pencils. [4]

Some years later after repeated weekly prodding from Ali, Frazier petitioned President Nixon to restore Ali’s right to box thereby bringing about the so called Fight of the Century between two undisputed Heavy Weight Champions in 1971. [2]

In honor of this fight and in anticipation of Antonio Tarver-Roy Jones III on Saturday, ESPN.com explores boxing’s — and other sports’ — great trilogies this week. [1]

It’s been an exciting and inspiring few days, although, as Jane pointed out last night, “Drawing is hard work!” [3]

The bout turned out to be three fights in one: The first had Ali, the champion, outboxing and outscoring Frazier, nailing him with clean, sharp shots. [5]

Venerable trainer Eddie Futch would not let Frazier leave the corner for the 15th round, needing only the gentle pressure of his elderly hand to keep the mighty fighter from standing. [1]

Sources:
[1] Thrilla: An exhausting, excruciating epic - Boxing - ESPN
[2] Thrilla in Manila - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[3] Thrilla in Manila
[4] CNN/SI - Century’s Best - SI Flashback: Thrilla in Manila - Wednesday …
[5] ESPN Classic - ‘Thrilla in Manila‘ was epic bout

Besides a professional boxer, Chris John is also a member of national wushu team (wushu: a Chinese martial arts, similar to kungfu. [1]

: JAKARTA - Chris John tak sendiri di Amerika Serikat (AS). [2]

Yohannes Christian John (born September 14, 1979 in Banjarnegara, East Java, Indonesia) is the current WBA featherweight boxing champion. [3]

Formerly known as the “Indonesian Thin Man” as a tribute to the Nicaraguan lightweight legend, the “Explosive Thin Man”–Alexis Arguello, in February ‘06 John proclaimed a new nick name “The Dragon” replacing his old nick name “The Indonesian Thin Man”, as he said he’s no longer thin, besides the dragon is an animal which brings luck in Chinese people’s belief (John is an Indonesian of Chinese descent). [...] He then moved to Semarang, where he was handled by trainer and manager Sutan Rambing — a well-known trainer in Indonesia and ex-amateur and professional fighter of the 1970s. [1]

: Indonesia kini hanya memiliki satu-satunya juara dunia tinju profesional, Chris John. [2]

In the year 2008, Chris John was interviewed by ESPN and he stated that he will fight another 5 or 6 fights and will retire as the best featherweight that the world have ever seen. [3]

John is the third Indonesian to win a boxing world title, following Ellyas Pical (3 times IBF Junior Bantamweight Champion, 1985-1989), and Nico Thomas (IBF Strawweight Champion, 1989). [1]

: FEATHERWEIGHT (126 lbs.)(57,15 kgs) CHAMPION STEVEN LUEVANO USA 1. [2]

On October 24, Chris reached and won his 10th milestone world title defense fight, which was also his 5th mandatory fight, against Japan boxer Hiroyuki Enoki in Tokyo, Japan. [...] In 2005 John split with trainer Sutan Rambing then joined Harry’s Gym in Perth, Australia, where he is currently trained and managed by Craig Christian. [...] John turned professional in 1997 and is known as “Thin Man” before he proclaimed his new nick name “The Dragon” that he uses until today. [...] This biographical article relating to sports in Indonesia is a stub. [3]

Learn more about Wushu here), often representing Indonesia in some multi-event games, like South East Asian Games or Asian Games. [...] Before turning professional in 1997, John was an amateur boxer with a few local bouts since 1995 when he was only 15 years old for a local championship in his hometown of Banjarnegara. [1]

Sources:
[1] Chris “Dragon” John
[2] Chris John ‘ Blogs, Pictures, and more on WordPress
[3] Chris John (boxer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

“CHRIS BOTTI IN BOSTON Available March 31st!” [1]

Though best-known as a contemporary jazz performer, trumpeter Chris Botti made his initial splash on the pop music scene. [2]

Christopher Stephen Botti or Chris Botti [BOH-tee] (born October 12, 1962) is an American trumpeter and composer. [3]

Trumpeter Chris Botti is a gifted instrumentalist, a talented composer, and a charismatic performer who–since the release of his first solo album in 1995–has created a series of recordings which have made him one of the world’s top-selling instrumental artists. [...] On Thursday, September 18 and Friday, September 19, 2008, American jazz trumpeter Chris Botti, one of the world’s top-selling instrumental artists, invited an extraordinary variety of musical artists — including Sting, Josh Groban, Steven Tyler, Yo-Yo Ma, John Mayer, Katharine McPhee, Lucia Micarelli, and Sy Smith — to join him on-stage with Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops Orchestra for a pair of once-in-a-lifetime concerts, produced by Bobby Colomby and directed by Jim Gable, at Boston’s historic Symphony Hall, one of the world’s most exquisite performance venues. [1]

He performed “Emmanuel” as the wedding processional song, which can be found as an extra song on the extended version of his album Italia. [3]

” (Chris Botti & Sting) from Botti’s album To Love Again - The Duets. [...] Another Top 40 placement, Italia, followed in 2007. [2]

Born in Portland, Oregon and raised in Corvallis, Oregon, he spent two years of his childhood growing up in Italy. [3]

After studying in the prestigious Indiana University music program under the noted jazz educator David Baker, Botti relocated to New York, where he served with saxophonist George Coleman and trumpet great Woody Shaw; under the guidance of producers including Hugh Padgham and Arif Mardin, he swiftly emerged as a highly regarded pop session player, lending his trumpet to recordings from figures including Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin, and Thomas Dolby. [2]

Following its exclusive televised premiere during PBS’s March Pledge Drive, Chris Botti In Boston Columbia Records will release the concert extravaganza in three configurations — CD, a CD/DVD package and a Blu-ray edition — on Tuesday, March 31. [1]

With the success of To Love Again, Botti hosted a special concert at the Wilshire Theatre in Los Angeles in December 2005 with many of the guest artists from the CD. [3]

I saw you last year on Valentines Day. [4]

His first few releases could safely be classified as smooth jazz, though critic Alex Henderson argues that Botti’s music was a cut above much of the genre; reviewing his 1999 album, Slowing Down the World, Henderson writes “it would be a major mistake to lump it in with the outright elevator muzak that Kenny G, Dave Koz, Najee, and Richard Elliot were known for… Botti is capable of a lot more.” [3]

The full-concert DVD and Blu-ray configurations of Chris Botti In Boston include the bonus performances of “Caruso,” “The Look of Love,” “Cryin’,” “Indian Summer,” and “Shape of My Heart” in addition to an exclusive behind-the-scenes documentary chronicling the making-of-the-concert as well as a deeply resonant performance of “Fragile” unavailable anywhere else. [4]

Sources:
[1] Chris Botti on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music …
[2] Chris Botti: Information from Answers.com
[3] Chris Botti - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[4] MySpace.com - Chris Botti - Portland, Oregon - Jazz - www.myspace.com …

October 13, 2007 — Juan Diaz and Julio Diaz are widely considered two of the three best lightweights in the world, the other being Joel Casamayor. [...] Truly one of boxing’s young superstars, former world lightweight champion Juan “Baby Bull” Diaz has thrilled fight fans for years with his aggressive style and willingness to take on all comers. [1]

Juan D?az, born September 17, 1983 in Houston, Texas, is a Mexican-American boxer in the lightweight (135 lb) division. [...] On November 14, 2006, Diaz successfully defended his title for the fifth time against Fernando Angulo of Ecuador. [2]

In 2004, his time would come to challenge for 135 pound supremacy when he battled veteran Lakva Sim in his hometown of Houston on July 17, 2004. [1]

Espero que este bien por aqu?:) Pasate por mi pagina cuando quieras. [...] Despues del ?xito del pasado 1 de Agosto volvemos a repetir una fiesta donde se mezcla la esencia mas Chic con el puro sonido que caracteriza a nuestra sala. [3]

“I’ve gained a lot of experience over the last couple of years, in and out of the ring, and I can’t wait to prove to boxing fans that I’m the best lightweight in the world.” [1]

En 2003, D?az fue nominado como el “Mejor Dj espa?ol” en la conferencia de m?sica de invierno de Miami y en 2004 gan? el premio de mejor DJ de house en Barcelona. [4]

He is the former unified WBA & WBO and IBF world lightweight champion, having lost the titles to Nate Campbell on March 8, 2008. [2]

Despu?s de actuar en toda Espa?a con regularidad, consigui? su primera residencia en Pacha, Pineda (en la ciudad de Tarragona) en el a?o 2000, actuando semanalmente para una multitud de 5,000 personas. [...] En el mismo a?o, D?az adquiri? su primera actuaci?n como Dj invitado en Pacha Ibiza y empez? a formar parte de la agencia de Djs “Pacha Futura”. [4]

But on a Saturday afternoon inside two sprawling Hollywood studio lots, real life fighters are taking their turns in front of the camera. [1]

On April 28, 2007, he successfully defended his title against Acelino Freitas by TKO after Freitas forfeited the fight before beginning the 9th round, unifying the WBO lightweight championship with the WBA lightweight title. [...] D?az made his professional boxing debut at age 16 on June 23, 2000 with a first-round TKO victory over Rafael Ortiz. [2]

Sources:
[1] HBO: Boxing: Fighters: Bio: JUAN DIAZ
[2] Juan D?az (boxer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[3] Juan Diaz on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music …
[4] Juan Diaz on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music …