A user with 85 edits. Account created on 4 July 2006.
2 June 2022
- 00:30 00:30, 2 June 2022 diff hist +4 m Johnnie Davis Inserted definite article ("the") where it was needed (last sentence of par 3).
- 00:26 00:26, 2 June 2022 diff hist +230 Johnnie Davis Added one sentence to par. 3 (film work) to account for Davis' appearance in a retrospective documentary film of 1940s jazz stars, "Jazz Ball" (1956), which includes his performance of the popular 1942 hit song by the great Frank Loesser: "Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition". I did not think it necessary to cite the film's location, viz., the Library of Congress ( https://www.loc.gov/item/jots.200016551 ) and several popular streaming sites, incl. Amazon Prime Video and Classic Reel.
25 August 2020
- 19:30 19:30, 25 August 2020 diff hist +56 m Pat Crowley →Career: Added TV Credit ("Wanted: Dead or Alive")
- 19:24 19:24, 25 August 2020 diff hist −29 Kathleen Crowley →Acting career: Added TV credit, then removed due to questionable accuracy. Tag: Manual revert
- 19:18 19:18, 25 August 2020 diff hist +29 Kathleen Crowley →Acting career
22 July 2013
- 04:50 04:50, 22 July 2013 diff hist +635 Ryne Sandberg Added Sandberg's underdog feat of beating out all of the bigger, stronger, more publicized contenders (esp. Jose Canseco and Mark McGuirre) in the Home Run Derby when, in 1990, the 61st All-Star Game was held at Chicago's Wrigley Field. Tag: Visual edit
17 July 2013
- 00:56 00:56, 17 July 2013 diff hist +13 m Herb Jeffries No edit summary Tag: Visual edit
- 00:50 00:50, 17 July 2013 diff hist +646 m Herb Jeffries Clarified the wording in the first two sentences. The syntax was not acceptable English. Removed the phrase "pass as black" because of the widely understood and esxclusive usage of "passing" as a "black to white" social phenomenon rather than vice versa. Tag: Visual edit
18 March 2013
- 03:06 03:06, 18 March 2013 diff hist +106 m Johnny O'Neal →External links
27 November 2012
- 04:19 04:19, 27 November 2012 diff hist −167 Clifford Jordan →References
- 04:17 04:17, 27 November 2012 diff hist +40 Clifford Jordan →References
- 04:00 04:00, 27 November 2012 diff hist +125 Clifford Jordan →References
- 03:54 03:54, 27 November 2012 diff hist −2 Roberta Gambarini →References
18 October 2012
- 18:48 18:48, 18 October 2012 diff hist +714 Carl Perkins (pianist) No edit summary
19 July 2012
- 00:10 00:10, 19 July 2012 diff hist 0 Duke Ellington →Career revival
- 00:08 00:08, 19 July 2012 diff hist 0 Duke Ellington →Career revival
- 00:04 00:04, 19 July 2012 diff hist −6 Duke Ellington →Career revival
18 July 2012
- 23:54 23:54, 18 July 2012 diff hist +1,504 m Duke Ellington Corrected some information surrounding and highlighted importance of Ellington's commercial peak, the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival. Source is the documentation with the last highly subsidized historical musical reissue on CD.
23 May 2012
- 02:21 02:21, 23 May 2012 diff hist +540 m Dream Dancing (Cole Porter song) Pointing out the singular attractiveness of a lesser-known Porter song.
- 01:58 01:58, 23 May 2012 diff hist +283 m Dream Dancing (Cole Porter song) →Notable recordings
13 May 2012
- 02:56 02:56, 13 May 2012 diff hist −1 m Porgy and Bess (Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong album) Album was recorded in 1957, not 1958.
14 March 2012
- 02:08 02:08, 14 March 2012 diff hist +1 Contemporary Records No edit summary
- 02:05 02:05, 14 March 2012 diff hist +1,364 m Contemporary Records Added details distinguishing between the East Coast and West Coast approaches to recording a jazz sessions.
12 February 2012
- 19:26 19:26, 12 February 2012 diff hist +358 m Boulevard of Broken Dreams (Al Dubin and Harry Warren song) Added melodic detail regarding the composer, Harry Warren, whom Wikipedia calls the "most invisible" despite writing more hit-songs for movies than any other composer.
8 February 2012
- 15:43 15:43, 8 February 2012 diff hist +398 m My One and Only Love Added two sentences to characterize the type (ballad) and form (32 bars, AABA) of the song.
- 15:29 15:29, 8 February 2012 diff hist +199 m My One and Only Love →Cover versions: Added recent version by a major voice (vocally and instrumentally) of this ever popular melody
6 February 2012
- 20:14 20:14, 6 February 2012 diff hist +27 m In the Still of the Night (Cole Porter song) Link to JazzStandards.com
- 20:11 20:11, 6 February 2012 diff hist +2 In the Still of the Night (Cole Porter song) No edit summary
- 20:02 20:02, 6 February 2012 diff hist −4 In the Still of the Night (Cole Porter song) No edit summary
- 19:59 19:59, 6 February 2012 diff hist +1 In the Still of the Night (Cole Porter song) No edit summary
- 19:59 19:59, 6 February 2012 diff hist +29 m In the Still of the Night (Cole Porter song) Added another Sinatra recording of this song--a new version, released posthumously.
15 January 2012
- 21:23 21:23, 15 January 2012 diff hist +3,046 Talk:Ken Anderson (quarterback) →Rejected contribution: new section
- 21:21 21:21, 15 January 2012 diff hist −3,015 Talk:Ken Anderson (quarterback) No edit summary
- 21:20 21:20, 15 January 2012 diff hist 0 Talk:Ken Anderson (quarterback) No edit summary
- 21:16 21:16, 15 January 2012 diff hist +2,717 Talk:Ken Anderson (quarterback) →Untitled: Rejected submission (favorable toward the athlete but hardly libelous to anyone concerned).
- 19:25 19:25, 15 January 2012 diff hist +2 Ken Anderson (quarterback) →1973
- 19:22 19:22, 15 January 2012 diff hist +84 m Ken Anderson (quarterback) →1973: colon instead of comma before quote, proper code for a publication, The Sporting News
- 19:11 19:11, 15 January 2012 diff hist +18 Ken Anderson (quarterback) No edit summary
- 18:55 18:55, 15 January 2012 diff hist +107 Ken Anderson (quarterback) →1973
- 18:37 18:37, 15 January 2012 diff hist +2,298 m Ken Anderson (quarterback) No factual additions or changes. Explained more fully what distinguished Anderson from celebrity, more-favored quarterbacks, and why this difference has affected Hall of Fame admission.
- 06:38 06:38, 15 January 2012 diff hist +81 m Ken Anderson (quarterback) typos
- 06:25 06:25, 15 January 2012 diff hist +2,482 m Ken Anderson (quarterback) No factual additions or changes. Some "subjective" characterization of this athlete's distinguishing qualities, who threw more perfect passes than Montana but not as many winning ones. He deserves Hall of Fame status for other reasons.
24 November 2011
- 16:07 16:07, 24 November 2011 diff hist +1 m Bill Evans No edit summary
- 16:04 16:04, 24 November 2011 diff hist +473 m Bill Evans No edit summary
- 15:50 15:50, 24 November 2011 diff hist +11 m Bill Evans No edit summary
- 15:46 15:46, 24 November 2011 diff hist +670 m Bill Evans No edit summary
- 15:30 15:30, 24 November 2011 diff hist +172 m The Boy Next Door (song) No edit summary
10 January 2011
- 01:44 01:44, 10 January 2011 diff hist +892 Etta Jones Removed entire, inaccurate last sentence (refers to the "other" Etta Jones). Clarified 1st employer, emphasized late productivity, clarified relationship with Houston Person.
19 December 2009
- 20:35 20:35, 19 December 2009 diff hist +12 m Roberta Gambarini →References
- 20:31 20:31, 19 December 2009 diff hist +112 m Roberta Gambarini →References
A user with 85 edits. Account created on 4 July 2006.
2 June 2022
- 00:30 00:30, 2 June 2022 diff hist +4 m Johnnie Davis Inserted definite article ("the") where it was needed (last sentence of par 3).
- 00:26 00:26, 2 June 2022 diff hist +230 Johnnie Davis Added one sentence to par. 3 (film work) to account for Davis' appearance in a retrospective documentary film of 1940s jazz stars, "Jazz Ball" (1956), which includes his performance of the popular 1942 hit song by the great Frank Loesser: "Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition". I did not think it necessary to cite the film's location, viz., the Library of Congress ( https://www.loc.gov/item/jots.200016551 ) and several popular streaming sites, incl. Amazon Prime Video and Classic Reel.
25 August 2020
- 19:30 19:30, 25 August 2020 diff hist +56 m Pat Crowley →Career: Added TV Credit ("Wanted: Dead or Alive")
- 19:24 19:24, 25 August 2020 diff hist −29 Kathleen Crowley →Acting career: Added TV credit, then removed due to questionable accuracy. Tag: Manual revert
- 19:18 19:18, 25 August 2020 diff hist +29 Kathleen Crowley →Acting career
22 July 2013
- 04:50 04:50, 22 July 2013 diff hist +635 Ryne Sandberg Added Sandberg's underdog feat of beating out all of the bigger, stronger, more publicized contenders (esp. Jose Canseco and Mark McGuirre) in the Home Run Derby when, in 1990, the 61st All-Star Game was held at Chicago's Wrigley Field. Tag: Visual edit
17 July 2013
- 00:56 00:56, 17 July 2013 diff hist +13 m Herb Jeffries No edit summary Tag: Visual edit
- 00:50 00:50, 17 July 2013 diff hist +646 m Herb Jeffries Clarified the wording in the first two sentences. The syntax was not acceptable English. Removed the phrase "pass as black" because of the widely understood and esxclusive usage of "passing" as a "black to white" social phenomenon rather than vice versa. Tag: Visual edit
18 March 2013
- 03:06 03:06, 18 March 2013 diff hist +106 m Johnny O'Neal →External links
27 November 2012
- 04:19 04:19, 27 November 2012 diff hist −167 Clifford Jordan →References
- 04:17 04:17, 27 November 2012 diff hist +40 Clifford Jordan →References
- 04:00 04:00, 27 November 2012 diff hist +125 Clifford Jordan →References
- 03:54 03:54, 27 November 2012 diff hist −2 Roberta Gambarini →References
18 October 2012
- 18:48 18:48, 18 October 2012 diff hist +714 Carl Perkins (pianist) No edit summary
19 July 2012
- 00:10 00:10, 19 July 2012 diff hist 0 Duke Ellington →Career revival
- 00:08 00:08, 19 July 2012 diff hist 0 Duke Ellington →Career revival
- 00:04 00:04, 19 July 2012 diff hist −6 Duke Ellington →Career revival
18 July 2012
- 23:54 23:54, 18 July 2012 diff hist +1,504 m Duke Ellington Corrected some information surrounding and highlighted importance of Ellington's commercial peak, the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival. Source is the documentation with the last highly subsidized historical musical reissue on CD.
23 May 2012
- 02:21 02:21, 23 May 2012 diff hist +540 m Dream Dancing (Cole Porter song) Pointing out the singular attractiveness of a lesser-known Porter song.
- 01:58 01:58, 23 May 2012 diff hist +283 m Dream Dancing (Cole Porter song) →Notable recordings
13 May 2012
- 02:56 02:56, 13 May 2012 diff hist −1 m Porgy and Bess (Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong album) Album was recorded in 1957, not 1958.
14 March 2012
- 02:08 02:08, 14 March 2012 diff hist +1 Contemporary Records No edit summary
- 02:05 02:05, 14 March 2012 diff hist +1,364 m Contemporary Records Added details distinguishing between the East Coast and West Coast approaches to recording a jazz sessions.
12 February 2012
- 19:26 19:26, 12 February 2012 diff hist +358 m Boulevard of Broken Dreams (Al Dubin and Harry Warren song) Added melodic detail regarding the composer, Harry Warren, whom Wikipedia calls the "most invisible" despite writing more hit-songs for movies than any other composer.
8 February 2012
- 15:43 15:43, 8 February 2012 diff hist +398 m My One and Only Love Added two sentences to characterize the type (ballad) and form (32 bars, AABA) of the song.
- 15:29 15:29, 8 February 2012 diff hist +199 m My One and Only Love →Cover versions: Added recent version by a major voice (vocally and instrumentally) of this ever popular melody
6 February 2012
- 20:14 20:14, 6 February 2012 diff hist +27 m In the Still of the Night (Cole Porter song) Link to JazzStandards.com
- 20:11 20:11, 6 February 2012 diff hist +2 In the Still of the Night (Cole Porter song) No edit summary
- 20:02 20:02, 6 February 2012 diff hist −4 In the Still of the Night (Cole Porter song) No edit summary
- 19:59 19:59, 6 February 2012 diff hist +1 In the Still of the Night (Cole Porter song) No edit summary
- 19:59 19:59, 6 February 2012 diff hist +29 m In the Still of the Night (Cole Porter song) Added another Sinatra recording of this song--a new version, released posthumously.
15 January 2012
- 21:23 21:23, 15 January 2012 diff hist +3,046 Talk:Ken Anderson (quarterback) →Rejected contribution: new section
- 21:21 21:21, 15 January 2012 diff hist −3,015 Talk:Ken Anderson (quarterback) No edit summary
- 21:20 21:20, 15 January 2012 diff hist 0 Talk:Ken Anderson (quarterback) No edit summary
- 21:16 21:16, 15 January 2012 diff hist +2,717 Talk:Ken Anderson (quarterback) →Untitled: Rejected submission (favorable toward the athlete but hardly libelous to anyone concerned).
- 19:25 19:25, 15 January 2012 diff hist +2 Ken Anderson (quarterback) →1973
- 19:22 19:22, 15 January 2012 diff hist +84 m Ken Anderson (quarterback) →1973: colon instead of comma before quote, proper code for a publication, The Sporting News
- 19:11 19:11, 15 January 2012 diff hist +18 Ken Anderson (quarterback) No edit summary
- 18:55 18:55, 15 January 2012 diff hist +107 Ken Anderson (quarterback) →1973
- 18:37 18:37, 15 January 2012 diff hist +2,298 m Ken Anderson (quarterback) No factual additions or changes. Explained more fully what distinguished Anderson from celebrity, more-favored quarterbacks, and why this difference has affected Hall of Fame admission.
- 06:38 06:38, 15 January 2012 diff hist +81 m Ken Anderson (quarterback) typos
- 06:25 06:25, 15 January 2012 diff hist +2,482 m Ken Anderson (quarterback) No factual additions or changes. Some "subjective" characterization of this athlete's distinguishing qualities, who threw more perfect passes than Montana but not as many winning ones. He deserves Hall of Fame status for other reasons.
24 November 2011
- 16:07 16:07, 24 November 2011 diff hist +1 m Bill Evans No edit summary
- 16:04 16:04, 24 November 2011 diff hist +473 m Bill Evans No edit summary
- 15:50 15:50, 24 November 2011 diff hist +11 m Bill Evans No edit summary
- 15:46 15:46, 24 November 2011 diff hist +670 m Bill Evans No edit summary
- 15:30 15:30, 24 November 2011 diff hist +172 m The Boy Next Door (song) No edit summary
10 January 2011
- 01:44 01:44, 10 January 2011 diff hist +892 Etta Jones Removed entire, inaccurate last sentence (refers to the "other" Etta Jones). Clarified 1st employer, emphasized late productivity, clarified relationship with Houston Person.
19 December 2009
- 20:35 20:35, 19 December 2009 diff hist +12 m Roberta Gambarini →References
- 20:31 20:31, 19 December 2009 diff hist +112 m Roberta Gambarini →References