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SPIRIT OF THE WEST (band)

Spirit of the West Origin: North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Genres Folk rock, Celtic rock Spirit of the West were a Canadian folk rock band from North Vancouver, active from 1983 to 2016. They were popular on the Canadian folk music scene in the 1980s before evolving a blend of hard rock, Britpop, and Celtic …

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KATIA WINTER

Katia Winter Katia Winter Born October 13, 1983 Stockholm, Sweden Occupation Actress Katia Winter (born 13 October 1983) is a Swedish actress. She is known for her role as Nadia on the series Dexter, Katrina Crane on the Fox series Sleepy Hollow (2013–15), and Freydis Eriksdottir in the series Legends of Tomorrow (2017–18). Winter was …

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MARIE WILSON (Australian singer)

Marie Wilson (Australian singer) Birth name Marie Wilson Born 20 April 1976 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Genres Pop rockrock Occupation(s) Singersongwriter Instruments Vocals Marie Wilson | Australian Singer Songwriter Marie Wilson (born 20 April 1974) is an Australian singer and songwriter. She was nominated for ARIA Awards in 1998 for Best New Talent and Breakthrough Artist …

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WILLIAM ROACHE

William Roache Born William Patrick Roache 25 April 1932 (age 87) Basford, Nottingham, England Residence Wilmslow, Cheshire, England Occupation Actor Years active 1958–present Known for Ken Barlow in Coronation Street (1960–present) William Patrick Roache MBE (born 25 April 1932) is an English actor. He has played Ken Barlow in the soap opera Coronation Street since …

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WRIGLEY FIELD – VENUE

Wrigley Field Former names Weeghman Park (1914–1920) Cubs Park (1920–1926) Address 1060 West Addison Street Location Chicago, Illinois Coordinates 41.948038°N 87.65568°WCoordinates: 41.948038°N 87.65568°W Public transit Red at Addison Owner The Ricketts family Operator Chicago Cubs Capacity 41,649 Record attendance 47,101 Wrigley Field /ˈrɪɡli/ is a baseball park located on the North Side of Chicago, Illinois. …

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WALTER CHIARI

Walter Chiari Born Walter Annicchiarico 2 March 1924 Verona, Italy Died 20 December 1991 (aged 67) Milan, Italy Occupation actor Walter Annicchiarico (8 March 1924 – 20 December 1991), known as Walter Chiari [ˈvalter ˈkjaːri], was an Italian stage and screen actor, mostly in comedy roles. Walter Annicchiarico was born in Verona, Italy on 8 …

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WINK WESTENERS (band)

Above: c1962….The Wink Westerners with Roy Orbison & Slim Whitman. Photo by Harry Bruce. Wink Westeners (band) Formation: Wink, Texas Genre: Country, Rock In high school, Orbison and some friends formed a band, the “Wink Westerners”. They played country standards and Glenn Miller songs at local honky-tonks and had a weekly radio show on KERB …

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JESSICA WATSON

Jessica Watson Born 18 May 1993  Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia Residence Buderim, Queensland Nationality Australian New Zealander Occupation Sailor Jessica Watson, OAM (born 18 May 1993) is an Australian sailor who was awarded the Order of Australia Medal for completing a southern hemisphere solo circumnavigation at the age of 16. Departing Sydney on 18 October …

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WILLIAM SIMONS

William Simons Born 17 November 1940 Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales Died 21 June 2019 (aged 78) Other names William Simmons Occupation Actor, presenter William Simons (17 November 1940 – 21 June 2019) was a Welsh born actor best known for his role as PC Alf Ventress in Heartbeat a role he played for 18 years from …

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WAYNE HENDERSON (musician)

Wayne Henderson (musician) Birth name Wayne Maurice Henderson Born September 24, 1939 Houston, Texas, U.S. Died April 5, 2014 (aged 74) Culver City, California, U.S. Genres Soul jazz, hard bop Occupation(s) Musician, record producer Instruments Trombone Wayne Maurice Henderson (September 24, 1939 – April 5, 2014) was an American soul jazz and hard bop trombonist …

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