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  Alan Dawson : Publications   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Dawson, A.P., Comerford, J.G., Cullen, P.J. and Fulton, D.V. (1989) Calcium-ion uptake and release by rat liver endoplasmic reticulum.
Irvine, R.F., Letcher, A.J., Lander, D.J., Drobak, B.K., Dawson, A.P. and Musgrave, A. (1989) Phosphatidylinositol (4,5) bisphosphate and phosphatidylinositol (4) phosphate in plant-tissues.
Selwyn, M.J., Dawson, A.P. and Fulton, D.V. (1979) An anion-conducting pore in the mitochondrial inner membrane.
www.uea.ac.uk /bio/people/faculty/Updatehtml/APDpub.html   (2358 words)

  
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George "Alan" Dawson was born in 1929 in Marietta, Pennsylvania and raised in Boston's Roxbury neighborhood.
Alan once stated that, "The difference between jazz and other music is like the difference between marching and dancing - marching is done on the heels and dancing is done on the toes.
Dawson advocated the use of brushes for all sticking and rudimental exercises.
www.pas.org /About/HOF/dawson.cfm   (1251 words)

  
 Alan Dawson jazz drummer
Born Oct 7, 1911 in Chicago, IL Died Sep 3, 1985 in New York, NY A musician's musician if ever there was one, drummer Alan Dawson was one of those solid, highly professional mainstream jazz musicians who seemingly played with everyone, yet never attained widespread notoriety among the jazz public at large.
Dawson spent the greater part of his professional life in Boston, playing with a variety of big-name players when they passed through town.
Dawson also spent the years from 1968-74 with pianist Dave Brubeck's quartet, succeeding Joe Morello in the drum chair.
www.angelfire.com /mac/keepitlive/drummers/Dawson/dawson.htm   (287 words)

  
 Alan Dawson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Dawson's decision to limit his teaching to thirty hours per week resulted in an impressive waiting list of students who wanted to learn his "ritual" for practice, his secret to independence, his obsession in obtaining musical variation, and his quest for control of sound, color and swing.
Alan always felt that coordination was good to have, but when taken to extremes it could set up rhythmic interference instead of keeping the groove going.
Dawson also stressed proper posture at the drumset and relaxation in body movements, relating these issues to balance in sound in one's playing and the ability to control all four limbs.
www.craigpilo.com /biography/dawson.html   (1242 words)

  
 UPI Chief
Alan Dawson was Saigon's UPI bureau chief when the city fell to the Communists on 30 April 1975.
Dawson said his most memorable moment in Vietnam was sending this news message that announced that the war had ended.
Dawson says that there was a greater number of Canadians serving in the American military than there were American draft dodgers living in Canada.
www.scottmurray.com /upichief.htm   (730 words)

  
 Alan Dawson -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Alan Dawson -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
Alan Dawson is a respected (A genre of popular music that originated in New Orleans around 1900 and developed through increasingly complex styles) jazz (Someone who plays a drum) drummer and widely influential teacher based in Boston.
Best known as an early teacher of (additional info and facts about Tony Williams) Tony Williams.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/A/Al/Alan_Dawson.htm   (61 words)

  
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One of the great jazz drummers of the mid-to-late twentieth century, Alan Dawson (1929-1996) did not enjoy a particularly high profile, largely because of choosing to gig and teach in the Boston area for most of his career.
Dawson combined a crisp drum sound, excellent utilitarian technique, a heightened awareness of melodies and song forms, and the belief that his role was to help other musicians play their best.
Dawson sounds even more agitated than before, running alongside Irvin with a pattern of hard accents between the two drums before smacking the hi-hat several times, accelerating the pace of the strokes as he goes along.
www.allaboutjazz.com /php/article_print.php?id=14214   (1417 words)

  
 Old Dominion University Monarchs - Chat - Official Athletic Site
Alan Dawson, a three-time CAA Coach of the Year who has taken the ODU men's soccer program to two straight NCAA tournaments, advancing to the second round both times will be our chat room guest Monday, Sept.6 at 5:30 p.m.
Alan Dawson: Most of the recruiting is devided between the top assistant and myself with the final decisions made by myself.
Alan Dawson: We were pursuing someother players, but were unable to secure them late in the recruiting process, so we decided to keep the squad at a manageable size.
odusports.collegesports.com /chat/090304aaa.html   (1269 words)

  
 Player Bio: Alan Dawson :: Men's Soccer
Dawson, a former assistant coach at the University of North Carolina (1996) and a two-time NCAA Division III South Region Coach of the Year at Methodist, has always been known as a winner.
Dawson earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Lock Haven University in 1984, and a Master of Science degree in physical education from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 1986.
Alan is the son of Isabel and Stanley Dawson of Belfast, Northern Ireland.
odusports.collegesports.com /sports/m-soccer/mtt/dawson_alan00.html   (958 words)

  
 Reading and vocabulary building for EFL and ESL learners based on newspaper articles (NiE)
Alan Dawson describes himself as a third-generation "news junkie" — like him, his father and grandfather read every bit of news they could get their hands on.
Alan is also responsible for choosing the attention-grabbing pictures that appear with the summaries and for laying out the page in the computer.
Mr Dawson was able to shorten the original story substantially simply by cutting out the names of people and places as well as the numerous quotes that were included in the story.
www.bangkokpost.com /education/latest/ptjl2699.htm   (2228 words)

  
 Scottish Historical Montages from Alan Dawson at Craft Collections, UK
Alan Dawson is a well-known local figure who practised as a Lawyer in Edinburgh prior to committing to life as an Artist.
His interest in the history and architecture of his city and of Scotland is evidenced in his range of intricate montages.
Alan has also developed a unique style of painting semi-abstract landscapes in enamel - he held two exhibitions in London in autumn 1999 to launch this new work.
craftcollections.co.uk /site/sections/collections/scot?DepartmentID=735   (140 words)

  
 VH1.com : Alan Dawson : Biography
A musician's musician if ever there was one, drummer Alan Dawson was one of those solid, highly professional mainstream jazz musicians who seemingly played with everyone, yet
Dawson also spent the years from 1968-1974 with pianist Dave Brubeck's quartet, succeeding Joe Morello in the drum chair.
Dawson's 1972 date under Sonny Stitt -- Tune Up -- is considered by many to be the saxophonist's finest recording.
www.vh1.com /artists/az/dawson_alan/bio.jhtml   (323 words)

  
 Cricinfo - Alan Dawson on being elected Western Province Vice-Captain
Alan is a source of inspiration to all cricketers in particular and people in general.
As he contemplated life after school, Alan's love of nature and the outdoors made him turn to horticulture as a career.
Marrying a cricket career with a business operation has been tough but Alan speaks of a balance that he has made both sectors of his life successful.
content.cricinfo.com /ci/content/story/90845.html   (327 words)

  
 BERKLEE | Press Release
Dawson was a major figure on the Berklee faculty for nearly 20 years – from 1957 until 1975 – instructing and mentoring young drummers such as Terri Lyne Carrington '83, Keith Copeland '73, and Kenwood Dennard '76, now himself a member of the Berklee percussion faculty.
Dawson was also teacher to acclaimed jazz drummers Akira Tana and the late Tony Williams.
Twenty-five jazz artists participated in the 1996 tribute to Alan Dawson, all donating their time to help launch the scholarship fund in his name.
www.berklee.edu /opi/2000/0809.html   (551 words)

  
 CNN/SI - Cricket - Dawson gets World Cup chance - Friday April 23, 1999 11:27 AM
Posted: Friday April 23, 1999 11:27 AM Can't hold it in: Alan Dawson is excited about the opportunity.
Dawson was called up for the tournament starting in England on May 14 following Ntini's conviction for rape in East London and subsequent withdrawal from the squad by the United Cricket Board of South Africa (UCBSA).
Dawson helped South Africa to win the gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur last September but has played just one official limited overs international.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /cricket/news/1999/04/23/dawson_worldcup   (355 words)

  
 Lenny Kerley Today   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Lenny and Alan Dawson met the hompage staff at the Lyons Brewing Co. in Lyons, Illinois, where many musicians have improvised jam sessions.
After The Cryan' Shames, Lenny was a member of Possum River (1971), which included Shames members: Tom Doody, Alan Dawson, Dave Carter and Dennis Conroy, along with Dave Curtis from the Novos and Jan Knopek.
After the interview, Alan and Lenny played for us some original studio recordings from The Cryan' Shames "Synthesis" and "Possum River" albums which featured tracks with and without vocals and some previously unreleased Shames songs...the quality of which was breathtaking especially considing they had been origninally recorded 30 years ago.
www.cryanshames.com /lenny.html   (509 words)

  
 Cricinfo - Players and Officials - Alan Dawson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Alan Dawson is a quickish swing bowler and inventive lower-order batsman who struggled to discard the label of one-day specialist before establishing himself firmly for Western Province in the mid-1990s alongside Craig Matthews and Eric Simons, who is now South Africa's coach.
Now in the autumn of his career, Dawson remains as sprightly a player a decade younger.
A year later, after his province won the domestic title again, Dawson was named one of South Africa's five cricketers of the year.
content.cricinfo.com /southafrica/content/player/44682.html   (339 words)

  
 The (Newnan, Georgia) Times-Herald: Alan Jackson
Newnan native son Alan Jackson received nominations for best male vocalist and top entertainer as nominees were announced Tuesday for the 31st Annual Country Music Association Awards.
As content to discuss family and fishing as he is to talk about his lengthy string of hit songs and awards, the country superstar seems little changed from his days as a forklift driver in Newnan.
In his younger days country music star Alan Jackson and his wife Denise are shown in his 1955 Thunderbird when they were dating.
newnan.com /aj   (2078 words)

  
 Alan Dawson MP3 Downloads - Alan Dawson Music Downloads - Alan Dawson Music Videos   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Alan Dawson MP3 Downloads - Alan Dawson Music Downloads - Alan Dawson Music Videos
A musician's musician if ever there was one, drummer Alan Dawson was one of those solid, highly professional mainstream jazz musicians who seemingly played with everyone, yet never attained widespread notoriety among the jazz public at large.
This Boston drummer has been used as a sideman and leads his own trio.
www.mp3.com /alan-dawson/artists/28706/biography.html   (423 words)

  
 Centre for Digital Library Research: Publications: Alan Dawson
Dawson A. & Barton J. Issues, principles and policies for creating high-quality digital resources with low-cost methods
Dawson A. Red Clydeside: a digital history of the labour movement in Glasgow 1910-1932
Byers M. & Dawson A. Red Clydeside: a gateway to resources on the Scottish labour movement of the early 20th century
cdlr.strath.ac.uk /pubs/dawsona.htm   (368 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Books: Life on the Road: The Incredible Rock and Roll Adventures of Dinky Dawson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Carter Alan does a good job telling the stories like he's reading this on the air at WZLX, the classic rocker in Boston where he's a dj.
The book doesn't say if Dawson is out there still recording people and doing sound.
Stuart Dawson is one of the hardest working and kindest human beings you could ever want to meet.
www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0823083446   (479 words)

  
 DRUMMERWORLD DISCUSSION FORUM - Alan Dawson
I enjoy his playing thoroughly- he didn't get as much credit as he should have due to the fact he played the Boston scene instead of NY, but he was still a rippin' player.
I had the pleasure of meeting Alan back at a jazz band conference in high school.
I sat up front at his clinic and he took a few questions from me. Afterwards I tracked him down when he was packing up his drums and I spoke with him for a bit, got his autograph, and he sent me two autographed pairs of sticks.
www.drummerworld.com /forums/showthread.php?t=2277   (363 words)

  
 JohnRamsay.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
"The world lost a great Musician and Educator when Alan Dawson passed away, but Ramsay's book is a tribute to his teaching
"John Ramsay has done a fine job, compiling an outline of Dawson's master plan, his teacher would have been proud..
Dawson would be pleased to know that his sharing still multiplies."
www.adrums.com /ramsay/pubblicationsJ.htm   (198 words)

  
 Archive for Spotlight On... the Community at Fielding Graduate University--Students, Faculty, Alumni   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
July 26, 2004: Kym Alan Dawson, Ph.D. has been licensed to practice psychology in British Columbia.
Dawson is a psychologist and the first graduate of Fielding's Postdoctoral Respecialization in Clinical Psychology program to achieve this status.
April 9, 2004: Congratulations to Dr. Ruthellen Josselson who has been awarded a Diplomate in Group Psychology from the American Board of Professional Psychology.
www.fielding.edu /spotlight/archive.htm   (2366 words)

  
 Alibris: Alan Dawson
This rollicking ride through the 60s and 70s music scene captures the excitement, experimentation, and enthusiasm of rock's most explosive era.
First as a wild London deejay, then as a highly sought-after audio engineer, irrepressible Englishman Dinky Dawson dramatically transformed the art of sound production.
by Munro, Hugh Thomas, Sir, and Bearhop, Derek A., and Corbett, J. Rooke, and Donald, Percy, and Dawson, Alan, and Macleod, Iseabail, and MacLeod, Iain A., and Stiùbhart, Domhnall Uilleam, and Scottish Mountaineering Club, and Scottish Mountaineering Trust
www.alibris.com /search/books/author/Alan_Dawson   (188 words)

  
 Evening Star Records: Chris Neville: From The Greenhouse
From The Greenhouse highlights talents of Chris Neville in solo, duo, and trio settings, and ends with three live performances featuring Chris in the company of "The King" himself: Benny Carter.
Neville is joined by John Lockwood, one of the most sought after bass players on the contemporary scene, and master percussionist Alan Dawson.
...the talented Berklee and University of Maine-schooled pianist surrounds himself with the superb Boston rhythm section of Alan Dawson and John Lockwood, and features that phenomenal walking encyclopedia of jazz history, Benny Carter...
www.lpb.com /eveningstar/es102.htm   (621 words)

  
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His diverse style is evident in his performing with Jazz, Latin, Blues, Rock and Folk Bands throughout New England.
Dave studied with the infamous Alan Dawson for many years and now shares that art with his own students.
His teaching practice includes Family Music (Greenfield MA), Stow Friends of Music (Stow MA) and The Fine Arts Department in Westborough MA.
www.vivaquetzal.com /bios.htm   (612 words)

  
 Drummerworld: Steve Smith
After high school, Smith began studying music at the famed Berklee College of Music in Boston in 1972.
There he received valuable instruction from such renowned teachers as Gary Chaffee and Alan Dawson.
His drumming influences at this time came to include such notables as Tony Williams, Billy Cobham, Lenny White and Steve Gadd.
www.drummerworld.com /drummers/Steve_Smith.html   (545 words)

  
 Marilyn News Centre   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
A Marilyn is a hill of any height with a drop of 150 metres or more on all sides.
The 1552 British Marilyns are all listed in a book called The Relative Hills of Britain (RHB) by Alan Dawson, published by Cicerone Press in April 1992.
Details of subsequent changes have been published in a series of update sheets.
www.staclee.freeserve.co.uk   (90 words)

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