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In the News (Sun 3 Jun 12)

  
  McCrae, George Gordon
McCrae began to contribute verse to the Australasian and other papers, and gradually became acquainted with all the literary men of his period including Gordon (q.v.), Kendall (q.v.), Horne (q.v.), and Clarke (q.v.).
McCrae was always fond of the sea and by saving up his leave was enabled to visit Great Britain, and to make two voyages to the Seychelles in which islands he became very interested.
McCrae was well over six feet in height and in his youth strikingly handsome.
www.electricscotland.com /history/australia/mcrae_george.htm   (641 words)

  
 George Gordon McCrae - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
George Gordon McCrae was born in 1833 in Scotland, and emigrated to Melbourne in 1841.
His son, Hugh McCrae produced a volume of memoirs about his father, and his father's association with such literary figures as Henry Kendall, Adam Lindsay Gordon, and Marcus Clarke.
McCrae wrote novels, stories, poetry, and travel sketches, and illustrated books.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/George_Gordon_McCrae   (122 words)

  
 George McCrae - Rock your baby
McCrae's wife, Gwen McCrae, joined the line-up, but after six months the couple began work as a duo.
McCrae was responsible for one of soul's most memorable releases when Gwen failed to arrive for a particular studio session.
McCrae's work was less well received at home but he continued to record with and manage his wife, appearing on her US number 1 RandB hit 'Rockin' Chair' (1975).
www.70disco.com /gemccrae.htm   (284 words)

  
 Poet: George Gordon McCrae - All poems of George Gordon McCrae
George Gordon McCrae was born near Leith in Scotland, on 29 May 1833.
His father, Andrew Murison McCrae, was a writer in Edinburgh, his mother was the artist Georgiana Huntly McCrae, His father sailed for Australia in 1838, and George Gordon McCrae arrived in Melbourne with his mother on 1 March 18..
Morning at Sea in the Tropics by George Gordon McCrae.
www.poemhunter.com /george-gordon-mccrae/poet-35506   (285 words)

  
 Biography
George McCrae's talents go much deeper than a flash in the pan-one time super star, his unique style, his universal appeal and his devotion to perfection have placed him in the position of continuing popularity in more then 82 countries for nearly three decade.
Born the second oldest of nine children on October 19, 1944 in West Palm Beach, Florida and the son of a retired policeman, George McCrae had his first singing experience in church at the age of six.
George has been co-writing and co-producing new music, a platinum sound - the "McCrae sound" the sound that the fans have been begging for - smooth -soulful - sensational.
www.georgemccrae.com /biography.html   (860 words)

  
 GwenMcCrae
And as the story goes she met future disco star, and future husband, George McCrae while he was on shore leave from the Navy.
In March 1976, George and Gwen recorded together for the first time since the late 1960's.
That year, Gwen traveled to Britain for some club dates, only to learn that she was more loved in the U.K. than in her native America.
discomuseum.com /GwenMcCrae.html   (1101 words)

  
 George McCrae DiscoMusic.com
George McCrae, the innovator, spearheaded the whole "Miami Sound" which became the nation's disco taste and the record that set the standard for every other pop recording artist to follow was ‘Rock Your Baby’.
George received the coveted "Luxembourg Golden Lion Award for outstanding Achievement by a Foreign Artist in Germany, (Frank Sinatra and Kent Lavoie, as Lobo is the only other U.S.A. Recipient of this award).
In 1984, George was back on the music scene with a new sound, from his new LP "One Step Closer" and single of the same name reached the no.1 position contemporary charts in Canada and top 75 charts in England and Holland.
www.discomusic.com /people-more/4638_0_11_0_C76   (994 words)

  
 Gwen McCrae interview (Part 1)
Gwen McCrae was born in Pensacola, Florida on December 21, 1943.
The George and Gwen saga started when George, who was doing his military service in the navy, spotted Gwen on a shore pass in a Pensacola restaurant.
George and Gwen were given a phone number to call if they were interested in recording, but didn't do anything with it.
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 GeorgeMcCrae
Four years later after his discharge, George met his wife Gwen and after they were married both were signed to Henry Stone's Alston label.
Their decision was made when McCrae stopped by to speak to Steve and heard the track.
This brought George back to the top of the club charts and was one of T.K.'s earliest 12" singles.
discomuseum.com /GeorgeMcCrae.html   (1019 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Very Best of George McCrae [IMPORT]: Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Gwen McCrae (George's wife) was then chosen but didn't turn up for the recording session.
George nevertheless managed to make the UK top ten twice more (I can't leave you alone, It's been so long) and just missed the UK top ten with I ain't lying.
George eventually had a minor hit (One step closer to love) on a different label but that (like Honey) is missing.
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 GeorgeMcCraeAmerica.com
We need to realize how great we are, how blessed we are, and how to love each other," says George McCrae.
Whether George McCrae is touring in Switzerland or Spain, recording in
Unfortunately, in 1981 no one was interested, so I put it on the shelf and it collected dust for 21 years.
www.georgemccraeamerica.com   (301 words)

  
 Disco
George McCrae - "Rock Your Baby" (1974, ibid)
The event involved exploding disco records with a bomb, and ended in a near-riot.
In the early 1980s, George Benson, Patrice Rushen, Brothers Johnson, Commodores, The S.O.S. Band, and many other artists created disco classics.
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/d/di/disco.html   (1293 words)

  
 George McCrae - Free Music Downloads, Videos, CDs, MP3s, Bio, Merchandise and Links   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Along with wife Gwen McCrae, Miami-based artist George McCrae was a prime mover on the early disco front with his own R&B chart-topper "Rock Your Baby" in 1974.
With disco kings Harry Casey and Richard Finch of KC & the Sunshine Band producing and writing his output on Henry Stone's T.K. label, McCrae rapidly returned with the double-sided hit "I Can't Leave..
The Trammps; Sylvester; Bohannon; Evelyn "Champagne" King; Sister Sledge; Gloria Gaynor; Chic; Gwen McCrae; Anita Ward; Vicki Sue Robinson;
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 Select General Bibliography for Representative Poetry On-line
The Colored Bard of North Carolina, from "The Poetical Works of George M. Horton, the Colored Bard of North Carolina, to which is Prefixed the Life of the Author, written by himself." Hillsborough: Heartt, 1845.
The Poetical Works of George M. Horton, the Colored Bard of North Carolina, to which is Prefixed the Life of the Author, written by himself.
Songs of the wilderness: being a collection of poems, written in some different parts of the territory of the Hudson's Bay Company, and in the wilds of Canada, on the route to that territory, in the spring and summer of 1844: interspersed with some illustrative notes.
eir.library.utoronto.ca /rpo/display_rpo/bibliography_2001.html   (5206 words)

  
 Disco Music .com George McCrae
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George McCrae was best known for his huge Disco hit, "Rock Your Baby." In 1977 McCrae tried his hand again, but without the success he had garnered a few years earlier.
www.discomusic.com /print.php/1757_0_2_0   (88 words)

  
 Forby Sutherland by George Gordon McCrae. Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. 1895. A Victorian Anthology, 1837-1895
On hand in hand to yon gray gate,
One day when George the Third is king.
Then sank the sun out o’er the sea,
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 AOL Music: George McCrae : MAIN
Similar Artists: Bohannon, Chic, Gloria Gaynor, Gwen McCrae, Sister Sledge, Sylvester, The Trammps, Vicki Sue Robinson
George McCrae, the innovator, spearheaded the whole "Miami Sound" which...
His second hit album entitled "George McCrae" sustained his prominence with...
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 George McCrae Pics - George McCrae News - George McCrae Information
George McCrae Pics - George McCrae News - George McCrae Information
--The Commodores "Sweet Love", "Better Never Than Forever" and "This is Your Life" --George McCrae "I Can't Leave You Alone" and "I Get Lifted" Continue
Tell the world what you think of George McCrae.
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 Amazon.com: The Best of George McCrae: Rock Your Baby: Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Buy this album with The Best of Gwen McCrae [Original recording remast...
....George's Sound is Okay, but he's essentially a one hit wonder.
there's some tight cuts on this set but it's Rock Your Baby that is the cut.that jam is very soulful.George Mccrae hits that note on this cutandmore.this is a Great set.
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 George McCrae : The Best of George McCrae: Rock Your Baby - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
George McCrae : The Best of George McCrae: Rock Your Baby - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect
George McCrae : The Best of George McCrae: Rock Your Baby
the best of george mccrae: rock your baby - similar albums
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 AOL Music: Gwen McCrae : MAIN
Ex-wife of George McCrae, Gwen McCrae was born as Gwen Mosley in Pensacola,...
GWEN McCRAE and HER BAND APPEARS AT JOE'S PUB TUESDAY, NOV 25, 2003...
For over three decades, Gwen McCrae has won worldwide acclaim for her sensuous,...
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 George McCrae, U.S. singer, Lead Me On, Rock Your Baby October 19 in History
George McCrae, U.S. singer, Lead Me On, Rock Your Baby October 19 in History
George McCrae, U.S. singer, Lead Me On, Rock Your Baby
The beauty of independence, departure, actions that rely on themselves.
www.brainyhistory.com /events/1944/october_19_1944_104796.html   (47 words)

  
 Rock Your Baby George McCrae lyrics - online lyrics to thousands of songs
Rock Your Baby George McCrae lyrics - online lyrics to thousands of songs
Rock Your Baby George McCrae - Lyrics to hundreds of songs
Take me in your arms and rock me
www.onlinelyrics.net /Rock-Your-Baby-George-McCrae.html   (40 words)

  
 VH1.com : George McCrae : Biography
Along with wife Gwen McCrae, Miami-based artist George McCrae was a prime mover on the early disco
With disco kings Harry Casey and Richard Finch of KC & the Sunshine Band producing and writing his output on Henry Stone's T.K. label, McCrae rapidly returned with the double-sided hit "I Can't Leave You Alone"/"I Get Lifted," but fads being fickle, McCrae's fortunes slipped as the decade ensured.
Portions of content provided by All Music GuideĀ®, a trademark of All Media Guide, LLC
www.vh1.com /artists/az/mccrae_george_1_/bio.jhtml   (125 words)

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