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  Ross Wilson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ross Wilson (born November 18, 1947) is an Australian musician, singer, songwriter, guitarist and producer who is best known for fronting the groups Daddy Cool and Mondo Rock, and for his production of albums by the Australian band Skyhooks.
Wilson began his career as a teenager in Melbourne in the mid-1960s, when he formed his first band, The Pink Finks with longtime musical partner Ross Hannaford.
McCusker's presence proved valuable for Wilson in the early 1980s when his own songwriting dried up, and McCusker penned several of the group's biggest hits, including "State Of The Heart", which was a major hit in Australia and was also covered by Rick Springfield.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ross_Wilson   (681 words)

  
 Player Bio: Ross Wilson :: Men's Tennis
Ross earned his third national doubles title in the fall of 2005 with a victory in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association National Indoors with partner Scott Green.
Wilson went 22-11 overall in singles and compiled a 17-6 singles mark in duals action...
Wilson was a four-year starter for the St. Francis de Sales Knights and held the No. 1 singles position all four years...
ohiostatebuckeyes.cstv.com /sports/m-tennis/mtt/wilson_ross00.html   (571 words)

  
 BBC News | ENTERTAINMENT | Supremes return for tour
Wilson herself said she was told promoters were offering up to $20m (£12.5m) to stage the tour, of which she was offered $2m (£1.25m), then $3m (£1.9m).
Ross left to go solo in 1970, and although the group had some success without her at first - including the songs Nathan Jones and Stoned Love - they rarely made the charts after 1972, and split in 1977.
Ross, Wilson and Birdsong did reunite for a tense performance at a Motown 25th anniversary TV special in 1983, when Ross pushed Wilson's microphone away from her face.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/702634.stm   (576 words)

  
 The Supremes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ross left the group for a solo career in 1970, and was replaced by Jean Terrell.
Diana Ross and The Supremes gave their final performance together on January 14, 1970 at the Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas; a live recording of the performance was released later that year in a double-LP box set entitled Farewell.
Diana Ross briefly reunited with Mary Wilson and Cindy Birdsong to perform "Someday We'll Be Together" on the Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever television special, broadcast on NBC on May 16, 1983.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Supremes   (4056 words)

  
 David Peebles Williamson: Ross Wilson - Artist and Gentleman
Ross talks about the life and work of Van Gogh with such admiration, astonishment and knowledge it is as if he had been a childhood friend of the former evangelist who painted sunflowers.
Ross assumed the message from the Director of the National Portrait Gallery on his answering machine was a joke.
Ross laughs at the memory of them being given key-rings in a final PR gesture by the prison authorities.
davidwilliamson.blogspot.com /2005/03/ross-wilson-artist-and-gentleman.html   (2904 words)

  
 Ross Biographical
She published five novels of contemporary life and culture under the name of Nancy Wilson Ross, illustrating the experience, the developing self-knowledge, and the spiritual growth of her characters.
Ross served on the board of the Asia Society from its founding by John D. Rockefeller III in 1956 until 1985.
Ross and her husband Stanley Young sold their personal and literary papers to the University of Texas in 1972.
www.hrc.utexas.edu /research/fa/ross.bio.html   (414 words)

  
 HowlSpace
For live performances Ross needed a group and, shy about leaping back into the commitment and politics which came with a permanent group, Ross resolved that each line-up would only be together for a given period, when he would reassemble a new line-up for another set period of performances.
Ross felt it was time to throw himself back into a full-fledged recording and performing career.
Ross Wilson took time out to record the first solo album of his 24 year old career with 1989's 'Dark Side Of The Man'.
www.howlspace.com.au /en2/mondorock/mondorock.htm   (631 words)

  
 Entertainment News » Ross Wilson in Warnambool & Hamilton   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Ross Wilson and the RW3 will be performing at the Oceania Pavilion in Warnambool on Saturday 28 May Dinner & Show and tickets are available on 5562 7453.
Ross will also be performing with the Urban Legends at Alexandra House in Hamilton on Thursday 2 June with tickets available on 5571 1736, and at the Star Theatre in Portland on Friday 3 June with tickets available on 5523 3467.
As a performer, Ross has constructed each of these shows individually and both are an absolute feast for the ears and feature all of his greatest hits and his new classics in the making.
www.entertainmentdepot.com.au /news/index.php?p=229   (353 words)

  
 Ross Wilson, Country and Wilson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Country and Wilson is actually the finally chapter in a trilogy of albums targeting the influential sounds of Australia's legendary performer.
Wilson as a solo act, and frontman for Daddy Cool and Mondo Rock has been a permanent face on the Australian music scene since the late 60's so it is no wonder it has taken him three albums to pay tribute to his influences.
As the Country and Wilson title suggests, this is Ross The Boss going a little bit country (but not foregoing a little bit rock and roll).
www.undercover.com.au /reviews/urrosswilsoncountryandwilson.html   (475 words)

  
 HowlSpace
Ross Wilson had disbanded his promising and innovative Party Machine group on a chance to join Procession in London and maybe make his mark on the world stage.
Ross Wilson was also keen to sit out what was left of his Daddy Cool recording contract.
For a while Ross concentrated on working with Skyhooks as their producer and music publisher, and on developing his own record label, Oz Records, which launched the next chapter of Ross Wilson’s music career, Mondo Rock.
www.howlspace.com.au /en/daddycool/daddycool.htm   (1015 words)

  
 The Supremes
Ross is a bit too laid-back, but with no good melodies to work with, she never really had a chance.
Ross is in fine voice throughout, although she does overreach on "Stranger In Paradise" (not the standard she'd sung on I Hear A Symphony).
Ross' voice is completely wasted, since she sings in the half-spoken, breathy style that Janet Jackson uses to cover for the fact that she doesn't have a powerful voice.
www.warr.org /supremes.html   (7680 words)

  
 CBS News | Wilson: Someday We'll Be Together | April 21, 2000 16:21:27
Performing with Wilson in the summer reunion, which opens June 14 in Philadelphia and continues through Aug.5 with a finale at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, are Scherrie Payne and Lynda Laurence, both of whom joined the group after Ross had left for a solo career.
Wilson, 56, who kept the group going for several years after Ross left, said she first heard reports of a reunion almost a year ago.
Wilson, who represented the group at its induction into the Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame, said her biggest dream was to perform again with Diana.
www.cbsnews.com /stories/2000/04/21/entertainment/main186829.shtml   (640 words)

  
 Department of Communication Community Zone   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
A founding member of The Supremes, Wilson ostensibly is signing books and giving interviews in a Northridge, California bookstore to support "Dreamgirl & Supreme Faith," her paperback encompassing Wilson's career from the 1960s up through the last decade.
According to Wilson, Ross contacted her in December -- months after the former Supreme already had heard about the plans for a tour.
As for the relationship between Ross and Wilson, which dates back to when each was 15, there's not much to report.
www.colorado.edu /communication/newsletter/a_8.html   (520 words)

  
 CD Baby: ROSS WILSON: Country & Wilson
Ross Wilson is an Australian music heavyweight and Country & Wilson is a major addition to an already impressive musical landscape and a songline that begins with Daddy Cool and Mondo Rock then hits its stride in the 21st century with his solo releases, the roots trilogy Go Bongo Go Wild!, Now Listen!
As with every project that Ross has dabbled in over time, Country and Wilson is a carefully considered string of tracks and he has taken care to draw on the wide variety of styles within the genre, from gentle Country/blues ballads to foot-stomping rockabilly to Slim Dusty-inspired Aussie bush ballad.
Ross Wilson has again produced an album of quality, substance and variety with plenty of foot-tapping tracks which aren't just listen-once songs.
cdbaby.com /cd/rosswilson3   (2425 words)

  
 Ross Wilson to Step Down as TABCORP CEO
Mr Wilson informed the TABCORP Board he would not be renewing his contract which expires on 30 June 2002.
Commenting on his decision, Mr Wilson said it was the right time for a change.
Mr Wilson is a member of the Business Council of Australia, the Council of Swinburne University of Technology and is chairman of the Capital Campaign Committee for the MS Society.
www.tabcorp.com.au /news_mediarel_detail_print.aspx?view=89   (587 words)

  
 Ross Wilson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Wilson joined Symantec United Kingdom in 1991 and was responsible for spearheading Symantec's move into the OEM (original equipment manufacturer) and retail sales arenas in the United Kingdom.
Wilson has also held sales positions with numerous technology companies in the U.K. Between 1984 and 1986 he worked as Sales Engineer for Houseman (Burham) Ltd. and as Field Sales Executive for Norbain Micro Ltd. After the company's acquisition by Software Ltd. in 1987, Ross was promoted to Senior Sales Executive.
Ross Wilson holds a Bachelor of Science (Honors) in Chemistry from Sussex University in the United Kingdom.
www.ciol.com /content/flavour/profiles/101100401.asp   (311 words)

  
 CD Baby: ROSS WILSON: Now Listen! The Best Of Ross Wilson / 2CD - from sna
Daddy Cool was Wilson's chance to indulge his new passion for vintage Los Angeles harmony rock'n'roll, a humourous and entertaining diversion from the serious business of advancing the horizons of rock music.
Ross Wilson's popularity took flight as he fronted Daddy Cool, a 1970s band that played and sang like '50s roots rockers.
Mondo Rock, where Wilson sang over a changing cast of instrumentalists in the mid '70s to late '80s, plays songs that are well-constructed but harder to relate to.
www.cdbaby.com /cd/rosswilson2/from/sna   (3199 words)

  
 Ross Wilson is King Mondo :: ABC Western Australia
Ross reckons there was another good thing about the concept: "I'm an animated character, so they take all the wrinkles off," he says wryly.
Ross tells a wonderful tale of taking his littlies to see The Wiggles, and being able to arrange a meeting: "The kids were just looking at them speechless...they were beyong ecstasy," he recalls.
Ross says there's still no prospect of the band going on the road again, although the occasional one-off event is possible.
www.abc.net.au /wa/stories/s1425824.htm   (499 words)

  
 Wilson, Ross L.
Ross L. Wilson was sworn in as Ambassador to Azerbaijan on September 25, 2000.
Ambassador Wilson is a professional diplomat of many years experience in the Foreign Service of the United States.
Ross Wilson was born in Minnesota in 1955.
www.state.gov /outofdate/bios/w/6235.htm   (202 words)

  
 Speech by the Ambassador Ross Wilson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
We supported the efforts of ODIHR to try to develop a common approach to the reconciliation commission that would address the concerns of the opposition parties' head and be acceptable to the government.
(Ambassador Wilson): The remarks of President Bush that you have referred to were made in the context of describing the President's goals and objectives for a new aid program that he has recently established called the Millennium Challenge Code.
A: (Ambassador Wilson) I guess I wouldn't exclude the possibility, but it is difficult to predict the future.
www.usembassybaku.org /amb/speeches/speech23en.html   (3802 words)

  
 CMT.com : Mary Wilson : Biography
Ross, Wilson, and Florence Ballard were the original Supremes.
Wilson remained a Supreme from 1960 until 1976.
Wilson was featured on numerous talk shows and programs during 1987.
www.cmt.com /artists/az/wilson_mary/bio.jhtml   (211 words)

  
 Journal Gazette/Times-Courier Online
When head-strong "Trading Spaces" designer Doug Wilson told his older brothers they were going to help him film an episode of the popular TV show on the family farm in Broadlands, there was no discussion.
Saturday, Ross Wilson, who hauls gasoline to area filling stations for a living, will join his famous brother in the spotlight as "Trading Spaces" takes viewers to Broadlands, near Pesotum.
The first time Ross was out in public with Doug after "Trading Spaces" began was during the show's second season, and people came up and asked for Doug's autograph.
www.jg-tc.com /articles/2004/09/23/news/news12.txt   (1053 words)

  
 Diana Ross   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
I have to give Diana Ross this much: she could easily have spent the summer sitting around her gigantic Greenwich mansion lounging by her pool and watching the occasional polo match in her neighborhood.
Ross missed the thrill of being a player in the entertainment industry, particularly the adrenaline rush of performing before a worshiping crowd.
Ross tried her best to recreate her glory days by coming out in a silver lame dress while sporting what looked to be a five-pound wig.
www.usmusicvault.com /dianarosssupremesmsg.html   (596 words)

  
 Printer version - Ross Wilson no legend   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Wilson has made an outrageous $50 million from the easiest CEO's gig in the country - running a monopoly wagering operation in Victoria and sharing a gaming duopoly with Tattersall's whereby you merely find venues to take your poker machines and help yourself to a guaranteed slice of the misery inducing losses suffered by punters.
Wilson was hired on his outrageous package several weeks before then Opposition leader John Brumby announced Labor would introduce competitors to Tabcorp if it won office.
Wilson was just lucky that Tilley and the government decided to rush the float of a cash generating machine at prices between $2.25 and $2.70 a share.
www.crikey.com.au /business/2002/06/23-tabcorp.print.html   (1579 words)

  
 Supremes Timeline   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The group consists of Ballard, Ross, Wilson and Betty McGlown, soon replaced by Barbara Martin.
Ballard, Ross and Wilson continue as a trio.
Ross is credited with discovering the family group from Gary, Indiana.
www.albanyinstitute.org /exhibits/supremes.timeline.htm   (1951 words)

  
 Some Of These Blues :: Ross Wilson :: OzTrax
Ross Wilson is without doubt one of our most successful singer/songwriters ever.
Ross Wilson has also had a major role in Australian music as a producer having worked in that capacity with Skyhooks, Sports, and Jo Jo Zep amongst others.
Ross Wilson's last three albums "Go BONGO Go Wild" (2001), "Now Listen"(2001) and "Country & Wilson" came out of a desire to reveal his fundamental music sources.
www.abc.net.au /oztrax/stories/s1106063.htm   (193 words)

  
 The Supremes
Wilson and Ross continued to work as duo until the two improved their grades and were allowed to rejoin.
Ballard, Wilson, and Ross could all sing lead, but Ballard's voice was considered the best and most powerful.
Ross was now doing all the lead vocals, which did not always sit well with Ballard.
www.history-of-rock.com /supremes.htm   (807 words)

  
 Ross Wilson & Trio - Entertainment Depot Music Booking Agency Melbourne Australia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Ross Wilson is headed your way with a totally new acoustic performance featuring his ex-Mondo Rock collaborator Eric McCusker on guitar and vocals and Chris Paraha on bass and vocals!
As a performer, Ross has constructed a show that is an absolute feast for the ears and features all of his greatest hits and his new classics in the making.
Country and Wilson completes Ross's desire to reveal his fundamental musical sources and uses this genre's accent on story-telling and finely honed lyrics to produce his most personal work to date.
www.entertainmentdepot.com.au /artist_profile.php/44   (688 words)

  
 BakuTODAY.net - U.S. Ambassador To Azerbaijan Ross Wilson Meets With Nakhchivan Journalists   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Ross Wilson, the U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan, while on a working trip in Nakhchivan, met with local journalists early this week.
According to Turan’s regional correspondent, Wilson said this was a fact-finding trip to Nakhchivan.
Having admitted the problems of local NGOs, Wilson noted that the Embassy is attempting to assist the Regional Resource Center for Democracy and NGO Development which was established in Nakhchyvan for this purpose.
www.bakutoday.net /view.php?d=4721   (343 words)

  
 Folder Of Truth
Ross is working on a new album that is coming out next year sometime on a major label.
Ross Hannaford stayed on and played two more songs, including a Bob Marley cover before Renee Geyer joined Hannaford onstage with a band for a soulful set that left even Renee in tears.
Ross Wilson didn't get to gig in Nashville earlier this month because according to the Immigration and Naturalization Service, the visas (the other visa belonging to Neil Murray) being barred "was on the grounds that the festival had provided "insufficient documentation" to demonstrate that they were culturally significant artists." Naturally, yours truly is OUTRAGED!
ozmusicrocks.blogdrive.com   (4749 words)

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