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Henry hated his new stepfather and this caused a lot of hard feeling and was the driving force of Henry leaving home at an early age.
Henry stood trail for the murder of Floyd Wilson in the court of Judge Isaac Parker.
When Henry, with help from his family and the Cherokee Tribal Government, applied for a pardon in 1903, President T. Roosevelt admired the man for his courage in the Cherokee Bill incident so much, that he reduced his sentence and Henry was released from prison in 1905.
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 Amos 'n' Andy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Amos 'n' Andy was a situation comedy popular in the United States from the 1920s through the 1950s.
Amos 'n' Andy was officially transferred by NBC from the Blue Network to the Red Network in 1935, although the vast majority of stations carrying the show remained the same.
This effort at reviving the series in a way that was intended to be less racially offensive ended after one season on ABC, although it remained quite popular in syndicated reruns in Australia for several years afterwards.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Amos_and_Andy   (1589 words)

  
 Sam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sam or SAM may have one of the following meanings.
Sam (dog), a dog voted the world's ugliest dog for three years running.
Sam, a sequel to the novel Jack Weyland's Charly.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sam   (252 words)

  
 WorldNetDaily News Archives: Henry Lamb
Saturday, September 25, 2004 by Henry Lamb -- The entire world was full of hope in the fall of 1945 when the United Nations launched its mission to bring peace to a war-torn planet.
Saturday, August 21, 2004 by Henry Lamb -- Before the collapse of the Soviet Union, America's European allies were quite appreciative of U.S. power, which assured that the communist tide would not wash across their borders.
Henry Lamb is the executive vice president of the Environmental Conservation Organization and chairman of Sovereignty International.
www.worldnetdaily.com /news/archives.asp?AUTHOR_ID=126&PAGE=11   (433 words)

  
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Amos ‘n’ Andy debuted over WGN on January 12, 1926 as Sam ‘n’ Henry and was considered to be the first situation comedy.
Sam ‘n’ Henry followed the adventures of these two men who had moved to Chicago to seek their fortunes and was extremely funny.
Sam and Henry had trouble finding jobs and, like most people during that period, barely made enough money to survive.
www.indiana.edu /~t311/hallett/sp01/paper19.doc   (1173 words)

  
 Short Biography on Henry Gross
Henry’s recording career continued with albums on CBS Records (Love Is The Stuff) and Capitol Records (What’s In A Name), but Henry feels his best work during that period is an unreleased project wallowing in the vaults of Capitol Records, produced by Anthony Battaglia and Ed Machal.
Henry wrote or co-wrote all 14 songs on the CD and serves as the producer.
Henry is currently working on a one man show chronicling the highlights and funniest moments of his life in the entertainment business.
www.henrygross.com /pr_short.htm   (623 words)

  
 Amos 'n' Andy-ism   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
In Chicago, the city in which Sam 'n' Henry takes place, the "fl populationÖ rose from 44,000 to 109,000 during the decade ending in 1920." The first episode of Sam 'n' Henry opens up with the two men already on their way to the train station.
Sam's fear over whether or not the groundhog has seen his shadow (having heard that the groundhog caused the Johnstown Flood by staying out in the sun too long) inspires Henry to reminisce about other ridiculous superstitions Sam believes in.
In the early adventure of Sam 'n' Henry, the two main characters are already on their way out of the South when the story begins.
people.ucsc.edu /~dramadon/Amos_and_Andy.htm   (5634 words)

  
 Amos 'n' Andy / Amos and Andy Radio and TV Shows
Sam and Henry were roughhewn caricatures, reflecting the prevailing racial prejudices of the era, often drunk and occasionally in trouble with the law (they were arrested for gambling in an early episode).
Amos 'n' Andy was broadcast nationally over the NBC radio network beginning in August of 1929, sponsored by Pepsodent.
Amos 'n' Andy, still written entirely by the two stars, was the top-rated program of all in 1930, with a 54.4 rating and 30 million listeners (compare that to the Super Bowl's 44.2 rating in 2004).
www.tvparty.com /50amos1.html   (1238 words)

  
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 Sam P. Jones, Methodist Great   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
SAM P. of Cartersville, Georgia may be the most representative figure of 'The Old Time Religion': the major influence that defined America at the birth of the Twentieth Century.
Sam Small was asked (around 1927, when he was seventy-six) to write a mission statement and statement of faith for the new college being built by Bob Jones, Sr.
I must mention that Sam Jones was a total Methodist; a follower of John Wesley, and he certainly would not have criticized Wesley for making a new translation of the New Testament, which Wesley considered to be more accurate than the King James Version -- though Wesley highly honored the King James.
www.tks.org /samjones.htm   (2029 words)

  
 Correll & Gosden; Sam & Henry; Amos & Andy
Correll and Gosden; Sam and Henry; Amos and Andy
Prior to the creation of Amos and Andy, Charles Correll and Freeman Gosden developed and performed the characters "Sam 'n' Henry" between January 12, 1926 and August 19, 1929.
The characters "Sam 'n' Henry" changed their names to "Amos 'n' Andy", changed their original homes from Birmingham, Alabama to Atlanta, Georgia, and transferred membership from the "Jewels of the Crown" lodge to the "Mystic Knights of the Sea".
home.hiwaay.net /~ajohns/retro/Sam&Henry.htm   (733 words)

  
 Sam Reed
Sam convinced his dad to purchase a saxophone from a female neighbor who played sax in a South Philly matching band.
Sam also had the opportunity to work with Sarah Vaughan, who was one of his favorite female singers, Billie Holiday and Dinah Washington (and the Allegros) and Nat King Cole and Louis Armstrong.
One of Sam’s greatest sources of pride is that when he was hanging around the Earl Theater at age fourteen or fifteen, Charlie Parker took a break and asked the young Sam Reed to hold his horn for him.
www.phillyjazz.org /samreed.htm   (978 words)

  
 WFotW ~ Faulkner Glossary: "S"
Henry and Charles Bon served together in the University Grays during the Civil War; he was wounded at Shiloh.
He died when Clytie set fire to the house to prevent what she thought were authorities coming to take Henry into custody for the murder of Charles Bon.
Lacking a male heir, he proposed to his wife's sister, Rosa, then insulted her by suggesting they have a child first and then if it were a boy they would marry; Rosa broke off the engagement.
www.mcsr.olemiss.edu /~egjbp/faulkner/glossarys.html   (4614 words)

  
 Between the Wars: Radio
Similarly, Henry Ford saw the automobile only as a utilitarian, workhorse tool for a nation of farmers, and Alexander Graham Bell imagined the telephone primarily as an aid to the deaf.
Sam n' Henry related the comic exploits of two African American cab drivers.
As the show grew more popular Sam and Henry changed their names, to the more famous Amos and Andy.
chnm.gmu.edu /courses/hist409/radio.html   (955 words)

  
 "Amos 'n' Andy In Person"
A key point of misunderstanding in considering "Amos 'n' Andy" is the assumption that it is merely an elaboration on the themes of the old minstrel show.
The contract ended in December 1927, and for all intents and purposes, so did "Sam 'n' Henry." Gosden and Correll left WGN, and began a personal appearance tour of the midwest, doing their song and patter routine.
Although they could no longer perform as "Sam 'n' Henry," they were able to weave bits of character dialogue into their stage appearances -- just so long as the names weren't used.
www.midcoast.com /~lizmcl/aa.html   (4274 words)

  
 The Virginian: A Gallows for Sam Horn - TV.com
The Virginian: A Gallows for Sam Horn - TV.com
Peg is a supposed widow with a young child and Sam Horn is smitten with her.
When Buck is shot, Sam is put on trial for murder although he claims it was self-defense.
www.tv.com /virginian/a-gallows-for-sam-horn/episode/93269/summary.html   (347 words)

  
 Radio Hall of Fame -Amos 'n' Andy
Amos ‘n’ Andy was the story of two fl characters—the modest, pragmatic Amos and the blustery, self-confident Andy—created by two white actors, Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll.
The characters first aired as Sam ‘n Henry on Chicago’s WGN in 1926.
Although Amos ‘n’ Andy’s dialect humor caused much controversy among African-Americans, the show’s appeal during its prime was not restricted to any single race.
www.radiohof.org /comedy/amosnandy.html   (192 words)

  
 The Anniston Star - Dogg better on the side
Amos ’n’ Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy, a one-hour documentary with George Kirby as host, aired on television in 1986 — on the 20th anniversary of the decision by CBS to bow to pressure and complaints from the NAACP and withdraw Amos ’n’ Andy reruns from circulation.
Henry,” to the switch to a new station, and the title Amos ’n’ Andy two years later.
Yet when the white team ended a four-year search and cast fl performers in a TV version of Amos ’n’ Andy in 1951, it was a triumph of sorts for fl actors, who finally could showcase their talents on network TV.
www.jaxnews.com /entertainment/2003/as-tv-0622-0-3f22e2837.htm   (946 words)

  
 American BigBands - Page 1 "L" Bands
Sam Lanin, was a very popular orchestra leader all through the 1920s.
Still, in 1930, Henry was back working in New York City where he was to remain for the rest of his life.
In an era when 'Swing was King', Henry was playing the kind of pure traditional Jazz with which he had grown up, and that he had played when he took over Nick LaRocca's chair in the famed 'Original Dixieland Jazz Band'.
nfo.net /usa/l1.html   (8952 words)

  
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"Amos 'n' Andy" in their first incarnation were known as "Sam and Henry", characters Gosden and Correll developed while staffers at WGN between 1926 and the early months of 1928.
Since WGN owned the rights to the Sam 'n' Henry title, Gosden and Correll were obliged to find new names for their characters.
Thus on WMAQ Sam 'n' Henry became Amos 'n' Andy.
www.richsamuels.com /nbcmm/amosandy.html   (421 words)

  
 Radio in Virginia -  Radio Programming   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Amos 'n' Andy, originally known as Sam 'n' Henry, aired its first program on January 12, 1926 on WGN in Chicago.
When Amos 'n' Andy joined NBC in 1929, the sale of radios skyrocketed and millions of listeners tuned in.
Amos 'n' Andy was only the beginning of the evolution of programming during radio's golden years of the 1930s and 1940s.
www.lva.lib.va.us /whoweare/exhibits/radio/programming.htm   (536 words)

  
 Sam 'n' Henry Syndicated Script--May 28, 1927
Sam (interrupting again)--If he don't choose, maybe he smokes.
Henry ain't recided yet whether he wants to be de President or not.
Diamond (as Sam finished with the phone)--Now listen, boys--de first thing we gotta do is to have a remer- gency meetin' of all de members of de Jewels of de Crown.
xroads.virginia.edu /~1930s/RADIO/amos/meet/052827.html   (746 words)

  
 Amos 'n' Andy
Amos 'n' Andy, radio's first hit series, originated on Chicago station WGN as Sam 'n' Henry in 1926; it moved to WMAQ under its better-remembered name in 1928.
Amos 'n' Andy drew protests from some African Americans but won the praise of others.
The show's move to Hollywood in 1937–38 reflected Chicago's decline as a center of American broadcasting.
encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org /pages/47.html   (207 words)

  
 Thrilling Days of Yesteryear : "Nostalgia isn't what it used to be." -- Peter DeVries
The origins of Amos ‘n’ Andy begin with Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll, a pair of small-time vaudevillians who—at the suggestion of a friend—decided to try their luck in the newfangled medium of radio.
Amos ‘n’ Andy demonstrated that radio as a medium could be both commercially viable and an alternate means of entertainment that could compete with movies and vaudeville.
Elizabeth’s life-long work on the history of Amos ‘n’ Andy (she will forget more about the show than I’ll ever learn) has not only produced the definitive website but will generate a must-read next year by publisher McFarland Books: The Original Amos ‘n’ Andy: Freeman Gosden, Charles Correll, and the 1928-43 Serial.
blogs.salon.com /0003139/2004/11/03.html   (1853 words)

  
 Meet Amos 'n' Andy
The creators of Amos 'n' Andy, Charles Correll and Freeman Gosden, were regulars in the broadcast area of the Chicago Tribune's WGN (World's Greatest Newspaper) in the mid-1920s.
Every Sunday during much of 1927, the newspaper published the script of a current Sam ‘n' Henry episode, written in a "dialect" and accompanied by caricatures of the principal characters in action.
Since WGN owned the rights to everything related to Sam ‘n' Henry, Correll and Gosden wanted to keep the same premise of the show but they at least had to change the names of their characters.
xroads.virginia.edu /~1930s/RADIO/amos/meet/meet.html   (887 words)

  
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Brian Mayhew's page.Since WGN had patented the name Sam 'n Henry, Gosden and Correll had to come up with a new name.
They differed from Sam 'n' Henry in the kind of business they were running and the name of the lodge they belonged to, but the main idea stayed the same.
Amos 'n' Andy's popularity was immediate, it continued through the "'repression" with their daily jokes about it, and went on making the nation laugh for another twenty years.
www.otal.umd.edu /~vg/amst205.S97/vj28/project4.html   (1206 words)

  
 JSB - Project #3 Amos 'N' Andy
The Amos 'N' Andy show was one of the most popular radio shows of its era.
The program originated in 1929 on WGN Radio, it was originally called the Sam 'n' Henry Show, and ran for 10 minutes each day and did 586 episodes.
Amos 'n' Andy also set a moral tone, portraying the ideas that with a little faith and a little work the country would be back on its feet soon.
www.otal.umd.edu /~vg/amst205.F96/vj04/amos.html   (1084 words)

  
 Ancestors of Samuel Nathaniel "Sam" Walker
Sam Walker, white, male, age 10, son, single, attended school during the previous year, born in Iowa, father born in Indiana, mother born in Iowa
He was born in Henry county, Iowa, on the 24th of July, 1869 and is the son of C. and Ruth E. (Fox) Walker.
Sam Walker was the Midway School director, and Reil Hannah was its teacher for the school year 1914-1915:
www.brumm.com /familytrees/5.htm   (4296 words)

  
 Remembering Radio » Amos ’n’ Andy
Amos ’n’ Andy had a 34-year run as a wildly popular 15-minute weekday comedy.
It started out as Sam ’n’ Henry on January 12, 1926 at WGN in Chicago.
Electrical transcription, its status as a network show on NBC and early sponsorship by Pepsodent toothpaste facilitated the show’s early rise to popularity.
www.yorku.ca /amaclenn/radio/blog/?page_id=8   (197 words)

  
 Amos 'N' Andy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Fans of the "Amos 'n' Andy" TV show might like to know about an early-60s ANIMATED tv show called "Calvin and the Colonel", which was the same show (by the same creators) in cartoon form, without the unfortunate racial baggage.
The radio programme (and the characters) began on regional radio as "Sam 'n' Henry"; when the show went national, Gosden and Correll (for legal reasons) renamed Sam and Henry as Amos and Andy.
("Amos 'n' Andy" was similarly unavailable for many years, but this was probably only due to racial protests.) Gosden and Correll are dead, but I recall that their respective children were trying to keep their work in the public eye.
www.jumptheshark.com /a/amosnandy.htm   (3163 words)

  
 This Day in History
In 1951, Amos 'n' Andy came to TV and had to be recast with fl actors Alvin Childress and Spencer Williams.
Amos 'n' Andy ran in reruns for many years around the world until the government of Kenya banned the program in 1963.
A sequel to Amos 'n' Andy that was disguised as a cartoon-Calvin and the Colonel-debuted in 1961, featuring a fox and a bear from the deep South who moved into a large city in the North.
www.historychannel.com /tdih/tdih.jsp?category=entertainment&month=10272953&day=10272977   (576 words)

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