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Background

Main articles: We Are the World and 2010 Haiti earthquake

In 1985, "We Are the World", a song and charity single originally recorded by USA for Africa, was released. It was written by American musicians Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, and co-produced by Quincy Jones and Michael Omartian for the album We Are the World. The song was well received by music critics and was the recipient of several awards. The song was a worldwide commercial success, as it topped music charts throughout the world and became the fastest-selling American pop single in history, as well as the first single to be certified multi-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. Up until 1997, "We Are the World" was the best selling pop single of all time. It was succeeded by Elton John's 1997 version of "Candle in the Wind". egyptian cotton clothing

Earthquake damage in Port-au-Prince women's bathrobe

On January 12, 2010, Haiti was struck by a magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake. It was the country's most severe earthquake in over 200 years and caused widespread damage. The epicenter of the quake was just outside the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince. It has been estimated that the death toll could reach 200,000. Before the earthquake, Jones and Richie had planned to organize a re-recording of "We Are the World" on January 28, 2010  the 25th anniversary of the original recording of the song. Randy Phillips, who was a key figure in the song being re-issued, said that "We Are The World" producer Ken Kragen had suggested to re-cut "We Are the World" and title it "Live 25". However, Lionel Richie and Jones were "very lukewarm" about the idea. Phillips commented that, abecrombie

"[They felt] that what happened 25 years ago was iconic and they did everything they could for Africa at that time, and they didn't feel re-cutting the song really made any sense. Basically, Lionel didn't really want to do it, and we kind of let it die by not issuing the publishing license, because Lionel owns the copyright along with Michael Jackson's estate. That was in November/December . They had gotten Visa on board as an underwriter of that effort, and I think they were going to try and premiere it at the World Cup."

However, because of the devastation caused in Haiti, these plans were postponed. Phillips said that Jones had called Lionel and said, "this is what this song is written for, as a fundraising vehicle for causes, tragedies, catastrophes like this. Why don't we take over the process, call our friends, and actually do this?" Lionel understood the urgency of Haiti, and in January 2010, it was agreed that "We Are the World" would be re-recorded to help benefit Haiti, similar to how the original recording helped famine relief in Africa. Richie commented, "Unfortunately, sometimes it takes a hit record to make someone decide to save a life. I want this song to be the battle cry again. Every once in a while, you have to wake the world up. We slept right through Katrina. If we are not a socially aware culture, we're going to fail."

Recording

Quincy Jones was a key figure in the production and recording of "We Are the World 25 for Haiti".

The new version of the song was recorded on February 1, 2010 in a session lasting 14 hours. Eighty-five musicians were reportedly involved in the song's recording, which was held in the same place as the original, at Henson Recording Studio on Beverly Boulevard in Los Angeles, California. Also similar to the 1985 process, some of the participating musicians were already in Los Angeles to attend an awards ceremony: the 52nd Grammy Awards. Jones said of the recording session, "It was a big challenge. It takes a serious army and serious emotional architecture. I've never seen such a diverse group of people, and they came for the right reasons."

The new version features updated lyrics and music, such as a rap segment pertaining to Haiti, described as a "Greek chorus extension", which was written by Will.i.am. Other writers included Kanye West, Jones and LL Cool J. Lionel Richie and Jones revealed that Michael Jackson's younger sister Janet duets with her late brother, as per a request from their mother, Katherine Jackson. In the official video, there is archive footage of Michael Jackson from the original 1985 recording. Richie said that he agreed with Katherine's request, commenting, "It made me feel more secure about this. We definitely felt a void. He's the other parent [to the song]." The production team for the song included Humberto Gatica, RedOne, Mervyn Warren, Patti Austin and Rickey Minor. RedOne said that it took a week to create the new arrangement for "We Are The World 25 For Haiti". He commented that he wanted to keep the "class of the original one" and did not want to "mess it up, because it's too good." He noted that he wanted to make the song "sound more now and current" while keeping the originals "whole chord progressions, the feeling and the vibe, but brought fresher sounds that are more now."

Haitian-American musician Wyclef Jean also serves as a producer. In addition, Wyclef Jean sings the first line of the second chorus in Haitian Creole. Richie said new artist were selected for the song so the song could be aimed at a new audience, commenting, "We have a familiar song that kids learn in school. Why not bring in Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers and let them address the issues?" adding that "It was designed so that we wouldn't have any of the originals there, so that we could pass on the baton to the next generation". Phillips said that the producers received 80 percent of the people they wanted as recording artists for the song.

At the time of the recording, numerous artists commented on the process, the 1985 version of the song and co-writer Michael Jackson. R&B singer Jordin Sparks revealed that despite being born after the release of the original, the song had a "huge impact" on her. Celine Dion said that the release of the song would not only benefit the Haitian people, but also serve as a remembrance of "the passion [Michael] Jackson had for helping those in need". Lionel Richie and Quincy Jones echoed Dion's sentiments and further stated that if the singer were alive, he would have wanted to be just as involved as he had been a quarter of a century ago. According to Phillips, there were a "handful" of musicians who either declined or could not rearrange their schedules for the song's recording, including country singer Taylor Swift, who was going to be touring in Australia.

Artists for Haiti musicians

Conductors

Quincy Jones

Lionel Richie

Soloists (in order of appearance)

Justin Bieber

Nicole Scherzinger

Jennifer Hudson

Jennifer Nettles

Josh Groban

Tony Bennett

Mary J. Blige

Michael Jackson (stock footage)

Janet Jackson

Barbra Streisand

Miley Cyrus

Enrique Iglesias

Jamie Foxx

Wyclef Jean

Adam Levine

Pink

BeBe Winans

Usher

Celine Dion

Janet Jackson duetted with her older brother Michael on the recording

Orianthi (on guitar)

Fergie

Nick Jonas

Toni Braxton

Mary Mary

Isaac Slade

Lil Wayne

Carlos Santana (on guitar)

Akon

T-Pain

LL Cool J (rap)

Will.i.am (rap)

Snoop Dogg (rap)

Busta Rhymes (rap)

Swizz Beatz (rap)

Iyaz (rap)

Nipsey Hussle (rap)

Kanye West

Chorus

Michael Bubl

Patti Austin

Philip Bailey

Fonzworth Bentley

Bizzy Bone

Ethan Bortnick

Jeff Bridges

Zac Brown

Brandy

Kristian Bush

Natalie Cole

Harry Connick Jr.

Nikka Costa

Kid Cudi

Miley Cyrus

Faith Evans

Melanie Fiona

Sean Garrett

Tyrese Gibson

Anthony Hamilton

Rick Hendrix

Keri Hilson

Julianne Hough

Nipsey Hussle

India.Arie

Randy Jackson

Taj Jackson

Taryll Jackson

TJ Jackson

Joe Jonas, along with his brothers Nick and Kevin, sang on "We Are the World"

Jordin Sparks sang as part of the chorus

Al Jardine

Jimmy Jean-Louis

Ralph Johnson

Joe Jonas

Kevin Jonas

Nick Jonas

Gladys Knight

Benji Madden

Harlow Madden

Joel Madden

Katharine McPhee

Jason Mraz

Ma

Freda Payne

A. R. Rahman

RedOne

Nicole Richie

Raphael Saadiq

Trey Songz

Musiq Soulchild

Jordin Sparks

Robin Thicke

Rob Thomas

Vince Vaughn

Mervyn Warren

Verdine White

Ann Wilson

Brian Wilson

Nancy Wilson

Release, reception, and promotion

The 2010 version of "We Are the World", released under the name Artists for Haiti, debuted on American TV channel NBC on February 12 during their coverage of the 2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony. When the song premiered in its paid time spot, the video was edited in length, due in part to the time spent introducing the song. Similar to marketing of "We Are the World", a music video of the song was filmed and released. The music video was directed by, Paul Haggis, an Academy award-winning film director. Haggis said that he finished the video 12 hours early. Haitian film students were involved in the video as part of the production crew. The official video for the song was formatted similar to the original; the video opens with the song's title with the recording artists' signatures surrounding it, as well as clips of the artists performing their parts in the recording studio and included archive footage of Michael Jackson performing his part of the song. The video was intercut with clips showing people in Haiti following the earthquake.

All proceeds from "We Are the World 25 for Haiti" will go to the newly formed charity We Are the World Foundation LLC, which will go straight to Haiti. The songs tagline is "download to donate." Options for the songs are the audio for $1.29, the music video for $1.99, or both for $2.99. In February 2010, Phillips said that physical products for the song are being looked into and negotiated, including Target Corporation handling the physical products ten days to two weeks after the digital release of the song.

"We Are The World 25 for Haiti" received generally negative reviews from contemporary music critics. The song was criticized for its use of Auto-Tune, the choice of recording artists, and for the song's rap. Chris Richards, a writer for The Washington Post, described the song as being "horribly oversung". Richards commented that the most "disappointing" thing about the song was that "there were too few voices from the country, rock and Latin music communities." He also noted that "nobody can argue with its worthy cause" because of the songs proceeds to relief in Haiti, but remarked that the song did not have "We Are the World"'s "original thrill" due to the song's "panoply of voices".

Jon Parales, a writer for The New York Times remarked that while the song's "Hollywood gloss" was "durable", the song has "all the pitfalls of a Hollywood remake". Parales commented that the musicians for the songs are "rises or falls on its talent pool" and criticized the choice of male musicians compared to "We Are the World"'s original male artists. Maura Johnston, a writer for MTV, wrote more positively about the song, commenting favorably on the contemporary artists' performances in living up to their predecessors. "Despite the different faces, the overall feel is similar to the original's," Johnston wrote. Simon Vozick-Levinson, a writer for Entertainment Weekly, gave the song a mixed review, noting that the "We Are the World 25 for Haiti" was not as good as the original: "All in all, I can say this new 'We Are the World' measured up to the 1985 version."

Chart performance

"We Are the World 25 for Haiti" debuted within the top 30 in multiple territories. "We Are the World 25 for Haiti" charted at number 27 on the Spanish Singles Chart on the charts issue date February 14, 2010. The song debuted at number 17 in New Zealand on the charts issue date of February 15, 2010. "We Are the World 25 for Haiti" peaked within the top five, charting at number three in Norwegian on the charts issue date of February 16, 2010; the chart's position is currently the song's highest charting international territory since its release. The song debuted at number 25 in France on the issue date of February 13.

"We Are the World 25 for Haiti" charted at number two on the Billboard Hot 100, charting behind Keshas Tik Tok, which was in its ninth week at Number One. "We Are the World 25 for Haiti" charted higher in its debut week that the original version, which entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 21. According to Billboard, the songs charting position stemmed mainly from download sales, with a reported 96% of the song's charting being from such sales. Following the song's debut during the Olympics, 246 radio stations sampled the song in the United States. Radio stations in New York expressed that they would play the song frequently to raise awareness of Haitian citizens in need. Other radio stations throughout the United States echoed similar responses on the song getting airplay.

The song also sold over 267,000 downloads in three days. "We Are the World 25 for Haiti" debuted at number eight on the Canadian Hot 100 dated for February 27. The song also debuted at number six in Belgium Wallonia and Flanders, as well at debuting at number 17 in Sweden. The song also charted at number twenty eight in Danish. The song entered Irish charts at number nine. In the song's second week of release in Norwegian, "We Are the World 25 for Haiti" moved up two spaces, topping the chart. Unlike the songs chart performance in territories like Norway, the song dropped four places on the Billboard Hot 100 to sixth place.

Charts positions

Chart (2010)

Peak

position

Australian Singles Chart

18

Belgian Singles Chart (Wallonia)

1

Canadian Hot 100

7

Danish Singles Chart

10

French Digital Singles Chart

7

Irish Singles Chart

9

Italian Singles Chart

10

New Zealand Singles Chart

8

Norwegian Singles Chart

1

Spanish Singles Chart

15

Swedish Singles Chart

5

U.S. Billboard Hot 100

2

Chart procession and succession

Preceded by

"Yes Man" by Bjrn Johan Muri

Norwegian Singles Chart number-one single

2010 (Week 8)

Incumbent

Preceded by

"Tik Tok" by Kesha

Belgian Singles Chart (Wallonia) number-one single

February 27, 2010 -

Track listings

Short version "We Are the World 25 for Haiti" - 3: 17

Long version "We Are the World 25 for Haiti" - 7: 37

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External links

Official website

Official music video at Youtube.com

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2010 Haiti earthquake

Humanitarian response  Relief efforts  Casualties  Damaged infrastructure

Affected geography

Enriquillo-Plantain Garden fault zone  Haiti  Ouest: Port-au-Prince Arrondissement (Port-au-Prince [ Bel Air ]  Carrefour  Cit Soleil  Gressier  Ptionville)  Logne Arrondissement (Logne  Grand-Gove  Petit-Gove)  Sud-Est: Jacmel Arrondissement (Jacmel)

Humanitarian response

National governments  NGOs  For-profit organizations

Aid operations

Unified Response (USA)  Hestia (Canada)  Sisme Haiti (France)  White Crane (Italy)  Hispaniola (Spain)  United Nations Security Council Resolution 1908 (MINUSTAH)

Benefits & fundraising

Canada for Haiti  Ensemble pour Hati  Hope for Haiti Now (album)  Hit for Haiti  Clinton Bush Haiti Fund   Digicel Haiti Earthquake Relief Fund  Everybody Hurts   We Are the World 25 for Haiti   Somos El Mundo: 25 Para Haiti

See also: List of earthquakes in Haiti

 

Artists for Haiti musicians templates

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Akon

Albums

Trouble  Konvicted  Freedom

Singles

"Locked Up"  "Ghetto"  "Lonely"  "Belly Dancer (Bananza)"  "Pot of Gold"  "Smack That"  "I Wanna Fuck You"  "Don't Matter"   "Mama Africa"  "Sorry, Blame It on Me"  "I Can't Wait"  "Right Now (Na Na Na)"  "I'm So Paid"   "Troublemaker"  "Beautiful"   "We Don't Care"  "Oh Africa" 

Featured singles

"Find Us"  "Keep on Calling"  "Baby I'm Back"  "Cross That Line"  "Soul Survivor"  "Moonshine"  "Girls"  "Snitch"  "I Am Not My Hair"  "The Sweet Escape"  "I Tried"  "We Takin' Over"  "Bartender"  "The Way She Moves"  "Speaker"  "Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)"  "Graveyard Shift"  "Hypnotized"  "Get Buck in Here"  "Certified"  "I'll Still Kill"  "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008"  "What You Got"  "Dangerous"  "Frozen"  "What's Love"  "Out Here Grindin"   "Body on Me"  "Am I Dreaming"  "Wake It Up"  "Dreamgirl"  "Day Dreaming"  "One"  "Just Dance"  "Just Go"  "Stuck with Each Other"  "Overtime"  "All Up 2 You"  "Sexy Bitch"  "Let's Get Crazy"   "On Top"   "Shut It Down"   "Come Again"

Other songs

"Cry Out of Joy"   "We Are the World 25 for Haiti"

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EPs

My World

Singles

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Other singles

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Featured singles

"We Are the World: 25 For Haiti"

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Singles

"You Remind Me"  "Real Love"  "Reminisce"  "Sweet Thing"  "Love No Limit"  "You Don't Have to Worry"  "My Love"   "Be Happy"  "Mary Jane (All Night Long)"   "I'm Going Down"  "You Bring Me Joy"  "I Love You"  "(You Make Me Feel like) a Natural Woman"  "Not Gon' Cry"  "Love Is All We Need"  "I Can Love You"   "Everything"   "Missing You"   "Seven Days"  "As"   "All That I Can Say"   "Deep Inside"   "Your Child"   "Give Me You"  "Family Affair"  "Dance for Me"  "No More Drama"   "Rainy Dayz"  "Love @ 1st Sight"  "Ooh!"  "Not Today"  "Whenever I Say Your Name"  "It's a Wrap"  "Be Without You"  "One"  "Enough Cryin"  "Take Me as I Am"  "MJB da MVP"  "We Ride (I See the Future)"  "Just Fine"  "Work That"  "Stay Down"  "The One"  "Stronger"  "I Am"  "Each Tear"

Featured singles

"I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By"  "All That I Got Is You"  "Can't Knock the Hustle"  "911"  "Touch It"  "Runaway Love"  "Just Stand Up!"  "IfULeave"  "Remember Me"  "What Child Is This"

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Toni Braxton  Secrets  The Heat  More Than a Woman  Libra   Pulse

Other albums

Snowflakes  Ultimate Toni Braxton  Platinum & Gold Collection  Un-Break My Heart: The Remix Collection  The Essential Toni Braxton

Singles

"Give U My Heart"  "Love Shoulda Brought You Home"  "Another Sad Love Song"  "Breathe Again"  "Seven Whole Days"  "You Mean the World to Me"  "I Belong to You"  "How Many Ways"  "You're Makin' Me High"  "Let It Flow"  "Un-Break My Heart"  "I Don't Want To"  "I Love Me Some Him"  "How Could an Angel Break My Heart"  "He Wasn't Man Enough"  "Just Be a Man About It"  "Spanish Guitar"  "Maybe"  "Snowflakes of Love"  "Christmas in Jamaica"  "Hit the Freeway"  "Please"  "Trippin' (That's the Way Love Works)"  "Take This Ring"  "Suddenly"  "The Time of Our Lives"  "Yesterday"  "Make My Heart"

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Busta Rhymes

Albums

The Coming  When Disaster Strikes  E.L.E. (Extinction Level Event): The Final World Front  Anarchy  Genesis  It Ain't Safe No More  The Big Bang  Back on My B.S.  The Chemo

Singles

"Woo Hah!! Got You All in Check"  "It's a Party"  "Hit 'Em High (The Monstars' Anthem)"  "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See"  "Dangerous"  "Turn It Up (remix)/Fire It Up"  "Gimme Some More"  "What's It Gonna Be?!"  "Get Out!!"  "Break Ya Neck"  "Make It Clap"  "Pass the Courvoisier, Part II"  "I Know What You Want"  "Where's Your Money?"  "Touch It"  "I Love My Bitch"  "New York Shit"  "In the Ghetto"  "Don't Get Carried Away"  "Watch Ya Mouth"  "Don't Touch Me (Throw da Water on 'em)"  "We Made It"  "Arab Money"  "Hustler's Anthem '09"  "Respect My Conglomerate"  "World Go Round"

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Miley Cyrus singles

Hannah Montana 2/

Meet Miley Cyrus

"See You Again"   "Start All Over"

Breakout

"7 Things"   "Fly on the Wall"

Hannah Montana: The Movie

"The Climb"   "Hoedown Throwdown"

The Time of Our Lives

"Party in the U.S.A."   "When I Look at You"

Featured singles

"Ready, Set, Don't Go"   "Just Stand Up!"  "Send It On"   "Everybody Hurts"   "We Are the World 25 for Haiti"

Other songs

"I Miss You"  "Breakout"  "I Thought I Lost You"  "Butterfly Fly Away"  "The Time of Our Lives"

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Celine Dion

French language

studio albums

La voix du bon Dieu  Cline Dion chante Nol  Tellement j'ai d'amour...  Les chemins de ma maison  Chants et contes de Nol  Mlanie  C'est pour toi  Incognito  Dion chante Plamondon  D'eux  S'il suffisait d'aimer  1 fille & 4 types  D'elles

English language

studio albums

Unison  Celine Dion  The Colour of My Love  Falling into You  Let's Talk About Love  These Are Special Times  A New Day Has Come  One Heart  Miracle  Taking Chances

Live albums

Cline Dion en concert  l'Olympia  Live Paris  Au cur du stade  A New Day... Live in Las Vegas

Compilations

Du soleil au cur  Les plus grands succs de Cline Dion  Les oiseaux du bonheur  Les chansons en or  The Best Of  Les premires annes  Gold Vol. 1  Gold Vol. 2  C'est pour vivre  The Collection 19821988  The Early Singles  All the Way A Decade of Song  The Collector's Series, Volume One  Les indispensables  Les plus belles chansons d'amour  On ne change pas  Let's Talk About Love / Falling into You / A New Day Has Come  Complete Best  Ultimate Box  My Love: Essential Collection

Videography

Unison  The Colour of My Love Concert  Live Paris  Live in Memphis  Au cur du stade  All the Way A Decade of Song & Video  On ne change pas  Live in Las Vegas: A New Day...  Cline sur les Plaines

Documentaries

Celine: Through the Eyes of the World

Tours

Les chemins de ma maison tourne  C'est pour toi tourne  Incognito tourne  Unison Tour  Celine Dion Tour  The Colour of My Love Tour  D'eux Tour  Falling into You Tour  Let's Talk About Love Tour  A New Day...  Taking Chances Tour  Celine Dion's New Las Vegas Show

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See also: The Celine Dion portal

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Fergie

Album

The Dutchess

Singles

"London Bridge"  "Fergalicious"  "Glamorous"  "Big Girls Don't Cry"  "Clumsy"

Promo singles

"Pick It Up"  "Here I Come"  "Finally"  "Labels or Love"

Guest singles

"Impacto (Remix)" (with Daddy Yankee)   "Party People" (with Nelly)   "That Ain't Cool" (with Koda Kumi)   "Just Stand Up!" (with various artists)   "We Are The World 25 for Haiti" (with various artists)   "Gettin' Over (remix)" (with David Guetta, Chris Willis and Will.I.Am)   "Beautiful Dangerous" (with Slash)

Tours

Verizon VIP Tour

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Nicole Scherzinger

Albums

Her Name Is Nicole (unreleased)

Singles

"Whatever U Like"  "Baby Love"  "Puakenikeni"  "Supervillain"

Featured singles

"Lie About Us"  "You Are My Miracle"  "Come to Me"  "Scream"  "Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)"  "We Are the World 25 for Haiti"

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Jamie Foxx

Studio albums

Peep This  Unpredictable  Intuition  Body

Singles

"Infatuation"  "Experiment"  "Unpredictable"  "Extravaganza"  "DJ Play a Love Song"  "Can I Take U Home"  "Just Like Me"  "Blame It"   "Digital Girl"  "Speak French"

Featured singles

"Slow Jamz"  "Gold Digger"  "Georgia"  "Live in the Sky"  "Please Excuse My Hands"   "She Got Her Own"

Tours

The Unpredictable Tour (2006)  The Blame It Tour (2009)

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Josh Groban

Studio albums

Josh Groban (2001)  Closer (2003)  Awake (2006)  Nol (2007)  A Collection (2008)

Live albums

Awake Live (2008)

Singles

"To Where You Are"  "You Raise Me Up"  "You Are Loved (Don't Give Up)"  "Ave Maria"

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Jennifer Hudson

Studio albums

Jennifer Hudson

Other albums

Dreamgirls: Music from the Motion Picture

Singles

"And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"  "Spotlight"  "If This Isn't Love"  "Giving Myself"

Other songs

"Love You I Do"   "All Dressed in Love"   "Pocketbook"

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Enrique Iglesias

Spanish-language albums

Enrique Iglesias  Vivir  Cosas del Amor  Quizs  TBA

English-language albums

Enrique  Escape  7  Insomniac  TBA

Compilations

Remixes  Bailamos Greatest Hits  The Best Hits  15 Kilates Musical  Enrique Iglesias: 95/08 Exitos  Greatest Hits

Spanish Language Singles

"Si T Te Vas"  "Experiencia Religiosa"  "Por Amarte"  "No Llores Por M"  "Trapecista"  "Enamorado Por Primera Vez"  "Slo En Ti"  "Al Despertar"  "Lluvia Cae"  "Miente"  "Revolucin"  "Esperanza"  "Nunca Te Olvidar"  "Mentiroso"  "La Chica de Ayer"  "Quizs"  "Para Qu La Vida"  "Dnde Estn Corazn?"  "Lloro Por Ti"

English Language Singles

"Bailamos"  "Rhythm Divine"  "Be With You"  "Could I Have This Kiss Forever"   "Sad Eyes"   "Hero"  "Escape"  "Love to See You Cry"  "Don't Turn Off The Lights"  "Maybe"  "Addicted"  "Not in Love"  "Do You Know? (The Ping Pong Song)"  "Somebody's Me"  "Tired of Being Sorry"  "Push"  "Can You Hear Me"  "Away"  "Takin' Back My Love"

Other songs

"Mueca Cruel"  "Vivir y Morir"  "Volver"  "Gracias a T (Remix)"   "It Must Be Love"   "We Are the World 25 for Haiti"

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Iyaz

Albums

My Life

Singles

"Replay"  "Solo"

Featured singles

"Pyramid"

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Janet Jackson singles

Janet Jackson

"Young Love"  "Come Give Your Love to Me"  "Say You Do"  "Love and My Best Friend"  "Don't Mess Up This Good Thing"

Dream Street

"Don't Stand Another Chance"  "Two to the Power of Love"  "Fast Girls"  "Dream Street"

Control

"What Have You Done for Me Lately"  "Nasty"  "When I Think of You"  "Control"  "Let's Wait Awhile"  "The Pleasure Principle"  "Funny How Time Flies (When You're Having Fun)"

Janet Jackson's

Rhythm Nation 1814

"Miss You Much"  "Rhythm Nation"  "Escapade"  "Alright"  "Come Back to Me"  "Black Cat"  "Love Will Never Do (Without You)"  "State of the World"

janet.

"That's the Way Love Goes"  "If"  "Again"  "Because of Love"  "Any Time, Any Place"  "Throb"  "You Want This"  "Whoops Now"  "What'll I Do"

Design of a

Decade 1986/1996

"Runaway"  "Twenty Foreplay"

The Velvet Rope

"Got 'til It's Gone"  "Together Again"  "I Get Lonely"  "Go Deep"  "You"  "Every Time"

All for You

"Doesn't Really Matter"  "All for You"  "Someone to Call My Lover"  "Son of a Gun (I Betcha Think This Song Is About You)"  "Come On Get Up"

Damita Jo

"Just a Little While"  "I Want You"  "All Nite (Don't Stop)"  "R&B Junkie"

20 Y.O.

"Call on Me"  "So Excited"  "Enjoy"  "With U"

Discipline

"Feedback"  "Rock with U"  "Luv"  "Can't B Good"

Number Ones

"Make Me"

Promotional singles

"Start Anew"  "Ask for More"  "Janet Megamix 04"

Collaborations

"Diamonds"  "Making Love in the Rain"  "2300 Jackson Street"  The Best Things in Life Are Free"  "Scream"  "Luv Me, Luv Me"  "Girlfriend/Boyfriend"  "What's It Gonna Be?!"  "Feel It Boy"  "Don't Worry"  "We Are the World 25 for Haiti"

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Michael Jackson singles

Got to Be There

"Got to Be There"  "Rockin' Robin"  "I Wanna Be Where You Are"  "Ain't No Sunshine"

Ben

"Ben"

Music & Me

"With a Child's Heart"  "Music and Me"  "Morning Glow"  "Happy"

Forever, Michael

"We're Almost There"  "Just a Little Bit of You"  "One Day in Your Life"

The Wiz

"Ease on Down the Road"  "You Can't Win"  "A Brand New Day"

Off the Wall

"Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough"  "Rock with You"  "Off the Wall"  "She's Out of My Life"  "Girlfriend"

Thriller

"The Girl Is Mine"  "Billie Jean"  "Beat It"  "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"  "Human Nature"  "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)"  "Thriller"

Farewell My Summer Love

"Farewell My Summer Love"  "Touch the One You Love"  "Girl You're So Together"

Bad

"I Just Can't Stop Loving You"  "Bad"  "The Way You Make Me Feel"  "Man in the Mirror"  "Dirty Diana"  "Another Part of Me"  "Smooth Criminal"  "Leave Me Alone"  "Liberian Girl"

Dangerous

"Black or White"  "Remember the Time"  "In the Closet"  "Jam"  "Who Is It"  "Heal the World"  "Give In to Me"  "Will You Be There"  "Gone Too Soon"

HIStory

"Scream/Childhood"  "You Are Not Alone"  "Earth Song"  "They Don't Care About Us"  "Stranger in Moscow"

Blood on the Dance Floor:

HIStory in the Mix

"Blood on the Dance Floor"  "HIStory/Ghosts"  "Is It Scary"

Invincible

"You Rock My World"  "Cry"  "Butterflies"  "Heaven Can Wait"

Number Ones

"One More Chance"

Thriller 25

"The Girl Is Mine 2008"  "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008"

Promotional singles

"Someone in the Dark"  "Speed Demon"  "This Time Around"  "Smile"  "Cheater"  "Thriller Megamix"  "This Is It"

Notable collaborations

and album tracks

"Say Say Say"  "Save Me"  "Somebody's Watching Me"  "Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin' (Too Good to Be True)"  "We Are the World"  "Eaten Alive"  "Twenty-Five Miles"  "Get It"  "Come Together"  "Dangerous"  "Whatzupwitu"  "D.S."  "Tabloid Junkie"  "Why"  "I Need You"  "Morphine"  "Unbreakable"  "What More Can I Give"  "A Place With No Name"  "Another Day"  "We Are the World 25 for Haiti"

Michael Jackson portal

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Wyclef Jean

Studio albums

The Carnival (1997)  The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book (2000)  Masquerade (2002)  The Preacher's Son (2003)  Welcome to Haiti: Creole 101 (2004)  Carnival Vol. II: Memoirs of an Immigrant (2007)  Wyclef Jean (2010)

Compilation albums

Greatest Hits (2003)

EPs

From the Hut, To the Projects, To the Mansion (2009)

Singles

"We Trying to Stay Alive"  "Guantanamera"  "Gone Till November"  "Cheated (To All The Girls)"  "Another One Bites the Dust"  "New Day" (featuring Bono)  "Low Income"  "It Doesn't Matter" (featuring The Rock)  "911" (featuring Mary J. Blige)  "Perfect Gentleman"  "Wish You Were Here"  "Two Wrongs" (featuring Claudette Ortiz)  "Pussycat" (featuring Tom Jones)  "Industry"  "Party to Damascus" (featuring Missy Elliott)  "Take Me As I Am"  "Dance Like This" (featuring Claudette Ortiz)  "Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)"  "Fast Car" (featuring Paul Simon)  "King and Queen" (featuring Shakira)  "I'm Ready"  "Touch Your Button (Carnival Jam)"  "More Bottles"(featuring Timbaland)  "Haitian Slumdog Millionaire" (featuring Imposs)

See also

Discography  Yle Haiti Foundation  Barikad Crew  Jimmy O  The Fugees

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Nick Jonas

Studio albums

Nick Jonas  Who I Am

with Jonas Brothers

It's About Time  Jonas Brothers  A Little Bit Longer   Lines, Vines and Trying Times  Camp Rock  Music from The 3D Concert Experience  JONAS

Television

Jonas Brothers: Living the Dream (List of episodes)  Jonas (List of episodes)

Tour

Who I Am Tour

Films

Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert  Camp Rock  Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience  Band in a Bus  Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian  Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam

Guest appearances

Hannah Montana  Disney Channel Games 2008  Studio DC: Almost Live  Extreme Makeover: Home Edition  Disney Channel's Totally New Year 2008  Saturday Night Live  Grammy Nominations

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Quincy Jones

Albums

The Birth Of A Band, Vol. 1  The Quintessence  The Great Wide World Of Quincy Jones: Live!  Big Band Bossa Nova  In The Heat of The Night  Walking In Space  Gula Matari  Smackwater Jack  You've Got It Bad, Girl  Body Heat  Mellow Madness  I Heard That!!  Roots  Sounds...And Stuff Like That!!  The Dude  Back on the Block  Miles & Quincy Live at Montreux  Q's Jook Joint  Basie And Beyond  The Original Jam Sessions 1969

Compilations

Ndeda  The Best  From Q With Love  Q: The Musical Biography Of Quincy Jones

Singles

"Soul Bossa Nova"

Other

Off the Wall  Thriller  E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial  "We Are the World"  Bad   Discography  Category  Tamia

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Lil Wayne

Studio albums

Tha Block Is Hot  Lights Out  500 Degreez  Tha Carter  Tha Carter II  Tha Carter III  Rebirth  Tha Carter IV

Collaboration albums

Like Father, Like Son  We Are Young Money  I Can't Feel My Face

Mixtapes & EPs

The Prefix  Suffix  Dedication  Dedication 2  Da Drought 3  The Leak  Dedication 3  No Ceilings

Tours

"I Am Music Tour"  "America's Most Wanted Tour"

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LL Cool J

Albums

Radio  Bigger and Deffer  Walking with a Panther  Mama Said Knock You Out  14 Shots to the Dome  Mr. Smith  All World: Greatest Hits   Phenomenon  G.O.A.T.  10  The DEFinition  Todd Smith  Exit 13  All World 2

Singles

"I Need a Beat"  "I Can't Live Without My Radio"  "I Can Give You More"  "Rock the Bells"  "You'll Rock"  "I'm Bad"  "I Need Love"  "Go Cut Creator Go"  "Going Back to Cali"  "I'm That Type of Guy"  "Big Ole Butt"  "One Shot at Love"  "Jingling Baby"  "To da Break of Dawn"  "The Boomin' System"  "Around the Way Girl"  "Mama Said Knock You Out"  "6 Minutes of Pleasure"  "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?"  "Strictly Business"  "How I'm Comin'"  "Back Seat (Of My Jeep)"  "Pink Cookies In a Plastic Bag Getting Crushed By Buildings"  "Stand By Your Man"  "Hey Lover"  "Doin It"  "Loungin"  "I Shot Ya"  "Ain't Nobody"  "Hit 'Em High (The Monstars' Anthem)"  "Phenomenon"  "4, 3, 2, 1"  "Father"  "Candy"  "Zoom"  "Say What"  "Deepest Bluest"  "Hot Hot Hot"  "Shut 'Em Down  "Imagine That"  "You and Me"  "Put Your Hands Up"  "Blink Blink"  "Luv U Better"  "Paradise"  "All I Have"  "Amazin'  "Headsprung"  "Hush"  "It's LL and Santana"  "Control Myself"  "Freeze"  "Baby"

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Mary Mary

Erica Atkins Campbell  Trecina "Tina" Atkins Campbell

Studio albums

Thankful  Incredible  Mary Mary  A Mary Mary Christmas  The Sound

Singles

"Shackles (Praise You)"  "I Sings"  "Cant Give Up Now"  "In The Morning"  "I Try"  "Heaven"  "Believer"  "Yesterday"  "Carol of the Bells"  "Get Up"  "God In Me"

Featured singles

"We Are the World 25 for Haiti"

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Orianthi

Studio albums

Violet Journey (2007)  Believe (2009)

Singles

"According to You"

Related articles

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Pink

Studio albums

Can't Take Me Home (2000)  M!ssundaztood (2001)  Try This (2003)  I'm Not Dead (2006)  Funhouse (2008)

Live Albums

Funhouse Tour: Live in Australia

Other albums

Pink Box (2007)

DVDs

Pink: Live in Europe  Pink: Live from Wembley Arena  Pink: Live in Australia

Tours

Party Tour (2002)  Try This Tour (2004)  I'm Not Dead Tour (2006/2007)  Funhouse Tour (2009)  Funhouse Summer Carnival Tour (2010)

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Pink singles

Can't Take Me Home

"There You Go"  "Most Girls"  "You Make Me Sick"

Missundaztood

"Get the Party Started"  "Don't Let Me Get Me"  "Just Like a Pill"  "Family Portrait"

Try This

"Trouble"  "God Is a DJ"  "Last to Know"

I'm Not Dead

"Stupid Girls"  "Who Knew"  "U + Ur Hand"  "Nobody Knows"  "Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely)"  "Dear Mr. President"

Funhouse

"So What"  "Sober"  "Please Don't Leave Me"  "Bad Influence"  "Funhouse"  "I Don't Believe You"  "Glitter in the Air"

Soundtrack Singles

"Lady Marmalade"  "Feel Good Time"

Promotional Singles

"Humble Neighborhoods"  "Catch Me While I'm Sleeping"  "'Cuz I Can"  "Ave Mary A"

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Nicole Scherzinger

Albums

Her Name Is Nicole (unreleased)

Singles

"Whatever U Like"  "Baby Love"  "Puakenikeni"  "Supervillain"

Featured singles

"Lie About Us"  "You Are My Miracle"  "Come to Me"  "Scream"  "Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)"  "We Are the World 25 for Haiti"

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Snoop Dogg

Albums

Doggystyle  Tha Doggfather  Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told  No Limit Top Dogg  Tha Last Meal  Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss  R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece  Tha Blue Carpet Treatment  Ego Trippin'  Malice n Wonderland

Singles

"Who Am I (What's My Name)?"  "Gin and Juice"  "Doggy Dogg World"  "Snoop's Upside Ya Head"  "Vapors"  "Doggfather"  "We Just Wanna Party with You"  "Still a G Thang"  "Woof"  "G Bedtime Stories"  "Snoopafella"  "Still a G Thang" "Bitch Please"  "Down 4 My Niggaz"  "Snoop Dogg (What's My Name II)"  "Wrong Idea"  "Lay Low"  "Loosen' Control"  "From tha Chuuuch to da Palace"  "Beautiful"  "Drop It Like It's Hot"  "Let's Get Blown"  "Signs"  "Ups & Downs"  "Real Soon"  "Vato"  "That's That"  "I Wanna Fuck You"  "Candy (Drippin' Like Water)"  "Boss' Life"  "Sexual Eruption"  "Neva Have 2 Worry "  "Life of da Party"  "My Medicine"  "Those Gurlz"  "Gangsta Luv"  "That's Tha Homie"  "I Wanna Rock"  "Pronto"   "That Tree"

Featured Singles

"Deep Cover"  "Nuthin' but a "G" Thang"  "Fuck wit Dre Day"  "Let Me Ride"   "Lil Ghetto Boy"  "Afro Puffs"  "What Would You Do"  "New York, New York"  "All bout U"  "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted"  "Never Leave Me Alone"   "Cali Chronic"  "Fuck You"  "Still D.R.E."  "Bow Wow (That's My Name)"  "Crybaby"   "The Next Episode"  "Game Don't Wait"   "The Streets"  "Bitch Please II"  "Welcome to Atlanta (Coast to Coast Remix)"   "Bigger Business"   "P.I.M.P. (Remix)"  "Wanna Thank Ya"  "Don't Stop"  "Blackout"  "The Wash"  "Real Soon"  "Gangsta Zone"  "The Next Episode"  "Say Somethin'"  "Keep Bouncin'"  "Buttons"  "Cali Iz Active"  "Vibe"  "Real Man"  "Go to Church"  "Gangsta Walk"  "Hollywood Divorce"  "My 64"  "9mm/Speaker"  "What a Job"  "Ghetto"  "Swagger"  "Groove On"  "Bottle Pop"  "Day Dreaming"  "Dime Piece"   "Hot Girl"  "I Do" "All I Do is Win"

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Barbra Streisand

Studio albums

The Barbra Streisand Album (1963)  The Second Barbra Streisand Album (1963)  The Third Album (1964)  People (1964)  My Name Is Barbra (1965)  My Name Is Barbra, Two... (1965)  Color Me Barbra  (1966) Je m'appelle Barbra (1966)  Simply Streisand (1967)  A Christmas Album (1967)  What About Today? (1969)  Stoney End (1971)  Barbra Joan Streisand (1971)  Barbra Streisand...And Other Musical Instruments (1973)  The Way We Were (1974)  ButterFly (1974)  Lazy Afternoon (1975)  Classical Barbra (1976)  Streisand Superman (1977)  Songbird (1978)  Wet (1979)  Guilty (1980)  Emotion (1984)  The Broadway Album (1985)  Till I Loved You (1988)  Back to Broadway (1993)  Higher Ground (1997)  A Love Like Ours (1999)  Christmas Memories (2001)  The Movie Album (2003)  Guilty Pleasures (2005)  Love Is the Answer (2009)

Live albums

A Happening in Central Park (1968)  Live Concert at the Forum (1972)  One Voice (1987)  Barbra: The Concert (1994)  The Concert: Highlights (1995)  Timeless: Live in Concert (2000)  Live in Concert 2006 (2007)

Compilations

Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits (1970)  Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (1978)  Memories (1981)  A Collection: Greatest Hits.. and More (1989)  Just for the Record... (1991)  Highlights from Just for the Record... (1992)  The Essential Barbra Streisand (2002)  Duets (2002)  The Ultimate Collection (2003)

Cast recordings

and Soundtracks

I Can Get It For You Wholesale Original Broadway Cast Recording (1962)  Pins and Needles (1962)  Funny Girl Original Broadway Cast Recording (1964)  Funny Girl Soundtrack (1968)  Hello, Dolly! (1969)  On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970)  The Owl and the Pussycat (1971)  The Way We Were (1974)  Funny Lady (1975)  A Star Is Born (1976)  The Main Event (1979)  Yentl (1983)  Nuts (1987)  The Prince of Tides (1991)  The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996)

Films

Funny Girl (1968)  Hello, Dolly! (1969)  On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970)  The Owl and the Pussycat (1970)  What's Up, Doc? (1972)  Up the Sandbox (1972)  The Way We Were (1973)  For Pete's Sake (1974)  Funny Lady (1975)  A Star Is Born (1976)  The Main Event (1979)  All Night Long (1981)  Yentl (1983)  Nuts (1987)  The Prince of Tides (1991)  The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996)  Meet the Fockers (2004)

Musicals

I Can Get It for You Wholesale (1962)  Funny Girl (1964)

Videos

My Name Is Barbra (1986)  Color Me Barbra (1986)  A Happening in Central Park (1986)  Putting it Together: The Making of The Broadway Album (1986)  One Voice (1988)  Barbra: The Concert (1994)  Timeless: Live in Concert (2001)  Barbra: The Concert Live at the MGM Grand (2004)  Barbra Streisand: The Television Specials (2005)  Barbra: The Concerts (2009)

Tours

An Evening with Barbra Streisand (1966)  Barbra Streisand: The Concert Tour (1994)  Timeless: Live in Concert Tour (2000)  Streisand: The Tour (2006-2007)

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Featured singles

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Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3

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Gameplay was identical to MK3 but introduced a few new elements. Two new tournament modes were introduced. One was entitled 2-on-2 Kombat Mode which was similar to an Endurance match but with human players on both sides. There was also a new eight player tournament mode. "Chain combos" could be started by using a jump punch (vertical or angled) or a vertical jump kick which created more comboing opportunities. Some characters were given extra combos and some combos were even damage reduced. Combos that knock opponents in the air would no longer send one's opponent to the level above in multi layered levels. Only regular uppercuts would allow for this. New MK3 characters are added in UMK3 including Kitana, Jade, Reptile and Scorpion on the prototype version. New Ultimate Kombat Code added in revision 1.0 to enable Mileena, Ermac and Sub-Zero.

Some characters were given new moves. Stryker now has a "Riot Gun" special move. Kano's cannonball move could be performed in two ways; one would make Kano move straight ahead like in MK3 and the other moved diagonally. Liu Kang and Sonya have new combos which can knock opponents in the air, leading to more combo possibilities. tabloid laser printer

Some character moves were altered a bit, in most cases to balance the gameplay. Stryker's Baton Throw and Sonya's Leg Grab were given special damage protection properties. Kabal could not perform his ground saw move after a spin and a certain number of comboed hits, however this makes little difference though as any moves performed on someone after the ground saw can be blocked unless the opponent is in the air. Kabal's ground combo damage was also reduced by approximately 10%. Sub-Zero was toned down a bit as he can no longer create an ice clone next to the opponent to freeze him on the spot. If he tries, the statue will not form. Smoke's spear is disabled after 4 combo hits. Also worth noting, the spear actually comes out of the compartment on his chest, whereas in MK3 it was actually summoned from behind him. When Shang Tsung juggles an opponent with his fireball, there is now a minimum of two other hits needed before another fireball can be performed. Performing a roundhouse when one's opponent is in the corner pushes the player's character out of the corner. Sonya's MK3 Friendship, which had her waving her arms back-and-forth in a silly manner, is removed. Now she simply does her victory pose and a row of flowers grow out of the ground. Other notable alterations include: Cyrax's air throw adds to the "combo meter" and his bombs cannot be done while his net is on screen. Both Cyrax and Sheeva's ground throw activates damage protection. Performing Liu Kang's bicycle kick special drains the run meter, Jax's projectiles have a longer recovery time, and both Sektor and Robot Smoke's Teleport Punch can now home in on their target better than the previous game. Kung Lao's Spin has better collision detection; no longer causes pushback in the corner; and it also now activates Damage Protection. Nightwolf's bow and arrow has reduced start up time when comboed (which just means situations where your opponent cannot control their character after being hit). Player 1 side Sektor can fire Dumb Missiles while Homing Missiles are activated (possible glitch or incomplete programming). fargo id card printer

Additionally several miscellaneous features were added and changed to UMK3. The original red portal background used for the "Choose Your Destiny" screen is now replaced with a blue portal and an extra "Master" difficulty is added as well. In the additional "Master" difficulty setting, "Endurance Matches" return, in which the player can face as many as three opponents in a given round. These were not seen since the first Mortal Kombat. Shao Kahn's Lost Treasures are introduced after either the main game or the 8-player tournament are completed. These Lost Treasures are selectable prizes, some are extra fights, others lead to various cutscenes or other things. The smallest alterations to the game include character announcements when Shang Tsung transforms and the "Toasty!" sound is now played during the game's end credits and when the players inserting a coin, when Dan Forden's image is shown. portable thermal printer

While nothing was actually removed, some elements from MK3 were subsequently missing from UMK3's release. The only biographies featured are for Kitana, Jade, Scorpion, and Reptile (the ninja characters were not included in MK3, but were added to the lineup for this release). All of the biographiess and the full-body portraits of the MK3 characters are missing. The biographies that are featured use their 'Versus screen' portrait, with text, on the portal/battleplan background. All of the character endings show each character's Versus Screen picture accompanied by text, instead of using original art as MK3 did (a spelling mistake, however, in Sindel's ending is corrected). The storyline pictures and accompanying text are never shown (beginning with "These are the words of Raiden" and explaining the plan to conquer Earth and the Tournament warriors' struggle). Finally, The Bank, the only stage missing from MK3, was removed completely from gameplay.

In UMK3, the CPU AI was improved. However, two new flaws were introduced along with the revisions: while backflipping away from an opponent, if the player performs a jump kick, the CPU will always throw a projectile. This leaves the CPU vulnerable to attacks such as Sektor's teleport-uppercut, which can easily lead into a devastating combo. Also, if the player walks back-and-forth within a certain range of the AI's chosen character, the CPU will mimic the player's walking movements for the whole round and never attack. This gameplay flaw remained and was not corrected for Mortal Kombat Trilogy. In addition, an earlier version of the AI was used in UMK3 -- version 1.1 of the AI was used instead of version 1.2, which caused issues with its less-developed code.

In UMK3, the blue bridge portal adds to the level cycle after Mileena, Ermac and Sub-Zero is unlocked.

This game is rated M on the Nintendo DS, Xbox 360, Genesis, Saturn, SNES and Playstation versions. On the last three versions, it is rated M for Realistic Violence and Realistic Blood and Gore; for the Nintendo DS and Xbox 360 the M rating is for Blood and Gore and Intense Violence. The game is not rated in the Arcade version, but it does have the AAMA rating of Life-like violence-strong.

Characters and cast

Returning characters from Mortal Kombat 3

Cyrax (Sal Divita)

Liu Kang (Eddie Wong)

Kabal (Richard Divizio)

Kano (Richard Divizio)

Kung Lao (Tony Marquez)

Stryker (Michael O'Brien)

Jax Briggs (John Parrish)

Nightwolf (Sal Divita)

Sektor (Sal Divita)

Shang Tsung (John Turk)

Sheeva (Stop motion) (not available on Genesis and SNES version)

Sindel (Lia Montelongo)

Smoke (Sal Divita)

Sonya Blade (Kerri Hoskins)

Sub-Zero (John Turk)

Additional characters

Jade (Becky Gable)

Scorpion (John Turk)

Kitana (Becky Gable)

Reptile (John Turk)

Unlockable characters

Mileena (Becky Gable) - Unlocked by Ultimate Kombat code or beat the game with Kitana.

Classic Sub-Zero (John Turk) - Unlocked by Ultimate Kombat Kode or beat the game with Jade.

Ermac (John Turk) - Unlocked by Ultimate Kombat Kode or beat the game with Reptile or Scorpion.

Human Smoke (John Turk) - Unlocked by holding a special button combination after choosing Smoke or defeat Mileena.

Hidden opponents and Console Exclusives

Noob Saibot (John Turk) - Although he was featured in the original MK3, he is no longer a palette swap of Kano but that of a ninja. Like before, he is fought via Kombat Kode. Some machines known as Wave Net machines which were mostly placed throughout the Chicago area had a hidden code to play as Noob Saibot.

Rain (John Turk) - Featured in the game's opening montage, he is actually a fake hidden character that is not found in the arcade game, being playable only on the 16-bit console versions.

Bosses and sub-bosses

Motaro (Stop motion)

Shao Kahn (Brian Glynn, voiced by Steve Ritchie)

In the Super NES and Sega Mega Drive versions of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, both Noob Saibot and Rain are playable, although Sheeva is not present. Motaro and Shao Kahn are also selectable, being enabled via a cheat code menu.

Arenas

Including all of the original backgrounds from Mortal Kombat 3, minus The Bank and the Hidden Portal (which were removed), UMK3 includes several new backgrounds:

Scorpion's Lair (aka Hell): This stage also contains a new stage fatality, where the opponent is uppercut into a river of lava.

Jade's Desert: In a reference to his MK3 ending, Cyrax is seen stuck waist-deep in sand in the background. He will still be there even if he is in use.

River Kombat (The Waterfront)

Kahn's Kave (The Cavern)

Scislac Busorez (Blue Portal): A combination of the background from the UMK3 "Choose Your Destiny" screen, The Pit 3 bridge, and the mountains and bridge from The Pit II in MKII. This stage is added to the permanent level cycle when Mileena, Classic Sub-Zero, and Ermac are unlocked. When unscrambled, "Scislac Busorez" spells out "Classic Sub-Zero." This stage appears in Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 on Super NES and Genesis titled Lost, along with on Mortal Kombat Trilogy.

Noob's Dorfen: An obvious knock-off of The Balcony stage, can now be played using a Kombat Kode unlike having to fight Noob to see it in MK3. When unscrambled, "Noob's Dorfen" spells out "Boon's Forden."

Before reaching any of the original MK3 backgrounds in 1 or 2-player mode, the game must cycle through all of the UMK3 exclusive backgrounds twice. It cycle UMK3 background once by selecting Kitana. Jade's Desert also serves as a placeholder where The Bank stage used to appear once the player reaches the original MK3 level cycle. The background music used for The Bank is also incorrectly played on Jade's Desert during the MK3 level cycle. Scorpion's Lair, Secret Cave and Abandoned River stages are selectable by using a password while on the missing Bank Stage cycle.

Layers

The following displays the Kombat Zones where a character can be uppercut into different backgrounds.

The Subway The Street

The Soul Chamber The Balcony

Scorpion's Lair Kahn's Kave

Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 Wave Net

Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 Wave Net was a rare network version of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3. It was tested only in the Chicago and San Francisco areas that used a dedicated T1 line, connected directly to Midway's Chcago headquarters; many people outside the test area were not aware of its existence during its release. One store kept the T1 line installed after the test concluded, but eventually removed the Wave Net game in favor of a Golden Tee game that uses a dial-up connection.

One of the reasons this version wasn't widely adopted was the rarity and cost of T1 lines at the time. The game was released before alternative broadband access was available. At the time, a T1 was the only guaranteed way to get broadband into an arcade, but the game didn't utilize the full bandwidth of the T1. Midway subsidized the cost of the line during the tests to make it more attractive to the arcade owners.

It is highly unlikely that any Wave Net test games were ever released to the public after the infrastructure was dismantled, and so there are no known dumps of the ROMs used by the games designed for it.

Significant ports

Like most Mortal Kombat games of its time, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 made its debut in the arcade. It was ported to many home consoles; some were more faithful ports than others.

Sega Saturn

This version is based directly on the version of Mortal Kombat 3 that was released for the PlayStation and Windows. It has the same graphical quality and menu system, though in many places remnants of MK3 removed from UMK3 for the arcade remain. The content that differentiates UMK3 from MK3 was added to this version in a haphazard way, which decreased the overall gameplay quality and ruined the balance and depth present in the arcade version.

"The Bank" level that was present in MK3 but was missing from the arcade UMK3 returns. Shang Tsung was given a morph for the Robot Smoke, which was not possible in the arcades. The secret characters can be unlocked via a secret options screen, eliminating the need to enter three separate Ultimate Kombat Kodes to unlock them. This is much faster, especially since unlocked characters cannot be saved. The Ultimate Kombat Kodes (to unlock the secret characters) were shortened to have six slots instead of ten (probably in order to allow it to be performed with only one controller), but this method is still slower than entering one code to access the secret options screen.

There were a few deviations from the arcade version that didn't necessarily improve upon the game. There are a few new Kombat Kodes, but several that were present in the arcade release do not work any longer. Noob Saibot is a shadow Kano as in Mortal Kombat 3, not a black ninja as in the arcade version of UMK3. Since the arcade intro is missing, Rain does not appear in the game, yet the message Kombat Kode "Rain can be found in the Graveyard" is still displayed. When watching the Supreme Demonstration it would take almost 30 minutes to complete the whole demonstration: the Saturn would read the CD data to load each Finishing move. This would lead the game to stop (or load) the Finishing move. However, when doing it on an animated stage, the animation would still move, while the fighters would stop.

Super Nintendo Entertainment System

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The limitations of the Super NES led to many changes in this port. Despite this, there were a few improvements. This version is also considered to have buggy gameplay. It is also considered by some to be inferior to the SNES port of the original Mortal Kombat 3.

While removing Animalities, Brutalities are introduced, a new form of finishing move that allows the player to attack their opponent with a series of kicks and punches which result in the victim exploding. Rain and Noob Saibot are made playable characters for the first time (although they don't possess Fatalities of their own). Mileena, Ermac and Classic Sub-Zero are playable without any need of codes. Motaro and Shao Kahn are unlockable characters for two player fights, although only one player can choose a boss at a time. An exclusive easter egg was present that allowed access to three separate cheat menus. The player can drastically alter gameplay, access hidden content or view the ending, among many other things.

Many sacrifices were made, however, to fit everything on a SNES cartridge. The announcer no longer says the characters' names. Sheeva has been removed, although launching the "8 vs. 8 Tournament Mode" (by holding the L+R buttons and pressing Start on the title screen), and then selecting random characters (by pressing Up+Start) will in some cases select the icon for the endurance matches (a large E), which actually represents Sheeva. The graphic data for this character is removed, meaning that she is effectively invisible, but her moves can be performed; she is incredibly fast and very glitchy. Using her normally causes the game to crash after so many moves. All stages from the original MK3 game were removed, leaving only the new UMK3 stages. Shao Kahn's treasure chest has only ten boxes instead of twelve. The portal stage from MK3 (where Robot Smoke is fought) is present (accessible only through a Game Genie code), but the graphics have been replaced with the UMK3 "Choose your destiny" background. The music that is played in this stage is the same as in MK3. Sonya's Friendship from Mortal Kombat 3 is used, as opposed to her Friendship from the arcade version of UMK3. Ermac's Fatality is altered. Rain and Noob Saibot were given Babalities, Brutalities and Stage Fatalities, but had no regular Fatalities or other finishing moves. Scorpion's Hellraiser fatality is different: he just takes the opponent back into the Hell stage where they just catch on fire and explode. Kitana's Kiss of Death only inflates heads, the same effect as Kabal's Air Pump Fatality.

Mega Drive/Genesis

Due to the limitations of the system's hardware, this port featured inferior graphics and sound than the Super NES port. It did, however, have exclusive features in comparison to the arcade. Again, like the Super NES port, Rain and Noob Saibot are made playable characters along with bosses Motaro and Shao Kahn. Mileena, Ermac and Classic Sub-Zero are playable without any need of codes. Brutalities are also included in this version. Shang Tsung can morph into Robot Smoke, Noob Saibot, and Rain, which is not possible in the arcades. Nightwolf has his Red Shadow Shoulder move from Mortal Kombat Trilogy. This version contained a rendition of Pong entitled MK4, which is the same as the one that appeared in the Genesis port of Mortal Kombat 3.

Some sacrifices were made with this port however. Animalities and Mercies were removed, reducing the number of finishing moves. Shao Kahn's treasure chest has only 10 boxes instead of 12. The announcer no longer says the characters' names. Most of the MK3 levels are missing, including The Balcony and The Street, so uppercutting in the Subway and Soul Chamber does not take the player to the level above. Although the Bell Tower has been removed, the Stage Fatality is still in the code and executable. Another leftover from MK3 that wasn't totally deleted was code data for the 'Endurance Mode', which is still accessible through a Game Genie code. Sheeva has been removed, although her sound clips are still available in the sound test. Sonya's Friendship from Mortal Kombat 3 is used, as opposed to her Friendship from the arcade version of UMK3. Scorpion's Hellraiser fatality is different: he takes the opponent back to the Hell stage, where they just catch on fire and explode. Kitana's Kiss of Death only inflates heads the same effect as Kabal's Air Pump Fatality. Rain and Noob were given a Brutality, but no other finishing moves. Human Smoke shares Scorpion's combos, rather than having unique ones. In Stryker's friendship, the running characters are replaced by dogs.

Xbox 360 (Xbox Live Arcade)

This was essentially an emulation, rather than a port, so there were few changes made from the arcade original. Xbox Live online VERSUS support was added like what was in Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 Wave Net. Online leaderboards were created to keep track of all time network stats and friends. The screen size was adjustable for anything between 4:3 and 16:9 televisions. Unlockable Achievements were also included. GameSpot's "Best and Worst of 2006" named the Xbox Live Arcade version as the best fighting game of the year. The game was accidentally released on the digital download service on the evening of Friday, October 20, 2006. It was quickly pulled about 20 minutes later. According to Xbox Live Director of Programming, Major Nelson, an emergency meeting was called to discuss what to do about the game's release, knowing some keen users already purchased the game. The decision was made to go on and release the game on Saturday morning, four days before its scheduled release date. To this day, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 remains as the only post-launch Xbox Live Arcade game to be released on any day other than Wednesday.

Game Boy Advance (as Mortal Kombat Advance)

Mortal Kombat Advance is the title given to the Game Boy Advance port of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3. The character roster is the same as its 16-bit counterparts. The Game Boy Advance version features two less buttons than those used in UMK3, which resulted in many special moves' button sequences being consolidated or changed.

The violence in this game was toned down due to a younger fanbase using the Game Boy Advance (though the game is still rated "M for Mature"). Blood is seen less in this version of the game. Each character (except for Noob Saibot and the bosses) has one Fatality and one Friendship. Three hidden characters can be unlocked by completing any tower other than Novice. The hidden characters are Human Smoke (Warrior), Motaro (Master) and Shao Kahn (Grand Master).

MK Advance was widely panned by critics and fans alike. Some players complained that the CPU difficulty had increased dramatically from UMK3, with computer opponents executing excessively long and difficult combos. Electronic Gaming Monthly editor Dan Hsu gave it the first "0" rating in the magazine's history. It currently has a rank of 34% at Game Rankings. Mortal Kombat Advance tied with three other titles for the Flat-out Worst Game award on GameSpot in 2002.

Mortal Kombat: Armageddon

On all "Premium Edition" copies of the PS2 version of Mortal Kombat: Armageddon, a near arcade-perfect version of the game is included on the first disc. However, you can't save unlocked characters on this version.

Nintendo DS (as Ultimate Mortal Kombat)

On June 27, 2007, MK co-creator Ed Boon officially confirmed a Nintendo DS port entitled Ultimate Mortal Kombat, releasing the very first inside report and new screenshots on IGN. The game is an arcade-perfect port of UMK3, and includes Wi-Fi play and brings back the mini-game "Puzzle Kombat" from Mortal Kombat: Deception. Additionally, when unlocking Ermac, Mileena and classic Sub-Zero with Kombat Kodes on the VS. screen, they do remain unlocked after the game is reset. It was released on November 12, 2007, and rated M for Mature.

Hacks

One of the most popular Mortal Kombat game hacks on the web, Ultimate Mortal Kombat Trilogy (commonly abbreviated as UMKT), was created by Belarusian hacker known as Kabal, using the Sega Mega Drive version of UMK3 as a template. The hack includes every version of every character (except the Mortal Kombat 3 version of Noob Saibot) up to Mortal Kombat Trilogy, all of which gain new special moves and finishers, among other additions. It also introduces the stages that weren't available in any of the Mega Drive ports: The Belltower, The Pit and The Pit II. The hack exceeds "traditional" 4MB Mega Drive's read-only memory limit, like Super Street Fighter II. That means you'll need to use an emulator modified to play games over the limit. However, the real Mega Drive is able run the hack normally with some bugs that are not shown during the emulation.

A hack of the Arcade version is known as Zeus Edition, in which Stryker and Shang Tsung are replaced by Human Smoke and Noob Saibot on the character select screen. However, Noob Saibot has neither special moves nor finishers and Human Smoke can still be unlocked by a button combination as in the standard version.[citation needed]

References

^ Walk, Gary (2008-11-17). "Interview: Ed Boon on The Ups and Downs of the Mortal Kombat Franchise". GameDaily. http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/features/interview-ed-boon-on-the-ups-and-downs-of-the-mortal-kombat-franchise/?biz=1&page=2. Retrieved 2009-09-20. 

^ "Best Fighting Game". GameSpot. 2006. http://www.gamespot.com/special_features/bestof2006/genre/index.html?page=4. Retrieved 2010-2-2. 

^ "Worst Game on Game Boy Advance". GameSpot. 2002-12-21. http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/bestof2002/gba16.html. Retrieved 2009-09-21. 

^ IGN: Ed Boon on Ultimate Mortal Kombat

^ Mortal Kombat Online - Coverage of Mortal Kombat: Armageddon and Mortal Kombat 8

^ Ultimate Mortal Kombat Trilogy hack

^ YouTube: UMKT shown played on the real hardware

External links

Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 at Eurocom

Ultimate Mortal Kombat (DS) at Mortal Kombat Secrets. All available information, articles exclusive images and videos.

Ultimate Mortal Kombat: DS at Total Mortal Kombat. Screenshots, renders and artwork all in full high-resolution format.

Some information from someone who was working at WMS at the time.

http://www.arcade-history.com/index.php?page=detail&id=3018

Individual move lists optimized for a secondary display at UMK3.net

Ultimate Mortal Kombat III Combat Guide

Site for Ultimate Mortal Kombat Trilogy

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Following the death of Metallica's bassist Cliff Burton on September 1986 on the Damage Inc. tour, Metallica began a search for a new bassist. Newsted auditioned for the part along with roughly 39 other musicians and in winning the role, his first live performance with Metallica was at the Country Club in Reseda, California. However, initiation into the grieving band did not come easy, as Newsted was often subject to pranks and ridicule which increased as time went on. The fans also had a hard time accepting that Cliff Burton had been replaced. He debuted on the group's album "The $5.98 E.P.: Garage Days Re-Revisited". This was followed by his first full-length album with Metallica And Justice for All, which was subject to controversy and criticism for its poor production - among other issues, for its lack of identifiable bass. Newsted claims this was further hazing on the part of Lars Ulrich and James Hetfield, although both Ulrich and Hetfield claim they were also disappointed with the production of the album. In addition, they claim that most/all of Newsted's bass lines closely followed the rhythm guitar lines to the point of being indiscernible from each other.[citation needed] The album nevertheless reached No. 8 on the Billboard Charts and projected the group to higher success.

Jason Newsted performed on Metallica (1991), Load (1996) and Reload (1997). The Black Album launched Metallica into world fame. Load and Reload were more rock albums with a slower and deeper sound. The live concerts Live Shit: Binge & Purge and Cunning Stunts where produced in 1993 and 1997. In 1999 he played with Metallica on S&M. Jason did backing vocals on all of these albums and did live full versions of Seek and Destroy and Whiplash. He has co-written three Metallica songs:

Blackened (...And Justice For All)

My Friend of Misery (Metallica)

Where the Wild Things Are (Reload)

Departure from Metallica

On January 17, 2001, as plans were being made for the band to enter the recording studio for the St. Anger album, Newsted announced he had left Metallica. Newsted's statement revealed his departure was based on "private and personal reasons and the physical damage I have done to myself over the years while playing the music that I love." During a Playboy interview with Metallica, Newsted revealed intentions he wanted to release an album with Echobrain. Hetfield was against the idea and said, "When someone does a side project, it takes away from the strength of Metallica." Newsted countered his statement by citing Hetfield's contributions to other musical outlets. Hetfield replied, "My name isn't on those records. And I'm not out trying to sell them" and pondered questions such as "Where would it end? Does he start touring with it? Does he sell shirts? Is it his band?".

Newsted says he has never regretted leaving the band. "I tell you very honestly, 1 billion percent, I have never regretted leaving Metallica. It was the right thing for everyone. It was the right thing to do for the camp, that it. Ie never told anyone that I wanted to go back or anything like that, not once. I made up my mind. It was not an easy thing to do, but it was something I had to do. I thought about it very much before I pulled the trigger and because of that, I have never looked back. The past is where its supposed to be. It was stated in the film Some Kind of Monster that there was a rumor for Newsted to possibly rejoin the band, but it was proven as false.

On April 4 2009, Newsted joined Metallica for their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio. He also performed three songs at the event, "Master Of Puppets","Enter Sandman", and "Train Kept a Rollin" with Hetfield, Ulrich, Hammett, and Trujillo.

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Newsted joined Canadian thrash metal band Voivod in 2002. Coincidentally, he was also Robert Trujillo's replacement in Osbourne's band (having switched sides) during Ozzfest 2003, which included Voivod as a Second Stage act. During an MTV interview, both Osbourne and Newsted showed extreme enthusiasm in writing a new album together, with Osbourne comparing Newsted to "a young Geezer Butler." However, this would not come to fruition as Newsted left Osbourne upon finishing tour duties in late 2003. He would soon be replaced by Rob Zombie bassist Rob "Blasko" Nicholson.

Newsted then focused solely on Voivod where, much like Echobrain, the group was funded entirely through him. They recorded two albums before Newsted's participation in Rock Star Supernova, a supergroup created through the reality television series, Rock Star: Supernova, in 2006.

Voivod

Main article: Voivod (band)

The last incarnation of Voivod featured three of the four founding members: Denis Blanger (aka Snake, vocals), Denis D'Amour (aka Piggy, guitars), and Michel Langevin (aka Away, drums) along with Jason Newsted (aka Jasonic) on bass guitar. Guitarist Denis D'Amour died at the age of 45 on August 26, 2005 due to complications from colon cancer. Their most recent record is Katorz (which is an "alternative" way of writing "quatorze", fourteen in French), released in July 2006. The album is based around riffs found on the laptop of guitarist Denis D'Amour. Just prior to his death, he left instructions for his fellow bandmates on how to use them.

A December 2008 update on Voivod's website noted that Newsted played "all the bass tracks" on their latest album Infini, which was released on June 23, 2009.

Rock Star Supernova

Main article: Rock Star Supernova

Supernova formed the basis of the second season of the Rock Star television program on CBS in the quest to find a lead singer. The show began online on the Rock Star web site on MSN on Monday, July 3, 2006 with an Internet exclusive weekly episode and premiered on CBS on that Wednesday, July 5. Votes were cast via the Rock Star website. On September 13, 2006, Lukas Rossi was crowned the winner.

Shoulder injury

On October 23 2006, Newsted was injured while attempting to catch a falling bass amp head. The accident resulted in a torn anterior labrum in his left shoulder and a rotator cuff and biceps tear in the right. He was scheduled for immediate surgery, and underwent a lengthy rehab process. On January 4, 2007, he was back playing his bass again.[citation needed]

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction

On April 4, 2009, Newsted was present with Metallica and played with the band alongside current bassist Robert Trujillo at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Cleveland. It was his first performance with the band in nearly 9 years, their last performance together having taken place at the 2000 VH1 Music Awards. Both Newsted and Trujillo performed onstage at the same time, which was a first for the band. He also gave an emotional speech and was met with enormous applause.

Equipment

Bass guitars

Aria Pro II SB1000 (originally owned by Cliff Burton, used on the "Master Of Puppets" tour, and now resides in Metallica's current recording studio)

Fender 1958 Precision Bass (recording/studio bass)

Sadowsky - Black Vintage with Ash body

Sadowsky - Black Vintage (x2)

Sadowsky - PJ - Cherry Sunburst and Caramel Sunburst

Sadowsky - Vintage - Lake Placid Blue (4 string and 5 strings)

Sadowsky - Vintage - Cherry Sunburst

Sadowsky - Black Vintage - 24 Fret (x2)

Alembic - Elan - JPJ pickups - in '91 converted to Series II electronics - Black (5 strings)

Alembic - Europa - Series II electronics - Black (4, 5, 6 and 10 strings)

Alembic - Spoiler - Series II electronics - Black (4 strings) (x2)

Alembic - Persuader - JJ pickups - Natural colored

ESP Bass - Red

ESP B-1 - Black

Spector/Stuart Spector Designs (1981 NS-2 studio/recording bass, NS and SD model 4, 5 and 6 strings, rare JN-4 & JN-5 Signature Model - modified SD body shape, black oil finish, piezo pickup option, fiber optic side markers)

Guild acoustic bass

Wal MKII - Black w. Gold hardware (4 & 5 strings)

Warwick 12-string bass (used on Wherever I May Roam)

Zon Legacy Elite fretless 5-string & Sonus Special 5-String

Rickenbacker 4003 - White and Chrome

Effects

Boss Flanger BF-2

MXR Phase 100

Mu-Tron III Bass Pedal

Tech 21 SansAmp Bass Driver DI

Tech 21 XXL overdrive

Korg G-5 Bass Synth Processor

Electro Harmonix Big Muff

Alesis Midiverb II

BBE Sonic Maximizer

Morley Power Wah Boost

Amplifiers

Mesa/Boogie 1x15 combo

Mesa/Boogie with SWR Heads

Gibson Skylark Guitar amp

Fender Folded Horn 1x18

Ampeg 1974 SVT head

Ampeg SVT cabinets

Ampeg SVT II-Pro (x4)

Ampeg 1980's SVTs

Ampeg SVT 8"x10" pro speaker cabinets

Ampeg ISO Vent 10"x15" speaker cabinets

Ampeg B-15 combo amp

Philanthropy

In 2004, Newsted signed on as an official supporter of Little Kids Rock, a non-profit organization that provides free musical instruments and instruction to children in underserved public schools throughout the U.S.A. Newsted sits on LKR's Honorary Board of Directors.

Discography

With Echobrain

Echobrain (2002)

Glean (2004)

With Flotsam and Jetsam

Doomsday for the Deceiver (1986)

With Gov't Mule

The Deep End, Volume 2 (2002)

With IR8/Sexoturica

IR8 vs. Sexoturica (2002)

With Metallica

Garage Days Re-Revisited (1987)

And Justice for All (1988)

Metallica (1991)

Live Shit: Binge & Purge (1993)

Load (1996)

ReLoad (1997)

Garage Inc. (1998)

S&M (1999)

I Disappear (2000)

With Moss Brothers

Electricitation (2001)

With Papa Wheelie

Unipsycho (2002)

Live Lycanthropy (2003)

With Rock Star Supernova

Rock Star Supernova (2006)

With Sepultura

Against (1998) (featuring artist)

With Voivod

Voivod (2003)

Katorz (2006)

Infini (2009)

References

^ a b http://www.oocities.com/hetfieldinter/metplayboy.html

^ Basham, David (1996-01-17). "Bassist Jason Newsted Leaves Metallica". MTV.com. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1438016/20010117/metallica.jhtml. Retrieved 2007-12-03. 

^ a b "The Playboy Interviewetallica". Playboy. http://www.playboy.com/arts-entertainment/features/metallica/05.html. Retrieved 2007-12-03. 

^ Harris, Chris (2001-01-17). "Jason Newsted On Leaving Metallica: Have Never Looked Back". Rollingstone.com. http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/03/31/jason-newsted-on-leaving-metallica-i-have-never-looked-back/. Retrieved 2009-04-06. 

^ Lindsay, Andrew (2009-03-28). "Newsted to reunite with Metallica at Hall of Fame". Stereokill.net. http://stereokill.net/2009/03/28/newsted-to-reunite-with-metallica/. Retrieved 2009-03-28. 

^ "Jason Newsted to rejoin Metallica". idiomag. 2009-03-30. http://www.idiomag.com/peek/72984/metallica. Retrieved 2009-03-30. 

^ Downey, Ryan J. Ozzy, Newsted Lovin' Each Other MTV.com (March 18, 2003). Retrieved March 9, 2008.

^ "Metallica timeline January 3, 2002arch 19, 2003". MTV.com. http://www.mtv.com/onair/icon/metallica/timeline/?id=22. Retrieved 2007-12-05. 

^ Downey, Ryan J. Jason Newsted Leaves Ozzy Osbourne, Is Replaced By Rob Zombie Bassist MTV.com (December 4, 2003). Retriever March 9, 2008.

^ http://www.theendrecords.com - Voivod (Canada)

^ http://www.voivod.net/

^ http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=118349

^ Blabbermouth.net (2009-03-21). "HAMMETT Says JASON NEWSTED Will Perform With METALLICA At ROCK HALL Induction". Blabbermouth.net. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=116567.  It will mark Jason's first performance with the band in nine years - their last performance together taking place at the 2000 VH1 Music Awards.

External links

Jason Newsted Official Site

CBS's "Rock Star" to Select Lead Singer for New Band

Papa Wheelie's MySpace page

HardRadio.com interview Newsted on Ozzy and Voivod

Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame: Metallica FuseTV

Preceded by

Cliff Burton

Metallica Bassist

1986-2001

Succeeded by

Robert Trujillo

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Metallica

James Hetfield  Lars Ulrich  Kirk Hammett  Robert Trujillo

Ron McGovney  Dave Mustaine  Cliff Burton  Jason Newsted

Studio albums

Kill 'Em All  Ride the Lightning  Master of Puppets  And Justice for All  Metallica  Load  ReLoad  St. Anger  Death Magnetic

Live albums

Live Shit: Binge & Purge  S&M  Orgullo, Pasin y Gloria: Tres Noches en la Ciudad de Mxico

Extended plays

The $5.98 E.P.: Garage Days Re-Revisited  Some Kind of Monster  Live from Live Earth

Compilations

Garage Inc.  The Metallica Collection

Videos

Cliff 'Em All  2 of One  A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica  Live Shit: Binge & Purge  Cunning Stunts  S&M  Classic Albums: Metallica - Metallica  Some Kind of Monster  The Videos 19892004  Franais Pour Une Nuit  Orgullo, Pasin y Gloria: Tres Noches en la Ciudad de Mxico

Singles

1983: "Whiplash"  "Jump in the Fire"  1984: "Fade to Black"  "Creeping Death"  1985: "For Whom the Bell Tolls"  1986: "Master of Puppets"  "Battery"  "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)"  1988: "Eye of the Beholder"  "Harvester of Sorrow"  "And Justice for All"  1989: "One"  1991: "Enter Sandman"  "Don't Tread on Me"  "The Unforgiven"  1992: "Nothing Else Matters"  "Wherever I May Roam"  "Sad but True"  1996: "Until It Sleeps"  "Ain't My Bitch"  "Hero of the Day"  "Mama Said"  1997: "King Nothing"  "Bleeding Me"  "The Memory Remains"  1998: "The Unforgiven II"  "Fuel"  "Better than You"  "Turn the Page"  1999: "Whiskey in the Jar"  "Die, Die My Darling"  "No Leaf Clover"  2000: "I Disappear"  2003: "St. Anger"  "Frantic"  2004: "The Unnamed Feeling"  "Some Kind of Monster"  2007: "The Ecstasy of Gold"  2008: "The Day That Never Comes"  "My Apocalypse"  "Cyanide"  "The Judas Kiss"  "All Nightmare Long"  2009: "Broken, Beat & Scarred"

Related articles

Band members  Discography  Demos  Bob Rock  Awards  Megadeth  Exodus  Flotsam and Jetsam  Rick Rubin  Guitar Hero: Metallica (list of songs featured)  Metallic Assault  A Tribute to the Four Horsemen  Metallic Attack  Apocalyptica  Tours

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Ozzy Osbourne

Ozzy Osbourne  Rob "Blasko" Nicholson  Gus G.  Mike Bordin

Studio albums

Blizzard of Ozz  Diary of a Madman  Bark at the Moon  The Ultimate Sin  No Rest for the Wicked  No More Tears  Ozzmosis  Down to Earth  Black Rain  Name TBA

Cover albums

Under Cover

Live albums

Speak of the Devil  Tribute  Just Say Ozzy  Live & Loud  Live at Budokan

Extended plays

Mr Crowley Live EP

Compilations

Best of Ozz  Ten Commandments  The Ozzman Cometh  The Essential Ozzy Osbourne  Prince of Darkness

Singles

"I Don't Know"  "Crazy Train"  "Mr Crowley"  "Flying High Again"  "Over the Mountain"  "You Can't Kill Rock and Roll"  "Bark at the Moon"  "So Tired"  "Shot in the Dark"  "The Ultimate Sin"  "Crazy Train (Live)"  "Miracle Man"  "Close My Eyes Forever"  "No More Tears"  "Time After Time"  "Road to Nowhere"  "Mama, I'm Coming Home"  "Mr. Tinkertrain"  "Changes (Live)"  "Perry Mason"  "See You on the Other Side"  "I Just Want You"  "Walk on Water"  "Back on Earth"  "Gets Me Through"  "Dreamer"  "I Don't Wanna Stop"  "Not Going Away"  "Black Rain"

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Categories

Albums  Songs  Band members

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Voivod

Snake   Blacky   Away   Dan Mongrain

Piggy   Jasonic   E-Force   Pierre St. Jean

Studio albums

War and Pain (1984)   Rrraaarrr (1986)   Killing Technology (1987)   Dimension Hatrss (1988)   Nothingface (1989)   Angel Rat (1991)   The Outer Limits (1993)   Negatron (1995)   Phobos (1997)   Voivod (2003)   Katorz (2006)   Infini (2009)

Other releases

The Best of Voivod (1992)   Kronik (1998)   Voivod Lives (2000)

Videography

D-V-O-D-1 (2005)

Related articles

Voivod discography

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Claude Rains

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Early life

Rains was born William Claude Rains in Camberwell, London on November 10, 1889. He grew up, according to his daughter, with "a very serious cockney accent and a speech impediment".

His acting talents were recognised by Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, founder of The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Tree paid for the elocution lessons Rains needed in order to succeed as an actor. Later, Rains taught at the institution, teaching John Gielgud and Laurence Olivier, among others. multisystem lcd tv

Rains served in the First World War in the London Scottish Regiment, with fellow actors Basil Rathbone, Ronald Colman and Herbert Marshall. Rains was involved in a gas attack that left him nearly blind in one eye for the rest of his life. However, the war did aid his social advancement and, by its end, he had risen from the rank of Private to Captain. th 50px60u

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Rains began his career in the London theatre, having a success in the title role of John Drinkwater's play Ulysses S. Grant, the follow-up to the playwright's major hit Abraham Lincoln, and traveled to Broadway in the late 1920s to act in leading roles in such plays as Shaw's The Apple Cart and in the dramatizations of The Constant Nymph, and Pearl S. Buck's novel The Good Earth, as a Chinese farmer.

Rains came relatively late to film acting and his first screen test was a failure, but his distinctive voice won him the title role in James Whale's The Invisible Man (1933) when someone accidentally overheard his screen test being played in the next room. Rains later credited director Michael Curtiz with teaching him the more understated requirements of film acting, or "what not to do in front of a camera".

Claude Rains in Notorious (1946)

Following The Invisible Man, Universal Studios tried to typecast him in horror films, but he broke free, starting with the role of Prince John in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), then with his Academy Award-nominated performance as the conflicted corrupt senator in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), and followed with probably his most famous role, the flexible French police Captain Renault in Casablanca (1942). In 1943, Rains played the title character in Universal's full-color remake of Phantom of the Opera. Bette Davis named him her favorite co-star, and they made four films together, including Mr. Skeffington and Now, Voyager. Rains became the first actor to receive a million dollar salary, playing Julius Caesar in Gabriel Pascal's lavish and unsuccessful version of Shaw's Caesar and Cleopatra (1945), made in Britain. In 1946, he played a refugee Nazi agent opposite Cary Grant and Casablanca co-star Ingrid Bergman in Alfred Hitchcock's Notorious. In 1949, he appeared in David Lean's The Passionate Friends.

His only singing and dancing role was in a television musical version of Robert Browning's The Pied Piper of Hamelin, with Van Johnson as the Piper. This 1957 NBC color special, shown as a film rather than a live or videotaped program, was highly successful with the public. Sold into syndication after its first telecast, it was repeated annually by many local TV stations.

Rains remained a popular character actor in the 1950s and 1960s, appearing in many films. Two of his well-known later screen roles were as Dryden, a cynical British diplomat in Lawrence of Arabia (1962) and King Herod in The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965). The latter was his final film role.

Recordings

Rains made several audio recordings, narrating a few Bible stories for children on Capitol Records, and reciting Richard Strauss's setting for narrator and piano accompaniment of Alfred, Lord Tennyson's poem Enoch Arden, with the piano solos played by Glenn Gould. This recording was made by Columbia Masterworks Records.

Personal life

Rains became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1939. He married six times, the first five of which ended in divorce: Isabel Jeans (1913-1915); Marie Hemingway (1920, for less than a year); Beatriz Thomas (1924 pril 8, 1935); Frances Propper (April 9, 19351956); and to classic pianist Agi Jambor (November 4, 19591960). He married Rosemary Clark Schrode in 1960, and stayed with her until her death on December 31, 1964. His only child, Jessica Rains, was born to him and Propper on January 24, 1938.

He acquired the 380 acre Stock Grange Farm in West Bradford Township, Pennsylvania just outside West Chester in 1941, and spent much of his time between takes reading up on agricultural techniques. He eventually sold the farm when his marriage to Propper ended in 1956.

Rains died from an abdominal hemorrhage in Laconia, New Hampshire on May 30, 1967 at the age of 77. He is interred in the Red Hill Cemetery, Moultonborough, New Hampshire.

Claude Rains: An Actor's Voice, a biography by David J. Skal and Rains' daughter Jessica Rains, was published in 2008.

Awards and nominations

In 1951, Rains won a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play for Darkness at Noon. He was also nominated four times for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, for Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), Casablanca (1942), Mr. Skeffington (1944), and Notorious (1946).

He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, at 6400 Hollywood Boulevard.

Filmography

Year

Title

Role

Director

Other cast members

Notes

1920

Build Thy House

Clarkis

Fred Goodwins

Henry Ainley

1933

The Invisible Man

Dr. Jack Griffin/The Invisible Man

James Whale

Gloria Stuart, Henry Travers, Una O'Connor

1934

The Clairvoyant

Maximus

Maurice Elvey

Fay Wray

Crime Without Passion

Lee Gentry

Ben Hecht, Charles MacArthur

Margo, Whitney Bourne

The Man Who Reclaimed His Head

Paul Verin

Edward Ludwig

Lionel Atwill, Joan Bennett

1935

The Last Outpost

John Stevenson

Louis Gasnier, Charles Barton

Cary Grant

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

John Jasper

Stuart Walker

Douglass Montgomery, Heather Angel, David Manners

1936

Hearts Divided

Napoleon Bonaparte

Frank Borzage

Marion Davies, Dick Powell, Charlie Ruggles, Edward Everett Horton

Anthony Adverse

Marquis Don Luis

Mervyn LeRoy

Fredric March, Olivia de Havilland, Gale Sondergaard

1937

Stolen Holiday

Stefan Orloff

Michael Curtiz

Kay Francis, Ian Hunter

The Prince and the Pauper

Earl of Hertford

William Keighley

Errol Flynn, Billy and Bobby Mauch

They Won't Forget

Dist. Atty. Andrew J. "Andy" Griffin

Mervyn LeRoy

Gloria Dickson, Lana Turner

1938

White Banners

Paul Ward

Edmund Goulding

Fay Bainter, Jackie Cooper, Bonita Granville, Henry O'Neill, Kay Johnson

Gold is Where You Find It

Colonel Christopher "Chris" Ferris

Michael Curtiz

George Brent, Olivia de Havilland, Tim Holt

Technicolor

The Adventures of Robin Hood

Prince John

Michael Curtiz, William Keighley

Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Basil Rathbone

Technicolor

Four Daughters

Adam Lemp

Michael Curtiz

Rosemary, Lola, and Priscilla Lane, Gale Page, John Garfield

1939

They Made Me a Criminal

Det. Monty Phelan

Busby Berkeley

John Garfield, Gloria Dickson, May Robson

Juarez

Emperor Louis Napoleon III

William Dieterle

Paul Muni, Bette Davis, Brian Aherne, John Garfield

Sons of Liberty

(Two-reel short)

Haym Salomon

Michael Curtiz

Gale Sondergaard

Technicolor

Daughters Courageous

Jim Masters

Michael Curtiz

Rosemary, Lola, and Priscilla Lane, Gale Page, John Garfield

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Sen. Joseph Harrison Paine

Frank Capra

Jean Arthur, James Stewart, Thomas Mitchell

Nomination Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

Four Wives

Adam Lemp

Michael Curtiz

Eddie Albert, Rosemary, Lola, and Priscilla Lane, Gale Page, John Garfield

1940

Saturday's Children

Mr. Henry Halevy

Vincent Sherman

John Garfield, Anne Shirley

The Sea Hawk

Don Jos Alvarez de Cordoba

Michael Curtiz

Errol Flynn, Brenda Marshall, Henry Daniell, Flora Robson, Alan Hale

Sepiatone (sequence)

Lady with Red Hair

David Belasco

Curtis Bernhardt

Miriam Hopkins, Laura Hope Crews

1941

Four Mothers

Adam Lemp

William Keighley

Rosemary, Lola, and Priscilla Lane, Gale Page

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

Mr. Jordan

Alexander Hall

Robert Montgomery, Evelyn Keyes, Edward Everett Horton

The Wolf Man

Sir John Talbot

George Waggner

Lon Chaney, Jr., Evelyn Ankers, Patric Knowles, Ralph Bellamy, Warren William, Bela Lugosi, Maria Ouspenskaya

1942

Kings Row

Dr. Alexander Tower

Sam Wood

Ann Sheridan, Robert Cummings, Ronald Reagan, Betty Field, Charles Coburn

Moontide

Nutsy

Archie Mayo

Jean Gabin, Ida Lupino, Thomas Mitchell

Now, Voyager

Dr. Jaquith

Irving Rapper

Bette Davis, Paul Henreid, Gladys Cooper

Casablanca

Capt. Louis Renault

Michael Curtiz

Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, Conrad Veidt, S.Z. Sakall, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre, Dooley Wilson

Nomination Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

1943

Forever and a Day

Ambrose Pomfret

Herbert Wilcox

(sequence with Rains)

Anna Neagle, Ray Milland, C. Aubrey Smith

Phantom of the Opera

Erique Claudin/The Phantom of the Opera

Arthur Lubin

Nelson Eddy, Susanna Foster

Technicolor

1944

Passage to Marseille

Captain Freycinet

Michael Curtiz

Humphrey Bogart, Michle Morgan, Philip Dorn, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre, Helmut Dantine

Mr. Skeffington

Job Skeffington

Vincent Sherman

Bette Davis, Walter Abel, George Coulouris, Richard Waring

Nomination Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

1945

Strange Holiday

John Stevenson

Julien Duvivier

Jean Gabin, Richard Whorf, Allyn Joslyn, Ellen Drew

This Love of Ours

Joseph Targel

William Dieterle

Merle Oberon

Caesar and Cleopatra

Julius Caesar

Gabriel Pascal

Vivien Leigh, Stewart Granger, Flora Robson

Technicolor

1946

Notorious

Alex Sebastian

Alfred Hitchcock

Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, Louis Calhern

Nomination Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

Angel on My Shoulder

Nick

Archie Mayo

Paul Muni, Anne Baxter

Deception

Alexander Hollenius

Irving Rapper

Bette Davis, Paul Henreid

1947

The Unsuspected

Victor Grandison

Michael Curtiz

Joan Caulfield, Audrey Totter, Constance Bennett, Hurd Hatfield

1949

The Passionate Friends

Howard Justin

David Lean

Ann Todd, Trevor Howard

Rope of Sand

Arthur "Fred" Martingale

William Dieterle

Burt Lancaster, Paul Henreid, Peter Lorre

Song of Surrender

Elisha Hunt

Mitchell Leisen

Wanda Hendrix, Macdonald Carey

1950

The White Tower

Paul DeLambre

Ted Tetzlaff

Glenn Ford, Alida Valli, Oskar Homolka, Cedric Hardwicke, Lloyd Bridges

Technicolor

Where Danger Lives

Frederick Lannington

John Farrow

Robert Mitchum, Faith Domergue, Maureen O'Sullivan

1951

Sealed Cargo

Captain Skalder

Alfred L. Werker

Dana Andrews, Lloyd Bridges

1953

The Man Who Watched the Trains Go By

Kees Popinga

Harold French

Marta Toren, Marius Goring

Technicolor

1956

Lisbon

Aristides Mavros

Ray Milland

Ray Milland, Maureen O'Hara

Trucolor

Naturama

1959

This Earth Is Mine

Philippe Rambeau

Henry King

Rock Hudson, Jean Simmons, Dorothy McGuire

Technicolor

CinemaScope

1960

The Lost World

Professor George Edward Challenger

Irwin Allen

Michael Rennie, Jill St. John, David Hedison, Fernando Lamas, Richard Haydn

Deluxe color

CinemaScope

1961

Battle of the Worlds

Professor Benson

Antonio Margheriti

Bill Carter

Color

1962

Lawrence of Arabia

Mr. Dryden

David Lean

Peter O'Toole, Alec Guiness, Jack Hawkins, Omar Sharif, Anthony Quinn, Anthony Quayle, Arthur Kennedy, Jose Ferrer

Technicolor

Super Panavision 70

1963

Twilight of Honor

Art Harper

Boris Sagal

Richard Chamberlain, Nick Adams, Joey Heatherton, Linda Evans

1965

The Greatest Story Ever Told

Herod the Great

George Stevens

Max von Sydow, plus many cameos

Technicolor

Ultra Panavision 70

References

^ a b Harmetz p. 147.

^ londonscottishregt.org

^ Harmetz p. 190.

Bibliography

Aljean Harmetz, Round Up the Usual Suspects: The Making of "Casablanca" (New York: Hyperion, 1992)

David J. Skal and Jessica Rains, Claude Rains: An Actor's Voice (University Press of Kentucky, 2008)

External links

Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Claude Rains

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Claude Rains

Claude Rains at the Internet Broadway Database

Performances listed in Theatre Archive University of Bristol

Claude Rains at the Internet Movie Database

Claude Rains at Allmovie

Claude Rains at the TCM Movie Database

Claude Rains at the British Film Institute's Screenonline

Stock Grange Farm

Claude Rains at Find a Grave

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Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play

Jos Ferrer / Fredric March (1947)  Henry Fonda / Paul Kelly / Basil Rathbone (1948)  Rex Harrison (1949)  Sidney Blackmer (1950)  Claude Rains (1951)  Jos Ferrer (1952)  Tom Ewell (1953)  David Wayne (1954)  Alfred Lunt (1955)  Paul Muni (1956)  Fredric March (1957)  Ralph Bellamy (1958)  Jason Robards, Jr. (1959)  Melvyn Douglas (1960)  Zero Mostel (1961)  Paul Scofield (1962)  Arthur Hill (1963)  Alec Guinness (1964)  Walter Matthau (1965)  Hal Holbrook (1966)  Paul Rogers (1967)  Martin Balsam (1968)  James Earl Jones (1969)  Fritz Weaver (1970)  Brian Bedford (1971)  Cliff Gorman (1972)  Alan Bates (1973)  Michael Moriarty (1974)  John Kani / Winston Ntshona (1975)

Complete list: (19471975)  (19762000)  (2001resent)

Persondata

NAME

Rains, Claude

ALTERNATIVE NAMES

Rains, William Claude

SHORT DESCRIPTION

English actor

DATE OF BIRTH

November 10, 1889

PLACE OF BIRTH

Camberwell, London, England

DATE OF DEATH

May 30, 1967

PLACE OF DEATH

Laconia, New Hampshire

Categories: 1889 births | 1967 deaths | British Army personnel of World War I | English film actors | English stage actors | Naturalized citizens of the United States | People from Camberwell | Tony Award winners | Deaths from bleeding