Raymond Charles Gomez

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Gómez and the second or maternal family name is Ortega.

Rafael Gómez Ortega, (July 16, 1882 - May 25, 1960) also known as El Gallo ("the rooster") was an early twentieth century bullfighter. He came from a family of famous bullfighters, including his matador father, Fernando Gómez García and matador younger brother, José Gómez Ortega. He is today remembered for several of his unique fighting techniques such as the espantada - or…

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chicken scratch

  Guitarist, Songwriter, Singer (1910–1976)

Quick Facts

Name

Howlin' Wolf

Occupation

Guitarist, Songwriter, Singer

Birth Date

June 10, 1910

Death Date

January 10, 1976

Place of Birth

West Point, Mississippi

Place of Death

Hines, Illinois

AKA

Chester Burnett

Nickname

Howlin' Wolf

Full Name

Chester Arthur Burnett

• Synopsis
• Background
• Signs to Chess Records
• Hits Like 'Smokestack Lightnin'' and 'Spoonful'
• Revered by Rock Acts

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Howlin' Wolf was one of blues music's… Read more

Paniolo (Hawaiian Cowboys) of Hawaii Island

Hawaii Island has an unexpected heritage, a rich “cowboy culture” more than a century old, centered in the upcountry ranchlands of Waimea and North Kohala. In 1798, Captain George Vancouver presented King Kamehameha I with five black longhorn cattle. The animals were in poor condition after the long sea voyage and Kamehameha immediately put them under kapu (taboo) and freed them to range the island. Horses arrived five years later in 1803.

In 1816, John…

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