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8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Genre
Panel game
Presented by
Jimmy Carr
Starring
Sean Lock
Jon Richardson
Susie Dent
Rachel Riley
Joe Wilkinson
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Original language(s)
English
No. of series
15
No. of episodes
96 (as of 9 February 2018) (list of episodes)
Production
Location(s)
Granada Studios (2012)
MediaCityUK (2013–present)
Running time
45–65 minutes
Production company(s)
ITV Studios
Zeppotron
Distributor
Endemol UK
Release
Original network
Channel 4
Picture format
576i (16:9 SDTV) (2012)
1080i (HDTV) (2013–present)
Original release
2 January 2012 (2012-01-02) – present
Chronology
Related shows
8 Out of 10 Cats
Countdown
External links
Website
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown is a crossover between the panel games 8 Out of 10 Cats and Countdown. The show follows the format of Countdown, but with hosts and contestants from 8 Out of 10 Cats, and an emphasis on humour.
The first episode aired as part of Channel 4's "mash-up night" on 2 January 2012; the first full series was aired in July 2013 and multiple series have since been commissioned. Episodes feature Jimmy Carr as host; two teams of two contestants feature in most episodes, with Sean Lock and Jon Richardson as permanent team captains (various other personalities, such as Lee Mack, Sarah Millican, Bill Bailey and Claudia Winkleman, deputise when either captain is unavailable to film). Rachel Riley and Susie Dent take up their regular roles from Countdown; Joe Wilkinson appears in many earlier episodes as Rachel's assistant and has also stood in as a team captain.
Contents
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1 History
2 Format
3 Episodes
4 Reception
4.1 Ratings
4.1.1 Channel 4 Mashup
4.1.2 Original Programme (Rematch)
4.1.3 Series 1
4.1.4 Series 2
4.1.5 Series 3
4.1.6 Series 4
4.1.7 Series 5
4.1.8 Series 6
4.1.9 Series 7
4.1.10 Series 8
4.1.11 Series 9
4.1.12 Series 10
4.1.13 Series 11
4.1.14 Series 12
4.1.15 Series 13
4.1.16 Series 14
4.1.17 Series 15
4.2 Awards
5 Notes
6 References
7 External links
History[edit]
On 2 January 2012, Channel 4 orchestrated a special "mash-up night" to celebrate its 30th anniversary, which involved two shows on the network merging their formats. One combination depicted Countdown and 8 Out of 10 Cats. Jimmy Carr took over as host alongside Rachel Riley. Sean Lock and Jon Richardson competed as contestants and Joe Wilkinson joined Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner. The show consisted of four letters rounds, two numbers rounds and the conundrum, interspersed with 8 Out of 10 Cats-style banter.[1]
A second special episode called 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown was broadcast on 24 August 2012 as part of Channel 4's "Funny Fortnight". Once again, Carr was host, Lock and Richardson were contestants, and Riley and Dent returned to their roles. In Dictionary Corner, Susie was joined by David O'Doherty. Wilkinson and past contestant Clarke Carlisle also featured. In this edition, there were five letters rounds, four numbers rounds and a conundrum.
Two additional specials aired in April 2013, with Lee Mack playing against Richardson, as Lock was unwell. In addition to the regulars, these specials also featured Rhod Gilbert, Rob Beckett, Stephen Mangan and Richard Osman as contestants, Tim Key and Henning Wehn in Dictionary Corner, and Wilkinson as Riley's "personal assistant".[2][3]
On 9 July 2013, Channel 4 announced it had commissioned a full series of 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown to air later in the summer.[4] Six episodes aired from July to September.[5] The final episode of the series was part of Channel 4's "80s Night".[6] The opening sequence for the final episode featured the standard title sequence for 8 Out of 10 Cats interspersed with images of the title sequence that Countdown used in the 1980s. Another series of six episodes were broadcast between 3 January and 28 February 2014.[7]
Recordings for a new series of six episodes began on 19 May 2014.[8] The first episode was broadcast on 6 June 2014, with the series originally scheduled to end on 11 July 2014; however, it was stretched to seven episodes and therefore ended on 18 July 2014.[9] Another four episodes were recorded on 2 and 16 July 2014; the first recording was episode seven of Series 3. The next three episodes began airing from 5 September 2014 and concluded on 19 September 2014.[10]
Rachel Riley confirmed via Twitter on 19 September 2014 that more episodes of 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown would be filmed for 2015.[11] It was announced in November that the show would have a Christmas special, followed by a new six-episode series.[12] Episodes for the fifth series were recorded throughout December 2014 with one of the episodes also being recorded on 1 February 2015. Recording for series 6 began on 5 March 2015 and its broadcast in May 2015, with further recordings in May, June and July 2015.[13]
Further recordings also took place in November and December 2015. Another Christmas Special aired on 8 December 2015 and another six-part series began in January 2016. A further series followed in 2016, beginning in August and running through October. A tenth series began broadcast on 8 June 2017.
Format[edit]
Each episode lasts one hour, including advertising breaks, although the January 2012 special lasted only 30 minutes. Since the first one-third of the program is occupied in introducing the panel, and due to the comedy interspersed between and during rounds, the game does not consist of the standard 15 rounds. The first few specials had different numbers of rounds ranging from 7 to 10. In the two full series of the show, there were either 8 or 9 rounds. The first three-quarters of the show contained a letters round and a numbers round; the last section had a letters round, a numbers round (if there was time) and a conundrum. More recent series featured rounds involving two contestants participating in humorous activities, such as being blindfolded and identifying props that were spelt with nine letters.
The letters and numbers rounds are the same as in Countdown, and there are also "Teatime teasers". The conundrums and teatime teasers typically contain sexual words or innuendos but with usually innocent answers,[14] such as "GONADTIP" (clue: "One way to become a parent", answer: "ADOPTING").[15]
Whilst the clock is ticking, as the contestants attempt to find a word or reach the target from the numbers within 30 seconds, Carr often takes part in some form of unusual or non-sequitur activity such as trying to get a dog through an obstacle course, stacking a house of cards or enticing a bird of prey to fly onto his arm. Rachel Riley is occasionally involved in these segments.
Apart from during the first two specials, there are two contestants on each team, with Jon and Sean as permanent guests. During some rounds, contestants all offer an answer but only the best answer from each team counts. During some rounds, one player per team is nominated to give an answer.
A celebrity appears in Dictionary Corner, and, after each numbers round, they present a poem, song or other comedic segment. Susie Dent's "Origin of Words" section does not appear, but is instead replaced with an additional segment from the guest.
In earlier episodes, Joe Wilkinson appeared as Rachel's assistant in the second half of the show, often dressed in costume whilst using props. The humour continued throughout the series, such as Wilkinson offered special prizes, replacing letter tiles with symbols or turning up despite having been "fired". During Wilkinson's sketches Robert Deaton (as Wilkinson's half-brother Fabio) sometimes appears. Since 2016, Wilkinson has appeared sporadically as a contestant.
Episodes[edit]
See also: List of 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown episodes
Reception[edit]
Ratings[edit]
The first mashup was watched by 2.49 million viewers, making it the second most watched Channel 4 show that week.[16] The next episode, part of "Funny Fortnight", received 1.76 million viewers, which was an 8.3% audience share.[17] The 2014 Christmas special was watched by 1.75 million viewers: a 7.6% audience share.[18]
Ratings are sourced from BARB. All ratings from Series 9 onwards include +1.
Channel 4 Mashup[edit]
Episode No.
Airdate
Total viewers
(millions)
1 2 January 2012 2.90[nb 1]
Original Programme (Rematch)[edit]
Episode No.
Airdate
Total viewers
(millions)
1 24 August 2012 2.06[nb 2]
Series 1[edit]
Episode No.
Airdate
Total viewers
(millions)
1 12 April 2013 2.63[nb 3]
2 19 April 2013 2.24[nb 4]
Series 2[edit]
Episode No.
Airdate
Total viewers
(millions)
1 26 July 2013 2.47[nb 5]
2 2 August 2013 2.30[nb 6]
3 9 August 2013 2.46[nb 7]
4 16 August 2013 2.10[nb 8]
5 13 September 2013 2.30[nb 9]
1980's Special 20 September 2013 2.88[nb 10]
Series 3[edit]
Episode No.
Airdate
Total viewers
1 3 January 2014 2.37[nb 11]
2 10 January 2014 2.75[nb 12]
3 17 January 2014 2.70[nb 13]
4 24 January 2014 2.79[nb 14]
5 21 February 2014 2.76[nb 15]
6 28 February 2014 2.90[nb 16]
Series 4[edit]
Episode No.
Airdate
Total viewers
1 6 June 2014 2.30[nb 17]
2 13 June 2014 1.76[nb 18]
3 20 June 2014 1.93[nb 19]
4 27 June 2014 1.88[nb 20]
5 4 July 2014 1.98[nb 21]
6 11 July 2014 2.35[nb 22]
7 18 July 2014 2.00[nb 23]
Series 5[edit]
Episode No.
Airdate
Total viewers
1 5 September 2014 2.30[nb 24]
2 12 September 2014 2.45[nb 25]
3 19 September 2014 2.43[nb 26]
Series 6[edit]
Episode No.
Airdate
Total viewers
Christmas Special 29 December 2014 2.65[nb 27]
1 9 January 2015 2.76[nb 28]
2 16 January 2015 2.43[nb 29]
3 23 January 2015 2.29[nb 30]
4 30 January 2015 2.53[nb 31]
5 6 February 2015 1.77[nb 32]
6 13 February 2015 2.58[nb 33]
Series 7[edit]
Episode No.
Airdate
Total viewers
1 3 May 2015 1.65[nb 34]
2 15 May 2015 N/A[nb 35]
3 22 May 2015 N/A[nb 36]
4 29 May 2015 N/A[nb 37]
5 5 June 2015 N/A[nb 38]
6 19 June 2015 N/A[nb 39]
7 26 June 2015 N/A[nb 40]
8 3 July 2015 1.56[nb 41]
9 10 July 2015 1.79[nb 42]
10 17 July 2015 1.88[nb 43]
11 24 July 2015 1.91[nb 44]
12 31 July 2015 2.03[nb 45]
13 7 August 2015 2.09[nb 46]
14 14 August 2015 2.35[nb 47]
15 21 August 2015 2.25[nb 48]
16 28 August 2015 2.25[nb 49]
17 4 September 2015 2.38[nb 50]
Series 8[edit]
Episode No.
Airdate
Total viewers
Christmas Special 8 December 2015 1.82[nb 51]
1 15 January 2016 1.98[nb 52]
2 22 January 2016 2.39[nb 53]
3 29 January 2016 1.91[nb 54]
4 5 February 2016 2.11[nb 55]
Series 9[edit]
Episode No.
Airdate
Total viewers
1 25 February 2016 1.97[nb 56]
2 3 March 2016 2.06[nb 57]
3 10 March 2016 2.00[nb 58]
4 24 March 2016 2.06[nb 59]
5 31 March 2016 1.43[nb 60]
Series 10[edit]
Episode No.
Airdate
Total viewers
1 5 August 2016 1.93
2 12 August 2016 1.57
3 19 August 2016 1.30
4 26 August 2016 1.83
5 2 September 2016 2.00
Series 11[edit]
Episode No.
Airdate
Total viewers
1 24 September 2016 1.53
2 1 October 2016 1.52
3 8 October 2016 1.44
4 15 October 2016 1.46
5 22 October 2016 1.59
6 29 October 2016 1.41
7 5 November 2016 1.61
Series 12[edit]
Episode No.
Airdate
Total viewers
Christmas Special 24 December 2016 2.51
New Year Special 30 December 2016 1.51
1 13 January 2017 1.81
2 20 January 2017 1.79
3 27 January 2017 1.79
4 3 February 2017 1.70
5 10 February 2017 1.90
6 17 February 2017 1.68
7 24 April 2017 1.00
8 1 May 2017 1.15
Series 13[edit]
Episode No.
Airdate
Total viewers
Election Special 8 June 2017 1.26
1 22 June 2017 0.91
2 29 June 2017 1.23
3 6 July 2017 1.26
Series 14[edit]
Episode No.
Airdate
Total viewers
1 18 August 2017 1.59
2 25 August 2017 1.49
3 1 September 2017 1.48
4 15 September 2017 1.42
5 22 September 2017 1.72
Series 15[edit]
Episode No.
Airdate
Total viewers
Christmas Special 29 December 2017 1.83
1 19 January 2018 1.88
2 26 January 2018 2.06
3 2 February 2018 2.26
4 9 February 2018 2.25
Awards[edit]
In 2014, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown was nominated for the British Comedy Awards in two categories: Best Comedy Panel Programme and Best Comedy Moment of 2014.[19][20] Sean Lock was also nominated for Best Male Television Comic, and Joe Wilkinson was nominated for Best Comedy Breakthrough Artist.[12]
Notes[edit]
Jump up ^ 2.49 million on Channel 4, 411,000 on Channel 4 +1
Jump up ^ 1.68 million on Channel 4, 379,000 on Channel 4 +1
Jump up ^ 2.07 million on Channel 4, 559,000 on Channel 4 +1
Jump up ^ 1.74 million on Channel 4, 495,000 on Channel 4 +1
Jump up ^ 2.08 million on Channel 4, 386,000 on Channel 4 +1
Jump up ^ 1.83 million on Channel 4, 467,000 on Channel 4 +1
Jump up ^ 2.17 million on Channel 4, 291,000 on Channel 4 +1
Jump up ^ 1.68 million on Channel 4, 424,000 on Channel 4 +1
Jump up ^ 1.90 million on Channel 4, 404,000 on Channel 4 +1
Jump up ^ 2.55 million on Channel 4, 334,000 on Channel 4 +1
Jump up ^ 1.97 million on Channel 4, 371,000 on Channel 4 +1
Jump up ^ 2.31 million on Channel 4, 436,000 on Channel 4 +1
Jump up ^ 2.29 million on Channel 4, 406,000 on Channel 4 +1
Jump up ^ 2.51 million on Channel 4, 283,000 on Channel 4 +1
Jump up ^ 2.49 million on Channel 4, 269,000 on Channel 4 +1
Jump up ^ 2.53 million on Channel 4, 366,000 on Channel 4 +1
Jump up ^ 1.95 million on Channel 4, 349,000 on Channel 4 +1
Jump up ^ 1.42 million on Channel 4, 342,000 on Channel 4 +1
Jump up ^ 1.66 million on Channel 4, 274,000 on Channel 4 +1
Jump up ^ 1.59 million on Channel 4, 287,000 on Channel 4 +1
Jump up ^ 1.73 million on Channel 4, 252,000 on Channel 4 +1
Jump up ^ 1.98 million on Channel 4, 371,000 on Channel 4 +1
Jump up ^ 1.72 million on Channel 4, 281,000 on Channel 4 +1
Jump up ^ 1.91 million on Channel 4, 391,000 on Channel 4 +1
Jump up ^ 2.00 million on Channel 4, 452,000 on Channel 4 +1
Jump up ^ 2.00 million on Channel 4, 434,000 on Channel 4 +1
Jump up ^ 2.29 million on Channel 4, 356,000 on Channel 4 +1
Jump up ^ 2.43 million on Channel 4, 326,000 on Channel 4 +1
Jump up ^ 2.16 million on Channel 4, 271,000 on Channel 4 +1
Jump up ^ 1.88 million on Channel 4, 410,000 on Channel 4 +1
Jump up ^ 2.26 million on Channel 4, 274,000 on Channel 4 +1
Jump up ^ 1.44 million on Channel 4, 332,000 on Channel 4 +1
Jump up ^ 2.22 million on Channel 4, 359,000 on Channel 4 +1
Jump up ^ 1.32 million on Channel 4, 325,000 on Channel 4 +1
Jump up ^ needs to be populated from BARB
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Jump up ^ No +1 figure available
Jump up ^ 1.48 million on Channel 4, 306,000 on Channel 4 +1
Jump up ^ 1.55 million on Channel 4, 326,000 on Channel 4 +1
Jump up ^ 1.66 million on Channel 4, 248,000 on Channel 4 +1
Jump up ^ No +1 figure available
Jump up ^ 1.76 million on Channel 4, 329,000 on Channel 4 +1
Jump up ^ 2.08 million on Channel 4, 269,000 on Channel 4 +1
Jump up ^ 2.01 million on Channel 4, 237,000 on Channel 4 +1
Jump up ^ 1.95 million on Channel 4, 300,000 on Channel 4 +1
Jump up ^ 2.06 million on Channel 4, 322,000 on Channel 4 +1
Jump up ^ 1.55 million on Channel 4, 271,000 on Channel 4 +1
Jump up ^ No +1 figure available
Jump up ^ 2.13 million on Channel 4, 263,000 on Channel 4 +1
Jump up ^ 1.62 million on Channel 4, 288,000 on Channel 4 +1
Jump up ^ No +1 figure available
Jump up ^ 1.64 million on Channel 4, 321,000 on Channel 4 +1
Jump up ^ 1.81 million on Channel 4, 246,000 on Channel 4 +1
Jump up ^ 1.68 million on Channel 4, 318,000 on Channel 4 +1
Jump up ^ 1.76 million on Channel 4, 298,000 on Channel 4 +1
Jump up ^ No +1 figure available
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "Jimmy Carr to Host Countdown". 16 November 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
Jump up ^ "8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown". Channel 4. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
Jump up ^ "8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown". Channel 4. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
Jump up ^ Eames, Tom (9 July 2013). "'8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown' ordered for full series by Channel 4". Digital Spy. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
Jump up ^ "8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown - All 4". www.channel4.com.
Jump up ^ "8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown". Channel 4.
Jump up ^ "8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown". Channel 4.
Jump up ^ "Channel 4 orders more 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown". British Comedy Guide. 29 April 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
Jump up ^ "Series 7". Retrieved 31 May 2014.
Jump up ^ "8 OUT OF 10 CATS DOES COUNTDOWN". Retrieved 1 July 2014.
Jump up ^ "Rachel Riley on Twitter". Twitter.
^ Jump up to: a b Alexander, Susannah (25 November 2014). "8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown gets Christmas special and new series". Digital Spy. Hearst Corporation. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
Jump up ^ "8 OUT OF 10 CATS DOES COUNTDOWN - Free Audience Tickets". Retrieved 23 May 2015.
Jump up ^ "8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown". UKGameshows.com. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
Jump up ^ "8 Out of 10 Cats does Countdown 7". 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 21 minutes in. And here's your teaser. The words are "GONADTIP" and the clue is "One way to become a parent."
Jump up ^ Top 10 Programmes Archived 18 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine. - BARB. Select Channel 4 and 2012 > January > 2 – 8 Jan
Jump up ^ "Channel 4's Funny Fortnight - 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
Jump up ^ "8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Christmas Special". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
Jump up ^ Finbow, Katy (10 November 2014). "Toast of London, Harry and Paul lead British Comedy Awards nominations". Digital Spy. Hearst Corporation. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
Jump up ^ "Winners 2014". British Comedy Awards. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
External links[edit]
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown at channel4.com
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown at UKGameshows.com
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown on IMDb
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown at British Comedy Guide
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Kerr Lake
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Not to be confused with Lake Kerr, a small lake in Marion County, Florida.
Kerr Lake
John H. Kerr Dam and Lake in Mecklenburg County, Virginia
Location
North Carolina–Virginia border, United States
Coordinates
36°34′16.13″N 78°19′33.59″W / 36.5711472°N 78.3259972°W / 36.5711472; -78.3259972Coordinates: 36°34′16.13″N 78°19′33.59″W / 36.5711472°N 78.3259972°W / 36.5711472; -78.3259972
Type
Reservoir
Primary inflows
Roanoke River, Dan River
Primary outflows
Roanoke River
Basin countries
United States
Surface area
50,000 acres (200 km2)
Average depth
30 ft (9.1 m)
Max. depth
100 ft (30 m) (at John H. Kerr Dam)
Surface elevation
300 ft (91 m) (dead storage)
310 ft (94 m) (power storage)
320 ft (98 m) (flood storage)
Kerr Lake /kɑr/ (officially John H. Kerr Reservoir, also known as Bugg's Island Lake[1]) is a reservoir along the border of the U.S. states of North Carolina and Virginia. It is impounded by the John H. Kerr Dam, constructed between 1947 and 1952 to produce electricity and to provide flood control. Kerr Lake is owned by the US Army Corps of Engineers, and is the largest reservoir in Virginia. It is located in parts of Vance, Granville, and Warren counties in North Carolina, and Mecklenburg, Charlotte, and Halifax counties in Virginia. At its maximum capacity, it is one of the largest reservoirs in the Southeastern United States, covering approximately 50,000 acres (200 km2) and bordered by over 850 miles (1,370 km) of shoreline. The lake is named for Congressman John H. Kerr of North Carolina, who supported the original creation of the lake.
The lake is an impoundment of the Roanoke River (also called the Staunton River in Virginia). The Dan River and several smaller creeks also feed the lake. The lake is upstream of Lake Gaston. Just downstream from the John H. Kerr Dam, and visible from the viewing platform below the dam at Tailrace Park, lies Buggs Island, named for Samuel Bugg, an early settler. North Carolinians know this body of water as Kerr Lake, while Virginians know it as Buggs Island Lake or Buggs Island Reservoir.[citation needed]
The large lake is widely popular with both North Carolinians and Virginians for fishing and recreational purposes. For fishing, the lake has an abundance of large-mouth bass, striped bass (the only certified lake in Virginia to have a naturally reproducing population), crappie, catfish and bluegill. Camping is also a popular activity, with many campsites (run by the Army Corps of Engineers, North Carolina State Parks and Virginia State Parks) lining the shore including Kimball Point, North Bend Park, County Line, Hibernia, and others. Campsites for both tents and RVs are available. Jet-skiing and water-tubing occur often on the lake. Recreational motor boating and sailing also occur on the lake, with three privately operated marinas available: Steele Creek and Satterwhite Point in North Carolina, and Clarksville in Virginia. These marinas have rental slips for sail and motor boats, with additional amenities including fuel docks, marina stores, and some organized yacht clubs. The Carolina Sailing Club stages monthly regattas for several one-design sailing classes from April through October.
See also[edit]
Kerr Lake State Recreation Area
References[edit]
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Barry Simmons (born 24 November 1948) is a Scottish-born quiz show contestant and was the winner of the BBC Two show Are You an Egghead? and as a result became the sixth Egghead, joining Kevin Ashman, CJ de Mooi, Daphne Fowler, Christopher Hughes and Judith Keppel on the regular show on 2 December 2008.
Simmons told The Jewish Chronicle newspaper, "It’s the best job in British quizzing and to get paid for doing something you love is just the icing on the cake. But I have to admit I hate losing."[1]
Simmons was born in Edinburgh[2] and lives in Leeds, West Yorkshire. He won £64,000 on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, was a semi-finalist on Mastermind and has represented England at quizzing.[1] He reached the final of the 2008/09 series of the radio programme Brain of Britain, but was defeated by Geoff Thomas. He has been a researcher at text question and answer service AQA 63336 since 2006.[3] Simmons was part of an AQA team that appeared on Eggheads; he won his own round but the team was defeated in the final round. He also appeared on Only Connect in 2013.
In 2012 he again reached the final of the Brain of Britain and won the competition. Before the final, some controversy was caused as he was thought of as "a professional quizzer". As reported by the BBC website, "There is no rule banning Eggheads from appearing on Brain of Britain – the only rule is that former champions are not allowed to return." [4]
In 2013 he was ranked number three quizzer in the world.[2]
Simmons is Jewish and is a member of the Beth Hamidrash Hagadol Synagogue.[5]
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b Krieger, Candice (8 January 2009). "Barry Simmons goes from technology head to Egghead". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
^ Jump up to: a b Pendreigh, Brian (2 April 2013). "World's best quizzers swot up for city event". The Herald. Edinburgh. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
Jump up ^ "The answer to everything, from AQA 63336 via Leeds". Global AQA Pty Ltd. 27 March 2007. Archived from the original on 15 April 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
Jump up ^ "BBC defends Egghead Brain of Britain competitor". BBC News. 10 March 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
Jump up ^ Krieger, Candice (8 January 2009). "Barry Simmons goes from technology head to Egghead". Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
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Brand new Egghead joins champion quiz team on BBC Two, BBC Press Release, 2 December 2008
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Homo homini lupus, or in its unabridged form Homo homini lupus est, is a Latin proverb meaning "A man is a wolf to another man," or more tersely "Man is wolf to man." It has meaning in reference to situations where people are known to have behaved in a way comparably in nature to a wolf. The wolf as a creature is thought, in this example, to have qualities of being predatory, cruel, inhuman i.e. more like an animal than civilized.
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A variation of the proverb appeared as line 495 in the play Asinaria by Plautus: "Lupus est homo homini, non homo, quom qualis sit non novit",[1] which has been translated as "Man is no man, but a wolf, to a stranger," or more precisely "A man is a wolf, not a man, to another man which he hasn't met yet."
As a counterpoint, Seneca the Younger wrote, in his Epistulae morales ad Lucilium (specifically, Epistula XCV, paragraph 33), "homo, sacra res homini",[2] which has been translated as "man, an object of reverence in the eyes of man".
Erasmus included the proverb in his Adagia, writing of the variation by Plautus, "Here we are warned not to trust ourselves to an unknown person, but to beware of him as of a wolf."[3]
The philosopher, theologian, and jurist Francisco de Vitoria (in Latin, Franciscus de Victoria) wrote in one of his Relectiones Theologicae that the poet Ovid disagreed with the proverb: "'Man,' says Ovid, 'is not a wolf to his fellow man, but a man.'"
Thomas Hobbes drew upon the proverb in his De Cive, writing in the dedication "To speak impartially, both sayings are very true; That Man to Man is a kind of God; and that Man to Man is an arrant Wolfe. The first is true, if we compare Citizens amongst themselves; and the second, if we compare Cities." Hobbes was describing the tendency of people to act fairly and generously toward other people in the same society and the tendency of societies to act deceptively and violently toward other societies, or as he put it, "In the one, there's some analogie of similitude with the Deity, to wit, Justice and Charity, the twin-sisters of peace: But in the other, Good men must defend themselves by taking to them for a Sanctuary the two daughters of War, Deceipt and Violence."
Sigmund Freud agreed with the proverb, writing in his Civilization and Its Discontents, "Men are not gentle creatures, who want to be loved, who at the most can defend themselves if they are attacked; they are, on the contrary, creatures among whose instinctual endowments is to be reckoned a powerful share of aggressiveness. As a result, their neighbor is for them not only a potential helper or sexual object, but also someone who tempts them to satisfy their aggressiveness on him, to exploit his capacity for work without compensation, to use him sexually without his consent, to seize his possessions, to humiliate him, to cause him pain, to torture and to kill him. Homo homini lupus. Who in the face of all his experience of life and of history, will have the courage to dispute this assertion?"[4]
The primatologist and ethologist Frans de Waal disagreed with the proverb, writing that it "contains two major flaws. First, it fails to do justice to canids, which are among the most gregarious and cooperative animals on the planet (Schleidt and Shalter 2003). But even worse, the saying denies the inherently social nature of our own species."[5]
Bartolomeo Vanzetti, after being convicted of murder, along with Nicolo Sacco, in 1927, said that their pending execution would become an emblem "of a cursed past in which man was wolf to the man".[6]
See also[edit]
Big Bad Wolf
Wolf in sheep's clothing
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Wolf Hall (Novel by Hilary Mantel)
Notes[edit]
Jump up ^ Titus Maccius Plautus. "Asinaria". The Latin Library. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
Jump up ^ Lucius Annaeus Seneca. "Epistulae morales ad Lucilium". The Latin Library. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
Jump up ^ Erasmus, Desiderius (2001) [1500-1536]. Barker, William, ed. The Adages of Erasmus. University of Toronto Press. p. 41. ISBN 0802048749. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
Jump up ^ Freud, Sigmund. "Freud, Civilization and Its Discontents, 1930 (excerpt)". The History Guide. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
Jump up ^ de Waal, Frans (2006). Primates and Philosophers: How Morality Evolved. Princeton University Press. p. 3. ISBN 0691124477. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
Jump up ^ Linder, Douglas O. "Speeches by Sacco and Vanzetti to the Court at the Time of Sentencing". Retrieved 23 January 2017.
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Pritilata Waddedar (5 May 1911 – 23 September 1932)[1] was a Bengali revolutionary nationalist who was influential in the Indian independence movement .[2][3] After completing her education in Chittagong and Dhaka, she attended Bethune College in Kolkata. Pritilata graduated in philosophy with distinction.
After a brief stint as a school teacher, Pritilata joined a revolutionary group headed by Surya Sen. She led a team of fifteen revolutionaries[4] in 1932 attack on the Pahartali European Club,[5][6] which had a sign board that read "Dogs and Indians not allowed".[7] The revolutionaries torched the club and were later caught by the British police. To avoid of getting arrested, Pritilata consumed cyanide and died.[8]
Contents
1 Early life
1.1 In Calcutta
1.2 As a school teacher
2 Revolutionary activities
2.1 Joining Surya Sen's revolutionary group
2.2 Inspiration from Ramkrishna Biswas
2.3 Activities in Surya Sen's group
3 Pahartali European Club attack (1932)
4 Death
5 Influence
5.1 Legacy
5.2 In popular media
6 Gallery
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8 References
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Early life[edit]
Matriculation examination certificate of Pritilata
Pritilata was born in a middle-class Vaidya-Brahmin (Baidya) family on 5 May 1911[9] in Dhalghat village in Patiya upazila of Chittagong (now in Bangladesh).[10] . Waddedar was a title conferred to an ancestor of the family who originally had the surname Dasgupta. Her father Jagabandhu Waddedar was a clerk in the Chittagong Municipality.[2] Her mother Pratibhamayi Devi was a housewife.[11] The couple had six children– Madhusduan, Pritilata, Kanaklata, Shantilata, Ashalata and Santosh. Pritilata was nicknamed Rani.[11] .
Jagabandhu tried to arrange best possible education for their children.[12] He got Pritilata admitted in Dr. Khastagir Government Girls' School of Chittagong. Pritilata was a meritorious student.[13] A teacher in the school, whom students affectionately used called Usha Di, used stories of Rani Lakshmibai to inspire nationalism in her students. Kalpana Datta, a classmate of Pritilata, writes in the biography Chittagong Armoury Raiders– "We had no clear idea in our school days about our future. Then the Rani of Jhansi fired our imagination with her example. Sometimes we used to think of ourselves as fearless...".[14] Arts and literature were Pritilata's favourite subjects.[15] She passed out of Dr. Khastagir Government Girls' School in 1928 and in 1929, got admitted to the Eden College, Dhaka. In the Intermediate examinations, she stood first among all students who appeared in that year's examination from the Dhaka Board.[7][12] As a student in Eden College, she participated in various social activities. She joined the group Sree Sangha, headed by Leela Nag, under the banner Deepali Sangha (Dipali Sangha).[7]
In Calcutta[edit]
To pursue higher education, Pritilata went to Calcutta (now Kolkata) and got admitted to the Bethune College. Two years later, she graduated in Philosophy from the college with a distinction.[16] However, her degree was withheld by British authorities at Calcutta University. In 2012, she (and Bina Das) were conferred their certificates of merit posthumously.[3]
As a school teacher[edit]
After completing her education in Calcutta, Pritilata returned to Chittagong. In Chittagong, she took up the job of headmistress at a local English medium secondary school called Nandankanan Aparnacharan School.[7][12][17]
Revolutionary activities[edit]
Joining Surya Sen's revolutionary group[edit]
"Pritilata was young and courageous. She would work with a lot of zeal and was determined to drive the British away."
Binod Bihari Chowdhury, a contemporary revolutionary[18]
Pritilata decided to join the Indian independence movement. Surya Sen had heard about her and wanted her to join their revolutionary group.[18] On 13 June 1932, Pritilata met Surya Sen and Nirmal Sen in their Dhalghat camp.[11] A contemporary revolutionary, Binod Bihari Chowdhury, objected that they did not allow women to join their group. However, Pritalata was allowed to join the group because the revolutionaries reasoned that women transporting weapons would not attract as much suspicion as men.[18]
Inspiration from Ramkrishna Biswas[edit]
Surya Sen and his revolutionary group decided to kill Mr. Craig, Inspector General of Chittagong. Ramakrishna Biswas and Kalipada Chakravarty were assigned for this task. But they mistakenly killed SP of Chandpur and Traini Mukherjee instead of Craig. Ramakrishna Biswas and Kalipada Chakravarty were arrested on 2 December 1931.[19] After the trial Biswas was ordered to be hanged till death and Chakravarty to be exiled to Cellular Jail.[20]
The family and friends lacked the amount of money required to travel to Chittagong to Alipore Jail of Calcutta. Since at that time Pritilata was staying in Kolkata, she was asked to go to Alipore Jail and meet Ramkrishna Biswas.[20]
Activities in Surya Sen's group[edit]
Along with the revolutionary group of Surya Sen, Pritilata took part in many raids like attacks on the Telephone & Telegraph offices[9] and the capture of the reserve police line. In the Jalalabad battle, she took the responsibility to supply explosives to the revolutionaries.[2]
Pahartali European Club attack (1932)[edit]
The Pahartali European Club (shown here in 2010) was torched by the group of revolutionaries
In 1932, Surya Sen planned to attack the Pahartali European Club which had a signboard that read "Dogs and Indians not allowed".[21] Surya Sen decided to appoint a woman leader for this mission. Kalpana Datta was arrested seven days before the event. Because of this, Pritilata was assigned the leadership of the attack. Pritilata went to Kotowali Sea Side for arms training and made the plan of their attack there.[12]
They decided to attack the club on 23 September 1932. The members of the group were given potassium cyanide and were told to swallow it if they were caught.[7]
On the day of the attack, Pritilata dressed herself as a Punjabi male. Her associates Kalishankar Dey, Bireshwar Roy, Prafulla Das, Shanti Chakraborty wore dhoti and shirt. Mahendra Chowdhury, Sushil Dey and Panna Sen wore lungi and shirt.[20]
They reached the club at around 10:45 PM and launched their attack. There were around 40 people inside the club then. The revolutionaries divided themselves into three separate groups for the attack. In the club, a few police officers who had revolvers started shooting. Pritilata incurred a single bullet wound. According to the police report, in this attack, one woman with a surname of Sullivan died and four men and seven women were injured.[20]
Death[edit]
In this place Pritilata committed suicide. Now there is a plaque in her memory
An injured Pritilata was trapped by the British police.[2] She swallowed cyanide to avoid getting arrested.[18] The next day, the police found her body and identified her. On searching her dead body, the police found a few leaflets, photograph of Ramkrishna Biswas, bullets, whistle and the draft of their plan of attack. During the post-mortem it was found that the bullet injury was not very serious and that cyanide poisoning was the cause of her death.[20]
The chief secretary of Bengal sent a report to British authorities in London. In the report it was written–[22][full citation needed]
Pritilata had been closely associated with, if not actually the mistress of, the freedom fighter Biswas who was hanged for the murder of Inspector Tarini Mukherjee, and some reports indicate that she was the wife of Nirmal Sen who was killed while attempting to evade arrest of Dhalghat, where Captain Cameron fell.
Influence[edit]
A bust of Waddedar at Pritilata Waddedar primary school, Chittagong
Bangladeshi writer Selina Hossain calls Pritilata an ideal for every woman.[23] A trust named Birkannya Pritilata Trust (Brave lady Pritilata Trust) has been founded in her memory. Pritilata's birthday is celebrated by the trust in different places of Bangladesh and India every year. The trust considers her to be "a beacon of light for women".[24] The last end of Sahid Abdus Sabur Road to Mukunda Ram Hat of Boalkhali upazila in Chittagong has been named as Pritilata Waddedar Road.[25] In 2012, a bronze sculpture of Pritilata Waddedar was erected in front of the Pahartali Railway School, adjacent to the historical European Club.[26][27]
Waddedar's great-great-niece is British journalist and academic, Ash Sarkar. [28]
Legacy[edit]
Pritilata Waddedar Mahavidyalaya, a college in Nadia district.
Pritilata Shaheed Minar
Pritilata Hall, University of Chittagong
Pritilata Hall, Jahangirnagar University
Pritilata Waddedar Primary School, Chittagong
Khantura Pritilata Shiksha Niketan (Boys'(H.S.), Girls'(H.S.) and Primary section), three schools, Gobardanga, West Bengal,India
In popular media[edit]
2010 Bollywood movie Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey was based on Chittagong Uprising where Vishakha Singh played the character of Pritilata.[29][30]
In 2012, the Hindi film Chittagong was released based on the uprising. Vega Tamotia played the role of Waddedar.[31]
In 2018, Kiran Sonia Sawar delivered a monologue Waddedar in 'Pritilata', a short film in the BBC series "Snatches: Moment's From Women's Lives" to mark the hundredth anniversary of women's suffrage and as part of the 'Hear Her' season. The film was written by Tanika Gupta
Gallery[edit]
Statue at Maidan, Kolkata
Bust of Pritilata
Pritilata Shohid Minar
Pritilata Hall, University of Chittagong
See also[edit]
Khudiram Bose
Jatindra Nath Das
Myth of "No dogs or Chinese allowed" plaque in Shanghai
No dogs or Muslims poster in Algeria
References[edit]
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^ Jump up to: a b "After 80 yrs, posthumous degrees for revolutionaries". The Times of India. 22 March 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
Jump up ^ Geraldine Forbes (28 April 1999). Women in Modern India. Cambridge University Press. pp. 140–. ISBN 978-0-521-65377-0.
Jump up ^ "Remembering the Legendary Heroes of Chittagong". NIC. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
Jump up ^ "Indian Independence" (PDF). Retrieved 5 January 2013.
^ Jump up to: a b c d e Amin, Sonia (2012). "Waddedar, Pritilata". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
Jump up ^ Craig A. Lockard (1 January 2010). Societies, Networks, and Transitions: A Global History: Since 1750. Cengage Learning. pp. 699–. ISBN 978-1-4390-8534-9. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
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Jump up ^ "Pritilata's birth anniversary observed at CU". New Age. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2012. CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
^ Jump up to: a b c "Agnijuger Agnikanya Pritilata". BDNews (in Bengali). 5 May 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
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Jump up ^ "Fortnightly Reports on Bengal, for the second half of September 1932, GOI Home Poll No. 18/1932". 1932.
Jump up ^ "Contribution of Pritilata recalled". The Daily Star. 1 June 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
Jump up ^ "A beacon of light for women". The Daily Star. 26 September 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
Jump up ^ "Road named after Pritilata in Ctg". The New Nation. 18 December 2012. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
Jump up ^ "Pritilata's bronze sculpture to be installed in port city". The Daily Star. 2 October 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
Jump up ^ "Pritilata's memorial sculpture unveiled in Ctg". The Daily Star. 3 October 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
Jump up ^ Sarkar, Ash (2018-02-05). "My great-great-aunt was a terrorist: women's politics went beyond the vote". The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
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Further reading[edit]
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I Put a Spell on You
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For the album, see I Put a Spell on You (album).
"I Put a Spell on You"
A-side label of the 1956 U.S. 7-inch vinyl single
Single by Screamin' Jay Hawkins
from the album At Home with Screamin' Jay Hawkins
B-side
"Little Demon"
Released
November 1956 (1956-11)
Format
Seven-inch 45 rpm record
Genre
Rhythm and blues[1]
shock rock[2]
Length
2:25
Label
Okeh
Songwriter(s)
Jay Hawkins
Herb Slotkin
Producer(s)
Arnold Maxin
Screamin' Jay Hawkins singles chronology
"Even Though"
(1956) "I Put a Spell on You"
(1956) "You Made Me Love You"
(1957)
"Even Though"
(1956) "I Put a Spell on You"
(1956) "You Made Me Love You"
(1957)
"I Put a Spell on You" is a 1956 song written by Screamin' Jay Hawkins, whose recording was selected as one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. It was also ranked No. 313 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The track became a classic cult song covered by a variety of artists and was his greatest commercial success, reportedly surpassing a million copies in sales,[3][4] although it failed to make the Billboard pop or R&B charts.[5][6]
Contents
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1 The original composition
2 Personnel
3 Covers and samples
4 References
The original composition[edit]
Hawkins had originally intended to record "I Put a Spell on You" as "a refined love song, a blues ballad". However, the producer "brought in ribs and chicken and got everybody drunk, and we came out with this weird version ... I don't even remember making the record. Before, I was just a normal blues singer. I was just Jay Hawkins. It all sort of just fell in place. I found out I could do more destroying a song and screaming it to death."[7]
Hawkins first recorded "I Put a Spell on You" as a ballad during his stint with Grand Records in late 1955. However, that version was not released at the time (it has since been reissued on Hawkins' UK Rev-Ola CD The Whamee 1953–55). The following year, Hawkins re-recorded the song for Columbia's Okeh Records – the notorious screaming version, which was released in October 1956. This version was banned from radio for its outrageous style. A truncated version was released but the ban remained. The record still sold over a million copies.[8]
The hit brought Hawkins together with Cleveland disc jockey Alan Freed who promptly added him to his "Rock and Roll Revue." Up to this time, Hawkins had been a blues performer: emotional, but not wild. Freed suggested a gimmick to capitalize on the "demented" sound of "I Put a Spell on You": Hawkins wore a long cape, and appeared onstage by rising out of a coffin in the midst of smoke and fog.[9] The act was a sensation, later bolstered by tusks worn in Hawkins' nose, on-stage snakes and fireworks, and a cigarette-smoking skull named "Henry".
This theatrical act was one of the first shock rock performances.[10]
Personnel[edit]
Guitar – Mickey Baker
Piano – Ernie Hayes
Tenor Saxophone – Sam "The Man" Taylor
Baritone Saxophone – Bud Johnson
Bass – Al Lucas
Drums – David "Panama" Francis
Arranged By – Leroy Kirkland
Recorded 12 September 1956[11]
Covers and samples[edit]
"I Put a Spell on You" has been covered by other artists extensively; there are several hundred versions available on online stores like iTunes. Most of the covers treat the song seriously; few attempt to duplicate Hawkins's bravura performance. Although Hawkins' version did not make any charts, several later cover versions have.
Nina Simone's version reached No. 23 on the U.S. Billboard R&B chart in 1965; it also reached No. 49 on the UK singles chart that year, and No. 28 when it was reissued in 1969.[12]
The version by The Alan Price Set reached No. 9 in the UK in 1966[13] and No. 80 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Creedence Clearwater Revival's version reached No. 58 on the U.S. Hot 100 in 1968. The band later performed it at the Woodstock Festival in 1969.[14]
A disco version by Dutch singer Dee Dee (Anna Dekkers) reached No. 16 on the Dutch charts in 1978 and was also released in Belgium (where it peaked on No. 12), France, Germany, Spain, and Australia.
In the UK, Bryan Ferry's version reached No. 18 in 1993.[15]
The version by Sonique reached No. 36 in 1998 and No. 8 on reissue in 2000.[5][6][16]
Other versions of note:
Marilyn Manson covered the song on the 1995 EP Smells Like Children
The Crazy World of Arthur Brown covered the track on their self-titled album.
Manfred Mann released a version on their U.K. EP No Living Without Loving in November 1965 (also appeared on the band's 1966 U.S. album 'Pretty Flamingo').
The 2010 version by Jeff Beck featuring Joss Stone was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal at the 53rd Grammy Awards.[17]
Bette Midler covered the song in the film Hocus Pocus in an elaborate song and dance sequence. Midler performed the song again during her 2015 Divine Intervention Tour, wearing a costume similar to the one she wore in Hocus Pocus.
Annie Lennox included a version of the song on her 2014 album Nostalgia.
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Bush, John. Screamin' Jay Hawkins - I Put a Spell on You at AllMusic. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
Jump up ^ Mike McPadden (1 May 2012). If You Like Metallica ... : Here Are Over 200 Bands, CDs, Movies, and Other Oddities That You Will Love. Backbeat Books. p. 37. ISBN 978-1-4768-1357-8. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
Jump up ^ Edward M. Komara (2006). Encyclopedia of the Blues: A-J. Routledge. p. 415. Retrieved 2008-12-04.
Jump up ^ Ed Sikov (1996). Laughing Hysterically: American Screen Comedy of the 1950s. Columbia University Press. p. 17. Retrieved 2008-12-04.
^ Jump up to: a b Whitburn, Joel (2003). Top Pop Singles 1955–2002 (1st ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-155-1.
^ Jump up to: a b Whitburn, Joel (1996). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research. ISBN 0-89820-115-2.
Jump up ^ Julia Rubiner, Contemporary Musicians: Profiles of the People in Music, Volume 8, Gale, 1992, p.117
Jump up ^ Colin Larkin (2011), The Encyclopedia of Popular Music, Omnibus Press, p. 2680, ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8
Jump up ^ Chris Morris (Feb 26, 2000), "Legendary Screamin' Jay Hawkins Dies At 70", Billboard
Jump up ^ Gillespie, Paula, and Neal Lerner. The Allyn and Bacon Guide to Peer Tutoring. Boston: Allyn, 2000. Print.
Jump up ^ https://www.discogs.com/Screamin-Jay-Hawkins-I-Put-A-Spell-On-You-The-Singles-1954-1957/release/3181566
Jump up ^ Brown, Tony, Jon Kutner & Neil Warwick, The Complete Book of the British Charts: Singles and Albums, Omnibus Press, London, 2002 p. 911
Jump up ^ Brown, Tony, Jon Kutner & Neil Warwick, The Complete Book of the British Charts: Singles and Albums, Omnibus Press, London, 2002 p. 795
Jump up ^ https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/creedence-clearwater-revival/1969/max-yasgurs-farm-bethel-ny-13d6b529.html
Jump up ^ Brown, Tony, Jon Kutner & Neil Warwick, The Complete Book of the British Charts: Singles and Albums, Omnibus Press, London, 2002 p. 371
Jump up ^ Betts, Graham (2004). Complete UK Hit Singles 1952–2004 (1st ed.). London: Collins. ISBN 0-00-717931-6.
Jump up ^ "Nominees And Winners – GRAMMY.com". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.
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