"Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels is a 1998 British-American crime comedy film written and directed by Guy Ritchie, produced by Matthew Vaughn and starring an ensemble cast featuring Jason Flemyng, Dexter Fletcher, Nick Moran, Jason Statham, Steven Mackintosh, Vinnie Jones, and Sting. The story is a heist involving a self-confident young card sharp who loses £500,000 to a powerful crime lord in a rigged game of three card brag. To pay off his debts, he and his friends decide to rob a small-time gang who happen to be operating out of the flat"
"Jerry Reed Jerry Reed Hubbard (March 20, 1937 – September 1, 2008) was an American country music singer, guitarist, and songwriter, as well as an actor who appeared in more than a dozen films. His signature songs included ""Guitar Man"", ""U.S. Male"", ""A Thing Called Love"", ""Alabama Wild Man"", ""Amos Moses"", ""When You're Hot, You're Hot"" (which garnered a Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance, Male), ""Ko-Ko Joe"", ""Lord, Mr. Ford"", ""East Bound and Down"" (the theme song for the 1977 blockbuster ""Smokey and the Bandit"", in which Reed co-starred), ""The Bird"", and ""She Got the Goldmine (I Got"
"Jermaine Dupri Jermaine Dupri Mauldin (born September 23, 1972), known professionally as Jermaine Dupri or JD, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, record executive, actor, DJ and television producer. He was born in Asheville, North Carolina and was raised in Atlanta. He has worked with and produced for Kris Kross, Mariah Carey, Usher, Jay-Z, Nelly, Monica, Migos, Da Brat, Xscape, Janet Jackson, TLC, Aretha Franklin, Ludacris, Alicia Keys, and Bow Wow. Jermaine Dupri Mauldin was born on September 23, 1972, son of Tina (Mosley) and Michael Mauldin, a Columbia Records executive. Dupri's promising musical career began before he"
"Roberts appeared on ""The Montel Williams Show"" in support of his album; he is currently pursuing acting as Kieran Roberts. Roberts also owns and operates the Green Grotto Juice Bar, a juice bar brand in Los Angeles. Kieran (American singer) Kieran, also known as Kieran Roberts, is a recording artist, actor and entrepreneur. He scored three hits on Billboard's Adult R&B charts, ""Hard Time"" (peaking at No. 24 on February 24, 2007), ""You Saved My Life"" (peaking at No. 25 on August 4, 2007) and ""Oh Darlin'"" (peaking at No. 39 on October 14, 2006). Roberts has also opened for"
"Joy Eden Harrison Joy Eden Harrison (born September 4, 1962) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. She has released three critically acclaimed CDs, the late 1990s ""Angel Town"", the 2002 ""Unspoken"", and most recently, 2006's ""Blue Venus"". She won Best Jazz Artist in The 2002 Independent Music Awards for ""Unspoken"", selected by judges Tom Waits, Arturo Sandoval and Don Byron. Harrison has two original songs in Hollywood films. The Love Beneath Your Lies is in the film ""Curtain Call"". Marlene is in the film ""Suicide Kings"". Harrison says that her lyrical complexity reflects her link to her great aunt,"
"a mobile home. After four years of increasing interest bills and loans, Brooks managed to sell her home (after being threatened with repossession) and cleared all of her debts. Today, all the family are involved in Brooks' career, songwriting and touring. Elkie Brooks Elkie Brooks (born Elaine Bookbinder, 25 February 1945) is an English singer, a vocalist with the bands Dada and Vinegar Joe, and later a solo artist. She gained her biggest success in the late 1970s and 1980s and has been nominated twice for Brit Awards. She is known for her powerful husky bluesy voice and hit singles"
"Jonathan Davis Jonathan Howsmon Davis (born January 18, 1971), also known as JD, JDevil, or J Devil, is an American singer and musician. He is best known as the lead vocalist and frontman of the nu metal band Korn. Jonathan Howsmon Davis was born in Bakersfield, California, on January 18, 1971, the son of Holly Marie (""née"" Smith; born May 6, 1949) Chavez and Ricky Duane ""Rick"" Davis (born December 14, 1948). His parents married on February 27, 1970. He is of English, German, Mexican, Scottish, and Welsh descent. He has a sister, Alyssa Marie Davis (born February 8, 1974),"
"J. D. Wilkes Joshua ""J. D."" Wilkes (born April 18, 1972) is an American visual artist, musician, amateur filmmaker and author. He probably is best known as the singer for experimental rockabilly group Legendary Shack Shakers, and is also an accomplished harmonica player, having recorded for such artists as Merle Haggard, Sturgill Simpson, John Carter Cash, Mike Patton, and Hank Williams III in the ""American Masters"" film ""Hank Williams: Honky Tonk Blues"". His song ""Swampblood"" can be heard on the Grammy-nominated soundtrack for HBO's ""True Blood"" series. Wilkes is a resident of Paducah, Kentucky and is the author of two"
"opened while ""The Jazz Singer"" was in production. Jolson's first vocal performance, about fifteen minutes into the picture, is of ""Dirty Hands, Dirty Face,"" with music by James V. Monaco and lyrics by Edgar Leslie and Grant Clarke. The first synchronized speech, uttered by Jack to a cabaret crowd and to the piano player in the band that accompanies him, occurs directly after that performance, beginning at the 17:25 mark of the film. Jack's first spoken words—""Wait a minute, wait a minute, you ain't heard nothin' yet""—were well-established stage patter of Jolson's. He had even spoken very similar lines in"
"SJ (singer) Scott Jablonski (known by his stage name SJ) is an American singer-songwriter, performing artist, and attorney based in South Florida. As a recording artist, SJ has released two studio albums and one live album through his independent record label, Acoustic Soul Records. In 2011, the singer was nominated by Sirius XM's The Coffee House as ""Discovery of the Year"", and his song ""I Like You"" appeared on several airplay charts in the U.S. in 2012. He has opened for acts like Ed Sheeran and Pentatonix. Jablonski was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He graduated from Gannon University in 1999"
"B.J. Crosby B.J. Crosby (November 23, 1952 – March 27, 2015) was an American jazz vocalist, singer, and actress. In 1995, Crosby received a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical nomination for her performance in the musical, ""Smokey Joe's Cafe"". Her role in ""Smokey Joe's Cafe"" included solo parts in the songs ""Hound Dog"" and ""Fools Fall in Love"". Crosby was born Joanne Crayton in New Orleans, Louisiana. Crayton began her career by singing in church choirs and local theaters during the 1970s and 1980s. She adopted ""B.J. Crosby"" and ""Lady BJ"" as her professional stage names."
"Maynard James Keenan James Herbert Keenan (born April 17, 1964), known professionally as Maynard James Keenan or MJK, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, actor, author, and winemaker. He is best known as the vocalist for the rock bands Tool, A Perfect Circle, and Puscifer. In addition to his music career, Keenan has ventured into fields such as acting, improvisational sketch comedy, and winemaking. He currently owns Merkin Vineyards and the associated winery Caduceus Cellars. Since rising to fame, he has been noted as being reclusive; however, he does emerge for the occasional interview and to support charitable"
"Kool & the Gang, releasing the 1996 album, ""State of Affairs"". Although the album was well received by critics, it was not commercially successful in comparison to Kool & the Gang's releases from the late 1970s and early 1980s. During the 1990s, Taylor began his acting career in earnest appearing in the 1992 Hollywood film ""The Mambo Kings"", and the long-running Broadway musical, ""Raisin"". James ""J.T."" Taylor James ""J.T."" Taylor (born August 16, 1953, Laurens, South Carolina) is an American singer and actor best known as the former lead singer of the R&B/funk band, Kool & the Gang. Before his"
"return of Burning Spear, Toots, Shaggy, Sly & Robbie, and newer projects of Shakira, Papa Sam/Kirk Franklyn, Luciano and Sizzla. The studio appeared in the film, ""Rockers"". Johnson died on 3 April 2013 after a long battle with diabetes. He was 67. Harry J Harry Zephaniah Johnson (6 July 1945 – 3 April 2013), known by the stage name Harry J, was a Jamaican reggae record producer. Born in Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica, Johnson started to play music with the Virtues as a bass player before moving into management of the group. When the band split up he worked as an"
"Jerry Fisher Jerry Donald Fisher (born 1 March 1942 DeKalb, Texas) is an American R&B singer – Texas-born and Oklahoma-reared – known internationally for being the lead vocal with Blood, Sweat & Tears from 1971 to 1975, known to Dallas music fans for his R&B gigs from 1964 to 1972, and known on the coast of Mississippi in Bay Saint Louis as one-half of the husband–wife proprietorship of ""Dock of the Bay,"" a restaurant and nightclub owned and operated by the two from 1976 to the spring of 2005, when they sold it a few months before Hurricane Katrina blew"
"stand up comedy on various stages in Las Vegas including Planet Hollywood hotel and casino. In January 2016 Baretsky debuted as a cast member in Tony and Tinas Wedding at Ballys hotel and Casino. JB Baretsky JB Baretsky (born June 9, 1987) is an American Popular Jazz singer-songwriter from Long Island, New York. He records and performs classic standards from the Great American Songbook, covers of contemporary music, and original material. He has gained accolades and a growing fan base without having yet released an album. His album ""Less Is More"" was projected for release in 2013. Baretsky grew up"
"Jade Starling Jade Starling is an American singer/songwriter, and the lead vocalist for 1980s band Pretty Poison. She lives in New Jersey. Starling is a gay-rights activist and an avid supporter of same-sex marriage. She also speaks phonetic Spanish and often records songs in both Spanish and English. Starling has worked very much as a gay-rights activist, performing on behalf of many gay-rights benefits including gay-rights parades and GLBT benefits. In 1997, her song ""Let Freedom Ring"" was used to help further the concept of legalizing gay marriage. She has also been active in the ""Ball Community"" through her work"
"J. J. Barnes James Jay ""J. J."" Barnes (born November 30, 1943, Detroit, Michigan) is an American R&B singer and songwriter. He recorded several singles, starting in 1960. His early releases including ""Just One More Time"" and ""Please Let Me In"", on the record labels Mickay and Ric-Tic, had relatively little success, but were subsequently picked up as Northern soul favorites in the UK. He later was signed to Motown Records, where he contributed as a songwriter but did not have any recordings released as a singer. Some of his Motown material has subsequently been released on the ""A Cellarful"
"Jordin Sparks dated for three years, before ending their relationship in September 2014. Jason Derulo Jason Joel Desrouleaux (born September 21, 1989), known professionally as Jason Derulo (; formerly stylised as Derülo), is an American singer, songwriter, and dancer. Since the start of his solo recording career in 2009, Derulo has sold over 30 million singles and has achieved eleven Platinum singles, including ""Wiggle"", ""Talk Dirty"", ""In My Head"", and ""Whatcha Say"". After producing records for several artists and writing songs for Cash Money Records co-founder Birdman, Young Money Entertainment owner Lil Wayne and rapper Diddy, Derulo signed to minor"
"long period of time. Between the end of 2017 and middle 2018, JD published a series of collaborations including Zindy Laursen, Antonia Marquee and Gyr. These songs are included in Inner Revolution, which is an album divided in two EP. The same year he started uploading travel films and vlogs on his YouTube channel, pursuing a parallel career as filmmaker and vlogger like Sam Kolder or Brandon Li. Julio D Giuliano Di Paolo (born in Milan on July 27, 1977), better known by stage name Julio D, is an Italian singer-songwriter, record producer, and video director. His music includes a"
"Jesse Rutherford (singer) Jesse James Rutherford (born August 21, 1991), also known mononymously as Jesse, is an American singer and actor, known as the lead singer of the band, the Neighbourhood. After acting in commercials as a child, Rutherford landed a role in the 2002 film ""Life or Something Like It"", followed by a role in the 2002 film ""Bundy"" and in a small television role in the 2002 """" episode "". In 2011, Rutherford released a mixtape named ""Truth Hurts, Truth Heals."" His music career with the Neighbourhood began in 2012 with their first song ""Female Robbery"" which was"
"and Publishers for this music. Julian Gingell Julian Gingell (born 29 December 1969), known as Jules, is a British songwriter and record producer, best known for his partnership with fellow writer and producer Barry Stone under the name Jewels and Stone. Gingell moved to London to work with Stock Aitken Waterman, just as the record-producing trio began to establish their reputation for releasing 1980s pop music, from artists such as Bananarama, Kylie Minogue, Jason Donovan and Rick Astley. After the three founding members of Stock Aitken Waterman's partnership fell apart, Gingell spent some time working for Mike Stock and Matt"
"Jeff Barry Jeff Barry (born Joel Adelberg; April 3, 1938) is an American pop music songwriter, singer, and record producer. Among the most successful songs that he has co-written in his career are ""Do Wah Diddy Diddy"", ""Da Doo Ron Ron"", ""Then He Kissed Me"", ""Be My Baby"", ""Chapel of Love"", and ""River Deep - Mountain High"" (all written with his then-wife Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector); ""Leader of the Pack"" (written with Greenwich and Shadow Morton); and ""Sugar, Sugar"" (written with Andy Kim). Barry was born in Brooklyn to a Jewish family. His parents divorced when he was seven,"
"(songs inspired by the film Eddie The Eagle) and appears on the end credits for the film. . Holly Johnson William Holly Johnson (born William Johnson, 9 February 1960), known professionally as Holly Johnson, is an English artist, musician, and writer, best known as the lead vocalist of Frankie Goes to Hollywood, who achieved huge commercial success in the mid-1980s. Prior to that, in the late 1970s he was a bassist for the band Big in Japan. In 1989, Johnson's debut solo album, ""Blast"", reached number one in the UK albums chart. Two singles from the album – ""Love Train"""
"Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles. Jack Pepper Jack Pepper (born Edward Jackson Culpepper, June 14, 1902 – April 1, 1979) was an American vaudeville dancer, singer, comedian, musician, and later in life a Dallas, Texas nightclub manager. Pepper began entertaining on the Vaudeville circuit in his youth with his sisters Helen and Winnie Mae. He first came to national prominence in the 1920s as part of the duo ""Salt and Pepper"" with Frank Salt. Pepper sang and played ukulele in a style similar to that of Cliff Edwards in addition to doing comic and dance bits. ""Salt and Pepper"""
"the B-side to his 1967 hit ""Baby Please Come Back Home"", achieved further renown when it was covered by The Dirtbombs on their Ultraglide in Black album in 2001. J. J. Barnes James Jay ""J. J."" Barnes (born November 30, 1943, Detroit, Michigan) is an American R&B singer and songwriter. He recorded several singles, starting in 1960. His early releases including ""Just One More Time"" and ""Please Let Me In"", on the record labels Mickay and Ric-Tic, had relatively little success, but were subsequently picked up as Northern soul favorites in the UK. He later was signed to Motown Records,"
"Jack Pepper Jack Pepper (born Edward Jackson Culpepper, June 14, 1902 – April 1, 1979) was an American vaudeville dancer, singer, comedian, musician, and later in life a Dallas, Texas nightclub manager. Pepper began entertaining on the Vaudeville circuit in his youth with his sisters Helen and Winnie Mae. He first came to national prominence in the 1920s as part of the duo ""Salt and Pepper"" with Frank Salt. Pepper sang and played ukulele in a style similar to that of Cliff Edwards in addition to doing comic and dance bits. ""Salt and Pepper"" appeared prominently in Broadway revues, made"
"Ja Rule Jeffrey Bruce Atkins (born February 29, 1976), better known by his stage name Ja Rule, is an American rapper, singer, and actor from Queens, New York. Born in Hollis, Queens, he debuted in 1999 with ""Venni Vetti Vecci"" and its single ""Holla Holla"". From 1999 to 2005, Ja Rule had multiple hits that made the top 20 of the U.S. ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart, including ""Between Me and You"" with Christina Milian, ""I'm Real (Murder Remix)"" and ""Ain't It Funny"" with Jennifer Lopez, which both topped the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100, the Grammy-nominated #1 hit ""Always on Time"""
"Justin Timberlake Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31, 1981) is an American singer-songwriter, actor, dancer, and record producer. Born and raised in Tennessee, he appeared on the television shows ""Star Search"" and ""The All-New Mickey Mouse Club"" as a child. In the late 1990s, Timberlake rose to prominence as one of the two lead vocalists and youngest member of NSYNC, which eventually became one of the best-selling boy bands of all time. Timberlake began to adopt a more mature image as an artist with the release of his debut solo album, the R&B-focused ""Justified"" (2002), which yielded the successful singles"
"LL Cool J James Todd Smith (born January 14, 1968), known professionally as LL Cool J (short for Ladies Love Cool James), is an American hip hop recording artist, record producer, actor, author and entrepreneur from Queens, New York. He is known for such hip hop hits as ""Going Back to Cali"", ""I'm Bad"", ""The Boomin' System"", ""Rock the Bells"" and ""Mama Said Knock You Out"", as well as romantic ballads such as ""Doin' It"", ""I Need Love"", ""All I Have"", ""Around the Way Girl"" and ""Hey Lover"". A two-time Grammy Award winner, LL Cool J has released 13 studio"
"Jenny Burton Jenny Burton (born November 18, 1957, New York), is an American female R&B singer who had several hits on the US ""Billboard"" dance chart. She was lead singer of the dance music band C-Bank's 1983 Top 5 Hot Dance Music/Club Play single ""One More Shot"", notable for record producer John Robie's use of a ""non-linear"" approach to its production. In 1983 Burton went solo, releasing the album ""In Black and White"" also produced by Robie. This album featured the Top 20 single ""Remember What You Like"" and the club favorites ""Players"" and ""Rock Steady,"" all released on Atlantic"
"well, peaking at #37 on the Billboard Hot 100. Quad City DJ's Quad City DJ's is an American music group consisting of Jay Ski (Johnny McGowan), C.C. Lemonhead (Nathaniel Orange), JeLanna LaFleur and Adam Martin who recorded the 1996 hit ""C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)"", a rap-remix of Barry White's 1974 ""Theme from Together Brothers"". The group previously featured Adam ""DJ Harpo"" Harper who served as the DJ and hype man. DJ Harpo was forced to leave the group due to complications with osteochondritis that left him unable to perform without substantial pain. The two first partnered in 1988"
"CJ Baran Christopher J Baran, known as CJ Baran, is an American singer-songwriter and producer known for the band Push Play. He has produced and written songs for Panic! At The Disco, Melanie Martinez, Carly Rae Jepsen, Mika, Britney Spears, COIN, Andrew McMahon, One OK Rock, Bea Miller, Pentatonix, Simple Plan, Pixie Lott, and Nelly. Baran is originally from Melville, New York, where he attended St. Anthony's High School. He took an early interest in music, learning several instruments and beginning his first band at 11, Kaution. In September 2006, Baran joined Steve Scarola, Nick DeTurris and Derek Ries to"