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"I/O was the working title of a planned studio album by British musician Peter Gabriel. It was initially intended to be the follow-up to his 2002 album, Up, though, in October 2011, Gabriel stated that he had not actually completed the recording of any songs for I/O and that the project was merely a set of "song ideas" that remain unfinished.Rolling Stone (Peter Gabriel interview, 10 Oct 2011) Work history The history of I/O is closely connected to that of making the album Up, which notoriously took Gabriel almost 10 years to complete, with some of the songs being first recorded during the Us recording sessions. After the Secret World Live World Tour, Gabriel spent much of the 1990s writing new material, and in interviews circa 2002 he said that four albums would come out of this period of writing"Peter Gabriel's "Up" Is A Downer, But In a Good Way", by Jon Wiederhorn, 10 March 2002. MTV.com.— Peter Gabriel: Had a Nice Decade by Franklin Cumberbatch, 27 September 2002. VH1.com (he reportedly wrote and prepared over 130 songs during this time, of which ten were selected for Up)."Up and away with Peter Gabriel", 3 October 2002. BBC News. Originally the album was set to be released in 2004,— Richard Chappell: Recording Peter Gabriel's Up by Paul Tingen. or 18 months apart from Up, yet extensive touring (the Growing Up Live and Still Growing Up Live tours in 2003 and 2004) pushed the release far ahead. According to a Rolling Stone magazine article, Gabriel has 150 songs in various stages, which he has been working on with engineer Richard Chappell and percussionist Ged Lynch.— Peter Gabriel Plugs In by Andy Greene, 3 November 2005. The Rolling Stone. He has also talked about the possibility of completing the songs, arranging them for a band, touring first and only then recording and releasing them. He has also said of a tour possibility: "I would like to try maybe just me and a percussionist, or a percussionist and bass. It's good sometimes to let go of your crutches." In the last quarter of 2008, Gabriel (via his monthly Moon Club Video Updates on his official website) mentioned that he has been back in the studio on a more regular basis, shifting focus toward the recording of I/O and his covers project Scratch My Back (which was released in 2010). However, as of March 2012, Gabriel announced on his video updates that he has been working on twelve "brand new" song ideas,Peter Gabriel - Moon Club video update (March 2012) leaving the future of the I/O recordings unclear. In 2013, Gabriel uploaded pictures of himself and Ged Lynch in the recording studio. While a release date has not been announced, Gabriel intended to put more focus on this project before committing to anything else. "I really need to stop doing other things and lock myself away for a while. It probably hasn’t moved nearly as much as I would have liked to in the intervening time. The songs are still there, but some of them I would redo now and there’s some new stuff as well. I keep arranging until the cows come home, which is sometimes a weakness". Throughout 2015 and 2016, Gabriel posted multiple Facebook and Instagram posts about working on the new album. In March 2018, Gabriel posted on his Facebook that the new album was in the "comping" stage. In April 2019, Gabriel stated on BBC Radio that he was working on about 50 ideas, with the intention of finishing the songs by the end of 2019 to then "open then up to the band" by early next year then "get a record out". ReferencesExternal links * The Making of I/O * Solsbury Hill Category:Peter Gabriel albums Category:Albums produced by Peter Gabriel Category:Unreleased albums "
"Fred Alonzo Stovall (September 17, 1882-October 8, 1958)Photograph of gravestone was the founder of an oil drilling company and the Negro League baseball team the Monroe Monarchs. Born one of four brothers in Dallas, Texas to J.H. Stovall and Frances (née Giard), he attended local public schools. At the age of 19, in 1901, he went to the oil fields of South Texas and joined a drilling outfit operating at Spindle Top near Beaumont. For foue worked for Bob Allison of Shreveport, Louisiana before setting up on his own account in Monroe, Louisiana in 1917. With no capital, the Stovall Drilling Company was fragile at first, but he developed it into one of the largest drilling contractors in the Southwest USA. He owned and operated the J.M. Supply Company (a machine shop with extensive repair facilities), and the Tiger Factory and Machine Works of Monroe. He also co-founded Commercial Transportation, Inc. to operate a fleet of tugs and barges on the Ouachita River. He was assisted in his businesses by two of his three brothers. On October 21, 1907 he married Fay Wherry (March 10, 1885-June 19, 1966) of Rusk, Texas with whom he had two sons, Earl and J C. Both sons joined their father in his business ventures. In the late 1920s, Stovall built a recreation complex for the Monroe black people because he felt it appropriate to offer free facilities to the people who helped him earn his living. The complex included a basepall park, a swimming pool and a dance pavilion.Peterson, Robert W. Only The Ball Was White, (New York: Prentice-Hall Englewood-Cliffs, 1970), p. 122 He subsequently supported the formation of the Monroe Monarchs baseball team and in 1932 he organized the foundation of the Negro Southern League of five professional black teams. References Category:1882 births Category:1958 deaths Category:Baseball executives Category:American energy industry businesspeople "
"George Crawford (1793 - July 4, 1870) was a founding member of the Senate of Canada. A Conservative, he was appointed to the Senate on 23 October 1867 by Royal Proclamation, and served in that capacity until his death. He was born in County Leitrim in Ireland in 1793 and came to Upper Canada in the 1820s. After moving to York, (later Toronto), he became a contractor in construction and worked on the Rideau, Cornwall and Beauharnois canals. He served as lieutenant-colonel in the Leeds militia. He was also president of the Brockville and Ottawa Railway. Around 1844, he moved to Brockville. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada representing Brockville in 1851 and 1854. In 1858, he was elected to the Legislative Council, the upper house at that time, and served until 1867, when he became a member of the Senate of Canada. One son, John Willoughby, was elected to the House of Commons of Canada and served as Lieutenant Governor of Ontario. His son James represented Brockville in the House of Commons. References * * Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online Category:1793 births Category:1870 deaths Category:Irish emigrants to pre-Confederation Ontario Category:Canadian senators from Ontario Category:Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) senators Category:Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada Category:Members of the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada Category:Politicians from Toronto Category:Immigrants to Upper Canada "