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Traveling Wilburys were a British-American supergroup active from 1988 to 1991 consisting of Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison and Tom Petty.They were a roots rock band and described as "perhaps the biggest supergroup of all time".
However, the tour was cancelled and Tom Smothers announced in July 2023 that he was diagnosed with stage 2 lung cancer. [37] He died on December 26, 2023, at the age of 86. [38] [39] Tom Smothers, along with his wife Marcy Carriker, operated the Remick Ridge Vineyards (Remick was the maiden name of Smothers' mother) in Sonoma County, California ...
Bob Lloyd Schieffer (born February 25, 1937) is an American television journalist. [1] He is known for his moderation of presidential debates, where he has been praised for his capability. [ 2 ] Schieffer is one of the few journalists to have covered all four of the major Washington national assignments: the White House , the Pentagon , United ...
Bob and Ray were an American comedy duo whose career spanned five decades, composed of comedians Bob Elliott (1923–2016 [1]) and Ray Goulding (1922–1990). The duo's format was typically to satirize the medium in which they were performing, such as conducting radio or television interviews, with off-the-wall dialogue presented in a generally deadpan style as though it were a serious broadcast.
He is a frequent guest on the nationally syndicated The Bob & Tom Show, [1] [2] and has several television appearances including Late Night with Conan O'Brien. [2] [3] He also performs at numerous corporate functions and comedy clubs. [2] He is known for his highly energetic style of humor, [2] often speaking in loud, rapid bursts.
At Redondo Beach, he and his brother sang in the school's madrigal choir, Tom as a bass and Dick as a tenor; Tom graduated from Redondo Union in 1955. [ 2 ] [ 8 ] Smothers then enrolled at San Jose State College (now San Jose State University ) in 1956 as an advertising major and competed at pole vault on the track team as a freshman in 1956–57.
Tom and Ray both appeared in the Pixar films Cars (2006) and Cars 3 (2017). (Tom's role in the third film was accomplished through archival recordings, as it was produced after his death, while Ray reprised his role despite his retirement in 2012.) They played the owners of Rust-eze who discovered Lightning McQueen and gave him his first big break.
A native of Southern California, Ralston graduated from Montebello High School in 1955 and attended Wheaton College in Illinois on a full music scholarship. Before finishing his degree, he transferred to the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, from which he earned a Bachelor of Music degree in composition and accompanying in 1964.