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Jerry Clower One of the most popular country comedians of all time, Jerry Clower’s down-home, folksy southern humor might never have become a mainstream phenomenon, but it’s resulted in a lengthy career and an enormous catalog of recordings. A country boy born in the rural Mississippi town of Liberty in 1926, Clower was an excellent football player and an active member of the 4-H club as a youth. He served in the Navy after graduating from high school, and went on to study agriculture at Southwest Mississippi Junior College and Mississippi State University (the latter on a football scholarship). After completing his studies, he took a job as a fertilizer salesman. In 1970, Clower had a speaking engagement before a farm group in Lubbock, TX, and a local DJ who was present encouraged him to take up comedy as a profession. The DJ recorded Clower’s next speech and sent it to MCA, who offered Clower a recording contract. www.umgnashville.com
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Stephen Paul Manderson (born 27 November 1983, East London, England), better known by his stage name Professor Green is a British rapper. He was signed to The Beats, a record label run by Mike Skinner and Ted Mayhem, until February 12, 2008. He won the inaugural JumpOff MySpace £50000 battle rap tournament in July 2008. In 2009, Manderson worked with Lily Allen on her 2009 concert tour. In 2006, at the age of 23, he released his first mixtape, Lecture #1. He recently signed to Virgin Records and released “I Need You Tonight”, based around INXS’s “Need You Tonight” through the label. He also joined up with Lily Allen in “Just Be Good To Green” which is based around The SOS Band’s “Just Be Good to Me”. He toured with the American rapper, The Game in London. Early Life Stephen Manderson was born and raised in Hackney, east London, innit. His mother and father were in and out of his life and he was consequently raised by his grandmother from the age of one. Manderson says he began rapping for fun, providing vocals for various tracks at parties. Virgin Records On 7 November 2009, Manderson signed his second recording contract, signing to Virgin Records. It is unknown what the deal entailed, however a mixtape and album are in the pipeline and scheduled for release in 2010. He confirmed his album title is called “Alive Till I’m Dead” on his official MySpace. The first single off the album is produced by The ThundaCatz and called “I Need You Tonight”, which samples the 1987 hit …
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