Ingredients:
1/2 batch pizza dough, homemade or store-bought
1/2 cup pizza sauce
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1/4 cup sliced pepperoni
Additional toppings of your choice
Directions:
On a floured surface, roll your pizza dough out into a large rectangle. Top with sauce, cheese and pepperoni. Using a pizza cutter or a very sharp knife, cut the dough into long strips, then into squares, so you end up with about 20 squares. Stack the squares onto of each other, and stack into a greased loaf pan. (For pictures of this technique, check out how I did it with this cinnamon pull-apart bread). Cover the pan with plastic wrap and allow to rise for 30 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Baked for 20-25 minutes until the top is golden brown. Allow to pizza to rest for 10 minutes before turning onto a serving platter. Serve with additional pizza sauce, if desired.
Gary Puckett & The Union Gap (initially credited as The Union Gap featuring Gary Puckett) was an American pop rock group operating in the late 1960s.
Their biggest hits were “Woman, Woman,” “Young Girl,” and “Lady Willpower.” Singer Gary Puckett (born October 17, 1942, Hibbing, Minnesota) grew up in Yakima, Washington – close to the city of Union Gap – and Twin Falls, Idaho.
He began playing guitar in his teens, and graduated from Twin Falls High School before attending college in San Diego, California. There, he quit college and played in several local bands before joining the Outcasts, a local hard rock group comprising bassist Kerry Chater (born August 7, 1945, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada),[1] keyboardist Gary ‘Mutha’ Withem (born August 22, 1946, San Diego), tenor saxophonist Dwight Bement (born December 28, 1945, San Diego), and drummer Paul Wheatbread (born February 8, 1946, San Diego).
In 1966, the band toured the Pacific Northwest without Wheatbread, who was recruited as the house drummer on the television series, Where the Action Is; he later rejoined the line-up. Under manager Dick Badger, the band were renamed The Union Gap in early 1967, and fitted themselves out with Union Army-style Civil War uniforms as a visual gimmick. They then recorded a demo, which was heard by CBS record producer and songwriter Jerry Fuller. Impressed by Puckett’s baritone voice and the band’s soft rock leanings, Fuller signed them to a recording contract with Columbia Records.
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This is Pete now famous skateboarding dog ripping the ramps at the Skatelab in California.These are just a few of the tricks that he can perform. He was trained with positive reinforcement, never abused in any ways, and he loves to do everything that you see on this video.
Yvonne Elliman had a brief moment in the spotlight during the middle of the ’70s, yet she appeared on many of the decade’s biggest hits as a backing singer. While she was in high school in Hawaii, Elliman sang in a group called We Folk. She moved to London in 1969 and began singing at the Pheasantry folk club, located on Kings Road in Chelsea. It was here that songwriters Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice discovered her.
The duo offered her the role of Mary Magdalene in their new rock opera, Jesus Christ Superstar; the role brought her instant fame. Elliman played the Magdalene character in the film version of Superstar, for which she won a Golden Globe award; it also gave her a hit with “I Don’t Know How to Love Him.” The hit single became the title of her debut album, which was released in 1972.
Pete Townshend helped Elliman prepare her second album, 1973’s Food of Love. During this time, she appeared in the American production of Jesus Christ Superstar on Broadway, where she met Bill Oakes, the president of RSO Records; the two married soon afterward. Oakes introduced her to Eric Clapton, inviting her to sing backup vocals on “I Shot the Sheriff.” Elliman became part of the guitarist’s band afterward; she stayed with him for five years.
She joined RSO’s roster in 1975, releasing the Steve Cropper-produced Rising Sun. Barry Gibb and Robin Gibb wrote the title song for Elliman’s next album, 1976’s Love Me; the song became a U.K. hit, paving the way for her greatest chart success, the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack. The Bee Gees wrote several songs on the soundtrack specifically for Elliman, including the number one single “If I Can’t Have You.” She never followed through on the song’s success — she released two more albums before becoming solely a session musician.
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Samantha Sang, the great-great-granddaughter of a Manchurian Surgeon and herbalist, was born in Australia. Her sensational career is recognised around the world and her varied experience is testament to her outstanding talent.
At the tender age of 8 she made her radio debut. Two years later she first appeared on Graham Kennedy’s In Melbourne Tonight, where she continued to perform regularly.
At 15 years of age and then known as Cheryl Gray “…the little girl with the big voice”, she received a “Best Female Vocalist” awarded for her hit single You Made Me What I am a recording which also won a commendation as the Best All Time Australian Produced Record of its time.
Shortly after, she left for London where she performed at leading venues with artists such as The Hollies, Herman’s Hermits and the Bee Gees.
Whilst in London, she caught the ear of Barry Gibb, who on hearing Samantha’s unique vocal abilities inspired him to lend his brilliant writing producing talent to a song specially written for her – The Love of a Woman – which gave her enormous European exposure launching her international career.
New York followed but after a couple of appearances, her visa expired and Samantha was forced to return home leaving behind a rising career and a number of lucrative engagements.
Years later, Samantha made a triumphant return to America where she toured with her band for four years.
During this time she recorded her hit single Emotion, which rocketed straight to the top of the charts and soon became No.1 worldwide.
Emotion sold over 6 million copies throughout the world
The album which followed, sold four million worldwide, Emotion is still receiving airplay in America, Australia and other countries of the world today.
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Combine raisins or currants, sugar, corn syrup, boiling water, melted fat, salt and spices in a saucepan. Place over moderate heat and simmer gently for 5 minutes. Cool.
Add sifted flour, baking soda and baking powder; mix thoroughly and turn into a greased 9 x 5 x 3″ loaf pan. Bake for 1 hour.
Notes
This cake is deliciously moist and does not require icing, but if you want to ice the cake, simply beat 1 egg white until frothy. Slowly beat into the egg white 1/2 cup of boiling corn syrup. Beat until stiff peaks form. Whip in 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract and ice the cake immediately.
Brisbane pop 6-piece, Sheppard, have become one of the 2013s breakout radio acts with a sing-a-long hit Let Me Down Easy igniting airwaves around the country and are pleased to unveil a new video for the track. The band takes their song on the road this month with a string of shows.
Sheppard features siblings Amy, George and Emma Sheppard along with friebds Jay Bovino, Michael Butler and Dean Gordon, together creating a uniquie mix of party atmosphere and good-time melody that is taking Australia by storm.
2012 saw the band on the road both at home and in the UK, USA The Phillipines, South Africa and even India where they played the NH7 Weekend Festival in Pune, Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore.
Sheppard’s hit single, Let Me Down Easy, debuted in the Australian top 50, becoming one of the biggest independent hits on Australian radio this decade, with adds across the Nova and Austereo networks. This follows on from the radio success story of the band in the USA, where they’ve had over 750 spins on commercial radio and cracking the top 100 on the CMJ charts. On their most recent US tour they sold out Crystal Ballroom (1500cap) in Portland, where the song was #1 most requested on Portland’s KNRK 94.7.
Sheppard have a series of local Australian shows from April to June, including a single tour for Let Me Down Easy and a Rock The Schools before they plan to once again grace overseas shores in the second half of 2013.
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Olly Murs is living the dream – not just his own, but that of anyone who longs to realize their true inner talents, of music fans who search for entertainers of real substance in a time when pop is more cynically packaged and depersonalized than ever.
After tremendous success in the U.K., Murs comes to the United States to tell his story on In Case You Didn’t Know, the title of which is a typically self-deprecating acknowledgement of Murs’ duality – the quirky boy who became a television sensation on The X Factor but still calls tiny Withan, Essex home, the superstar in Britain that’s looking to make his name overseas with the eagerness of the new kid in school. With a sound and style that firmly places him within the “modern classic” pop star galaxy of Bruno Mars, Justin Timberlake and Cee-Lo Green, there’s little reason to believe he won’t make good on that ambition.
But in order for Olly’s dreams as a pop star to live, another had to die. Like many boys in the small town of Witham, Murs grew up supporting Manchester United and dreaming of being a professional footballer himself. Unfortunately, while playing for the semipro Witham Town team, Murs withstood a neck injury that prematurely ended his career. At that point, it seemed like Murs would follow the path of his mates back home – watching football at the pub, downing pints of lager, working a regular office job. And Murs did all of that before his luck started to turn in a manner that simply appears like divine intervention in retrospect. He’d soon catch his big break, but this was in Witham, not London. So it wouldn’t be from an industry scout or record exec. No, his local pub just happened to have a karaoke machine with “Mack The Knife” and other classics that Murs would sing after being egged on by his mates.
Flush with confidence from his well-received pub renditions of Robbie Williams and Stevie Wonder songs, he auditioned for Britain’s top singing competition show The X Factor on a whim. He performed “Superstition” in his first audition, which no less of an authority than Simon Cowell said inspired “the easiest yes I’ve ever given.” The odds were stacked against Murs – beyond the fact that he was 23 years old at the time with no formal training, he was literally learning on the job. Even Adele, lauded so for being a “normal” star, came from the same prestigious and starmaking BRIT School as Jessie J and Amy Winehouse.
This was all a life-changing experience, but winners of reality shows – especially males – tend to flame out in the public eye. Murs took great strides to avoid that similar fate on his UK debut, which went double platinum on the strength of the conversational smash “Please Don’t Let Me Go.” It would’ve been easy for Murs to rest on his laurels, but he grew up worshiping pop stars whose success emboldened them to take risks. Taking inspiration from the stupendously popular and constantly evolving likes of Justin Timberlake and Michael Jackson, In Case You Didn’t Know feels like a more personal, hands-on work by hearkening back to the music Murs performed in those Witham karaoke bars – timeless Sinatra cool, rough and ready rockabilly, showstopping ballads, doo-wop and even some hip-hop. Unafraid to branch out in order to meet his fans halfway, the avid beatboxer and Eminem fan tapped up-and-coming American duo Chiddy Bang as a guest on lead single “Heart Skips A Beat.” Beyond proving the staying power of Murs as a singer-songwriter as well as a performer, it’s proof that his voice and joie de vivre is transferable to any genre it places itself in. Read More…..www.ollymurs.com
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