Linguistics in education

Linguistics in education refers to a small but growing field of linguistics which advocates a greater use of linguistic theory and linguistic curriculum in primary and secondary education.

Ardie Dean

Ardie Dean is an American electric blues drummer, audio engineer and record producer. In a varied career over fifty years, Dean has worked with the Giddens Sisters, Alabama Slim, Homesick James, Little Freddie King, Lee Gates, Ernie K-Doe, Bo Diddley

Oh What a Shame

"Oh What a Shame" is a 1975 single, which was written and produced by Roy Wood. Wood played all of the musical instruments on the recording, as well as supplying lead and multi-tracked backing vocals. The song was jointly globally published by Carlin

It's Tight Like That

"It's Tight Like That" is a hokum or dirty blues song, initially recorded by Tampa Red and Georgia Tom on October 24, 1928. The 10" shellac disc single was released by Vocalion Records in December 1928. A successful recording, it eventually sold over

Lee Jackson (blues musician)

Warren George Harding Lee, known professionally as Lee Jackson, was an American Chicago blues guitarist, bass guitarist, singer and songwriter. Although he did release a number of recordings in his own name, such as Lonely Girl (1974), he is most known

Luther "Houserocker" Johnson

Luther "Houserocker" Johnson was an American electric blues singer, guitarist and songwriter. He recorded two studio albums in his lifetime and was a regular live performer over seven decades. He is not to be confused with Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson

One String Sam

Sam Wilson, known as One String Sam, was an American Detroit blues musician, who specialised in playing the diddley bow. Details of his life are scant, but he recorded two tracks described as an "eerie, spooky, and riveting version of country blues". He

Doug James (musician)

Douglas James Schlecht, known professionally as Doug James is an American blues and rhythm and blues baritone saxophonist, songwriter, arranger, record producer and audio engineer. In a career spanning 50 years, James has played on many albums, including

James "Boodle It" Wiggins

James "Boodle It" Wiggins was an American blues singer and musician. His best known recordings were "Keep Knockin' An You Can't Get In", a precursor of both "Keep A-Knockin'" and "I Hear You Knocking"; plus his versions of "Corrine, Corrina" and "Shave

Floyd Lee

Floyd Lee, also known as Theodore Williams, was an American blues musician. A native of Mississippi, Lee traveled around the United States before settling in New York in 1972. He is best known for his passionate performances of blues music in and around

Iota (Italian ship)

Iota was a wooden barque built in Bideford in 1866 and weighing 572 tons. The ship was owned by an Italian firm named Mazella based in Naples and was wrecked near Tintagel, Cornwall, on 20 December 1893