Don Was

Don Was
Don Wasis an American musician, record producer and record executive. Primarily a bass player, Was led the 1980s funk rock band Was. In later years he produced songs and albums for a large number of popular recording artists. In 2012, he became president of jazz music label Blue Note Records...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth13 September 1952
CountryUnited States of America
project winter
that's all you'll see in the winter if this project is built.
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That's the elite of the elite. Only the top 10 percent take the test and he was in the top five percent of those.
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Let's face it. To win 300 games, you have to win 15 games a year for 20 years. Not many guys are going to want to pitch 20 years.
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He (King) was throwing up a lot Friday night, so I made the decision to sit him out for a match on Saturday so he could save his strength.
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These are important contacts for us. Greenville is home to some of the industry's top consulting firms, while several of the national firms have regional offices in Charlotte.
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I didn't tell our kids this, but this wasn't a do or die game for us. We had to win two of our last four to get a bye (in the conference tournament) and now we've got to win two of three.
jumping nobody
Hey, everything is up for grabs. Nobody is jumping up, so we will look in-house here, down below.
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I know how a guitar player likes a guitar to feel and to sound. Having the right tone is everything.
lives saved
It just makes me feel so good. I think about the lives saved over the years.
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In the old days, before there was such a thing as film schools, directors learned the camera by watching other directors, and learning from their own dailies, and listening to the cameraman, and seeing what would work. Some of those guys could cut their movies in their head.
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The fund industry needs heroes. You need star managers to generate interest.
fairly taken
That's a fairly high-paying industry. But at this point, it hasn't taken off yet.
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They want a huge rent increase so the old folks will be forced to either sell or abandon the units. They've been doing it all over the country.
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The London Stock Exchange is not up for sale,