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Humble's restructuring allowed both companies to sell and market gasoline nationwide under the Esso, Enco and Humble brands. The Enco brand was introduced by Humble in the summer of 1960 at stations in Ohio, but was soon blackballed after Standard Oil of Ohio protested that Enco (Humble's acronym for "ENergy COmpany") sounded and looked too much like Esso as it shared the same oval logo with ...
Ross Shaw Sterling (February 11, 1875 – March 25, 1949) was an American politician who was the 31st Governor of Texas, serving a single two-year term from January 20, 1931, to January 17, 1933. A 1926 magazine cover depicts the proposed 40-story Sterling Hotel in Houston, designed by Ross Sterling's son-in-law, architect Wyatt Hedrick; the ...
Ross Sterling may refer to: Ross S. Sterling (1875–1949), Texas governor Sterling High School (Houston), named for the governor; Ross N. Sterling (1931–1988 ...
Sterling was born in Houston, Texas in the same year that his grand-uncle Ross S. Sterling became governor of the state. [1] Sterling was in the United States Army from 1951 to 1954, and then received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1956 followed by a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Texas School of Law in 1957.
"Classic Rock" was first issued in the winter of 1988, with the first volume in the series titled Classic Rock: 1965.Like most compilation albums, songs by two of the era's most successful groups – The Beatles and The Rolling Stones – were not included due to licensing issues; however, several albums had cover art with drawings of male rock singers resembling The Beatles.
Frank Prior Sterling (October 26, 1869 – July 16, 1938) was an American oilman and oil industry businessperson, based in Houston, Texas. Sterling and his brothers grew up on Double Bayou in Chambers County, southern Texas. [1] They were ambitious and built a sail boat to carry vegetables to Galveston for sale.
Singles 1965–1967 is a box set compilation of singles by The Rolling Stones spanning the years 1965–1967. The second in a series of repackages by ABKCO Records, who licence The Rolling Stones' 1963–1970 recorded works, Singles 1965–1967 is the second of three successive volumes to commemorate their non-LP releases during this era.
He also played drums on the Bee Gees 1973 album Life in a Tin Can. He played on five songs on Jackson Browne's For Everyman album recorded in 1973 including the song "These Days." In 1973, he was the session drummer on Bob Dylan's Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid, which includes the hit "Knockin' on Heaven's Door". He described that session as "a ...