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Nighthawks is a 1942 oil on canvas painting by the American artist Edward Hopper that portrays four people in a downtown diner late at night as viewed through the diner's large glass window. The light coming from the diner illuminates a darkened and deserted urban streetscape.
Thackery spent fourteen years as part of The Nighthawks, the Washington, D.C.–based blues and roots rock ensemble. After leaving the Nighthawks in 1986, Thackery toured under his own name. Born in Pittsburgh and raised in Washington, Thackery co-founded The Nighthawks with Mark Wenner in 1972 and went on to record over twenty albums with them.
Dusty Dvoracek (born March 3, 1981) [1] is an American former professional football player who was a nose guard for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). ). Selected by the Chicago Bears of the NFL in the third round of the 2006 NFL draft, he played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners and professionally with the Bears from 2006 to 2009 and the Omaha Nighthawks of the ...
Edward Hopper (July 22, 1882 – May 15, 1967) was an American realist painter and printmaker.He is one of America's most renowned artists and known for his skill in capturing American life and landscapes through his art.
WHFS played the records of many local groups as well, including The Nighthawks, The Slickee Boys, Black Market Baby, Tru Fax & the Insaniacs, Bad Brains and Root Boy Slim and the Sex Change Band." [2] In addition to the station's progressive rock and alternative music, jazz, and even bluegrass were prominently featured on their format.
The Nighthawks won the Traditional Blues/R&B Duo/Group Award at the 2009 Washington Area Music Awards. In 2011, their album, Last Train to Bluesville won the Acoustic Album of the Year at the 32nd Blues Music Awards, sponsored by the Blues Foundation. In 2011, they signed with Severn Records. [2]
In June 2015, the Hockey Hall of Fame announced that Nickson would be the 2015 recipient of the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award, officially being so honored on November 9, 2015. He becomes the third Kings broadcaster to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, following Jiggs McDonald (1990) and Bob Miller (2000).
Joseph L. Sanders (October 26, 1896, Thayer, Kansas - May 14, 1965, Kansas City, Missouri) was an American jazz pianist, singer, and band leader associated with Kansas City jazz for most of his career. Sanders was best known for co-leading the Coon-Sanders' Nighthawks along with Carleton Coon (1894–1932).