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Since composing "Blackbird" in 1968, McCartney has given various statements regarding both his inspiration for the song and its meaning. [6] He has said that he was inspired by hearing the call of a blackbird one morning when the Beatles were studying Transcendental Meditation in Rishikesh, India and also [7] writing it in Scotland as a response to the Little Rock Nine incident and the overall ...
The Blackbird is a 1926 American silent crime film directed by Tod Browning [1] and starring Lon Chaney. The screenplay was written by Waldemar Young , based on a story "The Mockingbird" by Tod Browning (which was originally supposed to be the film's title).
The common blackbird is the national bird of Sweden, [citation needed] which has a breeding population of 1–2 million pairs, [16] and was featured on a 30 öre Christmas postage stamp in 1970; [67] it has also featured on a number of other stamps issued by European and Asian countries, including a 1966 4d British stamp and a 1998 Irish 30p ...
The group was inspired by trumpeter Donald Byrd [2] and featured some of his Howard University students: Kevin Toney (), Keith Killgo (vocals, drums), Joe Hall (bass guitar), Allan Barnes (saxophone, clarinet), and Barney Perry ().
Blackbird, blackbirds, black bird or black birds may refer to: Birds. Two groups of birds in the parvorder Passerida: New World blackbirds, family Icteridae;
Black Bird is an American true crime drama miniseries developed by Dennis Lehane, based on the 2010 autobiographical novel In with the Devil: a Fallen Hero, a Serial Killer, and a Dangerous Bargain for Redemption by James Keene with Hillel Levin. [1]
The Lockheed SR-71 "Blackbird" is a retired long-range, high-altitude, Mach 3+ strategic reconnaissance aircraft developed and manufactured by the American aerospace company Lockheed Corporation. [ N 1 ] Its nicknames include " Blackbird " and " Habu ".
The Blackbird (also known as the X-Jet) is a fictional jet aircraft appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Dave Cockrum , the aircraft first appeared in X-Men #94 (August 1975). [ 1 ]