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R. G. LeTourneau founded R.G. LeTourneau, Inc. in California in 1929, as a contractor of earthmoving equipment, which manufactured products in Longview, Texas. [1] [better source needed] During World War II, the company provided nearly 75% of the Allies' earthmoving equipment. [2] In 1954, it built the first jack-up drilling rig.
Over the course of his life he secured 299 patents, [2] relating to earthmoving equipment, manufacturing processes, and machine tools. [ not verified in body ] LeTourneau sold most company assets in 1953 for US$ 31M, [ 2 ] but reentered the heavy equipment field as LeTourneau Technologies, [ verification needed ] the oversight of which was left ...
Hands on a Hardbody: The Documentary is a 1997 film directed by S. R. Bindler [1] documenting an endurance competition that took place in Longview, Texas.The yearly competition pits twenty-four contestants against each other to see who can keep their hand on a pickup truck for the longest amount of time. [2]
Soft Machine Turns On Volume 1: April – June 1967 recordings: Mike Ratledge, Robert Wyatt, Kevin Ayers, Daevid Allen 22 September – 10 December 1967 recordings: Ratledge, Wyatt, Ayers September 1967 – May 1968 2006 Middle Earth Masters: Ratledge, Wyatt, Ayers 10 November 1967 – 11 August 1968 2001 Soft Machine Turns On Volume 2: 29 ...
In 1979, Karl Jenkins, who had been a member of Soft Machine from May 1972 to the band's split in December 1978, was among a number of top session musicians put together for an ad hoc band called Rollercoaster, recording a Stevie Wonder tribute album called Wonderin' (1980).
Robert Wyatt (born Robert Wyatt-Ellidge, 28 January 1945 [3] [4]) is an English retired musician.A founding member of the influential Canterbury scene bands Soft Machine and Matching Mole, [5] he was initially a kit drummer and singer before becoming paraplegic following an accidental fall from a window in 1973, which led him to abandon band work, explore other instruments, and begin a 40-year ...
KYKX can trace its roots back to Longview's first FM station, KLTI-FM, which went on the air at 105.9 MHz on October 27, 1948. [3] KLTI-FM was founded and operated by R.G. LeTourneau of the LeTourneau Institute and LeTourneau Industries, and was co-operated with KLTI 1280 kHz.
Longview is a city in, and county seat of, Gregg County, Texas, United States. Longview is located in East Texas, where Interstate 20 and U.S. highways 80 and 259 converge just north of the Sabine River. According to the 2020 U.S. census, the city had a population of 81,638. [7]