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Edmondo and Hugo Zacchini circa 1960-1970. Edmondo Zacchini (1894–1981) and Hugo Zacchini (1898–1975) were circus entertainers. They were the sons of Ildebrando Zacchini (1868–1948) and came from a large Italian family residing primarily in Tampa, Florida. While not all human cannonballs, all of papa Zacchini's children were circus ...
Edmondo Zacchini was the oldest son of Ildebrando Zacchini, an Italian portrait artist and amateur gymnast, and brother of Hugo Zacchini. Ildebrando brought his family up in a traveling circus . The family eventually formed their own circus , and Edmondo became a gifted clown , as well as doing acrobatics.
Hugo Zacchini (20 October 1898 – 20 October 1975), one of the Zacchini Brothers, was the first human cannonball to use a compressed-air cannon. His father Ildebrando Zacchini invented the compressed-air cannon used to propel humans in circus acts. He was known for being a daredevil and a painter.
Ildebrando Zacchini (July 31, 1868 – July 17, 1948) was an Italian-born painter, inventor, and travelling circus owner. [1] Inspired by the works of Jules Verne, Zacchini came up with an idea for a human cannonball act. [2] Instead of explosives, Zacchini's human-firing cannon used compressed air, and he first tested it on his son Hugo Zacchini.
The Jackson, Mississippi-based traditional black gospel group, The Williams Brothers started in 1960 by Leon "Pop" Williams (November 24, 1908/1909 – September 6, 1989), [1] [2] who was the father of the Williams Brothers and an early member of the group, died in a car accident.
The Chambers Brothers are an American psychedelic soul band, best known for their eleven-minute 1968 psychedelic soul hit "Time Has Come Today".The group was part of the wave of new music that integrated American blues and gospel traditions with modern psychedelic and rock elements.
Melvin LeVarn Williams (born July 21, 1953) is an American gospel musician.He started his solo music career, in 1988, with the release of, Back to the Cross, that was released by Compendia Music Group.
Bishop Jeff Willie Banks (June 7, 1927 – January 31, 1997), was an American gospel musician and founding pastor of Revival Temple Holiness that was affiliated with The Church of God in Christ. He started his music career, in 1953, with the Famous Banks Brothers, after they were under the tutelage of Mary Johnson Davis from 1947 until 1953.