Richard Pryor Jr.- Biography Richard Pryor Jr. is an American actor, singer, author, and director. He is arguably best known as the first-born kid of famed actor and stand-up comedian Richard Pryor. Pryor Jr.’s net worth is estimated to be approximately $1 million.
Richard began his singing career by performing gospel songs. Later, in Peoria, Illinois, he recorded two choir CDs with the City of Refugee and Sound of Deliverance. Read More...
Duke Ellington’s signature composition was “Take the A Train,” written by his frequent collaborator Billy Strayhorn. The song brought Ellington and his band financial success, became his “theme” song that he would perform regularly for the rest of his life, and is still one of the most important compositions in all of jazz. More than half a century after “Take the A Train” debuted, a Brooklyn man (and self-proclaimed “dumpster diver”) Garfied Gillings came across a set of metal plates engraved with sheet music for purpose of printing the famous piece of music, as documented in this segment from the PBS show History Detectives. Read More...
What was dubbed an internal matter by the Golden State Warriors on Thursday became fodder for public debate Friday when TMZ released video of an on-court altercation between teammates Draymond Green and Jordan Poole.
The video, which has no audio and appears to be footage from Wednesday’s practice when the altercation took place, shows Green walking over to the baseline where Poole is standing until the two are face-to-face. Poole then shoves Green with two hands before Green punches Poole with enough force that Poole’s head is thrown back as others rush over to the pair. Read More...