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97-599: Michael Curb (born December 24, 1944) is an American musician, record company executive, motorsports car owner, philanthropist, and former politician. He is the founder and chairman of Curb Records and is the chairman of Word Entertainment . He was inducted into the West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame in 2006. Curb is a member of the Republican Party and served as the 42nd lieutenant governor of California from 1979 to 1983. As of 2024, Curb

194-472: A businessman. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Norman also influenced a number of emerging punk and alternative rock artists. According to documentarian Larry Di Sabatino, Larry Norman was "an early influence" on the post-punk band U2 . When Bono met with a summit of Nashville Christian music artists in 2002 to garner support for an African aid campaign, he specifically asked to see Norman. Upon Larry Norman's death, Bono sent flowers to his funeral with

291-565: A day ... witnessing to businessmen and hippies, and to whomever the Spirit led me. I spent all of my Capitol Records' royalties starting a halfway house and buying clothes and food for new converts." He was initially associated with the First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood, and its Salt Company coffee house outreach ministry, where he explored and pioneered the rock-gospel genre. In 1968 Norman wrote several songs for

388-433: A distance of eight miles. It was won by the locomotive of Isaac Watt Boulton , one of six he said he had run over the years, perhaps driven by his 22-year-old son, James W. The race was against Daniel Adamson's carriage, likely the one made for Mr. Schmidt and perhaps driven by Mr. Schmidt himself. The reports do not indicate who was driving, since both were violating the red-flag law then fully in force. Boulton's carriage

485-593: A high-speed test, car handling manoeuvres can be tested such as precision drifting , donuts, handbrake turns, reversing and so on. Other disciplines of automobile sport include: The international motorcycle sport governing body recognised by the International Olympic Committee is the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM). Disciplines include: The international powerboating governing body recognised by

582-591: A hill, at private and closed roadways where higher speeds and distances can be reached than at an autotesting course for example. Time attack are terms used by series that run sprints at racing circuits where competitors try to set the quickest lap time rather than racing head-to-head with others. Time trials are run by the Sports Car Club of America , amongst others. Rallysprints are mainly sanctioned and held in continental Europe. Ultimately, they are similar to other time trial sprints but originate from

679-429: A lead gift for the university's regional performing arts center. Of the $ 10 million gift, $ 5 million supported CSUN's College of Arts, Media, and Communication, one of the university's largest colleges that offers degree and certificate programs for more than 4,400 students. Of the gift, $ 4 million went into a general endowment for the college, and $ 1 million endowed a faculty chair specializing in music industry studies. As

776-572: A live recording of a punk version of "Why Should the Devil Have All the Good Music?" Pixies frontman Black Francis described Larry Norman as having been his "total idol" as a teenager, whom he attempted to imitate. The band's first demo, The Purple Tape , was to contain a cover of Norman's song "Watch What You're Doing", but it was never released. A lyric from the song "Levitate Me" ("Come on pilgrim, you know He loves you!") formed

873-511: A nine-hour heart attack that resulted in permanent heart damage, leading to frequent hospitalizations in the years that followed. By early 1995, Norman had been hospitalized thirteen times and had a defibrillator implant, which enabled him to perform occasional small concerts. After a lengthy illness, Norman died on February 24, 2008, at the age of 60 at his home in Salem, Oregon . The previous day he had posted on his website: I feel like

970-461: A prize in a box of Cracker Jacks with God's hand reaching down to pick me up. I have been under medical care for months. My wounds are getting bigger. I have trouble breathing. I am ready to fly home. I won't be here much longer. I can't do anything about it. My heart is too weak. I want to say goodbye to everyone ... I want to say I love you. I'd like to push back the darkness with my bravest effort ... Goodbye, farewell, we will meet again. Following

1067-765: A public memorial on March 1 at the Church on the Hill in Turner, Oregon , Norman was buried in Salem's City View Cemetery . His tombstone reads: "Larry Norman / Evangelist Without Portfolio / 1947–2008 / Bloodstained Israelite ". Fallen Angel: The Outlaw Larry Norman: A Bible Story is a controversial 2008 documentary on Norman's life by filmmaker David Di Sabatino. Fallen Angel includes interviews with several people who had worked with or been close to Norman thirty years earlier, including his first wife and Randy Stonehill, who recorded

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1164-452: A race is between competitors running head-to-head, in its International Sporting Code, the FIA defines racing as two or more cars competing on the same course simultaneously. Circuit racing takes place on sealed-surface courses at permanent autodromes or on temporary street circuits . Competitors race over a set number of laps of the circuit with the winner being the first to finish, or for

1261-735: A result, the college was named in his honor. Studies with in the Mike Curb College of Arts, Media, and Communication include Media, Arts, Music, Business, Journalism, and Communication Studies. On June 29, 2007, Curb was honored with the 2,341st star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame . CSU Channel Islands dedicated the Mike Curb Studio in Napa Hall at the Camarillo, California campus on October 21, 2010. The studio

1358-464: A sealed surface such as asphalt or concrete. Notable off-road races on open terrain include the Baja 1000 desert race, organised by SCORE International . The FIA authorise Extreme E , an electric off-road series whose organisers have announced a hydrogen fuel series, Extreme H, to begin in 2025. Examples of off-road racing disciplines and series include: Drag racing is an acceleration contest from

1455-642: A sergeant in the US Army Air Corps during World War II and worked at the Southern Pacific Railroad while studying to become a teacher. After Norman's birth, the family joined the Southern Baptist church. In 1950 the family moved to San Francisco , where they attended an African American Pentecostal church and then a Baptist church, where Norman became a Christian at the age of five. In 1959, Norman performed on

1552-493: A set length of time with the winner having completed the highest number of laps, with others classified subsequently. Circuit racing replaced point-to-point (city-to-city) racing early in the history of motorsport, for both spectator appeal and as safety concerns brought in regulation of the sport, forcing organisers to use closed, marshalled and policed circuits on closed public roads. Aspendale Racecourse in Australia in 1906

1649-460: A six-day Dallas event which has been called the "Jesus Woodstock ." Norman established a half-way house where he "housed and fed various groups of people, supervised their Bible studies and drove them to church on Fridays and Sundays". He earned $ 80 per month from Capitol for polishing and refining songs for Capitol artists. In 1970, Norman began a record label, One Way Records. He released two of his own albums Street Level and Bootleg on

1746-399: A standing start along a short and straight course. Vehicles of various types can compete, usually between two vehicles. Winners can be the first to finish of competing pairs or by setting the fastest time, and competitions may have heats and/or series of runs. Kart racing is a form of circuit racing using very small and low vehicles not considered as automobiles known as go-karts. It is one of

1843-453: Is a form of motorsport where drivers intentionally lose rolling traction in corners through oversteering but maintain momentum with effective throttle control, clutch use and corrective steering. In competition a panel of judges award marks on artistry and car control through the corner or series of corners. Competitions often feature pairs of cars driving together where a lead car and a chase car go head-to-head, with only one car going through to

1940-749: Is a post-production and film and video production facility. In 2014, Curb was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, Tennessee and in 2016, he was inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame. He was awarded Ray Fox Memorial Award of Living Legends of Auto Racing in Daytona in 2017. In 2018, Racers Reunion featured him in Men Who Changed Racing with Harry Miller and Sam Nunis . Curb

2037-423: Is boring, people will reject your message as well as your art." In the 1980s, he complained that Christian music generally meant "sloppy thinking, dishonest metaphors and bad poetry," and that he had "never been able to get over the shock of how bad the lyrics are." Norman disapproved of Christian musicians who were unwilling to play in secular venues or to "preach" between songs. He also criticized what he saw as

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2134-498: Is called a series, and a grouping of competitions often forms the basis of a championship , cup or trophy . Not all nations have a sporting authority affiliated with the FIA, some disciplines may not fall within the FIA's remit of control, or organisations may choose to ignore the claim of the authority of others. Examples include banger racing and stock car racing in the United Kingdom which are claimed by both

2231-473: Is devastating. When they appear smashed out of their minds and describe musically a great experience they had on LSD, they are glorifying hard drugs. I credit hard drug record acts with hundreds and hundreds of new young drug users." Curb has always disputed that any acts were dropped from MGM only for drug-related reasons. Billboard reported that Curb was alarmed by the drug-related deaths of Janis Joplin , Jimi Hendrix , and Alan Wilson of Canned Heat . Among

2328-501: Is out of state, the lieutenant governor is free to exercise all powers of the chief executive...". Curb worked with Harvey Milk on the campaign against the Briggs Initiative , a ballot initiative that would have banned gays and lesbians from working in public schools. He persuaded President Reagan to oppose it, and it was defeated. In 2023, Curb achieved a major victory in his challenge to Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, where

2425-528: Is the most recent Republican to be elected Lieutenant Governor of California. Curb was born in Savannah, Georgia , to Charles McCloud Curb and Stella "Stout" Curb. He grew up in Southern California's San Fernando Valley . He has one sister. After attending Grant High School , he attended San Fernando Valley State College (now California State University, Northridge ). His maternal grandmother

2522-544: The Billy Jack films), Maryjane (1968), The Wild Racers (1968), The Savage Seven (1968), The Big Bounce (1969), The Sidehackers (1969) and Black Water Gold (1970). Curb has composed or supervised more than 50 film scores and written over 400 songs. In 1969, he co-wrote a new theme for the TV series American Bandstand ; the theme was used until 1974. Curb had a Top 40 pop song in early 1971. Its title

2619-844: The IMSA SportsCar Championship merged with American Le Mans), the IMSA GT Series (formerly IMSA Camel GT), Continental Series (formerly IMSA GTS), the Late Model All American Series, the Modifieds and the K&;N East and West Series. Curb is also a long-time sponsor of ThorSport Racing in the Truck Series, as part-owner of the team's No. 98 Ford driven by Ty Majeski . He maintained a similar partnership with Phil Parsons Racing in

2716-666: The International Olympic Committee is the Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM). The organisation's origins date back to 1922. The international air sports governing body recognised by the International Olympic Committee is the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI). The FAI also governs non-powered air sport such as gliding and ballooning, however its motorised sports include: Larry Norman Larry David Norman (April 8, 1947 – February 24, 2008)

2813-694: The United States , dirt track racing became popular. After World War II , the Grand Prix circuit became more formally organised. In the United States, stock car racing and drag racing became firmly established. The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), formed in 1904, is the oldest and most prominent international governing body. It claims to be the sole international motor sporting authority for automobiles and other land vehicles with four or more wheels, whilst acknowledging

2910-460: The "commercialization of Christian music in America", including the role of copyrights and licensing. In 2008, Christian rock historian John J. Thompson wrote, "It is certainly no overstatement to say that Larry Norman is to Christian music what John Lennon is to rock & roll or Bob Dylan is to folk music." Thompson credited Norman for his impact on the genre as a musician, a producer, and

3007-668: The 2001 album Tourniquet . Norman continued to perform and release albums throughout his later years in order to raise funds for medical expenses stemming from heart problems. He gave his last official concert on August 4, 2007, in New York City. Throughout his career, Norman had a contentious relationship with the wider Christian church and with the Christian music industry . He wrote in September 2007, "I love God and I follow Jesus but I just don't have much affinity for

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3104-631: The ASNs must be obtained to organise events using their rules, and their licenses must be held by participants. Not all ASNs function in the same manner, some are private companies such as Motorsport UK, some are supported by the state such as France's FFSA, or in the case of the US's ACCUS, a council of sanctioning bodies is the national representative at FIA meetings. ASNs, their affiliated clubs or independent commercial promotors organise motorsport events which often include competitions . A collective of events

3201-634: The Cup Series, which also ran the No. 98. Parsons drivers Christopher Bell and Rico Abreu won the 2013 and 2014 USAC National Midget tours. In 2006, Curb purchased a house at 1034 Audubon Drive , Memphis, which was once owned by Elvis Presley. Curb renovated the house and turned it over to the Mike Curb Institute at Rhodes College . In Nashville , Curb has become a civic leader and benefactor of Belmont University , where his donation toward

3298-742: The Curb College's presence on Music Row. In 2001, Curb was inducted into the Junior Achievement U.S. Business Hall of Fame. Curb was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in 2003 and the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame in 2009. In August 2006, Curb pledged $ 10 million to California State University, Northridge (CSUN) (in Los Angeles) to endow his alma mater's arts college and provide

3395-524: The Judds , Lyle Lovett , Natalie Grant , Ray Stevens , Rodney Atkins , Jo Dee Messina , Sawyer Brown , Lee Brice , Dylan Scott , Hannah Ellis , Harper Grace and For King & Country . in 1970, Billboard reported that Curb, as president of MGM Records, fired 18 acts for what Curb believed was their promotion of hard drugs in their songs. Curb said, "Drug groups are the cancer of the industry. Their effect on young people who are their fans or followers

3492-529: The Love of Sunshine ". Curb served as chairman of the Inaugural Youth Concert for President Richard Nixon 's second term on January 20, 1973. He enlisted many artists from MGM records as well as others to perform for the historic event. Solomon Burke , The Mob , Jimmy Osmond , Tommy Roe , Ray Stevens , The Sylvers , The Don Costa Orchestra , and Laurie Lea Schaefer were on the stage for

3589-639: The Oshkosh and the Green Bay (the machines were referred to by their town of origin). This is examined and illustrated in detail in The Great Race of 1878 by Richard Backus, Farm Collector, May/June 2004. In 1894, the French newspaper Le Petit Journal organised a contest for horseless carriages featuring a run from Paris to Rouen. This is widely accepted as the world's first motorsport event, and

3686-690: The Oval Racing Council and the National Stock car Association, despite the claim by the FIA affiliated ASN, Motorsport UK , to be the "governing body of all four-wheel motorsport in the UK". SCORE International , National Auto Sport Association and National Off-Road Racing Association of the United States are also not members of the FIA affiliation system but may work with members for international matters. Although English dictionaries do not unanimously agree and singularly define that

3783-682: The Sylvers , Eric Burdon , War , Richie Havens , the Five Man Electrical Band , Gloria Gaynor , Johnny Bristol , Exile , The Four Seasons and the Dutch singer Heintje Simons and The Mob (Chicago band) to his labels. Curb ran a short-lived country music subsidiary label for Motown called Hitsville Records. He co-wrote the lyrics for "It Was a Good Time". He received BMI awards for composing "Burning Bridges" for Clint Eastwood 's Kelly's Heroes , and for composing " All for

3880-628: The United States in 1985. Norman then began work on an anthology project celebrating his career in Christian music, beginning with the album White Blossoms from Black Roots: The History and the Chronology: Volume One ; however, the project collapsed when the head of the distribution company was arrested for check forgery and the company's merchandise was seized by the FBI. Norman signed to Benson Records in 1986 and recorded

3977-515: The Zombies ' "I Love You" became a hit single, selling over one million copies and charting strongly in several markets. Norman left People! just as Capitol released the band's first album in mid 1968, but reunited with Mason for concerts in 1974 and 2006. According to rock historian Walter Rasmussen, Pete Townshend once said that The Who's 1969 album Tommy was inspired by the rock opera "Epic" by People!; however, Townshend has since denied

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4074-548: The album Home at Last , although the album was not released until 1989 due to legal problems. Despite extensive promotion, the album was negatively reviewed, and Norman himself later dismissed the album as "just a collection of tapes I had", although he said separately that he was "extremely happy" with the level of support he'd received from Benson. In 1989, Norman received the Christian Artists' Society Lifetime Achievement Award. While visiting another musician at

4171-439: The answers to today's problems". Also in 1969, Norman wrote a musical called Love on Haight Street and a rock opera called Lion's Breath , which led Capitol to re-sign Norman to record an album, with the promise of complete creative control. In 1969, Capitol Records released Norman's first solo album, Upon This Rock , produced by Hal Yoergler, is now considered to be "the first full-blown Christian rock album". Norman

4268-519: The artists released from their contracts. Word Records signalled they planned to end their relationship with Solid Rock due to poor sales performances of a few of the albums and the infrequent nature of releases being delivered by the label and this news led to a breakdown in the working and personal relationship between Larry Norman and Philip Mangano in May 1980. Some discussions had already begun about certain artists being released from their contracts prior to

4365-412: The authority of the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) over vehicles with one to three wheels, which FIM calls motorcycle sport. FIM and FIA are both recognised as international sports federations by the International Olympic Committee . Within the FIA's structure, each affiliated National Sporting Authority ( ASN ) is recognised as the sole authority in their nation. Permission of

4462-803: The badly produced Home at Last [recorded in 1986]. He never expected to be healed." In September 1979, Norman performed his "The Great American Novel", "a Dylanesque protest song ", for U.S. president Jimmy Carter and about 1,000 guests at the Old Fashioned Gospel Singin ' concert held on the south lawn of the White House . Following a prolonged dispute with Solid Rock artists Daniel Amos which ended in estrangement, Solid Rock's business manager, Philip Mangano, and several Solid Rock musicians organized an intervention with Norman in June 1980, which led him to begin closing

4559-686: The band's principal songwriter, sharing lead vocals with his Back Country Seven bandmate Gene Mason. People! performed about 200 concerts a year, appearing with Van Morrison and Them , the Animals , the Dave Clark Five , Paul Revere & the Raiders , the Doors , the Who , Janis Joplin , Jimi Hendrix , Moby Grape , and San Jose bands Syndicate of Sound and Count Five . The band's cover of

4656-516: The basis for the title of Pixies' 1987 EP Come On Pilgrim . Black was eventually introduced to Norman by members of U2 during the Zoo TV tour. Black's post-Pixies band, Frank Black and the Catholics, covered Larry Norman's song "Six Sixty Six". Norman and Black performed a duet of "Watch What You're Doing" at Norman's "farewell" concert, and the two were reportedly working on an album together at

4753-519: The cars and courses used in special stage rallying with the elements of navigation and itinerary removed, and not necessarily requiring a co-driver to call pacenotes . Rallying involves driving to a set itinerary, following a prescribed route and arriving and departing at control points at set times with penalties applied for diverging from the route or arriving late and early. Rallies nearly always involve routes on open roads, closed special stages are used on some rallies where competitors drive against

4850-516: The character of a particular competition, series or championship. Groups of these are often categorised informally, such as by vehicle type, surface type or propulsion method. Examples of categories within a discipline are formula racing , touring car racing , sports car racing , etc. The first prearranged match race of two self-powered road vehicles over a prescribed route occurred in the north west of England at 4:30 A.M. on August 30, 1867, between Ashton-under-Lyne and Old Trafford, Manchester ,

4947-699: The clock, the winner having the shortest, lowest average or total time. Hillclimbing events often include classes of competition for various categories and ages of vehicle and so may be incorporated into car shows or festivals of motoring such as the Goodwood Festival of Speed . Hill climb courses can be short at less than 1 mile, or several miles long such as the 12.42 mile Pikes Peak course in Colorado , USA. Sprints are governed by national FIA member ASNs in United Kingdom, Ireland and Australia, amongst other places. They are held on courses that do not climb

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5044-519: The clock. The classification of these rallies are determined by summing the times set with the fastest crews being victorious, as found in the World Rally Championship . This method is often called rally racing or stage rallying informally, whilst rallies that do not include special stages are distinctly regularity rallies . Rallies that include routes that cover terrain off-road are also known as rally raid or cross-country rallies,

5141-482: The close of a February 1991 tour, Norman received prayer for his long-term health problems from a pastor of London's Elim Way Fellowship . Norman maintained that through this prayer God repaired the damage to his brain and he was able to function again. That year, he collaborated with his brother Charles on the album Stranded in Babylon , hailed by both critics and fans as one of his best. They would reunite for

5238-492: The company. Religious history professor Randall Balmer attributed the company's demise to "idealism, marital difficulties, and financial naivete—as well as changing musical tastes." In late 1980, Norman moved to England and, with his father, founded Phydeaux Records, a company designed to compete with the bootleg market by selling rarities from Norman's own archives. He signed a distribution deal with British label Chapel Lane and released several albums before returning to

5335-550: The connection. Soon after Norman left People!, he had "a powerful spiritual encounter that threw him into a frenzy of indecision about his life [and] for the first time in his life, he received what he understood to be the Holy Spirit". In July 1968, following a job offer to write musicals for Capitol Records, Norman moved to Los Angeles where he "spent time sharing the gospel on the streets". As he described in 2006: "I walked up and down Hollywood Boulevard several times

5432-673: The construction of a new arena resulted in it being named the Curb Event Center . The university includes the Mike Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business. Curb endowed the Curb Center and the Curb Creative Campus program at Vanderbilt University and the Mike Curb Institute of Music at Rhodes College in Memphis . In 2024, he made the largest ever donation to Belmont, contributing $ 58 million to expand

5529-571: The court declared it unconstitutional to force private businesses to post discriminatory LGBT signs. In 1982, Curb lost the Republican gubernatorial nomination to California Attorney General George Deukmejian . In 1986, Curb ran again for lieutenant governor as the Republican nominee against the incumbent Democrat, Leo T. McCarthy , losing a bitterly contested race, largely run on the issue of punishment for drug trafficking and violent crimes. A vocal opponent of drug use, Curb advocated extension of

5626-408: The death penalty to include drug pushers whose narcotics trafficking resulted in a death. As of 2024, Curb is the last Republican to be elected to Lieutenant Governor of California to date; Abel Maldonado was appointed by then California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to fill a vacancy when the former previous Lieutenant Governor John Garamendi resigned to take a congressional seat. In 1980, Curb

5723-414: The earliest contemporary Christian music artists. Curb wrote and produced music for the Hanna-Barbera animated series Cattanooga Cats . The theme for the cartoon series Hot Wheels is credited to Mike Curb and the Curbstones. In the 1970s, Curb wrote and produced for Roy Orbison , Marie Osmond and the Osmond Family , Lou Rawls , Sammy Davis Jr. and Solomon Burke . He also signed artists such as

5820-450: The film portrayed Norman as " Machiavellian , particularly in his dealings with his artists." Norman's Solid Rock Records was said to have ended when, "Things finally fell apart in 1979, after it was discovered Larry was cheating on his wife – and having an affair with Randy's wife", a claim Norman's brother denies. Gregory Alan Thornbury's biography of Norman proposes an alternate date and reason for Solid Rock Records being wound up and

5917-491: The film's official soundtrack, Paradise Sky . Norman and his second wife had refused to participate in or cooperate with the project. A cease and desist notice initiated by Norman's family temporarily prevented the film's public screening, and prompted Di Sabatino to file his own lawsuit against Solid Rock in March 2009. Four months later, the case was settled out of court, allowing the film to be shown. While interviewing Stonehill, Cross Rhythms ' Mike Rimmer said

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6014-439: The general form of time trials and sprints. Hillclimbing is the most widely known form of time-trial due to its status as the only time trial or sprint form to have international FIA championships and endorsement. Its origins begin near the start of motorsport, particularly with the trials held that tested the capabilities of early automobiles to tackle uphill gradients. Contestants complete an uphill course individually and against

6111-447: The general rule of participants completing a course individually with the intention of setting the shortest time or highest average speed. This form of motorsport can be recreational or when competitive, rules may vary slightly such as whether to include the total time of several runs, the best time set, or the average pace of multiple courses to classify competitors. Qualifying sessions for circuit races and special stages in rallying take

6208-442: The genre, including the music of the Sex Pistols . Within several years, Charles was the lead guitarist for the Bay Area hardcore punk band, Executioner. Larry paid for the recording of Executioner's first EP in 1982, on the condition that they also record one of his songs. Larry Norman began to meet figures from the L.A. punk scene, and eventually recorded tracks with former Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones . Norman also released

6305-465: The gospel", and has often been ranked as Norman's best album. The release of Garden in November 1973 was met with controversy in the Christian press, due to the album's cover art and some songs in which Norman took the persona of a backslider . In 1974, Norman founded Solid Rock Records to produce records for Christian artists "who didn't want to be consumed by the business of making vinyl pancakes but who wanted to make something 'non-commercial' to

6402-430: The label as well as Randy Stonehill 's first album, Born Twice . In 1971, Norman first visited England where he lived and worked for several years. He recorded two studio albums, Only Visiting This Planet and So Long Ago the Garden , in London's AIR Studios . Released in 1972, Visiting "was meant to reach the flower children disillusioned by the government and the church" with its "abrasive, urban reality of

6499-431: The most famous example being the Dakar Rally . In the United States, the National Off-Road Racing Association (NORRA) was founded in 1967 along with the Baja 1000 . Since the 1990s, this race has been organised by SCORE International whilst NORRA's events have closer followed the FIA regulations and standards for cross country rallies, although the association has no affiliation to ACCUS , the US's FIA member. Drifting

6596-517: The musicians incorrectly thought to be included in the purge were The Velvet Underground and Frank Zappa 's group The Mothers of Invention . Zappa, however, spoke out against drug use throughout his career and, by early 1969, had fulfilled his MGM/Verve contract and moved to his own Bizarre Records label, distributed by Warner Bros. The Velvet Underground had already left the label by then to sign with Atlantic Records , who released their fourth studio album Loaded . Also, when Eric Burdon , who

6693-425: The next heat or winning the competition. Autocross has multiple general meanings based on country of use. Also known as Autocross in US and Canada and Autoslalom in Continental Europe, these similar disciplines are held in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. They involve precise car control, usually but not always against the clock on very short and compact temporary courses. Rather than being

6790-515: The note "Eternal singer, still eternal, Bono." According to Charles Normal , Larry Norman attended his "first of many" punk rock shows while touring London in 1977, seeing Richard Hell and the Voidoids , the Damned , and Dead Boys . Regarding the punk movement, Norman stated that while he initially disliked some of the lyrical content, he was generally supportive of it and its youthful energy, which he viewed as preferable to disco . Norman subsequently introduced his younger brother, Charles, to

6887-410: The organized folderol of the churches in the Western World." Norman's music addressed a wide range of social issues, such as politics, free love, the occult, the passive commercialism of wartime journalists, and religious hypocrisy, that were outside the scope of his contemporaries. Defending the confrontational approach of his music, Norman said, "My primary emphasis is not to entertain. But if your art

6984-522: The rock musicals Alison and Birthday for Shakespeare , both of which were performed in Los Angeles. The next year, Norman and his friend Teddy Neeley auditioned for the Los Angeles production of the rock musical Hair and were offered the roles of George Berger and Claude Bukowski, respectively; Neeley accepted, but Norman rejected the role of George, despite his own financial struggles, because "of its glorification of drugs and free sex as

7081-671: The same year, Norman founded the Christian artist booking agency Street Level Artists Agency. In Another Land , the third album in Norman's trilogy and the best-selling album of his career, was released in 1976 by Solid Rock and distributed through Word. Soon afterward, Norman recorded the blues -rock concept album Something New under the Son , but it would not be released until 1981. Following clashes with Word over Something New and several other projects, Norman started Phydeaux Records in 1980 to release his albums. In 1978, Norman

7178-527: The sports regulated by FIA (under the name of CIK), permitting licensed competition racing for anyone from the age of 8 onward. It is generally accepted as the most economical form of motorsport available on four wheels. As a free-time activity, it can be performed by almost anybody, and as karting circuits can be indoors and not take as much space as other forms of motorsport, it can be accessible to retail consumers without much qualification or training. Non-racing speed competitions have various names but all carry

7275-521: The syndicated television show The Original Amateur Hour . In 1960, Norman's father began teaching in San Jose, California ; the family lived in nearby Campbell . Norman graduated from Campbell High School in 1965 and won an academic scholarship to major in English at San José State University . After one semester, Norman "flunked out of college and lost [his] scholarship." Although Norman

7372-551: The time of his death, along with Isaac Brock of Modest Mouse . Steve Camp , Carolyn Arends , Bob Hartman , TobyMac , Mark Salomon , Martyn Joseph , and Steve Scott have credited Norman as influences. Overall over 300 artists have covered songs by Norman. Norman married actress and model Pamela Fay Ahlquist in December 1971. They separated in 1978 and divorced in September 1980. In April 1982, Norman married Sarah Mae Finch. However another source indicates this

7469-498: The world". Norman produced music on the label for artists including Randy Stonehill, Mark Heard and Tom Howard . Norman also worked with several artists who were signed to other labels, including Malcolm and Alwyn , Bobby Emmons and the Crosstones, Lyrix, James Sundquist and David Edwards. Norman signed a deal with ABC Records to distribute Solid Rock's releases, but was later moved to ABC subsidiary Word Records . In

7566-495: The young audience. He served as emcee for the program. In 2021, Fisk Jubilee Singers won Grammy awards for Celebrating Fisk! (The 150th Anniversary Album) under Best Roots Gospel Album category. The album was produced for Curb Records : Mike Curb and Paul Kwami won a Grammy Award. Curb Records marked its 60th anniversary in 2023, with Mike Curb still at the helm. Over the years, Curb Records has been home to Wynonna Judd , Tim McGraw , LeAnn Rimes , Hank Williams Jr. ,

7663-544: Was from the film The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart , on music charts in 1970. The group collaborated with the Sherman Brothers on the composition " It's a Small World ," which reached the Top Ten Billboard AC in 1973. Also in 1970, they performed "I Was Born In Love With You," the theme song of Wuthering Heights , as the title song for Frank Sinatra 's Dirty Dingus Magee . The group

7760-494: Was "grandstanding", and that his anti-drug stance had made him "a minor hero of the Nixon administration ." In 1997, Curb stated the affair had happened at a time when "you were considered a freak if you spoke out against drugs." Encouraged to enter politics in part by Ronald Reagan , Curb was elected Lieutenant Governor of California in 1978, defeating the incumbent Democrat, Mervyn M. Dymally . Democratic candidate Jerry Brown

7857-577: Was able to play a variety of musical instruments, he never learned to read or write musical notation . While still in high school, Norman formed a group called The Back Country Seven, which included his sister Nancy Jo and friend Gene Mason. After graduating, Norman continued performing locally. In 1966 Norman opened a concert for People! at the Asilomar Conference Grounds in Pacific Grove, California . He later became

7954-547: Was also a sponsor for Dale Earnhardt during his 1980 Winston Cup championship winning season, and sponsored Darrell Waltrip 's No. 12 Toyota Tundra in the Craftsman Truck Series , driven by Joey Miller in 2006. Curb-Agajanian also ran cars for many years in the Indianapolis 500 , including for Dan Wheldon and Alexander Rossi , with whom he won the 2011 and 2016 Indianapolis 500s respectively. Curb

8051-552: Was an American musician, singer, songwriter, record label owner, and record producer. He is considered to be one of the pioneers of Christian rock music and released more than 100 albums . Larry Norman was born in Corpus Christi, Texas , the oldest son of Joe Hendrex "Joe Billy" Norman (December 9, 1923 – April 28, 1999), and his wife, Margaret Evelyn "Marge" Stout (born in 1925 in Nebraska). Joe Norman had served as

8148-459: Was an advocate of psychedelics, dared Curb to release him from his contract although he was his biggest selling artist, Curb acquiesced. Burdon also launched a campaign—by distributing bumper stickers—called Curb the Clap. Curb claimed industry support, and the record company official he cited was Bill Gallagher, the president of Paramount Records . Columbia Records president Clive Davis said Curb

8245-708: Was co-chairman of Ronald Reagan's successful presidential campaign. Curb was also chairman of the convention program in Detroit and was later appointed by Reagan to be chairman of the national finance committee. A motorsport enthusiast, Curb is a co-owner of the Curb Agajanian Performance Group , a team that has won ten national championships. His sponsorship and ownership have included three of NASCAR's most celebrated drivers. He owned Richard Petty 's famed No. 43 car in 1984 and 1985, during which Petty achieved his 199th and 200th career wins. Curb

8342-459: Was denounced by various television evangelists , and Capitol deemed the album a commercial flop and dropped Norman from the label. However, his music gained a large following in the emerging countercultural movements. Sales of the album rose following its distribution in Christian bookstores. By the early 1970s, Norman was performing frequently for large audiences, and appeared at several Christian music festivals , including Explo '72 ,

8439-661: Was developed from a scrapped John Bridge Adams light-rail vehicle. These were solid fired steam carriages. This event and the details of the vehicles are recorded in the contemporary press, The Engineer , and in Fletcher's books. The Wisconsin legislature passed an act in 1875 offering a substantial purse for the first US motor race, which was run on July 16, 1878, over a 200-mile course from Green Bay to Appleton, Oshkosh, Waupon, Watertown, Fort Atkinson and Janesville, then turning north and ending in Madison. Only two actually competed:

8536-602: Was featured on Sammy Davis Jr. 's No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hit of 1972, " The Candy Man " (the Aubrey Woods version was featured in the film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory ). They sang backup on Jud Strunk 's 1973 hit " Daisy a Day ". The group was featured regularly on Glen Campbell 's CBS television show. In 1969, Curb signed Christian rock pioneer Larry Norman , DeGarmo & Key, 2nd Chapter of Acts, and Debby Boone - artists considered to be

8633-560: Was in April 1984. Finch had previously been married to Randy Stonehill from 1975 to 1980. The two had first met at a religious retreat in 1969. Their only child, Michael David Fariah Finch Norman, was born in August 1985. The couple divorced in 1995. In 2008, World magazine speculated Norman fathered a son with an Australian woman during a 1988 tour, although definitive proof was never presented. In February 1992, Norman suffered

8730-688: Was inducted to North Carolina Music Hall of Fame in the same year for his "contributions and support of the Hall of Fame". In 2019, Curb received the National Centennial Leadership Award from Junior Achievement . Motorsports Different manifestations of motorsport with their own objectives and specific rules are called disciplines. Examples include circuit racing , rallying and trials . Governing bodies, also called sanctioning bodies, often have general rules for each discipline, but allow supplementary rules to define

8827-472: Was injured during a plane landing at Los Angeles International Airport . Norman claimed to have suffered mild brain damage due to being hit by parts of the cabin's roof, and that this damage left him unable to complete projects and focus artistically. William Ayers wrote in 1991: "As family, friends and fans watched, his life spiraled downward. He was unable to record a bonafide album from the time of his airplane accident in 1978 until ... he attempted to release

8924-509: Was of Mexican heritage. In 1963 and at the age of 18, Curb formed Sidewalk Records and helped start the careers of multiple West Coast rock and roll artists. In 1969, his company merged with MGM Records . He became president of both MGM Records and Verve Records , which then formed Curb Records. Curb scored the music for the short film Skaterdater (1965) as well as The Wild Angels (1966), Thunder Alley (1967), Devil's Angels (1967), The Born Losers (1967) (the first of

9021-619: Was re-elected governor in the same year. During much 1979–1980, when Brown was out of the state campaigning to become the Democratic presidential candidate, Curb was acting governor , vetoing legislation, issuing executive orders and making appointments. According to the December 28, 1979, edition of the San Francisco Chronicle , "...the California Supreme Court ruled yesterday that when the governor

9118-905: Was the co-owner with Richard Childress of the No. 98 Chevrolet driven by Austin Dillon. Curb was the only car owner to win in all 10 NASCAR auto racing series in the United States – the NASCAR Cup Series , the Xfinity Series (formerly the Nationwide series and Busch Series), the Craftsman Truck Series (formerly the Gander Outdoors Truck Series and Camping World Truck Series), the Grand-Am Rolex Daytona Prototype National Sports Car Series (now

9215-483: Was the first purpose-built motor racing track in the world. After which, permanent autodromes popularly replaced circuits on public roads. In North America, the term road racing is used to describe racing and courses that have origins in racing on public highways; distinguished from oval racing , which has origins at purpose-built speedways using concrete or wooden boards . Off-road racing can take place on open terrain with no set path, or on circuits that do not have

9312-645: Was the first to involve what would become known as automobiles. On 28 November 1895, the Chicago Times-Herald race , running from Chicago to Evanston and back, a distance of sixty miles, was held. This is believed to be the first motorsport event in the United States of America. In 1900, the Gordon Bennett Cup was established. Motorsport was a demonstration event at the 1900 Summer Olympics . Following World War I , European countries organised Grand Prix races over closed courses. In

9409-472: Was the same as that of his album, Burning Bridges , which was written and composed by Lalo Schifrin and Mike Curb. The song was used as the theme of Brian G. Hutton 's film Kelly's Heroes , which starred Clint Eastwood . The song reached No. 1 in South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. Mike Curb's group, The Mike Curb Congregation, had the adult contemporary song " Sweet Gingerbread Man ," which

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