Spaceman
Encyclopedia
Spaceman may refer to:
- An astronaut/cosmonautAstronautAn astronaut or cosmonaut is a person trained by a human spaceflight program to command, pilot, or serve as a crew member of a spacecraft....
- Solway Firth SpacemanSolway Firth SpacemanThe Solway Firth Spaceman refers to a photograph taken by Jim Templeton in 1964 at Burgh Marsh, situated near Burgh by Sands and overlooking the Solway Firth in Cumbria, England...
, an unexplained figure in a 1964 photograph - Spaceman, nickname of former baseball player Bill LeeBill Lee (left-handed pitcher)William Francis Lee III , nicknamed "Spaceman", is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for the Boston Red Sox from - and the Montreal Expos from -...
- The Spaceman, nickname of snooker player Dominic DaleDominic Dale-External links:**...
Music
- "A Spaceman Came TravellingA Spaceman Came Travelling"A Spaceman Came Travelling" is a song by Chris de Burgh released on the album Spanish Train and Other Stories in 1975 . It became a popular Christmas song in the UK, and has been released numerous times as a single, first in 1976, then 1981, 1984 and 1986...
", a 1975 song by Chris de Burgh - "Spaceman" (Journey song)Next (Journey album)-Band:*Neal Schon - guitar , lead vocals, producer*Gregg Rolie - keyboards, lead vocals, producer*Aynsley Dunbar - drums and percussion, producer*Ross Valory - bass, background vocals, producer-Other:*Smiggy - engineer, mixing...
, a 1977 song by JourneyJourney (band)Journey is an American rock band formed in 1973 in San Francisco by former members of Santana. The band has gone through several phases; its strongest commercial success occurred between the 1978 and 1987, after which it temporarily disbanded... - "Spaceman" (song)Spaceman (song)"Spaceman" is a song by British singer-songwriter Jas Mann, of Babylon Zoo. Known for its heavily distorted guitars and metallic, robotic-sounding vocals, it went straight to Number 1 on the UK singles chart on 21 January 1996, selling 418,000 copies in the first week of release...
, a 1995 song by Babylon Zoo - "Spaceman" (The Killers song)Spaceman (The Killers song)"Spaceman" is a song by Las Vegas-based Indie rock band The Killers. The song was released as the second single from the band's third studio album Day & Age on November 4, 2008, as a digital download on iTunes, and as 7" and promo CD in the US, Canada and UK. It has been released to radio in...
, a 2008 song by rock band The Killers - "Spaceman" (Bif Naked song)Spaceman (Bif Naked song)"Spaceman" is the first single by Canadian singer Bif Naked from her third album, I Bificus. The song peaked at #36 on Canada's RPM singles chart.-Boomtang Boys Mix:...
", a 1998 song by Bif NakedBif NakedBif Naked is a Juno Award-winning, Indian-born American-Canadian multi-platinum record selling, rock singer, writer, poet, motivational speaker and actress.-Personal life:... - "Spaceman", a 1972 song by Harry Nilsson on his album Son of SchmilssonSon of SchmilssonSon of Schmilsson is the eighth album by Harry Nilsson. Nilsson was being pressured to produce a follow-up album similar to his 1971 breakthrough, Nilsson Schmilsson, but, instead, he cut a more eccentric album....
- "Spaceman", a song by 4 Non Blondes on their 1992 album Bigger, Better, Faster, More!Bigger, Better, Faster, More!- Personnel :* Linda Perry - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals* Roger Rocha - guitar* Christa Hillhouse - bass, vocals* Dawn Richardson - drums- Additional personnel :* Shaunna Hall - guitar* Rory Kaplan - mellotron* Suzie Katayama - cello...
- "Spaceman", a Dave Matthews Band song from their 2009 album Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux KingBig Whiskey and the Groogrux KingThe track listing was made available on April 14 on the Dave Matthews Band website, and the first single from the album, "Funny the Way It Is", was made available for free download on the Dave Matthews Band website for the week of 14 April 2009.-Little Red Bird:...
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- Spaceman, nickname of guitarist Ace FrehleyAce FrehleyPaul Daniel "Ace" Frehley is an American musician best known as the lead guitarist of the rock band Kiss. He took on the persona of the "Spaceman" or "Space Ace" when the band adopted costumes and theatrics...
- Spaceman or J. Spaceman, names used by musician Jason PierceJason PierceJason Pierce , also known as J. Spaceman or Spaceman, is an English musician. He was formerly the joint leader – with Peter Kember – of the alternative rock band Spacemen 3, and is now the leader and sole permanent member of the band Spiritualized.In between his work with Spiritualized...
- The Spacemen, a 1959 studio group led by Sammy BenskinSammy BenskinSamuel "Sammy" Benskin was an African American pianist and bandleader.He was born in The Bronx, New York City, and made his professional debut around 1940 as piano accompanist to singer and guitarist Bardu Ali. He worked throughout the 1940s with jazz musicians including Stuff Smith, Benny Morton...
- Spacemen, an American breakbeatBreakbeatIn 1992, a new style called "jungalistic hardcore" emerged, and for many ravers it was too funky to dance to. Josh Lawford of Ravescene prophesied that the breakbeat was "the death-knell of rave" because the ever changing drumbeat patterns of breakbeat music didn't allow for the same zoned out,...
group - Spacemen 3Spacemen 3Spacemen 3 were an English alternative rock band, formed in 1982 in Rugby, Warwickshire by Peter Kember and Jason Pierce. Their music was "colorfully mind-altering, but not in the sense of the acid rock of the '60s; instead, the band developed its own minimalistic psychedelia"...
, an English band
Film and television
- Spaceman (film)Spaceman (film)Spaceman is a 1997 science fiction/comedy film from Palm Pictures. Filmed in Chicago, it tells of a man adjusting to life on Earth, with one problem: he has been trained only to be a killer since he was abducted as a toddler....
, a 1997 sci-fi film - Carry On Spaceman, an unreleased film in the Carry On series
- Unidentified Flying OddballUnidentified Flying OddballUnidentified Flying Oddball, also known as The Spaceman and King Arthur, is Disney’s film adaptation of Mark Twain’s A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. It was directed by Russ Mayberry...
, a 1979 film, also known as The Spaceman and King Arthur or A Spaceman in King Arthur's Court - The Spaceman, an antagonist in the TV series Doctor WhoDoctor WhoDoctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
- Dr. Leo Spaceman, a character on the television comedy 30 Rock30 Rock30 Rock is an American television comedy series created by Tina Fey that airs on NBC. The series is loosely based on Fey's experiences as head writer for Saturday Night Live...
Other entertainment
- Spacemen (magazine), a spin-off of the magazine Famous Monsters of FilmlandFamous Monsters of FilmlandFamous Monsters of Filmland is a genre-specific film magazine started in 1958 by publisher James Warren and editor Forrest J Ackerman.-Magazine history :...
- Spaceman Spiff (Calvin and Hobbes), an alter ego of the comic character Calvin from the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes
- Tatanga the Mysterious Spaceman, a character in the Mario video game series
- Spaceman (comics)Spaceman (comics)Spaceman is a nine-issue, science fiction comic book miniseries written by Brian Azzarello, illustrated by Eduardo Risso, and published by Vertigo...
, a comic book miniseries written by Brian Azzarello and drawn by Eduardo Risso