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Robert Peter " Robbie " ___MASK16___ ( born 13 February 1974 ) is an English singer , songwriter and actor . He was a member ___MASK31___ the pop group Take That from 1990 to 1995 and again from 2009 to 2012 . He has also had commercial success as a solo artist . Three Legged Cross is an extended village in the county ___MASK31___ Dorset in the south ___MASK31___ England . It lies to the south ___MASK31___ the town ___MASK31___ Verwood and to the north ___MASK31___ West Moors . Its population in 2014 was estimated at 2 , 740 . Administratively Three Legged Cross is part ___MASK31___ the civil parish ___MASK31___ Verwood and East Dorset District Council . Progressive rock ( shortened as " prog "; sometimes " art rock ", " classical rock " or " symphonic rock ") is a broad subgenre ___MASK31___ rock music that developed in the United Kingdom and United States throughout the mid to late 1960s . Initially termed " progressive pop ", the style was an outgrowth ___MASK31___ psychedelic bands who abandoned standard pop traditions in favour ___MASK31___ instrumentation and compositional techniques more frequently associated with jazz , folk or classical music . Additional elements contributed to its " progressive " label : lyrics were more poetic , technology was harnessed for new sounds , music approached the condition ___MASK31___ " art ", and the studio , rather than the stage , became the focus ___MASK31___ musical activity , which often involved creating music for listening , not dancing . How Wonderful You Are is a 2001 song by ___MASK68___ Haskell . It was released as a single in the Christmas period ___MASK31___ 2001 after mass promotion by BBC Radio 2 where it became a favourite ___MASK31___ listeners after being featured by the drivetime presenter Johnnie ___MASK23___ . It was the Christmas number - two in 2001 behind Robbie Williams and Nicole Kidman ' s " Somethin ' Stupid ". The song was the most requested song ___MASK31___ all time at Radio 2 . The sousaphone is a type ___MASK31___ tuba designed to be easier to play than the concert tuba while standing or marching . It is widely employed in marching bands and various other musical genres . Designed to fit around the body ___MASK31___ the musician and supported by the left shoulder , the sousaphone may be readily played while being carried . It is useful in all types ___MASK31___ bands that play outdoors , as it directs the sound forward , unlike a traditional upright tuba . The instrument is named after American bandmaster and composer John Philip Sousa , who popularized its use in his band . Rock and roll ( often written as rock & roll or rock ' n ' roll ) is a genre ___MASK31___ popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s , from African - American musical styles such as gospel , jazz , boogie woogie , and rhythm and blues , with country . While elements ___MASK31___ rock and roll can be heard in blues records from the 1920s and in country records ___MASK31___ the 1930s , the genre did not acquire its name until the 1950s . Windows ___MASK62___ ( codenamed Longhorn ) is an operating system by Microsoft for use on personal computers , including ___MASK12___ and business desktops , laptops , tablet PCs and media ___MASK75___ PCs . Development was completed on 8 November 2006 , and over the following three months , it was released in stages to computer hardware and software manufacturers , business customers and retail channels . On 30 January 2007 , it was released worldwide and was made available for purchase and download from the Windows Marketplace . The release of Windows ___MASK62___ came more than five years after the introduction of its predecessor , Windows XP , the longest time span between successive releases of Microsoft Windows desktop operating systems . It was succeeded by Windows 7 , which was released to manufacturing on 22 July 2009 and released worldwide for retail on 22 October 2009 . The ___MASK26___ is the largest and lowest - pitched musical instrument in the brass family . Like all brass instruments , sound is produced by moving air past the lips , causing them to vibrate or " buzz " into a large cupped mouthpiece . It first appeared in the mid 19th - century , making it one ___MASK31___ the newer instruments in the modern orchestra and concert band . The ___MASK26___ largely replaced the ophicleide . " Tuba " is Latin for ' trumpet '. Jazz fusion ( also known as jazz - rock ) is a musical genre that developed in the late 1960s when musicians combined aspects ___MASK31___ jazz harmony and improvisation with styles such as funk , rock , rhythm and blues , and Latin jazz . During this time many jazz musicians began experimenting with electric instruments and amplified sound for the first time , as well as electronic effects and synthesizers . Many ___MASK31___ the developments during the late 1960s and early 1970s have since become established elements ___MASK31___ jazz fusion musical practice . A bassist , or bass player , is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass , bass guitar , keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a ___MASK26___ or sousaphone . Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more ___MASK31___ these instruments . Since the 1960s , the electric bass has been the standard bass instrument for funk , R & B , soul music , rock and roll , reggae , jazz fusion , heavy metal , country and pop music . The double bass is the standard bass instrument for classical music , bluegrass , rockabilly , and most genres ___MASK31___ jazz . Low brass instruments such as the ___MASK26___ or sousaphone are the standard bass instrument in Dixieland and New Orleans - style jazz bands . Nicole ___MASK99___ Kidman , AC ( born 20 June 1967 ) is an Australian actress and film producer . Kidman ' s breakthrough roles were in the 1989 feature film thriller " Dead Calm " and television thriller miniseries " Bangkok Hilton ". Appearing in several films in the early 1990s , she came to worldwide recognition for her performances in the stock - car racing film " Days ___MASK31___ Thunder " ( 1990 ), the romance - drama " Far and Away " ( 1992 ), and the hero film " Batman Forever " ( 1995 ). Other successful films followed in the late 1990s . Her performance in the musical " Moulin Rouge !" ( 2001 ) earned her a second Golden Globe Award for Best Actress  Motion Picture Comedy or Musical and her first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress . Kidman ' s performance as Virginia Woolf in the drama film " The Hours " ( 2002 ) received critical acclaim and earned her the Academy Award for Best Actress , the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role , the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture  Drama and the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the Berlin International Film Festival . Rockabilly is one ___MASK31___ the earliest styles ___MASK31___ rock and roll music , dating back to the early 1950s in the United States , especially the South . As a genre it blends the sound ___MASK31___ Western musical styles such as country with that ___MASK31___ rhythm and blues , leading to what is considered " classic " rock and roll . Some have also described it as a blend ___MASK31___ bluegrass with rock and roll . The term " rockabilly " itself is a portmanteau ___MASK31___ " rock " ( from " rock ' n ' roll ") and " hillbilly ", the latter a reference to the country music ( often called " hillbilly music " in the 1940s and 1950s ) that contributed strongly to the style . Other important influences on rockabilly include western swing , boogie woogie , jump blues , and electric blues . Scary Monsters ( And Super Creeps ), also known simply as Scary Monsters , is the fourteenth studio album by David ___MASK58___ , released on 12 September 1980 by RCA Records . It was his final studio album on the label and his first following the so - called Berlin Trilogy ___MASK31___ " Low ", "" Heroes "" and " Lodger " ( 1977  1979 ). Though considered very significant in artistic terms , the trilogy had proven less successful commercially . With " Scary Monsters ", however , ___MASK58___ achieved what biographer David Buckley called " the perfect balance " ___MASK31___ creativity and mainstream success ; as well as earning critical acclaim , the album peaked at No . 1 in the UK and restored ___MASK58___ ' s commercial standing in the US . " Somethin ' Stupid ", also " Something Stupid ", is a song written by C . ___MASK21___ Parks . It was originally recorded in 1966 by Parks and his wife Gaile Foote , as ___MASK21___ and Gaile . The song is best known for the 1967 version by Frank Sinatra and his daughter ___MASK2___ Sinatra , which reached number one on the " Billboard " Hot 100 chart . In 2001 , a cover version by British singer Robbie Williams and actress Nicole Kidman reached number one in the UK Singles Chart . The double bass or simply the bass ( and numerous other names ) is the largest and lowest - pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra . It is a transposing instrument and is typically notated one octave higher than sounding to avoid excessive ledger lines below the staff . The double bass is the only modern bowed string instrument that is tuned in fourths ( like a viol ), rather than fifths , with strings usually tuned to E , A , D and G . The instrument ' s exact lineage is still a matter ___MASK31___ some debate , with scholars divided on whether the bass is derived from the viol or the violin family . ___MASK68___ Haskell ( born 27 April 1946 , in Verwood , England ) is a pop , rock and blues music vocalist , songwriter , and bassist . He first gained recognition as a member ___MASK31___ the British band Les Fleur de Lys . He sang on one ___MASK31___ the songs ___MASK31___ King Crimson ' s second album , then played bass and sang on their third album . After departing from King Crimson , he continued his musical career as a solo musician and gained international recognition in 2001 with his hit song How Wonderful You Are . A school friend ___MASK31___ King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp , the two first worked together in an amateur version ___MASK31___ Fripp ' s group the League ___MASK31___ Gentlemen in the mid - 1960s . Since that time ___MASK68___ Haskell has been on the fringes ___MASK31___ the English music scene . For a brief period he shared a London flat with Jimi Hendrix . While playing bass in the psychedelic pop band the Fleur De Lys he recorded a few singles with the group to minimal success . Haskell ' s debut solo album Sail in My Boat was recorded for the U . K . division ___MASK31___ CBS Records in 1969 . The album did not chart and today remains a rare collectible , valued by Record Collector in their 2016 `` Rare Record Price Guide '' at £ 125 . Robert Fripp ( born 16 May 1946 ) is an English guitarist , composer and record producer . As a guitarist for the progressive rock ___MASK60___ ___MASK54___ Crimson , Fripp has been the only member to have played in all ___MASK31___ ___MASK54___ Crimson ' s line - ups from their inception in the late 1960s to the present . He has also worked extensively as a studio musician , notably with singer David Bowie on the albums "" Heroes "" and " Scary Monsters ( And Super Creeps )", Brian Eno , and contributed sounds to the Windows Vista operating system . His complete discography lists more than seven hundred releases over four decades . Discography is the study and cataloging ___MASK31___ published sound recordings , often by specified artists or within identified musical genres . The exact information included varies depending on the type and scope ___MASK31___ the discography , but a discography entry for a specific recording will often list such details as the names ___MASK31___ the artists involved , the time and place ___MASK31___ the recording , the title ___MASK31___ the piece performed , release dates , chart positions , and sales figures . An operating system ( ___MASK30___ ) is system software that manages computer hardware and software resources and provides common services for computer programs . All computer programs , excluding firmware , require an operating system to function . David Robert Jones ( 8 January 1947  10 January 2016 ), known professionally as David ___MASK58___ , was an English singer , songwriter and actor . He was a figure in popular music for over five decades , regarded by critics and musicians as an innovator , particularly for his work in the 1970s . His career was marked by reinvention and visual presentation , his music and stagecraft significantly influencing popular music . During his lifetime , his record sales , estimated at 140 million worldwide , made him one ___MASK31___ the world ' s best - selling music artists . In the UK , he was awarded nine platinum album certifications , eleven gold and eight silver , releasing eleven number - one albums . In the US , he received five platinum and seven gold certifications . He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall ___MASK31___ Fame in 1996 . Keyboard bass ( sometimes referred as a synth bass ) is the use ___MASK31___ a low - pitched keyboard or pedal keyboard to substitute for the bass guitar or double bass in music . ___MASK13___ is a large coastal town and seaport in the county of Dorset , on the south coast of England . The town is east of Dorchester , and adjoins ___MASK44___ to the east . The local council is Borough of ___MASK13___ and was made a unitary authority in 1997 , gaining administrative independence from Dorset County Council . The borough had a population of 147 , 645 at the 2011 census , making it the second largest in Dorset . Together with ___MASK44___ and Christchurch , the town forms the South East Dorset conurbation with a total population of over 465 , 000 . Jazz is a music genre that originated amongst African Americans in New ___MASK33___ , United States , in the late 19th and early 20th centuries . Since the 1920s jazz age , jazz has become recognized as a major form ___MASK31___ musical expression . It emerged in the form ___MASK31___ independent traditional and popular musical styles , all linked by the common bonds ___MASK31___ African American and European American musical parentage with a performance orientation . Jazz is characterized by swing and blue notes , call and response vocals , polyrhythms and improvisation . Jazz has roots in West African cultural and musical expression , and in African - American music traditions including blues and ragtime , as well as European military band music . Although the foundation ___MASK31___ jazz is deeply rooted within the Black experience ___MASK31___ the United States , different cultures have contributed their own experience and styles to the art form as well . Intellectuals around the world have hailed jazz as " one ___MASK31___ America ' s original art forms ". ___MASK44___ is a large coastal resort town on the south coast of England directly to the east of the Jurassic Coast , a World Heritage Site . According to the 2011 census , the town has a population of 183 , 491 making it the largest settlement in Dorset . With Poole to the west and Christchurch in the east , ___MASK44___ forms the South East Dorset conurbation , which has a total population of over 465 , 000 . In ___MASK17___ , a civil ___MASK87___ is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier ___MASK31___ local government below districts and counties , or their combined form , the unitary authority . It is an administrative ___MASK87___ , in contrast to an ecclesiastical ___MASK87___ . Brian Peter ___MASK6___ St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno , RDI ( born 15 May 1948 and originally christened Brian Peter ___MASK6___ Eno ) is an English musician , composer , record producer , singer , writer , and visual artist . He is best known for his pioneering work in ambient and electronic music as well as his contributions to rock , worldbeat , chance , and generative music styles . A self - described " non - musician ", Eno has advocated a methodology ___MASK31___ " theory over practice " throughout his career , and has helped to introduce a variety ___MASK31___ unique recording techniques and conceptual approaches into contemporary music . He has been described as one ___MASK31___ popular music ' s most influential and innovative figures . ___MASK54___ Crimson are an English rock band formed in London in 1968 . The band has undergone numerous formations throughout its history ___MASK31___ which 21 musicians have been members ; since January ___MASK31___ 2017 it has consisted ___MASK31___ Robert Fripp , Jakko Jakszyk , Tony Levin , Mel Collins , Pat Mastelotto , Gavin Harrison , Bill Rieflin and Jeremy Stacey . Fripp is the only consistent member ___MASK31___ the group , and is considered the band ' s leader and driving force . The band has earned a large cult following . Verwood is a town and civil ___MASK87___ in ___MASK36___ , England . The town lies north ___MASK31___ ___MASK44___ and north ___MASK31___ Poole . The civil ___MASK87___ comprises the town ___MASK31___ Verwood together with the extended village ___MASK31___ Three Legged Cross , and has a population ___MASK31___ 15 , 170 according to latest figures ( 2014 ) from ___MASK36___ County Council . Verwood is the largest town in ___MASK36___ without an upper school . Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid - 1960s when African American musicians created a rhythmic , danceable new form ___MASK31___ music through a mixture ___MASK31___ soul music , jazz , and rhythm and blues ( R & B ). Funk de - emphasizes melody and chord progressions used in other related genres and brings a ___MASK42___ rhythmic groove ___MASK31___ a bass line played by an electric bassist and a drum part played by a drummer to the foreground . Funk songs are often based on an extended vamp on a single chord , distinguishing them from R & B and soul songs , which are built on complex chord progressions . Funk uses the same richly - colored extended chords found in bebop jazz , such as minor chords with added sevenths and elevenths , or dominant seventh chords with altered ninths . Reggae is a music genre that originated in ___MASK82___ in the late 1960s . The term also denotes the modern popular music ___MASK31___ ___MASK82___ and its diaspora . A 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals " Do the Reggay " was the first popular song to use the word " reggae ," effectively naming the genre and introducing it to a global audience . While sometimes used in a broad sense to refer to most types ___MASK31___ popular Jamaican dance music , the term " reggae " more properly denotes a particular music style that was strongly influenced by traditional mento as well as American jazz and rhythm and blues , especially the New Orleans R & B practiced by Fats Domino and Allen Toussaint , and evolved out ___MASK31___ the earlier genres ska and rocksteady . Reggae usually relates news , social gossip , and political comment . Reggae spread into a commercialized jazz field , being known first as  Rudie Blues , then  Ska , later  Blue Beat , and  Rock Steady . It is instantly recognizable from the counterpoint between the bass and drum downbeat , and the offbeat rhythm section . The immediate origins ___MASK31___ reggae were in ska and rock steady ; from the latter , reggae took over the use ___MASK31___ the bass as a percussion instrument .