• Korla Pandit (September 16, 1921 – October 2, 1998), born John Roland Redd, was an American exotica musician, composer, pianist, and organist. After moving...
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  • the 1950s he assumed a new identity, claiming to be an Indian named Korla Pandit and fabricating a history of birth in New Delhi, India to a Brahmin priest...
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    replacing Korla Pandit who parted ways with Snader due to a contract dispute. According to Eric Christiansen, the filmmaker who made Pandit's biopic: "[Liberace]...
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  • San Francisco Fox Theatre before the theatre was demolished, organist Korla Pandit, the 1960s rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival, bandleader Woody Herman...
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    2016 French language bande dessinée by Antoine Ozanam and Julia Bax. Korla Pandit George Psalmanazar Baring-Gould, Sabine (1908). "Caraboo". Devonshire...
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  • racial identity, modelled his appearance on his idol, BTS singer Jimin Korla Pandit, African-American musician who posed as an Indian from New Delhi in both...
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  • American academic Korla Pandit (1921–1998), American musician, composer and TV personality Lal Babu Pandit, Nepalese politician M. P. Pandit (1918–1993), Indian...
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    show-business people such as Mae West and rising fringe celebrities such as Korla Pandit made Criswell an entertaining presence at parties. His fame brought him...
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    Englishwoman who pretended to be a princess from a fictional island Korla Pandit (1921–1998), African-American pianist/organist who pretended to be from...
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    MacPherson Al Melgard Bob Mitchell Gerald Moore Reginald New Nigel Ogden Korla Pandit Richard Purvis Bob Ralston Robin Richmond Rosa Rio Samuel Roxy Rothafel...
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    Drasnin and Korla Pandit were other important artists in the genre. Just as Bergeron and others in tiki culture had done before him, Pandit invented a...
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    impostures. Constructed writing system Travel literature Princess Caraboo Korla Pandit The codes qfo and art-x-formosan are for local use and have been registered...
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     16 (2nd ed.). Methuen and co. Smith, R. J. (2002). "The Many Faces of Korla Pandit". In Lethem, Jonathan; Bresnick, Paul (eds.). Da Capo Best Music Writing...
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  • explosion. Korla Pandit, credited as "Indian Musician", essentially appears as himself; like he originally did on his 1950s TV program, Pandit plays organ...
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    MacPherson Al Melgard Bob Mitchell Gerald Moore Reginald New Nigel Ogden Korla Pandit Richard Purvis Bob Ralston Robin Richmond Rosa Rio Samuel Roxy Rothafel...
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    the day, including Gaylord Carter, Jesse Crawford, Gordon Kibbee and Korla Pandit, all of whom performed and recorded at the house. Simonton also owned...
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  • MacPherson Al Melgard Bob Mitchell Gerald Moore Reginald New Nigel Ogden Korla Pandit Richard Purvis Bob Ralston Robin Richmond Rosa Rio Samuel Roxy Rothafel...
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    Representative from Missouri (1861–1865) John Neihardt – poet Don Nardo – author Korla Pandit – musician Carlos Pena Jr. – singer Michael Porter Jr. – basketball player...
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  • Ronnie Barnett – bass Melanie Vammen – rhythm guitar Criss Crass – drums Korla Pandit – organ Rob Cavallo – producer David Katznelson – producer The Muffs...
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  • Beany's voice. Scatman Crothers voiced two characters for the show. Korla Pandit served as the show's organist. Time for Beany recounted the exotic voyages...
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  • falsely presented as a mixed-race man of Scottish and Apache descent. Korla Pandit, African-American who falsely presented as Franco-Indian. Buffy Sainte-Marie...
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    MacPherson Al Melgard Bob Mitchell Gerald Moore Reginald New Nigel Ogden Korla Pandit Richard Purvis Bob Ralston Robin Richmond Rosa Rio Samuel Roxy Rothafel...
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  • 2016) 1921 – Jon Hendricks, American singer-songwriter (d. 2017) 1921 – Korla Pandit, American pianist and composer (d. 1998) 1922 – Guy Hamilton, French-English...
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    MacPherson Al Melgard Bob Mitchell Gerald Moore Reginald New Nigel Ogden Korla Pandit Richard Purvis Bob Ralston Robin Richmond Rosa Rio Samuel Roxy Rothafel...
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  • DeSantis, Rance Howard, Vincent D'Onofrio, Maurice LaMarche, G.D. Spradlin, Korla Pandit, Gregory Walcott, Conrad Brooks, Brent Hinkley, Clive Rosengren, Norman...
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  • Long For – Hayden Evil Stig – Joan Jett and The Gits Exotica 2000 - Korla Pandit Five Ways of Disappearing – Kendra Smith Fly – Sarah Brightman The Future...
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  • broadcast episodes of his program from his restaurant; entertainers included Korla Pandit, a purported Indian immigrant who was creating a sensation with a daily...
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  • domination. With Howard Culver as the announcer and music by organist Korla Pandit, that series continued until January 28, 1949. The serial continuity...
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  • SFTRI 385 Turbonegro Ass Cobra CD SFTRI 386 Joey & Korla Pandit Blast Off 7-inch SFTRI 387 Korla Pandit Exotica 2000 CD SFTRI 388 The Neptunas Scratch And...
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  • partial list: Adventures in Music – hosted by the "godfather of exotica", Korla Pandit, playing the Novachord and Hammond Organ Armchair Detective – a half-hour...
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