Oxford Blues is a 1984 British comedy-drama sports film written and directed by Robert Boris and starring Rob Lowe, Ally Sheedy and Amanda Pays. It is...
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The Boat Race (redirect from Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race)
both crews are traditionally known as blues and each boat as a "Blue Boat", with Cambridge in light blue and Oxford in dark blue. As of the 2024 race, Cambridge...
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Blue (university sport) (redirect from Oxford blue)
and schools for competition at the highest level. The awarding of blues began at Oxford and Cambridge universities in England. They are now awarded at a...
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subgenres. Blues subgenres include country blues, Delta blues and Piedmont blues, as well as urban blues styles such as Chicago blues and West Coast blues. World...
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(1983) and came to prominence as a member of the Brat Pack with roles in Oxford Blues (1984), The Breakfast Club (1985), St. Elmo's Fire (1985), and Blue City...
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The Oxford University Ice Hockey Club (OUIHC) is home to the Men’s and Women’s Blues ice hockey teams of the University of Oxford, England. The Men's...
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which was known as "the Blues" or "the Oxford Blues", and the Royal Dragoons, which was known as "the Royals". Of these, the Blues were founded as a unit...
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Rhythm and blues, frequently abbreviated as R&B or R'n'B, is a genre of popular music that originated within the African-American community in the 1940s...
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The twelve-bar blues (or blues changes) is one of the most prominent chord progressions in popular music. The blues progression has a distinctive form...
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the Blues embarked on an eight-game tour of Czechoslovakia. The Czechoslovakian National Team beat Oxford 58–32 in the tour's opening game, but Oxford finished...
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Royal Horse Guards (redirect from Royal Horse Guards (The Blues))
Earl of Oxford's Regiment in 1660. Based on the colour of their uniform, the regiment was nicknamed "the Oxford Blues", or simply the "Blues." In 1750...
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is the former child actress Mandy Miller. Pays made her film debut in Oxford Blues (1984) and she played a French nun, Sister Nicole, in Off Limits (1988...
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azure. Oxford Blue stems from the University of Oxford's combined-colleges (whole-university) leading sport teams, thus including Oxford Blues (first...
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South. Oxford University (The Blues) and Oxford Brookes University (The Bulls) both compete in the rugby league BUCS university League. Oxford Harlequins...
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Herring, and blues harp player Adam Gussow. Oxford is also the home of the music label Fat Possum Records, who released records by blues legends R. L...
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Sheldonian Theatre and at Mansfield College in 1980. Another Country (1984) Oxford Blues (1984) Young Sherlock Holmes (1984) A Fish Called Wanda (1988) Howards...
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Holly Springs and Oxford, Mississippi, are often cited as centers of hill country music. The style is regarded as distinct from the blues of the Mississippi...
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John Du Prez (section Oxford Blues (1984))
band Modern Romance and has since written several film scores including Oxford Blues (1984), Once Bitten, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990), and the final...
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The Outsiders (1983), Class (1983), The Hotel New Hampshire (1984), Oxford Blues (1984), St. Elmo's Fire (1985), About Last Night... (1986), and Masquerade...
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Country blues (also folk blues, rural blues, backwoods blues, or downhome blues) is one of the earliest forms of blues music. The mainly solo vocal with...
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pompous prosecuting barrister. In 1984, he was cast alongside Rob Lowe in Oxford Blues as Lowe's Oriel College roommate and confidant, providing inside information...
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began his film career appearing in supporting roles in films, including Oxford Blues (1984) and The Killing Fields (1984). He also had a cameo as a Greek...
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a location for each of the films Oxford Blues (1984) and The Madness of King George (1994). Debating at the Oxford Union takes two forms: competitive...
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his University for the very first time. The 2010/11 season saw the Oxford Women's Blues join their Cambridge counterparts in Division 3 South, and in 2012...
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Philip Morris Cambridge and Philip Morris Oxford Blues (later called Oxford Ovals and Philip Morris Blues). Morris died in 1873 at age 38, while his...
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made international headlines in 1993 as the first woman to represent the Oxford University men's basketball team in The Varsity Game against Cambridge University...
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R. L. Burnside (category American blues guitarists)
R. L. Burnside (November 23, 1926 – September 1, 2005) was an American blues singer, songwriter and guitarist. He played music for much of his life but...
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Dirty blues (also known as bawdy blues) is a form of blues music that deals with socially taboo and obscene subjects, often referring to sexual acts and...
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film producer. Cassian Elwes began his producing career with 1984's Oxford Blues starring Rob Lowe and Ally Sheedy; he has continued enjoying success...
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The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (redirect from Talking World War III Blues)
a-Gonna Fall", "Oxford Town", and "I Shall Be Free". Dylan also made another attempt at "Whatcha Gonna Do" and recorded a new song, "Hero Blues", but both...
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