Real may also refer to:

Reality, the state of things as they actually exist, rather than as they may appear or may be thought to be.

Finance

Inflation adjusted amounts

Currencies:

Brazilian real

Former currencies:

Mexican real

Portuguese real

Spanish real

See also:

Riyal and rial, various currencies in the Arab world (names derived from the Spanish real)

Cambodian riel, currency of Cambodia (also derived from the Spanish real)

Geography

Real, Quezon, a municipality in the Philippines

Several parishes in Portugal

*Real (Braga) parish, located in Braga

Réal, a commune in southern France

Real (Ribera alta), a municipality in the Valencian Community

Real (Ponce), a barrio in Ponce, Puerto Rico

Media and entertainment

''Real'' (L'Arc-en-Ciel album)

''Real'' (Michael Sweet album)

''Real'' (Ednita Nazario album)

''Real'' (Israel & New Breed album)

''Real'' (Ivy Queen album)

"Real" (James Wesley song)

"Real" (Goo Goo Dolls song)

"Real" (Plumb song)

''Real'' (manga)

RealNetworks, an Internet media provider

Real, a member of the band F.I.R.

"Real" (television moniker of reality star Ahmad Givens)

"Real," a song by James Wesley

Wesley Maynor

Sports

Real (), translated from Spanish as "royal", is a title historically used by sports clubs to designate a royal status.

Real Madrid C.F., a Spanish multi-sports club whose football section is most commonly associated with the title

* Real Madrid Castilla, first reserve team

* Real Madrid C, second reserve team

* Real Madrid Baloncesto, the club's basketball section

Other football (soccer) teams:

Bolivia

*Municipal Real Mamoré

Brazil

*Associação Esportiva Real

*Real Noroeste Capixaba Futebol Clube

Honduras

*Real España

**Real España Las Vegas, reserve team

*Real Maya

*Real Sociedad

Mexico

*Real Club España

*Real Sociedad de Zacatecas

Nicaragua

*Real Estelí

*Real Madriz

Spain

*Real Aranjuez CF

*Real Ávila CF

*Real Avilés Industrial

*Real Betis

**Real Betis B, reserve team

*Real Burgos CF

*Real Club Celta de Vigo

*Real Club Recreativo de Huelva

**Real Club Recreativo de Huelva B, reserve team

*Real Jaén

*Real Murcia

*Real Oviedo

**Real Oviedo Vetusta, reserve team

*Real Racing Club de Santander (Racing de Santander)

**Real Racing Club de Santander B (Racing de Santander B), reserve team

*Real Sociedad

**Real Sociedad B, reserve team

*Real Sporting de Gijón

*Real Unión

*Real Valladolid

**Real Valladolid B, reserve team

*Real Zaragoza

**Real Zaragoza B, reserve team

*Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña

*Real Club Deportivo Mallorca

*Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol

**Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol B, reserve team

United States

*Real Atlantico, a Puerto Rican club

*Real Colorado Cougars, a women's soccer (football) club based in Colorado

*Real Colorado Foxes, a soccer (football) club based in Colorado

*Real Maryland, a soccer (football) club based in Maryland

*Real Salt Lake, a soccer (football) club based in Utah

*Real San Jose, a soccer (football) club based in California

*Real Shore FC, a soccer (football) club based in New Jersey

Other meanings

Real (galley), the flagship of Don Juan de Austria

Real (hypermarket)

The Real, an aspect of human psychic structure

REAL ID Act, a piece of legislation of the United States Congress

the "Revised European-American Lymphoma classification" (REAL), an international classification of lymphomas

Real number, a concept in mathematics

REAL, Réseau Express de l'Aire urbaine Lyonnaise is the name of the railroads in Lyon's agglomeration.

REAL Crisps A brand of potato crisp manufactured in Newport, Wales.

Real, a motorcycle constructed by Manfred Herweh.

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Background	solo_singer
Name	Bo Bice
Birth name	Harold Elwin Bice, Jr.
Birth date	November 01, 1975
Birth place	Huntsville, Alabama, United States
Website	www.BoBice.com
Occupation	Musician
Years active	2005–present
Instrument	Acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lap steel guitar, mandolin, harmonica, piano, saxophone, vocals
Genre	Southern rock, hard rock, country rock
Label	RCA, Sugarmoney, Saguaro Road/Lofton Creek
Associated acts	SugarMoney, Melinda Doolittle }}

Harold Elwin "Bo" Bice, Jr. (born November 1, 1975) is an American singer and musician who placed second to Carrie Underwood in the fourth season of ''American Idol''. He has recorded three studio albums, including one on RCA Records. In 2005, Bice charted at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 with a rendition of "Inside Your Heaven."

Biography

Early years

Bice was born in Huntsville, Alabama to Nancy and Harold Elwin Bice. Music is in his family; his mother was a gospel singer (as were his grandmother, great-grandmother, and aunts). His father and his third cousin, Tanner Gell, play guitar. His other third cousin, Tristen Gell sings.

Bice was nicknamed "Bogart" as a newborn by his grandmother ("Granny Madge") because she thought he had "Humphrey Bogart eyes". His family continued to call him Bogart, but when Bice was in kindergarten he shortened it to "Bo" because he didn't think Bogart was cool.

Bice's parents divorced when he was very young, and his mother remarried years later. Bice grew up with his mother and step-father, Nancy and Earle Downes (a Coca-Cola manager), step-sisters Jenny and Sharan Downes, and half-brother John Cohran. Bice has two other half-siblings, Candace and Matthew, on his biological father's side. The Downes family moved around the South frequently. They lived in Georgia, Alabama, and Florida, including the metro area of Atlanta. In 1990 when Bice was 14 years old they moved to England, as part of his step-father's European assignment with Coca-Cola in London. Bice spent his teenage years living in Gerrards Cross.

Bice attended London Central High School, a Department of Defense school primarily for children whose parents served in the military or worked at the U.S. Embassy. In high school, he was found carrying his guitar everywhere, played football, attended proms, and had several girlfriends. It was around this time when Bice worked with some English alternative rock musicians. He formed his first band, Spinning Jenny, while living there.

Bice would have graduated in 1994, but in the fall of 1993, Bice dropped out of high school just before turning 18 to move back to Alabama, where he earned his GED and attended classes at Calhoun Community College from November 1996 to May 1997. Upon leaving Calhoun and spending one semester at the University of North Alabama in Florence, Bice turned professional and performed in shows all across the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Europe. He is a veteran of the nightclub circuit and an experienced songwriter, releasing his first CD in 1995 with his band Purge. His other pre-Idol bands include Blue Sued Nickel (sic) and SugarMoney. Among his credits are opening for Blackfoot and Warrant as well as performing live and recording with Johnny Neal, formerly of The Allman Brothers Band. Bice had recorded other albums prior to his stint on ''American Idol'', which included "Ex Gratia" (1999) with his band Purge, and "Recipe for Flavor" (2000) with SugarMoney.

Personal life

In 2001, Bice was charged with purchasing cocaine at a strip club. In 2003, Bice was arrested for possession of marijuana, drug paraphernalia and public intoxication. He avoided jail time by agreeing to enter a drug program.

While working as manager of a guitar store, Bice met Caroline Fisher who was working her way through college as a waitress in a nearby diner (in Hoover, Alabama). During that same period of time, Bice became a very active and devoted member of New Hope Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Birmingham, Alabama.

After two years of dating, Bice married Caroline Merrin Fisher (born 1980) on June 15, 2005 in Helena, Alabama. Son Aidan Michael Bice was born on September 24, 2005. Second son Caleb James was born on August 5, 2008. Third son Ean Jacob was born on January 22, 2010. Their 4th child and first daughter Merrin Elizabeth Joy Bice was born April 23, 2012. http://tasteofcountry.com/bo-bice-baby-girl/. They reside in Nashville.

''American Idol''

For the 2005 season, ''Idol'' producers raised their required age limit from 16–24 to 16–28. In August 2004, Bice’s mother and several other family members encouraged him to go try out, since he was within the eligible age limit (he would turn 29 in November 2004). He asked his mother to come along, and she took him up on that dare.

Along with Constantine Maroulis and Taylor Hicks (winner of Season 5), Bice was one of the oldest contestants to audition and participate on ''American Idol''. Bice and Maroulis were among the first contestants to compete using the rock idiom.

A Southern rocker in musical approach and appearance, Bice did not fit into the normal ''American Idol'' mold. His early performance of The Allman Brothers Band's "Whipping Post" drew raves from the judges and established him as one of the favorites in the competition.

During the final three performance show, Bice took the risk of performing without a band or backup singers. This was the first time anybody attempted to sing a cappella at this stage in the competition. He sang "In a Dream", an obscure song recorded by Badlands. His performance was highly praised by the judges, including guest judge Clive Davis, who spoke of looking forward to making an album with Bice.

In June 2005 Bice was quoted in ''Rolling Stone'' magazine that his last thought during the ''Idol'' finale was, "Please, God, don't let me win this thing." In comments during a subsequent appearance on ''The Today Show'', Bice backed off this stance a bit, saying that he thanked all those who had voted for him. He then played solo acoustic guitar and harmonica to one of his own compositions, in addition to singing his ''Idol'' songs with a band.

In Alabama, May 24 was declared "Bo Bice Day" by Governor Bob Riley. In fact, Bice's pride in being an Alabama native resulted in the adoption of Lynyrd Skynyrd's hit "Sweet Home Alabama" as his "theme" during his tenure on ''American Idol.'' Two members of the group Lynyrd Skynyrd surprised Bice during his trip home from Idol and performed "Sweet Home Alabama" with him in his home town of Helena, Alabama.

Idol performances

!Week	!Theme	!Song	!Original artist	!Result
	Contestant's Choice	"In a Dream"		Advanced
Contestant's Choice		The Allman Brothers Band	Advanced
Hollywood Round 1	Contestant's Choice		The Box Tops	Advanced
Hollywood Round 2	Contestant's Choice	God Bless the USA	Lee Greenwood	Advanced
Top 50	Contestant's Choice		The Temptations	Advanced
Top 24	Contestant's Choice	"Drift Away"	John Henry Kurtz	Safe
Top 20	Contestant's Choice	"Whipping Post"	The Allman Brothers Band	Safe
Top 16	Contestant's Choice		Edwin McCain	Safe
Top 12	Song of the 1960s		Blood, Sweat & Tears	Safe
Top 11	Billboard Number Ones	"Time in a Bottle"	Jim Croce	Safe
Top 10	1990s		The Black Crowes	Safe
Top 9	Classic Broadway	"Corner of the Sky"		Safe
Top 8	Year They Were Born	"Free Bird"	Lynyrd Skynyrd	Bottom 2
Top 7	1970s Dance Music	"Vehicle"		Safe
Top 6	21st Century	"I Don't Want to Be"	Gavin DeGraw	Safe
Top 5	Lieber & StollerCurrent Billboard Chart	"Stand by Me (song)	[[Ben E. KingLos Lonely Boys	Safe
Top 4	CountryGamble & Huff	"It's a Great Day to Be Alive""For the Love of Money"	Jon RandallThe O'Jays	Safe
Top 3	Clive Davis' ChoiceJudge's ChoiceContestant's Choice	"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me""(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction""In a Dream"	Elton JohnThe Rolling StonesBadlands	Safe
Finale	Idol SingleContestant's ChoiceContestant's Choice	"Inside Your Heaven""Long Long Road""Vehicle"	Carrie Underwood/Bo BiceChristian LeuzziThe Ides of March	Runner Up

''The Real Thing'': 2005-2006

Signed to RCA Records, Bice's first single, released June 21, 2005, was his version of "Inside Your Heaven". The single debuted at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart and number one on the Billboard Hot Single Sales chart. Bice's single replaced Carrie Underwood's version of the same song at number one, the first time in the history of the sales chart. The B-side was his rendition of the Ides of March hit "Vehicle", featuring an appearance by Richie Sambora. It was certified Gold in late July 2005. Bice was invited to the Bonnaroo Music Festival by Trey Anastasio. He sang a song with Willie Nelson at a Birmingham concert and was invited by Nelson to perform at Farm Aid. Bice appeared on Carlos Santana's 2005 album ''All That I Am'' with the song "Brown Skin Girl."

On June 15, 2005, Bice married long-time girlfriend Caroline Fisher in Helena, Alabama. Bice had met her when he was working as a guitar store manager, and frequented the Ragtime Cafe in Hoover, Alabama where she was working her way through college as a waitress. Their first child, a son named Aidan Michael Bice, was born on September 24, 2005.

On July 31, 2005, Bice broke his foot while performing in concert in Manchester, New Hampshire but carried on with the tour. On August 18 Bice, who had been suffering from stomach pain for months, was rushed to the hospital for emergency intestinal surgery to remove a blockage caused by a life-threatening intestinal condition called Intussusception. He was sidelined from the tour for several shows. During his absence from the tour, fellow contestants Anwar, Nikko, Scott, Anthony and Constantine paid tribute to Bice by singing "Sweet Home Alabama" and wearing Bo Bice T-shirts. Bice returned to the tour for the final two concerts in Syracuse, New York, September 10 and September 11 (a benefit concert with proceeds going to the American Red Cross to help victims of Hurricane Katrina). In addition, to playing that concert, he opened his home in Helena, Alabama to a family displaced by Hurricane Katrina. In September, Bice received the Relly Award for "Best Reality Guest" for his earlier appearance on Live with Regis & Kelly.

On October 7, 2005, Bice proudly introduced his own band, SugarMoney, in Mobile, Alabama at Bayfest. He performed two concerts the following week, including a benefit concert for the victims of Hurricane Katrina, but was back in the hospital the next day with surgery complications. In the following months, Bice made rounds of TV appearances, including two appearances on ''The Tonight Show with Jay Leno'' (two appearances), ''The Tony Danza Show'', ''Jimmy Kimmel Live!'', ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show'', ''Live with Regis & Kelly'' (two appearances), ''Today Show'', ''Early Show'', ''MTV'', ''The Daily Show with Jon Stewart'', ''Extra'', and others. November was a special month for Bo. He was named "Heartland Hero of the Week" on John Kasich's show, ''Heartland'' for giving up his house to the family displaced by Hurricane Katrina and for using his music to raise money for victims of Hurricane Katrina. In November 2005, People'' magazine featured an article about the birth of Bice's son Aidan.

Bice hosted Oxygen Television Network's Jingle Bell Concert, and his special guests included Patti LaBelle and Joan Osborne. Jim Croce's family awarded Bice the "Jim Croce 20th Annual Music Award" because the Croce family had been greatly moved by Bice's performance of Croce's song "Time in a Bottle" while he was a contestant on ''American Idol''. On December 3, Bice beat Danny Bonaduce and Tommy Lee to win the "Big Reality Star" award for VH1's Big in '05 Show. On December 6, Bice was a presenter at the 2005 Billboard Music Awards. He was a nominee for Top-Selling Single of the Year for "Inside Your Heaven".

Bice's solo debut album, ''The Real Thing'', was released on December 13, 2005. It opened at number four. ''The Real Thing'' has the seventh-highest opening for a debut album by an ''American Idol'' finalist. Bice's band at the time appears with him on three tracks on ''The Real Thing'''s DualDisc version: "Cinnamon & Novocaine", "Sinner In a Sin", and "Whiskey, Women & Time." In December, Bice appeared on AOL Sessions, singing some of the songs from his album, "The Real Thing." On December 18, Bice started coughing up blood while rehearsing for a performance on the 2005 Radio Music Awards, and had to miss the show.

In January 2006, CMT aired an hour-long TV special—called "Bo Bice: In the Moment"—which chronicled Bo's life post-Idol during the recording of his album, ''The Real Thing''. Their cameras had followed Bice around for months during the making of his album. The film showed both his joy with making an album and his frustration with recording other people's pop songs, and produced the memorable quote, "You can put a penguin in a mink coat, but it's still a (deleted) penguin." The cameras captured many touching moments, including the birth of his son, Aidan.

In February 2006, Bice kicked off a radio promo tour. During the ensuing year of promotional appearances and touring, Bice continued to suffer with the recurring intestinal condition which had not been repaired by the August 2005 surgery. In the span of just a few months during his various tours, Bice was hospitalized 20 times, checking out of the hospitals each time to honor his performance commitments. In March 2006, Bice sang on the American Idol Top 16 Results Show. In April 2006, Bice was one of the celebrity drivers featured in the Toyota Pro-Celebrity Race held in Long Beach, California, that was sponsored by Toyota to benefit various children's hospitals of Southern California. He performed at the 2006 Toyota Grand Prix, an Indy Racing League event in St. Petersburg, Florida. Bice appeared on ''The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson'' on May 9, 2006. He was the guest host for the episode of ''The Fairly OddParents'' entitled "Fairy Idol", on May 19, 2006, and continued with his rigorous tour schedule.

In the spring and summer of 2006, Bice began to talk of his hopes for a second CD, saying, for example, "On the next album I'd like to go more rootsy, more country, more southern rock Bo." On July 21, 2006, a fan at Bo Bice.com asked Bice what fans could do to hear Bo more as he sounded on ''American Idol'' than on ''The Real Thing''. He responded that they could start a petition asking Clive Davis for Bo's original southern rock songs on a subsequent CD. A diverse group of fans, the Grassroots Coalition to Hear More Bo, started the online Petition to Hear More Bo, which collected over 5,300 signatures before it was closed February 21, 2007, after word broke that Bice was no longer with RCA. Although the petition had no effect with RCA, it affirmed fan interest in the kind of CD Bice had said he wanted to make, and would eventually release in 2007.

On September 12, 2006, Bice released a cover of The Chambers Brothers 1968 smash hit, "Time Has Come Today", through various legal digital music download sites. The tune was the theme song for a new Monopoly commercial. In September 2006, Bice was a special guest star in a TV special called ''Decades Rock Live: Lynyrd Skynyrd & Friends''--the friends being Bice, Hank Williams Jr., and 3 Doors Down.

On October 5, 2006, Bice underwent emergency surgery in Nashville, Tennessee to correct his recurring intestinal problem. According to his official website, the surgery "was not easy or routine". The surgery came after several rounds of tests and doctors deemed his condition serious enough to operate immediately. The day after that surgery, a complication occurred and Bice had to undergo another surgery.

During the subsequent recovery time, Ben Stiller invited Bice to record the rock power ballad audio and music video for the title track of the Will Ferrell film ''Blades of Glory'' (produced by Stiller).

Bice was presented with a gold record for ''The Real Thing'' not long after RCA dropped Bice from its roster. Bice subsequently formed his own record label called Sugar Money/StratArt (in partnership with Strategic Artist Management). He spent the next few months in his own new Rock Hound Studio—planning, writing, and recording music for his new album, ''See the Light''.

''See The Light'': 2007-2009

Bice introduced many of his newly-written songs on a short acoustic tour which began in May, 2007 and ended a few weeks later with his hospitalization for flu and bronchitis. Bo Bice's second album, entitled ''See the Light'' was released October 23, 2007 on Bice's Independent label, Sugar Money/StratArt. The CD is available exclusively through Walmart, and digital downloads are available everywhere online. Of this album, Bice said "[...] I picked and co-wrote the songs that if I was a guy who would be spending my hard-earned money buying an album I would want to hear.". Bice has since parted with Strategic Artist Management, and is referring to his record label as "SugarMoney."

''Blades of Glory'' soundtrack CD was released on 3/27/2007; Theatrical Release Date: 03/30/2007; DVD Release Date: 08/28/2007. Bice made several promotional appearances in connection with the releases.

In October 2007, Bice made an appearance on the TV show ''American Chopper: The Series'' in an episode which featured a custom-built Peavey Bike with a built-in guitar, microphone, and amp. Peavey Electronics Corporation and Bice were working together to develop a Bo Bice guitar for their line of products. Bice had made appearances in Peavey Electronics Corporation's after school programs (in conjunction with National Afterschool Alliance) during which Peavey donated instruments to schools.

In February 2008, Bice traveled to Kuwait and Afghanistan to perform for U.S. troops deployed in the region, and to thank them for their service. He went back to the war region in Fall 2008.

During Spring and Summer 2008, Bice continued his tour promoting his ''See the Light'' album. He simultaneously spent a few weeks participating in a special tour called ''It Was Forty Years Ago Today'' with Todd Rundgren, Denny Laine, Lou Gramm, and Christopher Cross. The tour paid tribute to the fortieth anniversary of the release of the Beatles' ground-breaking album ''Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band''.

Bice performed a song on the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon in Las Vegas on Labor Day weekend 2008. On that same weekend, he sang the National Anthem at the Pepsi 500 NASCAR race in California.

On September 13, Bice participated in "Share the Beat," a benefit for the Georgia Transplant Foundation and the James Redford Institute for Transplant Awareness. It was hosted by James and Robert Redford.

Bice sang two tracks on the ''Brothers of the Southland'' CD, a compilation spearheaded by The Marshall Tucker Band's George McCorkle who had died from cancer just days prior to the recording sessions. The album features a band called "Brothers of the Southland" which consists of a number of southern rock legends. Bice contributed lead vocals and guitar on a remake of the Marshall Tucker Band's "Can't You See," and covered "Dreams." The album was released February 10, 2009.

On December 2, Bice was invited to Washington to perform for President Bush.

Bice joined Joe Diffie on the classic track, “Willin” (originally recorded by Little Feat) for Joe’s new CD that launched at the end of 2008. Bice visited Tanner Park in Copiague, New York on late Friday night, July 31, 2009. He and his band played for the audience, and later signed autographs.

Throughout 2009, Bice continued touring to support ''See the Light''. Bice did tour dates with Lynyrd Skynyrd.

Bice delivered a powerful performance on song called ‘Old Spanish Trail’ on the soundtrack for the critically acclaimed ‘Noble Things’ film (released to theaters October 30, 2009).

Bice was honored with the prestigious Lifetime Presidential Volunteer Service Award for volunteering more than 4,000 hours of his time for worthy causes, such as Habitat for Humanity, Katrina assistance, Muscular Distrophy, Organ Transplant, two concert tours for the military troops in Iraq, Kuwait, and Afghanistan, Safe House, and many others. In addition to the hours for which he received recognition, he has donated instruments, music equipment, meaningful personal memorabilia, and some of his own paintings to be auctioned off for charities.

''3'': 2010

Bice started 2010 with an acoustic tour to introduce some newly-written songs that he was recording for his upcoming album. Bice's Sugar Money record label cooperated with Time-Life for the album which was called ''3'', which was officially released on Saguaro Road Records on May 18, 2010. The album features one track with ''American Idol'' season 6 finalist Melinda Doolittle.

On October 12, 2010, Bo Bice guest-starred on the syndicated game show ''Don't Forget the Lyrics!'' and won the $50,000 grand prize for his charity, MusiCares. Bice was the first celebrity contestant to win the grand prize by correctly singing the lyrics to all the songs in his round.

Discography

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Peak chartpositions				! style="width:30px;"	! style="width:30px;"
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2005	style="text-align:left;"	* Release date: December 13, 2005	* Label: [[RCA Records	4	—	60		Recording Industry Association of America>US: Gold	* US sales: 673,000
2007		* Release date: October 23, 2007	* Label: StratArt Records	150	31	—		* US sales: 62,000
2010	style="text-align:left;"	* Release date: May 18, 2010	* Label: Saguaro Road	154	—	—		* US sales:11,000

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions				Album
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	2	—	—	—		US: Gold
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		56	17	11	17
	—	—	—	—
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	—	—	—	—
2010		—	—	—	—

References

External links

BoBice.com 'official' site from Superstar Media

(MySpace managed by Bobice.com, Superstar Media)

Bo Bice Day declaration

Thomas, Ronnie (2005-03-29) "Stepdad Downes recalls years Idol contender spent overseas". ''Decatur Daily''.

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Name	John Albion Andrew
Order	25th
Office	Governor of Massachusetts
Term start	January 3, 1861
Term end	January 4, 1866
Lieutenant	John Z. Goodrich (1861)John Nesmith (1862)Joel Hayden (1863-1866)
Predecessor	Nathaniel P. Banks
Successor	Alexander H. Bullock
Birth date	May 31, 1818
Birth place	Windham, Maine
Death date	October 30, 1867
Death place	Boston, Massachusetts
Spouse	Eliza Jane Hersey
Children	John F. Andrew
Profession	Lawyer
Party	Republican
Signature	John_A_Andrews_Signature.png }}

John Albion Andrew (May 31, 1818October 30, 1867) was a U.S. political figure. He served as the 25th Governor of Massachusetts between 1861 and 1866 during the American Civil War. He was a guiding force behind the creation of some of the first U.S. Army units of black men—including the famed 54th Massachusetts Infantry.

Early life and career

John A. Andrew was born in Windham, Maine. His father, Jonathan Andrew was a descendant of an early settler of Boxford, Massachusetts and a small but prosperous trader in Windham. His mother, Nancy Green Pierce, was a teacher at Fryeburg Academy. John Albion was the eldest son. His mother died in 1832.

Andrew entered Bowdoin College in 1833. Although he was studious and popular with other students, he did not shine academically and was ranked near the lowest in his class. After his graduation in 1837, he moved to Boston to study law under Henry H. Fuller, with whom he became close friends.

Andrew married Eliza Jane Hersey of Hingham on Christmas evening, 1848. They had four children: John Forrester, born November 26, 1850; Elizabeth Loring, born July 29, 1852; Edith, born April 5, 1854; Henry Hersey, born April 28, 1858.

After his admission to the bar, Andrew joined the Whig party and began to support the anti-slavery movement. In 1848, he helped organize the Free Soil Party, which opposed the expansion of slavery. Following the failure of the Free Soil Party, Andrew joined the Republican party in the mid-1850s.

He was elected to as a Representative in the General Court in 1857. Following John Brown's 1859 raid on Harper's Ferry, Virginia, Andrew participated in organizing legal aid for Brown, generating favorable responses amongst the people of Massachusetts. In 1860, he was elected governor of Massachusetts by a huge margin.

Governor of Massachusetts

thumb|200px|right|A selection from a historical election poster describing Andrew.When Andrew took office on January 2, 1861, on the eve of the Civil War, the ''Albany Argus'' called him "a lawyer of a low type and a brutal fanatic" who "proposes to maintain the condemned [ personal liberty ] statutes of [Massachusetts], and to force upon the South by arms, an allegiance to the Constitution thus violated." Andrew immediately began to ready the Massachusetts militia for duty. He also asked the governors of Maine and New Hampshire to prepare for war. Among his early actions were to accept recruits from other states to serve in Massachusetts regiments, including 500 men from California who he encouraged to join the 2nd Massachusetts Cavalry in 1862 and early 1863.

Andrew's strong feelings about emancipation are clearly expressed in the following quote from an 1862 speech:

Andrew was receptive to the concept of using black men as uniformed soldiers in the Union army. In April 1862 he begin working closely with the Federal government and with Frederick Douglass. He wrote letters to different states and to Lincoln trying to get support. He authorized the formation of two regiments of black infantry, the 54th and 55th Massachusetts, composed of blacks from the state, as well as Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania, and other states. Shortly after the Battle of Antietam, Andrew became one of the leading state executives at the Loyal War Governors' Conference in Altoona, Pennsylvania, which ultimately backed Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation and the war effort.

In 1864, Andrew wrote a letter to his close friend and distant cousin President Abraham Lincoln describing a woman named Lydia Bixby who lost five sons in battle and asking Lincoln to express his condolences. Lincoln then sent the famous Letter to Mrs. Bixby to Bixby, who turned out to not only dislike Lincoln, but was also a Confederate sympathizer.

He left the office of governor in 1866 and again took up the practice of law, although he intended to remain active in politics. Having associated with the Radical Republicans during the war, Andrew took a more conciliatory tone towards Reconstruction, and did not favor some of the Radical Republicans' more extreme measures.

He died in 1867 of apoplexy after having tea at his home in Boston. He is buried in the Hingham (Old Ship) Cemetery in Hingham, Massachusetts.

Honors and memorials

In 2007, governor Deval Patrick hung Andrew's portrait over the fireplace in his office, calling him an inspiration.

John A. Andrew St., in the Jamaica Plain section of Boston, is named in his honor, and his name is one of four on the Soldier's Memorial in the same community.

John Andrew Hospital in Tuskegee, Alabama is named for him.

Andrew Square in South Boston and the associated MBTA Red Line subway station Andrew Station.

References

Official Commonwealth of Massachusetts Governor Biography

External links

Jamaica Plain Historical Society

Library of Congress. Photo of John A. Andrew statue, State House, Boston, Mass.

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name	For Real
background	group_or_band
genre	R&B, Pop, Dance
years active	1993–1999
label	Arista RecordsA&M Records, Rowdy Records
past members	Wendi WilliamsLatanyia BaldwinJosina ElderNecia Bray-Gates
notable instruments	}}

For Real was an American R&B and soul quartet, that formed in 1993. In the latter part of that decade they were nominated for a Grammy, Billboard Music Award, and Soul Train Music Award.

Biography

For Real secured their recording contract by accident. "We were picking up our manager from the airport. So we decided to greet him with an acappella song. Someone from A&M records just happened to be in the airport and heard them perform. Not long after, they were signed," said Latanyia Baldwin.

The band released their debut album, ''It's a Natural Thang'', with production from Brian McKnight on A&M Records in 1994, and it became a critical success, including a rare four stars from Rolling Stone Magazine. Their first single, "You Don't Wanna Miss" hit #28 on the ''Billboard'' chart, courtesy of a danceable new jack swing remix by Steve "Silk" Hurley, which was featured in the song's video. A second single, "Easy To Love," peaked at #65 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The album scored another chart hit with the a cappella love song, "You Don't Know Nothin'," which was written and produced by Mervyn Warren, and which peaked at #27. The song peaked at #54 in the UK Singles Chart in July 1995. The album sold over one million copies worldwide, and peaked at #80 on the Billboard 200.

In 1995, the band appeared in Italian ''Vogue'', modeling mens suits. They toured alongside Stevie Wonder, and lent their voices to the Martin Scorsese film project ''Grace of My Heart.'' The foursome also forayed into acting with appearances in the film ''Shake, Rattle and Rock!'' starring Renée Zellweger and Howie Mandel on ''Showtime''.

They also hit the US Top 20 with the single "Freedom (Theme from Panther)" featuring Aaliyah, TLC, En Vogue, BlackGirl, SWV, and Vanessa Williams from the movie ''Panther''. They also recorded a duet with Stevie Wonder called "Stubborn Kind Of Fellow", which appeared on the Marvin Gaye tribute album, ''Inner City Blues: The Music Of Marvin Gaye.'' For Real also recorded songs for the soundtracks of the films ''Waiting to Exhale'' and ''Fled'' respectively.

After a label change from A&M to Dallas Austin's Arista imprint Rowdy Records in 1996, For Real struck again with the Austin-produced, 60s-leaning single "Like I Do," from their second album ''Free''. "Like I Do" hit #10 on the Billboard singles chart, the video also earned a Billboard nomination for Best R&B Clip, the album made the Top 100, and nearly 400,000 copies in the US, the album's next and last single was the Diane Warren-penned pop ballad "The Saddest Song I Ever Heard" which hit #65 on the Top 100 singles chart. The band performed "Saddest Song" on the TV show All That. ''Free'' included production from top R&B/pop producers like Babyface, Mario Winans, and Jon B.

The band also recorded three songs ("I Do", "Born to Love That Boy" and "Unwanted Number") and appeared in the critically acclaimed film ''Grace of My Heart''. The films soundstrack won a Satellite Award in 1997.

In January 1997, the band won an American Music Award for their work on the ''Waiting to Exhale'' soundtrack, in Summer 1997, the group earned a Soul Train Award nomination for Album Of The Year (By A Group, Band Or Duo) for "Free".

In 1999, Wendi Williams lent her voice to the Emmy winning film ''Introducing Dorothy Dandridge'', with Halle Berry, in which Berry plays a singer but Williams is behind her singing voice.

In 2002, their song "Love Will Be Waiting At Home", appeared in the movie, ''Two Can Play That Game'', that starred Vivica A. Fox and Morris Chestnut.

In 2009, CoryLavel began to work with Josina Elder on her new album.

Discography

''It's a Natural Thang'' (1994)

''Free'' (1996)

Awards and nominations

style="background:#bcbcbc;"	Year	Result	Award	Category	Work
	1996	Nominated	Grammy Award	Album of the Year	Waiting to Exhale
	1997	Nominated	Billboard Music Award	Best Clip - R&B	"Like I Do"
	1998	Nominated	Soul Train Music Award	Album of the Year (By a Group, Band or Duo)	''Free''

References

External links

SingingFool.com Streaming music videos for "Like I Do" and "The Saddest Song I Ever Heard"

Allmusic Discography, biographies, and pictures

IUMA Group photos, lyrics, message board, audio streams, and bio.

Google Album info, photos, and lyrics

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