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Housing Units (2000): 2753
Land area (2000): 10.984077 sq. miles (28.448627 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.004709 sq. miles (0.012195 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 10.988786 sq. miles (28.460822 sq. km)
FIPS code: 28065
Located within: Louisiana (LA), FIPS 22
Location: 29.448539 N, 90.307274 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 70354
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Headwords:
Galliano
Wikipedia
Galliano may refer to:
- Galliano (drink), a liqueur
- Galliano (surname)
- Galliano (band), 1980s–1990s UK acid jazz/jazz funk/dance band
- Galliano, a subdivision of Cantù, Italy
- Galliano, Louisiana, United States
- Banco Galliano, also Galliano's Bank, a bank that operated in Gibraltar from 1855 to 1987
Galliano was a London-based acid jazz group that was active between 1988 and 1997. The group was the first signing to Eddie Piller and Gilles Peterson's Acid Jazz record label. The original members were Rob Gallagher ( vocals - credited as Roberto Galliano), Constantine Weir (vocals), Michael Snaith (The Vibe Controller) and Crispin Robinson ( percussion). Other important members included Valerie Etienne, who participated in the recording of all their albums, along with other musicians such as Mick Talbot on keyboards, Crispin Taylor on drums Ernie McKone on bass guitar, Mark Vandergucht guitar and Steve Ameedee, otherwise known as Uncle Big Man (dancer).
The group's first single, a reworking of Curtis Mayfield's " Freddie's Dead" called "Frederick Lies Still", was released in June 1988. It was also the first release on the Acid Jazz label.
Galliano achieved the peak of its success in 1994 with The Plot Thickens which peaked at number seven in the UK album chart.
Galliano provided the track used in the title sequence of Kevin Reynolds' 1997 film, One Eight Seven, starring Samuel L. Jackson. The track, "Slack Hands", appears on their 1996 album :4.
In 1997, Gallagher broke Galliano up, and pursued other musical projects, Two Banks of Four and Earl Zinger (the reggae singer).
Galliano is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Giuseppe Galliano (1846–1896), Italian army officer
- John Galliano (born 1960), British fashion designer
- Richard Galliano (born 1950), French accordion player
Usage examples of "galliano".
As on Galliano, only the year-round island residents were about and street traffic was light, coffee shops were opening late and closing early.
Karl Lagerfeld, Galliano, Enkia for Christian LaCroix, and of course Suzanne’s own special designer and friend, Sendil.
At Galliano, the jackets were matched with flounced bonnets and a blushing fear that a too-passionate kiss would lead… where?
She poured a Galliano for herself and sat down next to him on the couch.
A second slurp brought home the taste of Galliano, a third of Midori, or something like it.