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Lee Gains from Delta Rhythm Boys
Notable buildings in Sollefteå

Jean-Louise Prieur

(b Paris, 1732-6; d Paris, 6 May 1795). French sculptor, bronze-caster, designer and engraver. He may have been trained by his cousin JEAN-JOSEPH DE SAINT-GERMAIN. Prieur was accepted as a sculptor in the Acad?mie de Saint-Luc, Paris, in 1765 and became a master bronze-caster and chaser in 1769. In 1766 he collaborated with Victor Louis and Philippe Caffi?ri (ii) on decorations for the Royal Castle, Warsaw, providing many designs (U. Warsaw, Lib.) for furniture and furnishing objects and executing some of them (examples in Warsaw, Royal Castle; Detroit, MI, Inst. A.; Paris, Mus. Nissim de Camondo). With Louis he also took part in the redecoration of the choir of Chartres Cathedral. In 1770, on the occasion of the marriage of the Dauphin (later Louis XVI) to Marie-Antoinette, he produced an exceptional clock on the theme of Peace and Abundance (St Petersburg, Hermitage) from a drawing by Fran?ois Boucher. The clock on the theme of Vigilance (Paris, Louvre) dates from the same period. In 1774 Prieur produced bronze ornaments for the coach used by Louis XVI at his coronation, based on designs by Fran?ois-Joseph B?langer, including four allegorical sculptures that also feature in an engraving by Prieur of 1783. In 1776 he supplied bronzes for two mantelpieces designed for the Palais-Bourbon, Paris, by Claude Billard de Belisard ( fl 1722-90). In 1778 major financial losses due to mishandling of funds forced Prieur to move to the Enclos du Temple, Paris, where he continued to operate as a bronze-caster on a much reduced scale, and where his business was more orientated towards the production of bronze ornament. In the 1780s he also published many engravings of ornament, including seven books of arabesques, vases and designs for furniture, as well as Principes de dessin, six plates of scrolling, foliate friezes. He also provided patterns for wallpapers for the factory of Jean-Baptiste R?veillon. Through both his bronzes and his designs, Jean-Louis Prieur played a leading role in the French Neo-classical movement.

Lee Gaines

Lee Gaines (1914-1987) was a singer and the founder of the Delta Rhythm Boys, a jazz and pop vocal group.

Lee was born Otho Lee Gaines, and grew up in Buena Vista, Missessippi. He began singing during high school and formed a vocal quartet in 1933 during his studies at Langston University. Over the next four years this enabled hi to tour throughout South America.

During the 40's and the 50's Lee was , died Wednesday in Helsinki, Charles Horner, his biographer, said here today. He was 73 years old.

Lee Gaines, a singer and founder of the Delta Rhythm Boys, a jazz and pop vocal group, died Wednesday in Helsinki, Charles Horner, his biographer, said here today. He was 73 years old.

Mr. Horner said Mr. Gaines had suffered from cancer over the past year. He had lived in Finland for about a year.

Mr. Gaines also wrote lyrics for many songs, including Duke Ellington's Take the 'A' Train and Just A-Sitting and A-Rockin.

The Delta Rhythm Boys were best known in the 1940's and 50's, having recorded with Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie, Jimmy Lunsford, Charlie Barnet, Fred Astaire, Ruth Brown and Les Paul.

As a vocal quartet, the Delta Rhythm Boys recorded more than 400 songs and appeared in more than 35 feature-length and musical short films.

The group, which moved to Europe in the 1950's, is best known for its recordings of Dry Bones, Take the 'A' Train and It's Only a Paper Moon, the latter with Ella Fitzgerald.

Mr. Gaines is survived by a brother, a sister, a daughter and a nephew.

Notable buildings

Sollefteå was, in its earlier days, noted as a city dominated by wooden buildings. Having a histroy as a merchant and military city, there were many notable buildings of architectual interest. While many has been torn down some are still remaining.

The Stockholm house

The Stockholm house was built in 1912 with the purpose of housing officers from the nearby regiment. The name was at first a popular joke and builds on the similatity the house shared with many of the fine buildings in the capital city of Stockholm. Today, the house is owned by the municipal houe-owner Solatum who offers the appartments for rental.

The railway station

A station building in two floors made of stone and red brick. The building was erected in 1906 and thanks to its location it is an eye-catcher for those travelling through the city.

Sollefteå Church

The church was built, using granite, in the 13th century but was heavily re-modelled in the late 18th century when it was transformed into a rococo building with a high hipped roof. The church was extended to the south and west and a vestry was added in the east. The chapel was also given the same width as the rest of the building. The work was directed by city builder Daniel Hagman from Sundsvall.

The pulpit and the retable was crafted in 1773 and 1787 respectively by Johan Edler. The organ was obtained in 1883 and in 1971 a second organ was installed in the chorus.

The church has a detached bell tower of which the lower section functions as the entrance way through the wall surrounding the church. The tower is built of wood and was erected between 1804 and 1806, and painted white in 1811. The bell tower replaced an older tower built in 1695 by Jon Jonsson. There are two bells in the tower.

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  Northern entrance to Sollefteå, crossing Ångermanälven
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  The church