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Burrell

[buh-rel]

noun

  1. Kenneth Earl Kenny, born 1931, U.S. jazz guitarist.



Burrell

/ ˈbʌrəl /

noun

  1. Paul . born 1958, British butler and confidant to Diana, Princess of Wales. After her death he was charged with but (2003) acquitted of stealing from her estate. His book, A Royal Duty (2003), revealed intimate details of her life

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Before he became a Dodger, he and Oakland teammate Dwayne Murphy each agreed to loan a budding hip-hop musician and former A’s batboy named Stanley Burrell $20,000 to produce his debut album.

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Burrell would release that album under his stage name, MC Hammer, and go on to win three Grammys and sell more than 50 million records worldwide.

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That wasn’t the only dispute Davis would have with Burrell and his team over money, nor the only bump on the road from World Series stardom to the rest of his life.

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Then 34 and out of contract, Burrell's only professional rugby since has been three appearances with invitational side the Barbarians.

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Burrell told BBC Sport he also faced prejudice within the England set-up, during a Test career that saw him win 15 caps after his debut in February 2014.

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