Paley

[ pey-lee ]

noun

1. Grace, 1922–2007, U.S. short-story writer and poet.
2. William, 1743–1805, English theologian, philosopher, and clergyman.
3. William S., 1901–1991, U.S. broadcasting executive.

Paley

/ ˈpeɪlɪ /

noun

1. PaleyWilliam17431805MEnglishRELIGION: theologianPHILOSOPHY: philosopher William. 1743–1805, English theologian and utilitarian philosopher. His chief works are The Principles of Moral and Political Philosophy (1785), Horae Paulinae (1790), A View of the Evidences of Christianity (1794), and Natural Theology (1802)

Example Sentences

A performer himself who led a mid-’70s power-pop combo with his younger brother Jonathan, Paley was widely credited with helping to shepherd Wilson back into musical relevance in the late 1980s when he produced the Beach Boys founder’s debut solo album.

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Paley went on to make records there with John Wesley Harding and the Mighty Lemon Drops before helming a would-be comeback album by Lewis called “Young Blood” in 1995.

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Paley was born Nov. 2, 1952, and grew up in the small town of Halfmoon, N.Y., “with a population of 50 and 200 cows,” as he told The Times in 1990.

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“I never got a diploma and maybe I didn’t pay attention in some of the classes, but I definitely paid attention to Darlene Love, and I paid attention to Brian Wilson,” Paley said in 1990.

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The Paley Brothers released an LP in 1978 and teamed with the Ramones to cover Ritchie Valens’ “Come on Let’s Go” for the next year’s “Rock ’n’ Roll High School” movie.

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