Remembering The Passed

Remembering Joao Gilberto, Pernell Whitaker, Fernando Cortado, Pumpsie Green Joao Gilberto was the Brazilian guitarist and songwriter who was a key figure in bringing the bossa nova style of music to the United States in the early 1960’s. He is best known for the song “The Girl From Ipanema” which he sang in Portuguese and his then-wife Astrid sang in English. Pernell “Sweet Pea” Whitaker was the boxing great who won the world title in four divisions. He was especially adept as a quick, defensive boxer. Fernando Cortado was American computer scientist who developed the time-sharing operating system so that computer time could be divided among many users. Pumpsie Green was the first African-American player to play for the Boston Red Sox, the last major league team to integrate.