Big Country (disambiguation)
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Big Country
is a Scottish rock band.
Big Country or The Big Country may also refer to:
People nicknamed Big Country:
Big Country
Big Country are a Scottish rock band formed in Dunfermline, Fife in 1981. They were most popular in the early to mid-1980s, but they still release material for a cult following...
is a Scottish rock band.
Big Country or The Big Country may also refer to:
- The Big Country (novel)The Big Country (novel)The Big Country is a Western novel by Donald Hamilton that was expanded from his original short story Ambush at Blanco Canyon.-Plot summary:...
, a 1958 novel by Donald Hamilton- The Big CountryThe Big CountryMeanwhile, Terrill insists on riding into the canyon. Initially, Leech refuses to accompany him, and the other men follow his lead. However, after Terrill rides out alone, Leech catches up with him. The remaining hands again align themselves with Leech by following. The group soon rides into a trap...
, a 1958 American western film adaptation of the novel - The Big Country (comics)The Big Country (comics)The Big Country is a comic book adaptation and movie tie-in of the western novel The Big Country by Donald Hamilton.-Publication history:Written by long-time Western comics writer Paul S. Newman, and drawn by Bob Correa, The Big Country was initially serialized in The Saturday Evening Post as...
, a comic book adaptation of the film
- The Big Country
- Big Country Electric CooperativeBig Country Electric CooperativeBig Country Electric Cooperative, Inc. is a rural utility cooperative headquartered in Roby, Texas, with suboffices in Snyder, Texas and Stamford, Texas....
, Texas, U.S. - "Big Country", a song by Bela Fleck and the Flecktones from Left of CoolLeft of CoolLeft of Cool is the fifth studio album released by Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, released in 1998.-History:Left of Cool is the first album to feature Jeff Coffin, who had already toured with the band after the departure of Howard Levy...
- "The Big Country", a song by Talking Heads from More Songs About Buildings and FoodMore Songs about Buildings and FoodMore Songs About Buildings and Food is Talking Heads' second album, the first of a string of three co-produced by Brian Eno. The album was significantly more popular than their first, Talking Heads: 77...
- "The Big Country", the greater metropolitan area of Abilene, TexasAbilene, TexasAbilene is a city in Taylor and Jones counties in west central Texas. The population was 117,063 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Abilene Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had a 2006 estimated population of 158,063. It is the county seat of Taylor County...
and surrounding counties
People nicknamed Big Country:
- Brad EldredBrad EldredBradley Ross Eldred is a Major League Baseball first baseman in the San Francisco Giants organization...
, American baseball player - Roy Nelson (fighter)Roy Nelson (fighter)Roy Nelson is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the heavyweight division. He last competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship after winning Season 10 of The Ultimate Fighter. The September 30, 2009 broadcast of his fight against Kimbo Slice, officially an exhibition, was the 2nd...
, American mixed martial arts fighter - Bryant ReevesBryant ReevesBryant Reeves is an American retired professional basketball player for the NBA's Vancouver Grizzlies...
, American basketball player