Another factor may have been the Friday night telethon, which offered a broader roster of film and pop-music superstars than the theaters, said Paul Dergarabedian, chairman of Exhibitor Relations, which monitors box-office performance.
Their apotheosis, however, would come at the turn of the decade when they chose to sign with the innovative black-run Stax label, whose charismatic head Al Bell was determined to develop a broader roster of black music including blues, jazz and gospel.
Mr. Pitt declined today to comment about his appointment or about his views on regulatory issues, although experts said that his broad roster of clients could pose some possible conflict-of-interest problems.
Whereas EMI has a broad roster of international artists, Warner Music concentrates on American and British musicians.Warner Music's big advantage is its shareholder structure: its private-equity owners may be able to move more quickly and aggressively than EMI's diverse institutional shareholder base.
With a broad roster of APIs and more hackers than ever, this year's event offers innumerable opportunities to learn and have fun.
Every morning, the nurse receives a report listing his/her full roster of patients.
Carl Shapiro, an expert on information technology on President Obama's Council of Economic Advisers, has suggested patent reforms, including making it easier to challenge patents after they are issued, culling the roster of overly broad or ambiguous claims, and allowing those accused of infringement to claim independent invention as a defense.
Movie rentals at iTunes could have broader implications for Apple beyond expanding its roster of film titles.
Over-all, the British list suggests a broader, fuller concept of national greatness than does the roster of politicians, worthy as they may be, who are memorialized on the Yankee dollar.
And its roster of performers neatly encapsulates the festival's broad-minded ethos: Cecil Bridgewater, Ralph Alessi, Taylor Ho Bynum and Roy Campbell Jr. all bring different perspectives as trumpeters and improvisers, as does Mr. Douglas, above, who will also perform.
