The Independents may refer to:
The Independents (December 2013–January 2015) was an American television libertarian-focused talk show on Fox Business News (FBN). It was broadcast on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. The hosts of the show were Lisa Kennedy Montgomery, America's Future Foundation's Kmele Foster, and Reason magazine's Matt Welch.
The show featured roundtable discussions on the news of the day with a special emphasis on the protection of economic and civil liberties.
FBN cancelled the show on January 15, 2015.
The Independents (German: Die Unabhängigen, abbreviated DU), are a political grouping in Liechtenstein. In the 2013 parliamentary election, the first they contested, they won 29,740 votes (15.3%) and four seats in the Landtag. DU is headed by former Patriotic Union parliamentarian Harry Quaderer. DU is not a party in the traditional sense, having incorporated as a party solely to take advantage of the financial and political rights associated with that status; its platform calls for Members of the Landtag to be able to vote based on their own convictions rather than party pressures.
International commentators suggested that the party had benefited from protest votes against austerity measures.
A vocal group is a group of singers who sing and harmonize together with a backing band. Some groups do play some of their own instruments, but not all. (Most vocal groups that play their own instruments are generally categorized as "bands" and not "vocal groups"). Some of the best-known of these groups include The Miracles, The Four Tops, The Platters, The Drifters, The Temptations, The Four Seasons , The Commodores, The Impressions , The Jackson Five, The Manhattan Transfer, James Brown & The Famous Flames, The Chi-Lites, The Dramatics, The Delfonics, The Pointer Sisters, The Supremes, The Beach Boys, Dion and the Belmonts , Boyz II Men and Little Anthony & the Imperials.
The Independents were an American R&B vocal group active from 1971 to 1975. They scored several hits on the U.S. Pop and R&B charts. Their 1973 song "Leaving Me" reached #21 on the Billboard Hot 100, and remained on the chart for 14 weeks. Sales of over a million copies led to a gold record being awarded by the R.I.A.A. on May 23, 1973.
After the group broke up and recording the solo albums, "Passionate Breezes" and "Gonna Getcha Love", Chuck Jackson, along with fellow group member Marvin Yancy, achieved success as the producers and writers for most of Natalie Cole's early chart releases and also had success with Phyllis Hyman and Ronnie Dyson. Jackson is the half-brother of the Reverend Jesse Jackson and is not related to singer Chuck Jackson.