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(Remember Me) I'm The One Who Loves You (album)
''(Remember Me) I'm the One Who Loves You'' is a 1965 studio album by Dean Martin, produced by Jimmy Bowen and arranged by Ernie Freeman. The album was Martin's fifth album to appear in the Top 40, and peaked at number 12 on the ''Billboard'' Top LPs chart. ''Billboard.com''. Accessed September 8, 2016. The album's release in September 1965 corresponded with the debut of Martin's long-running TV series ''''. The album was reissued on CD by Hip-O Records in 2009. Rece ...
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Dean Martin
Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti; June 7, 1917 – December 25, 1995) was an American singer, actor and comedian. One of the most popular and enduring American entertainers of the mid-20th century, Martin was nicknamed "The King of Cool". Martin gained his career breakthrough together with comedian Jerry Lewis, billed as Martin and Lewis, in 1946. They performed in nightclubs and later had numerous appearances on radio, television and in films. Following an acrimonious ending of the partnership in 1956, Martin pursued a solo career as a performer and actor. Martin established himself as a singer, recording numerous contemporary songs as well as standards from the Great American Songbook. He became one of the most popular acts in Las Vegas and was known for his friendship with fellow artists Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr., who together with several others formed the Rat Pack. Starting in 1965, Martin was the host of the television variety program '' The Dean Martin Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Welcome To My World (Jim Reeves Song)
__NOTOC__ "Welcome to My World" is a popular music standard written by Ray Winkler and John Hathcock, and recorded by many artists, most notably Jim Reeves. The melody was likely written by Eddie McDuff rather than Winkler. A traditional love song, the bridge includes lyrics taken from Matthew 7:7–8 ("''Knock and the door will open; seek and you will find; ask and you'll be given'' ... ," from the Sermon on the Mount). Jim Reeves version The most famous version was performed by country music singer Jim Reeves, who styled the song in his favoured style of Nashville Sound. Reeves' version was included on his 1962 album ''A Touch of Velvet'' and was released as a single in the United States in early 1964, reaching No. 2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles chart in the spring of that year. It was also occasionally aired on pop radio stations, reaching the No. 2 spot on ''Billboards Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. The song became one of Reeves' last major hits in the U.S. durin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Lanier
Don Lanier (July 13, 1936 – July 23, 2014) was an American songwriter and composer. He composed and wrote dozens of songs for artists including Ray Charles, Dean Martin, The Everly Brothers and Hank Snow. His latest contributions as a songwriter and composer were on ''Featuring'' by Norah Jones and on ''Sugartime'' by Charlie Phillips. He was the original guitarist of Buddy Knox Buddy Wayne Knox (July 20, 1933 – February 14, 1999) was an American singer and songwriter, best known for his 1957 rock hit song, "Party Doll". Biography Knox was born in the tiny farming community of Happy, Texas, United States, and learn ...'s Rhythm Orchids. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Lanier, Don 1936 births 2014 deaths American male songwriters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dottie West
Dorothy Marie Marsh West (October 11, 1932 – September 4, 1991) was an American country music singer and songwriter. Along with her friends and fellow recording artists Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn, she is considered one of the genre's most influential and groundbreaking female artists. West's career started in the 1960s, with her top-10 hit, "Here Comes My Baby Back Again", which won her a Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance in 1965, the first woman in country music to receive a Grammy. In the early 1970s, West wrote a popular commercial for the Coca-Cola company, titled " Country Sunshine", which reached number two on ''Billboard's'' Hot Country Singles in 1973. In the late 1970s, she teamed up with country pop superstar Kenny Rogers for a series of duets that took her career to new highs, earning platinum-selling albums and number-one records for the first time. Her duet recordings with Rogers, " Every Time Two Fools Collide", " All I Ever Need Is You", a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Here Comes My Baby (Dottie West Song)
"Here Comes My Baby" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Dottie West. It was released in June 1964 as the first single and title track from the album '' Here Comes My Baby''. West wrote the song with her then-husband Bill. History "Here Comes My Baby" was the first song to be written and made famous by Dottie West. In 1964, Dottie West was trying to make it big in Nashville. She released a single the previous year called "Let Me off at the Corner," which made the Top 40. She also recorded another with Jim Reeves called "Love Is No Excuse," which became a hit after his death in 1964. She had just received a recording contract with RCA Victor and decided that she would write her own song and release it as a single. The song was written in one day, according to West, who wrote along with her husband Bill West, and she then recorded it in Nashville. Nobody expected the success the song would bring in 1964. The song made it to number 10 on the Billboar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Rose (songwriter)
Knowles Fred Rose (August 24, 1898 – December 1, 1954) was an American musician, Hall of Fame songwriter, and music publishing executive. Biography Born in Evansville, Indiana, United States, Rose started playing piano and singing as a small boy. In his teens, he moved to Chicago, Illinois where he worked in bars busking for tips, and finally vaudeville. Eventually, he became successful as a songwriter, penning his first hit for entertainer Sophie Tucker. For a short time Rose lived in Nashville, Tennessee, but his radio show there did not last long and he headed to New York City's Tin Pan Alley in hopes of making a living as a songwriter. It was there that he began writing songs with Ray Whitley, an RKO B-Western film star and author of " Back in the Saddle Again", and this collaboration introduced Rose to the possibilities of country music. He lived for a time with Ray and Kay Whitley in an apartment in Hollywood, co-writing many tunes for Ray's movies. In 1942, he return ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hy Heath
Walter Henry "Hy" Heath (July 9, 1890 – April 3, 1965) was an American entertainer, songwriter, composer and writer. Born in Oakville, Tennessee, he received his education in public schools and then became a comedian in musical comedy, vaudeville, minstrel and burlesque shows. His chief musical collaborators included Johnny Lange and Fred Rose. His most successful composition was " Mule Train" which earned him an Academy Award The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ... nomination (it was featured in the 1950 film '' Singing Guns''). Another of his many popular songs which he composed was "The Hills of Utah" which was sung by Ken Curtis in the Hollywood western '' Stallion Canyon'' starring Ken Curtis and Carolina Cotton. References 1890 births 1965 deaths ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sid Tepper
Sid Tepper (June 25, 1918 – April 24, 2015) was an American songwriter. He is best known for his collaborations with Roy C. Bennett, which spawned several hits for Elvis Presley. Between 1945 and 1970, Tepper and Bennett published over 300 songs. Biography As a youth, Tepper's family moved to Brooklyn, where Tepper met his future musical collaborator, Roy C. Bennett. Their first hit was "Red Roses for a Blue Lady" (1948), recorded by Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians. Over the next 22 years, the songwriting team wrote for Tony Bennett, Rosemary Clooney, Peggy Lee, Frank Sinatra, Sarah Vaughan, Dean Martin, and many more. Tepper and Bennett adjusted well to the advent of rock 'n roll. In 1961 their song " The Young Ones" was instrumental in boosting the career of Cliff Richard, for whom they wrote 21 compositions. They went on to write 43 songs for Elvis Presley, the most of any songwriter, or song writing team (all related to his movies). In the 1970s Tepper suffere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy C
Roy Charles Hammond (August 3, 1939 – September 16, 2020), better known as Roy C or Roy "C", was an American southern soul singer, songwriter and record executive, best known for his 1965 hit, "Shotgun Wedding". Another song, "Impeach the President", which he recorded and produced with a high school group, the Honey Drippers, has had one of the most sampled drum tracks in hip hop music. Life and career Roy Hammond was born in Newington, Georgia. He began singing tenor with The Genies, a vocal group in Long Beach, Long Island, who were later offered a recording contract by record producer Bob Shad. Their first single, "Who's That Knockin'", reached number 72 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart in 1958, with Claude Johnson—later of the duo Don and Juan—on lead vocal. The group then moved to Atlantic Records, with Hammond taking over as lead singer, but their recordings were not released, and he was drafted into the Air Force. Solo career and record labels When he returned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Roses For A Blue Lady
"Red Roses for a Blue Lady" is a 1948 popular song by Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett (alias Roy Brodsky). It has been recorded by a number of performers. Actor-singer John Laurenz (1909–1958) was the first to record the song for Mercury Records. It rose to #2 on the weekly “Your Hit Parade” radio survey in the spring of 1949. The original 78rpm single was issued on Mercury 5201 - Red Roses For A Blue Lady (Roy Brodsky-Sid Tepper) by John Laurenz. Lyrical content The song is about a man who wishes to give flowers as a gift to the woman he loves after the two have had a disagreement and that said disagreement made her blue (i.e., sad). He hopes that if his sweetheart accepts his plea for forgiveness, the two will marry and that he will soon return to pick out the florist’s “best white orchid for her wedding gown." Other recorded versions *The best-selling recording was made by Vaughn Monroe and his orchestra, with credited vocalists Vaughn Monroe and The Moon Men, on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walk On By (Leroy Van Dyke Song)
"Walk on By" is a song written by Kendall Hayes and performed by American country music artist Leroy Van Dyke. It was released in June 1961 as the first single and title track from the album ''Walk On By''. The song was Van Dyke's most successful single, spending 37 weeks on the country chart and a record-breaking 19 at the number-one position. "Walk on By" crossed over to the pop chart peaking at number five, and was named by ''Billboard'' magazine, in its 100th anniversary issue (1994), as the biggest country music record in history. The 19-week run of "Walk On By" is a record that stood for 51 years until "Cruise" by Florida Georgia Line reached its 19th week at No. 1 on July 20, 2013; the following week, "Cruise" surpassed the standard when it recorded its 20th week at No. 1. Until Florida Georgia Line surpassed it in total weeks at No. 1, "Walk On By" held the record for most weeks at No. 1 since the introduction of the all-encompassing Hot Country Songs (then called Hot C&W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
