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Beyond The Blue Horizon (song)
"Beyond the Blue Horizon" is a 1930 song composed by Leo Robin, Richard A. Whiting, and W. Franke Harling, and was first performed by Jeanette MacDonald in the 1930 film ''Monte Carlo''. It was released that November as a single on a 78 rpm disc along with the song "Always, in All Ways" on Victor Records. Four takes were recorded on August 4 at the Hollywood Recording Studio, conducted by LeRoy Shield, with MacDonald and the vocal group The Rounders; the second take was chosen for release. The song reached #9 in the United States and became MacDonald's signature song, selling over 12,000 copies; it was re-released in 1944. MacDonald commonly performed it in concerts and on tours would also perform it in the movie '' Follow the Boys'' in 1944, and frequently performed it on tours. She also re-recorded the song for the albums ''Favorites'' and ''Favorites in Hi-Fi'' (1959). Cover versions * George Olsen and His Orchestra released a version in 1930. The song reached #5 in the Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeanette MacDonald
Jeanette Anna MacDonald (June 18, 1903 – January 14, 1965) was an American singer and actress best remembered for her musical films of the 1930s with Maurice Chevalier (''The Love Parade'', '' Love Me Tonight'', ''The Merry Widow'' and '' One Hour With You'') and Nelson Eddy ('' Naughty Marietta'', '' Rose-Marie'', and '' Maytime''). During the 1930s and 1940s she starred in 29 feature films, four nominated for Best Picture Oscars (''The Love Parade'', '' One Hour with You'', '' Naughty Marietta'' and ''San Francisco''), and recorded extensively, earning three gold records. She later appeared in opera, concerts, radio, and television. MacDonald was one of the most influential sopranos of the 20th century, introducing opera to film-going audiences and inspiring a generation of singers. Early years MacDonald was born Jeannette Anna McDonald on June 18, 1903, at her family's Philadelphia home at 5123 Arch Street. She was the youngest of the three daughters of Anna May (née Wr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cliff Jordan (album)
''Cliff Jordan'' is an album by American jazz saxophonist Clifford Jordan featuring performances recorded in 1957 and released on the Blue Note Records, Blue Note label.Blue Note discography accessed December 1, 2010 Reception The Allmusic review by awarded the album 3 stars.[ Allmusic Review] accessed December 1, 2010Track listing ''All compositions by Cliff Jordan except as indicated'' # "Not Guilty" - 11:43 # "St. John" (John Jenkins (jazz musician), John Jenkins) - 8:18 # "Blue Shoes" (Curtis Fuller) - 9:38 # "Beyond the Blue Horizon (song), Beyond the Blue Horizon" (W. Franke Harling, Leo Robin, Richard A. Whiting) - 6:59 # "Ju-Ba" (Lee Morgan) - 3:55 *Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adult Contemporary (chart)
The Adult Contemporary chart is published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine and lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary radio stations in the United States. The chart is compiled based on airplay data submitted to ''Billboard'' by stations that are members of the Adult Contemporary radio panel. The chart debuted in ''Billboard'' magazine on July 17, 1961.Hyatt, Wesley (1999). ''The Billboard Book of Number One Adult Contemporary Hits''. New York City: Billboard Books. . Over the years, the chart has gone under a series of name changes, being called Easy Listening (1961–1962; 1965–1979), Middle-Road Singles (1962–1964), Pop-Standard Singles (1964–1965), Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks (1979–1982) and Adult Contemporary (1983–present). Chart history The ''Billboard'' Easy listening chart, as it was first known, was born of a desire by some radio stations in the late 1950s and early 1960s to continue playing current hit songs but distinguish themselves from b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard Hot 100
The ''Billboard'' Hot 100 is the music industry standard record chart in the United States for songs, published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine. Chart rankings are based on sales (physical and digital), radio play, and online streaming in the United States. The weekly tracking period for sales was initially Monday to Sunday when Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991, but was changed to Friday to Thursday in July 2015. This tracking period also applies to compiling online streaming data. Radio airplay, which, unlike sales figures and streaming, is readily available on a real-time basis, is also tracked on a Friday to Thursday cycle effective with the chart dated July 17, 2021 (previously Monday to Sunday and before July 2015, Wednesday to Tuesday). A new chart is compiled and officially released to the public by ''Billboard'' on Tuesdays but post-dated to the following Saturday. The first number-one song of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 was " Poor Little Fool" by Ricky N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lou Christie
Luigi Alfredo Giovanni Sacco (born February 19, 1943), known professionally as Lou Christie, is an American pop and soft rock singer-songwriter known for several hits in the 1960s, including his 1966 US chart-topper "Lightnin' Strikes" and 1969 UK number-two " I'm Gonna Make You Mine". Biography Early life and career Christie was born Luigi Alfredo Giovanni Sacco Bob Stanley, "Prince of Wails", ''Record Collector'', No.534, August 2022, pp.72-77 on February 19, 1943, in Glenwillard, Pennsylvania, and grew up in suburban Pittsburgh. While attending Moon Area High School, he studied music and voice, served as student conductor of the choir and sang solos at holiday concerts. His teacher, Frank Cummings, wanted him to pursue a career in classical music, but Sacco wanted to cut a record to get on ''American Bandstand''. At age 15 he met and befriended Twyla Herbert, a classically trained musician 20 years his senior, who became his regular songwriting partner and wrote hundreds ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1974 In Music
List of notable events in music that took place in the year 1974. __TOC__ Specific locations *1974 in British music * 1974 in Norwegian music Specific genres *1974 in country music * 1974 in heavy metal music * 1974 in jazz Events January–April *January 1 – English jazz musician John Dankworth is named CBE in the United Kingdom's New Year's Honours List. * January 3 – Bob Dylan and The Band begin their 40-date concert tour at Chicago Stadium. It is Dylan's first tour since 1966. *January 17 ** Joni Mitchell releases her album ''Court and Spark'', supported by the single " Help Me". ** Dino Martin, singer and son of Dean Martin, is arrested on suspicion of possession and sale of two machine guns. *February 12 – New York's rock club The Bottom Line opens in Greenwich Village. The first headlining act is Dr. John. * February 14 – The Captain & Tennille are married in Virginia City, Nevada. *February 16 – Two years of litigation between Grand Funk and former ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Complete First National Band Recordings
''Complete First National Band Recordings'' (or simply ''Complete'') is a compilation album by Michael Nesmith, released in 1993. It contains the three albums Nesmith recorded with the First National Band in 1970 and 1971 on a two-CD set. ''Magnetic South (album), Magnetic South'' (minus "First National Rag") and ''Loose Salute'' are on the first CD, while ''Nevada Fighter'' is on the second CD. ''Magnetic South'' was previously reissued in 1999 as ''16 Original Classics'' with five bonus tracks. It was also reissued with ''Loose Salute'' on CD by BMG International in 2000. Both albums were remastered for this release.[ Magnetic South and Loose Salute reissue review on Allmusic.] ''Complete'' does not include remastered tracks. Despite being billed as the complete recordings of the First National Band, the 2-disc set does not include "First National Rag" from ''Magnetic South'', "First National Dance" (a bonus track on ''Loose Salute'') or "Rose City Chimes", the B-side to "Litt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magnetic South (album)
''Magnetic South'' is the first solo album by American singer-songwriter Michael Nesmith during his post-Monkees career. Released by RCA Records in 1970, the album peaked at Number 143 on the Billboard Pop Albums charts and Number 49 in Canada. ''Magnetic South'' is considered an early example of country rock. A single, " Joanne/One Rose" was taken from the album and reached Number 21 on the Billboard singles charts and Number 6 on the Adult Contemporary charts, #5 on the Australian chart, and #4 in Canada. It was the highest position of Nesmith's solo career. History Nesmith formed the backing group "The First National Band" and gave them billing on both the cover and label of the record. Band member John London had previously played bass on several Monkees tracks and appeared as an extra on several episodes of the TV show, while Red Rhodes had played on a few 1969 Monkees tracks, notably "Steam Engine." Five of the album's eleven tracks are from Nesmith's career with The Monke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Nesmith
Robert Michael Nesmith or Mike Nesmith, (December 30, 1942 – December 10, 2021) was an American musician, songwriter, and actor. He was best known as a member of the pop rock band the Monkees and co-star of the TV series ''The Monkees'' (1966–1968). His songwriting credits include "Different Drum," which became a hit for Linda Ronstadt and the Stone Poneys. After the break-up of the Monkees, Nesmith continued his successful songwriting and performing career, first with the seminal country rock group the First National Band, with whom he had a top-40 hit, " Joanne", and then as a solo artist. He often played a custom-built Gretsch 12-string electric with the Monkees and afterwards. Nesmith founded Pacific Arts, a multimedia production and distribution company, in 1974, through which he helped pioneer the music video format. He created one of the first American television programs dedicated to music videos, ''PopClips'', which aired on Nickelodeon in 1980. He was asked to h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wonderful World Of Make Believe
''The Wonderful World of Make Believe'' is an album by American pop singer Johnny Mathis that was released by Mercury Records on July 10, 1964, and described by Greg Adams of Allmusic, who wrote, "The theme is fantasy, from imaginary locations ('Camelot', 'Shangri-La') to fanciful yearnings ('I'm Always Chasing Rainbows', 'When You Wish Upon a Star') to vague, idealized realms ('Beyond the Sea', 'Beyond the Blue Horizon')." The album debuted on ''Billboard'' magazine's Top LP's chart in the issue dated July 25, 1964, and reached number 75 during its 10 weeks there. This project was released on compact disc for the first time as one of two albums in a two-CD set by Sony Music Entertainment on August 28, 2012, the other album being Mathis's previous studio LP, ''Tender Is the Night''. ''The Wonderful World of Make Believe'' was also included in Sony's Mathis box set ''The Complete Global Albums Collection'', which was released on November 17, 2014. Reception Adams contrasts the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Mathis
John Royce Mathis (born September 30, 1935) is an American singer of popular music. Starting his career with singles of standard music, he became highly popular as an album artist, with several dozen of his albums achieving gold or platinum status and 73 making the ''Billboard'' charts. Mathis has received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and has been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for three recordings. Although frequently described as a romantic singer, his discography includes traditional pop, Brazilian and Spanish music, soul, rhythm and blues, show tunes, Tin Pan Alley, soft rock, blues, country music, and even a few disco songs for his album ''Mathis Magic'' in 1979. Mathis has also recorded six albums of Christmas music. In a 1968 interview, Mathis cited Lena Horne, Nat King Cole, and Bing Crosby among his musical influences. Early life and education Mathis was born in Gilmer, Texas, on September 30, 1935, the fourth of seven children of Clem Mathi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frankie Laine
Frankie Laine (born Francesco Paolo LoVecchio; March 30, 1913 – February 6, 2007) was an American singer, songwriter, and actor whose career spanned nearly 75 years, from his first concerts in 1930 with a marathon dance company to his final performance of "That's My Desire" in 2005. Often billed as "America's Number One Song Stylist", his other nicknames include "Mr. Rhythm", "Old Leather Lungs", and "Mr. Steel Tonsils". His hits included "That's My Desire", " That Lucky Old Sun", " Mule Train", " Jezebel", " High Noon", " I Believe", " Hey Joe!", "The Kid's Last Fight", " Cool Water", " Rawhide", and "You Gave Me a Mountain". He sang well-known theme songs for many Western film soundtracks, including '' 3:10 To Yuma'', '' Gunfight at the O.K. Corral'', and '' Blazing Saddles'', although his recordings were not charted as a country & western. Laine sang an eclectic variety of song styles and genres, stretching from big band crooning to pop, western-themed songs, gospel, roc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
