Howdy! (Pat Boone Album)
''Howdy!'' is a studio album by Pat Boone, released in 1956. It followed a self-titled compilation album of previously released singles, making ''Howdy!'' Boone's studio album debut. '' Billboard'' listed ''Howdy!'' as the 19th best selling pop album of 1956, and as the 17th most played by radio. Critical reception AllMusic wrote: "Boone's musical instincts are keenly evident to the senses: never too much when exercising his strong young voice on 'Lucky Old Sun', never too little with the sweet subtlety of 'Would You Like to Take a Walk?'." Track listing :A1 "Begin the Beguine" ( Cole Porter) :A2 "Hummin' the Blues" (Beasley Smith, Billy Vaughn) :A3 " Would You Like to Take a Walk?" ( Billy Rose, Harry Warren, Mort Dixon) :A4 " All I Do Is Dream Of You" (Arthur Freed, Nacio Herb Brown) :A5 "That Lucky Old Sun" (Beasley Smith, Haven Gillespie) :A6 " Beg Your Pardon" (Beasley Smith, Francis Craig) :B1 " Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy" (Harry Stone, Jack Stapp) :B2 "With You" (Irving ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Album
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual Phonograph record#78 rpm disc developments, 78 rpm records collected in a bound book resembling a photograph album; this format evolved after 1948 into single vinyl LP record, long-playing (LP) records played at revolutions per minute, rpm. The album was the dominant form of recorded music expression and consumption from the mid-1960s to the early 21st century, a period known as the album era. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though album sales in the 21st-century have mostly focused on CD and MP3 formats. The 8-track tape was the first tape format widely used alongside vinyl from 1965 until being phased out by 1983 and was gradually supplanted by the cassette tape during the 1970s and early 1980s; the populari ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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All I Do Is Dream Of You
"All I Do Is Dream of You" is a popular song. The music was written by Nacio Herb Brown, the lyrics by Arthur Freed. The song was published in 1934. It was originally written for the Joan Crawford film ''Sadie McKee'' (1934) when it was played during the opening credits and later sung by Gene Raymond three times. It was also sung in the film by Earl Oxford in a show. The song is also featured in the films '' Singin' in the Rain'', '' A Night at the Opera'', '' The Affairs of Dobie Gillis'', and ''Crimes and Misdemeanors''. The first recording of the song was on April 23, 1934, by Dick Robertson and Angelo Ferdinando's Hotel Great Northern Orchestra. The song has since been recorded many times. Early hit versions included Jan Garber, Freddy Martin and Henry Busse. Garber's version charted #1 in 1934 and remained on the charts for 14 weeks. Recorded versions * Dick Robertson with Angelo Ferdinando's Orchestra, recorded on April 23, 1934 for Bluebird Records (catalog No. 5458A ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sunday (Chester Conn Song)
"Sunday" is a 1926 song written by Chester Conn, with lyrics by Jule Styne, Bennie Krueger, Ned Miller, which has become a jazz standard recorded by many artists. The tune has been fitted out to various lyrics, but best known in the original version of British-American songwriter Jule Styne: "I'm blue every Monday, thinking over Sunday, that one day that I'm with you" Early successful recordings in 1927 were made by Jean Goldkette and His Orchestra; Cliff Edwards; and Gene Austin. Other notable recordings *Frank Sinatra - included in his album ''Swing Easy!'' (1954) *Bing Crosby recorded the song in 1955 for use on his radio show and it was subsequently included in the box set ''The Bing Crosby CBS Radio Recordings (1954-56)'' issued by Mosaic Records (catalog MD7-245) in 2009. *Pat Boone - for his album ''Howdy!'' (1956). *Johnny Hartman - included in his album '' And I Thought About You'' (1959). *Kay Starr (1956) and later for her album ''Kay Starr: Jazz Singer'' (1960) *Al M ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Milton Ager
Milton Ager (October 6, 1893 – May 6, 1979) was an American composer, regarded as one of the top songwriters of the 1920s and 1930s. His most lasting compositions include "Ain't She Sweet?” and “Happy Days Are Here Again”. Biography Ager was born to Jewish couple Fannie Nathan and Simon Ager, who worked as a livestock dealer. in Chicago, Illinois, the sixth of nine children. He taught himself to play the piano, and attended McKinley High School, but left after only three years and embarked on a career in music. Jack Burton, "The Honor Roll of Popular Songwriters: Milton Ager", ''Billboard'', November 18, 1950, p.37 Retrieved 8 January 2021 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jack Yellen
Jack Selig Yellen (Jacek Jeleń; July 6, 1892 – April 17, 1991) was an American lyricist and screenwriter. He is best remembered for writing the lyrics to the songs "Happy Days Are Here Again", which was used by Franklin Roosevelt as the theme song for his successful 1932 presidential campaign, and "Ain't She Sweet", a Tin Pan Alley standard. Early life and education Born to a Jewish family in Poland, Yellen emigrated with his family to the United States when he was five years old. The oldest of seven children, he was raised in Buffalo, New York and began writing songs in high school. He graduated with honors from the University of Michigan in 1913 where he was a member of the Pi Lambda Phi fraternity. After graduating he became a reporter for the ''Buffalo Courier'', continuing to write songs on the side. Career Yellen's first collaborator on a song was George L. Cobb, with whom he wrote a number of Dixie songs including " Alabama Jubilee", " Are You From Dixie?", and "All Abo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Irving Berlin
Irving Berlin (born Israel Beilin; yi, ישראל ביילין; May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989) was a Russian-American composer, songwriter and lyricist. His music forms a large part of the Great American Songbook. Born in Imperial Russia, Berlin arrived in the United States at the age of five. He published his first song, "Marie from Sunny Italy", in 1907, receiving 33 cents for the publishing rights,Starr, Larry and Waterman, Christopher, American Popular Music: From Minstrelsy to MP3, Oxford University Press, 2009, pg. 64 and had his first major international hit, "Alexander's Ragtime Band", in 1911. He also was an owner of the Music Box Theatre on Broadway. For much of his career Berlin could not read sheet music, and was such a limited piano player that he could only play in the key of F-sharp; he used his custom piano equipped with a transposing lever when he needed to play in keys other than F-sharp. "Alexander's Ragtime Band" sparked an international dance craze ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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With You (Irving Berlin Song)
"With You" is a 1929 song by Irving Berlin. The lyrics commence: ''" With you, a sunny day; / Without you, clouds in the sky"''. The song was sung by Harry Richman and Joan Bennett in the 1930 film '' Puttin' On the Ritz''. Versions *Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians (vocal: Carmen Lombardo) had a popular version in 1930. *'' Howdy!'' by Pat Boone Patrick Charles Eugene Boone (born June 1, 1934) is an American singer and actor. He was a successful pop singer in the United States during the 1950s and early 1960s. He sold more than 45 million records, had 38 Top 40 hits, and appeared in mo ... (1957) References 1929 songs Songs written by Irving Berlin {{1920s-song-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jack Stapp
Jack Stapp (December 8, 1912 – December 20, 1980) was an American country music manager. Biography Stapp was born in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. His family moved to Atlanta, Georgia in 1921, and Stapp was educated in that city. He became the programme controller at Georgia Tech's own radio station and oversaw its development to a commercial radio station as WGST. After relocating to New York, Stapp came to the attention of WSM (AM) back in Nasville, who made him their programme manager. After World War II, Stapp joined forces with Lou Cowan to create Tree International Publishing. Stapp co-wrote, with Harry Stone, the popular song "Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy" (1950). By 1954, Tree Publishing's song, "By the Law of My Heart", was recorded by [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy
"Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" (also known as "Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy") is a popular song written by Harry Stone and Jack Stapp and published in 1950. It is the signature song of Red Foley who recorded it in late 1949. The song has been covered by many artists including Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, and Faron Young who scored a hit with the song in 1959. Many versions of the song charted in 1950, but the biggest was by Red Foley. His recording, produced at Castle Studio by Owen Bradley, was released by Decca Records as catalog number 46205. The record first reached the '' Billboard'' charts on January 13, 1950, and lasted 15 weeks on the chart, peaking at number one. Foley's recording also went to number one on the country chart and stayed at the top spot for three months. It featured guitarist Grady Martin. Other charting versions were recorded by Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Phil Harris, Bradford & Romano and Bill Darnel. The Crosby recording was made on January 3, 1950 a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Francis Craig
Francis Craig (September 10, 1900 – November 19, 1966) was an American songwriter, honky tonk piano player, and leader of a Nashville dance band. His works included " Dynamite" and "Near You", the latter being the first Billboard #1 hit out of Nashville. Early years A Methodist minister's son, Craig was born in Dickson, Tennessee, United States. He studied mathematics and political science at Vanderbilt University, Nashville. "Dynamite", now the official fight song of Vanderbilt University, was written by Craig in 1938 a week prior to a Vanderbilt/University of Tennessee football game. It is played mainly at football games, basketball games, and at other Commodore sports events. While he was at Vanderbilt, Craig formed an orchestra, the Vanderbilt Jazz Band. When the university's chancellor told Craig he would have to change the name of the group, disband it, or leave Vanderbilt, he dropped out and changed the orchestra's name. Radio Craig had three stints on WSM radio in N ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Beg Your Pardon
"Beg Your Pardon" is a song written by Francis Craig and Beasley Smith and published in 1947 by the Robbins Music Corporation. It was recorded in 1947 by Frankie Carle and His Orchestra for Columbia Records. Another recording of the song was made that year by Francis Craig, the song's author, and the track maintained the #3 position on the U.S. Billboard charts for twenty weeks in 1948 and the #4 position for a further sixteen weeks of that year. Recordings *Frankie Carle and His Orchestra (Columbia 38036) *Francis Craig (Bullet 1012) *The Dinning Sisters (Capitol 490) *Larry Green and His Orchestra (Victor 20-2647) *Art Mooney (MGM 10140) *Snooky Lanson (Mercury 5109) *Eddy Howard (Majestic 1320) *Russ Morgan Russell Morgan (April 29, 1904 – August 7, 1969) was an American big band leader and arranger during the 1930s and 1940s. He was best known for being the one of the composers of the song "You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You", with Larry Stock ... (Decca 24339) *Pat B ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Haven Gillespie
James Lamont Gillespie (February 6, 1888 – March 14, 1975) pen name Haven Gillespie, was an American Tin Pan Alley composer and lyricist. He was the writer of "You Go to My Head", "Honey", "By the Sycamore Tree", "That Lucky Old Sun", " Breezin' Along With The Breeze", " Right or Wrong," " Beautiful Love", "Drifting and Dreaming", and "Louisiana Fairy Tale" (Fats Waller's recording of which was used as the first theme song in the PBS Production of ''This Old House''), each song in collaboration with other people such as Beasley Smith, Ervin R. Schmidt, Richard A. Whiting, Wayne King, and Loyal Curtis. He also wrote the seasonal standard "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town". Life and career Gillespie was one of nine children of Anna (Reilley) and William F. Gillespie. The family was poor and lived in the basement of a house on Third Street between Madison Avenue and Russell Street in Covington, Kentucky. Gillespie dropped out of school in grade four and could not find a job. His ol ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |