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I'm Gonna Knock On Your Door
"I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door", written by Aaron Schroeder and Sid Wayne, is a song that was originally released by the Isley Brothers in 1959 and became a hit for teenage actor Eddie Hodges in 1961. It peaked at #12 at ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Cover versions *Billy "Crash" Craddock, on his album '' Two Sides of "Crash"'', in 1972; it became a big country hit. *Jimmy Osmond, in 1974, reached # 11 on the UK singles chart. * Former Beatles drummer Pete Best, in the 1960s, with his group, the Pete Best Four. *Singapore-based female singer Ervinna, between 1972 and 1974, with backing music by The Charlie & His Boys, on her album ''Golden Hits Of 20th Century Vol. 4''; this was released on the local White Cloud label. *In Swedish, three lyric versions exist, "Mina kärleksbrev dom vill jag ha igen" ("My love letters, I want them again") written by Åke Gerhard and released in 1961 as recorded by Lill-Babs, "Min lägenhet den vill jag ha igen" ("My flat, I want it again") written by Ein ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Hodges
Samuel "Eddie" Hodges (born March 5, 1947) is an American former child actor and recording artist (his 1961 cover of the Isley Brothers’ “I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door” reached #12 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100), who left show business as an adult. Early life Hodges was born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States, and traveled to New York City with his family in 1952. This began a long career in show business for Hodges in films, on stage and popular recordings. Career Stage At the age of ten, Hodges made his professional acting debut on stage in Meredith Willson's 1957 Broadway musical ''The Music Man'', in which he originated the character of Winthrop Paroo, and introduced the song "Gary, Indiana", with Robert Preston and Pert Kelton. Film He made his film debut in the 1959 film ''A Hole in the Head'' with Frank Sinatra and Edward G. Robinson, in which Hodges and Sinatra performed the song " High Hopes". However, when Sinatra recorded the song for Capitol Records ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pete Best
Randolph Peter Best (né Scanland; born 24 November 1941) is an English musician known as the drummer of the English rock band the Beatles who was dismissed immediately prior to the band achieving worldwide fame. Fired from the group in 1962 after playing drums as a Beatle for the previous two years in Germany and England, he started his own band, the Pete Best Four. He later joined and started many bands over the years. He is one of several people who have been referred to as a fifth Beatle. Best's mother, Mona Best (1924–1988), opened the Casbah Coffee Club in the cellar of the Bests' house in Liverpool. The Beatles (at the time known as the Quarrymen) played some of their first concerts at the club. The Beatles invited Best to join the band on 12 August 1960, on the eve of the group's first Hamburg season of club dates. Ringo Starr eventually replaced Best on 16 August 1962 when the group's manager, Brian Epstein, fired Best at the request of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dynamite! (Tokyo Incidents Tour)
Dynamite is a high explosive. Dynamite may also refer to: Film and television *''AEW Dynamite'', a professional wrestling television program by All Elite Wrestling (AEW) *''Dynamite Fighting Show'', a professional kickboxing television program by Cătălin Moroșanu * ''Dynamite'' (1929 film), an American pre-Code drama film * ''Dynamite'' (1947 film), a Swedish crime film * ''Dynamite'' (1949 film), an American film noir drama film * ''Dynamite'' (2015 film), an Indian Telugu action thriller film Food *Dinamita, a stuffed whole pepper in spring roll wrappers in Filipino cuisine *Dynamite, a sandwich similar to a Sloppy joe popular in New England Music Albums * ''Dynamite'' (The Supremes and the Four Tops album), 1971 * ''Dynamite'' (Stina Nordenstam album), 1996 * ''Dynamite'' (Jamiroquai album), or the title song (see below) * ''Jermaine Jackson'' (album), released internationally as ''Dynamite'' * ''Dynamite'' (Ike & Tina Turner album), 1963 *''Dyna-Mite'', a 2018 album by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo Incidents
, also known as Tokyo Incidents, is a Japanese rock band formed by Ringo Sheena, after leaving her solo career. The band's debut single " Gunjō Biyori" was released in September 2004, and they ended activities in February 2012. The band sold 2.3 million albums, singles, and DVDs. The band reunited and released a new single on January 1, 2020. History Origins (2003) Tokyo Jihen started as Ringo Sheena's backing band at first for her last concert tour before ending the first half of her solo career. Sheena was contemplating working with a band while working on her last solo album, ''Kalk Samen'' ''Kuri no Hana''. She began looking for members of her backing band to support her solo tour " Sugoroku Ecstasy" in the Autumn of 2003. The tour band was introduced as Tokyo Jihen during the tour for the first time, featuring guitarist Mikio Hirama, pianist H Zett M, drummer Toshiki Hata, and familiar bassist Seiji Kameda. The musicians she selected became the core of what would becom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
100% (Lotta Engberg Album)
''100%'' is a studio album from Lotta Engberg, released in March 1988. The album was recorded in KMH Studio in Stockholm, Sweden in January–February 1988. The album peaked at number 40 on the Swedish Albums Chart. Track listing Personnel *Lotta Engberg: Vocals *Lasse Westmann, Lilling Palmeklint, Liza Öhman-Halldén: backing vocals *Hasse Rosén, Lasse Jonsson, Lasse Wellander: Guitars *Pedro Johannsen, Peter Ljung: Keyboards *Rutger Gunnarsson: Bass *Per Lindvall Per is a Latin preposition which means "through" or "for each", as in per capita. Per or PER may also refer to: Places * IOC country code for Peru * Pér, a village in Hungary * Chapman code for Perthshire, historic county in Scotland Math ...: drums Charts References External links * 1988 albums Lotta Engberg albums Swedish-language albums {{1980s-pop-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lotta Engberg
Anna Charlotte "Lotta" Engberg (born Pedersen; 5 March 1963) is a Swedish singer. She represented Sweden in Eurovision Song Contest 1987 with " Boogaloo" after winning Melodifestivalen 1987. She also tried many times in Melodifestivalen in 1984, 1988, 1990, 1996, 2002 and 2012. She was also a singer in a number of formations including " Trioala" early on, and in dansbands Lotta & Anders Engbergs orkester from 1989 to 1994, and after her divorce from Anders Engberg, in dansband Lotta Engbergs from 1994 until 2002. She continues now as a solo artist. On 2 October 1999, Sweden issued a postage stamp with her portrait. She also has a great number of collaborations including joint albums with Jarl Carlsson in 1987, Christer Sjögren and Willie Nelson, both in 2012. Career Under her maiden name, Lotta Pedersen, she made her debut in the Sveriges Television program " Nygammalt" in 1980 when she was 17. She was also a member of the Trioala, an a cappella choir. Later, she received a p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christer Lundh (songwriter)
Christer or Krister are varieties of the masculine given name Kristian, derived from the Latin name ''Christianus'', which in turn comes from the Greek word ''khristianós'', which means "follower of Christ". The name, written in its two variants Christer and Krister, is quite common in the Nordic countries. Notable people with the name include: * Catherine Christer Hennix (born 1948), Swedish-American composer, philosopher, scientist and visual artist associated with drone minimal music *Christer Abris (formerly Abrahamsson, born 1947), Swedish former ice hockey goaltender * Christer Adelsbo, born 1962, is a Swedish social democratic politician who has been a member of the Riksdag since 2002 * Christer Basma (born 1972), Norwegian football coach and defender *Christer Björkman (born 1957), Swedish singer * Christer Boucht (1911–2009), Finnish-Swedish lawyer, adventure traveller and writer * Christer Boustedt (1939–1986), Swedish musician and actor *Christer Dahl (born 1940) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
En Dag I Juni (album)
''En dag i juni'' is a 1974 Thorleifs studio album In 1996, the album was rereleased to CD and cassette tape on the Golden Line label. The album became the first by Thorleifs to sell gold. Track listing #"Det ding-dong bultar och ringer" #"En dag i juni" ("Safe in My Garden "Safe in My Garden" is a song written by John Phillips and recorded by The Mamas and the Papas. The single was briefly in the Top 100 pop chart in the United States. AllMusic.com calls the song "One of the group's finest latter-day records." Th ...") #"Det är sol vi behöver" #"Du tillhör mig" #"En äkta rock'n roll" #" Amazing Grace" #"Det är det bästa jag har" #"Krama mig igen" #"Svärmeri i månsken" #" Da Doo Ron Ron" #"Jag vill ha dig" #"Min lägenhet den vill jag ha igen" (" I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door") References {{Authority control 1974 albums Thorleifs albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thorleifs
Thorleifs was a Swedish dansband, formed in 1962 in Norrhult, Kronoberg County, Sweden and led by Thorleif Torstensson. The band sings in Swedish and many other languages, and released some albums in German. It also took part in Melodifestivalen 2009 Melodifestivalen 2009 was a Sweden, Swedish song contest held between February and March 2009. It was the selection for the 49th song to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest, and was the 48th edition of Melodifestivalen. Five heats were ... with the song " Sweet Kissin' in the Moonlight" but did not proceed into the finals. Members ; Guitar, lead vocals and saxophone * Thorleif Torstensson (1962–2012) ; Guitar and vocals * Magnus Bergdahl (1968–2008) * Bosse Thyren (2011–2012) ; Drums and vocals * Åke Eriksson (1962–1970) * Jörgen Löfstedt (1970–2012) ; Bass * Bo Ehrenmo (1962–1969) * Kim Lindahl (1969–2012) ; Keyboards and accordion * Johan Möller (1962–1991) * Bert Månson (1991–1993) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Einar Svensson
John Einar "Stor-Klas" Svensson (27 September 1894 – 20 March 1959) was a Swedish ice hockey player, bandy player, footballer and football manager. He competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. In 1920 he was a member of the Swedish ice hockey team which finished fourth in the Summer Olympics tournament. He played five matches and scored two goals. From 1935 to 1944, he coached Djurgårdens IF Djurgårdens Idrottsförening, commonly known simply as Djurgårdens IF, Djurgården (), and (especially locally) Djurgår'n (), Dif or DIF – is a Swedish sports association with several sections, located in Stockholm. Name The club is name ... football section. References External links * profile 1894 births 1959 deaths Men's association football players not categorized by position Djurgårdens IF Fotboll managers Ice hockey players at the 1920 Summer Olympics IK Göta Bandy players IK Göta Fotboll players IK Göta Ishockey players Olympic ice hockey players f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lill-Babs
Barbro Margareta Svensson (9 March 1938 – 3 April 2018), known by her stage name Lill-Babs, was a Swedish singer, actress and television host. From the early 1950s until her death in 2018, she was one of Sweden's best-known and popular singers. She represented Sweden in the 1961 Eurovision Song Contest in Cannes with the song "April, april". She was also well known for the song "Är du kär i mej ännu Klas-Göran?" ("Are You Still in Love with Me, Klas-Göran?"). Early life and career Lill-Babs was born Barbro Svensson in Järvsö, north of Stockholm. She lived with her parents, Ragnar and Britta Svensson, for nine years in a small cottage without running water. She first sang in a church at age 11. Her first public appearance was with a colleague of her father accompanying her on the accordion. Svensson's first public performance was at Barnens dag in Järvsö 1953. Soon after, she started singing with Lasse Schönning's orchestra. She was "discovered" when she sang on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Åke Gerhard
Åke Gerhard (Utansjö, Ångermanland, 26 March 1921 – 20 August 2009) was a Swedish songwriter. His songs won the title for the first three years of Sweden's Melodifestival: In 1958 "Lilla stjärna" Little star sung by Alice Babs, in 1959 "Augustin" sung by Siw Malmkvist with lyrics by Harry Sandin (performed by Brita Borg at Eurovision) and in 1960 " Alla andra får varann" Everyone else gets each other with lyrics by Ulf Kjellqvist. In 1964, Gerhard founded record label Olga Records. Named after his mother, the label was distributed through another Swedish record company, Cupol. In 1964, he signed rock quintet Hep Stars to the label, a band which became Olga's biggest success, achieving eight number ones on Kvällstoppen and five on ''Tio i Topp ''Tio i Topp'' (English: ''Ten At The Top'') was a Swedish record chart and radio program broadcast by Sveriges Radio P3 between the years of 1961 and 1974. It was launched to combat pirate radio charts and was the fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
