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It Might As Well Rain Until September
"It Might as Well Rain Until September" is a 1962 song originally written for Bobby Vee by Carole King and Gerry Goffin. King recorded the demo version of the song and it became a hit for her. However, Vee's management baulked at releasing the song as a single, instead using it only as an album track. Bobby Vee recorded the song the same year for his 1963 Liberty album ''The Night Has a Thousand Eyes''. Background The song was written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin and intended for Bobby Vee, for whom they had already written the song "Take Good Care of My Baby", a number one hit in the United States in 1961, and which remains Vee's biggest hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. King recorded the demo version of the song and this version was released as a double A-side single with "Nobody's Perfect". Although she had recorded earlier for ABC-Paramount and Alpine Records, '.....September' was Carole King's first commercial success as a singer, having already had a number of hits as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carole King
Carole King Klein (born Carol Joan Klein; February 9, 1942) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician who has been active since 1958, initially as one of the staff songwriters at 1650 Broadway and later as a solo artist. Regarded as one of the most significant and influential musicians of all time, King is the most successful female songwriter of the latter half of the 20th century in the US, having written or co-written 118 pop hits on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. King also wrote 61 hits that charted in the UK, making her the most successful female songwriter on the UK singles charts between 1962 and 2005. King's major success began in the 1960s when she and her first husband, Gerry Goffin, wrote more than two dozen chart hits, many of which have become standards, for numerous artists. She has continued writing for other artists since then. King's success as a performer in her own right did not come until the 1970s, when she sang her own songs, accompanying herself on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Night Has A Thousand Eyes (album)
''The Night Has a Thousand Eyes'' is a studio album by American singer Bobby Vee, released in February 1963 by Liberty Records. Ernie Freeman arranged the album, while Snuff Garrett produced it. The album features the tracks " The Night Has a Thousand Eyes", "Anonymous Phone Call", and the first recording of "Go Away Little Girl". Released as a single prior to the album, "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" peaked at number 3 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 singles chart and number 2 on the Middle Road Singles chart in the United States and at number 3 in the United Kingdom. The album debuted on the ''Billboard'' Top LPs chart in the issue dated April 13, 1963, peaking at No. 102. It reached No. 51 on the Cashbox albums chart. Reception Bruce Eder of AllMusic stated that "''The Night Has a Thousand Eyes'' marked Bobby Vee's plunge into pop music", calling the title track "quintessential teen idol pop" and describing the rest of the album as "quality soft pop...but without anyth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisbet Jagedal
Lisbet Jagedal (born 17 July 1964), is a Swedish singer who participated at Melodifestivalen 1990 Sweden entered the Eurovision Song Contest 1990, held in Zagreb, Yugoslavia. Swedish broadcaster Sveriges Television used their tried-and-tested pre-selection Melodifestivalen to select their entry for the 29th time. Melodifestivalen 1990 was ... with the song '' Varje natt'' which ended up third. She has also scored Svensktoppen hits as a solo singer with the song "Varje natt" (1990) as well as together with Pools orkester; "Du har det där" (1993) and "För varje andetag" (1994). References {{DEFAULTSORT:Jagedal, Lisbet 1964 births Swedish women singers Living people Dansband singers Schlager musicians Melodifestivalen contestants of 1990 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flamingokvintetten
Flamingokvintetten is a Swedish dansband formed in Partille Partille () is a former urban area in the county A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposes Chambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern ... in 1960. The group consists of Hasse Carlsson (lead vocals and rhythm guitar), Dennis Janebrink (bass guitar), Stefan Kardebratt (keyboards), Douglas Möller (lead guitar) and Ulf Georgsson (drums). Personnel Current members * Hasse Carlsson – guitars, vocals (1960–present) * Dennis Janebrink – bass (1960–present) * Stefan Kardebratt – keyboards (2005–present) * Douglas Möller – guitars (2008–present) * Ulf Georgsson – drums (2013–present) Former members * Bjarne Lundqvist – drums (1960–1963, 1993–2007) * Gunnar Karlsson – guitars (1960–1984) * Carl-Mårten Nilsson – keyboards (1960–1965) * Boris Estulf – drums (1963–1993) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eleanor Bodel
Eleanor Bodel (real name Bodil Ellinor Olsson) ( in Nacka, Sweden) is a Swedish pop singer who began performing in public in 1968 with the orchestra of Bruno Glenmark and from 1969 as a solo artist. Of her hits, ''Sunday Will Never Be the Same'' (1968), ''One Way Ticket (song), One Way Ticket'' written by Neil Sedaka (1969) and a cover of Del Shannon's ''Keep Searchin''' (1969) remained in the Top Ten charts for several weeks and also reached number one. In 1969, she also topped the Svensktoppen charts for four weeks with the song ''Jag önskar att det alltid vore sommar'', a Swedish-language version of ''It Might as Well Rain Until September''., composed by Gerry Goffin and Carole King and lyrics in Swedish partially written by herself. Bodel ended her pop career in 1972 and moved to Nordmaling, where she has worked with singer Maria Pereboom, better known as "Suzie," managed a restaurant and hospital organization room and was locally active with the Swedish Social Democracy Par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Cowsill
Susan Claire Cowsill (born May 20, 1959; Canton, Ohio) is a musician, vocalist and songwriter. The Cowsills Cowsill began her musical career with the Cowsills in 1967; she is the youngest member of the Cowsills and the only daughter of parents Bud and Barbara Cowsill. She made her debut on ''We Can Fly'', the Cowsills' second MGM Records album, released in early 1968. Her debut solo vocal was a song called ''Ask the Children'', featured in the Cowsills' third MGM album, ''Captain Sad And His Ship Of Fools''. Her contribution to the Cowsills' backing vocals made her, upon her ninth birthday, the youngest person to be directly involved in a top ten hit recordKen Hoffman"Hoffman: Singer Susan Cowsill is famous for one word" ''Houston Chronicle'', June 3, 2009. when " Indian Lake" made the Top 10 in the early summer of 1968. In 1969 she contributed to the vocals in what would become the Cowsills' biggest hit, ''Hair''. She became known for her performance of the line, "and spagh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It's Only Make Believe
"It's Only Make Believe" is a song written by drummer Jack Nance and Mississippi-born singer Conway Twitty, while both were touring across Ontario, Canada in 1958. The song was recorded on May 7 for MGM Records; produced by Jim Vienneau, it featured Floyd “Lightnin’” Chance on double bass. It was released on side B of "I'll Try" on July 14, 1958. Known as Harold Lloyd Jenkins until changing his name in 1957, Twitty was a relatively unknown rock n' roll singer at the time. That all changed when side B finally hit the chart in September, then made No. 1 twice, on November 10 and 24. The single topped both U.S. and the UK Singles Chart, and became the only No. 1 pop single of his career. Years later, on a segment of 'Pop Goes The Country', Twitty stated it was a hit in 22 countries, and sold over 8 million copies. He did not become a country music star until he crossed over in 1966. Though Twitty recorded subsequent versions of "It's Only Make Believe", his original 1958 h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Child (band)
Child are a British pop group that released a number of records, including a top-10 single in 1978. The band were originally a four-piece, consisting of Dave Cooper (guitar), Graham Bilbrough (vocals) and twins Keith (bass guitar) and Tim Atack (drums). Following the release of the first four singles Dave Cooper left to form rock band Crash Alley and Mike Mckenzie joined on bass guitar with Keith Atack switching to guitar. Their biggest hit was a cover of the Conway Twitty song "It's Only Make Believe", which was a top ten hit in 1978. Child was reformed by Graham Bilbrough in 2021, with new members of the band Alan Renwick, Andrew Dures and Nigel Greaves. History Child were formed in the early-1970s consisting of Graham Bilbrough (born May 1958), Dave Cooper (born June 1957) and twin brothers Keith and Tim Atack (born April 1959). The members were in their early teens at the time, performing under the name 'Reincarnation.' Their first single was released in 1976 but failed to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary And Dave
Gary and Dave were a Canadian pop duo composed of Gary Weeks (born May 22, 1950 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island) and David Lloyd George "Dave" Beckett (born July 5, 1949 in Newmarket, Ontario). They are best known for their 1973 song "Could You Ever Love Me Again". Weeks and Beckett had been friends since grade school in the early 1960s. They played in numerous bands until 1966, when the pair competed in a United Appeal concert and came in fourth out of five hundred acts. They began to play the festival circuit, and became a top attraction at Expo '70 in Osaka, Japan. Gary & Dave's first recordings were made in 1969; in 1970 they had a single on Quality 1977 - "Tender Woman" b/w "I'm A Rider." In 1972, they signed with Greg Hambleton's Axe Records label, and made two singles that didn't see much action. Then in 1973, they released their own composition, "Could You Ever Love Me Again." It entered the RPM 100 on July 14, 1973 at #98. It picked up a bullet at #44 on Septembe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Leonards, New South Wales
St Leonards is a suburb on the lower North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. St Leonards is located north-west of the Sydney central business district and lies across the local government areas of Municipality of Lane Cove, North Sydney Council and the City of Willoughby. History St Leonards was named after English statesman Viscount Sydney of St Leonards. Originally, St Leonards applied to the whole area from the present suburb of North Sydney to Gore Hill. The township of St Leonards in 1883 is now North Sydney. The oldest railway station on the North Shore line opened in 1890 in St Leonards and originally only ran to Hornsby. The Gore Hill cemetery was established on the Pacific Highway in 1868 and was the main burial site for the area until its closure in 1975. It is still maintained as a heritage site by the Department of Local Government and Lands, Willoughby Municipal Council and the Heritage Council of New South Wales. Heritage list ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allen & Unwin
George Allen & Unwin was a British publishing company formed in 1911 when Sir Stanley Unwin purchased a controlling interest in George Allen & Co. It went on to become one of the leading publishers of the twentieth century and to establish an Australian subsidiary in 1976. In 1990, Allen & Unwin was sold to HarperCollins and the Australian branch was the subject of a management buy-out. George Allen & Unwin in the UK George Allen & Sons was established in 1871 by George Allen, with the backing of John Ruskin, becoming George Allen & Co. Ltd. in 1911 and then George Allen & Unwin in 1914 as a result of Stanley Unwin's purchase of a controlling interest. Unwin's son Rayner S. Unwin and nephew Philip helped run the company, which published the works of Bertrand Russell, Arthur Waley, Roald Dahl, Lancelot Hogben, and Thor Heyerdahl. It became well known as J. R. R. Tolkien's publisher, some time after publishing the popular children's fantasy novel ''The Hobbit'' in 1937, and its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Encyclopedia Of Australian Rock And Pop
''The Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop'' or ''Rock and Pop'' by Australian music journalist Ian McFarlane is a guide to Australian popular music from the 1950s to the late 1990s. The book has a similar title to the 1978 work by Noel McGrath, ''Australian Encyclopaedia of Rock and Pop'', but is not otherwise related. Publishers, Allen & Unwin described McFarlane's encyclopedia as containing over 870 entries and an "essential reference to the bands and artists who molded the shape of Australian popular music ..in an A-to-Z encyclopedia format complete with biographical and historical details. Each entry also includes listings of original band lineups and subsequent changes, record releases, career highlights, and cross-references with related bands and artists." The first edition is out of print, but was for a time available on the whammo.com.au online record store, and is still in the Internet Archive. In 2017 a second edition was published by Third Stone Press. Reviews ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
