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Last Night On The Back Porch
"Last Night on the Back Porch (I Loved Her Best of All)" is a popular music, popular song with music by Carl Schraubstader and lyrics by Lew Brown, published in 1923 in music, 1923. It was introduced in the Broadway revue ''George White's Scandals'' where it was performed by Winnie Lightner. The song was popularized in 1924 by Paul Whiteman (recorded for Victor Talking Machine Company, Victor on September 4, 1923, vocals by American Quartet (ensemble), the American Quartet); and by a recording by Ernie Hare, Ernest Hare and Billy Jones (1930s singer), Billy Jones, both of which reached the charts of the day. Other notable versions *Green Brothers Novelty Band (1923 in music, 1923) *June Winters (1942, Continental Records) *Bing Crosby for the album ''Bing with a Beat'' (1957). *Jill Corey (''Sometimes I'm Happy, Sometimes I'm Blue (Jill Corey album), Sometimes I'm Happy, Sometimes I'm Blue,'' 1957 in music, 1957) *The Andrews Sisters for their album ''The Andrews Sisters Sing t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Popular Music
Popular music is music with wide appeal that is typically distributed to large audiences through the music industry. These forms and styles can be enjoyed and performed by people with little or no musical training.Popular Music. (2015). ''Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia'' It stands in contrast to both art music and traditional or "folk" music. Art music was historically disseminated through the performances of written music, although since the beginning of the recording industry, it is also disseminated through recordings. Traditional music forms such as early blues songs or hymns were passed along orally, or to smaller, local audiences. The original application of the term is to music of the 1880s Tin Pan Alley period in the United States. Although popular music sometimes is known as "pop music", the two terms are not interchangeable. Popular music is a generic term for a wide variety of genres of music that appeal to the tastes of a large segment of the population, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Continental Records
Continental Records was a record company founded by Donald H. Gabor in 1942 producing and releasing jazz, blues and classical music. Its catalogue included issues by Cozy Cole, Edmond Hall, Sabby Lewis, Slam Stewart, Mary Lou Williams, Rubberlegs Williams, Ethel Waters, and classical artists Georges Enesco, Béla Bartók, and Andor Foldes. The label's name was revived briefly in the 1960s. See also * List of record labels File:Alvinoreyguitarboogie.jpg File:AmMusicBunk78.jpg File:Bingola1011b.jpg Lists of record labels cover record labels, brands or trademarks associated with marketing of music recordings and music videos. The lists are organized alphabetically, b ... References External links Partial list of Continental recordingsby catalog no. 1942 establishments in the United States American record labels Defunct record labels of the United States Jazz record labels Record labels established in 1942 {{US-record-label-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 In Music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2006. Specific locations *2006 in British music *2006 in Irish music *2006 in Norwegian music *2006 in South Korean music *2006 in Swiss music Specific genres * 2006 in classical music *2006 in country music * 2006 in heavy metal music * 2006 in hip hop music * 2006 in Latin music * 2006 in jazz Events January *January 10 – Eric Burdon releases the album '' Soul of a Man'' and begins touring with a new band. *January 11–15 – MahlerFest XIX, honoring Austrian composer Gustav Mahler, is held in Boulder, Colorado, USA. * January 13 – Mylène Farmer launches her '' Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy tour'' at Paris-Bercy, France. *January 14 – Eminem remarries ex-wife Kim after five years of separation. *January 16 – Transplants frontman, Rob Aston, announces that the band has disbanded shortly after their fall tour was cancelled. * January 20–February 5 – The Big Day Out festival takes plac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993 In Music
This is a summary of significant events in music in 1993. Specific locations *1993 in British music * 1993 in Norwegian music Specific genres * 1993 in country music *1993 in heavy metal music *1993 in hip hop music *1993 in Latin music * 1993 in jazz Events January–February *January 8 – The U.S. Postal Service issues an Elvis Presley stamp. The design was voted on in February 1992. *January 9 – The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album becomes the first album in history, since the Nielsen SoundScan introduced a computerized sales monitoring system in May 1992, to sell over 1 million copies in one week in the US. *January 12 – Cream reunites for a performance at their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Los Angeles, USA. Other inductees include Creedence Clearwater Revival, Ruth Brown, The Doors, Van Morrison, and Sly & The Family Stone. *January 13 – Bobby Brown is arrested in Augusta, Georgia, USA for simulating a sex act onstage. *January 24–Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buddah Records
Buddah Records (later known as Buddha Records) was an American record label founded in 1967 in New York City. The label was born out of Kama Sutra Records, an MGM Records-distributed label, which remained a key imprint following Buddah's founding. Buddah handled a variety of music genres, including bubblegum pop (the Ohio Express and the 1910 Fruitgum Company), folk rock (Melanie Safka, Melanie), experimental music (Captain Beefheart), and soul music, soul (Gladys Knight & the Pips). In addition to the Buddah imprint, the company distributed many other independent labels, including Kama Sutra Records (after Kama Sutra cut their distribution ties with MGM in 1969), Curtom Records (Curtis Mayfield), T-Neck Records (the Isley Brothers), Charisma Records (Genesis (band), Genesis, Monty Python), Sussex Records (Bill Withers), Hot Wax Records (Holland-Dozier-Holland post-Motown productions) and smaller subsidiaries. History Kama Sutra Records helped bolster MGM Records's profits durin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Baskerville Hounds
The Baskerville Hounds are an American garage rock group from the West Park neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio, United States. In October 1969, (not to be confused by the punk band Hound Baskerville) they had a single hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100: "Hold Me" which peaked at number 88 and was on the charts for two weeks.''Top Pop Singles 1955-1999''. Joel Whitburn. 2000. Record Research Inc. p. 37. The band was formed as the Majestics in 1963 by Doug McCutcheon – keyboards, Larry Meese – guitar; and John Kirkpatrick – drums. They brought in Bill Emery on bass in January 1964 and Dante Rossi – rhythm guitar in July 1964. They were renamed the Dantes, then the Tulu Babies, then finally the Baskerville Hounds. Active from 1964 through 1972, the band became WHK radio's house band for major acts. In 1965, they released their first single, "Hurtin' Kind", written by Doug McCutcheon, backed with "Mine Forever", a Larry Meese original. Their instrumental “Space Rock Part 2” ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frankie Vaughan
Frankie Vaughan (born Frank Fruim Abelson; 3 February 1928 – 17 September 1999) was an English singer and actor who recorded more than 80 easy listening and traditional pop singles in his lifetime. He was known as "Mr. Moonlight" after his signature song " Give Me the Moonlight, Give Me the Girl". Two of Vaughan's singles topped the UK Singles Chart – "The Garden of Eden" (1957) and " Tower of Strength" (1961). He starred in several films, including a role opposite Marilyn Monroe in ''Let's Make Love'' (1960). Life and career Vaughan was born Frank Fruim Abelson on Devon Street in the Islington district of Liverpool on 3 February 1928, one of four children of Isaac and Leah Abelson. He came from a family of Russian Jewish descent, and derived his stage surname from his grandmother; as he was her first-born grandson, she called him "Frank my 'number one' grandson", and her Russian accent made "one" sound like "Vaughan". In his early life, he was a member of the Lancaste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1959 In Music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1959. Specific locations * 1959 in British music * 1959 in Norwegian music Specific genres * 1959 in country music *1959 in jazz Events *January 5 – The first sessions for Ella Fitzgerald's '' George and Ira Gershwin Songbook'' are held. *January 12 – Tamla Records is founded by Berry Gordy Jr. in Detroit, Michigan. *January 22 – Buddy Holly records some acoustic demos in his New York City apartment, the last songs he will record. Songs included "Peggy Sue Got Married", "Crying, Waiting, Hoping", "Learning the Game", "What to Do", "That's What They Say", and "That Makes It Tough." *January 29 – The first Melodifestivalen, an annual Swedish music competition that determines the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest, is held in Stockholm. *February 3 – "The Day the Music Died": Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper are killed in a plane crash in Iowa. Future country star W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alma Cogan
Alma Angela Cohen Cogan (19 May 1932 – 26 October 1966) was an English singer of traditional pop in the 1950s and early 1960s. Dubbed the "Girl with the Giggle in Her Voice", she was the highest paid British female entertainer of her era. Childhood and early musical career Cogan was born on 19 May 1932 in Whitechapel, London. She was of Russian-Romanian Jewish descent. Her father's family, the Kogins, arrived in Britain from Russia, while her mother's family were refugees from Romania. Cogan's parents, Mark and Fay Cogan, had another daughter, the actress Sandra Caron, who went on to play "Mumsey" in ''The Crystal Maze'', and one son, Ivor Cogan. Mark's work as a haberdasher entailed frequent moves. One of Cogan's early homes was over his shop in Worthing, Sussex. Although Jewish, she attended St Joseph's Convent School in Reading. Her father was a singer, but it was Cogan's mother who had showbusiness aspirations for both her daughters (she had named Cogan after silent sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Andrews Sisters
The Andrews Sisters were an American close harmony singing group of the Swing music, swing and boogie-woogie eras. The group consisted of three sisters: contralto LaVerne Sophia Andrews (July 6, 1911 – May 8, 1967), soprano Maxene Anglyn Andrews (January 3, 1916 – October 21, 1995), and mezzo-soprano Patricia "Patty" Marie Andrews (February 16, 1918 – January 30, 2013). The sisters have sold an estimated 80 million records. Their 1941 hit "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" can be considered an early example of jump blues. Other songs closely associated with the Andrews Sisters include their first major hit, "Bei Mir Bistu Shein, Bei Mir Bist Du Schön (Means That You're Grand)" (1937), "Beer Barrel Polka (Roll Out the Barrel)" (1939), "Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar" (1940), "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (With Anyone Else but Me)" (1942), and "Rum and Coca Cola" (1945), which helped introduce American audiences to calypso music, calypso. The Andrews Sisters' harmonies and songs a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1957 In Music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1957. Specific locations * 1957 in British music * 1957 in Norwegian music Specific genres * 1957 in country music * 1957 in jazz Events * January 5 – Renato Carosone and his band start their American tour in Cuba. * January 6 – Elvis Presley makes his final appearance on ''The Ed Sullivan Show''. * January 16 – The Cavern Club opens in Liverpool, England, as a jazz club. * February 8 – Bo Diddley records his songs "Hey! Bo Diddley" and "Mona (I Need You Baby)". * March – Chicago's Cardinal Stritch bans all rock and roll and rhythm and blues music from Catholic-run schools, saying that "its rhythms encourage young people to behave in a hedonistic manner." * March 1 – The Everly Brothers record in Nashville their first single " Bye Bye Love" for Cadence Records. * March 3 – The second annual Eurovision Song Contest is staged in Frankfurt am Main, West Germany. The contest is won by Dutch singe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sometimes I'm Happy, Sometimes I'm Blue (Jill Corey Album)
''Sometimes I'm Happy, Sometimes I'm Blue'' was an LP album made by Jill Corey in 1957, released as catalog number CL 1095 by Columbia Records, reissued as a CD on November 25, 2003 by Collectables Records. Track listing Tracks added in the CD version *" Exactly Like You" ( Jimmy McHugh/ Dorothy Fields) *" I Found a New Baby" ( Jack Palmer/Spencer Williams) *" My Reverie" ( Larry Clinton) *"Have I Told You Lately That I Love You" (Scotty Wiseman) *" Have You Ever Been Lonely (Have You Ever Been Blue)" (George "Funky" Brown/ Peter de Rose) *" Seems Like Old Times" (Carmen Lombardo/John Jacob Loeb John Jacob Loeb (1910 – 2 March 1970) was an American composer. He wrote music and lyrics for many popular songs, such as "Rosie the Riveter" (1942), " Seems Like Old Times" (1945), "Masquerade", "Reflections in the Water", "Sweetie Pie", "Boo Hoo ...) References {{DEFAULTSORT:Sometimes I'm Happy, Sometimes I'm Blue (Jill Corey Album) Jill Corey albums Columbia Records a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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