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Lucky Old Sun
''Lucky Old Sun'' is the twelfth studio album by American country music artist Kenny Chesney. It was released on October 14, 2008 as the first release for Blue Chair Records, Chesney's personal division of the BNA Records record label. The album produced two singles in "Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven" and " Down the Road", which were both number ones on the country charts. Chesney's versions of those two songs are duets with The Wailers and Mac McAnally respectively. This was Kenny's first album since 1997's ''I Will Stand'' to not have a Top 40 hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. Content The lead-off single, "Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven", was released on August 11, 2008. In October, this song became a Number One hit on the ''Billboard'' country charts. The next single, " Down the Road", is a duet with Mac McAnally. MacAnally had previously released this a single for himself from his 1990 album ''Simple Life''. This rendition has also reached Number One. Two of this albu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenny Chesney
Kenneth Arnold Chesney (born March 26, 1968) is an American country music singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He has recorded more than 20 albums and has produced more than 40 Top 10 singles on the US ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts, 32 of which have reached number one. Many of these have also charted within the Top 40 of the US Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' Hot 100, making him one of the most successful crossover country artists. He has sold over 30 million albums worldwide. Chesney has received twelve Country Music Association Awards (including winning their top Country Music Association Award for Entertainer of the Year, Entertainer of the Year honor four times) and eleven Academy of Country Music Awards (including four consecutive Academy of Country Music Award for Entertainer of the Year, Entertainer of the Year awards from 2005 to 2008), as well as six Grammy Award nominations. He is one of the most popular touring acts in cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid digital subscribers. It also is a producer of popular podcasts such as '' The Daily''. Founded in 1851 by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones, it was initially published by Raymond, Jones & Company. The ''Times'' has won 132 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any newspaper, and has long been regarded as a national " newspaper of record". For print it is ranked 18th in the world by circulation and 3rd in the U.S. The paper is owned by the New York Times Company, which is publicly traded. It has been governed by the Sulzberger family since 1896, through a dual-class share structure after its shares became publicly traded. A. G. Sulzberger, the paper's publisher and the company's chairman, is the fifth generation of the family to head the pa ... [...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 Singing, 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 (1931 song), 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 (Frankie Laine song), Jezebel", "High Noon (song), High Noon", "I Believe (1953 song), I Believe", "Hey Joe (1953 song), Hey Joe!", "The Kid's Last Fight", "Cool Water (song), Cool Water", "Rawhide (song), Rawhide", and "You Gave Me a Mountain". He sang well-known theme songs for many western (genre), Western film soundtracks, including ''3:10 to Yuma (1957 film), 3:10 To Yuma'', ''Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (film), Gunfight at the O.K. Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
That Lucky Old Sun
"That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls around Heaven All Day)" is a 1949 popular song with music by Beasley Smith and words by Haven Gillespie. Background Like "Ol' Man River", its lyrics contrast the toil and intense hardship of the singer's life with the obliviousness of the natural world. 1949 recordings *The biggest hit version of the song was by Frankie Laine. This recording was released by Mercury Records as catalog number 5316. It first reached the ''Billboard'' Best Seller chart on August 19, 1949, and lasted 22 weeks on the chart, peaking at No. 1. *The recording by Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra was released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-3531 (78 rpm) and 47-3018 (45 rpm) (in USA) and by EMI on the His Master's Voice label as catalog number B 9836. It first reached the ''Billboard'' Best Seller chart on September 16, 1949, and lasted 14 weeks on the chart, peaking at No. 9. *The recording by Louis Armstrong was released by Decca Records as catalog number 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moment Of Forever
''Moment of Forever'' is the 56th studio album by American country music artist Willie Nelson., released on January 29, 2008 on the Lost Highway Records label. A video has been made for the album's first single "Gravedigger", and another video has been made for the track "You Don't Think I'm Funny Anymore", featuring Jessica Simpson, Owen Wilson, Woody Harrelson, Luke Wilson, and Dan Rather. The latter video premiered on the weekend of February 23–24 on MTV. The title track, " Moment of Forever", is a cover of a song written by Kris Kristofferson and Danny Timms. "The Bob Song" was originally recorded by Big & Rich for their CD/DVD set, '' Big & Rich's Super Galactic Fan Pak''. "Louisiana" is a cover of a Randy Newman song. "Gravedigger" is a cover of the Dave Matthews song. "Keep Me From Blowing Away" is a cover of the Paul Craft song. "I'm Alive" was also recorded by Kenny Chesney on his album ''Lucky Old Sun''. "Gotta Serve Somebody" is a Bob Dylan cover. This was Willie Nel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I'm Alive (Willie Nelson Song)
"I'm Alive" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Kenny Chesney. He wrote the song with Dean Dillon and Mark Tamburino. The song was originally recorded by Willie Nelson on his album ''Moment of Forever'', which Chesney also produced. Chesney himself later recorded it (as a duet with Dave Matthews) on his 2008 album ''Lucky Old Sun''. This version later appeared on his 2009 compilation album '' Greatest Hits II'', from which it was released to radio as the album's second single in August 2009. Song information Willie Nelson first recorded the song on his 2008 album ''Moment of Forever'', which Chesney co-produced. Chesney later recorded the song as a duet with Dave Matthews on ''Lucky Old Sun'' (also released in 2008), but did not release it as a single from that album. Chesney told ''Country Standard Time'', "It was never meant to be some kind of a message — except to maybe myself ��t's one thing when Willie Nelson at 70 sings it, and something tota ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Born For Trouble (album)
''Born for Trouble'' is the 38th studio album by country music, country singer Willie Nelson. It was his first release of the 1990s. The album includes the singles "Ain't Necessarily So" and "Ten with a Two." Track listing #"Ain't Necessarily So" #"(I Don't Have a Reason) To Go to California Anymore" #"Ten With a Two" #"The Piper Came Today" #"You Decide" #"Pieces of My Life" #"It'll Come to Me" #"This Is How Without You Goes" #"Born for Trouble" #"Little Things Mean a Lot" Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts References 1990 albums Willie Nelson albums Columbia Records albums Albums produced by Fred Foster {{1990s-country-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willie Nelson
Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 29, 1933) is an American country musician. The critical success of the album ''Shotgun Willie'' (1973), combined with the critical and commercial success of ''Red Headed Stranger'' (1975) and '' Stardust'' (1978), made Nelson one of the most recognized artists in country music. He was one of the main figures of outlaw country, a subgenre of country music that developed in the late 1960s as a reaction to the conservative restrictions of the Nashville sound. Nelson has acted in over 30 films, co-authored several books, and has been involved in activism for the use of biofuels and the legalization of marijuana. Born during the Great Depression and raised by his grandparents, Nelson wrote his first song at age seven and joined his first band at ten. During high school, he toured locally with the Bohemian Polka as their lead singer and guitar player. After graduating from high school in 1950, he joined the U.S. Air Force but was later discharged d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simple Life (Mac McAnally Album)
''Simple Life'' is a studio album by American country music singer Mac McAnally. It was released in 1990 by Warner Bros. Records Nashville. Content The album includes McAnally's only solo single to reach Top 40 on the Hot Country Songs charts, "Back Where I Come From", which peaked at No. 14 in 1990. The album's only other single, " Down the Road", peaked at No. 70. Kenny Chesney and McAnally recorded "Down the Road" as a duet on the former's ''Lucky Old Sun'' album, and this version was a No. 1 single in 2009. Chesney had previously recorded "Back Where I Come From" on his 1996 album '' Me and You'', and included a live version on his 2000 ''Greatest Hits'' package. Linda Davis covered "Company Time", the B-side of "Back Where I Come From", on her 1994 album '' Shoot for the Moon'', and her version was a No. 43 country single that year. Also, Sammy Kershaw released "Southbound" as a single from his 1994 album ''Feelin' Good Train'', taking the song to No. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Will Stand
''I Will Stand'' is the fourth studio album by American country music singer Kenny Chesney. It was released on July 15, 1997, on BNA Records. "She's Got It All" was the album's first single, as well as Chesney's first number 1 single on the ''Billboard'' country music charts. "A Chance", "That's Why I'm Here" and "I Will Stand" were all released as singles as well, peaking on the country charts at number 11, number 2, and number 27, respectively. Also included is an acoustic rendition of Chesney's 1996 single "When I Close My Eyes". ''I Will Stand'' became Chesney's first certified Gold album. It was his last album to have a neotraditional country sound before he developed a more crossover-friendly country-pop sound. The track "Lonely, Needin' Lovin'" was previously recorded and released by Woody Lee on his 1995 Atlantic album, ''Get Over It''. Critical reception Stephen Thomas Erlewine rated the album four-and-a-half stars out of five on AllMusic, opining that Chesney began ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mac McAnally
Lyman Corbitt McAnally Jr. (; born July 15, 1957), known professionally as Mac McAnally, is an American country music singer-songwriter, session musician, and record producer. In his career, he has recorded ten studio albums and eight singles. Two of his singles were hits on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and six more on the Hot Country Songs charts. His ninth chart entry came in late 2008-early 2009 as a guest vocalist on Kenny Chesney's cover of his 1990 single " Down the Road". He has also produced for Sawyer Brown and Restless Heart, written several singles for other artists, and is a member of Jimmy Buffett's backing band, The Coral Reefer Band. Biography Early life and career Lyman Corbitt McAnally Jr. was born in Red Bay, Alabama. As a child, he began playing piano and singing in church at the Belmont First Baptist Church in Belmont, Mississippi, and by age fifteen, he had composed his first song. From there, he went on to become a session musician in Muscle Shoals, Alab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Bob Marley and the Wailers (previously known as The Wailers, and prior to that The Wailing Rudeboys, The Wailing Wailers and The Teenagers) were a Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae band. The founding members, in 1963, were Bob Marley (Robert Nesta Marley), Peter Tosh (Hubert Winston McIntosh), and Bunny Wailer (Neville Livingston). During 1970 and 1971, Wailer, Marley and Tosh worked with renowned reggae producers Leslie Kong and Lee "Scratch" Perry. They released four albums before signing to Island Records in 1972. Two more albums were created before Tosh and Wailer left the band in 1974, citing grievances over label treatment and ideological differences. Marley carried on with a new line-up, including the I-Threes that put out seven more more albums. Marley died in 1981. The Wailers were a groundbreaking ska and reggae group, noted for songs such as "Simmer Down", "Trenchtown Rock", "Nice Time", "War", "Stir It Up" and "Get Up, Stand Up". History Early years The band ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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