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Old Man River (other)
Old Man River may refer to: * A personification of the Mississippi River in the United States * Old Man River (musician) (born 1979), Israeli singer-songwriter * "Ol' Man River "Ol' Man River" is a show tune from the 1927 musical ''Show Boat'' with music by Jerome Kern and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. The song contrasts the struggles and hardships of African Americans with the endless, uncaring flow of the Mississipp ...", a 1927 song from the musical ''Show Boat'' * "Old Man River (I've Come to Talk Again)", a song by Reba McEntire on the 1982 album ''Unlimited'' See also * Oldman River {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the second-longest river and chief river of the second-largest drainage system in North America, second only to the Hudson Bay drainage system. From its traditional source of Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota, it flows generally south for to the Mississippi River Delta in the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains all or parts of 32 U.S. states and two Canadian provinces between the Rocky and Appalachian mountains. The main stem is entirely within the United States; the total drainage basin is , of which only about one percent is in Canada. The Mississippi ranks as the thirteenth-largest river by discharge in the world. The river either borders or passes through the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Native Americans have lived along the Mississippi River and its tributaries for thousands of years. Most were hunter-ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Man River (musician)
Old Man River is the stage name of Australian-Israeli singer-songwriter Ohad Rein ( he, אוהד ריין, , born 18 April 1979), which is also the name of his band. At the APRA Awards of 2009, "Sunshine", co-written by Old Man River, won the Blues & Roots Work of the Year category. Biography Ohad Rein was born on 18 April 1979 and grew up in Sydney (Australia). His parents are Israeli immigrants. He moved to Europe with his family at a very early age before moving to Israel where he served in the local army during his formative years. He spent many years abroad before returning to Sydney. He collaborated with Sydney band, Gelbison, touring with the band and co-writing some of the tracks which appear on his debut album ''Good Morning''. This led to the side project Nations by the River, which combined Gelbison with Luke Steele from Sleepy Jackson. The single "Sunshine" was used as a theme for Channel 7's ''Sunrise''.Manly Daily, 26 April 2007, "unplugged: feel the sun in re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ol' Man River
"Ol' Man River" is a show tune from the 1927 musical ''Show Boat'' with music by Jerome Kern and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. The song contrasts the struggles and hardships of African Americans with the endless, uncaring flow of the Mississippi River. It is sung from the point of view of a black stevedore on a showboat,"Lesson: Ol’ Man River" (school lesson for Mississippi River), Michael E. Marrapodi, New Covenant Christian School, Ashland, Massachusetts, 2006, webpageMassGeo-River: shows phrase "feared of dyin' " (rather than "skeered" of dying) as sung in earlier recordings. and is the most famous song from the show. The song is meant to be performed in a slow tempo; it is sung complete once in the musical's lengthy first scene by the stevedore "Joe" who travels with the boat, and, in the stage version, is heard four more times in brief reprises. Joe serves as a sort of musical one-man Greek chorus, and the song, when reprised, comments on the action, as if saying, "This ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unlimited (Reba McEntire Album)
''Unlimited'' is the fifth studio album by American country music artist Reba McEntire, released on June 14, 1982. It featured her first number one hits "Can't Even Get The Blues" and "You're the First Time I've Thought About Leaving". It was one of her first Mercury albums to be released on CD in 1990, but like most of her early material, it is now only available as a digital download. Track listing Personnel Vocals * Reba McEntire – lead and backing vocals * Yvonne Hodges – backing vocals * Susie McEntire – backing vocals * Louis Dean Nunley – backing vocals * Ricky Page – backing vocals * Bergen White – backing vocals * Trish Williams – backing vocals * Dennis Wilson – backing vocals Musicians * Jerry Carrigan – drums, percussion * Ray Edenton – guitar * Gordon Kennedy – guitar * Jerry Kennedy – guitar * Mike Leech – bass * Kenny Malone – drums, percussion * Charlie McCoy – harmonica * Bob Moore – bass * Weldon Myrick – steel guit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
