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Rumble (2002 Film)
''Rumble'' is a 2002 Finnish comedy road trip short film with Tommi Korpela, Vesa-Matti Loiri, Jari Nissinen, and Jari Pehkonen. It was directed and co-written by Jani Volanen. The film is about four Finnish Teddy Boy or rockabilly friends who travel in the Finnish countryside in a 1960 Cadillac. Soundtrack * Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps: B-I-Bickey-Bi, Bo-Bo-Go * The Johnny Otis Show: Willie and the Hand Jive * Johnny Burnette & The Rock'n Roll Trio: The Train Kept A-Rollin' * Don & Dewey: Koko Joe * Roy Orbison & Teen Kings: Go Go Go (Roy Orbison song), Go! Go! Go! * Augie Rios: Linda Lou * Elvis Presley: Blue Moon (1934 song), Blue Moon * Freddie Cannon: Tallahassee Lassie * Sandy Nelson: Let There Be Drums * The Flamingos: I Only Have Eyes for You * Ray Sharpe: Linda Lu * Thurston Harris: Little Bitty Pretty One * Ronnie Dawson (musician), Ronnie Dee: Action Packed * Ronnie Self: Bop-A-Lena * Jackie Morningstar: Rockin' in the Graveyard * The Teen Queens: Eddie My Love * Shep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jani Volanen
Jani Kristian Volanen (born 1 November 1971, in Helsinki) is a Finnish actor/writer/director. He has appeared in more than fifty TV- and movie-productions and thirty professional theater productions since 1986. Volanen has also created and directed many comedy-shows for Finnish television. Volanen often plays characters with personality disorders. Selected filmography References External links * 1971 births Living people Male actors from Helsinki Writers from Helsinki {{Finland-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Only Have Eyes For You
"I Only Have Eyes for You" is a romantic love song by composer Harry Warren and lyricist Al Dubin, written for the film ''Dames'' (1934) when Dick Powell introduced it. Several successful recordings of the song were made in 1934; later, there were charted versions by The Flamingos (1959) and Art Garfunkel (1975). Charting versions Popular 1934 versions Ben Selvin (vocal by Howard Phillips), Eddy Duchin (vocal by Lew Sherwood), and Jane Froman. The Flamingos version The Flamingos recorded a doo-wop adaptation of "I Only Have Eyes for You" at Bell Sound Studios in New York City in 1958. Their version was commercially successful, peaking at number 11 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and number 3 on the ''Billboard'' Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. This recording has become recognised as a genre-defining work and has been frequently included in numerous lists; it was ranked as the 73rd biggest hit of 1959 by ''Billboard'', while ''Rolling Stone'' magazine placed it at number 158 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000s Finnish-language Films
S, or s, is the nineteenth letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''ess'' (pronounced ), plural ''esses''. History Origin Northwest Semitic šîn represented a voiceless postalveolar fricative (as in 'ip'). It originated most likely as a pictogram of a tooth () and represented the phoneme via the acrophonic principle. Ancient Greek did not have a phoneme, so the derived Greek letter sigma () came to represent the voiceless alveolar sibilant . While the letter shape Σ continues Phoenician ''šîn'', its name ''sigma'' is taken from the letter '' samekh'', while the shape and position of ''samekh'' but name of ''šîn'' is continued in the '' xi''. Within Greek, the name of ''sigma'' was influenced by its association with the Greek word (earlier ) "to hiss". The original name of the letter "sigma" may have been ''san'', but due to the compli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000s Comedy Road Movies
S, or s, is the nineteenth letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''ess'' (pronounced ), plural ''esses''. History Origin Northwest Semitic šîn represented a voiceless postalveolar fricative (as in 'ip'). It originated most likely as a pictogram of a tooth () and represented the phoneme via the acrophonic principle. Ancient Greek did not have a phoneme, so the derived Greek letter sigma () came to represent the voiceless alveolar sibilant . While the letter shape Σ continues Phoenician ''šîn'', its name ''sigma'' is taken from the letter ''samekh'', while the shape and position of ''samekh'' but name of ''šîn'' is continued in the '' xi''. Within Greek, the name of ''sigma'' was influenced by its association with the Greek word (earlier ) "to hiss". The original name of the letter "sigma" may have been ''san'', but due to the complica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 Films
The year 2002 in film involved some significant events. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 2002 by worldwide gross are as follows: 2002 was the first year to see three films cross the eight-hundred-million-dollar milestone, surpassing the previous year's record of two eight-hundred-million-dollar films. It also surpasses the previous years record of having the most ticket sales in a single year (fueled by the success of various sequels and the first Spider-Man movie). Events * March 1 — Paramount Pictures reveals a new-on screen logo that was used until December 2011 to celebrate its 90th anniversary. * May – '' The Pianist'' directed by Roman Polanski wins the "Palme d'Or" at the Cannes Film Festival. * May 3–5 – '' Spider-Man'' is the first film to make $100+ million during its opening weekend in the US unadjusted to inflation. * May 16 – '' Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones'' opens in theaters. Although a huge success, it was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad Boy (The Jive Bombers Song)
Bad Boy is a song written by Lil Armstrong and Avon Long. It became a hit for The Jive Bombers in 1957. Billboard Singles/ref> The song has since been covered by The Escorts, Mink DeVille, Ringo Starr, Sha Na Na, Maryann Price, David Johansen performing as Buster Poindexter, and others, and was used in the first-season finale of the television show "Crime Story" as well as in the 1990 film ''Cry-Baby''. The Mink DeVille version was included in the 1983 film Breathless. History Lil Hardin Armstrong originally wrote it as Brown Gal and recorded it for Decca Records in 1936, and it had been covered by several artists since, including the Ink Spots in 1938 as Brown Gal, and Benny Calloway with the Four Steps of Jive. Clarence Palmer, the lead singer of the Jive Bombers, had recorded the song earlier in December 1949 as Brown Boy on Decca's Coral Records Coral Records was a subsidiary of Decca Records that was formed in 1949. Coral released music by Patsy Cline, Buddy Holly, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
There's A Moon Out Tonight
"There's a Moon Out Tonight" is a song originally released in 1958 by The Capris. The initial release on the Planet label saw very limited sales, and the Capris disbanded. In 1960, after a disk jockey played the song on air, the public interest in the song that was generated led to it being re-released on the Lost Nite label, and later that year the Old Town label. The group reunited shortly thereafter. In early 1961, "There’s a Moon Out Tonight" spent 14 weeks on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart peaking at No. 3, while reaching No. 11 on ''Billboard''s Hot R&B Sides, and No. 14 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade. The song was ranked No. 50 on ''Billboard''s end of year " Hot 100 for 1961 - Top Sides of the Year" and No. 51 on ''Cash Box''s "Top 100 Chart Hits of 1961". , '' |
The Fabulous Wailers
The Wailers, often known as The Fabulous Wailers, were an American rock band from Tacoma, Washington. They became popular in the Pacific Northwest from the late 1950s to the early 1960s, performing saxophone-driven R&B and Chuck Berry rock and roll. Their biggest hit was " Tall Cool One", first released in 1959, and they have been credited as being "one of the very first, if not the first, of the American garage bands." Career The group was formed – originally as The Nitecaps – in 1958, by five high school friends: * John Greek (27 October 1940 – 6 October 2006) – rhythm guitar, trumpet * Richard Dangel (1 December 1942 – 2 December 2002) – lead guitar * Kent Morrill (2 April 1941 – 15 April 2011) – keyboards, vocals * Mark Marush (15 August 1940 – 9 August 2007) – tenor sax * Mike Burk (b. 1942) – drums In late 1958, the group recorded a demo of an instrumental written by Dangel, Morrill and Greek, which found its way to Clark Galehouse of New York base ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daddy's Home (song)
"Daddy's Home" is a famous song by United States, American doo-wop musical ensemble, group Shep and the Limelites. The song was written by the three members of the band, James "Shep" Sheppard (1935–1970), Clarence Bassett (1936–2005) and Charles Baskerville. The group recorded the original version of "Daddy's Home" on February 1, 1961, and it was released on Hull Records in March 1961 with the B-side being "This I Know". "Daddy's Home" reached no. 2 on the ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' Billboard Hot 100, popular music chart in May 1961. It was kept from No.1 by "Travelin' Man" by Ricky Nelson. Later songs by the band were not as successful as "Daddy's Home", but still sold well. Part of a song cycle The song is an example of James Sheppard's legacy of composing of rock 'n' roll's first-ever song cycle titles, telling the story of a relationship, beginning with going home to his girl, and further twists along the way, like getting married, celebrating their anniversary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shep And The Limelites
Shep and the Limelites was an American doo-wop trio of the early 1960s, composed of James "Shep" Sheppard (September 24, 1935 – January 24, 1970), Clarence Bassett (March 13, 1936 – January 25, 2005) and Charles Baskerville (July 6, 1936 – January 18, 1995). They are best known for their 1961 hit recording, " Daddy's Home", co-written by Sheppard. Career Sheppard and Bassett, both from Queens, New York, and Baskerville, originally from Virginia, organized a group in Queens in 1960. This was billed initially as Shane Sheppard And The Limelites, but quickly became Shep and the Limelites. All three had previous experience in other groups: Shep with The Heartbeats (notable for "A Thousand Miles Away"); Bassett with The Five Sharps and then, with Baskerville, in The Videos ("Trickle, Trickle" - later covered by The Manhattan Transfer). Shep & The Limelites' recording sessions for Hull Records started in August 1960. They recorded the original version of " Daddys Home" on Februa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie My Love
"Eddie My Love" is a 1956 doo wop song. According to BMI and ASCAP, the song was written by Maxwell Davis (BMI), Aaron Collins, Jr. (ASCAP), and Sam Ling (BMI). Maxwell Davis played sax on the Teen Queens record. Aaron Collins was the brother of the Teen Queens. Sam Ling was an alias of Saul Bihari, co-founder of Modern, RPM, and other labels. The Teen Queens were the first to record the song, released on RPM in 1956. It became their biggest selling single, with several follow up records failing to generate the same success. The Chordettes and The Fontane Sisters also released hit versions of "Eddie My Love" in 1956. According to one critic, Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey adapted the song into the number, " Freddy, My Love", for the 1971 musical '' Grease''. Chart performance The song reached No. 13 on the '' Cash Box'' Top 50 Best Selling Records chart, in a tandem ranking of the Teen Queens, the Chordettes, the Fontane Sisters, and Lillian Briggs's versions, with the Teen Queen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronnie Self
Ronnie Self (July 5, 1938 – August 28, 1981) was an American rockabilly singer and songwriter. His solo career was unsuccessful, despite being signed to contracts with Columbia and then Decca from the late 1950s through the early 1960s. His only charted single was "Bop-A-Lena"; recorded in 1957 and released in 1958, it reached No. 68 on the Billboard charts. His boastful country anthem "Ain't I'm a Dog" was a regional hit in the South, but failed to score nationally. It reached #31 in Australia and Bop-A-Lena #25. A talented performer and songwriter, Self's career was blighted by his severe alcoholism and erratic behavior, including incidents of violence. However, Brenda Lee's recordings of his songs " I'm Sorry", "Sweet Nothin's", and "Everybody Loves Me But You" became major pop classics. His country gospel song "Ain't That Beautiful Singing", recorded by Jake Hess, was awarded a Grammy Award for Best Sacred Performance in 1969. He also wrote Brenda Lee's 1963 No. 28 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
