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The International Jim Reeves
''The International Jim Reeves'' is a 1963 album by Jim Reeves RCA Victor – LSP-2704. "Auf wiederseh'n Sweetheart" and "Blue Canadian Rockies" were released as singles.Larry Jordan -Jim Reeves: His Untold Story 2011- Page 451 0615524303 "Reeves also made an abortive attempt to cut "The Hawaiian Wedding Song". On this February night, Jim re-recorded portions of four songs that he had earlier cut in the Afrikaans language, thus adding American lyrics. These included "The Old Kalahari", (originally "Die Ou Kalahari"); "I'm Crying Again", ("Ek Verlang Na Jou"), "You Are My Love" ("Jy Is My Liefling"), and "Tahiti". Track listing #"Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart" 3:01 #"The Old Kalahari" 2:07 “Die Ou Kalahari” #" (There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover" 2:57 #"True" 2:31 song by Cindy Walker #"I'm Crying Again" 1:58 “Ek Verlang Na Jou” # "Guilty" 3:09 #"Blue Canadian Rockies" 2:36 #"The Hawaiian Wedding Song "Hawaiian Wedding Song" originally entitled; ''"Ke Kali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Reeves
James Travis Reeves (August 20, 1923July 31, 1964) was an American country and popular music singer-songwriter. With records charting from the 1950s to the 1980s, he became well known as a practitioner of the Nashville Sound. Known as "Gentleman Jim", his songs continued to chart for years after his death in a plane crash. He is a member of both the Country Music and Texas Country Music Halls of Fame. Biography Early life and education Reeves was born at home in Galloway, Texas, a small rural community near Carthage. He was the youngest of eight children born to Mary Beulah Adams Reeves (1884-1980) and Thomas Middleton Reeves (1882-1924). He was known as Travis during his childhood years. Winning an athletic scholarship to the University of Texas, he enrolled to study speech and drama but quit after only six weeks to work in the shipyards in Houston. Soon he resumed baseball, playing in the semi-professional leagues before contracting with the St. Louis Cardinals "farm" team dur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RCA Records
RCA Records is an American record label currently owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America. It is one of Sony Music's four flagship labels, alongside RCA's former long-time rival Columbia Records; also Arista Records, and Epic Records. The label has released multiple genres of music, including pop, classical, rock, hip hop, afrobeat, electronic, R&B, blues, jazz, and country. Its name is derived from the initials of its defunct parent company, the Radio Corporation of America (RCA). RCA Records was fully acquired by Bertelsmann in 1987, making it a part of Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG) and became a part of Sony BMG Music Entertainment after the 2004 merger of BMG and Sony; it was acquired by the latter in 2008, after the dissolution of Sony/BMG and the restructuring of Sony Music. RCA Records is the corporate successor of the Victor Talking Machine Company, founded in 1901, making it the second-oldest record label in American his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gentleman Jim (album)
''Gentleman Jim'' is a studio album by Jim Reeves, released in 1963 on RCA Victor RCA Records is an American record label currently owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America. It is one of Sony Music's four flagship labels, alongside RCA's former long-time rival Columbia Records; also A .... Track listing Charts References {{Authority control 1963 albums Albums produced by Chet Atkins Albums produced by Anita Kerr Jim Reeves albums RCA Victor albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Good 'n' Country
''Good 'n' Country'' is a studio album by Jim Reeves, released in 1963 on RCA Camden The RCA Corporation was a major American electronics company, which was founded as the Radio Corporation of America in 1919. It was initially a patent pool, patent trust owned by General Electric (GE), Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Westin .... Track listing Charts References {{Authority control 1963 albums Albums produced by Anita Kerr Jim Reeves albums RCA Camden albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Record Mirror
''Record Mirror'' was a British weekly music newspaper between 1954 and 1991 for pop fans and record collectors. Launched two years after the ''NME'', it never attained the circulation of its rival. The first UK album chart was published in ''Record Mirror'' in 1956, and during the 1980s it was the only consumer music paper to carry the official UK singles and UK albums charts used by the BBC for Radio 1 and ''Top of the Pops'', as well as the US ''Billboard'' charts. The title ceased to be a stand-alone publication in April 1991 when United Newspapers closed or sold most of their consumer magazines, including ''Record Mirror'' and its sister music magazine ''Sounds'', to concentrate on trade papers like ''Music Week''. In 2010 Giovanni di Stefano bought the name ''Record Mirror'' and relaunched it as an online music gossip website in 2011. The website became inactive in 2013 following di Stefano's jailing for fraud. Early years, 1954–1963 ''Record Mirror'' was founded by for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart
"Auf Wiedersehen", or "Auf Wiederseh'n, Sweetheart", is a song written by German composer Eberhard Storch around 1950. Storch wrote the song in the hospital for his wife Maria as he was ill for a long time. It was originally sung in German by Rudi Schuricke and released on the 78 rpm record Polydor 48 374 H in 1950. Vera Lynn version The English language lyrics were written by John Turner and Geoffrey Parsons. The best-known version of the song was recorded by English singer Vera Lynn. The story goes that Vera was on holiday in Switzerland and heard people singing the song in beer parlours, and when she got back she felt she had to record it, so found the music and had lyrics written. Charts The recording of the song by Vera Lynn, which featured accompaniment by Soldiers and Airmen of HM Forces and the Johnny Johnston Singers, was the first song recorded by a foreign artist to make number one on the U.S. ''Billboard'' charts, in 1952. Reaching the summit on the ''Billboard'' "B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cindy Walker
Cindy Walker (July 20, 1918 – March 23, 2006) was an American songwriter, as well as a country music singer and dancer. She wrote many popular and enduring songs recorded by many artists. She adopted a craftsman-like approach to her songwriting, often tailoring particular songs to specific artists. She produced a large body of songs that have been described as “direct, honest and unpretentious”. She had Top 10 hits spread over five decades. She was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1997, and the Texas Heritage Songwriters Hall of Fame in March 2011. Early life Cindy Walker was born on July 20, 1918, on her grandparents' farm near Mart, Texas (near Mexia, east of Waco), the daughter of a cotton-broker. Her maternal grandfather F.L. Eiland was a noted composer of hymns and her mother was a fine pianist. From childhood Cindy Walker was fond of poetry and wrote habitually. Career Beginnings As a teenager, inspired by newspaper accounts of the dust storms on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guilty (1931 Song)
"Guilty" is a popular music, popular song published in 1931 in music, 1931. The music was written by Richard A. Whiting and Harry Akst. The lyrics were written by Gus Kahn. Popular recordings in 1931 were by Ruth Etting, Wayne King and by Russ Columbo. The song was later popularized by Margaret Whiting (Richard Whiting's daughter) and by Johnny Desmond in 1946 in music, 1946. The Whiting recording was made on October 9, 1946, and released by Capitol Records (catalog number 324). It reached No. 4 on the Billboard (magazine), ''Billboard'' chart. The Desmond recording was made on December 6, 1946, and released by RCA Victor (catalog number 20-2109). It reached No. 12 on the ''Billboard'' chart. An early version was featured on the Amélie (soundtrack), soundtrack of Jean-Pierre Jeunet's 2001 film, ''Amélie'': this was a Decca Records, Decca recording made on December 2, 1931 by Al Bowlly, a popular British singer of the 1930s, accompanied by Roy Fox and his Orchestra. Bowlly also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Canadian Rockies
''Blue Canadian Rockies'' is a 1952 American western film directed by George Archainbaud and starring Gene Autry. In the film Autry sang the song "Blue Canadian Rockies", written by Cindy Walker.A Century of Country: An Illustrated History of Country Music - Page 180 Robert K. Oermann - 1999 - She added a third superstar to her conquests when she began providing songs like "Silver Spurs" and "I Was Just Walking out the Door" to Autry. Walker's lovely "Blue Canadian Rockies" became the title tune to the singing cowboy's 1952 film. Autry had also sung the song in 1951's ''Gene Autry and The Mounties''. Plot Cast * Gene Autry * Gail Davis Gail Davis (born Betty Jeanne Grayson; October 5, 1925 – March 15, 1997) was an American actress and singer, best known for her starring role as Annie Oakley in the 1950s television series ''Annie Oakley''. Life and career Early years The d ... References External links * 1952 films 1950s English-language films 1952 Wester ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hawaiian Wedding Song
"Hawaiian Wedding Song" originally entitled; ''"Ke Kali Nei Aua"'' (Waiting There for Thee) was adapted from a 1926 love song written by Charles E. King and originally recorded by Helen Desha Beamer in its original ( Hawaiian language) version but re-written by Al Hoffman and Dick Manning and renamed as "Hawaiian Wedding Song". The song was recorded by Bing Crosby, Andy Williams and Elvis Presley. In the US, Andy Williams' version (accompanied by Archie Bleyer and his orchestra, with backing vocals by Anita Wood ) was released as a single in 1958 and reached number 11 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and number 27 on the R&B chart. In the UK, a single version by Julie Rogers went to number 31 on the UK Singles Chart in 1965. Elvis Presley sang another version of the song in the 1961 film '' Blue Hawaii''. In 1964, Hong Kong female singer Kong Ling covered the song on her LP album ''This World We Live In'' with Diamond Records (now under UMG). An earlier English version of " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Reeves Albums
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