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His Greatest Hits
''His Greatest Hits'' may refer to various compilation albums and Greatest Hits collections. Albums with this title include: *His Greatest Hits (Elvis Presley album) 1983 *''His Greatest Hits'', Engelbert Humperdinck (singer), Engelbert Humperdinck 1974, remastered 1988 *''His Greatest Hits'', Ray Charles 1992 Albums with similar titles include: *The Man in Black – His Greatest Hits, Johnny Cash album *Presents His Hits in Concert, one of the first of countless CD releases of the 1981 UK live album Glen Campbell Live *His 12 Greatest Hits, a compilation album by Neil Diamond issued in 1974 on the MCA record label *His Definitive Greatest Hits, a compilation album by American blues musician B. B. King *A Collection of His Greatest Hits, a compilation album by American recording artist Babyface released in 2000 ;Sings His Greatest Hits *Neil Sedaka Sings His Greatest Hits, 1963 *Little Richard Sings His Greatest Hits, 1966 *Billy "Crash" Craddock Sings His Greatest Hits, a greatest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Compilation Album
A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one or several Performing arts#Performers, performers. If by one artist, then generally the tracks were not originally intended for release together as a single work, but may be collected together as a greatest hits album or box set. If from several performers, there may be a theme, topic, time period, or genre which links the tracks, or they may have been intended for release as a single work—such as a tribute album. When the tracks are by the same recording artist, the album may be referred to as a retrospective album or an anthology. Content and scope Songs included on a compilation album may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one or several performers. If by one artist, then generally the tracks were not originally intended for release together as a single work, but may ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Jones
George Glenn Jones (September 12, 1931 – April 26, 2013) was an American country musician, singer, and songwriter. He achieved international fame for his long list of hit records, including his best-known song "He Stopped Loving Her Today", as well as his distinctive voice and phrasing. For the last two decades of his life, Jones was frequently referred to as the greatest living country singer. Country music scholar Bill Malone writes, "For the two or three minutes consumed by a song, Jones immerses himself so completely in its lyrics, and in the mood it conveys, that the listener can scarcely avoid becoming similarly involved." The shape of his nose and facial features earned Jones the nickname "The Possum". Jones has been called and had more than 160 chart singles to his name from 1955 until his death in 2013. Born in Texas, Jones first heard country music when he was seven, and was given a guitar at the age of nine. His earliest influences were Roy Acuff and Bill Monroe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greatest Hits (other)
Greatest Hits albums are compilations of successful, previously released songs by a particular music artist or band. For a list of such albums, see List of greatest hits albums. Greatest Hits or variants may also refer to: Music Non-compilation albums * ''Greatest Hits'' (Phil Ochs album), seventh and final studio album by Phil Ochs, 1970 * ''The Greatest Hits'' (Funkoars album), second studio album by Funkoars, 2006 *''The Greatest Hit (Money Mountain)'', debut studio album by Blue Orchids, 1982 * ''Greatest Hits'' (Kari Peitsamo ja Ankkuli album), fifth studio album by Kari Peitsamo ja Ankkuli, featuring cover versions of his favourite songs, 1980 * ''Greatest Hits'' (Remo Drive album), first studio album by Remo Drive, 2017 * ''Greatest Hits'' (Waterparks album), fourth studio album by Waterparks, 2021 Songs * "The Greatest Hit" (song), a no.100 charting song by Annie *"The Greatest Hit", song by Six Finger Satellite from ''Paranormalized'' Other media * "Greatest Hits" (''Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Anka Sings His Greatest Hits
Paul may refer to: * Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) * Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity *Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Christian missionary and writer * Pope Paul (other), multiple Popes of the Roman Catholic Church * Saint Paul (other), multiple other people and locations named "Saint Paul" Roman and Byzantine empire * Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus (c. 229 BC – 160 BC), Roman general * Julius Paulus Prudentissimus (), Roman jurist * Paulus Catena (died 362), Roman notary * Paulus Alexandrinus (4th century), Hellenistic astrologer * Paul of Aegina or Paulus Aegineta (625–690), Greek surgeon Royals *Paul I of Russia (1754–1801), Tsar of Russia * Paul of Greece (1901–1964), King of Greece Other people *Paul the Deacon or Paulus Diaconus (c. 720 – c. 799), Italian Benedictine monk * Paul (father of Maurice), the father of Mau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ritchie Valens
Richard Steven Valenzuela (May 13, 1941 – February 3, 1959), known professionally as Ritchie Valens, was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. A rock and roll pioneer and a forefather of the Chicano rock movement, Valens was killed in a plane crash eight months into his music career. Valens had several hits, most notably " La Bamba", which he had adapted from a Mexican folk song. Valens transformed the song into one with a rock rhythm and beat, and it became a hit in 1958, making Valens a pioneer of the Spanish-speaking rock and roll movement. He also had an American number-two hit with "Donna". On February 3, 1959, on what has become known as "The Day the Music Died", Valens died in a plane crash in Iowa, an accident that also claimed the lives of fellow musicians Buddy Holly and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson, as well as pilot Roger Peterson. Valens was 17 at the time of his death. In 2001, Valens was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glen Campbell Live! His Greatest Hits
''Glen Campbell Live! His Greatest Hits'' is the fifty-fourth album by American singer/guitarist Glen Campbell, released in 1994 (see 1994 in music). Track listing # " Gentle on My Mind" ( John Hartford) # " By The Time I Get to Phoenix" ( Jimmy Webb) # " Galveston" ( Jimmy Webb) # "Kentucky Means Paradise" (Merle Travis) # " Wichita Lineman" ( Jimmy Webb) # "Mansion in Branson" (Paul Overstreet, B. Braddock) # " Here in the Real World" ( Alan Jackson, M. Irwin) # " Classical Gas" ( Mason Williams) # " Rhinestone Cowboy" (Larry Weiss) # "Hits Medley": ## " It's Only Make Believe" (Conway Twitty, Jack Nance) ## "Turn Around, Look at Me" (Jerry Capehart, Glen Campbell) ## "Where's The Playground Suzie" ( Jimmy Webb) ## "Hey Little One" ( Dorsey Burnette, Barry DeVorzon) ## "Country Boy (You Got Your Feet in LA)" (Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter) ## "Mary in the Morning" ( J. Cymbal, Michael Rashkow) ## "Dreams of the Everyday Housewife" (Chris Gantry) ## "Sunflower" (Neil Diamond) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sings His Best Hits For Capitol Records
''Sings His Best Hits for Capitol Records'' was the twenty-second studio album of Country music artist Ronnie Milsap. It was released in 1996 under Capitol Nashville, his first for the label. The album consisted of re-recordings of past hits by Milsap including " Stranger in My House," " Smoky Mountain Rain" and " Pure Love." No singles were released. Track listing #" Stranger in My House" ( Mike Reid) - 4:13 #"It Was Almost Like a Song" ( Hal David, Archie Jordan) - 3:50 #"Snap Your Fingers" ( Grady Martin, Alex Zanetis) - 3:00 #"Daydreams About Night Things" (John Schweers) - 2:24 #" Smoky Mountain Rain" (Kye Fleming, Dennis Morgan) - 3:57 #" Lost in the Fifties Tonight (In the Still of the Night)" - (Fred Parris, Reid, Troy Seals) 4:32 #"(There's) No Gettin' Over Me" ( Walt Aldridge, Tom Brasfield) - 3:13 #" Pure Love" (Eddie Rabbitt) - 2:23 #" (I'm A) Stand by My Woman Man" (Kent Robbins) - 3:04 #" Button Off My Shirt" ( Billy Livsey, Graham Lyle) - 3:54 Personnel *Jami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Sinatra Discography
American vocalist Frank Sinatra recorded 59 studio albums and 297 singles in his solo career, spanning 54 years. Sinatra signed with Columbia Records in 1943; his debut album ''The Voice of Frank Sinatra'' was released in 1946. Sinatra would achieve greater success with Capitol and Reprise Records, the former of which he released his final two albums on— ''Duets'' and ''Duets II''. Eight compilation albums under Sinatra's name were released in his lifetime, with more albums released following his death in 1998. Albums Studio albums Columbia Records introduced the LP album on June 21, 1948; prior to that albums were collections of 78s in a booklet resembling a photo album, rarely more than four records to a set. Sinatra's Capitol studio albums were released on ''Concepts'' in 1992, and the bulk of his Capitol recordings released on the 1998 album '' The Capitol Years''. 1940s/50s 1960s 1970s/80s 1990s Notes Compilation albums Live albums Albums conducted by Sinatr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Blunstone
Colin Edward Michael Blunstone (born 24 June 1945) is an English singer, songwriter and musician. In a career spanning more than 60 years, Blunstone came to prominence in the mid-1960s as the lead singer of the English rock band the Zombies, which released four singles that entered the Top 75 charts in the United States during the 1960s, including "She's Not There", "Tell Her No", " She's Coming Home", and "Time of the Season". Blunstone began his solo career in 1969, releasing three singles under a pseudonym of Neil MacArthur. Since then, he has released ten studio albums under his real name. He appears on several albums with the Alan Parsons Project and sang " Old and Wise". In 2019, Blunstone was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as part of The Zombies. Early years Colin Edward Michael Blunstone was born on 24 June 1945, in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, only son of Arthur Blunstone, an aeronautical engineer at the De Havilland factory at Hatfield who later ran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grandpa Jones
Louis Marshall Jones (October 20, 1913 – February 19, 1998), known professionally as Grandpa Jones, was an American banjo player and "old time" country and gospel music singer. He is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame.McCall, Michael; Rumble, John; Kingsbury, Paul, eds. (1 February 2012). The Encyclopedia of Country Music (Second ed.). Oxford University Press. pp. 269–270. . Biography Jones was born in the small farming community of Niagara in Henderson County, Kentucky, the youngest of 10 children in a sharecropper's family. His father was an old-time fiddle player, and his mother was a ballad singer and herself adept on the concertina. His first instrument was guitar. Ramona Riggins, one of several women who began to gain some recognition in a musical form long dominated by men was Grandpa's wife and musical partner of over thirty years.Jones, Grandpa (1939). Family Album honographbr>Leon McIntyre Collection, 1970-2011 Archives of Appalachia, East Tennessee State ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernest Ashworth
Ernest Bert Ashworth (December 15, 1928 – March 2, 2009) was an American country music singer, broadcaster, and longtime Grand Ole Opry star. Signed to the Hickory label, he recorded two studio albums in his career and charted several singles on ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs, including the number one "Talk Back Trembling Lips" and seven other top ten hits. Biography Born in Huntsville, Alabama, United States, he began his career singing on Huntsville radio station WBHP. In 1950, he moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where he worked for several radio stations and was signed by Wesley Rose as a songwriter for Acuff-Rose Music. Among the artists who recorded his songs between 1949 and 1955 were Jimmy Dickens, Carl Smith, Johnny Horton, and Paul Anka. Success as a recording artist eluded him, however, and in 1957 he returned to Huntsville and began working at the US Army's Redstone Arsenal, doing guided missile work. Three years later, Rose arranged a recording contract ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Williams (singer)
Tony Williams (born Samuel Edward Williams; April 5, 1928 – August 14, 1992), was an American singer who was the lead vocalist of the Platters from 1953 to 1960. Life and career Williams was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, the son of Bertha and Edward Williams. He served in the United States Army Air Forces around the end of World War II, rising to the rank of sergeant, and after leaving military service moved to Los Angeles, where he joined his older sister Bertha, who was developing a successful singing career under the name Linda Hayes. He worked in menial jobs such as parking lot attendant, while competing in evening talent shows. Laurence Staig, "Obituary: Tony Williams", ''The Independent'', 18 August 1992 Retrieved 15 September 202 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
