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Norman Gimbel
Norman Gimbel (November 16, 1927 – December 19, 2018) was an American lyricist of popular songs, television and movie themes. He wrote the lyrics for songs including " Killing Me Softly with His Song", " Ready to Take a Chance Again" (both with composer Charles Fox) and " Canadian Sunset". He also wrote English-language lyrics for many international hits, including " Sway", "Summer Samba", "The Girl from Ipanema", "How Insensitive", " Drinking-Water", "Meditation", " I Will Wait for You" and "Watch What Happens". Of the movie themes he co-wrote, five were nominated for Academy Awards and/or Golden Globe Awards, including " It Goes Like It Goes", from the film '' Norma Rae'', which won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for 1979. Gimbel was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1984. Early successes Gimbel was born on November 16, 1927, in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Lottie (Nass) and businessman Morris Gimbel. His parents were Jewish immigrants. He studied E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooklyn
Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, behind New York County (Manhattan). Brooklyn is also New York City's most populous borough,2010 Gazetteer for New York State . Retrieved September 18, 2016. with 2,736,074 residents in 2020. Named after the Dutch village of Breukelen, Brooklyn is located on the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Will Wait For You
"I Will Wait for You" is the English version of "Je ne pourrai jamais vivre sans toi", a song from the French musical ''The Umbrellas of Cherbourg'' (''Les Parapluies de Cherbourg'', 1964). Its music was composed by Michel Legrand and the original lyrics were written by Jacques Demy. It was performed in the film by Catherine Deneuve, whose voice was dubbed by Danielle Licari. The English lyrics of the song were written by Norman Gimbel. This version was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Song at the 38th Academy Awards held in 1966. References External links"I Will Wait for You"at the Internet Movie Database IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, ... Songs with music by Michel Legrand Songs with lyrics by Norman Gimbel Songs written for films French songs F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricochet (Teresa Brewer Song)
"Ricochet" (sometimes rendered "Rick-o-Shay" and also as "Ricochet Romance") is a popular music, popular song. The credits show it to be written by Larry Coleman (composer), Larry Coleman, Joe Darion, and Norman Gimbel, without apportioning the work on the lyrics and music, in 1953 in music, 1953. In fact, since Coleman and Darion wrote "Changing Partners" the same year, with Darion as lyricist and Coleman as composer, while Gimbel wrote the English lyric for "Sway (Luis Demetrio song), Sway" the same year, it can be concluded that Coleman wrote the music and Darion and Gimbel the lyrics. Versions It was included in a 1954 film, ''Ricochet Romance (film), Ricochet Romance.'' The best-known version was recorded by Teresa Brewer on July 10, 1953 and released by Coral Records as catalog number 61043, peaking at number 2 on the ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' chart in 1953. The A-side and B-side, B-side was "Too Young to Tango". "Ricochet" is one of the songs Teresa Brewer re-r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Discogs
Discogs (short for discographies) is a database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. While the site was originally created with a goal of becoming the largest online database of electronic music, the site now includes releases in all genres on all formats. After the database was opened to contributions from the public, rock music began to become the most prevalent genre listed. , Discogs contains over 15.7 million releases, by over 8.3 million artists, across over 1.9 million labels, contributed from over 644,000 contributor user accounts – with these figures constantly growing as users continually add previously unlisted releases to the site over time. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc. and located in Portland, Oregon, United States. History The discogs.com domain name was registered in August 2000, and Discogs its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonnie Lou
Mary Joan Okum (née Kath; October 27, 1924 – December 8, 2015), known by her performing name Bonnie Lou, was an American musical pioneer, recognized as one of the first female rock and roll singers. She is also one of the first artists to gain crossover success from country music to rock and roll. She was the "top name" on the first country music program regularly broadcast on a national TV network. Bonnie Lou was one of the first female co-hosts of a successful syndicated television talk show, and a regular musical performer on popular shows in the 1960s and 1970s. She "was a prime mover in the first days of rockabilly," and is a member of the Rockabilly Hall of Fame. Early life and rise to fame Born in Towanda, Illinois, Kath's parents were Arthur and Eva Kath. "I was named after my grandmother Mary, and my grandfather Joe; and my mother added the -an onto the end of it. In spite of the spelling the family pronounced it as Jo Ann," Bonnie Lou noted in a 2007 interview. Wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Coleman (composer)
Larry Coleman was a 20th-century American popular composer and lyricist. Coleman was mainly active during the 1950s and 1960s. He wrote hit songs both alone and in collaboration with other lyricists, including Fred Ebb, Joe Darion, Norman Gimbel, and Paul Klein. His songs included: * "Changing Partners" (1953), recorded by many artists, including Bing Crosby, Frank "Pee Wee" King, Patti Page, Dinah Shore, and Kay Starr * "Pa-Paya Mama" (1953), recorded by Perry Como * "Ricochet" (1953), recorded by Teresa Brewer, Alma Cogan, Perry Como, and Joan Regan * "Tennessee Wig Walk" (1953), recorded by Bonnie Lou * "Good and Lonesome" (1955), recorded by Kay Starr * "Just as Much as Ever" (1959), recorded by Teresa Brewer, Alma Cogan, Nat King Cole, Joan Regan, and Bobby Vinton * "James Dean", by Jimmy Walker & George Cates George Cates (October 19, 1911 – May 10, 2002) was an American music arranger, conductor, songwriter and record executive known for his work with Lawrenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tennessee Wig-Walk
"Tennessee Wig Walk" (also "The Tennessee Wig-Walk") is a popular song by the American composer Larry Coleman, with lyrics by Norman Gimbel. The sheet cover was published by Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. in 1953. The lyrics include the refrain "Doin' the Tennessee wig walk" and the song was used as dance music. The song was recorded by Bonnie Lou in 1953 under the Parlaphone record label. The recording was in '' The Billboard'' Top Country & Western Records US ''National Best Sellers'' top ten list during 1953, reaching number 6. In the same year, it was released as a single on the Decca label by the American big band Russ Morgan And His Orchestra "Music In The Morgan Manner"* as "The Tennessee Wig-Walk". Later, Lena Zavaroni included the song on her second album (''If My Friends Could See Me Now'', 1974) and third album (''Lena Zavaroni in South Africa ''Lena Zavaroni in South Africa''Ref. Printed Material: Back Cover of LP main source of information was the third alb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tennessee Wig Walk
"Tennessee Wig Walk" (also "The Tennessee Wig-Walk") is a popular song by the American composer Larry Coleman, with lyrics by Norman Gimbel. The sheet cover was published by Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. in 1953. The lyrics include the refrain "Doin' the Tennessee wig walk" and the song was used as dance music. The song was recorded by Bonnie Lou in 1953 under the Parlaphone record label. The recording was in '' The Billboard'' Top Country & Western Records US ''National Best Sellers'' top ten list during 1953, reaching number 6. In the same year, it was released as a single on the Decca label by the American big band Russ Morgan And His Orchestra "Music In The Morgan Manner"* as "The Tennessee Wig-Walk". Later, Lena Zavaroni included the song on her second album (''If My Friends Could See Me Now'', 1974) and third album (''Lena Zavaroni in South Africa ''Lena Zavaroni in South Africa''Ref. Printed Material: Back Cover of LP main source of information was the third album ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the United States, and is more than twice as populous as second-place Los Angeles. New York City lies at the southern tip of New York State, and constitutes the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban landmass. With over 20.1 million people in its metropolitan statistical area and 23.5 million in its combined statistical area as of 2020, New York is one of the world's most populous megacities, and over 58 million people live within of the city. New York City is a global cultural, financial, entertainment, and media center with a significant influence on commerce, health care and life sciences, research, technology, education, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Songwriters Hall Of Fame
The Songwriters Hall of Fame (SHOF) is an American institution founded in 1969 by songwriter Johnny Mercer, music publisher/songwriter Abe Olman, and publisher/executive Howie Richmond to honor those whose work, represent, and maintain, the heritage and legacy of a spectrum of the most beloved English language songs from the world's popular music songbook. It not only celebrates these established songwriters, but is also involved in the development of new English language songwriting talent through workshops, showcases, and scholarships. There are many programs designed to teach and discover new English language songwriters. Nile Rodgers serves as the organization's chairman. The Hall of Fame was formed in 1969, and in 2010, an exhibit was put on display online inside the Grammy Museum at L.A. Live in Los Angeles. The Hall has no permanent place of residence, and because the awards are not televised, there would be no other digital recording of the event for posterity. There ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norma Rae
''Norma Rae'' is a 1979 American drama film directed by Martin Ritt from a screenplay written by Irving Ravetch and Harriet Frank Jr. The film is based on the true story of Crystal Lee Sutton— which was told in the 1975 book ''Crystal Lee, a Woman of Inheritance'' by reporter Henry P. Leifermann of ''The New York Times''— and stars Sally Field in the titular role. Beau Bridges, Ron Leibman, Pat Hingle, Barbara Baxley, and Gail Strickland are featured in supporting roles. The film follows Norma Rae Webster, a factory worker with little formal education in North Carolina who becomes involved in trade union activities at the textile factory where she works after her and her co-workers' health is compromised due to poor working conditions. ''Norma Rae'' premiered at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival where it competed for the Palme d'Or, while Field won the Best Actress Prize. It was theatrically released on March 2, 1979, by 20th Century Fox to critical and commercial success. Revi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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