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"Sweet Georgia Brown" is a jazz standard and pop tune composed in 1925 by Ben Bernie and Maceo Pinkard, with lyrics by Kenneth Casey. The tune was first recorded on March 19, 1925, by bandleader Ben Bernie, resulting in a five-week stretch at number one for Ben Bernie and his Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra.
"Early One Morning" is an English folk song with lyrics first found in publications as far back as 1787.
"Move It On Over" is a song written and recorded by the American country music singer-songwriter Hank Williams in 1947.
"Stardust" is a jazz song composed in 1927 by American singer, songwriter and musician Hoagy Carmichael with lyrics by Mitchell Parish. Now considered a standard and part of the Great American Songbook, the song has been recorded over 1,500 times either as an instrumental or vocal track, featuring different performers.
Bye Bye Blackbird" is a song published in 1926 by Jerome H. Remick and written by the American composer Ray Henderson and lyricist Mort Dixon. It is considered a popular standard and was first recorded by Sam Lanin's Dance Orchestra in March 1926.
This version by Janis Ian. "This Train", also known as "This Train Is Bound for Glory", is a traditional American gospel song first recorded in 1922. Although its origins are unknown, the song was relatively popular during the 1920s as a religious tune, and it became a gospel hit in the late 1930s for singer-guitarist Sister Rosetta Tharpe. After switching from acoustic to electric guitar, Tharpe released a more secular version of the song in the early 1950s.
"Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" (sometimes rendered "Whole Lot of Shakin' Going On") is a song written by Dave "Curlee" Williams and sometimes also credited to James Faye "Roy" Hall. The song was first recorded by Big Maybelle, though the best-known version is the 1957 rock and roll/rockabilly version by Jerry Lee Lewis.
The song was first recorded in Memphis, Tennessee, in March 1951. The recording was credited to "Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats", who were actually Ike Turner and his Kings of Rhythm. The single reached number-one on the Billboard R&B chart. Many music writers acknowledge its importance in the development of rock and roll music, with several considering it to be the first rock and roll record.
"Hard Times Come Again No More" (sometimes, "Hard Times") is an American parlor song written by Stephen Foster. It was published in New York by Firth, Pond & Co. in 1854 as Foster's Melodies No. 28. Well-known and popular in its day, both in America and Europe. The song asks the fortunate to consider the plight of the less fortunate.
"Why Don't You Do Right?" (originally recorded as "Weed Smoker's Dream" in 1936) is an American blues and jazz-influenced pop song usually credited to Kansas Joe McCoy. A minor key twelve-bar blues with a few chord substitutions, it is considered a classic "woman's blues" song and has become a standard.
"The Fields of Athenry" was written in 1979 by Pete St. John, who stated he heard a story about a young man from the Athenry area who had been caught stealing corn to feed his family during the Irish famine years, and was deported to Australia. One of the most widely popular songs in all of Ireland, "The Fields of Athenry" has been a staple of soccer matches since the 1990 World Cup and has been covered hundreds of times.
Shankar was born in London and her childhood was divided between London and Delhi. She is the daughter of Sukanya Shankar and Indian sitar maestro Ravi Shankar, who was 61 when she was born. Through her father, she is also the half-sister of American singer Norah Jones (born Geetali Norah Shankar).
Dizzy Gillespie also confirms that he played trumpet on "Ko Ko" though it is credited to Miles Davis. Miles Davis confirms in his autobiography that he did not play trumpet on "Ko Ko."
The origins of this song are unclear, although it pre-dates the American Civil War. Rednex was initially the brainchild of Swedish producers Janne Ericsson, Orjan "Oban" Oberg, and Patrick Edenberg, who decided to try mixing American country and folk with modern dance and pop music. The name "Rednex" was chosen as a deliberate misspelling of the word "rednecks".
Sidney Bechet (May 14, 1897 - May 14, 1959) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer. He was one of the first important soloists in jazz.
The recently expanded Tuesday Evening Music Club brings talented local and regional musicians to the Frederik Meijer Gardens Amphitheater stage every Tuesday evening throughout June, July and August!
Concerts begin at 7 pm and there's room for picnics! These outdoor performances are included in Meijer Gardens membership and for any general admission visitor to the Gardens on Tuesdays.
The Tuesday Evening Music Club is generously supported by WYCE, Corporate Live and Meyer Music.
The full lineup and additional information can be found at at Meijer Gardens dot org slash tuesday.
"Will the Circle Be Unbroken?" is a popular Christian hymn written in 1907 by Ada R. Habershon with music by Charles H. Gabriel. A reworked version of the song, intended as a funeral hymn, was written by A. P. Carter and released in 1935 by the Carter Family. The Carter version uses the same music and the same verse structure but with different verse lyrics and a modified chorus.
The composition probably originates from the end of the nineteenth century. One jazz historian states that the song "could have been sung around New Orleans in the mid-1890s."
Forever On My Mind was recorded in the fall of 1964 (ahead of 1965 "rediscovery" album) and never released. Features first-time-on-record title track "Forever On My Mind," plus never-heard recordings of "Death Letter" and "Preachin' Blues." Edward James "Son" House Jr. (March 21, 1902 - October 19, 1988) was an American delta blues singer and guitarist, noted for his highly emotional style of singing and slide guitar playing.
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A 1945 bebop recording composed by Charlie Parker.
1892 - Pianist Tommy Turpin writes Harlem Rag, the first known ragtime composition
"Heart and Soul" is a popular song composed by Hoagy Carmichael with lyrics by Frank Loesser. It charted with different artists between 1938 and 1961.
Originally recorded in 1929 by Charley Patton. "Spoonful Blues" is unambiguously about drug addiction. Patton sang that he would kill a man, go to jail or leave town to find the spoonful that he needed.
Fandango is a lively partner dance originating from Portugal and Spain, usually in triple meter, traditionally accompanied by guitars, castanets, or hand-clapping. The earliest fandango melody is found in the anonymous "Libro de diferentes cifras de guitarra" from 1705,
"West End Blues" was a sleepy Southern blues tune written by Joe "King" Oliver until it landed in the hands of trumpeter Louis Armstrong in the late 1920s, at a recording studio in Chicago.
Jimmie Rodgers' version of "In the Jailhouse Now" was recorded February 15, 1928
"Summertime" is an aria composed in 1934 by George Gershwin for the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess. This album was released in 2006 by Columbia Records and recorded from 1955 through 1984.
"Lorena" is an antebellum song with Northern origins. The lyrics were written in 1856 by Rev. Henry D. L. Webster, after a broken engagement.
"Settin' the Woods on Fire" was the A-side of a single by Hank Williams (opposed by "You Win Again"), released in September 1952.
The recently expanded Tuesday Evening Music Club brings talented local and regional musicians to the Frederik Meijer Gardens Amphitheater stage every Tuesday evening throughout June, July and August!
Concerts begin at 7 pm and there's room for picnics! These outdoor performances are included in Meijer Gardens membership and for any general admission visitor to the Gardens on Tuesdays.
The Tuesday Evening Music Club is generously supported by WYCE, Corporate Live and Meyer Music.
The full lineup and additional information can be found at at Meijer Gardens dot org slash tuesday.
