It cites the importance of having a good steady beat and a nice tune. It notes that Jackson was born Benjamin Clarence Jackson in Cleveland, Ohio in 1919 and studied the violin and played in the public school orchestra. He drew more than 6,000 customers to a dance at the Atlantic City ...
A hit for Bland in 1961 – it reached No. 5 on the R&B chart and No. 43 in The Hot 100 – this immortal blues tune is not the song with the same title that was recorded first in 1942 by pianist/bandleader Earl Hines; it’s a revamp of guitarist T-Bone Walker’s 1947 single,...
Karaoke: The word alone can evoke a wave of excitement for music enthusiasts and partygoers alike. It's just such an enticing moment when the stage beckons, the spotlight shines and you step up to the microphone, ready to blow the audience away with a lineup of the best karaoke songs. ...
A song with an odd chord progression, requiring that you sing a melody that may not be immediately apparent from the instrumentation (jazz sometimes falls under this category). A song using an odd scale. This becomes easier as you get used to it, but if you don’t have a good ear, it...
The song is a catchy and sensual tune that invites a woman to dance and get intimate with the singer. It contains the refrain “a la la la la long”, which has been interpreted as a euphemism for sex. The song was a huge hit in several countries, reaching number one in Belgium, Ger...
a month to compose exactly the right melody to suit the waif-like good-time girl. In the movie, Hepburn sang the song sitting with a guitar on the fire escape of a New York apartment, and the result was charming, forever remembered as one of the best movie songs. When a studio ...
First Dateis a song recorded by American band Blink-182, which centers on the awkwardness and complicated emotions two lovers can experience upon initial meeting. The tune is a summary of "going on a first date with a girl and not ...
While casual may be the name of Cropper's game these days, "it definitely wasn't 35, 40 years ago," he says. Back then (and largely before, as Cropper left the label in 1970), making music was "was very serious, and I don't even think the guys had a good time." With a laug...
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11.Pastime with Good Company Origins:Tudor England. Henry VIII, specifically Now this song really *was* written by Henry VIII, and is regarded as the most famous of his compositions. It was composed shortly after his coronation and is thought to have been intended for Catherine of Aragon. ...