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"South of the Border Down Mexico Way" is a popular song describing a trip to Mexico, written by Jimmy Kennedy and Michael Carr. It was originally released in 1939 , with many versions following, including one for the film of the same name sung by star Gene Autry .
"South of the Border" (1939 song), popular song, notably recorded by Gene Autry, as well as Frank Sinatra; South of the Border (Charlie Parker album), 1952; South of the Border (Caterina Valente album), 1963; South of the Border (Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass album), 1964; South of the Border (David Murray album), 1993
Michael Carr (born Maurice Alfred Cohen; 11 March 1905 – 16 September 1968) was a British and Irish popular music composer and lyricist, best remembered for the song "South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)", written with Irishman Jimmy Kennedy for the 1939 film of the same name.
South of the Border enjoyed sustained popularity. It appeared on the Billboard Top LPs chart for a total of 163 weeks. It appeared on the Billboard Top LPs chart for a total of 163 weeks. For the week ending May 21, 1966, South of the Border , at No. 17, was one of five Tijuana Brass albums listed in the top 20 of Billboard Magazine’s chart ...
In the 1960s, Kennedy wrote the song "The Banks of the Erne'", for recording by his friend from the war years, Theo Hyde, also known as Ray Warren. Kennedy was a patron of the Castlebar International Song Contest from 1973 until his death in 1984, and his association with the event added great prestige to the contest.
When Sinatra returned to the Paramount in October 1944, only 250 persons left the first show, and 35,000 fans left outside caused a near riot, known as the Columbus Day Riot, outside the venue because they were not allowed in. [98] [99] [100] Such was the bobby-soxer devotion to Sinatra that they were known to write Sinatra's song titles on ...
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Musically, "South of the Border" is a three-minute and twenty-four-second long Latin pop song. [1] In terms of music notation, "South of the Border" was composed using 4 4 common time in the key of D minor, with a tempo of 98 beats per minute. Sheeran, Cabello, and Cardi B's vocals range from the low note F3 to the high note of G5. [6]