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The building security found Israel a large steel chair. "Then I put up some microphones, do a quick sound check, roll tape, and the first thing he does is 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow.' He played and sang, one take, and it was over." [2] At the time, copies of the acoustic recording were made only for Kamakawiwoʻole himself and Bertosa. [3]
On December 21, 2020, the official music video for "Over the Rainbow" reached a billion views on YouTube. [ 40 ] In 2021, the song was inducted into the National Recording Registry as part of the heritage in American recorded sound.
Over the Rainbow is the debut album of child singer Connie Talbot, and was released 26 November 2007 by Rainbow Recording Company.Talbot, who had entered the public eye after her appearance on the first series of Britain's Got Talent at age six, signed with Rainbow, an independent label, after briefly recording with Sony BMG.
On the album Facing Future (1993), Israel Kamakawiwoʻole included "Over the Rainbow" in a ukulele medley with "What a Wonderful World" by Louis Armstrong. At 3 a.m one morning in 1988, Kamakawiwo'ole called a recording studio to request a session. Its owner and engineer, Milan Bertosa, agreed to record him if he could get there in 15 minutes.
Connie Victoria Elizabeth Talbot (born 20 November 2000) [1] is a British singer [2] who was the runner-up of the first series of Britain's Got Talent in 2007. She then signed with Rainbow Recording Company and released her debut album Over the Rainbow on 26 November 2007, which has sold over 250,000 copies worldwide and reached number one in three countries.
Over the Rainbow" was released in Australia and peaked at number 65 in 1985. [8] He is a multi-million selling recording artist with nine studio albums to his credit. He can also be heard on numerous concert, guest artist, and cast recordings.
1976 Rising – studio recording with Rainbow (keyboards) 1976 On Stage – live recording with Rainbow (keyboards) 1977 Putting it Straight – studio recording with Pat Travers (Minimoog on "Off Beat Ride') 1978 Live at the Hollywood Palladium – live recording with The Force (keyboards and vocals)
Somewhere Over the Rainbow is a studio album by country music singer Willie Nelson, released in 1981.It features 1940s pop standards arranged by Nelson. The album's acoustic jazz instrumentation was also meant to play tribute to one of his heroes, Belgian gipsy jazz guitar virtuoso Django Reinhardt, who influenced Nelson's playing.