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Vocal. Constance Foore " Connee " Boswell (December 3, 1907 – October 11, 1976) [1] was an American vocalist born in Kansas City, Missouri, but raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. With sisters Martha and Helvetia "Vet", she performed in the 1920s and 1930s as the trio The Boswell Sisters. They started as instrumentalists but became a highly ...
The Boswell Sisters were an American close harmony singing trio of the jazz and swing eras, consisting of three sisters: Martha Boswell (June 9, 1905 – July 2, 1958), Connie Boswell (later spelled "Connee", December 3, 1907 – October 11, 1976), and Helvetia "Vet" Boswell (May 20, 1911 – November 12, 1988). Hailing from uptown New Orleans ...
The song became most famous in a version by Elvis Presley. In 1974, Presley released the song as part of a double A-sided single with " If You Talk in Your Sleep ." [ 1 ] "Help Me" became the side promoted to country radio, and the song reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart on the week of August 10, 1974. [ 2 ] ("
Recognition and awards. "Why Me" was Kristofferson's lone major country hit as a solo recording artist, reaching No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in July 1973. [4] The song peaked only at No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100, but had at that time one of the longer runs (19 weeks) in the top 40 [1] and the most chart reversals (6) in ...
"Jesus Loves Me" is a Christian hymn written by Anna Bartlett Warner (1827–1915). [1] The lyrics first appeared as a poem in the context of an 1860 novel called Say and Seal , written by her older sister Susan Warner (1819–1885), in which the words were spoken as a comforting poem to a dying child. [ 2 ]
1969–present. Website. larnelle.com. Larnelle Steward Harris (born July 6, 1947) is an American gospel singer and songwriter. During his 40-plus years of ministry, Harris has recorded 18 albums, won five Grammy Awards [1] and 11 Dove Awards, and has had several number one songs on the inspirational music charts.
Background. "If My Pillow Could Talk" was recorded in New York City on March 22, 1963 in a session conducted and arranged by Marty Manning best known for his work with Tony Bennett. [2] As befits its credentials, "If My Pillow Could Talk" had a ragtime feel unexpected in a Connie Francis single. Francis has said she "wasn't crazy" about "If My ...
Lyricist (s) Joseph M. Scriven (1855) " What a Friend We Have in Jesus " is a Christian hymn originally written by preacher Joseph M. Scriven as a poem in 1855 to comfort his mother, who was living in Ireland while he was in Canada. [2] Scriven originally published the poem anonymously, and only received full credit for it in the 1880s. [3]