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"Shortnin' Bread" (also spelled "Shortenin' Bread", "Short'nin' Bread", or "Sho'tnin' Bread") is an American folk song dating back at least to 1900, when James Whitcomb Riley published it as a poem. While there is speculation that Riley may have based his poem on an earlier African-American plantation song, [ 1 ] no definitive evidence of such ...
The Tractors were an American country rock band composed of a loosely associated group of musicians headed by guitarist Steve Ripley.The original lineup consisted of Steve Ripley (lead vocals, guitar), Ron Getman (guitar, Dobro, mandolin, tenor vocals), Walt Richmond (keyboards, piano, bass vocals), Casey van Beek (bass guitar, baritone vocals), and Jamie Oldaker (drums).
The band was managed by Natalie Fredericks. In 1960, they signed with Madison Records and released two singles,"Shortnin' Bread" and "Friendly Star" followed. "Shortnin' Bread" hit No. 96 in the U.S. and was their last hit; they broke up by 1962. In 1959, the group appeared in the series of Nu-Trading Rock 'n Roll Trading Cards.
Bread was an American soft rock band from Los Angeles, California.They had 13 songs chart on the Billboard Hot 100 between 1970 and 1977. [2]The band was fronted by David Gates (vocals, bass guitar, guitar, keyboards, violin, viola, percussion) with Jimmy Griffin (vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion) and Robb Royer (bass guitar, guitar, flute, keyboards, percussion, recorder, backing vocals).
He once played with a band at The Golden Nugget in Worcester, Massachusetts and played with Fay Adams & The Drifters. He fulfilled his goal of becoming a professional musician, initiating his career with his first band, the group Paul Chaplain and his Emeralds, best known for their minor hit "Shortnin' Bread" (1960). They sold about 250,000 ...
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Short'nin' Bread: Baked Goods "Shortenin' Bread" I. Sparber Larz Bourne Larry Riley Myron Waldman Gordon Whittier Anton Loeb March 24, 1950 Win, Place and Show Boat: Mississippi Riverboat "Waiting for the Robert E. Lee" Al Eugster Wm. B. Pattengill Robert Connavale April 28, 1950 Jingle Jangle Jungle: Africa "Civilization (Bongo Bongo Bongo ...
The new band became successful, recording for Okeh Records in October 1927. Although he made his last recordings in 1931, [1] Johnson continued to perform on radio and at fiddlers' conventions for the remainder of his life. His last performance was on May 24, 1965, at the Stone Mountain Fiddlers' Convention in Georgia. [4]