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Frederick William Hammond [1] (born December 27, 1960) [2] is an American gospel singer, bass guitar player, and record producer. He is regarded as one of the most popular figures in contemporary gospel music .
"The Continental" is a dance to a song written by Con Conrad with lyrics by Herb Magidson, [1] and was introduced by Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire in the 1934 film The Gay Divorcee. "The Continental" was the first song to win the Academy Award for Best Original Song. In the film it was sung by Ginger Rogers, Erik Rhodes and Lillian Miles. [1] [2]
New songs introduced in the film "The Continental" (lyrics: Herb Magidson; music: Con Conrad) won the first Academy Award for Best Original Song for its elaboration in the more-than-16-minute song-and-dance sequence toward the end of the film, as sung by Rogers, Erik Rhodes and Lillian Miles, and danced by Rogers, Astaire and ensemble performers.
The dance director was Dave Gould, assisted by Hermes Pan, who went on to become Astaire's primary collaborator. "Flying Down to Rio" – sung by Fred Astaire, danced by Ginger Rogers and the chorus "Music Makes Me" – sung by Ginger Rogers, some general dancing
The David Dance is a 2014 American drama film, written and produced by Don Scimé and directed by Aprill Winney. [2] It premiered at the Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival on March 8, 2014.
La danse, by Henri Matisse (1910), The Hermitage, St Petersburg. The theme of dance often appears in his art work. Examples of art where some form of dance is present include: young people dancing the sardana in Fiesta de Santa Lucia (1921); [5] what appear to be people dancing in Ninfas en un jardín romántico (1921); [6] and Composición satírica (1923), a work clearly inspired by Matisse ...
The Allmusic review by Richard S. Ginell awarded the album 4 stars and stated "the material is fresh, not a patchwork of old and new like the first concert — and in an attempt to be as ecumenical as possible, Ellington reaches for novel techniques and sounds beyond his usual big band spectrum".
In 1959, the group recorded "(Baby) Hully Gully" (Arvee Records), which initiated the Hully Gully dance craze. "Big Boy Pete," which the group released in 1960, [1] served as inspiration for The Kingsmen's "The Jolly Green Giant". Over the next ten years The Olympics recorded upbeat R&B songs, often about dances popular at the time.