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Arirang (아리랑 [a.ɾi.ɾaŋ]) is a Korean folk song. [ 1 ] There are about 3,600 variations of 60 different versions of the song, all of which include a refrain similar to "Arirang, arirang, arariyo" (" 아리랑, 아리랑, 아라리요 "). [ 2 ] It is estimated the song is more than 600 years old. [ 3 ]
McCune–Reischauer. Kyemonggi kayo. Trot (Korean : 트로트 ; RR : teuroteu) is a genre of Korean popular music, known for its use of repetitive rhythm and vocal inflections. Originating during the Japanese occupation of Korea in the first half of the 20th century, trot was influenced by many genres of Korean, Japanese, American, and European ...
Armstrong was a gifted composer who wrote more than 50 songs, some of which have become jazz standards (e.g., "Gully Low Blues", "Potato Head Blues", and "Swing That Music"). Colleagues and followers With Jack Teagarden (left) and Barney Bigard (right), Armstrong plays the trumpet in Helsinki, Finland , October 1949.
There are four varieties of piri: Hyang piri (향피리; 鄕 —) Se piri (세피리; 細 —) Dang piri (당피리; 唐 —) Dae piri (대피리) – A modernised instrument with clarinet-like keys, used only in North Korea [citation needed] Taepyeongso (태평소; 太平簫; also called hojeok, saenap or nallari) – A conical oboe with a ...
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy. " Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy " is a World War II jump blues song written by Don Raye and Hughie Prince which was introduced by The Andrews Sisters in the Abbott and Costello comedy film, Buck Privates (1941). [ 1 ] The Andrews Sisters' Decca recording reached number six on the U.S. pop singles chart in the spring of 1941 ...
Stardust (1927 song) For other songs with similar names, see Stardust (disambiguation) § Songs. " Stardust " is a 1927 song composed by Hoagy Carmichael, with lyrics later added by Mitchell Parish. It has been recorded as an instrumental or vocal track over 1,500 times. Carmichael developed a taste for jazz while attending Indiana University.
Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. Davis adopted a variety of musical directions in a roughly five-decade career that kept him at the forefront of many major ...
Website. jamesbrown.com. James Joseph Brown (May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006) was an American singer, dancer and musician. The central progenitor of funk music and a major figure of 20th-century music, he is referred to by various nicknames, among them "King of Soul", "the Hardest-Working Man in Show Business", "Minister of New Super Heavy ...