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Through a connection to producer Ralph Bass, they wrote "Kansas City" specifically for West Coast blues/R&B artist Little Willie Littlefield. [2] There was an initial disagreement between the two writers over the song's melody: Leiber (who wrote the lyrics) preferred a traditional blues song, while Stoller wanted a more distinctive vocal line; Stoller ultimately prevailed.
Kansas City is a 1996 American crime film directed by Robert Altman, and starring Jennifer Jason Leigh, Miranda Richardson, Harry Belafonte, Michael Murphy and Steve Buscemi. The musical score of Kansas City is integrated into the film, with modern-day musicians recreating the Kansas City jazz of 1930s.
He had a Billboard #1 record in 1959 with the song "Kansas City". [2] The song was written in 1952 and was one of the first credited collaborations by the team of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. [3] Harrison recorded "Kansas City" for the Harlem-based entrepreneur Bobby Robinson, who ...
You might be surprised by how many popular movie quotes you're remembering just a bit wrong. 'The Wizard of Oz' Though most people say 'Looks like we're not in Kansas anymore,' or 'Toto, I don't ...
Production companies are able to apply for a minimum of $500,000 annually for feature films, television series, pilots, televised commercials and music videos, according to the Explore Georgia ...
Kansas City Confidential was the only film made by Edward Small's short-lived Associated Players and Producers, a company formed by Small, Sol Lesser and Sam Briskin. [3] [4] It was the first of a 13-movie deal Small signed with United Artists in 1952, with ten to be made in the first year. [5] John Payne said he owned 25% of the film. [6]
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"Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey" was recorded six months after the second version of "Kansas City", incorporating the same refrain. However, as "Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey" was released in 1958 – with the writing credited solely to Richard Wayne Penniman (Little Richard) – the public perceived it as an earlier recording than "Kansas City".