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"Sea Cruise" is a song written and originally recorded by Huey "Piano" Smith and His Clowns in 1959. However, this track was not released until 1971. The best known version was recorded by Frankie Ford and released in 1959, with Ford’s voice dubbed over Smith's original backing track [1] (which featured ship's bell and horn sound-effects, boogie woogie piano, and a driving horn section and a ...
Florencia Vicenta de Casillas-Martínez Cardona [3] (born July 19, 1940), known by her stage name Vikki Carr, is an American vocalist.She has a singing career that spans more than five decades.
Smith wrote his first song "Robertson Street Boogie", named after the street where he lived, on the piano, when he was eight years old. He performed the tune with a friend Percy Anderson, with the two billing themselves as Slick and Doc. Smith attended Walter L. Cohen High School in New Orleans.
Frankie Ford (born Vincent Francis Guzzo, Jr.; August 4, 1939 – September 28, 2015) was an American rock and roll and rhythm and blues singer, best known for his 1959 hit "Sea Cruise". Biography [ edit ]
The Idlers sang at the re-interment of Captain Hopley Yeaton, the father of the Coast Guard, on October 19, 1975. [4] The Singing Idlers made an appearance on Saturday Night Live on February 28, 1976, [ 5 ] where Leon Redbone was the musical guest, and the hostess Jill Clayburgh sang "Sea Cruise" backed by the group. [ 6 ]
She also introduced "Lord Of All"—a new song she wrote with her nephew Ryan Cruse. Cruse is the daughter of Joe and Nancy Cruse, and is one of five children. Her siblings, Jane Cruse Bearden, Dr. John Cruse, Joe Cruse III and Karen Cruse Adams are all involved in full-time Christian ministry.
Wolfe continued performing and wrote songs for himself and other artists. [5] Joe Nichols recorded Wolfe's song "I Can't Take My Eyes Off You" on his 2011 album It's All Good . [ 4 ] After a showcase performance at South by Southwest in 2010, Wolfe signed with Lex Music Group for management and formed his own record label, Fool Hearted Productions.
The song debuted at number 39 Billboard country songs chart, giving McEntire the highest single debut of her career and peaked at number eleven. Her twenty-sixth studio album, Keep On Loving You was released in August 2009 [ 117 ] and also topped both the Billboard Country and 200 charts. [ 118 ]