Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Green claims he received more royalties from Big Mouth Billy Bass than from any other recordings of the song. [citation needed] The singing mechanism was originally activated by a motion sensor and was designed to startle a passerby. Eventually, a button was added to activate it. There have been many variants of Big Mouth Billy Bass produced by ...
The song was used as the title track of the award-winning 2008 compilation album Take Me to the River: A Southern Soul Story 1961–1977. [12] [13] In 1999 the tune was used in the popular animatronic singing toy "Big Mouth Billy Bass". This recording sung by Steve Haas was arranged and produced for the toy's manufacturers, Gemmy Industries. [14]
Take Me to the River: New Orleans is a 2022 American full-length documentary film directed by Martin Shore about music of New Orleans and Louisiana. It was premiered on April 20, 2022, at the Broadside Theater in New Orleans. [1] It was digitally released on February 3, 2023. It serves as a sequel to 2014 film Take Me to the River: Memphis.
The songs sung by the Big Mouth Billy Bass are "Take Me to the River" by Al Green and "Y.M.C.A." by The Village People. "Y.M.C.A." was a specially-recorded version for the toy by The Sopranos prop department after the originally planned song, " Don't Worry, Be Happy " by Bobby McFerrin , was not allowed to be licensed for the show by McFerrin ...
The Singing Christians were a Southern gospel music band. They released five albums on the Canaan Records label and charted in the Southern gospel radio markets. Wayne Christian [ 1 ] led the band, performing at concert venues and ’All night gospel singings’ across the deep south and the southwestern United States. [ 2 ]
Get AOL Mail for FREE! Manage your email like never before with travel, photo & document views. Personalize your inbox with themes & tabs. You've Got Mail!
Take Me to the River: New Orleans was premiered on April 20, 2022 at the Broadside Theater in New Orleans.The film stars Aaron Neville, Ivan Neville, Ledisi, G-Eazy, George Porter Jr., Irma Thomas, Dr. John, Galactic, Mannie Fresh, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Christian Scott and Donald Harrison, with William Bell and Snoop Dogg reprised their appearances.
Cloverton is an American contemporary Christian music and worship band from Manhattan, Kansas, United States.The band started out as Lance Stafford on lead vocals and keys with his twin brother Layne Stafford on background vocals and bass guitar, alongside, drummer Kirby LeMoine and lead guitarist Matt Brown.