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The song is an English adaptation of the French language song "Les Trois Cloches" written by Jean Villard (also known as Gilles).This French song narrates the life of someone named Jean-François Nicot who lived in a small village at the bottom of a valley, starting with his birth, then his marriage and ending with his death, events all accompanied by ringing of the bells.
The Browns were an American country and folk music vocal trio best known for their 1959 Grammy-nominated hit, "The Three Bells".The group, composed of Jim Ed Brown and his sisters Maxine and Bonnie, had a close, smooth harmony characteristic of the Nashville sound, though their music also combined elements of folk and pop.
The Three Bells is a compilation album by American country music group, the Browns, released in 1993. This compilation box set release contains eight CDs with 258 songs covering the career of the Browns. Each CD covers a different era of their work, both prior to and after their years with RCA Victor and producer Chet Atkins.
Brown signed a recording contract in 1954 with RCA Victor as half of a duo with younger brother Jim Ed Brown. Their humorous song "Looking Back to See" was a #8 hit during the summer of 1954. [3] In 1955, they toured with the then 20-year-old Elvis Presley as their younger sister Bonnie Brown joined Maxine and Jim Ed to create the trio group ...
In July 2006, Peraza, at 82 years of age, made a rare appearance with Santana for a three show performance at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland. This was the first of a number of summer live appearances. Later he appeared at the San José Jazz Festival in California with the Julius Melendez Latin Jazz Ensemble. He taught drum clinics in ...
"The Bells" is a rhythm and blues song written by Billy Ward and Rose Ann Marks and recorded by Billy Ward and His Dominoes in 1952, featuring Clyde McPhatter on lead tenor. It was released on Federal Records as the B-side of the group's single "Pedal Pushin' Papa". It was a bigger hit than the A-side, reaching #3 on the R&B chart. ("Pedal ...
He visited Havana three times in the 1940s and learned to play Afro-Cuban rhythms on the bongos and congas. Costanzo started as a dancer, touring as a team with his wife before World War II . After his discharge from the Navy, he worked as a dance instructor at the Beverly Hills Hotel , where Latin band leader Bobby Ramos heard Costanzo playing ...
In addition to songwriting, Flood also found success as a recording artist. In 1959, he recorded a cover version of The Browns' song "The Three Bells (The Jimmy Brown Story)", [1] which was released almost a month after The Browns' version was released (RCA Victor #47-7555). [8]