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George Washington Johnson (c. October 1846 – January 23, 1914) was an American singer and pioneer sound recording artist. Johnson was the first African American recording star of the phonograph. [1] [2] His most popular songs were "The Whistling Coon" and "The Laughing Song".
The first hit recorded song by a Black man was "The Whistling Coon" by George W. Johnson recorded in 1890. After the turn of the century, coon songs began to receive criticism for their racist content. [15]
– Matter Music (Sung by Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer, Thomas Hobson, Shayna Rose/Tara Perry, and Jon Beavers) Fresh Beat Band of Spies – Peter Zizzo; The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air ("Yo' Home to Bel-Air") – DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince; Friday Night Dinner – ("Animal") – Miike Snow; Friday the 13th: The Series – Fred Mollin
Follow That Dream is an EP by American singer Elvis Presley, containing four songs from the motion picture of the same name. The EP was released by RCA Victor in May 1962. It was simultaneously certified Gold and Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America on March 27, 1992.
"The Laughing Policeman" is a music hall song recorded by British artist Charles Penrose, initially published under the pseudonym Charles Jolly in 1922.It is an adaptation of "The Laughing Song" first recorded in 1890 by American singer George W. Johnson with the same tune and form, but the subject was changed from a "dandy darky" to a policeman.
This is an A–Z list of jazz tunes which have been covered by multiple jazz artists. It includes the more popular jazz standards, lesser-known or minor standards, and many other songs and compositions which may have entered a jazz musician's or jazz singer's repertoire or be featured in the Real Books, but may not be performed as regularly or as widely as many of the popular standards.
A song featuring George Harrison and Ringo Starr has been played in public for the first time, after the composer discovered the tape more than 50 years after it was recorded.
As of 2010, on the online music site www.lala.com, there were 161 listed albums or singles containing the song "Whispering". As of 2014, TJD Online , the online version of The Jazz Discography , listed 225 recording sessions, beginning with Ray Miller and his Black and White Melody Boys , who recorded it on about July 16, 1920, Okeh 4167-A.