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"Louisiana 1927" is a 1974 song written and recorded by Randy Newman on the album Good Old Boys. It tells the story of the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 which left 700,000 people homeless in Louisiana and Mississippi .
Newman also incorporates actual historical events into the album, remarking upon the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 on "Louisiana 1927". Preceding an original song ("Kingfish") recounting achievements and slogans of Louisiana politician Huey "The Kingfish" Long , Newman performs with members of the Eagles on a song written by Long himself ...
Remastered and reissued on CD format in 1998 with four extra tracks ("Old Kentucky Home", "In Germany Before the War", "Christmas in Cape Town" and "My Life Is Good") inserted into the running order. Additionally, the order of "Louisiana 1927" and "Marie" was reversed on the 1998 reissue.
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Newman’s mid-’70s song “Louisiana 1927” — about a Southern city being washed away — became something of an anthem among storm survivors in New ...
More often than not, "Changing Channels" would be added to the set after "Pirate" and would end the show. The Randy Newman cover "Louisiana 1927" was added to the set after "Pirate" for the Austin, TX show, its only appearance of the tour. Average set list: [4] "Carnival World" "Jolly Mon Sing" "Grapefruit—Juicy Fruit "Boat Drinks"
Sail Away is the third studio album by Randy Newman, released on May 23, 1972.It was produced by Lenny Waronker and Russ Titelman and issued on Reprise Records.While all of its songs were written and composed by Newman, several had already been recorded by other artists.
"Ol' Man River" is a show tune from the 1927 [5] musical Show Boat with music by Jerome Kern and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, who wrote the song in 1925. The song contrasts the struggles and hardships of African Americans with the endless, uncaring flow of the Mississippi River.
The earliest known, full-length opera composed by a Black American, “Morgiane,” will premiere this week in Washington, DC, Maryland and New York more than century after it was completed.