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"The Teddy Bears' Picnic" is a song consisting of a melody written in 1907 by American composer John Walter Bratton, and lyrics added in 1932 by Irish songwriter Jimmy Kennedy. It remains popular in Ireland and the United Kingdom as a children's song, having been recorded by numerous artists over the decades.
"Mockin' Bird Hill" is a song written in 3/4 time by Calle Jularbo, with lyrics by George Vaughn Horton. It is perhaps best known through recordings by Patti Page , Horton's own Pinetoppers, and the duo of Les Paul and Mary Ford in 1951, or by Donna Fargo 's 1977 version, but many other artists have also recorded the song.
Little Fur Family is a 1946 picture book written by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Garth Williams.It tells the story of a little fur child's day in the woods. The day ends when his big fur parents tuck him in bed "all soft and warm," and sing him to sleep with a bedtime song.
The album includes an illustrated 32-page book with the lyrics and chords to every song to inspire living room sing-alongs. Their most recent album, released in March 2023, is called Brambletown. The album is a 17-song collection that celebrates a fantastical place where “critters can talk, trees can walk and nothing’s as it seems.”
Lydia Lunch released her version of the song on her 1980 album Queen of Siam. The lyrics are addressed to "a spooky little boy". Another gender-flipped version was recorded by Martha Reeves and released on the album In the Midnight Hour in 1986. In this version, the line "spooky little girl like you" is changed to "spooky old lady like me".
“The beloved figure always dies in the last verse,” he said, “so I figured I’d kill her off in the first line.” For Brooks, the night launched him into novelty-song fame. Or infamy.
He voiced the head crow in Disney's Dumbo (1941) and sang "When I See an Elephant Fly". In 1932, Edwards had his first national radio show on CBS Radio. He continued hosting network radio shows through 1946. In the early 1930s, however, Edwards' popularity faded as public taste shifted to crooners such as Russ Columbo, Rudy Vallee, and Bing Crosby.
For the record: 3:33 p.m. Jan. 30, 2024: An earlier version of this article described DeFord Bailey as the first member of the Grand Ole Opry.He was one of the first members and the first Black member