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"My Definition of a Boombastic Jazz Style", the album's most successful single, sampled Quincy Jones' "Soul Bossa Nova" — which was known to Canadian audiences as the theme tune to the game show Definition at the time of its release. The song was a hit in both Canada and Europe, winning a Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year in 1992. [2]
David Baldacci was born and raised in Richmond, Virginia.He is of Italian descent. He graduated from Henrico High School and earned a B.A. in political science from Virginia Commonwealth University and a Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law, after which he practiced law for nine years in Washington, D.C.
In 1954, they recorded a song called "Runaround", written by a truck driver named Cirino Colacrai, and released it on Boulevard Records as the B-side to "At Last You Understand". [2] The single was picked up for national distribution by RCA Victor , and "Runaround" became a hit, peaking at No. 20 on the US national chart.
"Runaround" (story), a 1942 short story by Isaac Asimov; Runaround (typography), where text conforms to an irregular shape or intrusion; Run around coil, a heat exchanger system; Run-around loop, a track arrangement for reversing a train's direction
"Long Distance Runaround" is a song by the progressive rock group Yes first recorded for their 1971 album, Fragile. Written by lead singer Jon Anderson , the song was released as a B-side to " Roundabout ", but became a surprise hit in its own right as a staple of album-oriented rock radio.
The song also reached No. 15 in Canada. [19] On WLS in Chicago, "Runaround Sue" reached No. 1 for one week [20] and was ranked at No. 42 for the year. [21] Garrett was born during the chart run of Dion's original version of "Runaround Sue," in the fall of 1961. Garrett's cover of the song hit the charts the week of his 16th birthday. [citation ...
Their first hit "Runaround", was a top 20 hit in 1954. The following year, he became the group's lead singer, and sang on their hits "Times Two, I Love You" and "And the Angels Sing". [ 3 ] The records' success brought him to the attention of disc jockey Alan Freed , who featured him in the movie Rock, Rock, Rock .
The song originated in March 1971 when the band were on tour promoting The Yes Album (1971), travelling from Aberdeen to Glasgow after a gig in Aviemore, Scotland. [7] [8] They encountered many roundabouts on the way; Anderson claimed "maybe 40 or so", which inspired Anderson and Howe to write a song about the journey as they sat in the back of the band's transit van, and include the ...