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James Lord Pierpont (April 25, 1822 – August 5, 1893) [1] was an American composer, songwriter, arranger, organist, and Confederate States soldier. Pierpont wrote and composed "Jingle Bells" in 1857, originally titled "The One Horse Open Sleigh".
Ella Logan – as "Jingle (Bingle) Bells"; single (1938) Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians – on the album Jingle Bells (1956) Lonestar – on the album My Christmas List (2007) The Looney Tunes cast - on the album A Looney Tunes Sing-A-Long Christmas (2007) Vincent Lopez and His Orchestra – on the album Christmas Music (1957) Los Del Rio
The astronauts then produced a smuggled harmonica and sleigh bells, and with Schirra on the harmonica and Stafford on the bells, broadcast a rendition of "Jingle Bells". [ 17 ] [ 18 ] The harmonica, shown to the press upon their return, was a Hohner "Little Lady", a tiny harmonica approximately one inch (2.5 cm) long, by 3 ⁄ 8 of an inch (0. ...
Jake Holmes (born December 28, 1939) is an American singer-songwriter and jingle writer who began a recording career in the 1960s. Holmes is the author of the song "Dazed and Confused", later reworked by Led Zeppelin. Holmes also composed the music to the US Army recruitment jingle "Be All That You Can Be" in the 1980s.
Herman Schoonderwalt (December 23, 1931–June 15, 1997), Dutch reedist, would have turned 93 this year. Chet Baker (December 23, 1929 –May 13, 1988), American trumpeter and vocalist, would have turned 95 this year. Buddy Harman (December 23, 1928–August 21, 2008), American country music drummer, would have turned 96 this year.
Brian Douglas Wilson (born June 20, 1942) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer who co-founded the Beach Boys.Often called a genius for his novel approaches to pop composition, extraordinary musical aptitude, and mastery of recording techniques, he is widely acknowledged as one of the most innovative and significant songwriters of the 20th century.
After the war, he applied for university training as a music major, but was refused because he could not sight read classical music. [3] He worked later in factories and insurance. In 1956, he moved to Los Angeles where he immediately was accepted by jazz musicians such as Georgie Auld and Jimmie Rowles , who later recommended him to Woody ...
According to William Studwell in The Christmas Carol Reader, "Up on the Housetop" was the second-oldest secular Christmas song, outdone only by "Jingle Bells", which was written in 1857. It is also considered the first Yuletide song to focus primarily on Santa Claus .