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Ain't is a negative inflection for am, is, are, has, and have in informal English. In some dialects, it is also used for do, does, did, and will. The development of ain't for the various forms of be, have, will and do occurred independently, at different times. The use of ain't for the forms of be was established by the mid-18th century and for ...
"Down by the Riverside" (also known as "Ain't Gonna Study War No More" and "Gonna lay down my burden") is an African-American spiritual.Its roots date back to before the American Civil War, [1] though it was first published in 1918 in Plantation Melodies: A Collection of Modern, Popular and Old-time Negro-Songs of the Southland, Chicago, the Rodeheaver Company. [2]
Claude Ely, a songwriter and preacher from Virginia, describes composing the song while sick with tuberculosis in 1934 when he was twelve years old. His family prayed for his health, and in response he spontaneously performed this song. Originally recorded by Bozie Sturdivant in July 1942 (and released in 1943 as "Ain't No Grave Can Hold My ...
Ain't Misbehavin' (song) " Ain't Misbehavin' " is a 1929 stride jazz / early swing song. Andy Razaf wrote the lyrics to a score by Thomas "Fats" Waller and Harry Brooks [2] for the Broadway musical comedy play Connie's Hot Chocolates. As a work from 1929 with its copyright renewed, it will enter the American public domain on January 1, 2025.
Thornton's recording of "Hound Dog" is credited with "helping to spur the evolution of black R&B into rock music". [9] Brandeis University professor Stephen J. Whitefield, in his 2001 book In Search of American Jewish Culture, regards "Hound Dog" as a marker of "the success of race-mixing in music a year before the desegregation of public schools was mandated" in Brown v.
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother. " He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother " is a ballad written by Bobby Scott and Bob Russell. Originally recorded by Kelly Gordon in 1969, the song became a worldwide hit for the Hollies later that year and also a hit for Neil Diamond in 1970. It has been recorded by many artists in subsequent years.
"Ain't That a Shame" is a song written by Fats Domino and Dave Bartholomew. Domino's recording of the song, originally stated as " Ain't It a Shame ", released by Imperial Records in 1955, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] was a hit, eventually selling a million copies.
The Roots recorded the song for the soundtrack of the 2009 documentary film, Soundtrack for a Revolution. Richard A. Couto wrote the book Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Round; The Pursuit of Racial Justice in the Rural South. Joan Baez released a live version of this song on her album, From Every Stage (1976).