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English lyrics (translation) The Ravens had regional success with a 1955 revival. The Shadows performed an instrumental version of this song on their 1967 album Jigsaw. Spanish lyrics (original) Gloria Jean sang "Aquellos Ojos Verdes" in the 1943 film When Johnny Comes Marching Home.
He wrote his best known song "Aquellos Ojos Verdes" in 1929 and was recorded several times by Latin artists and translated into English in 1931. The song became a major hit when Jimmy Dorsey recorded it as "Green Eyes" around 1941. [1] Menéndez died in Burbank, California in 1987.
A version with an English language lyric was recorded in February 1940 by Adolph Hofner and his Texans, one of the great Western Swing bands, in Dallas. [4] Lawrence Welk brought the song wide attention in the United States on his radio program, then in 1941 on the Okeh Records label. [1] [5]
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... (Aquellos Ojos Verdes)", a 1929 popular song "Green Eyes", a song by Kate Wolf from her 1983 album Give Yourself to Love
The songs come from Sonora and Ronstadt included her favorites on the album. Also, Ronstadt has credited the late Mexican singer Lola Beltrán as an influence in her own singing style, and she recalls how a frequent guest to the Ronstadt home, Eduardo "Lalo" Guerrero , father of Chicano music, would often serenade her as child with these songs.
The epitaph "..ain't goin' to worry Poor John's mind anymore" [2] is derived from his song "Someday Baby Blues." "I Ain't Gonna Be Worried No More" was recorded in 1935, [14] and in his song "Drop Down Mama", also recorded in 1935, Estes referred to himself as "Poor John". His grave is located off a country road and at the far end of the ...
"El Color de Tus Ojos" (English: "The Color of Your Eyes") is a song originally recorded by Mexican duo Octubre Doce, and later covered by Banda MS.
The earliest documented recording of a song titled "Milk Cow Blues" was by Freddie Spruell in 1926. [1] The lyrics are largely on the lost dairy cow theme: She's a full-blood Jersey, I'm going to tell you boys the way I know People just screamin' for my milk cow, I don't care where my Jersey go [2] with one hint at a lost lover: