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"Scarlet Ribbons" was written in only 15 minutes in 1949 at Danzig's home in Port Washington, New York after she invited lyricist Segal to hear her music. [1] The song tells a miraculous tale: the singer (who could be a mother or a father) peeks into their daughter's bedroom to say goodnight and hears the daughter praying for "scarlet ribbons for my hair".
The Browns were an American country and folk music vocal trio best known for their 1959 Grammy-nominated hit, "The Three Bells". The group, composed of Jim Ed Brown and his sisters Maxine and Bonnie , had a close, smooth harmony characteristic of the Nashville sound , though their music also combined elements of folk and pop .
The song is an English adaptation of the French language song "Les Trois Cloches" written by Jean Villard (also known as Gilles).This French song narrates the life of someone named Jean-François Nicot who lived in a small village at the bottom of a valley, starting with his birth, then his marriage and ending with his death, events all accompanied by ringing of the bells.
James Edward Brown (April 1, 1934 – June 11, 2015) was an American country singer who achieved fame in the 1950s with his two sisters as a member of the Browns. He later had a successful solo career from 1965 to 1974, followed by a string of major duet hits with fellow country music vocalist Helen Cornelius , through 1981.
For Browns fans, it's a fun throwback. According to the Browns' site , the team used the white facemask from 1975-95, and then used it when they came back to the NFL in 1999 for seven seasons.
Evelyn Danzig Levine (January 16, 1902 – July 26, 1996) was an American Tin Pan Alley songwriter, who was best known for co-writing the music for the folk style ballad popular song "Scarlet Ribbons", published in 1949, with lyrics by her collaborator Jack Segal.
A dismembered body found at a New York City beach Friday may be the remains of an Emmy-winning Irish filmmaker who disappeared earlier this month, law enforcement sources said.
In 1960, the song was a major country-pop hit for The Browns, released as a single early that year.It went on to become a major top-ten hit, spending 15 weeks on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 5, [4] [5] while reaching No. 20 on Billboard ' s Hot C&W Sides, [6] [7] and No. 17 on Billboard ' s Hot R&B Sides.