Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Another version of the song, "All My Sorrows", was made popular by the Kingston Trio, who recorded it in 1959, followed by The Shadows in 1961 and The Searchers in 1963 on Sugar and Spice; The melody and chord changes were used as the basis of the Brandywine Singers' "Summer's Come and Gone" (Billboard No. 129, 1963). [citation needed]
Bob Dylan sang the song in concert at the Pine Knob Music Theatre in Clarkston, Michigan on June 30, 1986. [11] [12] Christine Andreas released a version of the song in 1998 on her album Love Is Good. [13] In 2013 Canadian singer Martha Brooks issued a jazz CD featuring 11 Cahn tunes titled All My Tomorrows: The Music of Sammy Cahn. [14]
The song was first published in 1913 with the title "Farewell Song" in a six-song songbook by Dick Burnett, titled Songs Sung by R. D. Burnett—The Blind Man—Monticello, Kentucky. [2] There exists some uncertainty as to whether Dick Burnett is the original writer. In an interview he gave toward the end of his life, he was asked about the song:
Sorrow songs expressed the suffering and unjust treatment of enslaved African Americans during the period of slavery in the United States (1619–1865). The melodies and the lyrics conveyed sadness, and the words were "stunningly direct" about what it is to be enslaved. W. E. B. Du Bois coined the name. [1]
"Meaning of Life" was written by James Morrison with Ilsey Juber and Jesse Shatkin, who produced the track. [2] A doo-wop soul pop and R&B song, [3] [4] [5] it sings of learning the "meaning of life", during which the singer confesses the loneliness she's been feeling but her love is what brings her to life, showing her the light. [5]
The album was recorded at Abbey Road Studios (Studio 2) between 26 October 1960 and 21 June 1961. It was recorded on entirely analogue equipment in real time, with each track recorded on a one-track-per-day basis with no overdubs or edits on a 2 track recording machine.
The song quickly began to trend on YouTube, reaching number one in the United States. [9] The band even released a promotional video with YouTube Music. [10] The song reached number one on the Billboard Rock charts. This is the band's second song to enter Billboard Hot 100 chart, debuting at number 77. [11]
"Reflections of My Life" US Sheet Music Cover 1970. The guitar solo in "Reflections of My Life", often referred to as "reverse" guitar solo, was a sixteen bar (measure) sequence featured in the recording by Junior Campbell, the band's lead guitarist. The song is in the key of G major and the solo was recorded thus: