Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
"Act Naturally" is a song written by Johnny Russell, with a writing credit given to Voni Morrison and publishing rights transferred to Buck Owens. It was originally recorded by Buck Owens and the Buckaroos , whose version reached number one on the Billboard Country Singles chart in 1963, [ 1 ] his first chart-topper. [ 2 ]
John Bright Russell (January 23, 1940 – July 3, 2001) [1] was an American country music singer, songwriter, and comedian best known for his song "Act Naturally", which was made famous by Buck Owens, who recorded it in 1963, and The Beatles in 1965.
Name of song, core catalogue release, songwriter, lead vocalist and year of original release Song Core catalogue release(s) Songwriter(s) Lead vocal(s) [d] Year Ref(s) "Across the Universe" [e] Let It Be Past Masters: Lennon McCartney Lennon 1969 [51] [52] "Act Naturally" Help! Johnny Russell Voni Morrison † Starr 1965 [53] "All I've Got to Do"
Act Naturally", written by Johnny Russell and first recorded by Buck Owens in 1963, [60] was chosen by Ringo Starr to be his vocal contribution to the album. [61] Recorded at the end of the Help! sessions, [29] it was the last-recorded cover song the Beatles would officially release until "Maggie Mae" in 1970. [62]
The Beatles and, later, Ringo Starr recorded versions of "Act Naturally". The Beatles recorded the song in 1965, two years after Owens released it. Starr recorded it as a duet with Owens in 1988, which received a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Collaboration in 1989.
The songs "Act Naturally" and "Love's Gonna Live Here", released from his album The Best of Buck Owens (1963), were the first of 21 number one singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. [1] The songs set the trend for a series of Top 10 hits on the Billboard country chart and 13 number-one singles, including " I've Got a Tiger by the ...
FRANKTOWN, Va. (AP) — Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup helped invent rock ‘n’ roll.. His 1946 song “That’s All Right,” an easygoing shrug to a lover, would become the first single Elvis ...
In early 1963, the Johnny Russell song "Act Naturally" was pitched to Owens. Owens was initially unimpressed, but Rich liked it, and they recorded it with The Buckaroos on February 12, 1963. It was released on March 11 and entered the charts of April 13.