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"Moon River" is a song composed by Henry Mancini with lyrics by Johnny Mercer. It was originally performed by Audrey Hepburn in the 1961 film Breakfast at Tiffany's, winning an Academy Award for Best Original Song. [1] The song also won the 1962 Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Song of the Year. [2]
Nominated Best Original Song 1942 "Trav'lin' Light" Jimmy Mundy, Trummy Young: 1943 "Dream" Johnny Mercer: 1943 "My Shining Hour" Harold Arlen: The Sky's the Limit. Nominated Best Original Song 1943 "One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)" Harold Arlen: 1944 "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive" Harold Arlen: Here Come the Waves. Nominated Best ...
The Singles Collection 1984/1990 includes the first four singles by Bronski Beat, released in 1984 and 1985, which feature Somerville as lead singer; [2] following his departure from Bronski Beat the band had three further hits ("Hit That Perfect Beat", "C'mon C'mon" and "Cha Cha Heels") [3] but they are not included on the album as it is intended as a retrospective of Somerville's career.
Recorded just two years before his death, ...My Huckleberry Friend features, by and large, updated arrangements of most of Mercer's most popular tunes as interpreted by the author himself. The instrumentation relies heavily (but not exclusively) on a flute-lead horn section, electric piano and latin tinged percussion.
Jimmy Boyd was born in 1939 in Mississippi into a musical family, with father Leslie Boyd and mother Winnie Boyd. His father, in turn, was from a family of 21 children of musician Bill Boyd. The family relocated to the San Fernando Valley of Southern California when Jimmy was a pre-schooler. Jimmy briefly sang with "Texas Jim Lewis and his ...
Jimmie Skinner (April 27, 1909 – October 28, 1979) [1] [2] was an American country and bluegrass music singer, songwriter and acoustic guitarist. [1] He also was known for a mail-order record business and retail store in Cincinnati , Ohio.
FILE - Jimmy Buffett performs at the after party for the premiere of "Jurassic World" in Los Angeles, on June 9, 2015. “Margaritaville” singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett has died at age 76.
Jimmy Roselli is a favorite among Italian-Americans and his signature tune "Mala Femmina" is featured twice in Martin Scorsese's Mean Streets. Roselli sang in perfect Neapolitan dialect. [8] Other Neapolitan songs recorded by Roselli include "Core 'ngrato", "Anema e core" and "Scapricciatiello".