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Midnight Special" (Roud 6364) is a traditional folk song thought to have originated among prisoners in the American South. [1] The song refers to the passenger train Midnight Special and its "ever-loving light." The song is historically performed in the country-blues style from the viewpoint of the prisoner and has been performed by many artists.
Huddie William Ledbetter (/ ˈ h j uː d i / HYOO-dee; January 1888 [1] [2] or 1889 [3] – December 6, 1949), [1] better known by the stage name Lead Belly, was an American folk and blues singer notable for his strong vocals, virtuosity on the twelve-string guitar, and the folk standards he introduced, including his renditions of "In the Pines" (also known as "Where Did You Sleep Last Night ...
The Midnight Special is an American late-night musical variety series originally broadcast on NBC from 1972 to 1981, created and produced by Burt Sugarman. It premiered as a TV special on August 19, 1972, and then began its run as a regular series from February 3, 1973, to March 27, 1981. [ 2 ]
Shirley and Lee - "Let the Good Times Roll" Lou Christie - "Lightnin' Strikes" / "The Gypsy Cried" The Royal Teens - "Short Shorts" "The Great Midnight Special Rock and Roll Opera" (comedy sketch) Notes: Ludie Washington filled in for Leonard Lee as the "Lee" in Shirley and Lee for their performance.
The Midnight Special and Other Southern Prison Songs is an album by Lead Belly and the Golden Gate Quartet, recorded for Victor Records in 1940 and released a few months later. [ 1 ] : 220–22 In 1939, Lead Belly was back in jail for assault after stabbing a man in a fight in Manhattan .
The Midnight Special, an American syndicated folk and roots music program The Midnight Special (TV series) , a 1972–1981 late-night American musical variety series The Midnight Special (train) , an American night train formerly operated by the Chicago and Alton Railroad and the Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad
I'd Like to See Jesus (On the Midnight Special)" peaked at number 26 on the American Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in 1978. It was Wynette's first solo charting single to miss the Billboard country top 20. [3] In Canada, it reached number 27 on their RPM Country Songs chart. [5] It was released on Wynette's 1978 studio album, Womanhood.
The original music for Cool Hand Luke was composed by Lalo Schifrin, who reissued it in 2001 along with additional cues and new music on his own Aleph label. [1] [2]In part because its staccato melody resembles the sound of a telegraph, [3] an edited version of the 6