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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.
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.
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.
In 2014, he released an album of songs inspired by his mother's handwritten notebooks of songs she heard on the radio when Wiseman was a child: Songs From My Mother's Hand. [2] [6] He died in Nashville on February 24, 2019, at the age of 93. [2] [1] The cause of death was kidney failure. [1]
Decades after he sold his first song, Webb's influence on his fellow musicians is ongoing. Rock singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen has acknowledged that his 2019 album Western Stars was profoundly impacted by Webb's music, [25] and country music singer Keith Urban cites Webb as his earliest songwriting inspiration. [26]
James Earl Brown (August 8, 1926 – December 18, 2006) [2] was an American trumpeter, saxophonist and singer. He was also credited or billed as Jimmy Earle , Jumpin' Jimmy Brown , and Rio Pardo . Biography
James Cecil Dickens (December 19, 1920 – January 2, 2015), better known by his stage name Little Jimmy Dickens, was an American country music singer and songwriter famous for his humorous novelty songs, his small size (4'10" [150 cm]), and his rhinestone-studded outfits (which he is given credit for introducing into live country music performances). [1]
"Galveston" is a song written by Jimmy Webb and popularized by American country music singer Glen Campbell who recorded it with the instrumental backing of members of The Wrecking Crew. [3] In 2003, this song ranked number 8 in CMT's 100 Greatest Songs in Country Music.