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The Cats were a Dutch rock band formed in Volendam in 1964. They were active (with a few interruptions) from 1964 until 1985 and had their most successful period from 1968 until 1975. Of the many hits the band had at home and abroad, the biggest one is " One Way Wind ", which was released in 38 countries and a top ten number in several of them ...
Evelyn Danzig Levine (January 16, 1902 – July 26, 1996) was an American Tin Pan Alley songwriter, who was best known for co-writing the music for the folk style ballad popular song "Scarlet Ribbons", published in 1949, with lyrics by her collaborator Jack Segal.
"Scarlet Ribbons" was written in only 15 minutes in 1949 at Danzig's home in Port Washington, New York after she invited lyricist Segal to hear her music. [1] The song tells a miraculous tale: the singer (who could be a mother or a father) peeks into their daughter's bedroom to say goodnight and hears the daughter praying for "scarlet ribbons for my hair".
The Cats may refer to: The Cats (Dutch band), a Dutch rock band; The Cats (reggae band), a British reggae band; Cats U.K., a British pop band; The Cats, a 1957 jazz album featuring Tommy Flanagan and John Coltrane; The Cats, a Swedish film; The Cats, an Italian film; The Cats, a nickname of the Kilkenny Hurling Team
Jack Segal (October 19, 1918 – February 10, 2005) was an American pianist and composer of popular American songs, known for writing the lyrics to Scarlet Ribbons. [1] His composition May I Come In? was the title track for a Blossom Dearie album.
The single's success helped propel their debut album to the number one spot of the Billboard Pop chart. "Tom Dooley" was the Trio's second single—the first was "Scarlet Ribbons" b/w "Three Jolly Coachmen" —and it would remain on the charts for five months and earned the group their only gold single. [3]
The Cats singles chronology "Don't Waste Your Time" (1971) "One Way Wind" (1971) "Let's Dance" (1972) "One Way Wind" is a 1971 hit song written by Dutch musician ...
In Europe and New Zealand, Richard's cover of the 1950s standard "Scarlet Ribbons" was released as a single, reaching number 51 in Germany and number 19 in New Zealand. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] A companion video of the album with the same title was also released at the same time, featuring all 12 tracks from the album plus Richard's 1960 Christmas hit ...