Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
"Uncle Remus" is a song written by American musicians Frank Zappa and George Duke, and first released on Zappa's 1974 album Apostrophe ('). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The name of the song is derived from Uncle Remus , a fictional character found in works by writer Joel Chandler Harris .
Uncle Remus" is a song by Frank Zappa and George Duke from Zappa's 1974 album Apostrophe ('). [ 10 ] Bob Dylan lists several people that are commonly looked to for hope and inspiration in his poem " Last Thoughts on Woody Guthrie ", saying "that stuff ain't real...
James Franklin Baskett [citation needed] (February 16, 1904 – July 9, 1948) was an American actor who portrayed Uncle Remus, singing the song "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" in the 1946 Disney feature film Song of the South. In recognition of his portrayal of Remus, he was given an Honorary Academy Award in 1948. [1]
Clarence Muse lobbied for the role of Uncle Remus while consulting on the screenplay, but left the project due to Dalton Reymond's depiction of African-Americans in the original treatment. [12] James Baskett was cast as Uncle Remus after responding to an ad for providing the voice of a talking butterfly. Baskett is quoted as saying; "I thought ...
The first two discs consist of alternate takes, alternate mixes, and outtakes of songs from Waka/Jawaka and The Grand Wazoo.The third disc consists of demo material of jazz keyboardist and band member at the time George Duke (including an early, instrumental version of the song "Uncle Remus" which would eventually be released with lyrics on Zappa's Apostrophe (')), an unreleased September 24 ...
A.B. Frost illustration of Brer Rabbit and the Tar Baby from the 1895 version of Uncle Remus: His Songs and Sayings. There are 16 books by Joel Chandler Harris that contain Brer Rabbit stories (not all with Uncle Remus): Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings: The Folk-Lore of the Old Plantation (1881), containing 25 Brer Rabbit stories.
Recovery is the nineteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Loudon Wainwright III, released on August 19, 2008 on Yep Roc Records. [2] The songs are "re-covers" from his first four albums: Loudon Wainwright III (1970), Album II (1971), Album III (1972) and Attempted Mustache (1973).
Uncle Remus is the titular fictional narrator of a collection of stories by Joel Chandler Harris. Uncle Remus may also refer to: "Uncle Remus" (song), a song by Frank Zappa and George Duke from Zappa's 1974 album Apostrophe (') Uncle Remus (horse), a Thoroughbred racehorse