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"Running Bear" is a teenage tragedy song written by Jiles Perry Richardson (a.k.a. The Big Bopper) and sung most famously by Johnny Preston in 1959. [4] The 1959 recording featured background vocals by George Jones and the session's producer Bill Hall, who provided the "Indian chanting" of "uga-uga" during the three verses, as well as the "Indian war cries" at the start and end of the record.
Richardson offered Preston the chance to record a teenage tragedy song he had written, "Running Bear", which they did in Houston, Texas, in 1958. [6] The "Indian" sounds on the record were performed by Richardson and George Jones. [7]
Jiles Perry Richardson Jr. (October 24, 1930 – February 3, 1959), better known by his stage name The Big Bopper, was an American musician and disc jockey.His best-known compositions include "Chantilly Lace," "Running Bear", and "White Lightning", the latter of which became George Jones's first number-one hit in 1959.
In 1973, the Swedish pop rock group Blue Swede recorded a cover version, which included the ooga chaka introduction from a 1971 cover by Jonathan King.Its commonly claimed that King had heard Johnny Preston's "Running Bear", which was the inspiration for the ooga chaka chant, however King states, "the chant had nothing to do with Running Bear - it was my idea to use the reggae rhythm in an ...
Rockin' is the ninth studio album by the Canadian rock band The Guess Who.It was originally released by RCA Records in 1972. It is the last album by the group to feature rhythm guitarist Greg Leskiw.
Pearl Jam‘s Eddie Vedder has contributed a previously unreleased version of the English Beat’s 1982 hit “Save It for Later” to the second episode of season 3 of FX’s The Bear.The track ...
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LONDON − Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear know how to go beyond. The songwriting duo of Barlow & Bear did just that as the youngest and first all-female songwriting team for a Disney animated film ...