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Paul Williams (December 1, 1934 – April 24, 2016), [1] known professionally as Billy Paul, was an American soul singer, known for his 1972 No. 1 single "Me and Mrs. Jones". His 1973 album and single War of the Gods blends his more conventional pop , soul, and funk styles with electronic and psychedelic influences.
The Brothers Four: 11 Columbia: Rally 'Round! — 1961 Roamin' — Song Book: 71 BMOC: Best Music On/Off Campus: 4 1962 In Person: 102 1963 The Big Folk Hits: 56 Cross-Country Concert: 81 1964 Sing of Our Times — More Big Folk Hits: 134 By Special Request — 1965 Try to Remember: 76 The Honey Wind Blows: 118 1966 Merry Christmas — A ...
"Me and Mrs. Jones" was a #1 single originally performed by Billy Paul, recorded and released in 1972 on CBS Records' Philadelphia International imprint. The single, included on the album 360 Degrees of Billy Paul, was written by Cary 'Hippy' Gilbert, Kenny Gamble, and Leon Huff, and arranged by Bobby Martin.
"Your Song" is a song written by musician Elton John and lyricist Bernie Taupin, and performed by John. It was John's first international Top 10 chart single. "Your Song" was first released by American rock band Three Dog Night in March 1970 as an album track on It Ain't Easy. John was an opening act for the band at the time and allowed them to ...
The outer gatefold image of War of the Gods depicts the full artwork, normally unseen if only the front cover is visible. The inner gatefold image of War of the Gods depicts Billy Paul on a rocky landscape dressed in colorful garb. Like the front/outer gatefold cover, this image suggests that the music will have a transporting, other-worldly ...
Supergrass, an English rock band, brothers Gaz and Rob Coombes; The Super Lamas, a popular Mexican cumbia band with 4 brothers, known for the party song in celebration of drinking more beer, "Yo Quiero Chupar." The Sutherland Brothers, a Scottish folk and soft rock duo with brothers Gavin and Iain Sutherland
Four Brothers is a jazz standard in AABA format written by Jimmy Giuffre [1] in 1947, [2] based on the chord changes of 'Jeepers Creepers'. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The song was written for the "Four Brothers" saxophone section of Woody Herman's second band, and has since been covered by many groups.
This is a list of soul musicians who have either been influential within the genre, or have had a considerable amount of fame. Bands are listed by the first letter in their name (not including the words "a", "an", or "the"), and individuals are listed by last name.