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Ain't continued to be used without restraint by many upper middle class speakers in southern England into the beginning of the 20th century. [29] [30] Ain't was a prominent target of early prescriptivist writers. In the 18th and early 19th centuries, some writers began to propound the need to establish a "pure" or "correct" form of English. [31]
"Down by the Riverside" (also known as "Ain't Gonna Study War No More" and "Gonna lay down my burden") is an African-American spiritual.Its roots date back to before the American Civil War, [1] though it was first published in 1918 in Plantation Melodies: A Collection of Modern, Popular and Old-time Negro-Songs of the Southland, Chicago, the Rodeheaver Company. [2]
"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" is a song written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson in 1966 for the Tamla label, a division of Motown. The composition was first successful as a 1967 hit single recorded by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell , and became a hit again in 1970 when recorded by former Supremes frontwoman Diana Ross .
No, Ma'am, That's Not History is a short work written by Hugh Nibley to criticize Fawn M. Brodie's biography of Joseph Smith, No Man Knows My History. Nibley accuses Brodie of inconsistency and improper historical methodology. Scholars have criticized No, Ma'am for using the same kind of hyperbole that Nibley critiques in Brodie. Nibley's ...
This past Friday, Spotify announced that the chart-topping country album has become the music platform’s most-streamed album in a single day so far this year—not to mention that Cowboy Carter ...
Ain't No Grave" (also known as "Gonna Hold This Body Down") is a traditional American gospel song attributed to Claude Ely (1922–1978) of Virginia. History [ edit ]
The documentary recounts the 1960 protests at Glen Echo Amusement Park and stories of Howard University students who sat on the segregated carousel.
Aaron Judge has by far the best batting numbers against the Dodgers of any player in history. And the Yankees slugger's biggest games against L.A. came this year. 99 problems but a Dodgers pitch ...