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Evie Sands (born July 18, 1946) is an American singer, songwriter and musician. Sands' music career spans more than 50 years. In the mid-1960s, while still a teenager, she began her career and eventually found chart success in 1969.
Thomas Adrian Sands (born August 27, 1937) [1] is an American pop music singer and actor. Working in show business as a child, Sands became an overnight sensation and instant teen idol when he appeared on Kraft Television Theater in January 1957 as "The Singin' Idol".
Tommy Sands was born on the family farm on the 'Ryan Road' [7] in the townland of Ryan, near Mayobridge, County Down, Northern Ireland. [8] His parents, Mick and Bridie, both came from families of singers, musicians and storytellers and encouraged a love of Irish culture and tradition in their seven children (Mary, the eldest, then Hugh, Ben, Colum, Eugene and Anne.
The Sands family grew up in farm on the Ryan Road, a townland of Ryan, near Mayobridge. Their Céilidh house on the Ryan Road, in the foothills of the Mourne Mountains was a focal point for Catholic and Protestant neighbours from nearby farms to enjoy music and craic .
"Angel of the Morning" is a popular song written by Chip Taylor, originally recorded by Evie Sands but which first charted with a version by Merrilee Rush. The song has been covered by many artists including Chrissie Hynde , Dusty Springfield , P. P. Arnold , Connie Eaton , Mary Mason , Guys 'n' Dolls , Melba Montgomery , Olivia Newton-John and ...
"There Were Roses" is an Irish folk song based on a true story.It was written by the Northern Ireland folk singer and songwriter Tommy Sands.. It was first recorded in 1985 by Robbie O'Connell, Mick Moloney and Jimmy Keane as the title track of their first joint album titled There Were Roses and incorrectly credited to "Moloney, O'Connell & Keane" on the Green Linnet label.
Tim Kappel and Loren Wells of Wells Kappel LLP were the attorneys behind a recent copyright-termination lawsuit that saw songwriter Cyril Vetter re-acquire the global rights to a hit song he’d ...
Colum Sands (born 1951) is an Irish singer-songwriter who made his first performances and recordings with The Sands Family of County Down.Between his extensive solo appearances, he continues to record and perform with his brothers Tommy and Ben and his sister Anne in the family band.