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"Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" is a Christmas song written by J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie, and first recorded by Harry Reser and His Orchestra. [1] When it was covered by Eddie Cantor on his radio show in November 1934 it became a hit; within 24 hours, 500,000 copies of sheet music and more than 30,000 records were sold.
"When Love Comes to Town" is a song by Irish rock band U2 featuring American blues guitarist B.B. King. It is the twelfth track from U2's 1988 album, Rattle and Hum, and was released in 1989 as the record's third single. The song was recorded at the historic Sun Studio in Memphis.
Village People is an American disco group known for its on-stage costumes and suggestive lyrics in their music. The group was originally formed by French producers Jacques Morali and Henri Belolo and lead singer Victor Willis [1] following the release of the debut album Village People, which targeted disco's large gay audience.
It's got an amazing bassline that sounds great on a good system and people love it. Some people in Germany I know are reissuing it." [18] In 2009, VH1 ranked the song at number 37 on its list of the "100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 1980s". [19] In 2018, Time Out ranked it at number 44 on its list of "The 100 best party songs".
Before the album's release, the song was previewed to fans in November 2009 when Harley uploaded a short piece of footage to his website which showed the band rehearsing it in the studio. [15] "True Love Will Find You in the End" is a cover of a 1984 song by American singer-songwriter Daniel Johnston which appeared on his Retired Boxer album. [16]
Also marketed as The (Original) Detroit Spinners in the United Kingdom to distinguish them from the British folk act: Vince Staples: 21st century Motown Edwin Starr: 1960s Soul Rose Stone: 1970s Motown Also known as Rose Banks Stone City Band: 1980s/1990s Gordy Dennis Stoner: 1970s Rare Earth Stoney & Meatloaf 1970s Rare Earth Barrett Strong ...
Robert Leroy Johnson was born in Hazlehurst, Mississippi, possibly on May 8, 1911, [4] to Julia Major Dodds (born October 1874) and Noah Johnson (born December 1884). Julia was married to Charles Dodds (born February 1865), a relatively prosperous landowner and furniture maker, with whom she had ten children.
"I've Been Everywhere" is a song written by Australian country singer Geoff Mack in 1959, and popularised by Lucky Starr. A version of the song with different lyrics was popularised by Hank Snow in 1962. The song's lyrics as originally written comprise mainly the place names (toponyms) of various