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The Kruger Brothers is a trio of musicians who play bluegrass and new American folk music. [1] The trio consists of Jens Kruger ( banjo , harmony vocals), Uwe Kruger ( guitar , lead and harmony vocals) and Joel Landsberg ( bass , harmony vocals).
The generally known form of the song appears to have been based on an earlier version, "The Religious Turncoat; Or, the Trimming Parson". The melody is taken from the 17th-century folk melody "Country Gardens" which in turn was used in The Quaker's Opera, first printed in London in 1728, a three-act farce based on the story of Jack Sheppard which was performed at Bartholomew Fair.
The Rip Chords were an early-1960s American vocal group, originally known as the Opposites, composed of Ernie Bringas and Phil Stewart. [1] The group eventually expanded into four primary voices, adding Columbia producer Terry Melcher and co-producer Bruce Johnston (best known as a member of the Beach Boys ).
The Allman Brothers Band was an American rock band formed in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1969 [ 3 ] by brothers Duane Allman (slide guitar and lead guitar) and Gregg Allman (vocals, keyboards, songwriting), as well as Dickey Betts (lead guitar, vocals, songwriting), Berry Oakley (bass), Butch Trucks (drums), and Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson ...
William Edwards. Rupert Branker. Joe Dias. Arthur Dicks. The Chords were an American doo-wop vocal group formed in 1951 in The Bronx, New York, [1] known for their 1954 hit "Sh-Boom", which they wrote. [citation needed] It is the only song they created that reached mainstream popularity. [citation needed]
The B-side of the single was the song "My Darling To You", which while not as popular when released has over the years become a more popular and recognizable recording for the group. On July, 1956 The Bop Chords would make a debut performing for a week at the Apollo Theater with The Cadillacs and LaVern Baker.
—Gene Clark recalling the encounter at the Troubadour folk club in Los Angeles that marked the genesis of the Byrds The nucleus of the Byrds formed in early 1964, when Jim McGuinn, Gene Clark, and David Crosby came together as a trio. All three musicians had a background rooted in folk music, with each one having worked as a folk singer on the acoustic coffeehouse circuit during the early ...
Chuck Berry's showmanship has been influential on other rock guitar players. [3] He used a one-legged hop routine, [5] and the "duckwalk", [6] which he first used as a child when he walked "stooping with full-bended knees, but with my back and head vertical" under a table to retrieve a ball and his family found it entertaining; he used it when "performing in New York for the first time and ...