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"Jimmy Crack Corn" or "Blue-Tail Fly" is an American song which first became popular during the rise of blackface minstrelsy in the 1840s through performances by the Virginia Minstrels. It regained currency as a folk song in the 1940s at the beginning of the American folk music revival and has since become a popular children's song.
"Jim" [1] is a popular song with music by James Caesar Petrillo and Milton Samuels (who also used the pseudonym Edward Ross), lyrics by Nelson Shawn. [2] The song was published in 1941. [3] Two versions reached the Billboard charts in 1941: Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra (vocals by Bob Eberly and Helen O'Connell), which peaked at No. 2; and ...
In the 1960s and 1970s, Jimmy Martin's Sunny Mountain Boys included singer and instrumentalist Gloria Belle, who is considered the first female lead singer in bluegrass. [4] [5] She toured Japan with Martin during 1975. [6] In regards to her playing, Martin said jokingly, "She's not very good, but we let her sing with us 'cause we feel sorry ...
Parrotheads know: Jimmy Buffett was not just a brand, he was a gifted singer-songwriter with a keen understanding of middle age and the American dream. The 12 essential Jimmy Buffett songs Skip to ...
James Walter Castor (January 23, 1940 – January 16, 2012) was an American funk, R&B and soul musician. He is credited with vocals, saxophone and composition. He is best known for songs such as "It's Just Begun", "The Bertha Butt Boogie", and his biggest hit single, the million-seller "Troglodyte (Cave Man)."
His first album, Summer Holiday, was released in 1963.He had small roles in two films, For Those Who Think Young (1964) and None but the Brave (1965). In the 1960s, Griffin teamed with fellow songwriter Michael Z. Gordon to write songs for such diverse singers as Ed Ames, Gary Lewis, Bobby Vee, Brian Hyland, The Standells, Lesley Gore, Sandy Nelson and Cher.
"Handy Man" is a song written by singer Jimmy Jones and songwriter Otis Blackwell. Recordings by Del Shannon and also The Sparks Of Rhythm list Charles Merenstein as a co-writer, as does BMI. The Sparks Of Rhythm version on the Apollo 541 single version released in 1959 credits Andrew Barksdale and Merenstein as writers omitting Jimmy Jones.
Jimmy Buffett in a screenshot from his 2023 video for “Mozambique,” his cover of the 1976 Bob Dylan tune. “Mozambique” is featured on the late singer’s “Equal Strain on all Parts ...