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Through a connection to producer Ralph Bass, they wrote "Kansas City" specifically for West Coast blues/R&B artist Little Willie Littlefield. [2] There was an initial disagreement between the two writers over the song's melody: Leiber (who wrote the lyrics) preferred a traditional blues song, while Stoller wanted a more distinctive vocal line; Stoller ultimately prevailed.
The litigation, which lasted until September 1959, abruptly prevented Robinson from issuing follow-ups to "Kansas City" while Harrison was a star. [ 5 ] Meanwhile, Harrison continued to perform and record but it would be another ten years before he again cracked the Billboard Top 40 when he released the self-penned " Let's Work Together (Part 1 ...
Dolly Parton strolled to the center of the stage at the Folly Theater in Kansas City singing "Going to Kansas City, Kansas City here I come." She exited 40 minutes later — with the crowd on its ...
Plasse returned to Kansas City as the first pick of the NHL Scouts in the 1974 expansion draft. Plasse attended the draft at Montreal's Queen Elizabeth Hotel. "All year long, I said I was going to Kansas City. I used to sing that in the locker room to my teammates, 'Kansas City, here I come,'" Plasse told Jay Greenberg of the Kansas City Star.
Joseph Vernon "Big Joe" Turner Jr. (May 18, 1911 – November 24, 1985) was an American blues shouter from Kansas City, Missouri. [3] According to songwriter Doc Pomus, "Rock and roll would have never happened without him".
Here’s what to know if you’re going to see the country star in Kansas City. How much are tickets? Limited tickets are still available on the Ticketmaster website as of Friday afternoon. Prices ...
You might be surprised by how many popular movie quotes you're remembering just a bit wrong. 'The Wizard of Oz' Though most people say 'Looks like we're not in Kansas anymore,' or 'Toto, I don't think
Here I Come may refer to: "Here I Come" (The Roots song), 2006 "Here I Come" (Fergie song), 2008 Here I Come, a 1985 album by Barrington Levy, and the title song; Here I Come, the British title for Harvard, Here I Come!, a 1941 American film directed by Lew Landers