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John Alvin Ray (January 10, 1927 – February 24, 1990) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Highly popular for most of the 1950s, Ray has been cited by critics as a major precursor to what became rock and roll, for his jazz and blues-influenced music, and his animated stage personality. [1]
"We Didn't Start the Fire" is a 1989 hit single by American musician Billy Joel in which the lyrics tell the history of the United States from 1949 to 1989 through a series of cultural references. [ 1 ] [ a ] In total, the song contains 118 [ 2 ] [ 3 ] or 119 [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ b ] references to historical people, places, events, and phenomena. [ 6 ]
It first reached the Billboard Best Seller chart on August 19, 1949, and lasted 22 weeks on the chart, peaking at No. 1. [ 6 ] The recording by Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra was released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-3531 (78 rpm) and 47-3018 (45 rpm) (in USA) and by EMI on the His Master's Voice label as catalog number B 9836.
1949 Jazz Single 2010 Crosby, Stills & Nash: Crosby, Stills & Nash: Atlantic 1969 Folk Rock Album 1999 "Cross Road Blues" Robert Johnson: Vocalion 1936 Blues Single 1998 Crosscurrents: Lennie Tristano & his Sextet Capitol 1949 Jazz Album 2013 "Cry" Johnnie Ray (with The Four Lads) Okeh 1951 Traditional Pop Single 1998 "Cry Me a River" Julie ...
Irving Berlin's There's No Business Like Show Business is a 1954 American musical comedy-drama film directed by Walter Lang.It stars an ensemble cast, consisting of Ethel Merman, Donald O'Connor, Marilyn Monroe, Dan Dailey, Johnnie Ray, and Mitzi Gaynor.
Johnnie Ray Johnnie Ray with The Buddy Cole Quartet, (Columbia Records CL-6199, 1952) Following "Whiskey & Gin" & the smash "Cry," his first two hit singles released on Okeh in 1951, "Don't Blame Me" was the first of eight sides of Johnnie Ray's debut album for Columbia in 1952 [22] Yusuf Lateef – Eastern Sounds (1962)
"Please, Mr. Sun" is a song written by Ray Getzov and Sid Frank and performed by Johnnie Ray featuring The Four Lads and the Jimmy Carroll Orchestra. It reached number 6 on the U.S. pop chart in 1952. [1] It was featured on his 1955 album I Cry for You.
Kerry was later confirmed to be the child of an affair with the singer Johnnie Ray, which Kilgallen eventually admitted to her husband. [39] Kilgallen was capable of achieving much more in her multiple careers than her husband achieved in his. [40] People who socialized with the couple gravitated toward her high intelligence. [40]