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"Sweet Afton" is a lyrical poem describing the Afton Water in Ayrshire, Scotland. It was written by Robert Burns in 1791. [ 1 ] The poem was first published as a song in the Scots Musical Museum (1787-1803) and this is the best known version as sung throughout Scotland.
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" is an African-American spiritual song and one of the best-known Christian hymns. Originating in early African-American musical traditions, the song was probably composed in the late 1860s by Wallace Willis and his daughter Minerva Willis , both Choctaw freedmen .
The song was sung in the 1800s in an expression of the desire to be released from slavery, and was also frequently sung at funerals - which continues today. ... Sweet Chariot’ song has long been ...
Illustration of the weeping by the rivers of Babylon from Chludov Psalter (9th century). The song is based on the Biblical Psalm 137:1–4, a hymn expressing the lamentations of the Jewish people in exile following the Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem in 586 BC: [1] Previously the Kingdom of Israel, after being united under Kings David and Solomon, had been split in two, with the Kingdom of ...
"Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" was composed by Willis in what is now Choctaw County, near the County seat of Hugo, Oklahoma around 1840. He may have been inspired by the sight of the Red River, by which he was toiling, which reminded him of the Jordan River and of the Prophet Elijah being taken to heaven by a chariot (2 Kings 2:11).
"Red River Valley" was the theme song of Our Gal Sunday, a soap opera broadcast on CBS radio from 1937 to 1959. [15] "Jarama Valley", a song about the Battle of Jarama of the Spanish Civil War, used the tune to "Red River Valley". It was recorded by Woody Guthrie and The Almanac Singers, featuring Pete Seeger.
River Stay 'Way from My Door: 1960: Matt Dixon, Harry M. Woods Roses of Picardy: 1962: Frederic Weatherly, Haydn Wood: The Saddest Thing of All: 1974, 1975: Pierre Leroyer, Michel Legrand, Edward Ruault, Carl Sigman: Same Old Saturday Night: 1955: Sammy Cahn, Frank Reardon Same Old Song and Dance: 1958: Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen, Bobby Worth ...
Sweet is accused of committing several acts of sexual contact and sexual assault against a child when they were between 13 and 18 years old in various locations at River Edge, Paramus and ...