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The song was written by Wayland Holyfield and Bob House. At the 23rd Annual Grammy Awards, Anne Murray won her second Best Country Vocal Performance, Female for this song. Murray won over the likes of Crystal Gayle, Emmylou Harris, Barbara Mandrell and actress/singer Sissy Spacek who was nominated for "Coal Miner's Daughter".
Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan; [3] born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Considered one of the greatest songwriters of all time, [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture over his 60-year career.
Songwriter: Years active: 1970–2024: Wayland D. Holyfield (March 15, 1942 – May 6, 2024) was an American songwriter and leader in the songwriting ...
Like many folk songs, "The House of the Rising Sun" is of uncertain authorship. Musicologists say that it is based on the tradition of broadside ballads, and thematically it has some resemblance to the 16th-century ballad "The Unfortunate Rake" (also cited as source material for St. James Infirmary Blues), yet there is no evidence suggesting that there is any direct relation. [4]
Johnston was born into a professional musical family. His grandmother, Mamie Jo Adams, was a songwriter, as was his mother Diane Johnston. [1] Diane wrote songs for Gene Autry in the 1950s and scored a hit in 1976 when Asleep at the Wheel covered her 1950 demo "Miles and Miles of Texas".
Bob Neuwirth, Revisited: T Bone Burnett and Paula Batson on Giving the Legendary Songwriter His Due With a Transformed Version of His Debut Album Chris Willman October 6, 2024 at 12:58 PM
Eric Andersen (born February 14, 1943) is an American folk music singer-songwriter, [1] who has written songs recorded by Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Judy Collins, Linda Ronstadt, the Grateful Dead, Rick Nelson, and many others. Early in his career, in the 1960s, he was part of the Greenwich Village folk scene.
The House backyard was set with 22 tables under four tents. At 10:02 a.m., Terry gets things started by playing the national anthem on his accordion for the handful of folks that have arrived.