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Tommie Wright (March 21, 1919 – May 8, 2014) was an American pianist, composer and professor best known for composing the Florida State Seminoles fight song. Wright was a native of Indianapolis, Indiana and had a master's degree from Indiana University . [ 1 ]
In 1967, Brenton Wood looked as if he was on the cusp of mainstream success. The Compton crooner's single "The Oogum Boogum Song" became a hit and ranked 34th and 19th on the Billboard's Hot 100 ...
As the official state song of Florida, "Old Folks at Home" has traditionally been sung as part of a Florida governor's inauguration ceremony. However, over time, the lyrics were progressively altered to be less offensive; as Diane Roberts observed: Florida got enlightened in 1978; we substituted "brothers" for "darkies". There were subsequent ...
Brenton Wood, the classic soul singer behind hits “The Oogum Boogum Song” and “Gimme Little Sign,” died at the age of 83. Wood’s manager and assistant, Manny Gallegos, confirmed his ...
Texas-native Hugh Prestwood wrote hit songs for Judy Collins, Trisha Yearwood, Randy Travis and many more. Hugh Prestwood, top Nashville songwriter of 'The Song Remembers When,' dies at age 82 ...
On May 12, 1913, Governor Park Trammell signed a bill which designated "Florida, My Florida" as the state song. "Florida, My Florida" was sung to the tune of the German Christmas song "O Tannenbaum", whose tune was also used for the official state songs of Maryland ("Maryland, My Maryland") [4] and Iowa ("The Song of Iowa"), [5] and for the ...
"Florida, My Florida" was the state song of the state of Florida from 1913 to 1935. It was written by the Reverend Chastain V. Waugh, professor of ancient and modern languages at the University of Florida , in 1894.
The S Club 7 singer died at home on 6 April in Dorset from heart issues at the age of 47.Cattermole was just 21 when he joined S Club 7 in 1998, and the following year the pop group reached No 1 ...