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West's most famous song was 500 Miles, put together from fragments of a melody she had heard her uncle sing to her back in Georgia. She copyrighted the resulting song. 500 Miles has been recorded by Bobby Bare (a Billboard Top 10 hit in 1963), The Highwaymen, The Kingston Trio, Peter, Paul and Mary, Peter & Gordon, Rosanne Cash, and many others ...
[4] [7] Johnny Cash is known to have included "500 Miles" on his list of 100 essential country songs in the early 1970s. [8] Folklorist Norm Cohen writes that 900 miles, rather than 500, is the most common distance referenced in versions of the traditional song, but other distances including 400 miles and 10,000 miles also appear. [7]
In 2007, the Proclaimers re-recorded the song with English comedians Peter Kay and Matt Lucas for the UK's Comic Relief charity telethon, scoring a number one hit in the UK and outperforming their original UK chart run. "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" has become a live staple at the Proclaimers' concerts.
The Voice is getting ready to crown its season 23 champion!The Top 5 singers took the stage Monday night for one last chance to prove to America why they should be the latest winner of the NBC ...
“Tonight is the night you pick the winner of The Voice,” host Carson Daly told viewers Monday, as Season 22’s top five finalists competed one last time.Gwen Stefani was sitting the night out ...
The Proclaimers appeared on American singer-songwriter Chris Harford's 1992 album Be Headed, performing on the song "Sing, Breathe, and Be Merry". [ 30 ] "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" belatedly peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 in August 1993, [ 31 ] after appearing in the movie Benny & Joon , becoming their only chart single in the ...
Gina Miles is Niall Horan's secret weapon in The Voice's season 23 semifinals!. The talented 19-year-old singer took the stage for her first live performance on Monday, and wowed the coaches and ...
500 Miles Away from Home is the debut studio album by American country artist Bobby Bare. It was released in December 1963 by RCA Victor and contained 12 tracks. RCA Victor had previously released a compilation album of Bare's songs.The album's title track was released as a single in 1963. The single reached the top ten on the American country ...