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Sailors heading down the Mississippi River picked up the song and made it a capstan shanty that they sang while hauling in the anchor. [4] This boatmen's song found its way down the Mississippi River to American clipper ships—and thus around the world. [5] The song had become popular as a sea shanty with seafaring sailors by the mid 1800s. [6]
Mississippi Mud" is a 1927 song written by Harry Barris, [1] first sung by Bing Crosby as a member of Paul Whiteman's Rhythm Boys. [2] Its musical composition entered the public domain on January 1, 2023.
Pages in category "Songs about the Mississippi River" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
"Muddy Mississippi Line" is a single by American country pop artist Bobby Goldsboro. Recorded on June 24, 1969 and released on July 18, 1969, [2] it was the first single from his album Muddy Mississippi Line. The song peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. [3] It also reached number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in ...
"Down in Mississippi" debuted on the Hot Country Songs charts dated for the week ending March 25, 2006. It spent 20 weeks on the chart and peaked at number 17. The song also peaked at number 1 on Bubbling Under Hot 100. [5]
Mississippi may replace its segregation-tainted state song with as many as three different tunes to represent it, depending on which The post Mississippi could get rid of state song with ...
"Wasn't That a Mighty Storm" was a tale of hardship and trouble and the sometimes inscrutable hand of God. Although the song dwells on a tragic subject, it was typical of songs of this time; in a similar vein, there were dozens of songs written about the sinking of the Titanic and the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927. [citation needed]
Ocean Springs, Mississippi, native Brett "Leland" McLaughlin cowrote a Christmas song that netted a No. 1 Billboard hit for Cher.